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Solved!! New and Improved Android Widget

Spotify is bringing a new update to the home screen widget on Android devices. This update will help you get more out of it than before. The new widget will make it simpler and faster to access your favourite content on Spotify. So what is changing?H...

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  • Timbo6sic6
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Solved!! The version of Spotify I have has completely different features than another free user.

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceAndroid PhonesMy Question or IssueMy dad and I both have spotify. I cannot pick songs to play and have to rely on shuffle. My dad can pick songs without issue, and probably doesn't even know that shuffle's an option. We both h...

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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts freeze and stop

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid one UI version 2.1 My Question or IssueMy podcasts keeps freezing and stopping for no reason. The only way to fix it is to close and re open the app. Occasionally after I...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States  Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android one UI version 2.1   My Question or Issue My podcasts keeps freezing and stopping for no rea...
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Solved!! How to turn off sound when switching songs in android. It's a loud ding.

When Spotify starts playing or switches songs it makes an audible ding sound in Android. Can't find option to disable in settings.

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  • When Spotify starts playing or switches songs it makes an audible ding sound in Android. Can't find option to disable in settings.
  • Pnut91
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Spotify App not mixing my music

My Spotify App will not play my playlist in shuffle. It picks only certain playlists. It plays the same 2 artists over and over and I have heard the same song twice in less than 30 minutes. I reached out to spotify and they sent me here. Yeah great c...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Spotify App will not play my playlist in shuffle.  It picks only certain playlists. It plays the same 2 artists over and over and I have heard the same song twice in less than 30 minutes.&nbs...
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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth controls do not work since last update

Everything was working well until last update of Spotify, in my car using Bluetooth only not Android Auto, I cannot control (change songs) using the car control.It does work of I go on the app settings, Connect to a Device and enable the check box to...

  • Casual Listener
  • Everything was working well until last update of Spotify, in my car using Bluetooth only not Android Auto, I cannot control (change songs) using the car control. It does work of I go on the app se...
  • Grinkof
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Playlists] Please bring back the date scroller in playlists on Android

I recently noticed that Spotify removed the "date scroller" in playlists on Android. Well, they removed it and brought it back briefly and axed it again recently. I find it very useful because I have huge playlists and the scroll bar on the right wou...

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  • I recently noticed that Spotify removed the "date scroller" in playlists on Android. Well, they removed it and brought it back briefly and axed it again recently. I find it very useful because I have...
  • Yan39
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Please increase the song limit, I have reached the 10,000!

I have been using this platform for almost a year now, after reverting from another service. Lately I have reached the song download limit and want to suggest that the song limit needs to go up. We're in 2020 Spotify, at least increase it to 20,000 a...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have been using this platform for almost a year now, after reverting from another service. Lately I have reached the song download limit and want to suggest that the song limit needs to go up.&nbsp...
  • VisualChris
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Android App Stuck Loading Song

PlanPremiumCountryNZDeviceSamsung Galaxy S21 5GOperating SystemAndroid 14App version8.9.50.552 My Question or IssueI will clarify a few things first: I am connected to Wifi (Internet is running fast, I am able to search google and play videos fine)I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country NZ Device Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Operating System Android 14 App version 8.9.50.552   My Question or Issue I will clarify a few things first:  I am connect...
  • Maria
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This song has unfinished lyrics

This song Tout ce que je peux by Marc Dupré has unfinished lyrics. Here is the link to this song:https://open.spotify.com/track/6iMUQdLf17KXhMdSJyPpTC?si=jXscxqZQQduZH9RnynRu4QHere are the unfinished lyrics:  What I also notice is that on line number...

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  • This song Tout ce que je peux by Marc Dupré has unfinished lyrics.  Here is the link to this song: https://open.spotify.com/track/6iMUQdLf17KXhMdSJyPpTC?si=jXscxqZQQduZH9RnynRu4Q Here are the...
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Superuser Contribution I can't activate the mini player for video podcast

For the last day I have not been able to activate the mini player for my video podcast By mini player I mean a window to show your video podcast

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  • For the last day I have not been able to activate the mini player for my video podcast By mini player I mean a window to show your video podcast
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution The app logged me out by itself

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemOne UI 1.0 (Android Pie) My Question or IssueI have a problem with the app. My player stopped because of Spotify Connect and after I did a force restart, and I opened Spotify, it logged m...

  • Roadie
  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System One UI 1.0 (Android Pie)   My Question or Issue I have a problem with the app. My player stopped because of Spotif...
  • Yordan
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Alarm playlist

I use the clock app for my alarm clock and I used to be able to click on the playlist and hear a song and that song would stay as the song for the alarm for the next morning. For some reason now, my phone doesn't do that and it goes to a random sing ...

  • Visitor
  • I use the clock app for my alarm clock and I used to be able to click on the playlist and hear a song and that song would stay as the song for the alarm for the next morning. For some reason now, my ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Repeat Pixel 6a restarts, app crashes, and Bluetooth shutting off since last update

I am a premium subscriber in the US currently using a Google Pixel 6a with Android 14 to access Spotify. Since the most recent app update, Spotify has been randomly crashing after 3 or so songs, causing my phone to reset, and Bluetooth has also been ...

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  • I am a premium subscriber in the US currently using a Google Pixel 6a with Android 14 to access Spotify.  Since the most recent app update, Spotify has been randomly crashing after 3 or so songs...
  • Susan_GP
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My new Samsung phone won't play on my NAD 658 receiver

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice Samsung Galaxy S24 PlusOperating SystemVersion 14 My Question or IssueMy Galaxy S21 worked playing Spotify music with no problem on my stereo. I then get a new Galaxy S24 Plus phone which transferred everything over to the...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device  Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus Operating System Version 14   My Question or Issue My Galaxy S21 worked playing Spotify music with no problem on my stereo...
  • buccigm
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Superuser Contribution Sound quality

Hello The quality of sound in preview version of songs is fine but when I play the actual song the quality is bad

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  • Hello  The quality of sound in preview version of songs is fine but when I play the actual song the quality is bad  
  • yordi0717
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't automatically switch to car mode

I am using Spotify on my car's android head unit. I've set it up to always go into car mode (settings -> switch to car mode -> always). However, after I reopen the app, it's back into the normal mode and it doesn't even prompt me to switch to car mod...

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  • I am using Spotify on my car's android head unit. I've set it up to always go into car mode (settings -> switch to car mode -> always). However, after I reopen the app, it's  back into the...
  • Kaiju_King
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Android thinks spotify stores songs on internal storage eventhogh they are stored on a SD-Card

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device(Samsung Galaxy A5 2015)Operating System(Android 7.0) My Question or Issue:So, my internal storage is running out of space and for several month i tried to delete all unimportant data but i am now at a point where my o...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany   Device (Samsung Galaxy A5 2015) Operating System (Android 7.0)   My Question or Issue: So, my internal storage is running out of space an...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot sort playlists from oldest to most recent anymore

DeviceLG Stylo 5 My Question or IssueI used to be able to tap 'Recently added' a second time when sorting songs in playlists so that I could play songs from oldest to newest. Now I can only sort the songs from newest to oldest. Was this feature taken...

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  • Device LG Stylo 5   My Question or Issue I used to be able to tap 'Recently added' a second time when sorting songs in playlists so that I could play songs from oldest to newest. Now I can o...
  • Ivelina
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Superuser Contribution No puedo descargar mi musica

Cuando quiero descargar mi musica, dice que ya hay muchos dispositivos en modo offline

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  • Cuando quiero descargar mi musica, dice que ya hay muchos dispositivos en modo offline
  • Susan_GP
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Superuser Contribution Dj plays automatically when I open app, interrupting my music

The android app has started behaving oddly when I open it - the main issue is that I am listening to a playlist on my phone and then click the app to change or 'like' track and suddenly it starts playing the DJ playlist, completely interrupting what ...

  • Newbie
  • The android app has started behaving oddly when I open it - the main issue is that I am listening to a playlist on my phone and then click the app to change or 'like' track and suddenly it starts pla...
  • MihailY
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