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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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[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems. First thing to do before trying anything else is r...

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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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Can’t find playlist

  My Question or Issue When I make a playlist , the next day its gone 

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  •     My Question or Issue  When I make a playlist , the next day its gone  
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Android to PC and PC to android.

PlanPremiumCountryBelgium DevicePC / Samsung S8Operating SystemWindows / Andriod My Question or IssueWhen I switch from my phone to a pc, it continues where I left.But when switching back from PC to phone, it starts playing where I left on my phone i...

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  • Plan Premium Country Belgium   Device PC / Samsung S8 Operating System Windows / Andriod   My Question or Issue When I switch from my phone to a pc, it continues where I left. B...
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Ads before podcasts

PlanPremiumCountry NorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy S5 ActiveOperating SystemAndroid Lollipop My Question or Issue I get ads playing before a podcasts on mobile, but when I play the same podcasts on desktop I do not hear any ads. The ads are in norwegian b...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Norway Device Samsung Galaxy S5 Active Operating System Android Lollipop   My Question or Issue   I get ads playing before a podcasts on mobile, but wh...
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Solved!! Where is the button to filter my playlist

PlanFree/PremiumCountry NetherlandsDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemEmui 8 My Question or Issue Normaly there was a filter button (arrow) to sort my playlist on name or album. But it's removed now? Why?

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  Netherlands Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Emui 8   My Question or Issue  Normaly there was a filter button (arrow) to sort my playlist on...
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Solved!! Search function on Android

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceSamsung Galaxy 7Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueThe function to search for songs within playlists is gone, and if you have 1999 songs in your playlist it's quite annoying. Is there anyway I can activat...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device Samsung Galaxy 7 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue The function to search for songs within playlists is gone, and if y...
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How to prevent Spotify from automatically adding songs to my playlist

PlanFreeCountry Canada DeviceSamsung Galaxy S7 Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Hi, I was trying to create a manual playlist today with a selection of Queen songs. I created a new playlist and searched for Queen, and added 1 song. Spotify...

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  • Plan Free Country  Canada   Device Samsung Galaxy S7   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  Hi,   I was trying to create a manual playlist toda...
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Playlist filter and sort

DeviceP10 plus Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or IssueWith a recent update to the app, the filter and sort feature is now hidden behind two menus and is listed further down the list. Earlier versions gave you the feature as soon as you scrol...

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  • Device P10 plus    Operating System Android 8.0    My Question or Issue With a recent update to the app, the filter and sort feature is now hidden behind two menus and is l...
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Galaxy S9: Download Progress missing

I have a brand new Galaxy S9. I have re-installed the Spotify App and downloaded offline playlists, however, the progress bar for the downloads is completely missing. When I open up the app, I have no idea if its downloading or not. The only way to c...

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  • I have a brand new Galaxy S9. I have re-installed the Spotify App and downloaded offline playlists, however, the progress bar for the downloads is completely missing. When I open up the app, I have n...
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Spotify notification question

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Hello i want to know if it's possible that the little circle with lines on it ( The little Spotify notification on the top left ) can stay in the notific...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue   Hello i want to know if it's possible that the litt...
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whenever I play a song from local files on my phone via playlist, the songs are sped up

So I tried storing local files on my phone by putting it on a playlist via PC, but when I downloaded the song on phone, the song's playback is sped up.the songs I tried playing are on Mp3 file(320kbps)

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  • So I tried storing local files on my phone by putting it on a playlist via PC, but when I downloaded the song on phone, the song's playback is sped up. the songs I tried playing are on Mp3 file(320k...
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I Can't Share Songs on Instagram Stories

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A7 (2016)Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I can't share songs on Instagram stories because there is no 'Share on Instagram stories' option. Apps are updated. I removed them and uploaded again ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Turkey Device Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016) Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  I can't share songs on Instagram stories because there i...
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Android Oreo unable to see devices

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueOn my home network I have 3 Amazon Echo Dots on Wifi and a Windows 10 PC with Spotify on ethernet (as well as other devices from time to time).Some months ag...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK  Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue On my home network I have 3 Amazon Echo Dots on Wifi and a Windows 10 P...
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Playlist Filter NOT SHOWING UP

PlanPremiumCountryEl Salvador DeviceHuaweii p10Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue The filter option is not showing up anymore on any of my playlists... I've been searching for answers but there's nothing related to it here.

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  • Plan Premium Country El Salvador  Device Huaweii p10 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  The filter option is not showing up anymore on any of my playlists... I'...
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Filtering through a playlist does not work

So this recently started happening with one of the more recent app updates .Previously when I was in my main playlist I could filter for a specific song/artist/etc. And whatever I typed would get filtered out so only the ones that had the same words ...

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  • So this recently started happening with one of the more recent app updates .Previously when I was in my main playlist I could filter for a specific song/artist/etc. And whatever I typed would get fil...
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Unpausing occurs when other apps' audio is active

Anytime I have the music paused and I have another audio activate, let's say the alarm clock or a notification, music starts playing again. I wish there was a button to close the app, that would definitely solve the issue and a few more by the sounds...

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  • Anytime I have the music paused and I have another audio activate, let's say the alarm clock or a notification, music starts playing again. I wish there was a button to close the app, that would defi...
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shuffle really needs to be fixed

It's really irratating to trying to make shuffle work on spotify but every time i try to shuffle a playlist it doesn't actually shuffle and it doesn't help that they removed the play queue in the free app. So in order to have an actual shuffle my pla...

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  •    It's really irratating to trying to make shuffle work on spotify but every time i try to shuffle a playlist it doesn't actually shuffle and it doesn't help that they removed the play qu...
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Constant "now playing" notifications on Android while streaming on PC?

When will the NOT SOLVED forum thread be solved? See "Constant "now playing" notifications on Android while streaming on PC?"

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  •   When will the NOT SOLVED forum thread be solved?   See "Constant "now playing" notifications on Android while streaming on PC?"    
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Superuser Contribution Your Top Songs 2018 - filled with songs called White Flag

So, I've just logged in to spotify to see my playlist filled with songs titled 'White Flag'. What is going on?!? I don't even like Dido's song that much and I've definitely not heard any of the other ones before. Is spotify trying to surrender to me ...

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  • So, I've just logged in to spotify to see my playlist filled with songs titled 'White Flag'. What is going on?!? I don't even like Dido's song that much and I've definitely not heard any of the other...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify volume better on video tab

Just as the title says, my music volume is better when I'm on a tab with a video.What is the cause and the fix of it?Any help will be appreciated, thanks!

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  • Just as the title says, my music volume is better when I'm on a tab with a video. What is the cause and the fix of it? Any help will be appreciated, thanks!  
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Superuser Contribution Unable to play a certain artist when I search on my playlist

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've been having this problem what seems like all year. When I search for a specific artist on my playlist, let's just say Drake, instead of playing the rest of ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've been having this problem what seems like all year.  When I search for ...
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