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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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song automatically playing when I start the Spotify app

Hello,When I start the Spotify app on my phone the song I had playing last before closing the app is automatically playing. It is really annoying when I'm at public places and then music is starting to play out of nowhere.My Android version 7.1 Nouga...

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  • Hello, When I start the Spotify app on my phone the song I had playing last before closing the app is automatically playing. It is really annoying when I'm at public places and then music is s...
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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...
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Sorting songs in playlist not possible

Plan PremiumCountry Denmark Device(Oneplus 5t)Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueAfter the lastest update fron spotify I can´t sort or filter songs in any of my playlist. I have tried to reinstall app and restart phone but makes no differe...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Denmark   Device (Oneplus 5t) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue After the lastest update fron spotify I can´t sort or filter songs in...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Offline playlist Samsung Gear S3

Hi, Using Samsung Gear S3. I have installed Spotify and it works well. However as far as I can tell offline playlists are not available. Without this the application is pretty useless to me. Is this on the roadmap? /M

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  • Hi,   Using Samsung Gear S3. I have installed Spotify and it works well. However as far as I can tell offline playlists are not available. Without this the application is pretty useless to me....
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Not working: Downloading local music files from my pc to play on mobile Spotify.

PlanPremiumDevicePC and Xiaomi MiA1Operating SystemWindows 7 My Question or Issue HiI have some songs I have on my pc I want to be able to play inside the Spotify app on my mobile phone. These are songs that are not available on Spotify.I have read t...

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  • Plan Premium Device PC and Xiaomi MiA1 Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue  Hi I have some songs I have on my pc I want to be able to play inside the Spotify app on m...
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Solved!! Honor 8x

Hi, I have problems with your application in my new Honor 8x. In sametimes randomly stops and always after turning in from this top bar of Android, I need to turn application again to work, or wait some time for it to reload itself.I have tried to re...

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  • Hi,  I have problems with your application in my new Honor 8x. In sametimes randomly stops and always after turning in from this top bar of Android, I need to turn application again to work, or...
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Superuser Contribution Certain Song Titles In Disccover Weekly Playlist Accidentally Are In Japanese

Hi everybody, I've been a Spotify Premium listener the past 3 1/2 years & am currently utilizing Spotify on an LG X-Power Android Smartphone. The problem I'm experiencing is as of today for the second time this month, my Discover Weekly playlist has ...

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  • Hi everybody, I've been a Spotify Premium listener the past 3 1/2 years & am currently utilizing Spotify on an LG X-Power Android Smartphone. The problem I'm experiencing is as of today for the s...
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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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