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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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Spotify Not Working with Google Assistant

Spotify has not been working with Google Assistant for the last few days. All voice commands on my phone to play music get sent to a search; all voice commands to skip ahead or repeat the last track similarly return search results. When commands are ...

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  • Spotify has not been working with Google Assistant for the last few days. All voice commands on my phone to play music get sent to a search; all voice commands to skip ahead or repeat the last track ...
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Superuser Contribution [Android 8.0.0] App not showing on full screen

PlanFamily premiumCountry Mexico City, MXDevicemotorola moto g 6 plusOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or Issue The issue I have is after I enable the 'One Button Nav' feature. This feature, I think, is only available over motorola phones. Th...

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  • Plan Family premium Country  Mexico City, MX Device motorola moto g 6 plus Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue  The issue I have is after I enable the 'One ...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play song on repeat from search

PlanPremiumCountry DenmarkDeviceOne Plus 3tOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Whenever I play a song directly from the search results, I can't play it on repeat as it always automatically starts a radio based on the song. I can only play so...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Denmark Device One Plus 3t Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  Whenever I play a song directly from the search results, I can't play it on ...
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Audio spikes when using EQ or Normalize volume settings

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceMoto G5Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 Nougat My Question or IssueWhen manually seeking a time in a song (that includes skipping forward or backward using the ->| arrows), the audio spike really loud. This happens even when...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device Moto G5 Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat   My Question or Issue When manually seeking a time in a song (that includes skipping forward or ba...
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Superuser Contribution is there any tag information available related to the different playlists? accessible?

looking for a manner to sort playlists (links) with most complete available tag information available on Spotify. Using an Excel table, filter and then play my choice by clicking the playlist link in this Excel sheet. thanks

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  •     looking for a manner to sort playlists (links) with most complete available tag information available on Spotify. Using an Excel table, filter and then play my choice...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Help! Shuffling all my songs doesn't work.

Hi, I have a premium account with Spotify. Whenever I visit my 'songs tab', Spotify shuffles the music to a limited degree - it plays music from my saved albums, before playing my saved songs... Could I have some help? Many thanks.

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  • Hi, I have a premium account with Spotify. Whenever I visit my 'songs tab', Spotify shuffles the music to a limited degree - it plays music from my saved albums, before playing my saved songs...&nbsp...
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Superuser Contribution Change download location grayed out

I am using an Sony Xperia xa1 ultra which has Spotify installed by standard.When I want to change the download location I can click on the option to do it but however after that I can see internal storage and as card but only grayed out so I can't ch...

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  • I am using an Sony Xperia xa1 ultra which has Spotify installed by standard.When I want to change the download location I can click on the option to do it but however after that I can see internal st...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist not loading

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceXiomi redmiOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue When I click an artist/album/playlist from my library the songs don't load. I get a green circle in the center of the screen that keeps spinning as if its loading but th...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Xiomi redmi Operating System Android    My Question or Issue  When I click an artist/album/playlist from my library the songs don't load. I...
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Superuser Contribution Photo of the album on Android locking screen

In an old version we could see the photo of the album on the lock screen however with an update This was lost, please return this option, it was very nice to visualize itPlanPremiumCountry Ecuador DeviceHuawei Mate 10Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 Pleas...

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  • In an old version we could see the photo of the album on the lock screen however with an update This was lost, please return this option, it was very nice to visualize it Plan Premium Country &nb...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Offline issue

Spotify tells me I am offline when I try to Search or See All Albums, even though I have wifi access and can fully access the albums that come up in the list. I can resolve this problem for a short time if I reboot my phone but eventually it always c...

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  •     Spotify tells me I am offline when I try to Search or See All Albums, even though I have wifi access and can fully access the albums that come up in the list.  I can resolve this...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify always says i'm offline

Country: UKDevice: OnePlus 5Android Version: 8.1.0Spotify Version: 8.4.72.845Issue: Spotify says i'm offline, when connected to either Wi-Fi or 4g. Some downloaded playlists available, others not. Cannot search, cannot listen to non-downloaded playli...

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  •     Country: UK Device: OnePlus 5 Android Version: 8.1.0 Spotify Version:  8.4.72.845 Issue: Spotify says i'm offline, when connected to either Wi-Fi or 4g. Some downloaded playl...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts Few Questions

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8 My Question or IssueHi all, I've decided to try and switch to spotify for podcasts as it saves having a seperate app. I have a couple of questions/suggestions. 1. If I download podcasts and swit...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom    Device Samsung Galaxy 8     My Question or Issue Hi all,   I've decided to try and switch to spotify for podcasts as it sav...
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Superuser Contribution So many bugs that I cancelled

Signed up for Spotify premium with a month free. I was astounded to find so many bugs in the supposedly "released" version of your Android App. Based on my use of other music player app, the following I would expect to be pretty standard features:Wid...

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  • Signed up for Spotify premium with a month free. I was astounded to find so many bugs in the supposedly "released" version of your Android App.   Based on my use of other music player app, the...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't pause music when you get a call when using chromecast

Device: Android Samsung A5 (2017), Android 8.0.0 Hi All, Just installed spotify free for the first time. I found that when playing via my phone it will pause the music when I get a phone call but not when I am using my chromecast audio device. I've t...

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  • Device: Android Samsung A5 (2017), Android 8.0.0   Hi All,   Just installed spotify free for the first time.  I found that when playing via my phone it will pause the music when I ...
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Superuser Contribution Artist/song radio disappearing in an irregular basis

PlanPremiumCountryLithuania DeviceLG G5Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Artist/song radio function disappears unpredictably. I don't think it has anything to do with a specific artist/song. In some occations it works perfectly. Other...

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  • Plan Premium Country Lithuania  Device LG G5 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Artist/song radio function disappears unpredictably. I don't thin...
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Reproducción aleatoria de varias listas al tiempo

Buenas tardes, quería saber si hay alguna forma de reproducir desde mi android varias listas de forma aleatoria? Se que en la aplicación de windows esto es posible creando una carpeta que contenga las listas, pero no se como se hace en el celular.Por...

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  • Buenas tardes, quería saber si hay alguna forma de reproducir desde mi android varias listas de forma aleatoria? Se que en la aplicación de windows esto es posible creando una carpeta que contenga la...
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music playing but no sound

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceSony Xperia xz premiumOperating System( Android Oreo) My Question or Issue Automatically stop background music playing (didn't stop play just no sound) but the play button still showing playing when this issue happen. and a...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  US Device Sony Xperia xz premium Operating System ( Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue  Automatically stop background music playing (didn...
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Spotify stuck offline on mobile android

Spotify premiumOn a Samsung galaxy s6 edgeMy issue:My device has been stuck in offline for the past month or so now. I've tried logging out and back in, uninstalling and reinstalling, etc. Reinstalling seems to correct the issue, but only for a few d...

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  • Spotify premium On a Samsung galaxy s6 edge My issue: My device has been stuck in offline for the past month or so now. I've tried logging out and back in, uninstalling and reinstalling, etc. Rein...
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Shuffling album does not play songs in the actual album

I'm trying to shuffle an album, but all it does is play random suggested tracks and not the acutal tracsks in the album, or evern songs by that artist. Just completley random artist that have nothing to do with what I want to listen to. If this is be...

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  • I'm trying to shuffle an album, but all it does is play random suggested tracks and not the acutal tracsks in the album, or evern songs by that artist. Just completley random artist that have no...
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Superuser Contribution Why are Artists Bios gone?

I've always used the android app version and recently I've had no artist bio information for any artist in my library. Also no concert information. This is an ongoing issue even after deleting my cache and uninstalling and reinstalling the app from t...

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  • I've always used the android app version and recently I've had no artist bio information for any artist in my library. Also no concert information. This is an ongoing issue even after deleting my cac...
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