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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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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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Layout update gets even WORSE (version 8.4.89.515)

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSony Xperia XZ PremiumOperating SystemAndroid 9 (Pie) I previously posted on the awful changes that occurred with Android app update version 8.4.88.150. Well, I just received and installed the newest update (8.4.89.515). I...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device Sony Xperia XZ Premium Operating System Android 9 (Pie)   I previously posted on the awful changes that occurred with Android app update version 8....
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Can't share to Instagram Stories

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceXioami Mi A1Operating SystemAndroid Pie Since this feature has been released I could never find this option when I try to share to Instagram Stories. When I click Share>More, all I can see related to Instagram is Direct...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country Brazil  Device Xioami Mi A1 Operating System Android Pie   Since this feature has been released I could never find this option when I try to share to I...
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Solved!! Open source licenses not available in Android app.

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceMi A2 liteOperating SystemAndroid 9 (API Level 28)Build 8.4.88.150My Question or Issue When I open "Third party licenses" within the app settings, I get an empty page stating: "Licenses are not included in this build, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Mi A2 lite Operating System Android 9 (API Level 28) Build    8.4.88.150 My Question or Issue  When I open "Third party licenses" ...
  • ntpq
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save on sd card

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceHuawei p8lite 2017Operating SystemANdroid I set my default storage on mysdcard(android setings)And now i cant set offline download on my ùsd carrd

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Huawei p8lite 2017 Operating System ANdroid   I set my default storage on mysdcard(android setings) And now i cant set offline download on my ...
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Username instead of display name on playlists in Android app

So a number of people have already remarked on this (but their forum messages have been closed for new comments, so here's a new post), but the Android app displays the automatically generated user name on the playlists (see attachment). That's not a...

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  • So a number of people have already remarked on this (but their forum messages have been closed for new comments, so here's a new post), but the Android app displays the automatically generated user n...
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Gear Fit 2/Fit 2 Pro Spotify App availability to Global public

Hi,I have recently descovered that the Spotify App for the Samsung Gear Fit 2/Fit 2 Pro is only available to the US public, while a global customer base for this service exists.Users outside the US are forced to use VPN to fake their location to the ...

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  • Hi, I have recently descovered that the Spotify App for the Samsung Gear Fit 2/Fit 2 Pro is only available to the US public, while a global customer base for this service exists. Users outside the ...
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Solved!! Can't filter

PlanPremiumCountry ArgentinaDeviceSony Xperia L1Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 Nougat My Question or IssueI can´t filter any song in my playlists. I checked in support and it said "Drag the screen down and release it so that Filtering appears at the top...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Argentina Device Sony Xperia L1 Operating System Android 7.0 Nougat   My Question or Issue I can´t filter any song in my playlists. I checked in support and ...
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Unable to make new playlists

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9sOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue I listed albums by an artist, but when I select an album or the 3 dots on the right, the app force closes on me.

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  •   Plan Premium Country  US Device Samsung Galaxy 9s Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  I listed albums by an artist, but when I select an album ...
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I keep getting automatically logged out

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I will randomly get logged out of my Spotify App and I have to log in again. It happens a few times a day. I have a new Android phone. It happ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device   Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I will randomly get logged out of my Spotify A...
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Can someone tell me why the artist page has been totally butchered?

Just got the new update (don't even know how, I didn't install anything through the play store), and to put it simply I'm disgusted. Artist pages have lost all functionality to make room for what, a slightly bigger image at the top of the page? Relas...

  • Casual Listener
  • Just got the new update (don't even know how, I didn't install anything through the play store), and to put it simply I'm disgusted. Artist pages have lost all functionality to make room for what, a ...
  • mikeest1
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Wrong songs in album

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 My Question or Issue I want to listen to some good ol rock n roll, but when i play a certin artist i get one song by them and a bunch of random ones, how could i fix it

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy 9   My Question or Issue  I want to listen to some good ol rock n roll, but when i play a certin artist i get one song by them...
  • Loxer
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Artist Page Albums a Jumbled Mess

Is there any way to organize the albums on the artist page chronologically? The new update mixes the albums up and it's really annoying.

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  • Is there any way to organize the albums on the artist page chronologically? The new update mixes the albums up and it's really annoying. 
  • Loxer
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[Amazon Echo] Spotify doesn't reconnect after wifi outage

PlanPremiumCountry Italy Device Sony Xperia XZ1 CompactOperating SystemAndroid 8.x My Question or IssueWhen my wifi goes down, as it does occasionally, the connection between Spotify and my Amazon Echo generation II gets broken. When the wifi comes b...

  • Music Fan
  • Plan Premium Country Italy   Device  Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Operating System Android 8.x   My Question or Issue When my wifi goes down, as it does occasionally, the connecti...
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Can't skip songs in car stereo.

On my head unit It will not skip songs at times using steering wheel controls. Seems to be spotify issue as it skips fine in other apps. I am running an older version and it seems to work better. Any ideas? DeviceEonon Headunit Operating System(Andro...

  • Casual Listener
  • On my head unit It will not skip songs at times using steering wheel controls. Seems to be spotify issue as it skips fine in other apps. I am running an older version and it seems to work better. Any...
  • Dyadic
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    Skiping tracks
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Is there a way to move my saved songs on my phone to my PC

PlanPremiumCountryIceland DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8+ and a PCOperating SystemAndroid version 8.0.0 and Windows 10 My Question or IssueI had songs on my PC that were saved in my local files but my hard drive crashed so those are gone. On the other hand ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Iceland  Device Samsung Galaxy S8+ and a PC Operating System Android version  8.0.0 and Windows 10   My Question or Issue I had songs on my PC that were ...
  • jsannn
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Playing All My Songs

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 PlusOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueWhen I click on the songs tab in Spotify it only brings up a narrow selection of my music and not all the songs that I have saved on my device. I think t...

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  • Plan Premium Country  UK Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Plus Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue When I click on the songs tab in Spotify it only brings up a n...
  • jsannn
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Missing Albums and Artists

PlanPremiumCountry IndonesiaDeviceOnePlus 3Operating SystemWindows 10 Laptop My Question or Issue I recently travelled to Japan and upon returning to Indonesia, I found my artists, albums and playlists missing on my OnePlus 3. In one of the threads, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Indonesia Device OnePlus 3 Operating System Windows 10 Laptop   My Question or Issue  I recently travelled to Japan and upon returning to Indonesia, I f...
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No puedo descargar

hola a tod@s mi nombre es aryi y tengo una pregunta para hacerles no se si es el buen lugar Pero quizas les ha sucedido... Lo q pasa es lo siguiente intento descargar algunas canciones pero nada q puedo salen como transparente el caso es q no puedo, ...

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  • hola a tod@s mi nombre es aryi y tengo una pregunta para hacerles no se si es el buen lugar Pero quizas les ha sucedido... Lo q pasa es lo siguiente intento descargar algunas canciones pero nada q pu...
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Purple background when phone is locked bug

Whenever I listen to a song then open my phone when the screen still locked the songs background picture and the entire background is purple PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDeviceOne plus 6Operating System Android 9.0.3

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  • Whenever I listen to a song then open my phone when the screen  still locked the songs background picture and the entire background is purple  Plan Premium Country  Israel Device ...
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