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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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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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Playlist not playing entire list

PlanPremiumCountry USA My Question or Issue I am premium user playng through a Sonos Connect and controlling it with a Google Pixel, a Samsung tablet, and an Amazon Alexa by voice. When I shuffle a playlist it seems to shuffle from only part of the p...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA   My Question or Issue  I am  premium user playng through a Sonos Connect and controlling it with a Google Pixel, a Samsung tablet, and an Amazon A...
  • Mantisentil
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Fiio X7 Mkii - Graphic Equalizer Not Working

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA and UAE Device: Fiio X7 MKii My Question or Issue: The Spotify Graphic equalizer does not work, I've turned the bars all the way up/down, restarted the app, restarted the device etc, with no effect. The device itself does no...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA and UAE  Device: Fiio X7 MKii     My Question or Issue: The Spotify Graphic equalizer does not work, I've turned the bars all t...
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Downloading on PC and copy to SD card?!

Is it possible, to download a playlist on a pc and copy it to a sd card for using it in an android device?I have a android radio in my car, where it is difficult with wifi. So I would like to download my spotify playlist on my pc. Is it possible to c...

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  •  Is it possible, to download a playlist on a pc and copy it to a sd card for using it in an android device? I have a android radio in my car, where it is difficult with wifi. So I would like to...
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low WiFi performance despite offline playlist

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHonor 10 and othersOperating SystemAndroid 8.x My Question or IssueDid anybody notice, that you cannot Surf fast in the Internet (also WiFi) while playing Spotify. Even If it's a offline Playlist. And i have 100mbit/s D...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Honor 10 and others Operating System Android 8.x   My Question or Issue Did anybody notice, that you cannot Surf fast in the Internet (also WiFi) wh...
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Spotify pauses, shuffles randomly on Samsung S8

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8 My Question or IssueI never had issues with Spotify until I upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy S6 to the S8. Now, Spotify will pause and shuffle at random. Sometimes it will work for a while and then start ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S8   My Question or Issue I never had issues with Spotify until I upgraded from a Samsung Galaxy S6 to the S8. Now, Spotify will pause a...
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"Go to playlist radio" disappeared?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceMotorola Moto G5SOperating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.1 My Question or IssueThe "Go to playlist radio" function has disappeared from the 3-dot menu of my playlists in the Android app. This affects all of my playlists. ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Motorola Moto G5S Operating System Android Oreo 8.1   My Question or Issue The "Go to playlist radio" function has disappeared from the ...
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Solved!! Quality Keeps Resetting again!

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePixel 2 XLOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue Streaming quality keeps resetting to AUTO and won't stay on "VERY HIGH" as I want it too. I am paying for Premium, I want the dang app to respect my selection and ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Pixel 2 XL Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue  Streaming quality keeps resetting to AUTO and won't stay on "VERY HIGH" as I ...
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Spotify not play continuously

PremiumCountry: Finland Device: Nokia 7 plus (TA-1046)Operating System( full Android 9) I have issue with my phone Spotify player. When i listening playlist or full album music freezing few second before song ending and never get end. If I change son...

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  • Premium Country: Finland   Device: Nokia 7 plus (TA-1046) Operating System ( full Android 9)    I have issue with my phone Spotify player. When i listening playlist or full ...
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Playlist skips local songs

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceSamsung Galaxy S5 NeoOperating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 My Question or Issue I recently got 3 months of Premium for €1, and have been using Spotify for my daily commute playlist since. I have recreated the playlist in Sp...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo Operating System Android 6.0.1   My Question or Issue  I recently got 3 months of Premium for €1, and have been using...
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Android TV and wifi speaker

PlanPremium My Question or Issue I'm using Spotify for Android TV on a Sony Smart TV. The TV is playing sound through the optical cable port connected to a receiver.If I buy a wifi speaker for a different room, can Spotify then play music through all...

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  • Plan Premium     My Question or Issue  I'm using Spotify for Android TV on a Sony Smart TV. The TV is playing sound through the optical cable port connected to a receiver. If I b...
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download to SD card bug, not working, broken

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 PlusOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue This is a known issue as I have read many similar threads reported by users struggling with the same problem. I set the download location to SD card and inv...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Plus Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  This is a known issue as I have read many similar threads reported by ...
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Fiio X5 3gen always logged out in offline modus

PremiumSwitzerland DeviceFiio X5 3gen(Android) My Question or IssueI installed the Spotify Android app and downloaded some playlists on one of the two sd micro cards I bought for it. Then I put in the menu the "offline modus" and turned off the Fiio ...

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  • Premium Switzerland   Device Fiio X5 3gen (Android)   My Question or Issue I installed the Spotify Android app and downloaded some playlists on one of the two sd micro cards I bou...
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2018 Wrapped not working

After I attempt to log into my account to see my stats it pops up the message "something went wrong try again later" I've tried multiple times, cleared my cache, refreshed the page and all that and nothing seems to work. PlanFreeCountry United States...

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  • After I attempt to log into my account to see my stats it pops up the message "something went wrong try again later" I've tried multiple times, cleared my cache, refreshed the page and all that and n...
  • kyotobynight
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Superuser Contribution Pop up on logging in/ out

PlanPremiumCountry Devicegalaxy s6Operating Systemandroid My Question or IssueSince the latest update,every time i try to log in/out of the app i get the following popup message...."This app wont work properly unless you allow google play services re...

  • Roadie
  • Plan Premium Country   Device galaxy s6 Operating System android   My Question or Issue Since the latest update,every time i try to log in/out of the app i get the following popup...
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Player changed

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceMoto G5Operating SystemAndroid NougatMy Question or IssueI had the Free plan on Spotify, and the player was the new one. Now, I upgraded to the Premium plan, and the player changed to the old one, is there any way to ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Moto G5 Operating System Android Nougat My Question or Issue I had the Free plan on Spotify, and the player was the new one. Now, I upgraded to the Prem...
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Superuser Contribution Facebook name and profile picture vanished

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePIXEL XLOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have an account through facebook, but on my app it has suddenly changed to where my profile picture (facebFac picture) does not appear, and my name is now a series of n...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device PIXEL XL Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have an account through facebook, but on my app it has suddenly changed to where my p...
  • Guido
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Superuser Contribution Songs skipping and random songs playing

The songs I play skip randomly and songs that I'm not interested in are interupting my choice of tracks constantly and randomly. Could I have been hacked into? I don't recognize most of the recent activity listed on my homepage and I can't remember t...

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  • The songs I play skip randomly and songs that I'm not interested in are interupting my choice of tracks constantly and randomly.  Could I have been hacked into? I don't recognize most of the re...
  • Guido
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Superuser Contribution 'Share' function does not include Instagram Stories

PlanPremium CountryUS DeviceGoogle Pixel 2 Operating SystemAndroid 9 Pie My Question or IssueThe option to share to Instagram Stories is not available. I am able to share Instagram Direct and to other apps on my phone that support the feature.I have ...

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  • Plan Premium   Country US   Device Google Pixel 2   Operating System Android 9 Pie   My Question or Issue The option to share to Instagram Stories is not available. I...
  • Jemi
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Superuser Contribution Retrospectiva 2018 não funciona

Premium Brasil Asus Live e PC Android e Windows Gente, alguém me ajuda a resolver esse problema, tenho o premium e não consigo acessar o Wrapped 2018

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  •   Premium    Brasil   Asus Live e PC   Android e Windows    Gente, alguém me ajuda a resolver esse problema, tenho o premium e não consigo acessar o Wrappe...
  • Guido
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Superuser Contribution Search in playlist gone

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galacy S9+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue So, it used to be so easy to search within my playlist. I would just have to scroll up and the search bar would automatically appear. Now, I have to ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States   Device Samsung Galacy S9+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   So, it used to be so easy to search within my playlist. I w...
  • Guido
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