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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 not share Spotify songs on Instagram in my honor 9

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceHonor 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Do you have a solution to this problem?I would like to know if anyone knows if there are any solutions to be able to share the Spotify songs on Instagram. Because ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Honor 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Do you have a solution to this problem?I would like to know if anyone knows i...
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Recently played not showing entire album

Subscription: PremiumCountryCanada Device(Samsung Galaxy Operating System (Android Oreo.) My Question or Issue Hey I was wondering if anyone else had this problem. When i click on an album thats is in my recently played, it only shows the downloaded ...

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  • Subscription: Premium Country Canada  Device (Samsung Galaxy 😎 Operating System  (Android Oreo.)   My Question or Issue    Hey I was wondering if anyone else ...
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Superuser Contribution Chromecasting silence

Spotify is casting silence when I try to cast from my Pixel 2 XL to any of my Chromecast devices in my house (several - Google Home, Chromecast Audio, etc). I can see the song advancing on my phone, but nothing is coming out of my Chromecast attached...

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  • Spotify is casting silence when I try to cast from my Pixel 2 XL to any of my Chromecast devices in my house (several - Google Home, Chromecast Audio, etc).   I can see the song advancing on m...
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Superuser Contribution App opens on my phone when playing spotify on my computer

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMoto g5+Operating SystemAndroid 7.0Spotify App version8.4.70.666 armV7 My Question or IssueWhen I play spotify via my computer, the spotify App on my phone opens and I can see the song that is being played. It doesn't actual...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Moto g5+ Operating System Android 7.0 Spotify App version 8.4.70.666 armV7   My Question or Issue When I play spotify via my computer, the spotify...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify trying to play songs not downloaded when offline

I'm frequently having many problems with Spotify but unfortunately it's the least garbage music streaming app I've tried so I just have to suck it up. My current major problem is Spotify trying to play songs that I don't have downloaded when I don't ...

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  • I'm frequently having many problems with Spotify but unfortunately it's the least garbage music streaming app I've tried so I just have to suck it up.   My current major problem is Spotify try...
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Solved!! Spotify keeps on signing out of my account...HELP!!!

Hello, I am using Spotify for Android. Spotify keeps signing me out whenever I open the app, and it's NOT because I cleared the app's data.It's because whenever I close the app, it signs me out. I don't know why this happened, but I didn't even hit "...

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  • Hello,   I am using Spotify for Android. Spotify keeps signing me out whenever I open the app, and it's NOT because I cleared the app's data. It's because whenever I close the app, it signs m...
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Filter Playlist Not Working Properly

PlanPremiumDeviceGoogle Pixel 2 My Question or Issue When filtering a playlist (lets say, I want to find a single artist within that playlist), it works - it shows only the searched item. However when I play, if shuffle is on, it will ignore the filt...

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  • Plan Premium Device Google Pixel 2     My Question or Issue  When filtering a playlist (lets say, I want to find a single artist within that playlist), it works - it shows only ...
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Discover Weekly not updating

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceOnePlus 3Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue I started with Spotify in 2017, but decided to go back to just having Google Play Music (sorry!) and uninstalled it. Anyways, come this year, I reinstalled it and m...

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  • Plan Premium Country  UK Device OnePlus 3 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  I started with Spotify in 2017, but decided to go back to just having Goo...
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Shuffle

Why does my playlist keep playing the same songs in the same order, once I've reached the end of my playlist? Every time I've gone through my 150+ songs, I press to re shuffle, but it will be in the exact same order as the last few times. Sometimes I...

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  • Why does my playlist keep playing the same songs in the same order, once I've reached the end of my playlist? Every time I've gone through my 150+ songs, I press to re shuffle, but it will be in the ...
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Any chance they will fix back the library

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDevicePixel 2Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue The library used to be really functionnal but it hasn't been for a couple of months. I used to favorite songs and album and just like in most library if I went into t...

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  • Plan Free Country  Canada Device Pixel 2 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue  The library used to be really functionnal but it hasn't been for a couple of mon...
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Android app stops working after every song

I have the free android app version on my smart phone...it worked fine until today. I shuffle play my library, but the app stops working after one song or a few. It does it randomly. I have tried clearing my cache, powering the phone off and on and c...

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  • I have the free android app version on my smart phone...it worked fine until today.  I shuffle play my library, but the app stops working after one song or a few.  It does it randomly.&nbsp...
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(Premium Account) Spotify keeps turning shuffle back on

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceGoogle Pixel 2Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueSpotify keeps turning shuffle on when I select a song. I have to keep turning it off every session but whenever I relog it turns shuffle back on!

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada  Device Google Pixel 2 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps turning shuffle on when I select a song. I have to keep turnin...
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Superuser Contribution Blank Screen

Country UKDeviceSamsung Galaxy J5 (2016)Operating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 My Question or Issue So,app doesn't show playlist as app usually does.Just lefts a blank space;First time happening,Thanks in advance

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  •   Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Operating System Android 7.1.1    My Question or Issue  So,app doesn't show playlist as app usually does. Just lefts a blank ...
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[Chromecast] Must force close the app to discover cast devices

Copying from https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Please-fix-chromecast-with-Spotify/m-p/2459136 since it's marked "Solved" even though it's not solved. Happens on two different Android phones (Pixel 2 & Note and on three Chromecast devices. - Yo...

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  • Copying from https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Please-fix-chromecast-with-Spotify/m-p/2459136 since it's marked "Solved" even though it's not solved. Happens on two different Android phones (P...
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Superuser Contribution Problem with downloading songs

PlanPremium DeviceMotorola Moto G4Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue I have a playlist containing 500+ songs. Now I want to download these songs to listen to offline. Originally I have set it to be saved on the SD-card. But for some rea...

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  • Plan Premium  Device Motorola Moto G4 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue  I have a playlist containing 500+ songs. Now I want to download these songs to listen...
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"playback failed" message

Free US Blu Energy XL Android 5.1 I was listening to a playlist and a video was gonna play. But it said "playback failed" and it froze.

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  •   Free    US    Blu Energy XL Android    5.1   I was listening to a playlist and a video was gonna play. But it said "playback failed" and it froze.&n...
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Spotify Connect Blank List?

StandardUSASamsung Galaxy S7 ActiveAndroid When I select "Spotify" as the input on my receiver and go to my phone to press the Devices button under a song, the list shows up with nothing. It has "How-to" connect to PC, Speaker, etc. Thats all there i...

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  • Standard USA Samsung Galaxy S7 Active Android     When I select "Spotify" as the input on my receiver and go to my phone to press the Devices button under a song, the list shows u...
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Unable to login after app updated

Hi team, I used to listen to music on Spotify smoothly for a while using my xiaomi a1 phone. However, last night the app was updated and it logged me out automatically, when I tried to come back using my Facebook account, I cannot login anymore! Have...

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  • Hi team,   I used to listen to music on Spotify smoothly for a while using my xiaomi a1 phone. However, last night the app was updated and it logged me out automatically, when I tried to come ...
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Content not showing

PlanPremiumCountry Israel account but living in Iceland.DeviceChinese Android (I'm sure that's not the reason for the issue!)Operating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 My Question or Issue So when I'm on the Home tab I only see the header and not the recommended ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Israel account but living in Iceland. Device Chinese Android (I'm sure that's not the reason for the issue!) Operating System Android 7.1.1   My Question or I...
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View album, artist, or song radio not working

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceSamsung Galaxy s8Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue When listening to a song the "song radio", "view album", and "view artist" are unavailable and no longer highlighted for access. I've included a picture.

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device Samsung Galaxy s8 Operating System  Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  When listening to a song the "song radio", "view album", an...
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