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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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Tabs restructured

PlanPremiumDeviceMotorola Moto X4Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue"The other change is a reduction in tabs. There used to be five at the bottom of the app, but now there are only three. “Browse”, which used to be its own thing, is now...

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  • Plan Premium Device Motorola Moto X4 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue "The other change is a reduction in tabs. There used to be five at the bottom of the app, but no...
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Solved!! Spotify closing after 15 seconds of music

Everytime i listen to around 15 seconds of music, the app just closes by itself. I alredy tried everything, including reinstalling, but the problem persists. The problem happens in both my devices. @Edit: The problem does not happen on Spotify Lite. ...

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  • Everytime i listen to around 15 seconds of music, the app just closes by itself. I alredy tried everything, including reinstalling, but the problem persists. The problem happens in both my devices. ...
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Problems displaying my username on screen

PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceHuawei Mate 8 (NXT-L09)Operating SystemAndroid Nougat 7.0 My Question or Issue I have created some playlists, all works fine but on the top of the player it says: "Playing from PlaylistFavs by (some random numbers and let...

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  • Plan Premium Country Chile Device Huawei Mate 8 (NXT-L09) Operating System Android Nougat 7.0   My Question or Issue  I have created some playlists, all works fine but on the...
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Equaliser

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 4XOperating SystemAndroid Marshmallow My Question or Issue I've been experiencing quite an irritating problem recently. Whenever I'm listening to music with the equaliser ON I'm being interrupted by the co...

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  •   Plan Free Country Poland Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X Operating System Android Marshmallow   My Question or Issue  I've been experiencing quite an irritating problem recent...
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Solved!! Spotify crashes unless the screen is off/locked.

Premium account. UK. Oneplus3T / Android 8.0.0 Hi,For the past week my spotify app has crashed everytime that I have the screen on (it crashes when browsing spotify, when I open other apps, or when doing nothing, as long as the screen is on). The onl...

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  •   Premium account. UK. Oneplus3T / Android 8.0.0     Hi, For the past week my spotify app has crashed everytime that I have the screen on (it crashes when browsing spotify, when I...
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Unexpected close

PlanPremiumCountryArgentina DeviceLG G6 h870-dsOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue The application crashed and restarted while playing a song

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina  Device LG G6 h870-ds Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  The application crashed and restarted while playing a song
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Song Distortion

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesSamsung Galaxy S8 My Question or Issue The Song Rumba by Artist Anahi sound like there are two people singing at the same time. Its only this song and only recently. This was not an issue before. If you listed to this ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  United States Samsung Galaxy S8     My Question or Issue  The Song Rumba by Artist Anahi sound like there are two people singing at the same time. It...
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Solved!! App is missing the Browse and Radio tab

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue I have lost the Browse and Radio buttons/tabs at the bottom of the app.

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore   Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  I have lost the Browse and Radio buttons/tabs at the bott...
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Name/ID bug

Hello guysRecently i noticed that my spotify name turned into numbers and my picture turned into basic aswell. I log in with my facebook account and i did not make any changes to it and neither to my spotify app. It is really disturbing me because i ...

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  • Hello guys Recently i noticed that my spotify name turned into numbers and my picture turned into basic aswell. I log in with my facebook account and i did not make any changes to it and neither to ...
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Chromebox, Can not start Spotify App

I have a ASUS Chromebox 3 N008U.Google Chrome OSVersion **bleep**.0.3497.120 (Officiell version) (64 bitar) When I try to start the Spotify App, it look like this.Why is Spotify app not working?

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  • I have a ASUS Chromebox 3 N008U. Google Chrome OS Version **bleep**.0.3497.120 (Officiell version) (64 bitar)   When I try to start the Spotify App, it look like this. Why is Spotify...
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Multiple songs are not available in one playlist in ALL devices

Hi, I have the well-known forum problem that some songs are not available, (grey color) however this problem happens in ALL my devices (desktop/windows, android and IOS) inside the same playlist. I have cheked that:1). The songs are available in my c...

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  •   Hi,    I have the well-known forum problem that some songs are not available, (grey color) however this problem happens in ALL my devices (desktop/windows, android ...
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App closing after a few secounds of music playing

PlanFamily PremiumCountry SwitzerlandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue The Android App is Wirkung fine to find Songs. After closing a Song the Musik will play för abtut 9 or 10 secounds Andi Team the App is closing a...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country  Switzerland Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue  The Android App is Wirkung fine to find Songs. After ...
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Endless Artist Radio is missing

PlanPremium Device(Samsung Note Operating System(Android Oreo) My Question or IssueHi, I've received the latest update which hides "browse" menu item, but I don't see any differences in artist radios. There is no download option still.Btw, it was alr...

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  • Plan Premium   Device (Samsung Note 😎 Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue Hi, I've received the latest update which hides "browse" menu item, but I don't s...
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Wrong output device displayed and device list empty

PlanFreeCountryGermany DeviceXiaomi A1, HP ProDesk 400 G4, iMac, iPad Air, Yamaha RX-A860Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.1, fedora-28, iOS 12 My Question or IssueHello! I am new here and try Spotify since yesterday. I use the free account just to learn h...

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  • Plan Free Country Germany  Device Xiaomi A1, HP ProDesk 400 G4, iMac, iPad Air, Yamaha RX-A860 Operating System Android 8.0.1, fedora-28, iOS 12   My Question or Issue Hello!&nbsp...
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Spotify crashing on Android

PlanPremiumCountry USA/ JapanDeviceSamsung S7 Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or Issue My Spotify keeps shutting down after ten seconds. It's been like two weeks now.Samsung S7 Android 8.0 Spotify premium 8.4.75.670. reinstalled the app multi...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA/ Japan Device Samsung S7  Operating System Android 8.0   My Question or Issue     My Spotify keeps shutting down after ten seconds. It's...
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Sharing to Instagram Story Not Working

Free/PremiumCountry UKDevicePixel 2 googleOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Have reinstalled Spotify and Instagram app and still cant share songs in stories.

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  •   Free/Premium Country  UK Device Pixel 2 google Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  Have reinstalled Spotify and Instagram app and still cant share songs i...
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Estoy en la app y después de un tiempo se o se reinicia sola

No había tenido problemas con la aplicación de Android hasta que actualice la aplicación a la versión 8.4.77.779 desde entonces si permanezco en la aplicación aproximadamente por más de 30 segundos se reinicia o se cierra automáticamente deteniendo l...

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  • No había tenido problemas con la aplicación de Android hasta que actualice la aplicación a la versión 8.4.77.779 desde entonces si permanezco en la aplicación aproximadamente por más de 30 segundos s...
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[Chromecast] Volume, audio quality, shuffle issues

Premium plan, Android 9, Spotify version 8.4.75.670I've got numerous issues with Chromecast Audio and Spotify:- I have to restart the app to be able to adjust the volume from within the app. It works at first, but then somehow stops working, even tho...

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  • Premium plan, Android 9, Spotify version 8.4.75.670 I've got numerous issues with Chromecast Audio and Spotify: - I have to restart the app to be able to adjust the volume from within the app. It w...
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Superuser Contribution Cant download music to sd card

PlanPremium trial that ends on the 26th of this month Country United KingdomDeviceHTC 10 32gb Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Issue I cannot download music to my sd card as it says there is no space when I have 50+gb free with some files from other ...

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  • Plan Premium trial that ends on the 26th of this month  Country  United Kingdom Device HTC 10 32gb  Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Issue  I cannot download mus...
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No puedo agregar más música

Cuando le pongo en los tres puntitos (el menú) de una canción me dice que debo estar conectada para poder ver el menú, pero estoy conectada a WIFI, tengo iniciada la sesión, tengo el modo offline desactivado y soy cliente premium, no sé a qué se refi...

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  • Cuando le pongo en los tres puntitos (el menú) de una canción me dice que debo estar conectada para poder ver el menú, pero estoy conectada a WIFI, tengo iniciada la sesión, tengo el modo offline des...
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