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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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Music quality reverts back to normal

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy s8Operating System Android Oreo My Question or IssueMusic quality keeps reverting back to normal for both streaming and downloads.I have tried a clean reinstall, but the issue keeps persisting.

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy s8 Operating System Android Oreo  My Question or Issue Music quality keeps reverting back to normal for both streaming...
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Android app loading endlessly, green spinner

Hi,Recently the Spotify App on my Android phone has been really buggy. For some albums, or some search queries, the green spinner will appear indefinitely. It seems that anything that is NOT in the cache makes the app run into issues. I have tried re...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, Recently the Spotify App on my Android phone has been really buggy. For some albums, or some search queries, the green spinner will appear indefinitely. It seems that anything that is NOT in t...
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"Other apps" storage

PlanPremiumCountry EcuadorDeviceHuawei P10Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueWhen i go into my spotify storage there is a download percentage, a cache one, and a "other apps" one that i dont know what it means and it is the percentage ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Ecuador Device Huawei P10 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue When i go into my spotify storage there is a download percentage, a cache one...
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Superuser Contribution H.A.T.E. the updated app (Nov 2018) LOATHE it in fact.

I really miss the Browse feature, which can currently only be found on the desktop app. I liked that feature and used it regularly. I realize the interface is streamlined, and it does look pretty decent, but the sheer loss of functionality is frankly...

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  •   I really miss the Browse feature, which can currently only be found on the desktop app. I liked that feature and used it regularly. I realize the interface is streamlined, and it does look pr...
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Loading of albums

PlanPremiumCountry AustriaDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8 My Question or Issue I can't download the whole album of an artist (f.e. Herbert Groenemeyer, Frida Gold) but single songs.Thx for your supportF.Scherer

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  • Plan Premium Country  Austria Device Samsung Galaxy 8     My Question or Issue  I can't download the whole album of an artist (f.e. Herbert Groenemeyer, Frida Gold) but s...
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I can not make a folder on Android

Hi, I can make a folder of music on my computer but I cannot do it on Android!I'd like to a the same functionality on my Android as my Computer!PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy s8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Can't ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I can make a folder of music on my computer but I cannot do it on Android! I'd like to a the same functionality on my Android as my Computer! Plan Premium Country  United States Device...
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Superuser Contribution Stuttering with Huawei P20 Pro and LDAC

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or IssueI suffer from a lot of stuttering when using the Spotify Android app in combination with my Sony WH-1000XM2 headphones using the LDAC audio codec. Did anyone hav...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country   Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue I suffer from a lot of stuttering when using the Spotify Android app  ...
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How to view all music from an artist. Not the shuffle button..

PlanPremiumCountry UkDeviceOnePlus 5tOperating System AndroidMy Question or Issue I want to be able to view all songs and not have to play the artist. The interface is clunky and shows all but what I want can this be customised so I see all artist tr...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Uk Device OnePlus 5t Operating System    Android My Question or Issue  I want to be able to view all songs and not have to play the artist. The int...
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Shuffle not working on one of my playlists

Spotify, it looks like this is a permanent problem, which means that it will be a commercial, not technical issue...... because you guys are smart enough to fix technical stuff, right?You owe it to your Premium Users to explain why this feature is no...

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  • Spotify, it looks like this is a permanent problem, which means that it will be a commercial, not technical issue...... because you guys are smart enough to fix technical stuff, right? You owe it to...
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Autoplay after album ends

PlanPremium DeviceSamsung Galaxy 7 My Question or Issue HiWhen an album I listen to is ending nothing is beeing played after, even due the autoplay mode is on.I remember it used to keep playing radio based on the album (it was when I was using Google...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Samsung Galaxy 7   My Question or Issue  Hi When an album I listen to is ending nothing is beeing played after, even due the autoplay mode is on. I remem...
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Landscape mode on Android

Hey guys, Is it right that there is no landscape mode for Samsung Galaxy S8?I'm not satisfied to use third apps to force spotify to do so. I would prefer if spotify would do it by its own...Version: 8.4.79.630Kind regards, Marcel

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  • Hey guys,  Is it right that there is no landscape mode for Samsung Galaxy S8? I'm not satisfied to use third apps to force spotify to do so. I would prefer if spotify would do it by its own......
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Can't connect to wifi on Honor 9 - 2

PlanPremiumCountry HungaryDeviceHonor 9Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueSpotify doesn't see internet connection if the phone is connected to any Wifi network.To fix this, I deleted all the application's data and reinstall the applica...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Hungary Device Honor 9 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue Spotify doesn't see internet connection if the phone is connected to any Wi...
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Shuffle SERISOUSLY doesn't work

This has been a thing since the update happened but whenever i hit shuffle on the spotify app (i have free) if i wanted to reshuffle it and doesnt actually do it. it just stays on the same song. So in order to reshuffle my playlist of songs i have to...

  • Roadie
  •     This has been a thing since the update happened but whenever i hit shuffle on the spotify app (i have free) if i wanted to reshuffle it and doesnt actually do it. it just stays on the...
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Spotify App can't open when logging in with Facebook on Chrome OS chromebook

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung ChromebookOperating SystemChrome OS My Question or IssueWhen I try to login with facebook on my chromebook, it goes to facebook and I click do I want it the device to log in, it states that Chrome OS can't open the...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Chromebook Operating System Chrome OS   My Question or Issue When I try to login with facebook on my chromebook, it goes to facebook and I...
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Solved!! On the 30day trial, did I misunderstand?

I downloaded the Stopify app on my phoneI have thousands of songs stored on the same phone, but I cannot play those songs using the app??? Am I right in saying I have to transfer these files to my computer to sync with the spotify there and they will...

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  • I downloaded the Stopify app on my phone I have thousands of songs stored on the same phone, but I cannot play those songs using the app???   Am I right in saying I have to transfer these f...
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Tiny audio cut.

PlanPremiumCountry MéxicoDeviceMoto z2 ForceOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueTiny audio cut when i change a song. It's really annoying. Before I restore my phone, the app was still working well, so i dont know what happened.I restore...

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  • Plan Premium Country  México Device Moto z2 Force Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue Tiny audio cut when i change a song. It's really annoying. Before I restore...
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Put the song, band, etc info on my Pixel 3 XL lock screen?

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceGoogle Pixel 3 XLOperating SystemAndroid Pie (Android security patch level September 5, 2018) My Question or Issue I just got a Pixel 3 XL and can't get the Spotify information on the lock screen, IE: the song, band, album,...

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device Google Pixel 3 XL Operating System Android Pie (Android security patch level September 5, 2018)   My Question or Issue  I just got a Pixel 3 X...
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Spotify disappearing from the notification screen (ANDROID)

Hey when i use spotify on my samsung S9 the app stays on the notification screen on the top left (same line as the time) (As seen on the screenshot here) but as soon as i pause the music, lock my phone and wait 10min a "spotify has closed" message ap...

  • Gig Goer
  • Hey when i use spotify on my samsung S9 the app stays on the notification screen on the top left (same line as the time) (As seen on the screenshot here) but as soon as i pause the music, lock m...
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Spotify disappearing from the notification screen (ANDROID)

Hey when i use spotify on my samsung S9 the app stays on the notification screen on the top left (As seen on the screenshot here) but as soon as i pause the music, lock my phone and wait 10min the app disappears from the notification screen and i hav...

  • Gig Goer
  • Hey when i use spotify on my samsung S9 the app stays on the notification screen on the top left (As seen on the screenshot here) but as soon as i pause the music, lock my phone and wait 10min t...
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Visual overlay issue

When i go out of the app and then go back into it I seem to be getting some sort of overlay issue, happens every single time I've already deleted the app and reinstalled it but no luck.PlanPremiumCountry IrelandDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8 My Question or I...

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  • When i go out of the app and then go back into it I seem to be getting some sort of overlay issue, happens every single time I've already deleted the app and reinstalled it but no luck. Plan Premiu...
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