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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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unable to open certain albums

Recently I run in a very weird problem. If I try to open a Coldplay album, the app shows the updating green circle and nothing more. I can turn back to the Artist, try another album, and happens the same.It is even stranger because if I save the albu...

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  • Recently I run in a very weird problem. If I try to open a Coldplay album, the app shows the updating green circle and nothing more. I can turn back to the Artist, try another album, and happens the ...
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Superuser Contribution Cant download using cellular about to cancel spotify

When I toggle on or off download using cellular nothing works or downloads. I have gone through many forums on here trying to solve. My phone is NOT dual SIM, one SIM card. Ive tried factory reset, removing app and sd card and restarting it all, ive ...

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  •   When I toggle on or off download using cellular nothing works or downloads. I have gone through many forums on here trying to solve. My phone is NOT dual SIM, one SIM card. Ive tried factory ...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle Play Borked

PlanPremium CountryUSA DevicePixel 2 Operating SystemAnrdoid 9 My Question or IssueShuffle play has been acting up lately. Any time I try to play all the songs in my library on shuffle, the randomness runs dry very quickly. Clicking "Shuffle Play" wi...

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  • Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Pixel 2   Operating System Anrdoid 9   My Question or Issue Shuffle play has been acting up lately. Any time I try to play al...
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Superuser Contribution Erro na ativação Premium

Plan Free/Premium - Premium ainda não ativoad Country Brasil Device Motorola Operating System Android My Question or Issue Ola, boa tarde. Efetuei a solicitação do pacote Premium para minha conta porém até o momento não foi ativado. Recebi no dia seg...

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  • Plan Free/Premium - Premium ainda não ativoad Country  Brasil Device Motorola Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Ola, boa tarde.   Efetuei a solici...
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Superuser Contribution Podcast starts over automatically

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceGoogle Pixel XLOperating SystemAndroid 9 Pie My Question or IssueWhen listening to a podcast, after pausing for a period of time, the podcast restarts.

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device Google Pixel XL Operating System Android 9 Pie   My Question or Issue When listening to a podcast, after pausing for a period of time, the podcast ...
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Superuser Contribution Queue

PlanPremiumCountry Device Samsung note 5 My Question or Issue Why does queue not work when i am casting through google ? It worked before!! Fix it!

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device  Samsung note 5     My Question or Issue  Why does queue not work when i am casting through google ?  It worked before!!  Fix...
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A random playlist appeared using the same name as one my playlists

PlanI'm using premium Country USA My Question or IssueSo I just opened up the Spotify app to download some songs and a random playlist listed as Ez's Hits (2) appeared in my playlists tab, it's filled with some songs I have downloaded and some random...

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  •   Plan I'm using premium  Country  USA   My Question or Issue So I just opened up the Spotify app to download some songs and a random playlist listed as Ez's Hits (2) appea...
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Not Showing on Notification Bar

PlanPremiumCountry USSDeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid 9; OxygenOS 9.0.2 My Question or Issue I'm not getting the Spotify icon on the notification bar while playing music. I've tried turning on notifications for the app through settings as well...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USS Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android 9; OxygenOS 9.0.2   My Question or Issue  I'm not getting the Spotify icon on the notification bar while p...
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No songs available offline.

In the past few months/year i downloaded bunch of music to my phone for offline listening, but i was mostly listening online recently.Yesterday i wanted to listen while flying home and found that none of the downloaded music is available. The Android...

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  • In the past few months/year i downloaded bunch of music to my phone for offline listening, but i was mostly listening online recently. Yesterday i wanted to listen while flying home and found that n...
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Nowhere near the 3333 Song limit yet can't even save an album??

PlanPremium Family PlanCountry UKDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid N My Question or Issue There's no way I've downloaded 3333 tracks to my phone but I keep getting the "Epic Collection..." thing. Really annoying. I've tried logging out, c...

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  • Plan Premium Family Plan Country  UK Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android N   My Question or Issue  There's no way I've downloaded 3333 tracks to my phone but I k...
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Android app bugs

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceGoogle Pixel XLOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue When clicking on an album in the Android application, I am notnbrought to the album page but I see a loading icon. The loading icon does not disappear. If I th...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Google Pixel XL Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue  When clicking on an album in the Android application, I am notnbrought ...
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Solved!! Wear OS Spotify App

PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsDeviceOneplus6, Ticwatch ProOperating SystemAndroid pie, no remaining updates on the ticwatch pro My Question or Issue This week there should be an update rolled out that will introduce the Spotify app for Wear OS, but I...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Netherlands Device Oneplus6, Ticwatch Pro Operating System Android pie, no remaining updates on the ticwatch  pro   My Question or Issue  This week...
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SD card corrompido após atualização

PlanPremiumCountry BrazilDevice(Asus zen phone 3)Operating System(Android Oreo) My Question or Issue Armazeno os dados do cache do spotify em um cartão sd e já perdi dois cartões de memória devido a atualizações do app, dados do cache são corrompidos...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Brazil Device (Asus zen phone 3) Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue  Armazeno os dados do cache do spotify em um cartão sd e já...
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[Android] In my playlists, the username are numbers

Plan: PremiumCountry: MexicoDevice: Huawei P Smart How can I get my name to appear instead of numbers in my playlist? Already try to close and open session several times. My account is logged with Facebook.

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Mexico Device: Huawei P Smart     How can I get my name to appear instead of numbers in my playlist? Already try to close and open session several time...
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Chromebox and can not start Spotify

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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Reporting explicit content doesn't work

Hi, I'm a premium user and I use Spotify on multiple devices. The one I'm having a problem with is my Huawei P8 Lite running Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). I just got a song in one of my daily mixes that contains explicit content, both in lyrics and albu...

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  • Hi,   I'm a premium user and I use Spotify on multiple devices. The one I'm having a problem with is my Huawei P8 Lite running Android 6.0 (Marshmallow).     I just got a song in ...
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Superuser Contribution Bug: Song does not update with wifi speaker

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI started playing music over Spotify Connect on my WiFi speaker (Bose SoundTouch 10). I decided I wanted to listen to a podcast, so scrolled through the Browse tab until ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 2 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I started playing music over Spotify Connect on my WiFi speaker (Bose SoundTouch 10). I decide...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play after adv

PlanFreeCountryTurkeyDeviceXiaomi Mi6Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0

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Superuser Contribution Spotify spotty on Amazon Fire tablet

Predmium - New Mexico USA Amazon Fire 7" tabletAndroidI have been using an Amazon Fire tablet to stream Spotify to my wireless speakers. But it seems like ever three or four days, the music plays one song and then stops. And it seems like the tablet ...

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  • Predmium - New Mexico USA Amazon Fire 7" tablet Android I have been using an Amazon Fire tablet to stream Spotify to my wireless speakers. But it seems like ever three or four days, the music plays...
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Superuser Contribution Privacy settings for playlist

My playlist, which is set as private, is automatically making itself public. How to stop it? It happens at least 5 times a day and I constantly have to change privacy settings for playlist.

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  • My playlist, which is set as private, is automatically making itself public. How to stop it? It happens at least 5 times a day and I constantly have to change privacy settings for playlist.
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