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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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Solved!! casting to chromecast from android broken on spotify update

Plan Free Country Australia Device: Nexus 6p and Samsung Galaxy s4My Question or IssueCasting to chromecast 2 from Android device (either nexus 6p on android 8 or Samsung s4 on 4.2) is broken in the latest update. I can cast fine to both my chromecas...

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  • Plan Free Country Australia Device: Nexus 6p and Samsung Galaxy s4 My Question or Issue Casting to chromecast 2 from Android device (either nexus 6p on android 8 or Samsung s4 on 4.2...
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Tapping "Storage" not working to download on SD card

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceNokia 6 32GBOperating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or IssueHi everyone,I can't seem to save my downloads on my SD card. I have plenty of room on it, but the Spotify app won't let me tap Storage to choose where I want ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Nokia 6 32GB Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue Hi everyone, I can't seem to save my downloads on my SD card. I have plenty of ro...
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Solved!! Can't download songs on app, Album art doesn't show

PlanPremium for StudentsCountry PhilippinesDevicesSamsung Galaxy J6, Acer Aspire E15Operating SystemAndroid Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or Issue[Long post ahead] I purchased Premium for Students 2 days ago, and I'm enjoying it so much. Now, the Spot...

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  • Plan Premium for Students Country  Philippines Devices Samsung Galaxy J6, Acer Aspire E15 Operating System Android Oreo, Windows 10   My Question or Issue [Long post ahead] ...
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Go online to view menu even tho im online

PlanPremiumCountry CyprusDeviceSamsung galaxy s9+Operating SystemLatest android one My Question or Issue Basically i tried to view a song from 2pac today and it wouldnt load. So i went to the artist and that wouldnt load either. So i went to the foru...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Cyprus Device Samsung galaxy s9+ Operating System Latest android one   My Question or Issue  Basically i tried to view a song from 2pac today and it wou...
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Spotify not filling 18:9 and 19:9 screens!

I recently got a Xiomi Mi A2 Lite. I used Spotity on an aandroid tablet and ipod touch for while, and never had this issue. Spotify doesn't fill the screen- on the new Google Pixels, or OnePlus phones. They all use a 19:9 or 18:9 screen ratio, and Sp...

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  • I recently got a Xiomi Mi A2 Lite. I used Spotity on an aandroid tablet and ipod touch for  while, and never had this issue. Spotify doesn't fill the screen- on the new Google Pixels, or OnePlus...
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Songs over 10 minutes suddenly unavailable?

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark DeviceSamsung Galaxy s9My Question or IssueFirst of all, I am unsure if this is the right place to put this, I'm sorry if not. Today as I listened to this musical album, I noticed that four of the songs didn't play. It was o...

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  • Plan Premium Country Denmark  Device Samsung Galaxy s9 My Question or Issue First of all, I am unsure if this is the right place to put this, I'm sorry if not.  Today as I listened ...
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Connect to FireTV from Galaxy S7 not working on latest firmwares

Hi all!I´ve tried a lot...My Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F, Android 7.0) won´t working with FireTV (Fire OS 5.2.6.6 latst).I´ve installed a lot of diffrent versions of Spotify:lastest "8.4.77.779"..."8.4.74.459"..."8.4.66.733"..."8.59.755"...any many more, but...

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  •   Hi all! I´ve tried a lot... My Galaxy S7 (SM-G930F, Android 7.0) won´t working with FireTV (Fire OS 5.2.6.6 latst). I´ve installed a lot of diffrent versions of Spotify: lastest "8.4.77.7...
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Solved!! Android App stürzt ständig ab.

Hallo, seit einer Woche stürzt meine Android Spotify App ständig ab. Neuinstallation hat nichts gebracht, Stromsparmodus aufheben und Cache / Daten löschen ebenso wenig.Auf einem weiteren Android sowie auf einem IOS Gerät läuft die App einwandfrei. W...

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  • Hallo, seit einer Woche stürzt meine Android Spotify App ständig ab. Neuinstallation hat nichts gebracht, Stromsparmodus aufheben und Cache / Daten löschen ebenso wenig. Auf einem weiteren Android s...
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Browse and Radio Tabs gone?!

So I opened my Spotify app on my iPhone yesterday morning to find it had updated and was missing the Radio and Browse tabs from the bottom of the app. It’s version 8.4.76 and I have premium, so I’m very confused why they’re not there anymore? Is this...

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  • So I opened my Spotify app on my iPhone yesterday morning to find it had updated and was missing the Radio and Browse tabs from the bottom of the app. It’s version 8.4.76 and I have premium, so I’m v...
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Profile pic not showing up in "My Library"

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDeviceSamsung Galaxy s8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Hi, i got an artist profile on spotify named ALi3I.I already changed my profile pic on the Spotify for Artist app, but when on "My Library" section, my pic is...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Italy Device Samsung Galaxy s8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  Hi, i got an artist profile on spotify named ALi3I. I already changed m...
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Solved!! Spotify crashing on my Samsung S7 after 10-15 seconds...help??

PlanPremiumCountryNew Zealand DeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating System Android My Question or IssueMy Spotify opens but only for 10-15seconds & then crashes and shuts down. How can this be fixed? I've tried uninstalling etc & it's not fixed the proble...

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  • Plan Premium Country New Zealand   Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System  Android    My Question or Issue My Spotify opens but only for 10-15seconds & then cras...
  • uncoharry
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Solved!! Randomly shutdown on Samsung S7

PlanSpotify Premium: 8.4.75.670 armV7CountryGermany DeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid G930FXXS3ERHD/G930FDBT3ERG2/G930FXXU3ERHC My Question or IssueSince a couple of days, Spotify stops music after a couple of seconds randomly and shutdo...

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  • Plan Spotify Premium: 8.4.75.670 armV7 Country Germany   Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Android G930FXXS3ERHD/G930FDBT3ERG2/G930FXXU3ERHC   My Question or Iss...
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Can't save playlists to SD-card

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.0.0 My Question or Issue So after this new update with the new layout and everything the option to download all my songs and playlists seems to have disappeared. Is it ju...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android Oreo 8.0.0   My Question or Issue  So after this new update with the new layout and everything...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist name followed by a weird code

All my playlist have a weird code next to theyre nameAlso sometimes the music gets interrupted many times for a few seconds whyle playing it on Bluetooth devices PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question o...

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  • All my playlist have a weird code next to theyre name Also sometimes the music gets interrupted many times for a few seconds whyle playing it on Bluetooth devices   Plan Premium Country It...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify saying I'm offline when fully online.

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid version 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I cannon search, view artists or view albums or go to radio because the app says I am not connected to the internet. My phone is 100% connected to ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android version 8.0.0   My Question or Issue  I cannon search, view artists or view albums or ...
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Superuser Contribution Showing offline but not offline

PlanPremiumDeviceOnePlus 5t My Question or IssueIt doesn't let me listen to music that are not downloaded and it says when I search for a song, that I can't listen to songs that aren't downloaded as I'm in offline mode. But in the settings it's not i...

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  • Plan Premium Device OnePlus 5t   My Question or Issue It doesn't let me listen to music that are not downloaded and it says when I search for a song, that I can't listen to songs that aren...
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Spotify crashes every time

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHuawai P8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSpotify crashes every time when i start. The App opened, hold 30 seconds and crash. What can i do?

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawai P8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Spotify crashes every time when i start. The App opened, hold 30 seconds and crash. What c...
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Spotify Andoird app is just too slow

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceBQ Aquaris X5 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 Every morning, on my way to work I open Spotify app. For the first 6/7 minutes all I have is frustration. For at least the last 6 months the app is just ridiculously slow.Do...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device BQ Aquaris X5 Plus Operating System Android 7.1.1   Every morning, on my way to work I open Spotify app. For the first 6/7 minutes all I have is frustr...
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Local files on phone

Can i use local files from my phone? Syncing with desktop doesn't work for **bleep** and i have same files downloaded on mobile device, so it would be nice to just add them to my playlist, is that even a thing?

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  •   Can i use local files from my phone? Syncing with desktop doesn't work for **bleep** and i have same files downloaded on mobile device, so it would be nice to just add them to my playlist, is...
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My Spotify keeps pausing. 🙁

PlanPremium Country USA DeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 9 Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueMy Spotify keeps pausing every 5 to 10 seconds and I don't know how to stop it. HELP!!

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  • Plan Premium   Country  USA   Device Samsung Galaxy Note 9   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue My Spotify keeps pausing every 5 to 10 seconds and I...
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