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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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Superuser Contribution Using Spotify Connect unable to swipe away the notification

Hi.Been having this for some time now (maybe forever? Haven't used Connect much) with different Spotify versions (currently using the latest beta. For some odd reason the forum doesn't let me post version number of the app so I tagged it. The issue i...

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  • Hi. Been having this for some time now (maybe forever? Haven't used Connect much) with different Spotify versions (currently using the latest beta. For some odd reason the forum doesn't let m...
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Spotify won't let me use the search function

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 5Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Lately the app has been giving me trouble - when connected, the search function tells me I'm offline and simply doesn't work. Everything else is perfectly...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Italy Device Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Operating System Android      My Question or Issue  Lately the app has been giving me trouble - when conne...
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How to delete generated playlists

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I hope you will understand my problem. When im opening the Spotify App the App tells me "Your fav. podcasts" and it shows me all the weird podcasts i lately ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany  Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  I hope you will understand my problem. When im opening the Spot...
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App offline every time I start it

PlanPremium (Family)CountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueSpotify is unable to connect to the internet every time I start the App (being in sleep mode as background task). I am definitely online and of...

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  • Plan Premium (Family) Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue Spotify is unable to connect to the internet every time I start the...
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Issues displaying music

Issue #1- Music currently playing isn't appearing in my notification bar.Issue #2- When in the app, the song information banner freezes and doesn't keep up with the changing music. PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemAndro...

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  • Issue #1- Music currently playing isn't appearing in my notification bar. Issue #2- When in the app, the song information banner freezes and doesn't keep up with the changing music.  Plan Pre...
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Superuser Contribution Recent Android Update

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceLG Stylo 3 PlusMy Question or IssueSo I can't afford Spotify Premium and it sucks that the many people who also cannot afford it can no longer choose what they listen to. We can't even use repeat anymore.I think that the an...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device LG Stylo 3 Plus My Question or Issue So I can't afford Spotify Premium and it sucks that the many people who also cannot afford it can no longer choose what the...
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Buggy Spotify Connection

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 4 & iPad 2Operating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 & iOS 9.3.5Spotify version8.4.70.666 My Question or IssueLately, I've noticed that Spotify seems slow to respond to my requests. Pressing the three-dot button i...

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  • Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Samsung Galaxy Note 4 & iPad 2 Operating System Android 6.0.1 & iOS 9.3.5 Spotify version 8.4.70.666   My Question or Issue Lately, I've no...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't change music while in standby

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 4Operating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 My Question or Issue So, very often when i listen to music (both online and offline mode) whenever i set my phone on standby instead of showing the classic spotify screen ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Italy Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Operating System Android 6.0.1   My Question or Issue  So, very often when i listen to music (both online and o...
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Superuser Contribution App has become very buggy recently.

PlanPremiumCountry UkDeviceHuawei mate 10 proOperating SystemAndroid 8 My Question or Issue My app has become really user unfriendly of late, possibly since the last update. I've reinstalled and tried force quitting. I've also switched off any screen...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Uk Device Huawei mate 10 pro Operating System Android 8   My Question or Issue  My app has become really user unfriendly of late, possibly since the las...
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Offline SD card not showing up

Hey, so i am having a problem where i cannot move my files to my SD card, my phone recently got an empty battery and before that everything was fine and my music files were on my SD, then when i recharged it spotify started downloading the files onto...

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  • Hey, so i am having a problem where i cannot move my files to my SD card, my phone recently got an empty battery and before that everything was fine and my music files were on my SD, then when i rech...
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Podcast queue changing automatically

My Question or Issue On Android spotify. If I played an episode of the podcast, the normal queue would show, which are the next episodes. Then it will all suddenly change.https://i.imgur.com/KCdORB4.mp4

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  •   My Question or Issue  On Android spotify. If I played an episode of the podcast, the normal queue would show, which are the next episodes. Then it will all suddenly change. https://i.i...
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spotify doesn't work properly with chromecast

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Note 9 + Chromecast audioOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Spotify doesn't work properly with Chromecast from Android. You can't add songs to the queue. You can't adjust the volume after about five minut...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Note 9 + Chromecast audio Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  Spotify doesn't work properly with Chromecast from Android...
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Superuser Contribution Skip Song buttons/option no longer available in car 8.4.66.733

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePixel 2Operating SystemAndroid P My Question or IssueSince yesterday update (I can't tell if it's android P or spotify update) I'm unable to skip any songs from my car steering wheel/ HUD.I'm connected via bluetooth to my ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device Pixel 2 Operating System Android P   My Question or Issue Since yesterday  update (I can't tell if it's android P or spotify update) I'm unab...
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Albums play on shuffle/repeat by default

PlanPremiumCountry USDevicePixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 9 (Pie) My Question or Issue Whenever I open the app and play an album, it defaults to shuffle/repeat. VEERY frustrating as that isn't the preferred way to listen to an album (I know I'm not a...

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device Pixel 2 Operating System Android 9 (Pie)   My Question or Issue  Whenever I open the app and play an album, it defaults to shuffle/repeat. VEE...
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Cannot enter text within Spotify when selected from Messenger

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9+Operating SystemMy Question or IssueIf I am in messenger, and I select to send a song via Spotify, Spotify is displayed but I cannot enter text in the Spotify search box. I type but nothing is entered?

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy 9+ Operating System My Question or Issue If I am in messenger, and I select to send a song via Spotify, Spotify is displayed but I canno...
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Superuser Contribution option download for mobile

Well the option donwload playlist on my mobile phone sucks... everytime i check it on and its downloaded, plays fine, but some time later when i want to listen to it on the road and have no internet, all checked playlist are off again... this happend...

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  • Well the option donwload playlist on my mobile phone sucks... everytime i check it on and its downloaded, plays fine, but some time later when i want to listen to it on the road and have no internet,...
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Chromecast + Spotify = broken

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Note 9 + Chromecast audioOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Spotify doesn't work properly with Chromecast from Android. You can't add songs to the queue. You can't adjust the volume after about five minut...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Note 9 + Chromecast audio Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  Spotify doesn't work properly with Chromecast from Android...
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Superuser Contribution Danger! max volume while switching to other device!

I have a problem and I think I am not the only one. In my house I have Reciever which has a 5.1 Sound System. When I am in the car I start up the Spotify app on my smartphone and play some music through my phone aux outputs to my car reciever. When I...

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  •   I have a problem and I think I am not the only one.   In my house I have Reciever which has a 5.1 Sound System.  When I am in the car I start up the Spotify app on my smartphone ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not detecting internet (among other issues)

I mean I wanted to post about how this is an android wide issue and a company like Spotify shouldn't even remotely be able to release such a flawed update but this website literally told me every word of my message was against community guidelines so...

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  • I mean I wanted to post about how this is an android wide issue and a company like Spotify shouldn't even remotely be able to release such a flawed update but this website literally told me...
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Superuser Contribution Cant find equalizer on vivo v9

PlanPremiumCountry ThailandDeviceVivo v9Operating SystemAndriod My Question or Issue cant find equalizer

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  • Plan Premium Country  Thailand Device Vivo v9 Operating System Andriod   My Question or Issue  cant find equalizer
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