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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 I downloaded music to my SD card but spotify keeps trying to redownload to internal storage

DeviceMoto G PowerOperating SystemAndroid 11My Question or IssueI left amazon because it kept messing up my downlaoded music on my SD card, now the same thing is happening with spotify. =( i have bought a new SD card, done multiple clean reinstalls, ...

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  • Device Moto G Power Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue I left amazon because it kept messing up my downlaoded music on my SD card, now the same thing is happening with spotify. =( ...
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Gear Fit 2 Pro - "Unable to start spotify. Connect to Bluetooth to start listening."

Hi there, I am unable to use my Gear Fit 2 Pro to remotely control music on my galaxy device. Previously I was able to use my gear fit to play/pause/change songs/playlists, etc. however this is no longer working. When I go to settings > playback, and...

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  • Hi there,    I am unable to use my Gear Fit 2 Pro to remotely control music on my galaxy device. P reviously I was able to use my gear fit to play/pause/change songs/playlists, etc. howev...
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Superuser Contribution Blank rectangles instead of icons?

Premium Plan / UK / Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite Zoom / Android 11 / Latest App After latest Android Security Update all icons turned to blank rectangles... All other apps on my phone seems ok. I tried logging out, wiping cache with deleting folder and clean in...

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  • Premium Plan / UK / Xiaomi Mi 10 Lite Zoom / Android 11 / Latest App   After latest Android Security Update all icons turned to blank rectangles... All other apps on my phone seems ok. I trie...
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Spotify refuses to acknowledge that I'm online

Hi, I'm new to using this forum board, so let me know if I'm missing information required to solve this problem. I'm trying to get spotify to play from my tablet at work, but it's not recognizing that the tablet is connected to the internet. At work,...

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  • Hi, I'm new to using this forum board, so let me know if I'm missing information required to solve this problem.  I'm trying to get spotify to play from my tablet at work, but it's not recognizi...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to select undownloaded songs whilst connected with google speaker

PlanPremium CountryThe Netherlands DeviceRealme GT Neo 2 Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueHey everyone, Whilst being connected with my Google home speaker, I am unable to select songs which are not downloaded via the spotify app on my p...

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  • Plan Premium   Country The Netherlands   Device Realme GT Neo 2   Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue Hey everyone,   Whilst being connected wit...
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Superuser Contribution tizen os music player swich between music is not work

hi im using a70 with android 11 and samsung watch 3 45mm tizen os 4.5 spotify tizen app is work but when i want to select a music in that playlist not work i contact with samsung company and they said the problem is spotify app in other app linke sam...

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  • hi im using a70 with android 11 and samsung watch 3 45mm  tizen os 4.5   spotify tizen app is work but when i want to select a music in that playlist not work  i contact with sa...
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Superuser Contribution Porque no se reproduce ninguna cancion de spotify y playlists

Cuando quiero abrir una playlist me pone que esta vacia y que vuelva al inicio. cuando busco para reproducir una cancion como Plan A no se reproduce, no pasa nada. tambien cuando apreto para ver mi plan no me deja verlo me salta error. Ayuda soy de A...

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  • Cuando quiero abrir una playlist me pone que esta vacia y que vuelva al inicio. cuando busco para reproducir una cancion como Plan A no se reproduce, no pasa nada. tambien cuando apreto para ver mi p...
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Spotify does't recognize desktop device

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceOppo Find X3 LiteOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue454 / 5.000 Risultati della traduzioneHello everyone. my phone when Spotify is opened, while this is also running on the PC, it does not recognize and connec...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Italy Device Oppo Find X3 Lite Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue 454   /   5.000   Risultati della traduzio...
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Superuser Contribution Ever going to fix Android Equalizer issue?

I saw there was a post from 2013 and this is still not fixed. Whenever you start a song on Android for Spotify there is a brief volume spike at beginning of every song. This seems to occur on android no matter what device you use (tested on 5 differe...

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  • I saw there was a post from 2013 and this is still not fixed. Whenever you start a song on Android for Spotify there is a brief volume spike at beginning of every song. This seems to occur on android...
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Superuser Contribution Sound too low on Android that increases when I pause

Hello,I'm writing because I've had a problem with Spotify on my Android phone (OnePlus 6) for several weeks now. The sound is abnormally low when I want to listen to music, I've seen that there are many topics with this problem. But on top of that I ...

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  • Hello, I'm writing because I've had a problem with Spotify on my Android phone (OnePlus 6) for several weeks now. The sound is abnormally low when I want to listen to music, I've seen that there are...
  • Jeremy
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Solved!! [Android] Does Spotify track listened songs offline?

PlanPremium CountryUnited Kingdom DeviceSamsung A20 Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHi guys, I was wondering if Spotify keeps tracks of listened to songs and artists when offline? My gym doesn't have coverage so I'm forced to listen offli...

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  • Plan Premium   Country United Kingdom   Device Samsung A20   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hi guys,   I was wondering if Spotify keeps tracks...
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[Android] Glitch with Canvas

So my canvas has been glitching like this all of the sudden for a while now.Apparently it could be an issue with my phone itself but it used to work fine before so I don't know what happened.

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  • So my canvas has been glitching like this all of the sudden for a while now. Apparently it could be an issue with my phone itself but it used to work fine before so I don't know what happened.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Not resuming after listening to something else

PlanfreeCountryaustraliaDevices10Operating Systemandroid 12 My Question or Issueon my old phone (s7), if spotify was playing music and i watched/listened to something else (youtube, reel, audio clip, etc), spotify would pause and then resume playing ...

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  • Plan free Country australia Device s10 Operating System android 12   My Question or Issue on my old phone (s7), if spotify was playing music and i watched/listened to something else (y...
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Superuser Contribution Adds playing after every song

PlanFree/PremiumCoamsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAs i said above there's an add playing after every single song

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  • Plan Free/Premium Co amsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Android    My Question or Issue As i said above there's an add playing after every single song 
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Superuser Contribution How to remove downloads from a broken phone

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 6 and Galaxy s10Operating SystemiOS 15 and latest android version My Question or IssueHi I am a daily spotify user, I have recently broken 2 phones ( dead screen and operating system dead) that both have a lot ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 6 and Galaxy s10 Operating System iOS 15 and latest android version    My Question or Issue Hi I am a daily spotify user, I ha...
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Superuser Contribution Songs keep pausing automatically every 10/30 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceSamsung A51, AlexaOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy songs keep pausing every 10/30 seconds without any reason, this keeps happening while I drive and my phone is connected to my Bluetooth speaker, when I p...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device Samsung A51, Alexa Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My songs keep pausing every 10/30 seconds without any reason, this keeps happeni...
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Inaccessible Queue

Hey all! I've been unable to access my queue for the past two days; every time I go to "Now Playing" it will show the icon for the queue (bottom right corner for Android, looks like a few horizontal lines in a row) but compared to all the other icons...

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  • Hey all! I've been unable to access my queue for the past two days; every time I go to "Now Playing" it will show the icon for the queue (bottom right corner for Android, looks like a few horizontal ...
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Superuser Contribution Playback of music speed slowed down

I have a problem with the play backusiof streaming music in spotify.A couple 9f weeks ago I noticed that the speed of the music noticeably slowed down as though it Is a record playing and the speed has slowed down. I have uninstalled and reinstalled ...

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  • I have a problem with the play backusiof streaming music in spotify.A couple 9f weeks ago I noticed that the speed of the music noticeably slowed down as though it  Is a record playing and the ...
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