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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 Spotify is switch song in the middle to random song

Spotify is switch song in the middle to random song. When i play an album on my Android Device Spotify stop the song in the middle and plays a random song. Also this song didn't end and Its happen agine. I logged out in all of my Spotifys Devices, it...

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  •    Spotify is switch song in the middle to random song. When i play an album on my Android Device Spotify stop the song in the middle and plays a random song. Also this song didn't end and...
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Spotify premium and adroid

My Question or Issue I just switched my iPhone to Samsung S8. I have a premium account that I pay monthly. I got my new phone on Saturday and downloaded the Spotify app on it but it did not show my playlists. So I went to both my iPhone and Samsung t...

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  •     My Question or Issue  I just switched my iPhone to Samsung S8. I have a premium account that I pay monthly. I got my new phone on Saturday and downloaded the Spotify app on it b...
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Superuser Contribution Can't delete my saved data!

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceHTC U ULTRAOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI'm trying to delete the songs I have saved onto my device, as I want to redownload them at a higher quality.Everywhere I look on the internet it says I can scroll to t...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK  Device HTC U ULTRA Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I'm trying to delete the songs I have saved onto my device, as I want to redownload the...
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Superuser Contribution Music shuffle in Cellphone (Android) But in IPAD can play full song

PlanFreeCountry ThailandDeviceSamsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 GT I-9200Operating SystemAndroid 4.4.2 Kitkat Question or Issue I use spotify in android phone and select artist to add song but the artist which I select their album cannot play full song but in ...

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  • Plan Free Country  Thailand Device Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 GT I-9200 Operating System Android 4.4.2 Kitkat    Question or Issue  I use spotify in android phone and selec...
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Superuser Contribution Songs from Queue gone! Why?

JUst spent 30 minutes adding albums and songs to queue. Checked queue and it had all these next tracks listed. Then i played a song from my favorites, clicked on that top right icon to view queue and it’s missing all songs i added. Now it shows that ...

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  •   JUst spent 30 minutes adding albums and songs to queue. Checked queue and it had all these next tracks listed. Then i played a song from my favorites, clicked on that top right icon to view q...
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Superuser Contribution Falta cancion

Shazamee una cancion que se llama "el mundo se está deshaciendo" de la artista MILCK y me apareció una opción para abrir la canción en spotify sin embargo no se encontró la canción, y la verdad me gustaron mucho esa canción en mi playlist.

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  • Shazamee una cancion que se llama "el mundo se está deshaciendo" de la artista MILCK y me apareció una opción para abrir la canción en spotify sin embargo no se encontró la canción, y la verdad me gu...
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Superuser Contribution Problema de carregamento eterno

Tenho um problema chato demais seja no aplicativo Android ou no desktop. O Spotify simplesmente não carrega, tenho um ótimo notebook um.celular mediano e não consigo usar o aplicativo direito. Tenho que ficar entrando e saindo do aplicativo. Alguém m...

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  • Tenho um problema chato demais seja no aplicativo Android ou no desktop. O Spotify simplesmente não carrega, tenho um ótimo notebook um.celular mediano e não consigo usar o aplicativo direito. Tenho ...
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Superuser Contribution Duplicated Bose ST30 Speaker on Device List

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone, Android)Operating System(iOS, Android) My Question or Issue Hi, My Bose Speaker Soundtouch appears duplicated or triplicated on DEVICE LIST on Spotify App. Only one work and the other repetition are fake. This happen...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone, Android) Operating System (iOS, Android)   My Question or Issue   Hi,   My Bose Speaker Soundtouch appears duplicated or tripli...
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Superuser Contribution Latest patch - Loads of problems

PlanPremiumDeviceGoogle Pixel (1)Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 - Latest security patch - Non rootedMy Question or IssueOkey, I have been having different problems with my app since the last update (the last 8-10 days or something). I have checked Goo...

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  • Plan Premium Device Google Pixel (1) Operating System Android 8.1.0 - Latest security patch - Non rooted My Question or Issue Okey, I have been having different problems with my app since the ...
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Spotify stops every 10 minutes

It's all in the title. Seems new to this version (8.4.64.555 arm v7) so I don't think the phone is to blame, it was working just fine like two weeks ago.Spotify app crashes exactly every 10min, I timed it. The "persistent notification" disappears and...

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  • It's all in the title. Seems new to this version (8.4.64.555 arm v7) so I don't think the phone is to blame, it was working just fine like two weeks ago. Spotify app crashes exactly every 10min, I t...
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Superuser Contribution No difference between low and extreme audio quality

PlanPremiumCountry Samsung Galaxy 8 My Question or Issue When listening to a song on my home cinema system (by bluetooth) and switching from low to extreme audio quality, i hear no difference at all. I teid the empty cache, clean reinstall, changing ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Samsung Galaxy 8   My Question or Issue  When listening to a song on my home cinema system (by bluetooth) and switching from low to extreme audio quality, i...
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay on Android

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy s9, Kindle Fire HD8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Despite turning Autoplay "OFF," Spotify on Android automatically starts song radio for any song selected from search. This is annoying, bu...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy s9, Kindle Fire HD8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue   Despite turning Autoplay "OFF," Spoti...
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Superuser Contribution Artists list on Android app not same as on Desktop

Hi, I have just joined Spotify and I am running a free account. On the Android app the artists list has the 3 artists I picked upon starting the app for the first time, since then I have added lots of albums using the heart icon. On the desktop versi...

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  • Hi,   I have just joined Spotify and I am running a free account. On the Android app the artists list has the 3 artists I picked upon starting the app for the first time, since then I have add...
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Solved!! Android download playlist

OK, I'm stumped. I have a premium subscription, but I just cannot get the majority of songs on my playlist to download to my Android device (v7 - Nougat) no matter what I do. I've given permissions, I've made sure I have way more than enough storage,...

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  • OK, I'm stumped.  I have a premium subscription, but I just cannot get the majority of songs on my playlist to download to my Android device (v7 - Nougat) no matter what I do.  I've given p...
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How to unblock songs blocked in Daily Mix

I accidentally blocked a couple of songs in Daily Mix. How do I unblock these songs?

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  • I accidentally blocked a couple of songs in Daily Mix. How do I unblock these songs?
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Play ALL downloaded songs (including albums)

PlanPremiumCountryEngland Device(Samsung Galaxy S7) My Question or IssueThis seems like such a ridiculous question to ask. I want to be able to shuffle every single song I have downloaded, including albums that I have downloaded.For example, I have s...

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  • Plan Premium Country England  Device (Samsung Galaxy S7)   My Question or Issue This seems like such a ridiculous question to ask. I want to be able to shuffle every single song I h...
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Error

PlanFreeCountryVietnamDeviceSamsung Galaxy J4Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI couldn't see the songs' covers, lyrics or any play/pause, skip buttons after i clicked at the now playing bar. My screen was a black. I waited but there was no...

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  • Plan Free Country Vietnam Device Samsung Galaxy J4 Operating System Android  My Question or Issue I couldn't see the songs' covers, lyrics or any play/pause, skip buttons after i clicke...
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Superuser Contribution Play Next option.

PlanPremiumCountryUS Device: IPhone 6 My Question or Issue I’ve come to understand the Play Next button was replaced by the Add to queue. I wish there was a way we could have both. Some times at work I have 99+ tracks lined up in my queue and to put ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US   Device: IPhone 6    My Question or Issue  I’ve come to understand the Play Next button was replaced by the Add to queue. I wish there was...
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Superuser Contribution stopping when casting, hangs telephone

PlanPremiumCountry Netherlands DeviceOneplus 3. Google chromecast 2 HD. Operating System Android 8.0 / oxygen os official stock version without rooting etc. My Question or Issue Stopping Spotify when casting makes chromecast go on playing on the chro...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Netherlands  Device Oneplus 3.  Google chromecast 2 HD.  Operating System   Android 8.0 / oxygen os official stock version without rooting etc....
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Solved!! New UI

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceHTC U11Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueSo for a very short moment, I saw a new UI on my Spotify and I liked it a lot,but it dissappeared, so I'd like to knoe how to get it forever.Thanks in advance

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device HTC U11 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue So for a very short moment, I saw a new UI on my Spotify and I liked it a lo...
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