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Solved!! 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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  • Newbie
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • Sumit_Ghosh
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Superuser Contribution Daily mix 1 changed entirely when I pressed it.

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDeviceAndroid Samsung Galaxy J3 MissionMy Question or Issue Today I opened my spotify app on my phone and saw I had a new daily mix 1. This was great because it was all comedians and I listen to a ton of comedians. Howeve...

  • Newbie
  •   Plan Free Country  United States Device Android Samsung Galaxy J3 Mission My Question or Issue  Today I opened my spotify app on my phone and saw I had a new daily mix 1. Thi...
  • Alfredo
  • Roadie
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Superuser Contribution Offline songs

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceOnePlus 5Operating SystemAndroid (Latest as of 02.08.2018)My Question or Issue Hi all, I recently noticed that Spotify doesn't download songs to my device (I have 20 GB of free Space). Whenever I try to download a song ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device OnePlus 5 Operating System Android (Latest as of 02.08.2018) My Question or Issue  Hi all,   I recently  noticed that Spotify doesn'...
  • Alfredo
  • Roadie
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How to keep the Spotify Home Page on my IPOD from changing

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceIPODOperating SystemAPPLE IPOD When I turn on my IPOD to listen to my spotify, I notice on the HOME PAGE that there are several automatic shown lines of Groups/Albums I might like. Recently there was a horizontal line of "...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device IPOD Operating System APPLE IPOD   When I turn on my IPOD to listen to my spotify, I notice on the HOME PAGE that there are several automatic shown...
  • Ryanx0r
  • Composer
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Marie Gomez unavailable

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceMoto G 5Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSoon as I heard about Marie Gomez' songs (Selena Gomez alter-ego), I went to search them on Spotify.They appear on search, but the song titles are grayish and the "Mari...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Moto G 5 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Soon as I heard about Marie Gomez' songs (Selena Gomez alter-ego), I went to search them on ...
  • Ryanx0r
  • Composer
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    Unavailable songs
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After update Spotify has to download all the playlists again

PlanPremiumCountry: Panama DeviceCarMultiMedia System rk30 ChipsetOperating SystemAndroid Jelly Bean 4.2.2 My Question or IssueEvery time Spotify updates with a new version in all my playlists the "Download" button is set back to off. I have to reanb...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country: Panama   Device CarMultiMedia System rk30 Chipset Operating System Android Jelly Bean 4.2.2   My Question or Issue Every time Spotify updates with ...
  • subnero2001
  • Casual Listener
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Relocate downloaded songs

Hello dear community,I have a Samsung S5 Neo, Premium account. I downloaded lots of songs, all of them on my phone memory.Now i said that spotify should save them on the sd card. But spotify didn't relocate the songs I have already downloaded. Has an...

  • Newbie
  • Hello dear community, I have a Samsung S5 Neo, Premium account.   I downloaded lots of songs, all of them on my phone memory. Now i said that spotify should save them on the sd card. Bu...
  • Billy-J
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Sharing on Android

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePixel 1Operating SystemN/A My Question or Issue When I click on the 'three dot' button, then click 'Share' the app just closes. I tried force stopping the app, clearing the cache, everything short of uninstalling and re-in...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device Pixel 1 Operating System N/A   My Question or Issue  When I click on the 'three dot' button, then click 'Share' the app just closes. I t...
  • wolfblitzer
  • Casual Listener
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Daily mix not updating/adding genres for weeks

So I listen to various music genres, sometimes focusing on one more than another, but my Daily Mixes only seem to reflect like 2 of them, with few mixes being pretty much the same genre, just taking up 2/3 playlists at a time. They also have the same...

  • Casual Listener
  •   So I listen to various music genres, sometimes focusing on one more than another, but my Daily Mixes only seem to reflect like 2 of them, with few mixes being pretty much the same genre, just...
  • Azaellia
  • Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution App instability when connecting to Internet

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceSamsung Galaxy s7 EdgeOperating SystemAndroid 8.0 (Oreo) My Question or Issue Everytime I download a song on my phone the app sudenly becomes unstable. Playlists wont start to load (the green buffer just keeps showi...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Samsung Galaxy s7 Edge Operating System Android 8.0 (Oreo)   My Question or Issue  Everytime I download a song on my phone the app sudenly ...
  • SergioDavid
  • Roadie
  • 335 Views
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Username in artist and album names line

PlanPremiumCountryLithuania DeviceHuawei Mate 10 ProOperating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or Issue Yesterday every song of all playlists started showing my username in artist and album names line. How to remove that? Thanks in advance!

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country Lithuania  Device Huawei Mate 10 Pro Operating System Android 8.0   My Question or Issue  Yesterday every song of all playlists started showing my userna...
  • ParaDoX94
  • Music Fan
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How to create a playlist shortcut after July 18 2018 update

PlanFreeCountryMéxicoDeviceSamsung Galaxy j7Operating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 Marshmallow IssueI always listen to my playlists while taking a shower, having breakfast or simply drawing. And I constantly create new playlists that keep up with my music tas...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country México Device Samsung Galaxy j7 Operating System Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow   Issue I always listen to my playlists while taking a shower, having breakfast or sim...
  • DaScrawl
  • Casual Listener
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  • 2 replies
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Followers I have not followed

I noticed when I logged in that I had about 10-15 new follows. Thing is that I have not selected these, even though they seem similiar to artists I have listened to. I have logged out from all devices just in case after this and changed my password. ...

  • Visitor
  • I noticed when I logged in that I had about 10-15 new follows. Thing is that I have not selected these, even though they seem similiar to artists I have listened to. I have logged out from all device...
  • user-removed
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Superuser Contribution App se detiene en huawei mate 7

PlanPremiumCountry Costa Rica DeviceHuawei Mate 7Operating SystemAndroid 4.4.2 My Question or Issue La aplicación se detiene por completo y se cierra cuando se reproduce música en huawei mate 7.

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country Costa Rica   Device Huawei Mate 7 Operating System Android 4.4.2   My Question or Issue  La aplicación se detiene por completo y se cierra cuando se repr...
  • JulianA_Bogota
  • Roadie
  • 353 Views
  • 1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Streaming over Bluetooth to head unit

Is it possible to stream local files from my mobile to my android head unit via the Spotify app on the head unit. I can stream it to the head unit's Bluetooth app and change tracks without touching the phone in my pocket but I would like to do it in ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Is it possible to stream local files from my mobile to my android head unit via the Spotify app on the head unit.    I can stream it to the head unit's Bluetooth app and change tracks wit...
  • Jazzdude5555
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! Mistery downloads

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceOnePlus 5t Help please. I've noticed recently that every time my phone connects to wifi it tells me that spotify is downloading files. Between 1 and 5 usually. I assume that are songs, but I have t added any songs in a ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device OnePlus 5t   Help please.  I've noticed recently that every time my phone connects to wifi it tells me that spotify is downloading files. Bet...
  • Billy-J
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How can this app be used?

Hello,I use the android app on Samsung Galaxy S3 with a free account. To be quite honest: I am shocked by the low degree of usability of this app. I have never seen something bad as this app. Please do reconsider the design of this application as it ...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, I use the android app on Samsung Galaxy S3 with a free account. To be quite honest: I am shocked by the low degree of usability of this app. I have never seen something bad as this app. Pleas...
  • Ryanx0r
  • Composer
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Solved!! Login failed - Samsung gear fit 2 pro

Hi, since last week i have a samsung gear fit 2 pro. I have a spotify premium account but when i try to do the facebook login and i write email(i have also tried the username) and password it says “login failed”. I have read other similar message but...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, since last week i have a samsung gear fit 2 pro. I have a spotify premium account but when i try to do the facebook login and i write email(i have also tried the username) and password it says “l...
  • Ellys__
  • Casual Listener
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Spotify stops working when I import music

When I import my music to Spotify on my phone, the app stops working and I can't open it so I always have to reinstall. I can still listen to everything on my laptop though.Thanks in advance

  • Newbie
  •       When I import my music to Spotify on my phone, the app stops working and I can't open it so I always have to reinstall. I can still listen to everything on my laptop though. ...
  • Billy-J
  • Spotify Star
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Limited swiping.

Can only swipe left or right on a song 2-3 times before the screen locks and I can't swipe to the next song. Shuffling then unshuffling resets the issue, but still leaves me with only 2-3 swipes.

  • Casual Listener
  • Can only swipe left or right on a song 2-3 times before the screen locks and I can't swipe to the next song.  Shuffling then unshuffling resets the issue, but still leaves me with only 2-3 swipe...
  • Jose_M
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  • 564 Views
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Superuser Contribution some playlist titles are gray so impossible to listen

some playlist titles are gray so impossible to listenPlan PrimePays france Dispositif Samsung Galaxy note 8 Ma question ou mon problème

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  • some playlist titles are gray so impossible to listen Plan   Prime Pays france    Dispositif  Samsung Galaxy note 8      Ma question ou mon problème ...
  • SergioDavid
  • Roadie
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  • 1 replies
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