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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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Can't search inside playlist

So I'm using a galaxy s9+ and an OnePlus 3T and they both have this problem where when I want to search inside one of my playlists the song I searched for will show up but then the first song of the playlist gets played when I select the searched son...

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  • So I'm using a galaxy s9+ and an OnePlus 3T and they both have this problem where when I want to search inside one of my playlists the song I searched for will show up but then the first song of the ...
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Help with shuffle and song searching

Firstly my issue with shuffle. Everytime I open Spotify and go to start playing shuffle is always off by default. Whenever I turn it on it works as intended until I select a song from my playlist and then it turns shuffle off again. This is only an i...

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  • Firstly my issue with shuffle. Everytime I open Spotify and go to start playing shuffle is always off by default. Whenever I turn it on it works as intended until I select a song from my playlist and...
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Sptofiy not working on mobile data

Spotify recently stopped working when i use my mobile data, but works perfectly on wifi. i have checked and data usage on spotify is enabled, so i don't know what else the problem could be. i have looked at other threads here and have tried everythin...

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  • Spotify recently stopped working when i use my mobile data, but works perfectly on wifi. i have checked and data usage on spotify is enabled, so i don't know what else the problem could be. i have lo...
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Android Bluetooth MAJOR issue - open for almost a year.

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Android-App-Transmit-Track-Info-via-Bluetooth/idi-p/2175715 Any news with that?

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  • https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Android-App-Transmit-Track-Info-via-Bluetooth/idi-p/2175715   Any news with that?  
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Playing songs on artist but jumping to radio after one song

Hi. Suddenly getting this problem. I saw another forum thread from last year but didn't seem to have solution. I am going on am artist as i have always done, press on song, plays song, instead of going to number 2 or next song in top songs list, goes...

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  • Hi. Suddenly getting this problem. I saw another forum thread from last year but didn't seem to have solution. I am going on am artist as i have always done, press on song, plays song, instead of goi...
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Local files

HiI've a problem since the beginning of the week. I can't navigate into my "Local Files" musics. Actually, i must read each "Local Files" music at the beginning. This problem is only here for my android phone. Someone has the same problem and have th...

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  • Hi I've a problem since the beginning of the week. I can't navigate into my "Local Files" musics. Actually, i must read each "Local Files" music at the beginning. This problem is only here for my an...
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Can't skip through the song - resets to the beginning

I can't skip through the song - like, from 0:00 to 1:25 for example, when I want to do that the song returns to the beginning. The strange this is that I can do this in songs from Spotify base (from official artists I mean) but I can't in the songs d...

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  • I can't skip through the song - like, from 0:00 to 1:25 for example, when I want to do that the song returns to the beginning. The strange this is that I can do this in songs from Spotify base (from ...
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can't forward or rewind on a song?

I believe the word is track? Where you can press on the timeline of the song and skip to that point. I had a local file that I turned into a playlist and downloaded offline on my phone. The songs play fine but I can't click on the timeline or else it...

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  • I believe the word is track? Where you can press on the timeline of the song and skip to that point.   I had a local file that I turned into a playlist and downloaded offline on my phone. The ...
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complaint for teaching the Spotify application for Android

Hello, a couple of days ago I received a complaint on the Youtube platform apparently for violating your copyright. The email they reported me to was spotifybrandprotection @ gmail.com.I would like to know if this email belongs to Spotify. Thank you ...

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  • Hello, a couple of days ago I received a complaint on the Youtube platform apparently for violating your copyright. The email they reported me to was spotifybrandprotection @ gmail.com. I would like...
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EQ randomly changing

I'm on an S6 active, and my equalizer on spotify is constantly randomly changing - everything from the detailed settings, premade settings, and the two knob things. How can I stop this from happening?

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  • I'm on an S6 active, and my equalizer on spotify is constantly randomly changing - everything from the detailed settings, premade settings, and the two knob things. How can I stop this from happening?
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Downloaded songs

I've downloaded Global top 50, today's top hits, mint, peaceful piano to my device. But when I go online and search for different songs all those playlists will soon be gone on the "recently played" section and there is no way for me to play those pl...

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  • I've downloaded Global top 50, today's top hits, mint, peaceful piano to my device. But when I go online and search for different songs all those playlists will soon be gone on the "recently played" ...
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Update has disabled skipping forward in local file tracks

After a recent update (last week or so), whenever I play a "local file" track (i.e. one I've uploaded to Spotify myself) on my Android device,the Spotify app won't let me forward through to any point further on in the track. When I try to skip forwar...

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  • After a recent update (last week or so), whenever I play a "local file" track (i.e. one I've uploaded to Spotify myself) on my Android device,the Spotify app won't let me forward through to any point...
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How to disable/remove Android Wear OS Spotify app

A while ago I purchased a Wear OS 2.0 device, and now this device is hijacked by Spotify. Every time I look at the device, the only thing I see is the Spotify app. Of course I can swipe to display the clock but why do I have to do this every time? Of...

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  • A while ago I purchased a Wear OS 2.0 device, and now this device is hijacked by Spotify. Every time I look at the device, the only thing I see is the Spotify app. Of course I can swipe to display th...
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Spotify edge Galaxy S8+

Hello! i downloaded Edge Spotify i added my Playlist on it but i still can't see my playlist, what i only see is the name of my Playlist and at the left side: "click item to open playlist in spotify long click item to show playlist details" i dont se...

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  • Hello!   i downloaded Edge Spotify i added my Playlist on it but i still can't see my playlist, what i only see is the name of my Playlist and at the left side: "click item to open playlist in...
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Can't login on Gear Sport Watch, an endless journey

As an avid runner, software engineer, and GPS watch developer/tester (Timex, Garmin) I'm baffled at the lack of priority and help related to Spotify on the Gear Sport. I'm unable to log into Spotify on the watch. I've read the pages of forum discussi...

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  • As an avid runner, software engineer, and GPS watch developer/tester (Timex, Garmin) I'm baffled at the lack of priority and help related to Spotify on the Gear Sport.  I'm unable to log into Sp...
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My best playlist

So, A couple moths ago one of my playlists got deleted for no reason nit by me. I got an answer for how to get it back and it worked. Today the same playlist was deleted again not by me and i can't recover it from the spotify support. I don't see the...

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  • So, A couple moths ago one of my playlists got deleted for no reason nit by me. I got an answer for how to get it back and it worked. Today the same playlist was deleted again not by me and i can't r...
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Spotify on mobile can't update, but still prompting to

Hello, I've been looking all around for a similar topic, but didn't find anything and decided to start my own. Lately Spotify is constantly warning me that it cannot install an update because my version of Android is too low. When I had a Nexus 5 wit...

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  • Hello, I've been looking all around for a similar topic, but didn't find anything and decided to start my own.   Lately Spotify is constantly warning me that it cannot install an update becaus...
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Android app not displaying track info when connected by Bluetooth

Hi I drive a 2015 Honda civic and when I connect to Spotify the display in the car states Samsung S8. No track info is displayed. Anyway around this? The track can still be changed.

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  • Hi  I drive a 2015 Honda civic and when I connect to Spotify the display in the car states Samsung S8. No track info is displayed. Anyway around this? The track can still be changed. 
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Superuser Contribution Won't play radio or home feed

So. For over the last month I can use my Spotify. I can search songs and listen to them but I don't have a home page and radio does not work at all. It just tells me oops something went wrong and that radio is unavailable. Please help. I have reinsta...

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  • So. For over the last month I can use my Spotify. I can search songs and listen to them but I don't have a home page and radio does not work at all. It just tells me oops something went wrong and tha...
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Song skipping to the first song of the playlist

I have seen this topic discussed in the desktop section of this forum one year ago. Well I am having it on my Android phone since this morning. No matter what song I play in a playlist, it skips to the first song of the playlist. Driving me crazy. An...

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  • I have seen this topic discussed in the desktop section of this forum one year ago. Well I am having it on my Android phone since this morning. No matter what song I play in a  playlist, it skip...
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