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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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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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Solved!! [All Mobile] Full-Screen Album Artwork

PlanPremiumDevice(All Mobile Devices)Operating System(All Mobile Operating Systems) My Question or Issue I have seen the full-screen album art feature used for the free plan, as well as in mainstream playlists such as "Rap Caviar", "Hot Country", and...

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  • Plan Premium Device (All Mobile Devices) Operating System (All Mobile Operating Systems)   My Question or Issue  I have seen the full-screen album art feature used for the...
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Volume problem

When the volume start or I tap the music it get loudly but later become a poor sound and i cant hear it like when i download the app help pls, i pay premium and this isn't what i want

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  • When the volume start or I tap the music it get loudly but later become a poor sound and i cant hear it like when i download the app help pls, i pay premium and this isn't what i want 😞  
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Não consigo abrir minha conta no spotify no celular!

Eu tinha a conta premium mas não tive como seguir e então passei pra conta free desde então não consigo logar no aplicativo do spotify. Alguém pode me ajudar por favor ?

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  • Eu tinha a conta premium mas não tive como seguir e então passei pra conta free desde então não consigo logar no aplicativo do spotify. Alguém pode me ajudar por favor ? 
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Beta Testing

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Motorola E4 Plus)Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Have no idea why Spotify insists on removing features for the sake of "beta testing". I'm guessing you're getting people leaving in droves. The radio station...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (Motorola E4 Plus) Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  Have no idea why Spotify insists on removing features for the sake of "...
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Ideas: make it possible to access playlists from home and make it easier to access equalizer

OK so I use Spotify in my car, at my PC and with headphones on gaming consoles. In my car: I want to go straight to playlists and the equalizer without navigating a bunch of artists/radio channels/concert shows/stuff I don't care about. 1. My headpho...

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  • OK so I use Spotify in my car, at my PC and with headphones on gaming consoles.   In my car:   I want to go straight to playlists and the equalizer without navigating a bunch of artists...
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Return the old ui?

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDevice(LG Stylo 3)Operating System(Android nougat) My Question or Issue I had recently gotten a phone and installed Spotify on it and found that there is a new ui for new users on a free plan, I have Spotify on many devic...

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  • Plan Free Country  United States Device (LG Stylo 3) Operating System (Android nougat)   My Question or Issue  I had recently gotten a phone and installed Spotify on it ...
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Playlist filtering plays random song

For the last ~2 months I have been experiencing the android app playing any random song from the original playlist. After having filtered a playlist with the search bar within the playlist, I hit the song i want to play, and sometimes that song plays...

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  • For the last ~2 months I have been experiencing the android app playing any random song from the original playlist. After having filtered a playlist with the search bar within the playlist, I hit the...
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bug in spotify when take photo in whatsapp

PlanPremiumCountryIsrael DeviceNexus 5XOperating SystemAndroid 7.1.2 My Question or Issue when starting the camera in whatsapp while playing song. the app is closing

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel  Device Nexus 5X Operating System Android 7.1.2  My Question or Issue  when starting the camera in whatsapp while playing song. the app is closing
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Downloads gone after smartphone update

Recently my phone (OnePlus 5T) has made some updates.After each update all my "Downloaded" files seem to be gone. I need to download every time all songs to be able to listen offline.That this happens once, I can understand, but after every phone upd...

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  • Recently my phone (OnePlus 5T) has made some updates. After each update all my "Downloaded" files seem to be gone.  I need to download every time all songs to be able to listen offline. That t...
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"remove" option dangerously ambiguous

Operating SystemAndroid My Issue1. Play from a playlist2. Be in the "now playing" view3. Tap the 3 dots next to the song4. Observe the "remove" option (see screenshot)This option is super ambiguous - even misleading. Remove from what? A user looking ...

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  • Operating System Android   My Issue 1. Play from a playlist 2. Be in the "now playing" view 3. Tap the 3 dots next to the song 4. Observe the "remove" option (see screenshot) This option...
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Solved!! Spotify says please go online to connect to spotify when i sign in

My Spotify will not let me sign in I have internet and when I sign in with Facebook it asks me to go online I don't want to reinstall the app as I would loose all my downloaded songsCan someone please helpKind regards Luke

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  • My Spotify will not let me sign in I have internet and when I sign in with Facebook it asks me to go online I don't want to reinstall the app as I would loose all my downloaded songs Can someone p...
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Automatically downloading saved songs

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceOnePlus 3T Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Whenever I save a song or album to my library, Spotify automatically downloads them to my device. This has resulted in me reaching the maximum number of songs allowed ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US   Device OnePlus 3T  Operating System Android    My Question or Issue   Whenever I save a song or album to my library, Spotify ...
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Solved!! Paguei boleto,mas não liberaram o premium

Foi efetuado e confirmado, o pagamento do boleto spotify , mas não liberam o premium ,por favor gente ,estou me decepcionando com vcs , o melhor app de música do mundo , melhoras ai gente, to muito afim de experimentar o premium..

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  • Foi efetuado e confirmado, o pagamento do boleto spotify , mas não liberam o premium ,por favor gente ,estou me decepcionando com vcs , o melhor app de música do mundo , melhoras ai gente, to muito a...
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Other musics start play in my album on mobile

PlanFreeCountry BrazilDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Android My Question or IssueHello, I´m lintening Album Atrio do Senhor but every time I´m listening, start other musics I don´t want to listen. I wou...

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  • Plan Free Country  Brazil Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)  Android  My Question or Issue Hello, I´m lintening Album Atr...
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Why Are Lyrics Showing in English and Spanish???

Plan - PremiumCountry - U.S. Device - Operating System - Android 7.0 My Question or IssueCan anyone tell me why my lyrics are showing in English AND in Spanish? I am in the U.S and for the past year my lyrics have only shown in English, which is my p...

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  • Plan - Premium Country - U.S.   Device - Operating System - Android 7.0   My Question or Issue Can anyone tell me why my lyrics are showing in English AND in Spanish?  I am in ...
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Android Factory reset

PlanFree/Premium CountryBrazil DeviceMoto g4 + Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue After I done a factory reset in my Android i try instal and access my Spotify Account, when i do this i discovered that all of my playlists, favorites son...

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  • Plan Free/Premium   Country Brazil   Device Moto g4 +   Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue   After I done a factory reset in my Android i try i...
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Sort by album always sorts songs alphabetically

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePixelOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue When sorting a playlist by albuym Spoyify used to sort the songs by their play order in the album - that was a great feature and it's still the case on the desktop.In ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA   Device Pixel Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  When sorting a playlist by albuym Spoyify used to sort the songs by the...
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Upload own songs as a musician

I am a little composer by myself and what to upload my own work for other users (and also for myself to combine it with other work) however it is not clear how I can upload my own music on the Spotify database...

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  • I am a little composer by myself and what to upload my own work for other users (and also for myself to combine it with other work) however  it is not clear how I can upload my own music on the ...
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Resume Audiobooks

I'd like to be able to pick up where I left off on my audiobooks. Is there a way to do that on the Android app? ThanksErik

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  • I'd like to be able to pick up where I left off on my audiobooks. Is there a way to do that on the Android app?   Thanks Erik
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Spotify loss of sound in training mode with Samsung Gear Sport

The spotify app works ok until I use the app in training mode with the samsung sport gear watch1. Spotify works in the beginning of the workout2. after some minutes, the watch notifies me about pace hr ect.3. When spotify takes control again there is...

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  • The spotify app works ok until I use the app in training mode with the samsung sport gear watch 1. Spotify works in the beginning of the workout 2. after some minutes, the watch notifies me about p...
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