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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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shahn321
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Displaying a song, refusing to play it.

So, i have just discovered that my spotify will display an explicit song, and refuses to play it. However, it allows me to play any other explicit song? I looked through my settings, and the "allow explicit content" button is on. I still cannot play ...

Graciebullis
Newbie
So, i have just discovered that my spotify will display an explicit song, and refuses to play it. However, it allows me to play any other explicit song? I looked through my settings, and the "allow e...
2018-05-08 5:30:06 AM
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First song of an album repeats when playing with Connect

Whenever I add an album to my phone through Connect via my computer the first track will always get queued up twice, and most times I won't notice until it starts playing again after it's done the first time around. This isn't a dealbreaker but a mil...

Skellingtor
Community Legend
Whenever I add an album to my phone through Connect via my computer the first track will always get queued up twice, and most times I won't notice until it starts playing again after it's done the fi...
2018-05-08 4:48:43 AM
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Spotify through bluetooth in car not loading entire playlist

I was wondering if anyone else has this issue. After getting a new phone (Pixel 2xl), whenever I play music through spotify in my car, instead of loading the whole playlist, it loads just one song. What I mean is, it'll play the song, and show all th...

alittlepeace
Regular
I was wondering if anyone else has this issue. After getting a new phone (Pixel 2xl), whenever I play music through spotify in my car, instead of loading the whole playlist, it loads just one song. W...
2018-05-07 12:58:35 AM
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Can't fallow artists

I can't fallow artists.if I get back and go again to the artist, they aren't fallowed. I've done a restart, but there is still the same problem

VeKaPik
Newbie
I can't fallow artists.if I get back and go again to the artist, they aren't fallowed. I've done a restart, but there is still the same problem
2018-05-07 9:57:42 PM
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Downloads suddenly disappearing

My downloads are simply disappearing. I've checked the list of causes that can create the problem, but my device,and SD card are working fine and the app is updated. Every time I try to transfer my songs to the SD card, the downloads immediately are ...

Herikkkk
Newbie
My downloads are simply disappearing. I've checked the list of causes that can create the problem, but my device, and SD card are working fine and the app is updated. Every time I try to transfer my...
2018-05-07 9:01:00 PM
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Is my Discover Weekly playlist ruined forever?

I honestly have no clue why this happened and I would like to know if there's anything I can do to "restore" it somehow. One more thing, I accidentally "banned" one of my favorite artist from one Daily Mix playlist. Once again, anything to be done to...

AndryX7
Casual Listener
I honestly have no clue why this happened and I would like to know if there's anything I can do to "restore" it somehow. One more thing, I accidentally "banned" one of my favorite artist fro...
2018-05-07 9:00:20 PM
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App always stops working mid song

For the past few months, my app completely breaks down out of nowhere. It usually (but not always) happens during the first song. I am unable to change or pause the song, and nothing shows up on the interface, just the loading wheel for every screen....

istemps
Newbie
For the past few months, my app completely breaks down out of nowhere. It usually (but not always) happens during the first song. I am unable to change or pause the song, and nothing shows up on the ...
2018-05-07 8:14:42 PM
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Disabling spotify when using vr

Need help disabling spotify when playing games or watching movies on vr. Spotify keeps auto playing once it connects to my vr device. Using galaxy s8

Tyjoky
Newbie
Need help disabling spotify when playing games or watching movies on vr. Spotify keeps auto playing once it connects to my vr device. Using galaxy s8
2018-05-07 7:24:14 PM
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Autoplay not working

Autoplay is not working since I have a p10 lite. It is on in the settings. I already tried to uncheck autoplay and recheck ist also I tried a restart.

JohnLawrence
Newbie
Autoplay is not working since I have a p10 lite. It is on in the settings. I already tried to uncheck autoplay and recheck ist also I tried a restart.
2018-05-07 6:45:36 PM
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Grayed Out Song/ Losing Playlists/ Syncing

Okay, so I have three issues that have been happening rather frequently and it's getting annoying.1. There is a song in my main playlist that is grayed out and I can't remove it from the playlist. I do know that it's a local music file that I have on...

EBVoice
Casual Listener
Okay, so I have three issues that have been happening rather frequently and it's getting annoying. 1. There is a song in my main playlist that is grayed out and I can't remove it from the playl...
2018-05-07 5:34:44 PM
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Android auto starting

I don't really understand why the android service always listens even when I have exited spotify. If I play music on desktop the app feels entitled to actually start up on the phone automatically and take over media controls on the phone. It feels in...

ostmaster
Regular
I don't really understand why the android service always listens even when I have exited spotify. If I play music on desktop the app feels entitled to actually start up on the phone automat...
2018-05-07 4:55:55 PM
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Superuser Contribution Non-Spotify songs skip when skipping through song.

I added multiple local files to spotify on my phone and it worked fine but now I have an issue where if I try to skip to anywhere in a non-spotify track it will skip to the end of the track and play the next one.

therazerblade
Newbie
I added multiple local files to spotify on my phone and it worked fine but now I have an issue where if I try to skip to anywhere in a non-spotify track it will skip to the end of the track and play ...
2018-05-06 11:48:18 AM
2018-05-07 4:42:40 PM
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Some Playlists Not Shuffling Correctly on Android Only

A couple of days ago I updated my phone's Spotify app, and ever since the update Shuffle Play has not been working correctly. Here are the details of the problem:One of my playlists (All The Songs!, embedded below) is stuck only shuffling the first 9...

Lagaes_Rex
Regular
A couple of days ago I updated my phone's Spotify app, and ever since the update Shuffle Play has not been working correctly. Here are the details of the problem: One of my playlists (Al...
2018-03-08 8:21:33 PM
2018-05-07 4:34:41 PM
The_Gorm
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Audio Settings

I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S7.The volume control (adjusting it for your environment) is greyed out for me as of the last few days. I was able to use it for...idk, ever since it appeared, or close atleast. I have looked on google but no relatively easy r...

Neraven
Casual Listener
I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S7. The volume control (adjusting it for your environment) is greyed out for me as of the last few days. I was able to use it for...idk, ever since it appeared, or close atle...
2018-05-07 4:32:22 PM
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432hz Option pls

Hi i Need a Option vor Hear Musik from Spotify in 432hz or a App to tune all Output from phone in 432hz Hi brauche eine Option um Musik in Spotify in 432hz zu hören. Oder eine Option um den gesamten Output in 432hz umzustellen.

Patrikdiri
Newbie
Hi i Need a Option vor Hear Musik from Spotify in 432hz or a App to tune all Output from phone in 432hz Hi brauche eine Option um Musik in Spotify in 432hz zu hören. Oder eine Option um den ...
2018-05-07 4:31:28 PM
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Spotify deja de reconocer la SD luego de unos minutos

Spotify deja de reconocerme la SD luego de unos minutos luego de bajar algunas canciones, pensé que podía ser un problema de mi equipo pero voy a la configuración de Android y la tarjeta sigue ahí y puedo usarla con normalidad.Después de descargar al...

Tomnkwn
Newbie
Spotify deja de reconocerme la SD luego de unos minutos luego de bajar algunas canciones, pensé que podía ser un problema de mi equipo pero voy a la configuración de Android y la tarjeta sigue ahí y ...
2018-05-07 3:23:02 PM
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Spotify reverting back to the previous version

I have spotify free on a Galaxy s8, yesterday it finally updated to the new free version (with playlists where u can choose whatever without shuffling), but today I went on spotify and it had reverted back to the old version. Why did this happen?

evanzhang
Newbie
I have spotify free on a Galaxy s8, yesterday it finally updated to the new free version (with playlists where u can choose whatever without shuffling), but today I went on spotify and it had reverte...
2018-05-07 1:22:02 PM
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Podcasts restarts from beginning for no reason

I've started listening to a lot of podcasts in Spotify the last few months. Sometimes I have to pause the podcast for a few minutes because life, and when i want to resume, it starts over from the beginning. This is completely ruining podcasts in spo...

feitingen
Casual Listener
I've started listening to a lot of podcasts in Spotify the last few months. Sometimes I have to pause the podcast for a few minutes because life, and when i want to resume, it starts over fr...
2018-05-07 11:14:38 AM
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Podcasts

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Playlist shuffle not working

Hi,So I have this playlist containing only songs from my 2 favorite artists (let's call them artist1 and artist2). The playlist contains about 45 songs from artist1 and 60 songs from artist2, so pretty even. The shuffle function used to work great, b...

Nyrax
Newbie
Hi, So I have this playlist containing only songs from my 2 favorite artists (let's call them artist1 and artist2). The playlist contains about 45 songs from artist1 and 60 songs from artist2, so pr...
2018-05-07 11:05:13 AM
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shuffle

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Playlist: Shuffle turns off after selecting songs

I'm on the latest beta version (8.4.53.690 armv7). On previous versions, if shuffle is enabled and you select any song shuffle will stay enabled. However, in this version, shuffle turns off when another song is selected. Is this intentional or a bug?

iarvee
Newbie
I'm on the latest beta version (8.4.53.690 armv7). On previous versions, if shuffle is enabled and you select any song shuffle will stay enabled. However, in this version, shuffle turns off ...
2018-05-07 5:56:01 AM
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