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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...

Amayy
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2023-07-11 7:43:36 PM
a month ago
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
3 weeks ago
Sumit_Ghosh
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Downloading local files to phone.

I recently switch to android so i copied my itunes music over to spotify. I got all my playlists finally figured out, but to save on data usage, i want to download all the songs to my phones storage. I hit download on the playlists but it only downlo...

justinkowalsky1
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I recently switch to android so i copied my itunes music over to spotify. I got all my playlists finally figured out, but to save on data usage, i want to download all the songs to my phones storage....
2018-03-30 11:35:56 PM
2018-03-31 1:13:34 AM
justinkowalsky1
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Sd card corruted story all over again...

Spotify corrupted my sd card again... this keeps happening. I have a 128gb good samsung card and the app started to loose songs etc and ended up corrupting it. Not the first time and no solution yet...Aparently spotify is not made for external storag...

Andrebot
Regular
Spotify corrupted my sd card again... this keeps happening. I have a 128gb good samsung card and the app started to loose songs etc and ended up corrupting it. Not the first time and no solution yet....
2018-03-30 10:38:45 PM
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Android Auto not working

Recently Spotify has stopped working with Android Auto, both in the car display and directly on the device - Samsung Galaxy S8. Cannot play music and it does not show anything in the library. This has only stopped working in the last 2 weeks or so. I...

chrisreddall
Newbie
Recently Spotify has stopped working with Android Auto, both in the car display and directly on the device - Samsung Galaxy S8. Cannot play music and it does not show anything in the library. This ha...
2018-02-02 10:31:12 AM
2018-03-30 9:36:19 PM
raindoggbknyc
Newbie
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App crashes when saving albums on home tab

When I have a full music library (having hit the 10000 song limit) saving an album on the homepage the app crashes the Android app, instead of gracefully handling the exceprion and displaying the "your all full up" message. On other activities it han...

jonnyom
Newbie
When I have a full music library (having hit the 10000 song limit) saving an album on the homepage the app crashes the Android app, instead of gracefully handling the exceprion and displaying the "yo...
2018-03-30 9:33:42 PM
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Do I need a premium account to follow artists?

I don't get the option to follow artists (this is probably a stupid question, but I'm pretty new to Spotify)

HelpMePlease747
Newbie
I don't get the option to follow artists (this is probably a stupid question, but I'm pretty new to Spotify)
2018-03-30 9:25:35 PM
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Solved!! Spotify Offline Xposed

Hi there, I have a Rooted Android phone with Xposed framework installed. However the app seems to think I'm offline. When I click on home it says "something went wrong." And I can't view any artists or radios. I can search things up and play music st...

Alpha79
Casual Listener
Hi there, I have a Rooted Android phone with Xposed framework installed. However the app seems to think I'm offline. When I click on home it says "something went wrong." And I can't view any a...
2018-03-30 8:49:39 PM
2018-03-30 9:22:52 PM
Joe
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Headphone controls not working as they should

As a regular user of Spotify on android I wanted to know something involving headphones.The ones I own have a single button that allows me to play/stop, skip or rewind music with one, two or three presses respectively.It works with every other music ...

TheAngryMob
Newbie
As a regular user of Spotify on android I wanted to know something involving headphones. The ones I own have a single button that allows me to play/stop, skip or rewind music with one, two or three ...
2018-03-30 3:16:23 AM
2018-03-30 9:13:47 PM
Joe
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3831 Views
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Streaming quality randomly switches to automatic

Normally, when I use Spotify on my Galaxy S7 on Wi-Fi, my streaming quality is always set to extreme quality. However, for the past few days, it would sometimes switch to automatic quality out of nowhere even if I have an excellent connection. How do...

mad1998
Regular
Normally, when I use Spotify on my Galaxy S7 on Wi-Fi, my streaming quality is always set to extreme quality. However, for the past few days, it would sometimes switch to automatic quality out of now...
2018-03-30 5:43:45 PM
2018-03-30 8:56:39 PM
mad1998
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Downloads disapearing

Hi just this week alone I've had to re-download all my music 3 times so far anyone any ideas y this might b

Whitefang2
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Hi just this week alone I've had to re-download all my music 3 times so far anyone any ideas y this might b
2018-03-30 8:21:58 PM
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I am tired of spotify, since I changed my phone I cant download songs

Its been 3 days of trying to download the songs and since its not working I delete them and start downloading again, I pay for premium and still cant listen to the songs without an internet conexion, I have only one device and spotify keeps blocking ...

pablozuno
Newbie
Its been 3 days of trying to download the songs and since its not working I delete them and start downloading again, I pay for premium and still cant listen to the songs without an internet conexion,...
2018-03-30 3:10:48 PM
2018-03-30 8:11:37 PM
Joe
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Cannot play specific songs

HiWhenever I search for any song it presents me with the entire radio.I'm forced to play the entire radio rather than the one song I want.Please fix.

Hrtkqaz
Newbie
Hi Whenever I search for any song it presents me with the entire radio. I'm forced to play the entire radio rather than the one song I want. Please fix.
2018-03-30 2:25:37 PM
2018-03-30 8:07:54 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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Solved!! Lockscreen-controls not working on Huawei P9

It is not possible to control the Huawei P9 with EMUI 5.0 and Andoid 7.0, just as with Google Play Music or the Music app. The only thing you can control is a notification, but that is very flawed. The Huawei support could not help me, and it apparen...

user-removed
Visitor
It is not possible to control the Huawei P9 with EMUI 5.0 and Andoid 7.0, just as with Google Play Music or the Music app. The only thing you can control is a notification, but that is very flawed. T...
2017-03-13 2:10:16 PM
2018-03-30 7:07:32 PM
user-removed
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Spotify mirroring issue with Jaguar InControl

I recently upgraded to a Pixel 2, and now Spotify no longer mirrors properly on my 2017 Jaguar Fpace touchscreen Incontrol app. When I select Spotify on my touchscreen, instead of mirroring to the screen, Spotify displays on the phone with a skewed a...

M0BIU5
Regular
I recently upgraded to a Pixel 2, and now Spotify no longer mirrors properly on my 2017 Jaguar Fpace touchscreen Incontrol app. When I select Spotify on my touchscreen, instead of mirroring to ...
2018-02-22 2:12:29 AM
2018-03-30 6:18:33 PM
M0BIU5
Regular
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8 replies
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Jaguar InControl
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Car doesn't show me the Spotify tracklist over Bluetooth

Hey, I recently bought a new VW Golf with an integrated media system. The Bluetooth connection works perfectly - as soon as I start the car the smartphone connects with the system and starts playing music automatically (it resumes the latest Spotify ...

juuurij
Newbie
Hey, I recently bought a new VW Golf with an integrated media system. The Bluetooth connection works perfectly - as soon as I start the car the smartphone connects with the system ...
2018-03-30 12:54:10 PM
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1057 Views
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[Chromecast] Can't connect to Google Home

I used to be able to stream music from my android devices to Google home or by using google home to play spotify songs. A month ago (maybe february or march) it simply stopped working. when I try and cast from a device, it shows me the devices on the...

Casalynhk
Casual Listener
I used to be able to stream music from my android devices to Google home or by using google home to play spotify songs. A month ago (maybe february or march) it simply stopped working. wh...
2018-03-30 12:04:15 PM
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Superuser Contribution How do I find out what is downloading?

Sometimes I forget what I set Spotify to download. And since I don't always have a limited bandwidth sometimes I want to stop Spotify from downloading.Please bring the user to the page for what is downloading when the user taps on the notification fo...

JacobStewart
Casual Listener
Sometimes I forget what I set Spotify to download. And since I don't always have a limited bandwidth sometimes I want to stop Spotify from downloading. Please bring the user to the page for what is ...
2018-03-26 5:03:16 PM
2018-03-30 9:21:49 AM
JacobStewart
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Can't play one specific song

Hey, I can't play one certain song, my playlist is new and when I added the song a couple hours ago I could listen to that specific song? Its available and is able to download and everything. But when I try to press it nothing happens and when I put ...

Michaelasuanil
Casual Listener
Hey, I can't play one certain song, my playlist is new and when I added the song a couple hours ago I could listen to that specific song? Its available and is able to download and everything. But whe...
2018-03-29 9:20:06 PM
2018-03-30 4:09:36 AM
Michaelasuanil
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Proposal problem

Hello I'm having a problem with Spotify ..The proposals are horrible ..At least mine ..Why do you propose to me this kind of thing while I do everything to flee this kind of artists?!Every Monday is the same thing with random style proposals that I d...

lucienkpl
Newbie
Hello I'm having a problem with Spotify ..The proposals are horrible ..At least mine ..Why do you propose to me this kind of thing while I do everything to flee this kind of artists?! Every Monday i...
2018-03-30 3:23:57 AM
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Solved!! App keeps logging out

This is sooooo frustrating - Is there any way this app can be set to stay logged in? Spotify's own recommendation to resolve an issue where the app keeps logging out is....... To reinstall!!!!! What use is that to people who have lots of music synche...

dickmemory
Newbie
This is sooooo frustrating - Is there any way this app can be set to stay logged in? Spotify's own recommendation to resolve an issue where the app keeps logging out is....... To re...
2012-03-24 8:19:19 AM
2018-03-30 3:15:40 AM
babihtg
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Browse button gone

For the last few years iv been using Spotify premium on several different devices and the search function always causes the app to crash, as soon as I type something in, now I have noticed the browse tab has also disappeared so i have no way to add m...

Bcub_dtd
Casual Listener
For the last few years iv been using Spotify premium on several different devices and the search function always causes the app to crash, as soon as I type something in, now I have noticed the browse...
2018-01-23 10:30:53 AM
2018-03-30 1:45:43 AM
The_ruhsa
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