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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes whenever I try to buy merch

I've tried multiple times but whenever I try to open a link to buy merch both the app and my browser crash. I tried to reinstall both of them but it still doesnt work, I even tried to use a different browser.

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  • I've tried multiple times but whenever I try to open a link to buy merch both the app and my browser crash. I tried to reinstall both of them but it still doesnt work, I even tried to use a different...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot select "Your phone" as playback device on Samsung watch 5 pro

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S23 UltraOperating SystemPhone: Android 14Watch: Wear OS 4 My Question or IssueHi. I have Spotify installed on both my watch and my phone. When I try to initiate the playback on my phone using my watch, I...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Operating System Phone: Android 14 Watch: Wear OS 4   My Question or Issue Hi. I have Spotify installed on both my watch a...
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Superuser Contribution Deleting downloaded podcasts

I've created a few playlists with certain podcasts added to each. My work takes me out of cellular range so I download the episodes for offline listening. After listening to the I wanted to delete them from their playlists but receive the error messa...

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  • I've created a few playlists with certain podcasts added to each. My work takes me out of cellular range so I download the episodes for offline listening. After listening to the I wanted to delete th...
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Superuser Contribution Play queue disappears when casting

planPremium CountryUkDeviceAndroid Google pixel phone, Google nest speaker Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueI prepared a play queue before connecting to a speaker. For a Bluetooth speaker I can connect and the queue stays in place. When...

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  • plan Premium  Country Uk Device Android Google pixel phone, Google nest speaker   Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue I prepared a play queue before connectin...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts not playing

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark DeviceOnePlus 8TOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueWhen trying to play a podcast, the player will just become unresponsive. The fast forwards are grayed out, and the video section ia black.From the Android widget...

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  • Plan Premium Country Denmark   Device OnePlus 8T Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue When trying to play a podcast, the player will just become unresponsive. The f...
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Superuser Contribution Movile app has not worked

PlanFree/Country SpainDevice(POCO X3)Operating System(Android) My Question or Issue For a month the application has not worked on my phone, it asks me to log in continuously. It does not recognize my password and my username, I get a message that say...

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  • Plan Free/ Country  Spain Device (POCO X3) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue For a month the application has not worked on my phone, it asks me to log in conti...
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Superuser Contribution ANDROID V. IOS Playlist

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S23 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI have noticed that the same playlists on my [Android] Spotify account has a different amount of songs/playlist time (usually less) than on my girlfriend's...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue I have noticed that the same playlists on my [Android] Spotify account has a di...
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Superuser Contribution Add Songs to Playlist Menu

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceS22Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueIn the "Add songs to playlist" menu, there is a Recently Played tab, and I have always used queueing songs, and then adding from there to add songs to a pl...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States of America Device S22 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue In the "Add songs to playlist" menu, there is a Recently Played tab, and I have...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Download folder full of small files named 'com.spotify.music_xxxx'

Hello, recently noticed Spotify created a ton of small files in my download folder, creating a mess to find my actual downloads. They are named com.spotify.music_xxxx. My file browser categorize them as icons, but I can't open them to check that. Any...

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  • Hello,  recently noticed Spotify created a ton of small files in my download folder, creating a mess to find my actual downloads. They are named com.spotify.music_xxxx.  My file browser c...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts stopping, won't resume playback without restart

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Samsung Galaxy S10e)Operating System(Android version 11) My Question or IssueSo recently Spotify has started randomly stopping podcast episodes and when I go to try and resume it, the episode screen looks as if I never sta...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (Samsung Galaxy S10e) Operating System (Android version 11)   My Question or Issue So recently Spotify has started randomly stopping podcast episodes an...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify inicia música e conecta com aparelhos externos sozinho

Spotify inicia música que eu nunca ouvi e conecta com aparelho externo (denon avr-s730h) sozinho. Às vezes de madrugada quando estou dormindo. Já encerrei o aplicativo mas liga sozinho. Já atualizei o aplicativo e o problema continua. Mesmo após rein...

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  • Spotify inicia música que eu nunca ouvi e conecta com aparelho externo (denon avr-s730h) sozinho. Às vezes de madrugada quando estou dormindo. Já encerrei o aplicativo mas liga sozinho. Já atual...
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Superuser Contribution Genius Behind the Lyrics removed?

My Question or IssueWas the Genius Behind the Lyrics feature removed from the mobile app? If so, when? It doesn't seem to be there anymore with songs that ARE showing it on Roku and/or Chromecast (Chromecast shows it on more songs than Roku). Just wo...

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  •   My Question or Issue Was the Genius Behind the Lyrics feature removed from the mobile app?  If so, when?  It doesn't seem to be there anymore with songs that ARE showing it on Roku...
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Superuser Contribution Why is Spotify playing on and storing info on the wrong device?

When I ask Spotify to play on my Google Home, it plays on my husband's phone and stores the song and info in his account. When he does the same, it stores on my account, however, it will play on the Google speaker, but shows controls on my phone.

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  • When I ask Spotify to play on my Google Home, it plays on my husband's phone and stores the song and info in his account. When he does the same, it stores on my account, however, it will play on the ...
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Superuser Contribution Repeat option disabled

I am a premium user but repeat option is disabled in my android device, so can someone help me to get this is issue resolved

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  • I am a premium user but repeat option is disabled in my android device, so can someone help me to get this is issue resolved 
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No Longer Showing Hearts on Liked Songs in Playlist on Android Devices

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S10+, Samsung Tab A LiteOperating SystemAndroid Version 12 for S10+Android V. 11 for Tab A Lite My Question or IssueUp until the last couple of updates, songs I liked would display a heart by them within a playlist ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S10+, Samsung Tab A Lite Operating System Android Version 12 for S10+ Android V. 11 for Tab A Lite   My Question or Issue Up until the last cou...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing when connected to car bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceOnePlus3Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSince one of the last updates on Spotify app for Android, when it connects to car Bluetooth, it plays the current song, when that is done, it stops playing without mo...

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  • Plan Premium Country Portugal Device OnePlus3 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Since one of the last updates on Spotify app for Android, when it connects to car Bluetoot...
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Superuser Contribution Opening the app to continue a paused podcast, it keeps changing to a previous album

My Question or Issue When I listen to a podcast and pause it, opening the app will show what I was listening to then auto switch to one of 3 previous comedy albums I listened to but didn't save

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  • My Question or Issue   When I listen to a podcast and pause it, opening the app will show what I was listening to then auto switch to one of 3 previous comedy albums I listened to but didn't s...
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Superuser Contribution Why can't I shuffle play all my downloaded songs??

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePixel 2 XLOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issue VERY limited options playing music in 'My Library' Can't access songs to play them all.

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Pixel 2 XL Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue   VERY limited options playing music in 'My Library' Can't access songs to play t...
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Superuser Contribution After each android update is released, Spotify logs out and won't log in again without reinstalling

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSony XZ Premium, HTC U11Operating SystemAndroid 9 (Pie) My Question or IssueEvery single time an update for Spotify is pushed to Google Play, the next time I open Spotify it will have logged itself out and generates an error...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Sony XZ Premium, HTC U11 Operating System Android 9 (Pie)   My Question or Issue Every single time an update for Spotify is pushed to Google Play, the ne...
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