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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Explore your genres suddenly gone

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 10 ProOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHello, I had the „Explore your genres“ feature via the Android app when I opened the search. Now the feature has suddenly disappeared. I am aware that ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hello,   I had the „Explore your genres“ feature via the Android app...
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Superuser Contribution Sound too low on Android that increases when I pause

Hello,I'm writing because I've had a problem with Spotify on my Android phone (OnePlus 6) for several weeks now. The sound is abnormally low when I want to listen to music, I've seen that there are many topics with this problem. But on top of that I ...

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  • Hello, I'm writing because I've had a problem with Spotify on my Android phone (OnePlus 6) for several weeks now. The sound is abnormally low when I want to listen to music, I've seen that there are...
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Deleted Social Media Because Mindless Swiping Makes Me Depressed. Don't Make Me Delete Spotify Too.

PlanPremiumCountryUsaDeviceSamsung Galaxy Flip 3Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueThere's a reason I don't have a TikTok or a Twitter or anything like that. Mindlessly swiping in a social media app is a icky gross bad feeling to me. I'm not...

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  • Plan Premium Country Usa Device Samsung Galaxy Flip 3 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue There's a reason I don't have a TikTok or a Twitter or anything like that. Mindle...
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Superuser Contribution log in issues

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device cricket debut smart Operating System android 12 My Question or Issue / after disabling google's play service and play store i got a message from google saying spotify won't work unless i enabled google's services, now i...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device  cricket debut smart   Operating System  android 12       My Question or Issue / after disabling  google's pla...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't let me play any music, app just is permanently loading

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDevicePOCO X3 ProOperating SystemMIUI Global 14.0.2Android 13 My Question or IssueInitially the app started taking a long time to load, it always showed up "No internet connection" despite it being connected, but in about 1 ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Portugal Device POCO X3 Pro Operating System MIUI Global 14.0.2 Android 13   My Question or Issue Initially the app started taking a long time to load, it always ...
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Superuser Contribution Android TV app ignores that songs were hidden on other devices and still shows them.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSony Bravia: Android 9Samsung S22 Ultra: Android 11PC(s): Windows 10&11 My Question or Issue Spotify for Android TV v 1.76.1 will show songs in a playlist (not even greyed out) that have been hidden from said playlist on my ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device Sony Bravia: Android 9 Samsung S22 Ultra: Android 11 PC(s): Windows 10&11   My Question or Issue  Spotify for Android TV v 1.76.1 w...
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Headset Play/Pause/Skip - Forward/Backward NOT WORKING

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceOnePlus 3TOperating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or IssueApproximately 1-2 weeks ago, controls on my Bluetooth headset stopped working, volume up/down works, but Play, Pause, and Skip does not work anymore. Logging out...

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  • Plan Premium Country Denmark Device OnePlus 3T Operating System Android 8.0   My Question or Issue Approximately 1-2 weeks ago, controls on my Bluetooth headset stopped working, volume...
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Superuser Contribution Equalizer Issues Bass Boost

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDevice(Pixel 7)Operating System(Android 14) My Question or IssueWhen enabling Equalizer, bass boost is now automatically on, making the music sound flat when its set at none, when sliding the bass boost enhancement all...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  United States Device (Pixel 7) Operating System (Android 14)   My Question or Issue When enabling Equalizer, bass boost is now automatically on, maki...
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Superuser Contribution background play

I have my setting turned on to allow background play but every time I try and play something I'll the background halfway through the song it just stops.

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  • I have my setting turned on to allow background play but every time I try and play something I'll the background halfway through the song it just stops.
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Superuser Contribution If a playlist is in shuffle, switching to normal only plays one song

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGoogle Pixel 6Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueWhen opening a playlist and changing from shuffle to shuffle off, it will only play the current song and then stop. To escape this I need to turn shuffle off and ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Google Pixel 6 Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue When opening a playlist and changing from shuffle to shuffle off, it will only play th...
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No song radio on Android

I wanted to find new music on spotify, instead of listening to the same playlists and songs. On my pc, I can use the song radio feature, but on my Google pixel / android it's not there. So does it only work on pc?PlanFreeCountrydenmarkDeviceGoogle Pi...

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  • I wanted to find new music on spotify, instead of listening to the same playlists and songs. On my pc, I can use the song radio feature, but on my Google pixel / android it's not there. So does ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Queue button broken (greyed out)

PlanPremium (Student)CountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI use the queue function often to see what songs I've added and rearrange/remove them, as well as see what auto-play has put in shuffle. A few days ag...

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  • Plan Premium (Student) Country US Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I use the queue function often to see what songs I've added and rearrange/...
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Superuser Contribution check box

Suggesting enabling / including a check box feature for playlists. Being that I add multiple songs to a playlist & after playback, I will keep some. So since there's several unwanted songs left over.... a check box ability makes it MUCH EASIER to rem...

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  • Suggesting enabling / including a check box feature for playlists. Being that I add multiple songs to a playlist & after playback, I will keep some. So since there's several unwanted songs left o...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Download progress indicator is not updating

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(multiple) My Question or IssueIf you start downloading a playlist and then go into that playlist, the download progress indicator won't move although songs are actually downloading. This also happens in the Liked Songs pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (multiple)   My Question or Issue If you start downloading a playlist and then go into that playlist, the download progress indicator won't move although ...
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Solved!! How to deactivate autoplay at the new home screen

I got the new design of the spotify Android App and overall its okay, but it's annoying that the music or similar starts playing automatically on the home screen if you swipe through it. Is it possible to deactivate that?

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  • I got the new design of the spotify Android App and overall its okay, but it's annoying that the music or similar starts playing automatically on the home screen if you swipe through it. Is it possib...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unhide song

How do I Unhide a song in the android Spotify app. I accidentally clicked the - minus sign next to a song while it was playing which gave me the message song hidden. Also, just to clarify, I'm not talking about a plalist. Galaxy s8

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  • How do I Unhide a song in the android Spotify app. I accidentally clicked the - minus sign next to a song while it was playing which gave me the message song hidden. Also, just to clarify, I'm not ta...
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Superuser Contribution Pitch wobbles when streaming music

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: Samsung Galaxy A20eOperating System: Android 11 My Question or Issue Hi Spotify Community, I've recently signed up to premium, and listening over WiFi and mobile data I've noticed quite often that the pitch of music wo...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: Samsung Galaxy A20e Operating System: Android 11   My Question or Issue   Hi Spotify Community,   I've recently signed up...
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AI DJ bug report - DJ playback broken across all Spotify services after previously having no issues.

UPDATE: Spotify Support was unable to fix the problem with my account and verified it wasn't an issue with my devices. I was able to login using their test account and then later a new one which I created, both new accounts had no issues using the DJ...

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  • UPDATE: Spotify Support was unable to fix the problem with my account and verified it wasn't an issue with my devices. I was able to login using their test account and then later a new one which I cr...
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Can't play certain songs when connected via Bluetooth

I have an Alexa Echo and a Samsung sound bar and when I'm Bluetoothing to them I can't play certain songs as I just keep getting an error saying I can't play that song when connected to another device. I pay for a family premium and I'm pretty annoye...

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  • I have an Alexa Echo and a Samsung sound bar and when I'm Bluetoothing  to them I can't play certain songs as I just keep getting an error saying I can't play that song when connected to another...
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