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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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Greyed out and unavailable tracks in playlist

I have a playlist with 140 songs, now around 90% of them are greyed out and it says Unknown album. This happens in my phone and on the desktop app as well the issue is that if I search a specific song it's available on Spotify but not on my playlist....

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  • I have a playlist with 140 songs, now around 90% of them are greyed out and it says Unknown album.   This happens in my phone and on the desktop app as well the issue is that if I search a spe...
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Solved!! Can't edit spotify playlists - Android

I can't edit spotify playlists, that is, to rearrange my songs in the playlist. Is this possible and in so case, how? If not, then please fix...

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  • I can't edit spotify playlists, that is, to rearrange my songs in the playlist. Is this possible and in so case, how? If not, then please fix...
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Wrong song name in notification bar and app

I noticed a this problem about a week or two ago. The name of the song played is displayed completely different. It has a artist name and a follwing title of another song, the rest like cover and artist are correct. I tried un- and reinstalling as pe...

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  • I noticed a this problem about a week or two ago. The name of the song played is displayed completely different. It has a artist name and a follwing title of another song, the rest like cover and art...
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Right Song, Wrong Title Name

When you play a Song on a Playlist (for Example: RapCaviar), it shows me the Wrong Title Name on the Song.

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  • When you play a Song on a Playlist (for Example: RapCaviar), it shows me the Wrong Title Name on the Song.
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Undeletable Phantom Local File

Hi, this is my first question on Spotify Community, so sorry if any of the formats are wrong. My problem is as follows:I imported a local file from Mac to Android (I've done this with hundreds of files with no fail) but this time I think I imported a...

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  • Hi, this is my first question on Spotify Community, so sorry if any of the formats are wrong.   My problem is as follows: I imported a local file from Mac to Android (I've done this with hund...
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how to submit url link

kindly submit this link if......................

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  • kindly submit this link if......................
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All of my songs in my "Your Music" section is gone!!!!

I logged in and all of my songs in the tab were gone except for the songs I imported. On another phone all of the songs were still there but on mine they're all gone. Please Help!!!

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  • I logged in and all of my songs in the tab were gone except for the songs I imported. On another phone all of the songs were still there but on mine they're all gone. Please Help!!!
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Can't change track from streering wheel controls

Over the last few days I've noticed an issue where I cant change tracks up or down through the car's streering wheel controls. This coincides with a recent update to the spotify app 24/01/2018). Volume works fine and changing tracks on other apps wor...

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  • Over the last few days I've noticed an issue where I cant change tracks up or down through the car's streering wheel controls. This coincides with a recent update to the spotify app 24/01/2018). Volu...
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buck cherry crazy b**** not in spotify...how do i get it?

is there a way to upload crazy b**** by buck cherry (NOT the live version) from youtube onto my spotify playlist???? please help.

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  • is there a way to upload crazy b**** by buck cherry (NOT the live version) from youtube onto my spotify playlist???? please help.
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Spotify stops playing after 20 seconds on Motorola G5

Hey, This morning I tried to listen to some music but Spotify just keeps pausing itself after about 20 seconds of playing. Both on wifi or 4G. I've tried rebooting, re-installing and all other Android troubleshooting options. Anyone having the same p...

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  • Hey,   This morning I tried to listen to some music but Spotify just keeps pausing itself after about 20 seconds of playing. Both on wifi or 4G. I've tried rebooting, re-installing and all oth...
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Missing Podcast Episodes

I was in the middle of a podcast episode, then I decided I wanted to listen to a song, but when I went back to the podcast a ton of episodes are now missing. I was listening to the "And that's why we drink" podcast and now more than half of the episo...

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  • I was in the middle of a podcast episode, then I decided I wanted to listen to a song, but when I went back to the podcast a ton of episodes are now missing.   I was listening to the "And that...
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i can't log in because it say's i'm offline

i can't log in to my spotify apps and it keep saying my account is offline. it requested to connect online but when i press that , it doesn't work at all. but when i try to log in in my spotify desktop, i don't have any problem because it's logged in...

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  • i can't log in to my spotify apps and it keep saying my account is offline. it requested to connect online but when i press that , it doesn't work at all. but when i try to log in in my spotify deskt...
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Superuser Contribution Lista de canciones bloqueadas

Hola! Sin querer bloquie algunas canciones en la aplicación, pero no se como desbloquearlas, necesito ayuda

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  • Hola! Sin querer bloquie algunas canciones en la aplicación, pero no se como desbloquearlas, necesito ayuda
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Play for first 10 seconds then stop

hi im using Premium account and i have this problem everytime i stream that aren't saved offline will only play for the first 10 seconds. i have to switch to another song and back to full streamed again. and it happens on next song as well tried to r...

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  • hi im using Premium account and i have this problem   everytime i stream that aren't saved offline will only play for the first 10 seconds. i have to switch to another song and back to full st...
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Android app stops and starts randomly

With the new update for android: 6.9.0.1212 armV7, the app randomly stops and starts in the middle of songs. The frequency of the stopping and starting varies from 3-4 times per song, to every other song. The app stops, pauses for 1/4-3 seconds, and ...

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  • With the new update for android: 6.9.0.1212 armV7, the app randomly stops and starts in the middle of songs. The frequency of the stopping and starting varies from 3-4 times per song, to every other ...
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Superuser Contribution Android app not working well at all

With update 8.4.38 nothing on my s8+ works anymore..I did a soft reset, hard reset, uninstall-reinstall and no fixes. I get random songs and play lists I've never played..it plays at random times..and I lost all my downloaded songs and playlists..ple...

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  • With update 8.4.38 nothing on my s8+ works anymore..I did a soft reset, hard reset, uninstall-reinstall and no fixes. I get random songs and play lists I've never played..it plays at random times..an...
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Superuser Contribution Offline song lagging

The songs i played offline are randomly lagging and buffering.i tried reinstall the app but it doesn't help.(huawei mate 9)

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  • The songs i played offline are randomly lagging and buffering. i tried reinstall the app but it doesn't help. (huawei mate 9)
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Superuser Contribution After updating spotify, all offline songs are missing

Hello, every time when i update my spotify app, all my downloaded songs are lost.So i need to download all of them manually. Its very bad, because do not have wlan every time... Thanks a lot,Dennis

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  • Hello,   every time when i update my spotify app, all my downloaded songs are lost. So i need to download all of them manually. Its very bad, because do not have wlan every time...   T...
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Superuser Contribution App just closing on Pixel 2 XL

Hi! I have a 128GB Pixel 2 XL, on Android 8.1 Oreo All of a sudden, I can be playing a song and the app will just close.. it's not the app "stopping" where it generates a feedback popup.. the app just quits, and when I reopen it, it rememebrs right w...

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  • Hi! I have a 128GB Pixel 2 XL, on Android 8.1 Oreo   All of a sudden, I can be playing a song and the app will just close.. it's not the app "stopping" where it generates a feedback popup.. th...
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