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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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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 Podcast pauses and starts again after notification

PlanPremiumCountryBulgariaDeviceOnePlus 5tOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Every time I start listening to a podcast(only podcasts, not music) and get a notification, the podcast starts to pause and plays again after 1-2 seconds. Sometime...

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  • Plan Premium Country Bulgaria Device OnePlus 5t Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   Every time I start listening to a podcast(only podcasts, not music) and get a no...
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Superuser Contribution Bug - It is playing different song in the album

PlanFree/PremiumCountryIndia DeviceVivo v25Operating Systemandroid My Question or IssueI have searched for tera rang song in the atrange album. and clicked the play button. Instead of tera rang song, it played chaka chak song in the same album, pleas...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country India  Device Vivo v25 Operating System android   My Question or Issue I have searched for tera rang song in the atrange album. and clicked the play butt...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Play a playlist instead of queue

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMoto GOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueDo I understand correctly that, on mobile, if I want to play a playlist while I have something in the queue, I either have to add every song in the playlist manually or delet...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Moto G Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Do I understand correctly that, on mobile, if I want to play a playlist while I have something in ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Android] Stop playing random songs from your listening history

When you switch to the app while connected to bluetooth, Spotify will ignore the current queue and play a random song from your listening history and queue that playlist instead!

  • Gig Goer
  • When you switch to the app while connected to bluetooth, Spotify will ignore the current queue and play a random song from your listening history and queue that playlist instead!
  • DarkFenyx91
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Superuser Contribution It keeps pausing every 30 seconds or so

Spotify keeps pausing every 30 seconds I've logged out of every device I've done a clean install I don't use discord I'm using an android phone and yes I've turned off power saving mode wth!?

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  • Spotify keeps pausing every 30 seconds I've logged out of every device I've done a clean install I don't use discord I'm using an android phone and yes I've turned off power saving mode wth!?
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Superuser Contribution Spotify code resulting in linking the whole album, not the song the code belongs to

Basically as the title says, I printed out some codes of my favourite songs as some kind of DIY, but many of them are from the same album. They all just link me to the album, not to the songs they should be linking me to. All the codes are unique so ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Basically as the title says, I printed out some codes of my favourite songs as some kind of DIY, but many of them are from the same album. They all just link me to the album, not to the songs they sh...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify app not opening my account showing Google smart lock and stops

At first it showed Google smart lock then I disabled auto sign inTried changing my password logged in through website. I can access my account on other devices but not mineTried uninstalling signed out my account still it's not working

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  • At first it showed Google smart lock then I disabled auto sign in Tried changing my password logged in through website. I can access my account on other devices but not mine Tried uninstalling sig...
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Superuser Contribution Bug: Android 11+' output switcher doesn't work with Spotify Connect

Starting a while back from Android 11, Android introduced an audio output switcher right from the media notification (the notification that shows what music is currently playing, along with media controls). It allows for switching not only between Bl...

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  • Starting a while back from Android 11, Android introduced an audio output switcher right from the media notification (the notification that shows what music is currently playing, along with media con...
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Superuser Contribution Android Auto

I am having an issue where some tracks are not payable whilst using Android Auto but work fine when on mobile. There are 2 different errors when it happens: 1) An error shows on screen saying the song is not available in my region2) The songs simply ...

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  • I am having an issue where some tracks are not payable whilst using Android Auto but work fine when on mobile.   There are 2 different errors when it happens:   1) An error shows on scr...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution Latest Update Ruined Android App

Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Flip v3 Operating System Android My Question or Issue The latest update (version 8.8.80.599) has made it so that the app is almost unusable on Android. I open it up and it takes forever to even load anything to...

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  • Plan   Premium    Country   USA   Device   Samsung Flip v3   Operating System   Android       My Question or Issue   Th...
  • Lyubka
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Notification won't go away

PlanFreeCountryBangladeshDevice(Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Max)Operating System(Android 11) My Question or IssueSpotify music control notification won't go away even when it's not playing and not running in the background. I even tried cleaning all rec...

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  • Plan Free Country Bangladesh Device (Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Max) Operating System (Android 11)   My Question or Issue Spotify music control notification won't go away even when it's ...
  • Annas_3
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Superuser Contribution Enhanced playlist crashes app

PlanStudent CountryUSA DeviceSamsung Galaxy A53 5GOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueEnhanced playlist feature is very buggy. Sometimes the shuffle button will be toggled onto "Enhanced playlist" but the playlist will not play shuffled; i...

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  • Plan Student  Country USA  Device Samsung Galaxy A53 5G Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue Enhanced playlist feature is very buggy. Sometimes the shuffle butt...
  • AlejaR
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Superuser Contribution unable to login on Android app

i am unable to login from my phone, i was logged out auomatically.

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  • i am unable to login from my phone, i was logged out auomatically.
  • AlejaR
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Superuser Contribution Queue uneditable when using "Spotify Connect", works when using "Chromecast"

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Note 10 +Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI have a sound bar with a built-in "Spotify Connect" and a built-in "Chromeast". It's a Logitech SJ9, but I don't think that matters. However, when connect...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Note 10 + Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I have a sound bar with a built-in "Spotify Connect" and a built-in "Chromeast"...
  • Apocaliptis
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Superuser Contribution Meu app não baixa minha biblioteca pq diz q atingiu limite mas só há em um

Meu app diz q atingiu o limite de dispositivos q podem fazer download das minhas músicas, mas só tenho um logado em minha conta, o resto não está mais, e estou sem conseguir ouvir offline.

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  • Meu app diz q atingiu o limite de dispositivos q podem fazer download das minhas músicas, mas só tenho um logado em minha conta, o resto não está mais, e estou sem conseguir ouvir offline.
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Superuser Contribution Status Bar not hiding

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePixel 4 XLOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhen Spotify is running, the status/notification bar doesnt auto hide like it is supposed to on full screen apps. If i close spotify, then the status/notifi...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Pixel 4 XL Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue When Spotify is running, the status/notification bar doesnt auto hide like it is...
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Superuser Contribution Mobile Android volume button controls Spotify Connect instead of phone's media volume

PlanPremium DeviceHuawei, Samsung, OnePlus Operating SystemAndroid 10Spotify version 8.5.74.834Harman Kardon Towers with Google Assistent and Spotify My Question or IssueNormally the volume buttons on my Android phone control the media volume of vide...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Huawei, Samsung, OnePlus   Operating System Android 10 Spotify version 8.5.74.834 Harman Kardon Towers with Google Assistent and Spotify   My Question ...
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Superuser Contribution Re: Turn off casting to nearby device in Spotify

This frustrates the **bleep** out of me. I have the Nearby devices permissions disabled on my mobile app on Android because I will commonly use my phone as a controller but listen to it on a different device like through my laptop because it's louder...

  • Casual Listener
  • This frustrates the **bleep** out of me. I have the Nearby devices permissions disabled on my mobile app on Android because I will commonly use my phone as a controller but listen to it on a differen...
  • OscarDC
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