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[Mobile] [Other] Smart Shuffle toggle setting in settings menu

Smart shuffle is a fun way to discover new songs, but it comes at a cost. Want to reshuffle your queue? Bam, wait a few seconds longer. Want to unshuffle your playlist? Bam, no longer works, and goes to a completely random place in the playlist. To m...

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Smart shuffle is a fun way to discover new songs, but it comes at a cost. Want to reshuffle your queue? Bam, wait a few seconds longer. Want to unshuffle your playlist? Bam, no longer works, and goes...

zpoigjdaf

Casual Listener

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1251 comments

9084 likes

Android
Other
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[Android] Android Widget

Having a home screen widget for Android would be really nice. All other media players have one on Android so it'd be great to see that in Spotify too. It'd make things so much easier to just be able control to Spotify from your home screen instead of...

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Having a home screen widget for Android would be really nice. All other media players have one on Android so it'd be great to see that in Spotify too. It'd make things so much easier to just be a...

pediacax

Gig Goer

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1550 comments

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[Android] Swipe to Queue a Track

Firstly let me say I have been using Spotify since it launched here in the US and have seen a lot of great improvements over the years. Great job!I am a music listener who likes to let the current track play out before starting a new one.I love what ...

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...urrent track play out before starting a new one. I love what you have done on the iOS side with swipe to queue. Can you show Android some love and put this story in your backlog? 🙂 Thanks for listening!

TheLegatoFox

Newbie

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351 comments

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Android
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[Android] Bring back swipe down to search / filter

I really like the addition of being able to sort Liked Songs by Artist and Album, thank you for that. However, with that, it's been made unnecessarily more difficult to search for specific songs in Liked Songs by requiring you to push the top right 3...

Roadie

I really like the addition of being able to sort Liked Songs by Artist and Album, thank you for that.   However, with that, it's been made unnecessarily more difficult to search for specific s...

Jp_liem23

Newbie

59281 Views

296 comments

2795 likes

Android
Browse
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[Wear OS] Offline Music on Wear OS devices

Please add offline music support to the wearable without need to be connected to the main phone /tablet. Eg Bluetooth headphones connected to my smartwatch listening to music while I'm running. This is now supported by the watch OS http://officialand...

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...This is now supported by the watch OS http://officialandroid.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/jogging-and-jamming-with-android-wear.html?m=1

RyanSmith2025

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181177 Views

604 comments

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android wear
Offline Access
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[Mobile] Listening History On Mobile

On the Desktop client it is possible to view your listening history (Play Queue > History), this functionality should be added to the mobile applications too. It could be added very nicely into the new "Me" tab on iOS:

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On the Desktop client it is possible to view your listening history (Play Queue > History), this functionality should be added to the mobile applications too.   It could be added very nic...

Eddie-CH

Newbie

160324 Views

200 comments

2563 likes

Android
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[Android][Other] Increase bitrate in Android Automotive

The playback in Android Automotive (not to be confused with Android Auto) in Polestar 2 is poor due to low bitrate in the Spotify app. Please either increase the hardcoded bitrate in the app or make the bitrate a user configurable setting in the app....

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The playback in Android Automotive (not to be confused with Android Auto) in Polestar 2 is poor due to low bitrate in the Spotify app. Please either increase the hardcoded bitrate in the app or m...

Blingblaow

Composer

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44 comments

618 likes

Android
Other
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[iOS][Android][Podcasts] Adding indivdual Podcasts to Playlists

The option to save, bookmark or add an individual podcast show to a playlist would be nice to have. I'm actually somewhat surprised that this functionality isn't available.

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The option to save, bookmark or add an individual podcast show to a playlist would be nice to have. I'm actually somewhat surprised that this functionality isn't available. 

Peter_Houx

Newbie

48180 Views

168 comments

1168 likes

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Playlists
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[Mobile] Disable Video Loop Cover Art

Besides personally disliking the fullscreen video loops as cover art, I've also noticed they sometimes crash the app. I'd welcome the option to disable them and choose for static cover art images only.

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Besides personally disliking the fullscreen video loops as cover art, I've also noticed they sometimes crash the app.  I'd welcome the option to disable them and choose for static cov...

wanderphx

Music Fan

50414 Views

66 comments

574 likes

Android
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[Android][Playlists] Re-enable queue on now-playing screen

In the newest update you put the share button in place of the usual queue button. Now whenever I want to rearrange songs in my queue or want to check what comes up next I have to press the three dots up right and then click on queue... Who would pref...

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In the newest update you put the share button in place of the usual queue button. Now whenever I want to rearrange songs in my queue or want to check what comes up next I have to press the three dots...

The_Arseniy

Visitor

22967 Views

34 comments

338 likes

Android
Playlists
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[Mobile] Screen always on Option

When the Spotify app is in focus keep the screen on and prevent it from locking. Just like in PowerAmp, this should be an optional setting. It's really annoying to have to unlock the phone to skip tracks, or see the name of the current song or artist...

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Spotify Star

When the Spotify app is in focus keep the screen on and prevent it from locking. Just like in PowerAmp, this should be an optional setting.   It's really annoying to have...

alwatki

Newbie

51963 Views

116 comments

691 likes

Android
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[Android] "Don't play this artist" feature for Android Premium users

Currently, all Free users and Premium iOS users have the ability to block any artist just by going to their pages and tapping "Don't play this artist". This is not possible for Premium users who use Android devices, and I've seen some complaints abou...

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Spotify Star

...sers who use Android devices, and I've seen some complaints about it in the Community.   So it would be great to make it available to all users regardless of the platform.

kcdwayne

Newbie

16007 Views

23 comments

254 likes

Android
Music
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[Android] Better landscape layout

Okay Spotify, this is your portrait layout. Notice the excellent use of space, nothing is wasted. This is your landscape layout. Notice the tiny art and wasted space... Now look at this mockup. Isn't this a lot better? You're welcome. Ron

Music Fan

Okay Spotify, this is your portrait layout. Notice the excellent use of space, nothing is wasted.     This is your landscape layout. Notice the tiny art and wasted space... &nb...

RonMoses

Music Fan

12653 Views

39 comments

443 likes

Android
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Add support for Android TV

Android TV is Google's latest take on Android for the TV and is released with Android 5.0 Lollipop. The first device running Android TV is Google's own device Nexus Player. For more information http://www.android.com/tv/ http://www.google.com/nexus/p...

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Android TV is Google's latest take on Android for the TV and is released with Android 5.0 Lollipop. The first device running Android TV is Google's own device Nexus Player.   For more i...

Luis7812

Newbie

50141 Views

169 comments

419 likes

Android
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Zoom options

Zoom options to change all elements, including text size, spacing, etc. It would be nice to have some zoom options to change the text size in the desktop application. It could be separate options for the sidebar and the main screen.

Community Legend

Zoom options to change all elements, including text size, spacing, etc. It would be nice to have some zoom options to change the text size in the desktop application. It could be separate options f...

karanchawla

Newbie

40984 Views

41 comments

328 likes

Android
Desktop
iOS
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Support Google Cast for Audio

Google announced Google cast for audio today. Any chance we'll see this api adopted so that speakers using this can play from Spotify? "today, we're announcing Google Cast for audio, which embeds the same technology behind Chromecast into speakers, s...

Community Legend

...udio, which embeds the same technology behind Chromecast into speakers, sound bars, and A/V receivers. Just like Chromecast, simply tap the cast button in your favorite music or radio app on Android...

hans-jürgen

Roadie

15379 Views

41 comments

233 likes

Android
api
Speakers
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[Music] Option to turn off automatic album radio after album finishes

After the last update on my Android, Spotify changed so that when an album ends, the album radio automatically begins instead of just going to silence. Tbh no idea how most people feel about this, but I usually listen to music by the album - it's imp...

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After the last update on my Android, Spotify changed so that when an album ends, the album radio automatically begins instead of just going to silence. Tbh no idea how most people feel about this, b...

undertow25

Newbie

40120 Views

84 comments

168 likes

Android
Music
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[Android][Other] Integration of Spotify and BMW Connected Drive - Android

So this idea has been implemented for iOS, can we see some Android love please??? The Connected Drive app is available on the Google Pllay store but it's only showing integration with Twitter and some other parts of the phone, would love to see Spoti...

Community Legend

So this idea has been implemented for iOS, can we see some Android love please???   The Connected Drive app is available on the Google Pllay store but it's only showing integration with T...

Stahlmichel

Newbie

96375 Views

391 comments

103 likes

Android
Other
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