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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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  • jt120
  • Regular
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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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  • Daniel
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  • Android
    Guide
    Troubleshooting
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • shahn321
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! Spotify's music doesn't sound when my S8 is locked

PlanPremium DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 9 pie My Question or IssueWhen locking my phone, after few seconds spotify's music stops. And when I unlock my phone, it starts immediately. How could I solve this?

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium     Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 9 pie   My Question or Issue When locking my phone, after few seconds spotify's music stops. And when I unl...
  • jamesrobertwebster
  • Casual Listener
  • 16534 Views
  • 4 replies
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  • Android 9
    Android Pie
    background
    music stops
    phone locked
    Samsung s8
  • 16534 Views
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Superuser Contribution View playlists etc. via Bluetooth in my car

Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhile listening to Google Play Music via Bluetooth in my car, I can browse my library, select tracks and view all songs in the current playlist via my car's infotainment system (BMW iDrive).Spotify via Bl...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue While listening to Google Play Music via Bluetooth in my car, I can browse my library, select tracks and view all songs in the curre...
  • Mihail
  • Spotify Legend
  • 3633 Views
  • 5 replies
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  • Android 9
    bluetooth
    Car
  • 3633 Views
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Superuser Contribution Can't play any song after updating to 8.5.41.344

PlanPremiumCountryPHDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAfter updating yesterday to 8.5.41.344, I can't play anything except for the cached songs so I tried to reinstall it in PlayStore same thing the play button will sh...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country PH Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue After updating yesterday to 8.5.41.344, I can't play anything except for the cached song...
  • Xenia
  • Moderator
  • 761 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • Android 9
    bug android
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Daily mix won't open

When trying to open one of the daily mixes 2 until 6, they won't open and the screen is shown, which you will find as an attachment. Daily mix 1 is opening, most of the times. I already removed the app and cache from my tablet and phone and installed...

  • Music Fan
  • When trying to open one of the daily mixes 2 until 6, they won't open and the screen is shown, which you will find as an attachment. Daily mix 1 is opening, most of the times. I already removed the a...
  • Shirkaster
  • Casual Listener
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  • 59 replies
  • 4 likes
  • Android 9
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Superuser Contribution Music menu laggy

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueSince the new UI for albums, artists and playlists appeared a few days ago, the Music menu is supper laggy.For example, when I select an album it takes 3 seconds t...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country France Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Since the new UI for albums, artists and playlists appeared a few days ago, the Music m...
  • Petya
  • Community Legend
  • 1610 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • Android
    Android 9
    Android App
    Lag
    laggy
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Superuser Contribution Music (even downloaded) just stops

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueWhen I Play music, no matter how my internet connection is or i have downloaded the track, it suddenly stops but it's not Paused. Sometimes it continues...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue When I Play music, no matter how my internet connection is or i have...
  • Petya
  • Community Legend
  • 437 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Android 9
  • 437 Views
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No songs or playlists shown in the app, internet connection doesn't seem to work with spotify

PlanPremium familyCountryUS (currently outside but the plan was purchased there)DevicePocophone f1Operating SystemLineage OS 16, android 9 My Question or IssueFor the past few months Spotify hasn't been able to connect to the internet while using cel...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium family Country US (currently outside but the plan was purchased there) Device Pocophone f1 Operating System Lineage OS 16, android 9   My Question or Issue For the past fe...
  • eltoch
  • Composer
  • 444 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Android 9
    mobile app
    no connection
  • 444 Views
  • 1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Pausing music on Lock Screen won't work. (with Bluetooth listening) - Samsung S9

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen on my lock screen (or Always On Display)... When i try to pause anything, it will just play it right away without me pressing the play button. I...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android 9    My Question or Issue When on my lock screen (or Always On Display)... When i try to paus...
  • Petya
  • Community Legend
  • 464 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Android 9
    Samsung galaxy S9+
  • 464 Views
  • 1 replies
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Solved!! Sound distorted onboard speaker Mi 9

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceXiaomi Mi 9Operating SystemAndroid 9 Miui 10.2 global My Question or IssueRecently playback of songs on Spotify only, produces terrible sound: distortions, crunches as if the internal speaker is broken. But there ar...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Xiaomi Mi 9 Operating System Android 9 Miui 10.2 global   My Question or Issue Recently playback of songs on Spotify only, produces terrible sou...
  • 1112137444
  • Newbie
  • 7147 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Android 9
    Sound issue
    Sound issues
  • 7147 Views
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Superuser Contribution [Android 9] lockscreen shows spotify notification but no information with it

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceHuawei Y5 (2019)Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueAs said in title when spotify is playing a song on the lockscreen a banner/ box with the word spotify shows up but nothing else so i cant see album art or song name ...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Device Huawei Y5 (2019) Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue As said in title when spotify is playing a song on the lockscreen a banner/ box with the ...
  • Petya
  • Community Legend
  • 515 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Android 9
    Notifications
  • 515 Views
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Solved!! App not working following restart

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHonor 9 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 92 My Question or IssueFollowing a restart of my phone I attempted to launch Spotify, it then asked me to log in with username/password (unusual as it wouldn't normally do so) which I did....

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country UK Device Honor 9 Lite Operating System Android 92   My Question or Issue Following a restart of my phone I attempted to launch Spotify, it then asked me t...
  • Noah
  • Spotify Star
  • 1941 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Android 9
    App closing
    App doesn’t work
    log
    Log in problem
  • 1941 Views
  • 3 replies
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Local Files won't download in mobile apps

I am having difficulty to download my local files on my mobile apps. I tried the solutions provided on the community, but none of them works for me. I have all my local files (not much, around 7 songs) added to a new playlist via my desktop, then usi...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am having difficulty to download my local files on my mobile apps. I tried the solutions provided on the community, but none of them works for me.   I have all my local files (not much, arou...
  • 592 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Android 9
    download issues
    local files sync mobile phone
  • 592 Views
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Solved!! Android Auto not showing spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceOnePlus 6tOperating System(Android Pie) My Question or IssueHello all, So got a new phone today to replace my Nokia 8 Sirocco, which was running Android pie, with a OnePlus 6t running Android Pie. I can't for th...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country United Kingdom  Device OnePlus 6t Operating System (Android Pie)   My Question or Issue Hello all,   So got a new phone today to replace my Nok...
  • dt_w-2wg2zc4q
  • Casual Listener
  • 5045 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Android 9
    Android Auto.
    OnePlus 6t
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Fail to control playback from other devices after Android 9 update

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceOnePlusA3003Operating SystemOxygen 9.0.3 My Question or IssueAfter update of my phone OS, I can't make changes in other instances of spotify happen in phone.If I'm playing song A in phone, clicking song B in my computer ...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device OnePlusA3003 Operating System Oxygen 9.0.3   My Question or Issue After update of my phone OS, I can't make changes in other instances of spotify hap...
  • 322 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • Android 9
    Oneplus
    oxygenos
  • 322 Views
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App continuously crashing

Phone was working fine with the app the last days, until today morning, when it tries to load, and then crashes and restarts suddenly in a loop. I already restarted my phone, erase cache for the app, erase data for the app, then reinstall the app a c...

  • Newbie
  • Phone was working fine with the app the last days, until today morning, when it tries to load, and then crashes and restarts suddenly in a loop.   I already restarted my phone, erase cache for...
  • 533 Views
  • 0 replies
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    Crash
    reboot
    restart
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Superuser Contribution Android 9 Pie and Galaxy Note 8

Car view mode will not work with android 9. Also, cannot control music on lockscreen with android 9. Finally, app still will not detect landscape mode on note 8.PlanFPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemAndroid 9 Pie

  • Casual Listener
  • Car view mode will not work with android 9. Also, cannot control music on lockscreen with android 9.  Finally, app still will not detect landscape mode on note 8. Plan FPremium Country USA ...
  • prismcomputing
  • Casual Listener
  • 1341 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 3 likes
  • Android 9
    Galaxy Note 8
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  • 3 replies
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Android Spotify displays my username as numbers on song screen

PlanPremiumCountryJapan DeviceGoogle Pixel 3 XLOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHi, so I've been having this issue for quite a while now, maybe more than a year.I used my Facebook account to sign up Spotify and I have the [Facebook Da...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Japan   Device Google Pixel 3 XL Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Hi, so I've been having this issue for quite a while now, maybe mo...
  • 431 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • Android 9
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Unable to change track from steering wheel

PlanPremiumCountryThailandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or IssueI'm using BMW 3 series (with iDrive 6) and was able to skip track using steering wheel control when I was using iPhone X (iOS 12). However, I can't do ...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country Thailand Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android 9.0   My Question or Issue I'm using BMW 3 series (with iDrive 6) and was able to skip track using ste...
  • 1190 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 3 likes
  • Android 9
    BMW
    BMW and Spotify
    BMW Connected
    BMW integration
    Samsung
  • 1190 Views
  • 0 replies
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Urgent - Serious crashing on every time

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysia DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 Plus Operating System Android 9.0 My Question or IssueEvery time I open Spotify I tried to back / Next / Pause / Resume always will crash showing Spotify isn't response, what happen on this issue ! ...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Malaysia   Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus   Operating System  Android 9.0    My Question or Issue Every time I open Spotify I tried to back /...
  • Jessica198930
  • Visitor
  • 668 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Android 9
    Android Pie
    S10
    s10 plus
  • 668 Views
  • 1 replies
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Spotify Connect stopped working on AV receiver

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue My AV receiver stopped showing up as an available device (Denon AVR-X6400) after the most recent Spotify update. It's not listed on my wife's Galaxy S9 eit...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue   My AV receiver stopped showing up as an available device (Denon AVR...
  • 959 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • Android 9
    Denon AVR
  • 959 Views
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