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Solved!! 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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  • Timbo6sic6
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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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Superuser Contribution Landscape mode

Device Samsung Galaxy 9 tab A9Operating System Android 14My Question or Issue I use my tablet wall mounted in Landscape view. The Spotify app currectly aligns itself. But the 'send to speaker' interface comes up in portrait view and does not realign.

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  • Device Samsung Galaxy 9 tab A9 Operating System Android 14 My Question or Issue   I use my tablet wall mounted in Landscape view.  The Spotify app currectly aligns itself. &nb...
  • Novy
  • Moderator
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  • Android
    bug
    landscape
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Android][Bug] Can't Remove Song from Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceOne Plus 10 ProOperating SystemOxygenOS 13.0Spotify Versionv8.8.64.554 My Question or IssueWhile playing from a playlist, I can no longer remove a song from the playlist. This should be possible both by the Kebab menu (three...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...ut not the song's position in the playlist.   This has been working fine up until the latest version (08/22/2023) so I suspect it's an unintended bug.
  • Yordan
  • Moderator
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  • Android
    bug
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Superuser Contribution Latest Spotify mobile update on Android borderline unusable

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceGoogle Pixel pro 8Operating SystemAndroid 14 (August 5 2024 update) My Question or IssueSince I updated Spotify to the most current version in the Google play store to "8.9.68.456" it's been a buggy laggy mess to use daily...

  • Regular
  • ...n the Google play store to "8.9.68.456" it's been a buggy laggy mess to use daily.   Everything basic you do such as going to albums, searching for artists, and just going to the home screen i...
  • scrollbard
  • Newbie
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  • Android
    bug
    Delay
    Lag
    Mobile
    unusable
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Solved!! All (non local files) songs not showing up in all of my playlists

PlanFree CountryUK DeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+ My Question or IssueI went into spotify to add a song to my playlist, but I saw that all of the songs that weren't local files weren't showing up! I went to an individual song and it said it was in the play...

  • Regular
  • ...ave discovered a premium feature!". The only thing it will let me play is stuff in my saved/downloaded episodes thing. I figure its a bug, but I have restarted my phone multiple times and it d...
  • moon_11
  • Regular
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  • bug
    local files
    playlist
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution AAOS: When fastforward a podcast I can tap the non-visible progress bar

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevicePolestar 2Operating SystemAAOS My Question or IssueWhen I use the +10/-10 second buttons the touches can reach the not-visible progress bar which is hidden behind the +/-10 seconds gui element. Either if I repeatedly fas...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Polestar 2 Operating System AAOS   My Question or Issue When I use the +10/-10 second buttons the touches can reach the not-visible progress bar whic...
  • mtroback
  • Casual Listener
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  • AAOS
    bug
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Superuser Contribution genre filter and songs shown mismatch after app re-opened

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceNothing Phone 2Operating SystemAndroid 14My Question or Issue(On Spotify version 8.9.52.552, if it helps, sorry if this is the wrong place to post)Hi there,I've just noticed a small bug when the app is re-opened (not after b...

  • Newbie
  • ...ost) Hi there, I've just noticed a small bug when the app is re-opened (not after being fully closed, just minimised). When I select a genre filter in my liked songs, then "remove" the filter, and m...
  • OscarDC
  • Moderator
  • 510 Views
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  • bug
    Genre Filters
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app on the Galaxy Watch 4 keeps deleting and redownloading all my offline songs

Plan PremiumCountry UK DeviceGalaxy Watch 4Operating SystemWear OS My Question or Issue Over the last few days the Spotify app keeps on clearing my playlists of all its downloaded offline tracks. I then have to redownload all over again only for the ...

  • Regular
  • ...roblem still persists. It has basically become unusable in offline mode.    It has to be said that Spotify can be very buggy on the Galaxy watch which is disappointing and at times f...
  • Shagwuf
  • Visitor
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  • bug
    Galaxy Watch
    Redownloading songs
    Wear OS
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Superuser Contribution Bug: Playing from Search text is replacing spaces with + symbols

PlanPremiumCountryUk DeviceSamsung Galaxy A325GOperating SystemAndroid latest My Question or IssueRepro steps:1. Navigate to search2. Type an item and use the suggested search terms e.g. type "People you" and "People You Know" will be suggested as a ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uk   Device Samsung Galaxy A325G Operating System Android latest    My Question or Issue Repro steps: 1. Navigate to search 2. Type an item and use th...
  • primalcharlie
  • Regular
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  • bug
    Search
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Superuser Contribution Possible injection vulnerability

See screenshots. This Album has 2 colons in the album name. The content to the left of them gets truncated in the featured panel on the home view. PlanPremium CountryUnited Kingdom DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 Operating System(Android 12)

  • Casual Listener
  • See screenshots. This Album has 2 colons in the album name. The content to the left of them gets truncated in the featured panel on the home view.   Plan Premium   Country United King...
  • magma4
  • Casual Listener
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  • Android
    bug
    vulnerability
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[Bug] Scrolling trigger in podcast page

PlanPremiumCountryFranceVersion8.8.88.397DeviceAndroid Pixel 4aOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueFor a few weeks now I had trouble scrolling Podcast episode list page. This morning I investigated a little bit more and realized that there...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country France Version 8.8.88.397 Device Android Pixel 4a Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue For a few weeks now I had trouble scrolling Podcast episode ...
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  • Android
    bug
    Bug Scrolling
    phone
    pixel 4a
    podcast
    Podcast Episodes
    Scrolling
    Scrolling bug
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...ime. Mening: Log out, login, skip one song (or pause/play), couple of seconds later the app crashes....     Searching the forum just shows me that this is a repeating bug, please make it a...
  • Azazel2205
  • Casual Listener
  • 9336 Views
  • 5 replies
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  • Android
    backward
    bluetooth
    bug
    control
    Forward
    headset
    media
    media control
    media keys
    pause
    Play
    Repeating
    skip
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Superuser Contribution Albums only display tracks up to 500, seeking is extremely slow

https://open.spotify.com/album/12ITA9gL54QeKwshpS7QPG?si=dVPoXgpZRI686ol3bKMqzgPlan PremiumCountry Germany Device OnePlus 6, Lenovo tab4 8 plusOperating System Android 9 & 8 Besides of listening to music I also do enjoy listening to audio books on Sp...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...nd the album itself is already completely downloaded for offline use.   This bug is really annoying.    
  • Impatient-Emu
  • Newbie
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  • Android
    bug
    bugreport
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Superuser Contribution Local file track not playing with recommendations activated

On a Poco F3 with Android 13 and premium plan. To reproduce the bug: activate the display of local files in the settings -> go to the library -> Local files -> like one of the songs -> go back to the "liked tracks" playlist -> activate the smart play...

  • Newbie
  • On a Poco F3 with Android 13 and premium plan. To reproduce the bug: activate the display of local files in the settings -> go to the library -> Local files -> like one of the songs -&g...
  • AlejaR
  • Moderator
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  • bug
    local files
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Superuser Contribution Android tablet bugged state showing both free and premium plans

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceTesco Hudl 2Operating SystemAndroid 5.1 My Question or IssueThe Spotify app on my android tablet has somehow confused itself into half thinking that I have a premium plan. I wouldn't complain, except this is causing...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device Tesco Hudl 2 Operating System Android 5.1   My Question or Issue The Spotify app on my android tablet has somehow confused itself into half thin...
  • Joan
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  • Android
    bug
    unusable
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Superuser Contribution Porque no se actualiza Nuevos lanzamientos y albumes

Estas semanas me e dado cuenta que no se actualiza esa categoría que muestra los nuevos lanzamientos y álbumes nuevos que van agregando. Ya que en el spotify de un compañero si se le actualiza en el mio no. Ya e intentado desinstalarlo y volverlo a i...

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  • Estas semanas me e dado cuenta que no se actualiza esa categoría que muestra los nuevos lanzamientos y álbumes nuevos que van agregando. Ya que en el spotify de un compañero si se le actualiza en el ...
  • gaboyx
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  • bug
    NEW ALBUMS
    Nuevos lanzamientos
    problem
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify App loads forever on Android 12

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands / SwitzerlandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S21 5G / SM-G991B/DSOperating SystemAndroid 12 / One UI 4.0 My Question or IssueIn short: Spotify app isn't usable on this device. Since approx. 1 week I'm not able to search or play son...

  • Regular
  • ...sable on this device. Since approx. 1 week I'm not able to search or play songs. App opens and don't crash but searchs / loads forever.   Bug is documented here: https://youtu.be/87O5uQqkTUI &n...
  • PPG15
  • Casual Listener
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  • Android 12
    bug
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Overlapping buttons in the player.

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceFairphone 4Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueOn the latest update there is an overlapping button on the topbar in the player; the play and options button. Steps to reproduceThe issue is most visible on ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Fairphone 4 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue On the latest update there is an overlapping button on the topbar in the player; ...
  • faultym
  • Casual Listener
  • 462 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • bug
    player
    UI
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Switching Playback When Using App on Connected Device

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGalaxy S21, Galaxy Tab S8Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueOn Samsung Galaxy devices (my phone and tablet), your earbuds have the ability to switch back and forth between devices depending on what med...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Galaxy S21, Galaxy Tab S8 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue On Samsung Galaxy devices (my phone and tablet), your earbuds hav...
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  • bluetooth
    bug
    connected devices
    samsung galaxy
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Superuser Contribution Crossfade activates even when playing sequential tracks in an album

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note20 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 13App Version8.7.90.544 My Question or IssueWhen I play an album sequentially (shuffle is off) with crossfade activated, the crossfade activates regardless...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Family Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra Operating System Android 13 App Version 8.7.90.544   My Question or Issue When I play an album sequential...
  • Bigg_Bill7
  • Regular
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  • Android 13
    bug
    Crossfade
    iOS
    ipados
    playback
    Samsung
    sequential tracks
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle a large Playlist does not work

Plan: PremiumCountry: CH (Switzerland)Device: Pixel 6 ProOperating System: Android 13Spotify version: 8.7.74.443Playlist Time: 112h 29mShuffle mode: Random Shuffle (old) I've noticed for some time that the shuffle function no longer works.The same so...

  • Newbie
  • Plan: Premium Country: CH (Switzerland) Device: Pixel 6 Pro Operating System: Android 13 Spotify version: 8.7.74.443 Playlist Time: 112h 29m Shuffle mode: Random Shuffle (old)   I'v...
  • Eni
  • Moderator
  • 549 Views
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  • bug
    Shuffle Function
    Shuffle not working
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