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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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  • Daniel
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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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Can't add any song to any playlist

PlanFreeCountryMalaysiaDevicePocophone F1Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI can't add any songs to any of my playlist. I've tried restarting and reinstalling the app, but both methods doesn't work.

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  • Plan Free Country Malaysia Device Pocophone F1 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I can't add any songs to any of my playlist. I've tried restarting and reinstalling th...
  • Billy-J
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La musica se detiene luego de reproducir tres o cuatro canciones

Este problema viene desde hace un par de meses, al escuchar mis playlist solo puedo escuchar de tres a cuatro canciones y luego deja de reproducirse hasta que vuelvo a iniciar las canciones, intente actualizar la app, reiniciar mi teléfono, instalar ...

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  • Este problema viene desde hace un par de meses, al escuchar mis playlist solo puedo escuchar de tres a cuatro canciones y luego deja de reproducirse hasta que vuelvo a iniciar las canciones, intente ...
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[Android][Other] No smart-cover controls after update to Android 7

More than 3 years and we still don't have any news. Are you going to fix it?It's really annoying! https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/No-smart-cover-controls-after-update-to-Android-7-Honor-8/td-p/1597896

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  • More than 3 years and we still don't have any news. Are you going to fix it? It's really annoying!   https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/No-smart-cover-controls-after-update-to-Android-7...
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audio focus handling not working when offline and not opening player screen

When you are offline, fresh start spotify, start playing a playlist (and don't open player screen by clicking on bottom bar). Audio focus requests by other apps are ignored. As soon as you click on Spotify bottom bar and open the player screen, every...

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  • When you are offline, fresh start spotify, start playing a playlist (and don't open player screen by clicking on bottom bar). Audio focus requests by other apps are ignored. As soon as you click o...
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Downloading to a separate device

I'd like to get my Dad (his mind is a bit off) a Spotify premium membership on my old phone. But I would need to control what music he gets so he won't just download everything.We're on opposite sides of the country.Is there a way to to do that?

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  • I'd like to get my Dad (his mind is a bit off) a Spotify premium membership on my old phone. But I would need to control what music he gets so he won't just download everything. We're on opposite si...
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Launch Spotify while phone is locked Android

haven't a Samsung Galaxy note 10 plus unlocked version. My carrier is T-Mobile. I would like to know if there's a way to launch Spotify when my phone is locked? I use Bluetooth earbuds most of the day and it would be very convenient to be able to say...

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  • haven't a Samsung Galaxy note 10 plus unlocked version. My carrier is T-Mobile. I would like to know if there's a way to launch Spotify when my phone is locked? I use Bluetooth earbuds most of the da...
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Rate Us link goes to Asian Spotify version in google play

As shown in the screenshot. Your "Rate us now"link that appeared in my app just now lead me to an Asian version of Spotify in Google Play Store I am using Huawei P30 Pro, with latest version of EMUI.

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  • As shown in the screenshot. Your "Rate us now"link that appeared in my app just now lead me to an Asian version of Spotify in Google Play Store   I am using Huawei P30 Pro, with latest versi...
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[Android][Other] Sprint Service Must Be Tested

Sprint service must be rigorously tested for ad videos and for the sake of sponsors' ROI. Is Sprint ripping off sponsors? It surely seems that way from what I've observed. Are they cutting off ads to play for a much shorter time than normal, or somet...

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  • Sprint service must be rigorously tested for ad videos and for the sake of sponsors' ROI. Is Sprint ripping off sponsors?  It surely seems that way from what I've observed. Are they cutting off ...
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[Android][Other] Dashboard

I'm not sure what it's called but the dashboard feature that let's you swipe up to view the song, access the queue and see the length/portion of the song you're listening to can't be accessed anymore. Using Android and the version of Spotify that upd...

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  • I'm not sure what it's called but the dashboard feature that let's you swipe up to view the song, access the queue and see the length/portion of the song you're listening to can't be accessed anymore...
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Superuser Contribution Playback stops on multiple devices

For the last few months I've been having this issue where Spotify will spontaneously stop playing music, including in the middle of a song. Information about my setup: Device Configurations:Connected devices: 1 - 3 desktop/PCs connected, 1 Google Hom...

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  • ...top playing music spontaneously without offering a crash report or other notification of software failure. The music simply stops, and I must resume it myself. I have tried waiting it out to see if i...
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Superuser Contribution SD card issue

People use spotify lite on their trash phone's, where there is low storage or low ram. I have a such kind of phone.To overcome that storage problem,I have SD Card installed in the phone.But unfortunately,I can't save my downloads to SD card.I saw tha...

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  • People use spotify lite on their trash phone's, where there is low storage or low ram. I have a such kind of phone.To overcome that storage problem,I have SD Card installed in the phone.But unfortu...
  • Guido
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Like/dislike songs and artists doesn't work with Google Assistant

I'm using Spotify on a Google Pixel 3A According to Google documentation, it should be possible to like or dislike songs via Google Assistant, bit it doesn't work. Spotify app will open but then nothing happens.This is a very useful feature why doesn...

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  • I'm using Spotify on a Google Pixel 3A According to Google documentation, it should be possible to like or dislike songs via Google Assistant, bit it doesn't work. Spotify app will open but then noth...
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[Android][Other] Local files on desktop won't sync with Android Tablet

I tried uninstalling every app and program on my desktop, cell phone and tablet. My local files, that are originally on my desktop (Windows 10), sync with my cell phone (Android on Pixel 2). For some reason, the same files won't sync with my tablet (...

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  • I tried uninstalling every app and program on my desktop, cell phone and tablet. My local files, that are originally on my desktop (Windows 10), sync with my cell phone (Android on Pixel 2). For some...
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Other] Persistent download every day

Every day, at least once a day, I get a notification that Spotify is downloading something. It never progresses and never finishes I've checked to see what may be trying to download but can't see anything that needs to complete or start downloading. ...

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  • Every day, at least once a day, I get a notification that Spotify is downloading something.    It never progresses and never finishes    I've checked to see what may be trying...
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Work-around for "Connecting to Spotify" Android Notification

PlanPremium CountrySingapore DeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8 Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHere's what I did to get rid of it on my Samsung Galaxy Note 8 running Android Oreo:Open the App Notification settings for Spotify. You can quic...

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  • ...ased on the name of the notification alone, it seems to have something to do with connecting to other applications, so that might get affected.   If you do follow this advice and start e...
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Can't change storage location

Spotify takes up a lot of GB on my phone (Samsung Galaxy s7), and I want to change the storage location. When I try to change the location from my device's storage to the SD card it won't let me change it. How can I fix this?

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  • Spotify takes up a lot of GB on my phone (Samsung Galaxy s7), and I want to change the storage location. When I try to change the location from my device's storage to the SD card it won't let me chan...
  • Aase_Tokvam
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Samsung Music Spotify integration

Hello! I've been taking a look to the new Samsung Music app, that now supports Spotify. And my question is about how they play together. Will the actual Samsung Music app play music from the Spotify database, or will it just take you to the Spotify a...

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  • Hello! I've been taking a look to the new Samsung Music app, that now supports Spotify. And my question is about how they play together. Will the actual Samsung Music app play music from the Spotify ...
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galaxy watch app shutdown

Hi! I am very dissapointed at spotify in galaxy watch. You say that please make sure that you have the latest updates installed.. HAVE YOU EVEN ONCE UPDATED SPOTIFY APP IN GALAXY WATCH ?? To the problem itself. 1.I cannot close the app, it dains very...

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  • ...ATCH ??   To the problem itself.   1. I cannot close the app, it dains very much battery even if it is not playing. When i close all the other programs etc. running, the app does not close, it k...
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[Android][Other] My storage have a new "others" carpet

My storage settings now have this new storage section that it takes even more memory than the cache itself, it looks like this, do someone knows how to delete this?It says:Others: 456 MB!!Download: 510Cache:Feee: 2.0

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  • My storage settings now have this new storage section that it takes even more memory than the cache itself, it looks like this, do someone knows how to delete this? It says: Others: 456 MB!! D...
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Superuser Contribution Constant crashes or failing to load

PlanPremiumCountry EnglandDevice Samsung Galaxy 9,Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Hi, Everytime i use my spotify it either fails to load or crashes then when I do get it to play and I want to skip a track it will just keep playing for a ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  England Device Samsung Galaxy 9, Operating System Android    My Question or Issue  Hi, Everytime i use my spotify it either fails to load or cr...
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