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PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung S9Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueWhenever a bluetooth device is connected to my phone, Spotify automatically starts playing the last song it was paused on if my phone makes any "noise". If I recie...
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cohendylan1
Music Fan
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On my lock screen, the Spotify controls no longer appear as a permanent notification while music is playing. They are still present when I expand the notification bar on an unlocked phone, however.I have tried closing and reopening the app, logging o...
PlanFreeDeviceXiaomi Lite 12 Operating SystemXiaomi HyperOS My Question or IssueI logged into my account and saw that I can't play a single song and absolutely all playlists are empty. I don't know what this could be connected with. Moreover, this pr...
PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandDeviceMotorola moto g53 (5G)Operating SystemAndroid 14, 1 March 2026 Google Play system update, 1 April 2026 Android security update.Spotify Version9.1.56.574 My Question or IssueH...
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...ndroid security update. Spotify Version 9.1.56.574 My Question or Issue Hi guys (and gals), With the recent requirement to use the new (4x2 default) widget I've tried to use the n...
TOG_2
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4 replies
1 likes
PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePixel 4a & LG G6Operating SystemAndroid 10, Android 11 My Question or IssueThe Spotify widget seems to forget that it was playing a song if I pause and go do something else with my phone. After I come back to my homescre...
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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Pixel 4a & LG G6 Operating System Android 10, Android 11 My Question or Issue The Spotify widget seems to forget that it was playing a song i...
sjw7
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50 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevice(Poco F3)Operating System(Xiaomi HyperOS) My Question or IssueWhen i play music on my PC, I see an annoying widget on my phone lockscreen. Can't turn it off.
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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device (Poco F3) Operating System (Xiaomi HyperOS) My Question or Issue When i play music on my PC, I see an annoying widget on my phone lockscreen. C...
Yeti419Hun
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Plan PremiumCountry UKDevice Pixel 4Operating System Android 10 My Question or IssueI recently switched phones to the Pixel 4, and I seemed to have lost a feature in the move over; I used to be able to control playback from the lock screen, but now t...
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...ll widgets if you have Face Unlock on and have the setting to "Skip Lock Screen" ("After Face Unlock, go directly to last used screen"). Lock Screen widgets and that setting aren't directly in c...
akhellPurr
Visitor
26059 Views
1 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryMxDevicesony H8266Operating SystemAndroid v10 My Question or Issuehomescreen widget is now a tiny plain white rectangle. restarting, removing and replacing the widget gets me the same white placeholder instead of the player.app work...
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Plan Premium Country Mx Device sony H8266 Operating System Android v10 My Question or Issue homescreen widget is now a tiny plain white rectangle. restarting, removing and r...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
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Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
saacke-us
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958 Views
2 replies
2 likes
Apple Music supports a widget. I do not like Apple Music, but it offers as much music as Spotify. I would like to keep Spotify, but the removal of the widget I used everyday is a kind of like a slap in the face as a customer. I have faith the Spotify...
Newbie
Apple Music supports a widget. I do not like Apple Music, but it offers as much music as Spotify. I would like to keep Spotify, but the removal of the widget I used everyday is a kind of like a s...
Petya
Community Legend
1487 Views
3 replies
10 likes
It's been over two weeks since you removed the widget and linked to a post supposed to explain why, but all it contained was a short messege that said that the widget had been retired. So I was wondering if the people you have working costumer relati...
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It's been over two weeks since you removed the widget and linked to a post supposed to explain why, but all it contained was a short messege that said that the widget had been retired. So I was w...
Loxer
Community Legend
2268 Views
4 replies
4 likes
My Question or IssueSpotify, did you know that the Android Auto use the widget to work? Know it, because now he says that spotify doesn't work and so i have to use the phone while i'm driving, not the best option
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My Question or Issue Spotify, did you know that the Android Auto use the widget to work? Know it, because now he says that spotify doesn't work and so i have to use the phone while i'm driving, n...
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0 replies
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I have an android phone with the latest version of Spotify on it. When I am in the lock screen and the Spotify widget shows, I cannot advance to the next song or go back. Only the pause/play button works. Also, from the home screen if i pull down the...
Newbie
I have an android phone with the latest version of Spotify on it. When I am in the lock screen and the Spotify widget shows, I cannot advance to the next song or go back. Only the pause/play button w...
Briscoeja
Newbie
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9 replies
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When Spotify update one new version for widget on Android ?I used "ubiquity music" because more big but sometimes the widget bug, please update the widget
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When Spotify update one new version for widget on Android ? I used "ubiquity music" because more big but sometimes the widget bug, please update the widget
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Sometimes (I haven't been able to manually reproduce it) the widget (with pause/next buttons and song info) in the notification bar and lockscreen will crash (the buttons won't respond) and I'm not able to swipe it to remove it. Then I will close the...
Regular
Sometimes (I haven't been able to manually reproduce it) the widget (with pause/next buttons and song info) in the notification bar and lockscreen will crash (the buttons won't respond) and I'm not a...
723 Views
0 replies
0 likes
I currently use a Xperia Z3 running Android 5.0.2. I have used the home screen widget since I first got Spotify.The widget works fine when playing music etc. until I close Spotify from the square button next to the home button. When I do this, the al...
Newbie
I currently use a Xperia Z3 running Android 5.0.2. I have used the home screen widget since I first got Spotify. The widget works fine when playing music etc. until I close Spotify from the s...
k2u
Regular
4164 Views
2 replies
2 likes
Hi there, there is a problem with the spotify widget. If I start spotify and go back to the startscreen with the spotify widget (or other widgets, which can show the cover informations), then everything works fine for two or three songs. Then the wid...
Regular
Hi there, there is a problem with the spotify widget. If I start spotify and go back to the startscreen with the spotify widget (or other widgets, which can show the cover i...
681 Views
0 replies
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I experience a weird and annoying bug after upgrading to Android 6.0 on my Nexus 5 device. I lock the phone when music is playing, app is on top and "My Music" screen is active (or any playlist screen that is currently running). If I return app from ...
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...ow playing widget on lock screen or clicking once on maximized now playing widget on lock screen cause same thing When phone is not locked, any return-to-app won't cause this problem. (using n...
Decoded
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1 replies
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Hi, i did some updates to my android phone and suddenly the spotify widget stopped working doesnt show what im playing, play back and forward buttons are grey out, i deleted the cache and reinstalled spotify but still not working, any ideas on how to...
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Hi, i did some updates to my android phone and suddenly the spotify widget stopped working doesnt show what im playing, play back and forward buttons are grey out, i deleted the c...
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0 replies
2 likes
I have Sony Xperia Z1 Compact with stock lock screen. Recently I've noticed that the lock screen widget does not show up anymore (technically it does, but in a fraction of second it flickers and disappears). Thanks to another discussion here I unders...
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I have Sony Xperia Z1 Compact with stock lock screen. Recently I've noticed that the lock screen widget does not show up anymore (technically it does, but in a fraction of second it flickers and d...
lastguru
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