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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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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 How to search for user

I'm trying to search for my profile on another account. I type in my username exactly, and still nothing shows up.

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  • I'm trying to search for my profile on another account. I type in my username exactly, and still nothing shows up.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs don't download, white exclamation mark

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSony Walkman NW-A100 SeriesOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've attempted to download songs to listen to offline but they continue to fail and show up with white exclamation marks but are still continuing ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Sony Walkman NW-A100 Series Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've attempted to download songs to listen to offline but they continu...
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Superuser Contribution Why is there no Driving Mode view in Android like there is for iPhone?

I have just switched from iPhone to a Samsung and cannot believe how unsafe the Spotify app is in the car. The navigation buttons are small, the widget is tiny and unadjustable, and in the settings of the app there is no option to enable a car mode t...

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  • I have just switched from iPhone to a Samsung and cannot believe how unsafe the Spotify app is in the car. The navigation buttons are small, the widget is tiny and unadjustable, and in the settings o...
  • Jimbodiah
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Solved!! Premium subscription with Ads!

I use the Spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy, and today it started playing ads and interrupting tracks even though I pay for a premium individual plan. Whenever I open the app, my account doesn't seem to connect automatically like it used to? I try to ...

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  • I use the Spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy, and today it started playing ads and interrupting tracks even though I pay for a premium individual plan. Whenever I open the app, my account doesn't seem ...
  • pun10tial
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect, no devices appear

For a few months now, I'm generally not able to see any of my local speakers and speaker groups in Spotify. I have 6 speakers in my home (all Google devices) and several speaker groups. Usually, when I go to Connect, the device list is empty, as in t...

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  • For a few months now, I'm generally not able to see any of my local speakers and speaker groups in Spotify. I have 6 speakers in my home (all Google devices) and several speaker groups. Usually, when...
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Superuser Contribution Group Session is off-beat between listeners

Really great Spotify recently got the Group Session for multiple listening devices! However the music is differently synchronized between the devices making them off-beat.Running together - steps are off-beat.Dancing together - stepping on eachother'...

  • Gig Goer
  • Really great Spotify recently got the Group Session for multiple listening devices! However the music is differently synchronized between the devices making them off-beat. Running together - ...
  • ellie_tay
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Wrong artwork cover on car's Bluetooth.

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDeviceNothing Phone 1 Operating SystemAndroid 13CarHyundai Tucson (2021) My Question or IssueMobile connected via Bluetooth (not android auto with cable, only Bluetooth).Music plays from Spotify. The title and the artwork cove...

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  • Plan Premium Country Greece Device Nothing Phone 1  Operating System Android 13 Car Hyundai Tucson (2021)   My Question or Issue Mobile connected via Bluetooth (not android...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDevicemotorola edge 40Operating Systemandroid?My Question or IssueI don't have Premium. I got a week or so for free (thx btw) but now this week is over. The problem is that shuffle is still aktive. It shouldn't because it's a Pr...

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  • Plan Free Country Germany Device motorola edge 40 Operating System android? My Question or Issue I don't have Premium. I got a week or so for free (thx btw) but now this week is over. The pr...
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Superuser Contribution No repeat button on premium

PlanPremiumCountryUSA My Question or IssueThe repeat button is no longer in the three dot menu on the now playing screen nor anywhere else.

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA   My Question or Issue The repeat button is no longer in the three dot menu on the now playing screen nor anywhere else.
  • EggoDaytona
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Superuser Contribution las letras de las canciones se ven muy grandes, ya no se ven como antes

antes las letras se veían muy bien porq entraban todas y estaban bien a acomodadas, pero desde hace 1 o 2 semanas las letras se ven muy grandes y no entran en la ft, además se ve feo

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  • antes las letras se veían muy bien porq entraban todas y estaban bien a acomodadas, pero desde hace 1 o 2 semanas las letras se ven muy grandes y no entran en la ft, además se ve feo
  • Leo_mo
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Superuser Contribution Add audiobook chapter to queue

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceAndroidOperating SystemOxygen OS 13.1 I always thought it would be good to be able to add a whole audiobook to a playlist so that you could just hit 'clear queue' to return to your previous listening. However, adding single ...

  • Gig Goer
  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Android Operating System Oxygen OS 13.1   I always thought it would be good to be able to add a whole audiobook to a playlist so that you could just hit '...
  • JoelPJey
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Superuser Contribution Popping sound when streaming SPOTIFY on the Google Nest Speakers

There is a random "popping" / "crackling" sound that occurs when streaming SPOTIFY on the Google Nest Speakers. This ruins the whole music listening experience! Is Spotify aware of this? Is it a Spotify or Google problem? Thanks---2 AUDIO files that ...

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  • There is a random "popping" / "crackling" sound that occurs when streaming SPOTIFY on the Google Nest Speakers. This ruins the whole music listening experience!   Is Spotify aware of this? Is ...
  • arnemiguel
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Superuser Contribution Android Auto: Albums not showing up

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePixel 6 / Hyundai i20Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueHi,I am new to use Spotify in my Car with Android Auto, but I have one issue with the App. When browsing my library I can select and filter all my arti...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Pixel 6 / Hyundai i20 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue Hi, I am new to use Spotify in my Car with Android Auto, but I have one is...
  • noi2giochiamo
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Superuser Contribution [Podcasts] New Episodes feed is broken

When I scroll down my New Episodes feed to check what I've missed, at a certain point the entire feed disappears (it looks like everything gets pulled up to the top) and I'm left with a black screen. It will reset after several minutes, but every tim...

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  • When I scroll down my New Episodes feed to check what I've missed, at a certain point the entire feed disappears (it looks like everything gets pulled up to the top) and I'm left with a black screen....
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Superuser Contribution Queue history not saved when changing devices

Plan: PremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceOnePlus 7TOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI'm using two Denon certified Spotify Connect devices. When switching the playback device from one to the other while in shuffle mode, the queue gets mixed...

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  • Plan:  Premium Country Netherlands  Device OnePlus 7T Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I'm using two Denon certified Spotify Connect devices. When switching...
  • Chudraa
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Superuser Contribution My phone started playing music by itself In the middle of the night

When I woke up in the middle of the night my phone was playing music I’m not sure how cause I haven’t even been in Spotify for a good week at least when it randomly started playing I checked my recents on Spotify and it had a bunch of songs going bac...

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  • When I woke up in the middle of the night my phone was playing music I’m not sure how cause I haven’t even been in Spotify for a good week at least when it randomly started playing I checked my recen...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Problem with playlists containing only podcasts.

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceSamsung A42Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI just realized that when a playlist only contains podcast episodes, the shuffle or sequential playback icon has disappeared.All the episodes play randomly and not in...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device Samsung A42 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I just realized that when a playlist only contains podcast episodes, the shuffle or sequen...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music stops playing when I open another app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(Pixel 3a)Operating System(Android 11) My Question or IssueI'm trying to figure out how to keep Spotify playing in the background when I open another app that wants access to my phone's audio.Specifically, when I view a vid...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (Pixel 3a) Operating System (Android 11)   My Question or Issue I'm trying to figure out how to keep Spotify playing in the background when I open anoth...
  • Birima
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Superuser Contribution can not login to my account though android app

PlanPremiumCountryhongkong Deviceredminote11tproOperating System Android My Question or IssueI have tried so many times and still can't login to my account and i have tried change my password still cant login

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country hongkong   Device redminote11tpro Operating System  Android   My Question or Issue I have tried so many times and still can't login to my accoun...
  • Ivelina
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