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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
  • Casual Listener
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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
  • Regular
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Superuser Contribution Issues with queue button

PlanPremiumDevice(Google Pixel 7 Pro)Operating System(Android 14)My Question or IssueQueue icon not reacting when trying to open As a workaround, the only option to check queue currently is to add a new song to it and press Open while Added to Queue ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Device (Google Pixel 7 Pro) Operating System (Android 14) My Question or Issue Queue icon not reacting when trying to open   As a workaround, the only option to c...
  • Dessi
  • Moderator
  • 614 Views
  • 11 replies
  • 2 likes
  • Android
    google pixel 7 pro
    Queue Button
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify starts playing automatically when a bluetooth device is connected and phone makes a sound

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...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country Norway Device Samsung S9 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue Whenever a bluetooth device is connected to my phone, Spotify automatically s...
  • HMS_Bard
  • Casual Listener
  • 87317 Views
  • 89 replies
  • 9 likes
  • Android
    autoplay
    bluetooth
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Superuser Contribution Android App has become virtually unusable

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(ALL ANDROID DEVICES)Operating System(Android all versions) My Question or IssueThis isn't particularly a question, more-so than bringing it to your attention as the app store reviews are hardly seeing any response fr...

  • Music Fan
  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device (ALL ANDROID DEVICES) Operating System (Android all versions)   My Question or Issue This isn't particularly a question, more-so than bringing i...
  • DavidArthur23
  • Regular
  • 5631 Views
  • 18 replies
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  • Android
    buggy
    bugs
    errors
    faults
    not working
    slow
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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...

  • Music Fan
  • 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 a...
  • Birima
  • Visitor
  • 342218 Views
  • 57 replies
  • 5 likes
  • Android
    audio
    chrome
    Edge
    settings
    Spotify
  • 342218 Views
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Superuser Contribution Shared links doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceOnePlus NordOperating SystemAndroid 11BrowserChrome, Brave My Question or IssueI've seen other topics here about shared links not working and they've been closed without action, like this one for example: https://communi...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device OnePlus Nord Operating System Android 11 Browser Chrome, Brave   My Question or Issue I've seen other topics here about shared links not working a...
  • muwaffaq
  • Newbie
  • 39266 Views
  • 97 replies
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  • Android
    Share links
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Superuser Contribution Why does my Spotify playlist look different?

PlanFreeCountryPhilippines DeviceRealme 6iOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueWhen I opened my playlist, it looked different than usual. Instead of a song list, it only displayed song names and the artist/composer. When I try to play a son...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country Philippines  Device Realme 6i Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue When I opened my playlist, it looked different than usual. Instead of a song l...
  • voidplayys
  • Visitor
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Superuser Contribution Music pausing frequently on Pixel 6

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePixel 6Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueFor the past week or so music has been randomly pausing on my Pixel 6.- The app is not crashing, or closing, but the music just pauses.- This happens even if the screen i...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country UK Device Pixel 6 Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue For the past week or so music has been randomly pausing on my Pixel 6. - The app is n...
  • Jscorer3
  • Visitor
  • 16411 Views
  • 13 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Android
    Android 12
    Pixel 6
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Starts playing a sleep playlist betwen 20:30 and 21:00 each night.

PremiumNorwayDeviceSamsung S20 ultra 5gOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueEvery night around 20:30 and 21:00 i get like a wakeup alarm setting off a playlist called sleep from spotify. I have no active wakeup timer after 8am on the phone ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Premium Norway Device Samsung S20 ultra 5g Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Every night around 20:30 and 21:00 i get like a wakeup alarm setting off a playlist called s...
  • tmkszj-_is3in
  • Casual Listener
  • 72737 Views
  • 20 replies
  • 4 likes
  • Android
    autoplay
    Samsung
    wakeup
  • 72737 Views
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution App crashing "new episodes" feed

PlanPremium (family)CountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy S24+Operating SystemAndroid 14/ One UI 6.1 My Question or Issue:My app has an issue where it crashes when opening the "new episodes" feed. It has been going on for a couple of months (but I don´t ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium (family) Country Norway Device Samsung Galaxy S24+ Operating System Android 14/ One UI 6.1   My Question or Issue: My app has an issue where it crashes when opening the "n...
  • Dessi
  • Moderator
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  • 1 likes
  • Android
    App
    Crash
    podcast
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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.

  • Regular
  • 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. &n...
  • 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
  • Plan Premium Country US Device One Plus 10 Pro Operating System OxygenOS 13.0 Spotify Version v8.8.64.554   My Question or Issue While playing from a playlist, I can no longer remove...
  • Yordan
  • Moderator
  • 1810 Views
  • 6 replies
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  • Android
    bug
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Superuser Contribution "Liked Songs" playlist won't play

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePixel 4 xlOperating SystemAndroid 11 beta My Question or IssueAs the title says, my "liked songs" list isn't playing. All other playlists are working normally. I uninstalled and reinstalled the app already. I also...

  • Newbie
  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device Pixel 4 xl Operating System Android 11 beta   My Question or Issue As the title says, my "liked songs" list isn't playing. All other p...
  • dbsibs10
  • Casual Listener
  • 79911 Views
  • 59 replies
  • 21 likes
  • Android
    Android 11 beta
    liked songs
    Pixel 4xl
  • 79911 Views
  • 59 replies
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[Android] How do I put a podcast on loop?

I was listening to a short podcast and I wanted it to be on loop but there was no "Loop" button. What do I do?

  • Visitor
  • I was listening to a short podcast and I wanted it to be on loop but there was no "Loop" button. What do I do?
  • Keysam11
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Superuser Contribution No video option

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(OPPO FIND NEO)Operating System(Android 10) My Question or IssueI have no option for videos on my app.I want to watch the JRE podcasts on my phone but I have no idea how to find them. I can search JRE and find the podcasts b...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country UK Device (OPPO FIND NEO) Operating System (Android 10)   My Question or Issue I have no option for videos on my app. I want to watch the JRE podcasts on my p...
  • Eni
  • Moderator
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  • 8 replies
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    JRE
    Videos
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops while playing on the background

PlanPremiumCountryLatvia DeviceOnePlus 5Operating System Android 8.1 My Question or IssueSpotify stops playing music while playing on the background each 20 minutes approximately. I need to take my phone, unlock it, open Spotify and press play, then ...

  • Regular
  •   Plan Premium Country Latvia   Device OnePlus 5 Operating System   Android 8.1   My Question or Issue Spotify stops playing music while playing on the background e...
  • Tiredofplaybackissue
  • Casual Listener
  • 2211 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 11 likes
  • Android
    Android 8
    Battery performance
    Oneplus
    stops playing music
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Superuser Contribution Song muted after Skipping manually on my Bluetooth-Connected Car

Hello, like many others i have the issue that my music mutes after skipping a song manually, when connected to my Car via bluetooth. I then need to turn the Volume of the car Up again or Press Play again. The Song time-stence runs just perfectly alon...

  • Regular
  • ...gain. The Song time-stence runs just perfectly along on the Phone.     Device (make + model) + OS version and your exact Spotify version: OnePlus 8 PRO on Android 11 with O...
  • Koerner1996
  • Regular
  • 2609 Views
  • 14 replies
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  • Android
    bluetooth
    Car
    mute
    skip
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Solved!! Can't find repeat option on Android (Spotify Free)

PlanFreeCountrySpainDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 5A PrimeOperating SystemAndroid Nougat 7.1.2 My Question or IssueI can't find the repeat option in the Now Playing section, I tried selecting the three points and all I've got is the Add to Library option a...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free Country Spain Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime Operating System Android Nougat 7.1.2   My Question or Issue I can't find the repeat option in the Now Playing section, I t...
  • Not applicable
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  • Android
    repeat button
    spotify free
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Play Playlist Folder on Android

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceMoto G5 PlusOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Forgive me for being behind on this, but I just noticed that on Windows 10 desktop app, you can play all the playlists in a folder. I can't figure out how to do...

  • Regular
  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Moto G5 Plus Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Forgive me for being behind on this, but I just noticed that on W...
  • detmer14
  • Roadie
  • 7222 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 48 likes
  • Android
    folder
    Play
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Superuser Contribution (Smart) Shuffle not working when in car only

FIRST: Yes, I have already1) uninstalled, reinstalled,2) logged out, logged back in3) logged out, uninstalled, reinstalled, logged back inDevice: Samsung Galaxy S24 UltraPremium Family PlanI don't know what happened, but recently, I cannot use the sh...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...onnected-to-bluetooth-in-my-car/td-p/5422061).   My issue is with Android and my car - everything had been working fine (Shuffle and Smart Shuffle) until December 2024. Now instead I have to use S...
  • Dessi
  • Moderator
  • 319 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Android
    application
    Mobile
    shuffle
    Shuffle not working
    smart shuffle
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Superuser Contribution Application crashes on Android after last update on Nov 2024

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepDeviceSamsung Galaxy S21 FE 5GOperating SystemAndroid 14 One UI 6.1 My Question or IssueHello,after last update a few days ago in Nov 2024 application started crashing. If open app after some time and try to do something, s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Czech Rep Device Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Operating System Android 14 One UI 6.1   My Question or Issue Hello, after last update a few days ago in Nov 2024 a...
  • TiRED47
  • Casual Listener
  • 905 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Android
  • 905 Views
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