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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 Link não abre no app do celular

Qualquer link de playlist que recebo, não abre no app do celular. Abre o Spotify na página inicial, atualiza a página porém não vai para a playlist, já reinstalei o app. Limpei o cache e não deu certo, todas as outras contas da família funcionam, mas...

  • Casual Listener
  • Qualquer link de playlist que recebo, não abre no app do celular. Abre o Spotify na página inicial, atualiza a página porém não vai para a playlist, já reinstalei o app. Limpei o cache e não deu cert...
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Superuser Contribution Receiving notifications of unfollowed podcasts

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceXiaomi Poco X3 ProOperating SystemLatest Android My Question or IssueI've unfollowed some podcasts within the past months, but I still keep receiving push notifications of new episode releases. In particular it's o...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands  Device Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro Operating System Latest Android   My Question or Issue I've unfollowed some podcasts within the past months, but I stil...
  • ukergin
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Superuser Contribution Song "plays" silence for over an hour after song is over

PlanPremium familyCountryUSA DevicePixel 7 ProOperating SystemLatest Android My Question or IssueLast night as I often do, I went to sleep with a particular song playing on 1-song repeat mode. This morning, at 10:27 I noticed that the song was still ...

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  • Plan Premium family Country USA  Device Pixel 7 Pro Operating System Latest Android    My Question or Issue Last night as I often do, I went to sleep with a particular song p...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution Google Assistant Plays Censored Versions of Songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S9 SM-G960UOperating SystemAndroid 9 PieMy Question or IssueWhen I use voice commands through Google Assistant to play music on Spotify, it sometimes defaults to censored/edited versions of the song. If I use the mi...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S9 SM-G960U Operating System Android 9 Pie My Question or Issue When I use voice commands through Google Assistant to play music on Spotify, it someti...
  • ensignag98
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Superuser Contribution Spotify will change playlist when I unlock my phone

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceOppo Reno 8 liteOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueSpotify changed to a random recommended playlist when I went to unlock my phone after disconnecting it from my car. The last song played was paused, when I unlock...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Oppo Reno 8 lite Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue Spotify changed to a random recommended playlist when I went to unlock my...
  • Lyubka
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [UI bug] Playing song - album cover overlaps with "Playing from" text

PlanPremiumCountryPoland DeviceTeyes CC3 Android Head UnitOperating SystemAndroid 10,Spotify Version: 8.8.70.532 My Question or IssueHi, I've got a problem with UI and I didn't find it in any other topic. As you can see on attached photos, "Playing f...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland  Device Teyes CC3 Android Head Unit Operating System Android 10, Spotify Version: 8.8.70.532   My Question or Issue Hi, I've got a problem with UI and...
  • SuddenlyPineapple
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Controls for Pause/Next song gone from Notification bar

Hello community, I've tried my best finding a related post, but I'm at my wits end, so here I go. Recently (about a week ago) the controls to pause or skip to the next song have been gone from my notification bar, both when my phone is locked and whe...

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  • Hello community, I've tried my best finding a related post, but I'm at my wits end, so here I go.       Recently (about a week ago) the controls to pause or skip to the next song h...
  • faulknn
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Superuser Contribution [CHROMECAST] not connecting 12.2022

PlanFamily PremiumCountryHungaryDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20FE & A52Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI have 2 Chromecasts in two bedrooms and a Chromecast with Google TV 4K in the living room. Streaming works with ANY other apps, except Spo...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country Hungary Device Samsung Galaxy S20FE & A52 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue I have 2 Chromecasts in two bedrooms and a Chromecast with ...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution There is an hour of silence in one podcast's episodes

Two times now, while listening to the podcast Ologies, there has been a literal hour of complete silence in the middle of the ad break. The podcast is playing and the seconds tick by. The podcast episode displays on my phone as ~2 1/2 hours long. My ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Two times now, while listening to the podcast Ologies, there has been a literal hour of complete silence in the middle of the ad break. The podcast is playing and the seconds tick by. The podcast epi...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution Music is gone

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceLGv30sOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've tried to look through the forum but can't find my issue, and I'm not sure where to put it so I'll try here and hope for the best. I can't access my music, at all, fr...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device LGv30s Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've tried to look through the forum but can't find my issue, and I'm not sure where to put it...
  • Pandaora
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Superuser Contribution Instagram storylerimde Canvaslar gözükmüyor?

Merhaba, Şarkıları paylaşırken Canvaslar storylerimde gözükmüyor hiçbir şekilde nedeni nedir?

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  • Merhaba, Şarkıları paylaşırken Canvaslar storylerimde gözükmüyor hiçbir şekilde nedeni nedir?
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution Hiding a song does nothing

I have hidden songs in the same playlist and they continue to play. Maybe different sessions, maybe the same session, either way, they keep playing. I wouldn't understand the point of hiding a song in either situation because then I could just FF or ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have hidden songs in the same playlist and they continue to play. Maybe different sessions, maybe the same session, either way, they keep playing. I wouldn't understand the point of hiding a song i...
  • Eni
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Disable auto download of updated music playlists

Please add an option to disable auto downloading of music playlists whenever it's updated. A similar to option can be found in Google Play for apps Auto-update, as some Wi-Fi connections are capped/limited data allowance. Add option for manual updati...

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  • Please add an option to disable auto downloading of music playlists whenever it's updated. A similar to option can be found in Google Play for apps Auto-update, as some Wi-Fi connections are capped/l...
  • Adeywilliams
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Superuser Contribution How to start a playlist from the start?

I am trying to get the playlist to start from the beginning and I read some of the complements and I found something that said that a step was to turn off the shuffle

  • Casual Listener
  • I am trying to get the playlist to start from the beginning and I read some of the complements and I found something that said that a step was to turn off the shuffle
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Now playing Palylist disappears

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung S20Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueSince the latest Spotify update (v8.8.76.667) after getting part way through a playlist, and then returning to it several hours later, Spotify seems to have forgotten...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung S20 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue Since the latest Spotify update (v8.8.76.667) after getting part way through a playli...
  • Eni
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Spotify Widget

Does spotify think to add more spotify widgets or update the current.Becouse a lot of android users uses custom ROMs and they like to decorate they screens.Maybe you can add more color options like orange,red I prefer everything to be transparent. I ...

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  • Does spotify think to add more spotify widgets or update the current.Becouse a lot of android users uses custom ROMs and they like to decorate they screens.Maybe you can add more color options like o...
  • COValhalla
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Newer songs not appearing on playlist

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20 EdgeOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueSo since last night at around 23:00 my time, every song i have added since March 2021 has disappeared on my playlist. The songs are still there I...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device Samsung Galaxy S20 Edge Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue So since last night at around 23:00 my time, every song i have added ...
  • no1fanofthepals
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Issues opening song link shared through Whatsapp

For the past few months, whenever someone shares a link to a spotify song on Whatsapp, when I click on the link, it opens the Spotify app, but the song never starts playing. The app stays on the home screen, and the currently playing song does not ch...

  • Casual Listener
  • For the past few months, whenever someone shares a link to a spotify song on Whatsapp, when I click on the link, it opens the Spotify app, but the song never starts playing. The app stays on the home...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not working on my home WIFI

PlanFamily Operating SystemMultiple Android phones My Question or IssueMy issue is that all four of our phones will not play Spotify (unless in offline mode) when connected to our WiFi. Yet it works on other people's wifi and on mobile data. The ONLY...

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  • Plan Family  Operating System Multiple Android phones   My Question or Issue My issue is that all four of our phones will not play Spotify (unless in offline mode) when connected to o...
  • Vasil
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