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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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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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Superuser Contribution [Bug Report] Rendering issue

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S22 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 13My Question or IssueIssues Rendering spotify app

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Operating System Android 13 My Question or Issue Issues Rendering spotify app
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Queue Going Blank 2023

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceAndroid (Samsung)Operating System My Question or IssueWhenever I pause my music for more than 5 minutes, the Spotify queue disappears and goes blank, even when I play a playlist. This has been going on basically all of Januar...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Android (Samsung) Operating System     My Question or Issue Whenever I pause my music for more than 5 minutes, the Spotify queue disappears and ...
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Superuser Contribution Playlists will randomly start playing in some random order even when shuffle is off

Plan : PremiumCountry : USA Device : Pixel 7 ProOperating System : Android 13 My Question or Issue I have a playlist that I add music new music to and want to listen to albums in the order they were intended. However, Spotify will randomly decide to ...

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  • Plan : Premium Country : USA   Device : Pixel 7 Pro Operating System : Android 13    My Question or Issue   I have a playlist that I add music new music to and want t...
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Superuser Contribution Audiobook Flow Bug

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI've been listening to "Tress of the Emerald Sea" on Spotify since it's not on Audible. This is my first go at listening to audiobooks on Spotify. It's been fine for...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 7 Pro Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue I've been listening to "Tress of the Emerald Sea" on Spotify since it's not on Audible. T...
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Solved!! Samsung mobile data turns off when I play Spotify in my car

Samsung mobile data turns off when I use Bluetooth to play Spotify in my car. I therefore can't receive texts or calls while I'm in the car.

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  • Samsung mobile data turns off when I use Bluetooth to play Spotify in my car. I therefore can't receive texts or calls while I'm in the car.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cant use my spotify premium - google smart lock blocks spotify starting

My wife has a google nexus 6. Up until about a week ago, spotify worked fine and she uses it most days (she pays for premium). Now, if she opens spotify, a few seconds later, some sort of weird smart lock messages pops up, and closes spotify app down...

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  • My wife has a google nexus 6. Up until about a week ago, spotify worked fine and she uses it most days (she pays for premium).  Now, if she opens spotify, a few seconds later, some sort of weird...
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Superuser Contribution Rádio bases on playlist

Wth!! Why does Spotify keep changing my playlist it's nearly 17 hours long and it changes to radio based on playlist instead of staying on my playlist. How do I stop this?! Just because I use the free plan doesn't mean they should do whatever they wa...

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  • Wth!! Why does Spotify keep changing my playlist it's nearly 17 hours long and it changes to radio based on playlist instead of staying on my playlist. How do I stop this?! Just because I use the fre...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not working whilst connected via Bluetooth my Samsung note 10 plus

I have tried the usual disconnect and reconnect and this has still not rectified the issue, whilst you tube etc works okay Spotify does not.

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  • I have tried the usual disconnect and reconnect and this has still not rectified the issue, whilst you tube etc works okay Spotify does not.
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Superuser Contribution Podcast filter glitch

PlanPremium CountryUK DeviceGoogle Pixel 3a XL Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or Issue Playing podcasts on my laptop is fine - when I listen on my phone, they play in random order. I read a solution to this is to download them, which has help...

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  • Plan Premium   Country UK   Device Google Pixel 3a XL   Operating System Android 11     My Question or Issue   Playing podcasts on my laptop is fine - whe...
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Superuser Contribution Can't like or unlike songs from my phone (android)

Planstudent premiumCountryItalyDevicesamsung a20Operating Systemandroid 9 My Question or IssueI cannot like or unlike songs on my phone. I am able to do it from the desktop, but the two accounts are not synched up. I already tried logging out, restin...

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  •   Plan student premium Country Italy Device samsung a20 Operating System android 9   My Question or Issue I cannot like or unlike songs on my phone. I am able to do it from the d...
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Superuser Contribution Google Assistant and Spotify on Android Automotive (Volvo) do not understand I am Premium

Hi,I started to use Spotify on a Volvo running Android Automotive.Despite the fact that I am Spotify Premium, Google Assistant keeps saying that asking for a specific song is only for Premium users.Everything (car OS + Spotify app) is up-to-date.Has ...

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  • Hi, I started to use Spotify on a Volvo running Android Automotive. Despite the fact that I am Spotify Premium, Google Assistant keeps saying that asking for a specific song is only for Premium use...
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Fichier Locaux non disponoble

Bonjour, J'ai un problème avec spotify sur android, lorsque j'ajoute un fichier local depuis mon pc je peux le lire depuis celui ci mais le titre et grisé sur mon smartphone et quand je clique dessus , un message s'affiche " ce titrer n'est pas dispo...

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  • Bonjour, J'ai un problème avec spotify sur android, lorsque j'ajoute un fichier local depuis mon pc je peux le lire depuis celui ci mais le titre et grisé sur mon smartphone et quand je clique dess...
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Superuser Contribution Hidden or blocked songs?

Sometimes I find artists who have hidden or blocked songs that I can't play, they're in a dark Grey colour and there's no information about what it is happening or how I can fix it. I have premium account since 2015 and I just find it unfair, paying ...

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  • Sometimes I find artists who have hidden or blocked songs that I can't play, they're in a dark Grey colour and there's no information about what it is happening or how I can fix it. I have premium ac...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why my Spotify is different than my friend?

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 4Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueSo when I just screenshot my Spotify, and my friend sent to me with a different ui, I don't know how he make that

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  • Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue So when I just screenshot my Spotify, and my friend sent to me with a diff...
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Superuser Contribution Pausing randomly

I just recently had an issue where spotify is pausing after about 30 seconds. I have reinstalled, battery saver is off, signed out everywhere, restarted my phone, checked other devices

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  • I just recently had an issue where spotify is pausing after about 30 seconds. I have reinstalled, battery saver is off, signed out everywhere, restarted my phone, checked other devices
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Superuser Contribution A deleted song keeps playing on my playlist

I have a playlist that I had deleted a song from, but the song keeps playing when I listen to the playlist. If I look at the list of songs on the playlist, it doesn't appear, but the song still comes up when I listen to the playlist. How can I get ri...

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  • I have a playlist that I had deleted a song from, but the song keeps playing when I listen to the playlist. If I look at the list of songs on the playlist, it doesn't appear, but the song still comes...
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Superuser Contribution I can't open a podcast

I am not able to open a podcast. I receive an error every time I tried to open it. I can open it from other phone but not on mine.

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  • I am not able to open a podcast. I receive an error every time I tried to open it. I can open it from other phone but not on mine.
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Superuser Contribution Sorting a playlist by Date Added descending, sorts the list in the wrong order.

PlanPremium DeviceSamsung Galaxy 10+Operating SystemAndroid 12Sorting a playlist by Date Added descending, sorts the list in the wrong order. When the arrow is heading down, the first appearing song is the oldest added to the playlist. In the desktop...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Samsung Galaxy 10+ Operating System Android 12 Sorting a playlist by Date Added descending, sorts the list in the wrong order. When the arrow is heading down, the ...
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Autoplay/autostart/resume broken - again

It looks like a recent update has broken autoplay again. I am experiencing the issues described in this post https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Autostart-autoplay-resume-not-working-anymore/td-p/5258203again.

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  • It looks like a recent update has broken autoplay again. I am experiencing the issues described in this post https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Autostart-autoplay-resume-not-working-anymore/td-...
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Superuser Contribution Help Sorting in a Playlist

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceMotorola Moto E4Operating SystemAndroid NougatSpotify App Version8.5.29.828 My Question or IssueI am unable to sort songs in a playlist. Per the instructions in the Sort and Filter help page, I should be able to sort songs in ...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Motorola Moto E4 Operating System Android Nougat Spotify App Version 8.5.29.828   My Question or Issue I am unable to sort songs in a playlist. Per ...
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