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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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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution App Crashes whenever I press the options (3 dots) button on any music.

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDeviceUmidigi A5 ProOperating SystemAndroid 9My Question or IssueWhenever I press the 3 dots button to share a music for example the app crashes immediately (the menu doesn't even render) it happens on any type of connection, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brasil Device Umidigi A5 Pro Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue Whenever I press the 3 dots button to share a music for example the app crashes immediately ...
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Superuser Contribution Google clock can not connect to Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryThe Netherlands DeviceOneplus 5Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSince a couple of weeks I make use of the Google clock, in which a function is built to make use of Spotify songs as wake up sound. I have to first start t...

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands  Device Oneplus 5 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Since a couple of weeks I make use of the Google clock, in which a functio...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify free have unlimited skips and on demand?

Proof that spotify free has an error for on demand instead of shuffling the album/playlist in free mode, here's the example of photo i also skip 8 songs instead of 6 skip limit  Here is also the example of Premium mode profile on free modeIs it a bug...

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  • Proof that spotify free has an error for on demand instead of shuffling the album/playlist in free mode, here's the example of photo  i also skip 8 songs instead of 6 skip limit   Here is ...
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Superuser Contribution Covers showing inverted/white colors

.PlanFreeDeviceXiaomi Redmi note 9 ProOperating SystemAndroid/MiUiMy Question or IssueSome album/playlist/profile covers appear inverted or white when the original cover is dark heres some examples:

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  • . Plan Free Device Xiaomi Redmi note 9 Pro Operating System Android/MiUi My Question or Issue Some album/playlist/profile covers appear inverted or white when the original cover is dark ...
  • Alex
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The icon overlap each other

PlanPremiumCountrySaudi Arabia Device( Samsung Galaxy s22 ultra)Operating System(Android 13)The device language is Arabic My Question or IssueThe icon appear above eachother like on the photo

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  • Plan Premium Country Saudi Arabia  Device ( Samsung Galaxy s22 ultra) Operating System (Android 13) The device language is Arabic    My Question or Issue The icon appea...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution local files not recognized or syncing on mobile?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSo I've been uploading local files to Spotify through syncing/local file upload with no problems up until recently. My Spotify app won't recognize any new music ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue So I've been uploading local files to Spotify through syncing/local file upload with ...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to open list of songs from searched playlist

PlanFreeDeviceOnePlus 8TOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueMy issue is my subject which is i can't open the list of songs in the playlist that i searched. I can see the list of songs in my own playlist but when I search a playlist and wan...

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  •   Plan Free Device OnePlus 8T Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue My issue is my subject which is i can't open the list of songs in the playlist that i searched. I c...
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Superuser Contribution Song now playing banner suddenly showing

Why am I getting a banner showing the current song playing and that Spotify is playing in background when all notifications are off This has just started today and I have not changed any settings?

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  • Why am I getting a banner showing the current song playing and that Spotify is playing in background when all notifications are off   This has just started today and I have not changed any set...
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Superuser Contribution I now own playlists I previously liked

I logged off of my account, then re log in. And now I own every playlist i've previously liked and every playlist photo disappeared

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  • I logged off of my account, then re log in. And now I own every playlist i've previously liked and every playlist photo disappeared
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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly switches to Radio

I have a Pixel 7 and am having an issue whenever I try to play a playlist whilst in my Hyundai i30 using Android Auto. I get into my car, select the playlist I want, and press play. The song will play for about 10 seconds then will randomly change to...

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  • I have a Pixel 7 and am having an issue whenever I try to play a playlist whilst in my Hyundai i30  using Android Auto.    I get into my car, select the playlist I want, and press pl...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Switches off my Android Box

Free PlanThailandMinix Neo U22-XJAndroid 9 When I start spotify, it works for about 5 minutes, and then it shuts down the whole system and switches off my box. I don't have a battery but have switched off all battery optimisation. Any ideas anyone ?

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  • Free Plan Thailand Minix Neo U22-XJ Android 9   When I start spotify, it works for about 5 minutes, and then it shuts down the whole system and switches off my box.  I don't have a bat...
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Superuser Contribution Tracks stop playing when screen is off Huawei P10

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceHuawei P10Operating SystemEmui 9.1.0My Question or IssueEvery time i lock the screen the song stop to play and go back to 0:00. I tried all the advice I found on internet to solve this problem (battery settings, wifi sett...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device Huawei P10 Operating System Emui 9.1.0 My Question or Issue Every time i lock the screen the song stop to play and go back to 0:00. I tried all the advice&n...
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Superuser Contribution Uploading

I received a meditation on my play list that I did couple of weeks ago I have tried to share with friends on WhatsApp for example and they did get the file but they can't hear it.. what's to be done?Thanks!!Sincerely... Leon

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  • I received a meditation on my play list that I did couple of weeks ago I have tried to share with friends on WhatsApp for example and they did get the file but they can't hear it.. what's to be done?...
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[Mobile][Connect] Be able to connect multiple phones to one speaker to queue and skip songs

There would be a feature where you could connect multiple phones together to one account so that multiple people could queue songs to play rather than one person having all the control when listening to music in a group.

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  • There would be a feature where you could connect multiple phones together to one account so that multiple people could queue songs to play rather than one person having all the control when listening...
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[Android][Partnership] DUO let the partner see to what their partner was listening individually.

For example in DUO when a couple is listening in a session together when they stop a song they can see the last Song they were listening , but along with this you can also provide an extra feature to the couple's with DUO plan to see what song their ...

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  • For example in DUO when a couple is listening in a session together when they stop a song they can see the last Song they were listening , but along with this you can also provide an extra feature to...
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Superuser Contribution How to stop shuffle playing, i am not getting an option to stop this .

When I play the selected playlist, there is the icon of shuffle playing but when I go to the particular song which is being played the there is no option.

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  • When I play the selected playlist, there is the icon of shuffle playing but when I go to the particular song which is being played the there is no option.
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Superuser Contribution A specific podcast will no long play when I cast to my Google home

A podcast I typically cast to my Google home has recently stopped playing any of the episodes. I used to have no problem but now when I click the play icon it will randomly jump to different episodes but never actually play anything, just jump three ...

  • Casual Listener
  • A podcast I typically cast to my Google home has recently stopped playing any of the episodes. I used to have no problem but now when I click the play icon it will randomly jump to different episodes...
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Superuser Contribution Edit playlist looks different

PlanFreeCountryThe netherlands DeviceSamsung Galaxy a13Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen I open a playlist and click edit playlist, it shows up differently. Instead of seeing the album picture with the song name and artist name, I can ...

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  •   Plan Free Country The netherlands   Device Samsung Galaxy a13 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When I open a playlist and click edit playlist, it shows up ...
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Superuser Contribution Can I lock autoplay to playlists if I have an gratis account? I had before

Untill one month ago, when I was offline, at the end of the playlist it didn't start over. Now I can't turn off the autoplay, the playlist start over continuosly.

  • Casual Listener
  • Untill one month ago, when I was offline, at the end of the playlist it didn't start over. Now I can't turn off the autoplay, the playlist start over continuosly.
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Superuser Contribution Heart button not responding

Device: ZTE Axon 7 (ZTE a2017G)Android 8.0.0BelgiumPremium account Hi, I basically only use spotify to listen to my liked songs, so now that my heart button stopped working everywhere, the app became pretty useless. It started about a month ago, when...

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  • Device: ZTE Axon 7 (ZTE a2017G) Android 8.0.0 Belgium Premium account   Hi,   I basically only use spotify to listen to my liked songs, so now that my heart button stopped working ev...
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