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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...

Daniel
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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Need help finding my right account

Can someone help me please

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Can someone help me please
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Taylith
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Superuser Contribution I can't play anything in Spotify

An ad of 30 secs started playing between my songs. Even after the 30 secs timer passed, the ad kept on playing indefinitely and without any sound. I can't play anything else due to this

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An ad of 30 secs started playing between my songs. Even after the 30 secs timer passed, the ad kept on playing indefinitely and without any sound. I can't play anything else due to this
2022-10-05 12:33:03 PM
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing whenever I enter the Ultra power saver mode

PlanPremiumCountryATDeviceHuawei Honor 10Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueThe "Ultra power saver mode" on my phone is customizable: It lets me use any 6 apps that still work when this mode is enabled. When I start Spotify in the Ultra p...

d1c3
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Plan Premium Country AT Device Huawei Honor 10 Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue The "Ultra power saver mode" on my phone is customizable: It lets me use any 6 apps th...
2022-10-02 11:59:41 PM
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Alex
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Spotify is not streaming or downloading music

My Spotify app in Android is not streaming or downloading music.I have tried the following:1. Perform clean install2. Gave full permission to Spotify3. Update my phone (Galaxy Note to the latest firmware4. Clear cache and storage5. Download Spotify L...

TopSpots
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My Spotify app in Android is not streaming or downloading music. I have tried the following: 1. Perform clean install 2. Gave full permission to Spotify 3. Update my phone (Galaxy Note 😎 to th...
2022-10-06 4:03:39 AM
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Taylith
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Solved!! Change back to the earlier version

I reallyhate what has been dove to the android app that appeared at end September 2022. There is list of single options most of which I have no interest in. How can I go back to the earlier version and that wad much more useful. I can not even mark i...

zardox
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I reallyhate what has been dove to the android app that appeared at end September 2022. There is list of single options most of which I have no interest in. How can I go back to the earlier version a...
2022-10-04 2:34:15 PM
2022-10-05 9:15:17 PM
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Superuser Contribution cant reorder songs on my own playlist

PlanFreeCountry Devicesamsung galaxy phone Operating Systemandroid My Question or Issueive never used the spofity community before, so i dont know if this is the right spot to post this, but i cant reorder the songs on my playlists anymore. there are...

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Plan Free Country Device samsung galaxy phone Operating System android My Question or Issue ive never used the spofity community before, so i dont know if this is the ri...
2020-10-01 11:09:45 PM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local files keep becoming unplayable randomly

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceSamsung M30Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI have some local files added to Spotify on my mac. I wanted to add those tracks to other playlists so that I can play them on my android mobile. So I created a pl...

im_jerry87
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Plan Premium Country India Device Samsung M30 Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue I have some local files added to Spotify on my mac. I wanted to add those tracks to oth...
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Superuser Contribution My favorites list and heart button gone

PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDeviceSamsung Galaxy 7. Wife's is Galaxy 9.Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Hello, ive been using the heart button to add songs to my favorites list.Suddenly i cannot find my favorites songs in my playlists, and t...

ohadb
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Plan Premium Country Israel Device Samsung Galaxy 7. Wife's is Galaxy 9. Operating System Android My Question or Issue Hello, ive been using the heart button to add s...
2018-08-01 6:47:07 AM
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Dian
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Good ol' pausify 2.0

its 2.0 because the first time I wrote this I didn't have a verified email... PlanPremiumCountryArgentina DeviceMotorola G Power 2022, Moto G6+ and my girlfriend's S21Operating SystemAndroid 11, Android 9,(idk what android her S21 is) My Question or ...

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its 2.0 because the first time I wrote this I didn't have a verified email... Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Motorola G Power 2022, Moto G6+ and my girlfriend's S21 Operat...
2022-10-02 3:29:08 PM
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Eni
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How do I keep Spotify 'on top' of other apps on my phone? I can't find the setting in 'Settings'?

Hovver
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How do I keep Spotify 'on top' of other apps on my phone? I can't find the setting in 'Settings'?
2022-09-26 7:23:35 PM
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Taylith
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Superuser Contribution Stuttering Cracking Glitch during in play - Samsung S10+

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung S10+ My Question or IssueWhen I am playing a downloaded song or a streamed track. The song stutters. I have play through the phones speaker, bluetooth to Samsung earpods and also casting to Samsung TV. Across all tes...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung S10+ My Question or Issue When I am playing a downloaded song or a streamed track. The song stutters. I have play through the phones speaker, blu...
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Superuser Contribution My spotify doesnt play or do anything

i have been using spotify for a month now and i got the premium plan one day my storage was full so i transfer the data to sd card to save space and it was mid transfer my phone shut down and now i cant play or do anything in the app device: samsung ...

Fernandoms1
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i have been using spotify for a month now and i got the premium plan one day my storage was full so i transfer the data to sd card to save space and it was mid transfer my phone shut down and now i c...
2022-10-03 3:16:40 AM
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Huge Battery Drain

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung S20+Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueSpotify is draining a huge amount of battery, i.e. >30% with around 3 hours listening time. It doesn't change depending on offline/online listening, or wifi/data, al...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung S20+ Operating System Android 12 My Question or Issue Spotify is draining a huge amount of battery, i.e. >30% with around 3 hours listening ...
2022-10-03 11:59:19 PM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot like songs on lock screen

PlanPremiumCountryAUTDeviceHuawei Honor 10Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI've done some research and it seems like I should be able to like songs on the lock screen by pulling down the lock screen banner. However, it doesn't let me. W...

d1c3
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Plan Premium Country AUT Device Huawei Honor 10 Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue I've done some research and it seems like I should be able to like songs on the lock ...
2022-09-22 8:58:28 AM
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Eni
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Superuser Contribution Playlists deleted after A10 software update

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceSamsung A10Operating SystemAndroid A105FNXXS8CVH1 My Question or IssueSince doing an update on my phone on 1 October, I have been unable to use Spotify on my phone depsite uninstalling & re-installing several times . I h...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Samsung A10 Operating System Android A105FNXXS8CVH1 My Question or Issue Since doing an update on my phone on 1 October, I have been u...
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Eni
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Superuser Contribution Status bar not showing only in one mode

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDevicePixel 6Operating SystemAndroid 13 IssueMy status bar is not showing but only in one mode, when the notification is on the standard notification panel of my system. Here there is couple of screenshots to understand what i...

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Plan Premium Country France Device Pixel 6 Operating System Android 13 Issue My status bar is not showing but only in one mode, when the notification is on the standard notification ...
2022-09-27 6:51:29 PM
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Superuser Contribution No access to music on Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceSamsung Galaxy A10Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have a family premium account. All of the sudden, I am unable to access my playlists nor can I access new music on Spotify. The notice I get is to chec...

Krista3
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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Samsung Galaxy A10 Operating System Android My Question or Issue I have a family premium account. All of the sudden, I am unable to acce...
2022-10-02 12:59:45 PM
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Solved!! Spotify not working on android phone

PlanPremiumCountryBELGIUMDeviceXiaomi Mi A3Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or Issue. From one day to the next i could no longer play any music on my android phone. No downloaded playlists, no favourites, nothing. Public Playlist are all 'empty...

FilipPannier
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...hone. No downloaded playlists, no favourites, nothing. Public Playlist are all 'empty'. 'Something went wrong, try again', 'check internet connection',... All other apps are working fine. &n...
2022-05-01 10:49:58 AM
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Superuser Contribution Podcast changes after 3 hours

PlanPremiumCountry UK DeviceSamsung S22Operating System My Question or Issue We like listening to a 12 hour podcast overnight like sleep sounds. It has to last the whole time we are sleeping. We have tried two different podcasts both of which change ...

Carlyp87
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Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung S22 Operating System My Question or Issue We like listening to a 12 hour podcast overnight like sleep sounds. It has to l...
2022-10-02 10:26:58 AM
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Superuser Contribution Extremely low download speed for offline music

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDeviceMeizu M6 NoteOperating SystemFlyme 7.1, Android 7.1.2 My Question or IssueTracks I have chosen for offline music, download in extremely low speeds. In other words and for reasons I'm not aware of, Spotify refuses to use ...

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Plan Premium Country Greece Device Meizu M6 Note Operating System Flyme 7.1, Android 7.1.2 My Question or Issue Tracks I have chosen for offline music, download in extremely low spee...
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