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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...

Amayy
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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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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
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Sumit_Ghosh
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Inaccessible Queue

Hey all! I've been unable to access my queue for the past two days; every time I go to "Now Playing" it will show the icon for the queue (bottom right corner for Android, looks like a few horizontal lines in a row) but compared to all the other icons...

jetaimerai
Newbie
Hey all! I've been unable to access my queue for the past two days; every time I go to "Now Playing" it will show the icon for the queue (bottom right corner for Android, looks like a few horizontal ...
2022-09-15 9:58:59 PM
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Missing slider??

I'm using an S22 ultra. Several updates ago the slider in my like songs folder disappeared. Now I have to manually scroll to find somgs. Anyone else having this trouble? Extremely frustrating and time consuming to find my music

amoysan
Newbie
I'm using an S22 ultra. Several updates ago the slider in my like songs folder disappeared. Now I have to manually scroll to find somgs. Anyone else having this trouble? Extremely frustrating and tim...
2022-09-15 3:20:21 PM
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Spotify take ~5min for start

PlanPremium DeviceRedmi Note 8 ProOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueEach time I start spotify on my phone it takes an eternity to start.I disconnect reconnect, restart the phone, test without sd card, without vpn, cleared cache, reinstallat...

qualifiedtoyota
Newbie
Plan Premium Device Redmi Note 8 Pro Operating System Android My Question or Issue Each time I start spotify on my phone it takes an eternity to start. I disconnect reconnect,...
2022-09-14 1:01:18 PM
2022-09-15 3:10:43 PM
Yordan
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Superuser Contribution It doesn't allow me to listen to the music I want in Android

PlanFreeCountryPerúDevice(LG K9)Operating System(Android 7.1.2) My Question or IssueThere is a pretty serious problem with the player on Android cell phones, It has also happened to my sister and me with my old account, I thought it was because it wa...

Mekirs
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Plan Free Country Perú Device (LG K9) Operating System (Android 7.1.2) My Question or Issue There is a pretty serious problem with the player on Android cell phones, It has also happ...
2022-09-13 8:02:41 PM
2022-09-15 8:57:32 AM
Mekirs
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Android 7.1
It also does not allow me to listen to my playlist of I like you
It doesn't allow me to listen to the music I want
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Superuser Contribution My playlist that is over 30 hours stops playing overnight.

Hello,, recently I have been wanting my playlist to play overnight. My playlist is over 30 hours long and has nearly 500 songs. It usually stops an hour or so after I go to bed. I have shuffle and repeat enabled on my playlist so I'm not sure why it ...

ChloeNaylor
Casual Listener
Hello,, recently I have been wanting my playlist to play overnight. My playlist is over 30 hours long and has nearly 500 songs. It usually stops an hour or so after I go to bed. I have shuffle and re...
2022-09-13 6:40:56 PM
2022-09-14 10:10:48 PM
ChloeNaylor
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Superuser Contribution Displaying "You're Offline" despite being connected to WiFi

So I was about to listen to search for a song but then Spotify says try again because there's no internet connection and I am running on 4G internet connection with a WiFi speed of 30mbps so I'm not sure why this is happening I tried uninstalling and...

Airi17
Music Fan
So I was about to listen to search for a song but then Spotify says try again because there's no internet connection and I am running on 4G internet connection with a WiFi speed of 30mbps so I'm not ...
2022-09-13 5:22:16 PM
2022-09-14 9:06:24 PM
OscarDC
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[Android][Other] Sort By for playlist mobile app

Playlist Sort By option needed for mobile app

kabzz99
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Playlist Sort By option needed for mobile app
2022-09-04 7:28:01 AM
2022-09-14 4:37:37 PM
OscarDC
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Superuser Contribution Can't log in to Spotify Live. Constantly get "Something went wrong".

Hello. I've been trying to log into Spotify Live from my Android phone. It was super laggy when first released for Android (as Greenroom) months ago and wouldn't let me log in half the time. I basically gave up. With the change to "Spotify Live", I w...

Rickydhouse
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Hello. I've been trying to log into Spotify Live from my Android phone. It was super laggy when first released for Android (as Greenroom) months ago and wouldn't let me log in half the time. I basica...
2022-04-15 8:04:14 PM
2022-09-14 1:16:53 AM
AlejaR
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Superuser Contribution Why does my Spotify stop playing after a while when I close the app

So i recently got a new phone and my Spotify has been acting weird since. -The play bar looks different when my phone is off, it's white and only has the song name and the controls-whever I close my phone or leave the app the music stops playing afte...

Lluviaaa
Casual Listener
So i recently got a new phone and my Spotify has been acting weird since. -The play bar looks different when my phone is off, it's white and only has the song name and the controls -whever I close...
2022-06-29 1:21:11 AM
2022-09-13 11:54:41 PM
AlejaR
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Shuffle

I keep hitting the shuffle thing at the top of the screen and all it does is change the song.There is no tool bar at the bottom of the screen. How do I do turn this off

user-removed
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I keep hitting the shuffle thing at the top of the screen and all it does is change the song. There is no tool bar at the bottom of the screen. How do I do turn this off
2022-09-06 5:12:35 PM
2022-09-13 4:51:31 PM
Taylith
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Songs stopping

Every ~1 minute 30, the song pauses and I have to restart the app. When I restart it, it doesn't respond, but when I try again it works as normal for the next minute and a half. When the song has stopped, it says it is still playing and the time coun...

HooSC
Visitor
Every ~1 minute 30, the song pauses and I have to restart the app. When I restart it, it doesn't respond, but when I try again it works as normal for the next minute and a half. When the song has sto...
2022-08-31 6:34:38 PM
2022-09-13 3:41:00 PM
Yordan
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Superuser Contribution I cant use my queue

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI wanted to start using my queue on my spotify app for work but the only way I can use it right ...

EstelIris
Newbie
Plan Free Country Canada Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I wanted to sta...
2022-09-12 1:48:18 AM
2022-09-13 8:39:47 AM
Alex
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Superuser Contribution S22 ultra not displaying songs on Bluetooth stereo, music plays but no steering wheel controls S

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8,Samsung Galaxy S22 ultra Operating SystemS8 Android 9,S22 ultra Android 12My Question or IssueMy S8 works perfectly fine using Spotify through my Bluetooth car stereo. With my new S22 ultra, the sound w...

Oldskuldub
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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S22 ultra Operating System S8 Android 9, S22 ultra Android 12 My Question or Issue My S8 works perfectly fine usi...
2022-08-28 12:51:42 AM
2022-09-13 4:18:26 AM
Oldskuldub
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Superuser Contribution Re: Unable to login on Android

I can't login either, on Android phone. Whereas I login on a computer it recognises my username and password, if I put the same username and password on the phone it says it's wrong. I've already tried resetting the password twice, still has the same...

ASDalton
Newbie
I can't login either, on Android phone. Whereas I login on a computer it recognises my username and password, if I put the same username and password on the phone it says it's wrong. I've alr...
2022-09-11 10:13:34 PM
2022-09-12 10:27:42 AM
Alex
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Superuser Contribution spotify keeps turning the wifi off on my phone

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDeviceX Power 2Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 (Nougat) My Question or Issue Spotify Mobile keeps turning off the wifi on my phone when the screen turns off for longer than a few seconds. I don't know why it keeps doing this, but I'...

battalion_501
Newbie
Plan Free Country Canada Device X Power 2 Operating System Android 7.0 (Nougat) My Question or Issue Spotify Mobile keeps turning off the wifi on my phone when the screen...
2018-07-27 10:17:40 PM
2022-09-12 7:43:16 AM
Dian
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Superuser Contribution Storage Bug on Android

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20 FE 5GOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueSo I have this problem for a few months now but thought about finally adressing it. It´s a bit annoying to see. I only have one SD card which makes ...

Felky
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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Operating System Android 12 My Question or Issue So I have this problem for a few months now but thought about finally ad...
2022-05-11 3:51:07 PM
2022-09-10 8:31:06 PM
manu43
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bugs

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Superuser Contribution Playlists switch to radio immediately

Premium, Samsung A51, latest Android OS, USA. Sometimes when I turn on a playlist, about one to two seconds after the first song plays, the playlist will end and switch to a radio based on the playlist. Keep in mind I have premium. It will also do th...

jjmax
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Premium, Samsung A51, latest Android OS, USA. Sometimes when I turn on a playlist, about one to two seconds after the first song plays, the playlist will end and switch to a radio based on t...
2021-04-13 9:30:12 PM
2022-09-09 9:47:32 PM
AlejaR
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Superuser Contribution Play button now has shuffle built in. Why?

Plan- Fam PremCountry- usaDevice pixel 4a (android) (See attached pic for example) My Question- I went to play some music today in my office. The play button when I open an album has shuffle built into it. This is automatic. I looked in the settings ...

adrenilinecrash
Newbie
Plan- Fam Prem Country- usa Device pixel 4a (android) (See attached pic for example) My Question- I went to play some music today in my office. The play button when I open an...
2021-08-05 8:13:10 PM
2022-09-09 4:49:41 PM
Yordan
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Other] Phone takes over spotify play from ancillary devices when headphones are powered on

BUG REPORT - When listening to spotify on a device other than my phone, and I connect my bluetooth headphones to my phone (to answer a call, mainly), music transfers to my phone / headphones opposed to maintaining play on the ancillary device. This b...

austingsmith
Visitor
BUG REPORT - When listening to spotify on a device other than my phone, and I connect my bluetooth headphones to my phone (to answer a call, mainly), music transfers to my phone / headphones opposed ...
2022-08-26 3:27:39 PM
2022-09-09 3:56:11 PM
Novy
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Superuser Contribution I am unable to scroll through the genres in my liked playlist.

I have a galaxy S20 FE and I am currently unable to select genres in my liked playlist, as well as being unable to find certain artists or their music on the liked playlist too.

Drew0118
Visitor
I have a galaxy S20 FE and I am currently unable to select genres in my liked playlist, as well as being unable to find certain artists or their music on the liked playlist too.
2022-06-21 1:15:35 AM
2022-09-09 10:40:18 AM
CHunteer2014
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