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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 Problem with changing to songs from a playlist while casting

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy, chrome cast My Question or IssueWhen casting to a chromecast from the Android app I can not select a song from any Playlist to play, when I tap them nothing happens, I can open the song options or add to que...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy, chrome cast    My Question or Issue When casting to a chromecast from the Android app I can not select a song from any Playlist to pl...
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Superuser Contribution Album lädt nicht Die drei ???

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung A7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Hallo, Sorry dass ich in deutsch schreibe. Ich habe Spotify Familien Premium und habe als einziger das Problem, dass wenn ich auf ein Album der drei ??? gehe, dass ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung A7 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue   Hallo,   Sorry dass ich in deutsch schreibe. Ich habe Spotify Famili...
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics not showing

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceGoogle Pixel 4aOperating SystemAndroid 12 Kernel My Question or IssueI have the lyrics prompt/symbol on two songs but when I click on them there are no lyrics. It doesn't show with other songs. Have tried clean reinst...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Google Pixel 4a Operating System Android 12 Kernel   My Question or Issue I have the lyrics prompt/symbol on two songs but when I click on them th...
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Lentidão no Download

PlanoPremiumPaísBrasil DispositivoXiaomi Redmi Note 5 Global Sistema operacionalAndroid Pie My question or problem For a long time I've been noticing that the Downloads of the songs are very slow, type 50 songs takes about 10 minutes on my Internet o...

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  • Plano Premium País Brasil  Dispositivo Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Global  Sistema operacional Android Pie   My question or problem   For a long time I've been noticing that th...
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Superuser Contribution 10 secs of playing song app is shutting off

App is not working properly. After 10 secs of playing song it is getting off. Tried login out. Tried clearing data. Still not working.PlanFreeCountryIndiaOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssuesApp is not working properly. After 10 secs of playi...

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  • App is not working properly. After 10 secs of playing song it is getting off. Tried login out. Tried clearing data. Still not working. Plan Free Country India Operating System Android   ...
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Clearing Play Queue

Hello, I've looked and looked and can't find anyway to delete/remove the Queue on my Nexus 5. The only way I've found is to FF each track which is a right pain Please help..... Ta! Stu

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  • Hello,   I've looked and looked and can't find anyway to delete/remove the Queue on my Nexus 5.  The only way I've found is to FF each track which is a right pain    Pleas...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Google Clock not running spotify songs

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DeviceXiaomi Mi9 Lite and Xiaomi Mi A2Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueHello,since approx. 10 days now (~May 20th), my alarms set up in Google Clock do not play songs I configured from Spotify. Instead they play...

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  • Plan Premium Country France   Device Xiaomi Mi9 Lite and Xiaomi Mi A2 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Hello, since approx. 10 days now (~May 20th), my al...
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Superuser Contribution Artist/Album Pages not loading

PlanFamilyCountryGermanyDeviceXiaomi Mi 9Operating SystemAndroid 11My Question or IssueSometimes when opening Artist/Album pages, it doesn't load. Resetting the cache/data does wirk sometimes, but only for a short time. I only have this issue on one ...

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  • Plan Family Country Germany Device Xiaomi Mi 9 Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue Sometimes when opening Artist/Album pages, it doesn't load. Resetting the cache/data does wirk...
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Superuser Contribution Android Spotify current song playing bug

PlanFreeCountryUASDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueIs anyone else on android having a bug where it will show a previous song that is different to the one that is currently playing? The length section of the song is al...

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  •   Plan Free Country UAS Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Is anyone else on android having a bug where it will show a previous song that is ...
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Superuser Contribution Hide Songs from "Recommendations for this Playlist"

If you go into your Personal Playlist there is a Tab at the bottom called "Recommendations based on your Playlist". After using this Feature a lot all the undesired Songs that I never enjoyed are still in there and keep popping up, while Im trying to...

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  • If you go into your Personal Playlist there is a Tab at the bottom called "Recommendations based on your Playlist". After using this Feature a lot all the undesired Songs that I never enjoyed are sti...
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Developer] Fix Spotify being Interrupted by Notifications while playing over Bluetooth

While driving in my car, I play Spotify on the radio through Bluetooth. The songs/podcast skip and pause everytime I get a notification. Even if they are on silent. Please fix this. It is very very annoying.

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  • While driving in my car, I play Spotify on the radio through Bluetooth. The songs/podcast skip and pause everytime I get a notification. Even if they are on silent. Please fix this. It is very very a...
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Superuser Contribution Bug: Audio cuts out when starting or stopping wireless charging

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8+Operating SystemAndroid 9, December 1, 2020 security patchSpotify Version 8.6.84.1240 My Question or IssueWhen my phone stops or starts wireless charging, the sound cuts out for about a half secon...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy 8+ Operating System Android 9, December 1, 2020 security patch Spotify Version  8.6.84.1240   My Question or Issue When ...
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Solved!! Can't Like Songs on Android

Last week my Spotify app on Android started giving me trouble. I can unlike songs but I can't like any new songs. It seems to be working perfectly fine on the web player. I've tried clearing the cache and starting with a fresh install of Spotify to n...

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  • Last week my Spotify app on Android started giving me trouble.  I can unlike songs but I can't like any new songs.  It seems to be working perfectly fine on the web player.  I've tried...
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics not showing for some songs

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceSamsung galaxy s9Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueHi, even though some songs present the label 'lyrics' they don't appear in the now playing screen, instead there's an error message ("can't load the lyrics f...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Italy Device Samsung galaxy s9 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Hi, even though some songs present the label 'lyrics' they don't appear i...
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BMW iDrive6 and Spotify Not Working

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceSamsung J5 Operating SystemAndroid version: J530 FXXU 3BRJ2 My Question or IssueI have a BMW with iDrive 6, fully updated as is my mobile. I was able to 'see' my playloists from the Spotify app installed on the car iDrive a...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device Samsung J5   Operating System Android version: J530 FXXU 3BRJ2   My Question or Issue I have a BMW with iDrive 6, fully updated as is my mo...
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Add or remove songs to playlist easily Android Automotive

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceAndroid Automotive on Polestar 2Operating SystemAndroid R My Question or Issue I really miss the ability to add a song to a playlist quickly and easily on android automotive. I have multiple playlists I listen to fr...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Android Automotive on Polestar 2 Operating System Android R   My Question or Issue   I really miss the ability to add a song to a playlist...
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Impossible to use Spotify on android

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Issues with UI on home page (Missing "Good Morning/afternoon/evening" section"

Hey, so my issue is basically that my spotify home page is no longer showing the new UI, just recently played instead. I really liked the new UI and can't get it back after many updates from the play store. I've done a clean install, cleared cache an...

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  • Hey, so my issue is basically that my spotify home page is no longer showing the new UI, just recently played instead. I really liked the new UI and can't get it back after many updates from the play...
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Superuser Contribution Turn OFF Lyrics Search

PlanPremiumOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueA recent update now searches the lyrics of songs when I type something in the search bar, not just the titles of songs. How do I turn off this feature?For example: if I'm looking for "The Banks o...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Android    My Question or Issue A recent update now searches the lyrics of songs when I type something in the search bar, not just the titles of song...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle is not playing all songs from my playlist and saved songs

PlanPremium (means I'm paying, so I'm expecting a proper solution)CountryHungaryDeviceXiaomi 9T ProOperating SystemAndroid latest My Question or IssueI have 950 saved songs, which is about 55 hours. I start them on my phone in the app, turn on shuffl...

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  • Plan Premium (means I'm paying, so I'm expecting a proper solution) Country Hungary Device Xiaomi 9T Pro Operating System Android latest   My Question or Issue I have 950 saved songs, ...
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