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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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Superuser Contribution eu queria mudar o tema/modo do Spotify para branco, não consigo fazer isso

eu queria mudar o tema / modo do Spotify para branco/light , tentei várias vezes fazer ele voltar a ser branco e não consiguir. Meu celular é um Android e todos os vídeos que vi é um iPhone, ou seja , não conseguia nem fazer a metade das coisas que u...

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  • eu queria mudar o tema / modo do Spotify para branco/light , tentei várias vezes fazer ele voltar a ser branco e não consiguir. Meu celular é um Android e todos os vídeos que vi é um iPhone, ou seja ...
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Superuser Contribution Liked Songs playlist doesn't play songs

Spotify will not play songs from my Liked songs playlist. It’s only the Liked songs playlist that doesn't play songs - others are fine. When I try to click on a song it stops anything else that is playing but does not start playing any new track. The...

  • Casual Listener
  • Spotify will not play songs from my Liked songs playlist. It’s only the Liked songs playlist that doesn't play songs - others are fine. When I try to click on a song it stops anything else that is pl...
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Superuser Contribution I want to log into Spotify on my Nvidia Shield TV. Can't pair with a phone

I can't install Spotify on the Android phone my company gave me. I use Spotify on my laptop, using Firefox. How can I use the Spotify app on my TV when pairing with a phone is impossible?

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  • I can't install Spotify on the Android phone my company gave me. I use Spotify on my laptop, using Firefox. How can I use the Spotify app on my TV when pairing with a phone is impossible?
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Superuser Contribution Spotify skipping to the next song halfway through

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy S24 FEAndroid My Question or IssueI recently upgraded my phone from a Samsung galaxy 21 to an s24 FE and on my new phone the songs will skip to the next song halfway through. The phone is up to date, I've tried...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Android   My Question or Issue I recently upgraded my phone from a Samsung galaxy 21 to an s24 FE and on my new phone th...
  • Vasil
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing every 2 minutes

About every 2 minutes, the track I am listening to stops playing. The app shows it as playing but no sound comes out and when I pause and press play, it jumps back to the place where the sound stops. The first time I can get it to play again by unloc...

  • Visitor
  • About every 2 minutes, the track I am listening to stops playing. The app shows it as playing but no sound comes out and when I pause and press play, it jumps back to the place where the sound stops....
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Android][Bug] Can't Remove Song from Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceOne Plus 10 ProOperating SystemOxygenOS 13.0Spotify Versionv8.8.64.554 My Question or IssueWhile playing from a playlist, I can no longer remove a song from the playlist. This should be possible both by the Kebab menu (three...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device One Plus 10 Pro Operating System OxygenOS 13.0 Spotify Version v8.8.64.554   My Question or Issue While playing from a playlist, I can no longer remove...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps playing video on Fire TV Stick app

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceAmazon Fire TV StickOperating SystemAmazon Fire Stick OS My Question or IssueI use Spotify on my Fire TV Stick, and control it with Spotify Connect. When I play a song, it automatically plays the video version, not the a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Amazon Fire TV Stick Operating System Amazon Fire Stick OS   My Question or Issue I use Spotify on my Fire TV Stick, and control it with Spotify Conn...
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Superuser Contribution share lyrics "box" cannot resize/weird spacing

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceHuaweiOperating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or IssueI want to share a lyric to instagram but the "box" is too small causing the sentence to awkwardly spaced and make it harder to read. How to change the size of the b...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Huawei Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue I want to share a lyric to instagram but the "box" is too small causing the sent...
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Superuser Contribution Songs in my Liked songs taking a very long time(>10 sec) to respond when i play

PlanPremium studentCountrySouth AfricaDeviceHisense E50(RAM 4GB, ROM 64GB)Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueHi community. hope you guys are doing well. I am here for help because this is an ongoing issues since end of February. Whenever ...

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  • Plan Premium student Country South Africa Device Hisense E50(RAM 4GB, ROM 64GB) Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue Hi community. hope you guys are doing well.   ...
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Superuser Contribution View blocked music/artists

PlanPremium Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have an issue. My 2-years old son was playing with phone few days ago and I can see now that some songs and artists are blocked or missing. Can I see full blocklist somehow or reset it complet...

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  • Plan Premium   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have an issue. My 2-years old son was playing with phone few days ago and I can see now that some songs and artists a...
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Superuser Contribution Google assistant plays alternative versions of songs such as remixes

When I try and play songs on Android using Google Assistant i get non studio versions. For example, if I ask for Diamonds by Rhianna I instead get a incredibly explicit song with Kayne West rapping for about a minute (it's a remix) instead of the exp...

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  • When I try and play songs on Android using Google Assistant i get non studio versions. For example, if I ask for Diamonds by Rhianna I instead get a incredibly explicit song with Kayne West rapping f...
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Superuser Contribution A pop up

PlanPremiumCountryJapanDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueA Pop up "Added to Liked Songs" is blocking the "Done" button (though you can swipe it out). I think this pop up position is a little bit annoying tbh...

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  • Plan Premium Country Japan Device Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue A Pop up "Added to Liked Songs" is blocking the "Done" button (though you...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify automatically switches audio quality to low

I have disabled auto-adjust and set the quality to very high, but occasionally it switches to low and it's not possible to change it back. PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceGoogle Pixel 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid 15

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  • I have disabled auto-adjust and set the quality to very high, but occasionally it switches to low and it's not possible to change it back.   Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Google Pixe...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Lock Screen Widget disappears after one second

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceGoogle Pixel 7Operating SystemAndroid 15 My Question or IssueI'm having an issue where the Spotify Widget disappears on the Lock Screen after barely a second (see attached file).All notification settings are set correct...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device Google Pixel 7 Operating System Android 15   My Question or Issue I'm having an issue where the Spotify Widget disappears on the Lock Screen...
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Superuser Contribution Audio constantly cuts out.

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceTCL 20 proOperating SystemWhat ever the current android version is My Question or IssueI've been using your app for 2 years with no issues until this weekend. The audio cuts out at random intervals but it shows on screen that...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device TCL 20 pro Operating System What ever the current android version is   My Question or Issue I've been using your app for 2 years with no issues until...
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Superuser Contribution Why can't I watch video once my phone links to car Bluetooth?

When my phone links to the cars Bluetooth I am no longer able to watch video of Joe Rogans podcast. I can watch it normally but once in the car it switches to audio only with no video option. I turn car mode off and still no option for video. Very an...

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  • When my phone links to the cars Bluetooth I am no longer able to watch video of Joe Rogans podcast. I can watch it normally but once in the car it switches to audio only with no video option. I turn ...
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Superuser Contribution Queue history not saved when changing devices

Plan: PremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceOnePlus 7TOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI'm using two Denon certified Spotify Connect devices. When switching the playback device from one to the other while in shuffle mode, the queue gets mixed...

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  • Plan:  Premium Country Netherlands  Device OnePlus 7T Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I'm using two Denon certified Spotify Connect devices. When switching...
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Superuser Contribution Laggy scrolling in playlists

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceSamsung Galaxy 10Operating System, AndroidSpotify version9.0.12.567 I have posted several times previously about reduced performance in scrolling playlists and queueing. Each time, the issues have been resolved promptly....

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  •   Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Samsung Galaxy 10 Operating System , Android Spotify version 9.0.12.567    I have posted several times previously about reduced perform...
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Superuser Contribution How to stop Spotify opening automatically on mobile?

So I often listen to spotify on my desktop computer at home and my laptop at work. When I playing music on a separate device and using my phone, often times Spotify opens itself automatically and the music controls show up in my notification bar on m...

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  • So I often listen to spotify on my desktop computer at home and my laptop at work. When I playing music on a separate device and using my phone, often times Spotify opens itself automatically and t...
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