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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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the app is totally broken on my phone only.

PlanPremiumCountryCanada Devicenote 20 ultra Operating System Android 12My Question or Issueso when i got to log in i hit the log in button and the app crashes nothing i do fixes it ive tried uninstalling reinstalling, I've cleared the cash, and rest...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada  Device note 20 ultra  Operating System  Android 12 My Question or Issue so when i got to log in i hit the log in button and the app crashe...
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working correctly

Spotify autoplay is not working for me either but its only when I am using spotify connect to stream to my chromecasts (one in the living room and one in the kitchen) that its not working and its only when I am using my android phone (pixel 4a). So w...

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  • Spotify autoplay is not working for me either but its only when I am using spotify connect to stream to my chromecasts (one in the living room and one in the kitchen) that its not working and its onl...
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Superuser Contribution Sorting by genre from phone and playing song to desktop breaks the app.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePhone: Google Pixel 6 ProComputer: Windows 10, AMD processor/GPU (if for any reason it would matter)Operating SystemAndroid 12 and Windows 10 My Question or Issue When sorting by genre on my phone and using my des...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Phone: Google Pixel 6 Pro Computer: Windows 10, AMD processor/GPU (if for any reason it would matter) Operating System Android 12 and Windows 10 &nb...
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Superuser Contribution Pop-up of "The song has been added to your playlist" shows when not relevant

PlanPremiumCountryLatviaDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 10+ (SM-N975F/DS)Operating SystemAndroid 12, OneUI 4.0Spotify version8.7.10.1049 beta IssueSpotify shows a pop-up as if a song would've been added to a playlist, when pressing back button from full sc...

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  • Plan Premium Country Latvia Device Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ (SM-N975F/DS) Operating System Android 12, OneUI 4.0 Spotify version 8.7.10.1049 beta   Issue Spotify shows a pop-up as if ...
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I am unable to play any new song on my Spotify app

I have a troubleshooting problem, for about the last two months my Spotify app has been faulty on my mobile phone, I can add song to my liked songs, I can see songs radios, artists radios, I can search a song, but when I click on it to play it, it wo...

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  •   I have a troubleshooting problem, for about the last two months my Spotify app has been faulty on my mobile phone, I can add song to my liked songs, I can see songs radios, artists radios, I ...
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Connect] How can I Remove devices?

I am unable to remove devices connected to my spotify account. Other devices that i didn't connect are listening from my spotify account. How can i remove all of them? I have already tried remove access option from APPS but it didn't work.

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  • I am unable to remove devices connected to my spotify account. Other devices that i didn't connect are listening from my spotify account. How can i remove all of them? I have already tried remove acc...
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics not showing

PlanPremiumCountryBoliviaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI have problems with the lyrics, they are not showing on my phone, I used to have a Samsung Galaxy S8 and even on that phone I couldn't see the lyrics, I ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Bolivia Device Samsung Galaxy S20 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I have problems with the lyrics, they are not showing on my phone, I u...
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Superuser Contribution Bring back scroll bar and/or add jump to [letter]

In your liked songs or playlists, there used to be a scroll option to the right of the screen to go through your songs but now there's only the search bar at the top. Please re-add this feature. It would also be good to have a jump to [letter] option...

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  • In your liked songs or playlists, there used to be a scroll option to the right of the screen to go through your songs but now there's only the search bar at the top. Please re-add this feature.&nbsp...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist radio is missing on Android

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLG G8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI seem to be experiencing the same issue covered in this topic: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Android-Playlist-radio-feature-missing/idi-p/5153300#comments ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device LG G8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I seem to be experiencing the same issue covered in this topic: https://community.spotify.com...
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Superuser Contribution [BUG] Songs automatically created in duplicates/triplicates

PlanPremium CountryNetherlands (but dowloaded Spotify in Sweden) DeviceAndroid (Samsung Galaxy A51) Operating SystemAndroid version 11One UI version 3.1Spotify 8.7.6.1083 My Question or IssueThis issue has been happening for a very long time for me (...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Netherlands (but dowloaded Spotify in Sweden)   Device Android (Samsung Galaxy A51)   Operating System Android version 11 One UI version 3.1 Spotify ...
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I have changed my playlist cover, but when I share it on messenger or instagram story there is old

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceXiaomi Mi 9Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI changed my playlist cover on my PC. It loaded fine on the phone and also on computer, however when I shared it to my friend at first, there was an old cover, bu...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Xiaomi Mi 9 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I changed my playlist cover on my PC. It loaded fine on the phone and also on computer...
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Shuffle play text changed to black

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceS21Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueThe issue is the "Shuffle Play" text turned black.  

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device S21 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue The issue is the "Shuffle Play" text turned black.    
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Superuser Contribution missing downloaded tracks

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic DeviceRedmi note 8proOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueDownloaded tracks are missing. There were two days ago. But not today. There is nothing to listen to offline. Tried reloading the app. Tried restarti...

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  • Plan Premium Country Czech Republic   Device Redmi note 8pro Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue Downloaded tracks are missing. There were two days ago. But n...
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Superuser Contribution None of the buttons and icons showing in the app.

So I recently updated my MIUI software on my Redmi Note 10 Pro. Now when I open Spotify, none of the buttons (play, shuffle, queue, etc...) And small icons such as the green downloaded indicator are showing. I've searched on the internet for people w...

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  • So I recently updated my MIUI software on my Redmi Note 10 Pro. Now when I open Spotify, none of the buttons (play, shuffle, queue, etc...) And small icons such as the green downloaded indicator are ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Group Session bugs

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 My Question or Issue Just testing out the Group Session feature this morning at work with my friend, and having some issues. First off, if i connected with my headphones unplugged, then plugged them i...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy 9   My Question or Issue   Just testing out the Group Session feature this morning at work with my friend, and having some issu...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't retain downloads and downloads every day

PlanPremium Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have set my liked songs to download. Now whenever I open spotify on my phone, the download starts. It completes, but next day when I open the app again it starts downloading again and all the ...

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  • Plan Premium   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have set my liked songs to download. Now whenever I open spotify on my phone, the download starts. It completes, but ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Volume control on LG Soundbar jumps to 50%

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10, Iphone12 LG DSP11RAOperating SystemAndroid and IOS My Question or IssueHi,the issue i have is, that when i stream musk trough the app to the soundbar and than want to change the volume by using the m...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S10, Iphone12 LG DSP11RA Operating System Android and IOS   My Question or Issue Hi, the issue i have is, that when i stream musk tr...
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Superuser Contribution How to change download location to SD card

So, Spotify decided to delete all of my downloaded songs last night and tried automatically re-downloading all of them onto my phone's internal storage, completely filling it up. Is there any way I can change the download location back to my SD card?...

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  • So, Spotify decided to delete all of my downloaded songs last night and tried automatically re-downloading all of them onto my phone's internal storage, completely filling it up. Is there any way I c...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app is forcing me to play music I don't want to play

PlanPremiumGermany DevicePixel 4Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issue I'm trying to play music on my Spotify App through my SONOS speaker. I go to an album and try to play a song and Spotify is overriding my selection and forcing me to list...

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  • Plan Premium Germany   Device Pixel 4 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue   I'm trying to play music on my Spotify App through my SONOS speaker. I go to ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Swipe to Queue

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGalaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueSpotify has still not implemented a swipe to queue feature on android. This is absurd. People have been asking for this for almost 5 years. How much time c...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Spotify has still not implemented a swipe to queue feature on android. Thi...
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