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Solved!! 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 Lyric sync a bit too quickly on the android app (but not the desktop program)

PlanPremiumCountryNODeviceHUAWEI P smart 2019Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhen looking at lyrics while playing playing a song, the sync of the lyrics is a bit too quick (about half a second to a second) when using the android app, w...

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  • Plan Premium Country NO Device HUAWEI P smart 2019 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue When looking at lyrics while playing playing a song, the sync of the lyrics is a b...
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Enhance button removes the three dots menu

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevice(Oneplus 7 pro GM1925)Operating System(Android 10) My Question or IssueWhen I enhance a playlist the three dot menu disappears until I un enhance and I can't shuffle play the playlist after enhancing.

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device (Oneplus 7 pro GM1925) Operating System (Android 10)   My Question or Issue When I enhance a playlist the three dot menu disappears until I un enhanc...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files In Playlists Randomly Greying Out

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8 Operating SystemAndroid 9, One UI 1 Spotify Version8.7.22.1125 My Question or IssueOn my phone, some of the local files in my playlist seem to randomly turn gray, you can still select/play the track norm...

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  • Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Samsung Galaxy S8   Operating System Android 9, One UI 1   Spotify Version 8.7.22.1125   My Question or Issue On my phone,...
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Superuser Contribution Why does the Spotify application on my phone is detected as the web player?

I just change my phone to a Poco P3, and once I downloaded Spotify, the application is considered as the web browser. Which means I can't have access to my own playlist, can't choose my own music, etc. Any luck on that ?

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  • I just change my phone to a Poco P3, and once I downloaded Spotify, the application is considered as the web browser. Which means I can't have access to my own playlist, can't choose my own music, et...
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Superuser Contribution song not woking

the songs only play for one sec and then it goes to the next song, the same thing will happen but then if It goes to ads it will play but then you cant hear the song.

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  • the songs only play for one sec and then it goes to the next song, the same thing will happen but then if It goes to ads it will play but then you cant hear the song.
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Superuser Contribution Is 'Remove from this playlist' no longer available from the song card menu?

I recently upgraded phones (Samsung S22) and noticed that a feature I use a lot, the "Remove from this playlist" option is missing from the song card/canvas/whatever you call the popup with the album art, scrub bar, and lyrics. It was avaliable on my...

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  • I recently upgraded phones (Samsung S22) and noticed that a feature I use a lot, the "Remove from this playlist" option is missing from the song card/canvas/whatever you call the popup with the album...
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Superuser Contribution can't play titels from Dire Straits

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerland HTC10Android 8.0.0 When I try titles from Dire Straits, nothing happens.

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland   HTC10 Android 8.0.0     When I try titles from Dire Straits, nothing happens.    
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Superuser Contribution Android volume and glitching problem

PlanPremiumCountryPolandOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueWhile playing music volume randomly goes up to the maximum and song is glitching. It can be quite dangerous for earphones users (me). I had this problem few times before an updat...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue While playing music volume randomly goes up to the maximum and song is glitching. It can be quite dangerou...
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web player won't start, or stops and won't restart

I joined and went premium 2 says ago, because Amazon broke theirs, and doesn't seem interested in fixing it. Yesterday and the day before, the web player worked fine, except for the .5 to 1.5 minutes it usually tool to buffer the first song. But afte...

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  • I joined and went premium 2 says ago, because Amazon broke theirs, and doesn't seem interested in fixing it.   Yesterday and the day before, the web player worked fine, except for the .5 to 1....
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Superuser Contribution Several issues with the Android app

(Spotify version 8.7.22.1125 - Android 12)First off, the "Now Playing" tab keeps disappearing resulting in me having to quit and open the app again. This seems to mess with the background playing functionality too. Second, the app doesn't seem to get...

  • Visitor
  • (Spotify version 8.7.22.1125 - Android 12) First off, the "Now Playing" tab keeps disappearing resulting in me having to quit and open the app again. This seems to mess with the background playing f...
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Superuser Contribution galaxy watch - Spotifyapp not working unless I've downloaded the the contet

Normally I can listen to anything on Spotify if my phone is near my watch, meaning I can control what I'm listening too on my watch. Now this isn't working, Spotify appears to freeze in the mobile app if I try to do this. Spotify app does work if I d...

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  • Normally I can listen to anything on Spotify if my phone is near my watch, meaning I can control what I'm listening too on my watch. Now this isn't working, Spotify appears to freeze in the mobile ap...
  • Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution App keeps crashing and won't work in the background

App continuosly crashes in the middle of songs on Android. Will not work in the background either, crashes even faster. Have cleared cache and reinstalled the app but nothing has changed.

  • Visitor
  • App continuosly crashes in the middle of songs on Android. Will not work in the background either, crashes even faster. Have cleared cache and reinstalled the app but nothing has changed.
  • Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution No se reproducen canciones en la opción de "agregar canciones".

Al querer utilizar la opción de agregar canciones en una playlist si aparece el listado pero al seleccionar la canción no se reproducen los audios. Todo lo demas si funciona en la playlist.

  • Visitor
  • Al querer utilizar la opción de agregar canciones en una playlist si aparece el listado pero al seleccionar la canción no se reproducen los audios. Todo lo demas si funciona en la playlist.
  • Elena
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Superuser Contribution Android app swapping itself from playlist to playlist radio

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy ZFold 3Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueI've been having this aggravating issue for a few months now and finally had enough of it.Sometimes, usually after I connect to Bluetooth, I will select a ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy ZFold 3 Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue I've been having this aggravating issue for a few months now and finally had en...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Queue Button moved

Spotify has moved the queue Button from the bottom right of the now playing screen. Now it's a two step process to get to my queue, which I use constantly. Is this from a new update? Why is Spotify making the user interface less user friendly? How ca...

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  • Spotify has moved the queue Button from the bottom right of the now playing screen. Now it's a two step process to get to my queue, which I use constantly. Is this from a new update? Why is Spotify m...
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Superuser Contribution Galaxy Watch 4 Spotify wont control spotify on phone

Hey, I cannot control my phones spotify from galaxy watch 4 classic. When I click on the watch "your phone" nothing happens. It just stays on watch playback.

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  • Hey, I cannot control my phones spotify from galaxy watch 4 classic. When I click on the watch "your phone" nothing happens. It just stays on watch playback.
  • Alex
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