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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 lieder werden bei Benutzung der App ständig herunter geladen

Hallo,1. Problem, starte ich die App fängt diese sofort an Titel herunter zu laden und es dauert ewig bis dieser Vorgang abgeschlossen ist.2. Problem, sobald ich Kopfhörer benutze (Bluetooth oder Kabel) kommen ständig Unterbrechungen bei den Titeln. ...

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  • Hallo, 1. Problem, starte ich die App fängt diese sofort an Titel herunter zu laden und es dauert ewig bis dieser Vorgang abgeschlossen ist. 2. Problem, sobald ich Kopfhörer benutze (Bluetooth oder...
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Superuser Contribution New UI won't let me turn off shuffle on playlist

Spoiler (Highlight to read) PlanPremiumCountryUkDevice Samsung Galaxy S20Operating System My Question or Issue When I play something from a playlist the shuffle button has disappeared from the now playing. However once I press the big green triangle ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Uk Device  Samsung Galaxy S20 Operating System     My Question or Issue   When I play something from a playlist the shuffle button has disa...
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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify keep randomly playing at night?

Spotify keeps playing random songs on my phone at night. I do not have an alarm set. I have a Google pixel 6 pro. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify. Also logging out and back in.

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  • Spotify keeps playing random songs on my phone at night. I do not have an alarm set. I have a Google pixel 6 pro. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify. Also logging out and back in.
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Superuser Contribution Can't like songs anymore, nothing has helped

I've had Spotify for about 5 months, and about a week ago it stopped allowing me to add or remove songs from my liked playlist. When I click the like button, it just says "Added to Liked playlist" but when I go to the playlist, it doesn't show up. I ...

  • Visitor
  • I've had Spotify for about 5 months, and about a week ago it stopped allowing me to add or remove songs from my liked playlist. When I click the like button, it just says "Added to Liked playlist" bu...
  • Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution Queue inaccessible, button greyed out

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy J3Operating SystemAndroid 9Spotify Version8.5.25.894 My Question or IssueI cannot access my queue. The button is in the bottom right but it is greyed out. When I click it nothing happens. I habd already do...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy J3 Operating System Android 9 Spotify Version 8.5.25.894   My Question or Issue I cannot access my queue. The button is in the botto...
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Unable to listen to music on Galaxy Watch 4 (not using bluetooth)

I have been having issues trying to play Spotify directly on my watch without connecting Bluetooth headphones. Before I would use it on my Galaxy Watch 2 Active but it seems I have issues with the Galaxy 4 Classic. Is there a reason for not being abl...

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  • I have been having issues trying to play Spotify directly on my watch without connecting Bluetooth headphones.  Before I would use it on my Galaxy Watch 2 Active but it seems I have issues with ...
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics now showing

Hi, I've been able to see several songs on spotify in which the lyrics are available, but when I try to read the lyrics they don't show on the bottom of the songs' screen. I even updated the app to it's new version and it won't appear. Can I get some...

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  • Hi, I've been able to see several songs on spotify in which the lyrics are available, but when I try to read the lyrics they don't show on the bottom of the songs' screen. I even updated the app to i...
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Superuser Contribution Can't play music on Android if PC app is running

PlanFamilyCountryFrance DeviceOne Plus 6Operating SystemAndroid Oxygen OS 10.3.5 My Question or IssueIf on my PC I have Spotify application started (playing music or not)I can't listen music on my phone anymoreI need to turn off the PC application to...

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  • Plan Family Country France   Device One Plus 6 Operating System Android Oxygen OS 10.3.5   My Question or Issue If on my PC I have Spotify application started (playing music or n...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't show the song I'm playing

My Question or Issue Hi,So I have the problem that sometimes Spotify pauses my music or won't show the song that I'm playing. I know that this question has come up previously. However, the suggested solutions haven't helped me. I've tried to reinstal...

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  • My Question or Issue   Hi, So I have the problem that sometimes Spotify pauses my music or won't show the song that I'm playing. I know that this question has come up previously. However, the...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playback failed message

Just recently, I am repeatedly getting 'Playback failed' message when using Spotify on my Android Hudl. I then have to 'force stop' the app and then it works again for a few tracks then crashes again. It seems to happen more frequently after the adve...

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  • Just recently, I am repeatedly getting 'Playback failed' message when using Spotify on my Android Hudl.  I then have to 'force stop' the app and then it works again for a few tracks then crashes...
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Superuser Contribution Problema na conexão bluetoth do Android spotfy com o multimidia do carro

PlanoPremiumDispositivoAndroid - Motorola olá, tenho o Spotify instalado no meu celular, porem, quando conecto ele via bluetoth no multimidia do meu carro, a primeira musica toca certinho, depois, quando eu coloco pra trocar de musica (pela multimidi...

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  • Plano Premium Dispositivo Android - Motorola   olá, tenho o Spotify instalado no meu celular, porem, quando conecto ele via bluetoth no multimidia do meu carro, a primeira musica toca certi...
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Superuser Contribution [bluetooth] streaming to external speaker interrupted

Recently I bought a Pure Jongo T2 speaker and suddendly I faced an issue using spotify on my smartphone (HTC one M7) over bluetooth. When I play music using Spotify, the "data flow" ( sent via bluetooth ) has frequent interruptions and consequently t...

  • Newbie
  • Recently I bought a Pure Jongo T2 speaker and suddendly I faced an issue using spotify on my smartphone (HTC one M7) over bluetooth. When I play music using Spotify, the "data flow" ( sent ...
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Superuser Contribution Newsfeed play wrong song

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceGalaxy A5 2017Operating SystemAndroid 8 My Question or IssueWhen i play any song in the news feed it is the wrong oneit seems to happen only there

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Galaxy A5 2017 Operating System Android 8   My Question or Issue When i play any song in the news feed it is the wrong one it seems to happen only there
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Superuser Contribution Playlist descriptions not showing

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy A5 2016Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue Is it possible to see playlist descriptions on mobile (for android)? When I click on the playlist, I only see the title and a few of the songs in the playli...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Operating System Android 7.0  My Question or Issue   Is it possible to see playlist descriptions on mobile (for android)? When I...
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Spotify stopping while on Bluetooth headphones (Android)

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid 12Spotify version:8.7.20.1261 My Question or IssueSince the last 2 weeks (seems to coincide with newest version release), my Spotify keeps pausing the songs for no reason, sometimes resuming ...

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  • Plan Premium Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android 12 Spotify version: 8.7.20.1261   My Question or Issue Since the last 2 weeks (seems to coincide with newest versio...
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