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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 Shuffle keeps turning itself off

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceOnePlus N20Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueWhenever I select a new song/playlist or connect to Bluetooth with the app open, shuffle turns itself off and I have to turn it back on manually. It also sometimes (...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device OnePlus N20 Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue Whenever I select a new song/playlist or connect to Bluetooth with the app open, shuffle ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When I click on an album, it has songs in it that are not on the album.

I am on mobile and have premium, but whenever I click on an album I want to listen to, the songs are out of order and some songs are not even on the album

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  • I am on mobile and have premium, but whenever I click on an album I want to listen to, the songs are out of order and some songs are not even on the album
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sleep timer only works when not casting to another device?

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung TAB S7+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issuewhen I listen on the tablet, the sleep timer works. However, when I am listening on another device through Spotify connect, the sleep timer does not function. Th...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung TAB S7+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue when I listen on the tablet, the sleep timer works. However, when I am listening on a...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify offline mode

PlanPremium Country Australia DeviceSamsung Galaxy S24 Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueMy Spotify app continually says I am in offline mode and can't seem to find my internet connection (which is working fine on other devices) I've tried ...

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  • Plan Premium   Country  Australia   Device Samsung Galaxy S24   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue My Spotify app continually says I am in offline m...
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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...

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  • 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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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't add a song to my local files playlist.

I'm attempting to add a song to my local files playlist. I have local files enabled, and using the mobile app on android. Only one song is in my local files playlist, but it's not the song I'm trying to add. The song I'm trying to add is a song mashu...

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  • I'm attempting to add a song to my local files playlist. I have local files enabled, and using the mobile app on android. Only one song is in my local files playlist, but it's not the song I'm trying...
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Superuser Contribution Can't select song

I have Premium and I can play songs on shuffle but if I'm in my liked songs I can't just select a song to play. It goes for most other Playlists as well.

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  • I have Premium and I can play songs on shuffle but if I'm in my liked songs I can't just select a song to play. It goes for most other Playlists as well.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music doesn't start when connected to car

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S10Operating SystemAndroid 12/One UI 4.0Spotify Version8.6.98.900 My Question or IssueSince updating to Android 12 (or coincidentally at the same time with a Spotify app update and not related to Android 12 update),...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S10 Operating System Android 12/One UI 4.0 Spotify Version 8.6.98.900   My Question or Issue Since updating to Android 12 (or coincidentally a...
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Superuser Contribution Music keeps pausing when I leave the screen.

Lately my Spotify music keeps pausing like it's buffering every time I leave the app (open on the background) it plays for a few seconds, skips a few times and then just stops until I go back into the app.

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  • Lately my Spotify music keeps pausing like it's buffering every time I leave the app (open on the background) it plays for a few seconds, skips a few times and then just stops until I go back into th...
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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle makes sounds unplayable if there's no internet connection

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung SM-M315F/DSNOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueIf you use smart shuffle in your favourite songlist (all sounds are downloaded) without an internet connection, all songs are unplayable or play with a ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung SM-M315F/DSN Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue If you use smart shuffle in your favourite songlist (all sounds are download...
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How do I get Spotify only pause if a message comes through

Whenever I get a message from Facebook messenger the music doesn't just pause, it stops playing completely and I have to open the app to press play to continue. All permissions are allowed via my phone settings for the Spotify app.

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  • Whenever I get a message from Facebook messenger the music doesn't just pause, it stops playing completely and I have to open the app to press play to continue. All permissions are allowed via my p...
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Superuser Contribution Sort Albums by release date

Country Brazil Operating System (Android 11) My Question or Issue Recently i started to use the function to add the albums i listen to in my library, but the sorting functions don't serve me completely as i would like to sort my albums by release dat...

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  • Country   Brazil   Operating System   (Android 11)   My Question or Issue   Recently i started to use the function to add the albums i listen to in my library, but ...
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Superuser Contribution Song restarting midway on repeat one

PlanPremium CountryCanada DeviceGalaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Tab S8+, Windows PCOperating System(Android 14 OneUI 6.1, Windows 11 N) My Question or IssueIt seems that a recent and previously "Fixed" bug has come back. When setting songs to repeat one, son...

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  • Plan Premium  Country Canada   Device Galaxy Z Fold 5, Galaxy Tab S8+, Windows PC Operating System (Android 14 OneUI 6.1, Windows 11 N)   My Question or Issue It seems that...
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics not showing up

Plan - Premium YearlyCountry - India Device - Resmi K20Operating System - Android 10 My Question or IssueLyrics have been added to Spotify according to [this](https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/features/can-i-see-lyrics-on-spotify/) page on...

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  • Plan - Premium Yearly Country - India   Device - Resmi K20 Operating System - Android 10   My Question or Issue Lyrics have been added to Spotify according to [this](https://...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My Music Stops after an ad, and every 10 seconds a New ad gets played,why?

If I want to Listen, and I press on play, I get an ad played, after this ad I only can Listen for 10 seconds befor the music Stops, if I Hit play again, the next ad gets played

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  • If I want to Listen, and I press on play, I get an ad played, after this ad I only can Listen for 10 seconds befor the music Stops, if I Hit play again, the next ad gets played
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