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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...

Daniel
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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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Cache size

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceMoto g8 power liteOperating SystemAndroid 10My Question or IssueWhy does the Cache size for Spotify rise to multiple GBs? I have had storage warnings and must now regularly clear the cache less my phone slow due to lack of m...

ZombieJesus
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Plan Premium Country UK Device Moto g8 power lite Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Why does the Cache size for Spotify rise to multiple GBs? I have had storage warnings and m...
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[Android][Developer] app elapsed time of podcast stops working

Can app software be fixed to allow elapsed time line to follow the actual program?Thanks

dc3todd
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Can app software be fixed to allow elapsed time line to follow the actual program? Thanks
2021-03-31 1:18:30 AM
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Superuser Contribution Can't share Spotify to instagram stories

I could share tracks and playlists etc to Instagram stories fine last week. No updates to my phone that I'm aware of. Now I can't share Spotify to instagram stories. The only options I have are Instagram direct or another Instagram symbol and it just...

mattsever
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I could share tracks and playlists etc to Instagram stories fine last week. No updates to my phone that I'm aware of. Now I can't share Spotify to instagram stories. The only options I have are Insta...
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Novy
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I can't play music or look for a playlist or an artist

PlanFreeCountryMexicoDeviceZTE Blade V8 SEOperating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueThe application does not work on my cell phone; the artists and favorite songs section is not possible to see, the artist page does not load (error message appe...

SergioAH
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Plan Free Country Mexico Device ZTE Blade V8 SE Operating System Android 7.0 My Question or Issue The application does not work on my cell phone; the artists and favorite songs secti...
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Novy
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Superuser Contribution Can't share song as Instagram Story

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI don't know if this is a Spotify or Instagram thing, but every time I try to share a song, the content doesn't appear in the Instagram app. Instead, the came...

jkim545
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Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue I don't know if this is a Spotify or Instagram thing, but every time I try to shar...
2021-03-29 5:57:04 AM
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When are we going to get the UI update that was promised?

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Samsung Galaxy S10+)Operating System(Android 10) My Question or IssueWe were told 8 months ago a major UI update that Apple music got would be ''coming soon" yet this suggested time-frame has clearly passed, could we please ...

NewtonJr12
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Plan Premium Country Device (Samsung Galaxy S10+) Operating System (Android 10) My Question or Issue We were told 8 months ago a major UI update that Apple music got would be ...
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Superuser Contribution Lockscreen Widget disappearing on android 11

I updated my Samsung Galaxy S10+ to Android 11 today. From now on, the lock screen does not show up sometimes when music is playing, and it completly disappears when music is paused. Before Android 11, the wigdet was stuck on the lock screen, until s...

C3dy
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I updated my Samsung Galaxy S10+ to Android 11 today. From now on, the lock screen does not show up sometimes when music is playing, and it completly disappears when music is paused. Before Android 1...
2021-02-12 3:11:29 PM
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Jeremy
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play on tablet anymore

PlanPremiumCountry Belgium DeviceTablet Asus Zenpad 8.0Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueHiI never had problems with Spotify. I play it on several devices and stream it to chromecast or via bluetooth to speakers.But suddenly Spotify won...

Tynana
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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Tablet Asus Zenpad 8.0 Operating System Android 7.0 My Question or Issue Hi I never had problems with Spotify. I play it on several de...
2021-03-22 10:03:51 AM
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Mihail
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Superuser Contribution After update -> no login possible, nothing is working anymore

PlanPremiumGERMANYDeviceGoogle Pixel 5Operating SystemAndroid 11Hi,i don't know if you already recognized the problem. But since your new update has been rolled out im facing very big issues with Spotify application on android phone.At first -> No mu...

cp321
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Plan Premium GERMANY Device Google Pixel 5 Operating System Android 11 Hi, i don't know if you already recognized the problem. But since your new update has been rolled out im facing very...
2021-03-26 10:15:01 PM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Share to Instagram starts camera

PlanPremium (until 2020/03/31) / FreeCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid 10My Question or Issue I am really frustrated with the "Share" option in the App. Eevrytme I want to share music via Instagram Story, Instagram Camera ...

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Plan Premium (until 2020/03/31) / Free Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue I am really frustrated with the "Share" option in ...
2021-03-28 12:21:35 PM
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Superuser Contribution Android - Shuffle play all playlists in a folder

Where did this feature go?I was able to go to the top of a folder containing several playlists and klikk "shuffle play all". Now it's gone, and I want it back!

l23x4
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Where did this feature go? I was able to go to the top of a folder containing several playlists and klikk "shuffle play all". Now it's gone, and I want it back!
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Superuser Contribution My queue is unviewable after 1st song

Okay so every time I am connected to my sonos for long, the queue will continue, and I have some control? Like it skips forward or backwards, and it seems like I can still see what's happening, but my current song is never correct. Premium United Sta...

Dustiarab
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Okay so every time I am connected to my sonos for long, the queue will continue, and I have some control? Like it skips forward or backwards, and it seems like I can still see what's happening, but m...
2021-03-28 5:25:35 AM
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Superuser Contribution Playlist reordered (not by me)

I have Spotify Premium and use it on my computer, phone (Android) and iPad. I have a "new stuff" playlist with 300+ songs from more than 30 albums, what I am currently listening to. I recently noticed that several songs from an album near the top of ...

mcarley
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I have Spotify Premium and use it on my computer, phone (Android) and iPad. I have a "new stuff" playlist with 300+ songs from more than 30 albums, what I am currently listening to. I rec...
2021-03-27 8:53:02 PM
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Mihail
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Superuser Contribution Will Android ever have Swiping gestures for minimizing, maximizing the player?

The swipe up/down feature to maximize/minimize the player has been available in iOS for years, but yet android users are left to rot, with a app that is stuck in 2015. Why is this very basic, convienent feature not available in the android app? Deeze...

Harmonie
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The swipe up/down feature to maximize/minimize the player has been available in iOS for years, but yet android users are left to rot, with a app that is stuck in 2015. Why is this very basic, convien...
2021-03-27 8:41:56 PM
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Superuser Contribution Cannot share on instagram

PlanPremiumCountry IndiaDeviceGoogle Pixel 2 XLOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueSo when I click to share instead of the song showing up, Instagram story opens up on default mode. The song doesn't show.

anakinpuns
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Plan Premium Country India Device Google Pixel 2 XL Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue So when I click to share instead of the song showing up, Instagra...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music is not downloading

Plan Premium Country Germany Device (Old Phone: Huawei P9lite, New Phone: FP3) the only things i have Downloads on Operating System (Old Phone: Android 7.0; New Phone: Android 10) My Question or Issue Hello, I have a new mobile phone and want to down...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device (Old Phone: Huawei P9lite, New Phone: FP3) the only things i have Downloads on Operating System (Old Phone: Andro...
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Alex
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Superuser Contribution music stops automatically

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceSamsung Galaxy note10 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or Issue1. music stops automatically, and I always have to restart the music manually. Sometime it happens 2~3times during 1 song, sometime not happen duri...

Luis1984
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Plan Premium Country Taiwan Device Samsung Galaxy note10 Plus Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue 1. music stops automatically, and I always have to restart th...
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Superuser Contribution Music pausing during ad on phone

So there is a problem on atleast android phones where of your playing a game, and a ad starts, it auto pauses the music. When the ad ends, it sometimes continues but not always. And this issue happens even though the game is completely muted. If ther...

GreyNightWolf
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So there is a problem on atleast android phones where of your playing a game, and a ad starts, it auto pauses the music. When the ad ends, it sometimes continues but not always. And this issue happen...
2021-03-27 6:31:43 AM
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Alex
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Superuser Contribution At Night, How Can I Turn My Android Phone Screen Off, When Listening To Spotify App?

Mainly listening in bed, the screen annoyingly won't go off, so I can listen in the dark falling asleep. Music paused or off - I can darken my screen. Music playing - I touch the power button to get a black screen but Spotify immediately forces the s...

jacknpoppy
Music Fan
Mainly listening in bed, the screen annoyingly won't go off, so I can listen in the dark falling asleep. Music paused or off - I can darken my screen. Music playing - I ...
2021-03-26 12:05:58 AM
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