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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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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Terrible audio crackling when playing music (beta)

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePixel 3Operating SystemAndroid 12 Developer preview SP2My Question or IssueYesterday, I tried playing music on my phone after a spotify update and found that there was a horribly crackling whenever I played anything. I clear...

wiryfuture
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Plan Premium Country UK Device Pixel 3 Operating System Android 12 Developer preview SP2 My Question or Issue Yesterday, I tried playing music on my phone after a spotify update and found th...
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CarlosE
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Solved!! Problems with instagram

Cant share music on Instagram stories All updates done All apps new installed

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Cant share music on Instagram stories All updates done All apps new installed
2021-03-30 3:15:20 PM
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Bittencourt
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Superuser Contribution La musica se pausa de nada

La música se pausa sin que yo realice nada, se pusa al momento de que el dispositivo se bloquea, también cuando cambio entre aplicaciones, cambie solo entre la configuración y spotify y la música pausa. Ya reinstale la aplicaciónYa quité permiso para...

Manfredo-mx
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La música se pausa sin que yo realice nada, se pusa al momento de que el dispositivo se bloquea, también cuando cambio entre aplicaciones, cambie solo entre la configuración y spotify y la música pau...
2019-09-18 7:27:26 PM
2021-03-31 11:59:33 AM
Alex
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Superuser Contribution Randomly stops playing

I have a Samsung galaxy s9 and have had spotify for ages. Recently whenever I listen to spotify, the music will randomly stop playing. Sometimes multiple times in a song and sometimes won't happen for a few songs. As soon as the phone is touched/woke...

Taylajoyce
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I have a Samsung galaxy s9 and have had spotify for ages. Recently whenever I listen to spotify, the music will randomly stop playing. Sometimes multiple times in a song and sometimes won't happen fo...
2019-09-14 1:42:59 AM
2021-03-31 11:58:26 AM
Alex
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New Library Design is Terrible

I created order and structure for my playlists and now it's all ruined by chaos. Tapping on playlists tag all the time is not an option, at least save the state of selected tags. Spotify wants to be youtube, creating headache for people who just want...

grandterr
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I created order and structure for my playlists and now it's all ruined by chaos. Tapping on playlists tag all the time is not an option, at least save the state of selected tags. Spotify wan...
2021-03-31 11:24:53 AM
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Superuser Contribution No Spotify on Galaxy Store for Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Phones

PlanPremiumCountryMoldova DeviceSamsung Galaxy 20, Galaxy WatchOperating SystemAndroid 11, Tizer Spotify app is not available in the Galaxy store. It can't be found using search and the direct link (https://galaxystore.samsung.com/geardetail/com.spot...

je380
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Plan Premium Country Moldova Device Samsung Galaxy 20, Galaxy Watch Operating System Android 11, Tizer Spotify app is not available in the Galaxy store. It can't be fo...
2021-03-23 10:38:14 AM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution App freezes or reboot my phone

PlanPremium CountryArgentina DeviceXiaomi Redmi 7 Operating SystemAndroid 10 (QKQ1.191008.001)MIUI Global 11.0.1 (QFLEUXM) My Question or IssueMost of the times I open the Spotfiy App, my phone completly freezes when the screen is lock, sometimes I c...

agustinglez
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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Xiaomi Redmi 7 Operating System Android 10 (QKQ1.191008.001) MIUI Global 11.0.1 (QFLEUXM) My Question or I...
2021-03-01 12:46:03 PM
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Mihail
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New library UI is terrible

PlanPremiumOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhy does spotify keep making changes to how playlists, podcasts etc are organized? I liked having music and podcasts separated but now I'm forced to struggle to sort between the two and find wher...

willdlefevre
Newbie
Plan Premium Operating System Android My Question or Issue Why does spotify keep making changes to how playlists, podcasts etc are organized? I liked having music and podcasts se...
2021-03-30 5:54:32 PM
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MattSuda
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How to make Your Episodes go away

So, I accidentally created the Your Episodes playlist by hitting the plus sign on a podcast episode instead of the download checkmark by accident. I removed the episode from it, but now, everytime I download an episode it automatically adds to Your E...

mlexv3
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So, I accidentally created the Your Episodes playlist by hitting the plus sign on a podcast episode instead of the download checkmark by accident. I removed the episode from it, but now, everyt...
2021-03-30 5:05:08 AM
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dinomight
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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...
2021-03-30 9:17:49 AM
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dinomight
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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...
2021-03-24 10:49:52 PM
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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...
2021-03-29 4:54:14 AM
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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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CarlosE
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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
Newbie
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 ...
2020-11-01 7:01:02 AM
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ianhandsup
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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
Regular
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
Regular
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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CarlosE
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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 ...

JBAtSpotiComm
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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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CarlosE
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