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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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Why I can't share a song from Spotify to Instagram Story?

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 9Operating SystemMIUI Global 12.0.2 Stable My Question or IssueWhy I can't share a song from Spotify to Instagram Story? I already have both of them (Spotify and Instagram) updated on last version, d...

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  • Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Operating System MIUI Global 12.0.2 Stable   My Question or Issue Why I can't share a song from Spotify to Instagram Story? I ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs I removed from "liked songs playlist still shown up

PlanPremiumDEVICE/Samsung Galaxy A71Operating System(Android 10) My Question or IssueI liked the songs from the album of Lil Tjay-Destined 2 Win.Then I tried to remove songs from my liked songs playlist,they gone,then they shown again.İt just repeate...

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  • Plan Premium DEVICE/Samsung Galaxy A71 Operating System (Android 10)   My Question or Issue I liked the songs from the album of Lil Tjay-Destined 2 Win.Then I tried to remove songs from m...
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Superuser Contribution Offline-Mode on Samsung Gear App is not working!!!

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Gear S3 FrontierOperating SystemTizen/Android My Question or Issue Unfortunately the Offline-Mode ist not working in any way! Stop, it's working if I'm online (whether it's via Wi-Fi or connected via Bluetooth w...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Operating System Tizen/Android     My Question or Issue   Unfortunately the Offline-Mode ist not working in any...
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice Operating SystemAndroidMy Question or IssueI have Autoplay disabled. Why is the "Next up" list still populated and played? It's infuritating

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device   Operating System Android My Question or Issue I have Autoplay disabled. Why is the "Next up" list still populated and played? It's infuritating
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Superuser Contribution Increase the font size of the widget on lock screen

Plan PremiumCountrySingapore DeviceSamsung A50 Operating SystemAndroid v11, OneUi 3.1 Hi recently, I installed the latest update on my Samsung A50. Ever since then, the font size on the Spotify widget on my lock screen is really tiny.Does anyone know...

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  • Plan   Premium Country Singapore    Device Samsung A50   Operating System Android v11, OneUi 3.1     Hi recently, I installed the latest update on my Samsun...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Google Assistant won't play/shuffle playlists from my library

Plan Free Country Uruguay Device Redmi Note 8 Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Hello, I have my Google account linked to Spotify and Spotify set as my default music player. I want to play a specific playlist from Spotify from my libra...

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  • Plan Free   Country Uruguay   Device Redmi Note 8   Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Hello,   I have my Google account linked to Sp...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Not Working Since Genre Update

Hello, I am using Spotify Premium logged in through facebook on my LG G8XThinQ in Canada, ever since the newest update which added genre sorting on the top of liked playlists my Spotify hasn't been working properly. Every time I open Spotify it immed...

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  • Hello, I am using Spotify Premium logged in through facebook on my LG G8XThinQ in Canada, ever since the newest update which added genre sorting on the top of liked playlists my Spotify hasn't been w...
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Superuser Contribution Playing Downloaded Content with Intermittent Connection

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy My Question or IssueHello. I use Spotify to listen to downloaded podcasts and music while driving in areas with limited cell service. I download content ahead of time, but as of a 2020 update, the downloaded p...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy   My Question or Issue Hello. I use Spotify to listen to downloaded podcasts and music while driving in areas with limited cell service. I d...
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Superuser Contribution Help I can't share music on instagram stories

Help I can't share music on instagram storiesHelloI can not share my music in instagram stories when trying to share before I got the instagram stories icon now it is no longer on my cell phone is a:Samsung S10 +Version One UI 3.0Android version 11ac...

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  • Help I can't share music on instagram stories Hello I can not share my music in instagram stories when trying to share before I got the instagram stories icon now it is no longer on my cell phone i...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify loses connection when casting

Hello, I'm having several issues that all involve connection to my device when casting #1 Song info and playing time get out of sync. Music keeps playing but song info is not up to date. See this screenshot and notice the weird playing times#2 Adjust...

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  • Hello,   I'm having several issues that all involve connection to my device when casting   #1 Song info and playing time get out of sync. Music keeps playing but song info is not up to ...
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Superuser Contribution Home screen is blank

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or IssueThe home screen of the Spotify App is completely blank except the settings icon. The other tabs - Search and Your Library are fully functional. I've alr...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Plus Operating System Android 9.0   My Question or Issue The home screen of the Spotify App is completely blank except the settings i...
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Superuser Contribution Release radar playlist not playing in order

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceNote 8Operating SystemAndroid version 9 My Question or IssueMy release radar playlist won't play in order when I select a song, it just shuffles. My other playlists are not like this.

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Note 8 Operating System Android version 9   My Question or Issue My release radar playlist won't play in order when I select a song, it just shuffles. My...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not continuing playback from other locations

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 2 XL + Samsung S9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.1.0 (Pixel 2 XL)Android Pie 9 (Samsung S9) My Question or IssueI have an issue where the Android Spotify app doesn't "sync" with the other instances of Spotify (Windows ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 2 XL + Samsung S9 Operating System Android Oreo 8.1.0 (Pixel 2 XL) Android Pie 9 (Samsung S9)   My Question or Issue I have an issue where t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Downloading over cellular even when it's told not to

Since I've gotten my new phone, spotify has tried to download Playlists even when I've told the app to not allow this, setting the offline mode does stop it, but that's not exactly elegant, and the other way is to turn off data entirely on the phone ...

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  • Since I've gotten my new phone,  spotify has tried to download Playlists even when I've told the app to not allow this,  setting the offline mode does stop it,  but that's not exactly ...
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Superuser Contribution Instagram Stories Sharing Problem

Hi I cant share music on my instagram stories. There are 2 options on Spotify. One of them is "Chat" and its working but "Instagram" option not. It directs me to instagram but normal story sharing page. There is nothing about spotify there. I reinsta...

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  •   Hi I cant share music on my instagram stories. There are 2 options on Spotify. One of them is "Chat" and its working but "Instagram" option not. It directs me to instagram but normal story sh...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution no songs will play, stuck at zero

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLG Stylo 5Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueRecently did a factory reset on my phone, after not using it for quite while. On spotify, I can view my library and all my playlists no problem. I can search and find ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device LG Stylo 5 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Recently did a factory reset on my phone, after not using it for quite while. On spotify, I...
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Superuser Contribution No podcast episodes

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHuawei p smart+Operating SystemAndroid 9.1 My Question or IssueThere are no new podcast episodes since March 10th. Neither in my libary nor on the podcast iself. How can I see them?

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawei p smart+ Operating System Android 9.1   My Question or Issue There are no new podcast episodes since March 10th. Neither in my libary nor on ...
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Superuser Contribution Hanging Playlist - Android Auto

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceSamsung Galaxy A70 Operating SystemAndroid v10Spotify Version8.6.4.971 My Question or Issue I bought a brand new (Android Auto) head unit for my car shortly before Christmas so I could switch effortlessly between...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Samsung Galaxy A70  Operating System Android v10 Spotify Version 8.6.4.971   My Question or Issue   I bought a brand new (Androi...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution UI hasn't updated.

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceGoogle Pixel 4xlOperating SystemAndroid 11My Question or Issueas you can see in the first image, my premium account does not have the 2020 refresh ui, whereas in the second image, my free account i made 10 mintues ag...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia  Device Google Pixel 4xl Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue as you can see in the first image, my premium account does not have the 20...
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Spotify doesn't work

My Spotify doesn't work at all. I open the app and all I see is a blank grey screen. I tried uninstalling and logging out. I've had this problem since yesterday afternoon.

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  • My Spotify doesn't work at all. I open the app and all I see is a blank grey screen. I tried uninstalling and logging out. I've had this problem since yesterday afternoon. 
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