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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 Artists don't appear on my library

CountryGreeceDeviceMoto x4Operating SystemAndroid 9 (Pie) My Question or IssueThe artists I'm following do not appear on my library, they will only appear if I press "Add Artists", choose someone random and press "Done" (and then I just go to unfollo...

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  • Country Greece Device Moto x4 Operating System Android 9 (Pie)   My Question or Issue The artists I'm following do not appear on my library, they will only appear if I press "Add Artists...
  • CarlosE
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Superuser Contribution App freezing with music still playing

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePixel 5Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueEvery day my screen and notification bar will freeze but the music will still play and the controls will still work. E.g I will be listening to The Weeknd but the screen ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Pixel 5 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue Every day my screen and notification bar will freeze but the music will still play and the con...
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Superuser Contribution No Spotify access on Samsung, OK on laptop

PlanFreeCountryNZDevice Samsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI can login to spotify on my laptop, but not my smartphone, using the same email address and password

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  • Plan Free Country NZ Device  Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can login to spotify on my laptop, but not my smartphone, using the same email a...
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Playlists using up my memory not saving to sd card

PlanPremiumCountry CA Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, )Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue how to get the songs save to my sd card memory and not internal memory. SD has been initialized and wiped several t...

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  • Plan Premium Country  CA   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, ) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue how to get the songs save...
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Superuser Contribution Resulting quality of downloaded tracks with WiFi turned on

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceSamsung Galaxy A51Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhen WIFI Streaming is set to Very High and Download is set to Normal (see attachment) what is resulting quality of sound when I am listening to downloaded...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device Samsung Galaxy A51 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue When WIFI Streaming is set to Very High and Download i...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution music downloaded but not recognized

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.A.Devicesamsung galaxy 9+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueEvery time I leave my home wifi and turn on mobile data, all of my downloaded songs will just all of a sudden appear as undownloaded and become unplayable. onl...

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  • Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device samsung galaxy 9+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Every time I leave my home wifi and turn on mobile data, all of my downloaded songs...
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Superuser Contribution Made for me not showing daily mixes

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI am having an issue with my daily mixes. If any of my daily mixes are recently played, they show up in recently played but not in the "Made for me" section. Th...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I am having an issue with my daily mixes.  If any of my daily mixes are re...
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About Android crashes. Xiaomi or Spotify 3 dots problem/issue

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDeviceXiaomi redmi note 8 proOperating SystemAndroidI found a temporary solution about this problem with the 3 dots/track settings . So I downloaded a old version (Spotify 6.3.0.882 version) and it's works with all features bu...

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  • Plan Premium Country Greece Device Xiaomi redmi note 8 pro Operating System Android I found a temporary solution about this problem with the 3 dots/track settings . So I downloaded a old vers...
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Spotify plays random music

PlanPremium FamilyCountryGermaniDeviceSamsung Galaxy A6Operating SystemAndroid 10Spotify 8.5.96.936 My Question or IssueHi, since some day as I open the App Spotify starts to play random music. And if I start to play some song, then after some second...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country Germani Device Samsung Galaxy A6 Operating System Android 10 Spotify  8.5.96.936   My Question or Issue Hi, since some day as I open the App Spotify ...
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Playing all songs from playlists in a folder

Hi, You removed the feature to be able to play all songs from all playlists in a folder a some years ago. Not on the PC but on the Android App (and perhaps all smartphones?). Now you're raising the price to make Spotify better, BUT then you cannot re...

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  • Hi,   You removed the feature to be able to play all songs from all playlists in a folder a some years ago. Not on the PC but on the Android App (and perhaps all smartphones?).   Now yo...
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Spotify won't close on my phone [only when I force close it]

My Spotify app won't close since about 1 month ago. I am driving on the same android version CM 13 on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro.The app won't close when I press the back button several times.It won't close when I swipe it away from the recently used...

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  • My Spotify app won't close since about 1 month ago. I am driving on the same android version CM 13 on my Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro. The app won't close when I press the back button several times. It ...
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Superuser Contribution Samsung watch 3 will not go offline

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceSamsung Galaxy watch 3Operating System My Question or IssueEverything is going perfectly, I download the music to the clock and I have it configured independently. But when I activate the no conession mode. It won't let...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Samsung Galaxy watch 3 Operating System     My Question or Issue Everything is going perfectly, I download the music to the clock and I have it...
  • Ivan
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Superuser Contribution Music mutes when I tap next song

I have an Android 8.1 Radio in my van. Spotify and all features worked great. One day I was listening to music and decided to skip to next song. The sound plays for about half a second then mutes. Sound will not come back on until I hit pause then pl...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have an Android 8.1 Radio in my van. Spotify and all features worked great.   One day I was listening to music and decided to skip to next song. The sound plays for about half a second th...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app keeps crashing

PlanPremiumCountrySerbiaDeviceSamsung Galaxy A50Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI have tried everything - a clean reinstall, clearing the cache and data, logging in and out, reaching out to SpotifyCares on Twitter, they weren't any hel...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Serbia Device Samsung Galaxy A50 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I have tried everything - a clean reinstall, clearing the cache and da...
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Superuser Contribution [Android TV] Chromecast with Google TV's "Now Playing" widget not responding

DeviceGoogle Chromecast with Google TVOperating SystemAndroid TV 10My Question or Issue[Issue] The "Now Playing" widget on the Notifications bar and Ambient Mode doesn't update when switching to a different song, it remains showing the first song you...

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  • Device Google Chromecast with Google TV Operating System Android TV 10 My Question or Issue [Issue] The "Now Playing" widget on the Notifications bar and Ambient Mode doesn't update when switchi...
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[Android] Autoplay not working

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy A8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWherever I'm starting the music from, spotify won't keep playing after the current queue is over. In playlists, it just stops at the end. It's been like this...

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  •   Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung Galaxy A8 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Wherever I'm starting the music from, spotify won't keep playing after th...
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Superuser Contribution Japanese Spotify shows foreign artists name in katakana(japanese alphabet)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryJapanDeviceAlmost all of the devicesOperating SystemAlmost all of the OS My Question or IssueJapanese Spotify shows foreign artists name in katakana(japanese alphabet)Most of Japanese users, and I feel abnormal to this. Why is ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Japan Device Almost all of the devices Operating System Almost all of the OS   My Question or Issue Japanese Spotify shows foreign artists name in katakana(...
  • Ivan
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Spotify On Galaxy Wearable

Recently upgraded to Galaxy S21 Ultra & Galaxy Watch. Have no problem installing the app to my phone via the play store but cannot locate the app to download on to my watch via the galaxy store. Is the app no longer available on the galaxy app store ...

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  • Recently upgraded to Galaxy S21 Ultra & Galaxy Watch. Have no problem installing the app to my phone via the play store but cannot locate the app to download on to my watch via the galaxy store.&...
  • jonnel13
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How can I get Spotify updates on Korean play store?

PlanPremiumCountrySOUTH KOREADeviceONEPLUS 6TOperating SystemANDROID PIE My Question or Issue Hi everybody, I moved recently to South Korea and I had to change the play store location to south Korean one. However, I will not get any automatic update ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country SOUTH KOREA Device ONEPLUS 6T Operating System ANDROID PIE    My Question or Issue   Hi everybody,  I moved recently to South Korea and I ...
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Superuser Contribution Terrible artist images on TV box apps

Plan: PremiumCountry: UK and France Device: Freebox Mini, Amazon Fire TVOperating System: both Android My Question or Issue:The background pictures of artists which have featured on big-screen TV apps since a software update late last year are in som...

  • Gig Goer
  • Plan: Premium Country: UK and France   Device: Freebox Mini, Amazon Fire TV Operating System: both Android   My Question or Issue: The background pictures of artists w...
  • CarlosE
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