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Solved!! 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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Superuser Contribution Shuffle is now a premium feature??

PlanFreeCountry DeviceXperia L2Operating SystemAndroid (Not Sure Number) My Question or IssueOn my phone (Xperia L2) i play my playlist in shuffle order, not because i want to because i have to! Whenever I play a playlist or song it is locked on shuf...

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  •   Plan Free Country   Device Xperia L2 Operating System Android (Not Sure Number)   My Question or Issue On my phone (Xperia L2) i play my playlist in shuffle order, not bec...
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Playlists reverting to "clean" song versions

Hey everyone, is there a way to stop Spotify from changing my playlists to the clean versions of songs? When looking at the title they still display the explicit tag but when played about half of them have the god awful censor. Some updates of Spotif...

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  • Hey everyone, is there a way to stop Spotify from changing my playlists to the clean versions of songs? When looking at the title they still display the explicit tag but when played about half of the...
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Bluetooth car connectivity

Hello,I have bluetooth connectivity in my car, in which i can play music via my android phone. Is this something that is supported by Spotify, as i dont always to connect to the aux port as its a pain to keep taking out to change the music especially...

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  • Hello, I have bluetooth connectivity in my car, in which i can play music via my android phone.    Is this something that is supported by Spotify, as i dont always to connect to the aux ...
  • Gothabilly
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Superuser Contribution [ANDROID] music keeps stopping when playing in the background

Everytime I open my app, it tells me to turn on the "allow to play in background" option but this has been switched on since I installed the app. Now I'm unable to listen to my music (both from the app and local files) because the app keeps stopping ...

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  • Everytime I open my app, it tells me to turn on the "allow to play in background" option but this has been switched on since I installed the app. Now I'm unable to listen to my music (both from the a...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify think I'm abroad but I'm not

"You can only use Spotify abroad for 14 days.Update your location at Spotify.com to continue using it". Spotify gives a message like this and makes me have to change regions. even though I never left my region at all. this really bothers me. can anyo...

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  • "You can only use Spotify abroad for 14 days. Update your location at Spotify.com to continue using it".   Spotify gives a message like this and makes me have to change regions. even though I...
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Podcasts] Play podcast videos while using Bluetooth devices

Ibelieve there should be a way to watch podcast videos while using a Bluetooth device. With the advancement of mobile phones today there are practically no new phones on the market with a headphone jack built into the phone. With that being said most...

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  • Ibelieve there should be a way to watch podcast videos while using a Bluetooth device. With the advancement of mobile phones today there are practically no new phones on the market with a headphone j...
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Superuser Contribution Android/Google Voice Commands no long working with Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S22 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueUp until yesterday my google voice assistant, both on my phone and when using Android Auto was working perfectly with Spotify.Not sure when exactl...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue Up until yesterday my google voice assistant, both on my phone and whe...
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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle turned off, on a premium account but still plays?

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(Samsung Galaxy m31) My Question or IssueI have premium account and this issue has only recently popped up, but after turning off smart shuffle on the playlist it still plays a random song that is not even from my playlist o...

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  •   Plan Premium Country UK Device (Samsung Galaxy m31)   My Question or Issue I have premium account and this issue has only recently popped up, but after turning off smart shuffle ...
  • OscarDC
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Superuser Contribution Settings unavailable on phone app

Today I noticed that some of the setting were unavailable in the app on my phone. I have a Samsung Samsung Galaxy S8. The app says the Playback settings, Social settings, Audio Quality settings, and Video Quality settings are unavailable now.

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  • Today I noticed that some of the setting were unavailable in the app on my phone. I have a Samsung Samsung Galaxy S8. The app says the Playback settings, Social settings, Audio Quality settings, and ...
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Superuser Contribution Search space characters show incorrectly

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUnited States DevicePixel 7 Operating SystemAndroid 15 My Question or IssueAny time a search query with a space is entered and a song is selected, the search query at the top of the player shows a plus sign (+) instead of a s...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country United States  Device Pixel 7  Operating System Android 15   My Question or Issue Any time a search query with a space is entered and a song is se...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not loading on samsung

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy A35Operating SystemAndroid Spotify refuses to load on my Samsung Galaxy. I got this phone just a few months ago and downloaded Spotify, and for the first month it worked perfectly fine. However, now Spotify j...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy A35 Operating System Android   Spotify refuses to load on my Samsung Galaxy. I got this phone just a few months ago and downloaded Spotify...
  • Joan
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Backlight when using Dark Mode on TV

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicenVidia Shield Pro with Samsung TVOperating SystemAndroid TV My Question or IssueI noticed that recently when I switch on the "Dark mode" while Spotify is playing on my TV, the background doesn't really turn black like it use...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device nVidia Shield Pro with Samsung TV Operating System Android TV   My Question or Issue I noticed that recently when I switch on the "Dark mode" while Spoti...
  • Lionblaze321
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Superuser Contribution the app won't play music when in background

I've been trying to use Spotify on my tablet, which i draw on, but whenever i open another app, the music stops completely. Sometimes the app tell me to change my settings so the app can work while in background but when i check the app or my tablet ...

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  • I've been trying to use Spotify on my tablet, which i draw on, but whenever i open another app, the music stops completely. Sometimes the app tell me to change my settings so the app can work while i...
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Superuser Contribution Why won't Spotify let me thumbs down ads anymore?

It's not like the site DID anything when we thumbs down an ad- I want to get rid of certain organizations and companies that I'll never support and hate hearing about, but now when I try to thumb it down, the thumb icon wiggles but doesn't do anythin...

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  • It's not like the site DID anything when we thumbs down an ad- I want to get rid of certain organizations and companies that I'll never support and hate hearing about, but now when I try to thumb it ...
  • TheRazzleDazzler
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Superuser Contribution Playback removed content causing high mobile usage

After I remove podcast it plays offline automatically after downloaded podcast causing high mobile uesage

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  • After I remove podcast it plays offline automatically after downloaded podcast causing high mobile uesage
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Superuser Contribution Tracks added only once to the queue appear multiple times in row

This happened several times wissen the last few weeks. A random track added to the queue appears f.i. 15 times in row.

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  • This happened several times wissen the last few weeks. A random track added to the queue appears f.i. 15 times in row.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution tiny album art on landscape android tablet

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Samsung Galaxy Tab A9, Redmi Pad Pro)Operating System(Android 14. My Question or IssueThe album art on my android tablets are so tiny. I think it has something to do with the screen ratio. my iPad has nice and large album ar...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device (Samsung Galaxy Tab A9, Redmi Pad Pro) Operating System (Android 14.   My Question or Issue The album art on my android tablets are so tiny. I think ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify continues playing music after stop a car with Android Auto

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, Spotify continues playing a music on smartphone after stop a car and disconnect with Android Auto, It didnt do that never ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hi, Spotify continues playing a music on smar...
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Superuser Contribution any song in playlist starts first song

on my playlist as i try to start any song it always starts with the first song in the playlist. i can click any song i want but only first one is started over and over again

  • Casual Listener
  • on my playlist as i try to start any song it always starts with the first song in the playlist. i can click any song i want but only first one is started over and over again
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