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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 Tracks Pause, App Closes, "Currently Playing" Indicator Frozen

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceSamsung Galaxy s10eOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueStarting recently (it may have begun after the latest system update), the app has displayed a host of issues. This is after years of not having a problem. The m...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Samsung Galaxy s10e Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Starting recently (it may have begun after the latest system update), the app...
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Superuser Contribution App keep crashing every 10 minutes

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicDeviceSamsung S10, S8, Samsung tabletOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHey I am having an issue since last update. My app keep crushing every 10 minutes on all my devices (phone, tablet). Same issue has my hu...

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  • Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device Samsung S10, S8, Samsung tablet Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hey I am having an issue since last update. My app keep crush...
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Superuser Contribution Song Speed got changed by itself

PlanPremium FamilyCountryIndonesiaDeviceOPPO F1Operating SystemAndroid 5.1 My Question or Issuemy song speed got increased by itself,ive tried finding way in YT but nothing seems helping it

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  • Plan Premium Family Country Indonesia Device OPPO F1 Operating System Android 5.1   My Question or Issue my song speed got increased by itself,ive tried finding way in YT but nothing s...
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Superuser Contribution Won't play full album unless all songs are individually liked in album

Premium user, Huawei P30, suddenly playlists with 1000s of songs, or albums saved, if user goes to play album, full album won't play unless all songs are individually liked. This is very difficult to do with 1000s of things saved. Everything was work...

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  • Premium user, Huawei P30, suddenly playlists with 1000s of songs, or albums saved, if user goes to play album, full album won't play unless all songs are individually liked.  This is very diffic...
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Superuser Contribution Log in issues on Android

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating System( Android 10.) My Question or IssueI recently changed my Spotify account password using my Windows 10 desktop. I can log into the Web player just fine using that. After changing the password, wh...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System ( Android 10.)   My Question or Issue I recently changed my Spotify account password using my Windows 10 desktop. I can l...
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Android phone unable to play anything

PlanFamily PremiumCountryIceland DeviceAndroid samsung a8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssuePhone is unable to play any music, opens a track but stays still at 0:00 no matter what. I can use the same account on my android tablet and pc wit...

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  •   Plan Family Premium Country Iceland  Device Android samsung a8 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Phone is unable to play any music, opens a track but stays...
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Superuser Contribution Play very quietly

Hello I use spotify to play music on a Bose speak from an iphoneX. Sometimes the music plays at normal volume, but sometimes it play very quietly. When its playing quietly I can have the volumes turned up to max on the speaker AND max on spotify and ...

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  • Hello   I use spotify to play music on a Bose speak from an iphoneX. Sometimes the music plays at normal volume, but sometimes it play very quietly. When its playing quietly I can have the vol...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not play music on my phone, only on the Web Player (on my laptop)

Plan: Premium (free trial - 3 months)Country: BrasilDevice: Motorola E4Operating System: Android My Issue: Spotify doesn't play music on my phone, only on the Web Player (on my laptop). When I enter the browser, I can hear the songs over there, howev...

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  • Plan: Premium (free trial - 3 months) Country: Brasil Device: Motorola E4 Operating System: Android   My Issue: Spotify doesn't play music on my phone, only on the Web Player...
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Superuser Contribution Not being able to skip my music

I've been trying to skip my music, but everytime I press the skip button, I only get ads for Spotify premium.I don't know if I have to wait for 1 hour and get my 6 free skips, but I've already tried it!PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy j3 ...

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  • I've been trying to skip my music, but everytime I press the skip button, I only get ads for Spotify premium.I don't know if I have to wait for 1 hour and get my 6 free skips, but I've already tried ...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files Not Playing on My Phone

Ok, I'm tired of scouring outdated and repetitive articles for this answer. I currently have two songs in my local files. One plays on my phone, one doesn't (it was recently added). They both play fine on my computer. I have the playlists downloaded ...

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  • Ok, I'm tired of scouring outdated and repetitive articles for this answer. I currently have two songs in my local files. One plays on my phone, one doesn't (it was recently added). They both play fi...
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Superuser Contribution Music constantly jumping

Hi I am on the Premium plan using it on an Android phone. Over the past couple of weeks my music started to jump like a scratched cd. It started off just a couple of jumps per song but now its nearly every 10 secs which is incredibly annoying. I have...

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  • Hi   I am on the Premium plan using it on an Android phone. Over the past couple of weeks my music started to jump like a scratched cd. It started off just a couple of jumps per song but now ...
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Superuser Contribution Unusably slow!!! Nothing will load

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceGalaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueThe app is unspeakably slow, to the point where I literally cannot use it. Everything I press, I just see the spinning green circle, and then "go online to see menu" (or...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue The app is unspeakably slow, to the point where I literally cannot use it. Everything I press...
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Superuser Contribution Multiple bug when lauching the app

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueThe app systematically takes a few minutes to launch. It either freezes on the screen with the logo or a black and grey screen. Sometimes it manages to lau...

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  •   Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue The app systematically takes a few minutes to launch. It either freezes...
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[Android][Your Library] Syncing Problem

There are similar problems that I've seen in this community but none of the solutions worked for me.I downloaded some songs (in .mp3 format) than I added them in local files in spotify I can see them on pc but I can't sync none of them to my android....

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  • There are similar problems that I've seen in this community but none of the solutions worked for me. I downloaded some songs (in .mp3 format) than I added them in local files in spotify I can see th...
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Local Files Won't Download

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S20Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueMy local files won't sync to my phone. This only recently became a problem. Until a few days ago, I had local files as a part of a playlist that was synced (d...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S20 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue My local files won't sync to my phone.  This only recently became a problem.&...
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Local Files not able to be played

I, like many others, have had problems with local files. Yes, I know there are many posts about it, most don't help fix the problem. I might have found a solution, after months of this seriously pi**ing me off. Turn your canvas mode off, or if you ar...

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  • I, like many others, have had problems with local files. Yes, I know there are many posts about it, most don't help fix the problem. I might have found a solution, after months of this seriously pi**...
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Downloaded playlist of local files grays out every few weeks

Sorry if this is a repost, it failed the first time I tried to post this. I have a premium account, I listen on a Samsung Galaxy S8 and my Windows PC. I have a playlist of music that I own, they are local files on my PC. This playlist is downloaded t...

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  • Sorry if this is a repost, it failed the first time I tried to post this.   I have a premium account, I listen on a Samsung Galaxy S8 and my Windows PC.   I have a playlist of music tha...
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Superuser Contribution Music pauses around 5 seconds into a new song randomly

PlanPremiumCountryUkDevicePixel 2 xlOperating SystemAndroid 11(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I've seen a few similar threads but no answers. I can listen to several songs with no problem but randomly roughly 5-10 seconds...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uk Device Pixel 2 xl Operating System Android 11 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   I've seen a few similar threads but n...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Android] Queuing Track disables Scrolling

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyAppversion8.5.79.1061DeviceSamsung A7 2018Operating SystemAndroid 10My Question or Issuewhen you're in a Playlist and queue a track, a small confirmation bubble pops up on the bottom of the screen. (Expected behavior)However ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Appversion 8.5.79.1061 Device Samsung A7 2018 Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue when you're in a Playlist and queue a track, a small confirmat...
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Superuser Contribution New "Hey Google" feature works with android apps

Google announced a new feature for "Hey google" on android. https://www.blog.google/products/assistant/hey-google-now-works-your-android-apps/ Could we have a feature which let's us choose which device we want to play spotify on via Google assistant?...

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  • Google announced a new feature for "Hey google" on android.   https://www.blog.google/products/assistant/hey-google-now-works-your-android-apps/   Could we have a feature which let's us...
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