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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 Issues

Hello. I've been a Premium User for nearly three years now and a couple of days ago I noticed a kind of bug it seems on my Galaxy s10+, when I play a song it does but when I change to artist or another song, the one that was playing stays the same in...

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  • Hello. I've been a Premium User for nearly three years now and a couple of days ago I noticed a kind of bug it seems on my Galaxy s10+, when I play a song it does but when I change to artist or anoth...
  • Mihail
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Superuser Contribution Please give us a toggle for Car View/Car Play for non-Bluetooth (AUX cable) users

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLG V60 ThinQOperating SystemAndroid 10.0My Question or IssueI do not listen to music with Bluetooth. The audio quality is unacceptable to me, and I have a phone with a built in HiFi DAC and headphone jack. I plug my phone i...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device LG V60 ThinQ Operating System Android 10.0 My Question or Issue I do not listen to music with Bluetooth. The audio quality is unacceptable to me, and I h...
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Superuser Contribution Tuggling shuffle on curated playlists

When playing curated playlists like discover weekly, the button to toggle shuffle is replaced with a "like" button. How do I toggle shuffle in this scenario? Premium planAndroid ver 9

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  • When playing curated playlists like discover weekly, the button to toggle shuffle is replaced with a "like" button. How do I toggle shuffle in this scenario?   Premium plan Android ver 9
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Phone Audio Control locked by Spotify Connect

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceRedmi 9Operating SystemAndroid 10, MIUI Global 11.0.8 My Question or IssueIt is impossible to adjust the volume of the device (notifications, applications, alarms), the volume control panel does not come out, it changes ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device Redmi 9 Operating System Android 10, MIUI Global 11.0.8   My Question or Issue It is impossible to adjust the volume of the device (notifications, ap...
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This beta version is absolutely terrible

It hangs up while playing the current podcast but let me go back and start a new one without replacing the pictures on the first one it is playing when it says it is paused and paused when it says it is playing and I pause the old one showing and it ...

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  • It hangs up while playing the current podcast but let me go back and start a new one without replacing the pictures on the first one it is playing when it says it is paused and paused when it says it...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify does not register as running on my android and causes some odd interactions (detailed).

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceGalaxy S20 Ultra (T-Mobile)Operating SystemAndroid 10Spotify Version (Most recent)8.5.75.766 My Question or IssueFrequently, my Spotify app will not show as if it is running on my phone, even though it is. I will hear musi...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Galaxy S20 Ultra (T-Mobile) Operating System Android 10 Spotify Version (Most recent) 8.5.75.766   My Question or Issue Frequently, my Spotify...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution status bar inside app doesnt change song info

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI don't know why it happens but sometimes status bar inside the app just froze and even though music keep playing in status bar displays one song and the same tim...

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I don't know why it happens but sometimes status bar inside the app just froze and eve...
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Superuser Contribution Cant load after import

PlanPremiumCountryUkraineDeviceasus zenfone 6Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAdter importing 2500 tracks its not loading in app. From web all is ok

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  • Plan Premium Country Ukraine Device asus zenfone 6 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue Adter importing 2500 tracks its not loading in app. From web all is ok
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Superuser Contribution No Suffle.

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceLG V30+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHi. Some playlist created by spotify cannot be shuffled. And not all the songs show in my mobile compare to when I'm in desktop. There's only an option to play songs individual...

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  • Plan Free Country US Device LG V30+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hi. Some playlist created by spotify cannot be shuffled.  And not all the songs show in my mob...
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Superuser Contribution can't login on my phone, getting message 'You're offline' while not

hey, I'm trying to login on my huawei p20-lite phone to free spotify through the app. it just won't let me. when i try to log in i get the error message that 'I'm offline. try to connect to the internet' something amongst these lines. I'm online, so ...

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  • hey, I'm trying to login on my huawei p20-lite phone to free spotify through the app. it just won't let me. when i try to log in i get the error message that 'I'm offline. try to connect to the inter...
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Superuser Contribution [Xiaomi] Spotify crash with Wi-Fi network

Yesterday my Spotify will crash every time when I use Wi-Fi network, but when I use Data network the app run very well.I try to fix it with everything possible solution (Reinstall, delete cache, manufactured my phone), but it still crash again. PlanF...

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  • Yesterday my Spotify will crash every time when I use Wi-Fi network, but when I use Data network the app run very well. I try to fix it with everything possible solution (Reinstall, delete cache, ma...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Like icon miss

PlanPremiumCountryRussia Device(Samsung A50)Operating System(Android 9) Hello everyone, my issue is I have missing the like icon and now I see on the like icons place - another icon. Why and how I can get back my like icon to like faster?

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  • Plan Premium Country Russia   Device (Samsung A50) Operating System (Android 9)   Hello everyone, my issue is I have missing the like icon and now I see on the like icons place - ...
  • Jeremy
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops responding to airpods pro

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGoogle Pixel 4Operating SystemAndroid1 1 (with latest updates) My Question or IssueI recently bought a set of Airpods Pros and have had a lot of trouble using them with spotify. If I press play on the airpods, the music wil...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Google Pixel 4 Operating System Android1 1 (with latest updates)   My Question or Issue I recently bought a set of Airpods Pros and have had a lot of tr...
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Superuser Contribution (Android) App Freezing to show what song is playing

PlanFamily PremiumCountryUKDeviceOppo Find X2 ProOperating SystemAndroid 10 Color OS 7.1 My Question or IssueWhen using the app and the connection in the sonos app the song that is showing as playing does not match the actual song. I can control the ...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country UK Device Oppo Find X2 Pro Operating System Android 10 Color OS 7.1   My Question or Issue When using the app and the connection in the sonos app the song t...
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Daily drive Playlist not shuffling anymore

Premium, Android 10 on Honor 10. Dear team, It's not possible for me to play the Playlist Daily drive in a random order anymore. This has been going on for several months now but it doesn't change.It does not matter if I want to shuffle the whole Pla...

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  • Premium, Android 10 on Honor 10.   Dear team,  It's not possible for me to play the Playlist Daily drive in a random order anymore. This has been going on for several months now but it d...
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Superuser Contribution Car view doesn't start automatically

PlanPremium Country Lithuania DeviceBMW Android multimedia Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueHello, I'm not connecting spotify via bluetooth I installed it to BMW android multimedia and design was changed to not comfortable (song and butt...

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  • Plan Premium   Country  Lithuania   Device BMW Android multimedia   Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Hello, I'm not connecting spotify via bluet...
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Superuser Contribution Pixel 3a XL - Problems since Android 11 update

PlanPremiumCountryMéxixo DevicePixel 3a XLOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI have problems since I updated my Pixel 3a XL to the Android 11 OS. When I am in my car listening to spotify through bluetooth, the streaming gets intermittent....

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  •   Plan Premium Country Méxixo   Device Pixel 3a XL Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I have problems since I updated my Pixel 3a XL to the Android 11 OS. W...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify connection error

PlanPremiumCountryColombiaDeviceMoto E4Operating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 My Question or IssueSpotify isn't showing any info whenever I open an artist in my library neither search, I can look for songs and play them one by one but not allowed to play my l...

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  • Plan Premium Country Colombia Device Moto E4 Operating System Android 7.1.1   My Question or Issue Spotify isn't showing any info whenever I open an artist in my library neither search...
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Superuser Contribution Local Files doesnt play in Playlist

PlanPremium CountryGermany DeviceSamsung Galaxy S20+ My Question or IssueI can't play some of my local Files in Playlists on my Smartphone. I've added an Album into my Playlist and of course downloaded it so I can listen to it on this device but 2 So...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Germany   Device Samsung Galaxy S20+   My Question or Issue I can't play some of my local Files in Playlists on my Smartphone. I've added an Album in...
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Superuser Contribution Music doesnt play

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung galaxy s20 ultraOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueWhen I play a song every thing is normal .but when i stop the song and close my tabs and start the app again , the song doesnt play untill i hit the next...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung galaxy s20 ultra Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue When I play a song every thing is normal .but when  i stop the s...
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