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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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Superuser Contribution app not working

PlanPremiumCountrythe NetherlandsDeviceSamsung Galaxy A8 2018Operating System My Question or IssueThe spotify app stopped working on my phone since yesterday when I want to play music the bar just stays at 0:00 and all of my downloaded songs are gone...

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  •   Plan Premium Country the Netherlands Device Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 Operating System     My Question or Issue The spotify app stopped working on my phone since yesterday wh...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify for Android Not Posting to Instagram Stories, Home Page Unavailable

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceGalaxy Note 20Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI cannot post to my instagram stories (I just get a blank page that is black at the bottom, fading to red at the top), nor can I access my home page. I just got a new...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Galaxy Note 20 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I cannot post to my instagram stories (I just get a blank page that is black at the bottom...
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Superuser Contribution local files

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLG K20 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueAlright so, i've had local files for a couple of months now. They were working just fine at the time, and I was able to add them to my phone pretty easily...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device LG K20 Plus Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue Alright so, i've had local files for a couple of months now. They were working...
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Stop randomly switching songs when playing an album!

This drives me absolutely bonkers! I am suddenly unable to listen to an album starting at song 1, play the complete song, then move on to the next! Instead, I get about halfway before switching to another song in the same album spotify premium menber...

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  • This drives me absolutely bonkers! I am suddenly unable to listen to an album starting at song 1, play the complete song, then move on to the next!  Instead, I get about halfway before switchin...
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Superuser Contribution Songs dont shuffle please help!

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueCan anyone help my Samsung A50 won't shuffle songs plays the same 30 or 40 over and over,even...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Can any...
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Samsung Galaxy A71 Lock Screen Controls

My Device is a Samsung Galaxy A71 5g running Android 10 The issue was that music controls would not show on the lock screen. I tried all of the other suggestions for making them show up (and I'm not sure if they are also required to make it work) inc...

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  • My Device is a Samsung Galaxy A71 5g running Android 10   The issue was that music controls would not show on the lock screen. I tried all of the other suggestions for making them show up (and...
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Superuser Contribution Music randomly pauses

I'm so damn angry... I love spotify and now always randomly pauses my songs.... also in my car or any kind of bluetooth connection... I can't use it this way.... My android is the latest version, my spotify is the latest version blablabla.... Please ...

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  • I'm so damn angry... I love spotify and now always randomly pauses my songs.... also in my car or any kind of bluetooth connection... I can't use it this way.... My android is the latest version, my ...
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Superuser Contribution Liked Songs Missing from Artist Page

With the new 8.5.83.1075 update for Android 11, the "liked songs" button under the artists page is now gone. This makes it extremely inconvenient to navigate to ONLY your liked songs for those who don't want to shuffle the entirety of an artist's wor...

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  • With the new 8.5.83.1075 update for Android 11, the "liked songs" button under the artists page is now gone. This makes it extremely inconvenient to navigate to ONLY your liked songs for those who do...
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Superuser Contribution Samsung S20 Plus, cannot play Spotify in background.

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDevice(Samsung S20 plus.)Operating SystemAndroid 10, One UI 2.5 My Question or Issue Spotify shuts down a few seconds after lock screen. App is set to run in background already.

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines Device (Samsung S20 plus.) Operating System Android 10, One UI 2.5    My Question or Issue   Spotify shuts down a few seconds after lock scr...
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Superuser Contribution Songs aren't shown first by default in search anymore

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHi everyone! I never have spotify problems but now I have one. I was making a playlist and as usual when using spotify I search for a song and a list of songs app...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hi everyone! I never have spotify problems but now I have one. I was making a playlist...
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Superuser Contribution My local files stopped working on Android

Plan PremiumCountry United StatesDevice Samsung Galaxy S7 EdgeOperating System Android Oreo 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I switched to Spotify last January because of its support for local files, which my last music service didn't support. I haven't ha...

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  • Plan    Premium Country    United States Device    Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Operating System    Android Oreo 8.0.0   My Question or Issue  &n...
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Superuser Contribution Volume limit for children

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIs there an option to set a temporary maximum volume? We often listen to music with young chi...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Is ther...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Crash after 5 Minutes of Playback

PlanPremium DuoCountryUnited States DeviceGoogle Pixel 4aOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueAfter switching to Duo from regular Premium two days ago, the app will play for about 5 minutes and then crashes: the screen goes black and it won...

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  • Plan Premium Duo Country United States   Device Google Pixel 4a Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue After switching to Duo from regular Premium two days ago, the...
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Superuser Contribution Music stops playing when I enter or leave a WiFi connection

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceSAMSUNG Galaxy S4 miniOperating SystemAndroid 4.4.4 My Question or IssueHi,Since recently (I noticed it yesterday), my Spotify on my mobile phone has been having a very strange problem: every time I enter or leave a Wi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany  Device SAMSUNG Galaxy S4 mini Operating System Android 4.4.4   My Question or Issue Hi, Since recently (I noticed it yesterday), my Spotify on ...
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Superuser Contribution How do I change playlist order ??

I tried this on my Android and could not.I went online and there is no choice to move the order of songs on myplaylist.How do I move song number 5 to position 1 and song in position one toposition 5 ?HOW ?

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  • I tried this on my Android and could not. I went online and there is no choice to move the order of songs on my playlist. How do I move song number 5 to position 1 and song in position one to ...
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[Android][Search] I can't play Daft Punk, but all other music will play.

I have a Spotify student account (not sure if that would affect my issue.. I don't think it should). I can play all other music on Spotify, except for Daft Punk.. I have listened to them many times before. Is it a glitch on the app? Anyone else havin...

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  • I have a Spotify student account (not sure if that would affect my issue.. I don't think it should). I can play all other music on Spotify, except for Daft Punk.. I have listened to them many times b...
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[Android] why is it taking a long time to play a "liked" song if I scroll thru to the middle?

I just noticed after the new download that when I scroll thru my "liked" songs and I pick one, it doesn't play right away. It takes forever to load. This has never happened before.Granted, I have a lot of "liked" songs, but is this something that can...

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  • I just noticed after the new download that when I scroll thru my "liked" songs and I pick one, it doesn't play right away.  It takes forever to load.  This has never happened before. Grant...
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Superuser Contribution Unplayable songs

PlanPremiumCountryNew Zealand Device(Huawei Nova 3i)Operating System(Android pie) My Question or IssueToday I was trying to listen to now that's what I call music 106 and when I opened the album the majority of the songs were gray and unplayable. But...

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  • Plan Premium Country New Zealand  Device (Huawei Nova 3i) Operating System (Android pie)   My Question or Issue Today I was trying to listen to now that's what I call music 106 a...
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Superuser Contribution Offline mode is unusable

PlanDuoDeviceHonor9 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueMy biggest use case is listening in a care where I don't have internet connection, like a year or two ago it worked flawlessly, but it kept getting worse and worse with every updat...

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  • Plan Duo Device Honor9 Lite Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue My biggest use case is listening in a care where I don't have internet connection, like a year or two ago it...
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