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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...

Amayy
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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Sumit_Ghosh
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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...

TNelson4
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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...
2020-10-10 6:24:59 AM
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Elena
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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...

Solgarmur
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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...
2020-10-29 11:58:58 AM
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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 ...

ACNB
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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...
2020-10-10 8:23:53 PM
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Jeremy
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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...

user-removed
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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...
2020-10-10 2:52:02 PM
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Alex
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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 ...

Destin2
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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 ...
2020-10-09 12:09:21 AM
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Ver
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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 ...

choffman1
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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...
2020-10-09 12:56:35 AM
2020-10-29 10:58:14 AM
Jeremy
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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...

cheapiej
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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 ...
2020-10-09 12:56:13 AM
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Mihail
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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...

katmikh
Newbie
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...
2020-10-09 11:23:35 PM
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Ver
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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...

SarahV54
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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...
2020-10-01 6:50:22 PM
2020-10-29 9:49:22 AM
Ver
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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....

Nokiro
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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...
2020-10-29 5:44:32 AM
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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...

VioletPnt
Newbie
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.&...
2020-10-29 3:27:52 AM
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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...

gingermafia_
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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**...
2020-10-28 11:01:04 PM
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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...

OdayDolphin
Casual Listener
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...
2020-10-28 6:35:02 PM
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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...

Gruber92
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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...
2020-10-09 9:41:11 PM
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Gruber92
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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 ...

p8x0e8ucutdahto
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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...
2020-10-09 4:15:49 PM
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Ver
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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?...

mehee
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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...
2020-10-09 2:39:24 PM
2020-10-28 4:27:10 PM
Alex
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Superuser Contribution The app takes way too much space

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DeviceOnePlus 8 ProOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhy does the app keeps getting bigger and bigger? Sometimes after a week it's almost 10 GB. It's like it's downloading hidden things, up to 2GB per day. I neve...

CxMx
Newbie
Plan Premium Country France Device OnePlus 8 Pro Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Why does the app keeps getting bigger and bigger? Sometimes after a we...
2020-10-09 3:22:55 PM
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Elena
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Superuser Contribution Spotify bmw do not work anymore

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

Seblonch74
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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
2020-10-09 2:08:24 PM
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Alex
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Superuser Contribution Create profile: email taken; Log in: email not connected to account

Everytime I try to log in to my spotify account it says that my email is not connected to my account and then when I tried to create an account with the same email it says that it is taken by an account already... I don't know what could fix it and i...

Peytonrill
Visitor
Everytime I try to log in to my spotify account it says that my email is not connected to my account and then when I tried to create an account with the same email it says that it is taken by an acco...
2020-10-09 9:56:40 AM
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Alex
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Superuser Contribution Play button, auto play in car, stop play when pulling out headphones and now playing not working

PlanFamily PremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 SM-G973FOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueHi team. I've tried the following to resolve the issue but still having the same issues. - Restarted phone- Cleared Spotify cache- Log...

jeremyjens
Newbie
Plan Family Premium Country New Zealand Device Samsung Galaxy S10 SM-G973F Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Hi team. I've tried the following to resolve the issue but...
2020-10-08 12:49:33 AM
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Mihail
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