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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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"Not eligible" for 6months of premium

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKPhoneSamsung a51 My Question or IssueHelloSamsung have told me that I am eligible for a 6 month trial of spotify premium along with headphones. However when I go and press the payment options, it says I am not eligible. Was l...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country UK Phone Samsung a51   My Question or Issue Hello Samsung have told me that I am eligible for a 6 month trial of spotify premium along with headphones. However...
  • Billy-J
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Liked Songs Album Empty and Cant Like/Dislike Songs

PlanPremiumCountryIreland DeviceSamsung Galaxy A20E My Question or IssueI got a new phone and switched from my old Samsung Galaxy J3 to a Samsung Galaxy A20E and since then, when I click on my 'Liked Songs' album either the app shuts down or its empt...

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  • Plan Premium Country Ireland   Device Samsung Galaxy A20E   My Question or Issue I got a new phone and switched from my old Samsung Galaxy J3 to a Samsung Galaxy A20E and since the...
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Low sample rate playback when Samsung Tab A is connected via headphone jack

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy Tab A (2019)Operating SystemAndroid 10My Question or IssueMy issue is that when audio using the Spotify app and using the headphone socket to output via either to a set of headphones or PC speaker the audi...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2019) Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue My issue is that when audio using the Spotify app and using the headphone sock...
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"An error has occurred" for all podcasts (not music)

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(LG G6+)Operating System(Android 8.0.0) My Question or IssueCan not play podcasts on mobile device. When I try to open a podcast page to see the episodes, i get the message "An error has occurred". I have uninstalled, delet...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (LG G6+) Operating System (Android 8.0.0)   My Question or Issue Can not play podcasts on mobile device.  When I try to open a podcast page to...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify crash when I click the three white dots

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceumidigi a5 proOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWell, since about 2months now I can't click the 3 whites dots button without the app restarting or crashing. It doesn't matter on which menu or songs I listen, ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada Device umidigi a5 pro Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Well, since about 2months now I can't click the 3 whites dots button without...
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song playback bug

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceLenovo tab m7Operating SystemAndroid 9 Pie My Question or Issue So i bought a brand new cheap Lenovo Tab m7 to install into a car dash as a replacement head-unit, I've installed spotify as of today but have this bug ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia   Device Lenovo tab m7 Operating System Android 9 Pie   My Question or Issue   So i bought a brand new cheap Lenovo Tab m7  to insta...
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Podcast menu only shows couldn't load error (works fine on other accounts on same phone)

Free and/or PremiumCanada Honor8xAndroid 10 My podcasts dont work on my account. I get the " couldn't load, try again" error. Does this only on one account. My alternative account works fine. It shows all the podcasts. I cant reproduce the same issue...

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  •   Free and/or Premium Canada   Honor8x Android 10   My podcasts dont work on my account. I get the " couldn't load, try again" error. Does this only on one account. My alternati...
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CouldNotFindSpotifyApp error on Google Pixel 3

PlanPremium CountryUnited Kingdom DeviceGoogle Pixel 3, Google Pixel 3 AVD (API 30) Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI'm trying to build an app which integrates the Spotify App Remote SDK. However, when I try to connect to Spotify using...

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  • Plan Premium   Country United Kingdom   Device Google Pixel 3, Google Pixel 3 AVD (API 30)   Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I'm trying to build an...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Browse Option Is Missing

SubscriptionPremium Country United States Device(Samsung Galaxy Note Operating System(Android Oreo) So my Samsung Note 8 recently updated Spotify, and I noticed that the browse option on the bottom has completely vanished. I also cannot view any arti...

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  • Subscription Premium   Country  United States   Device (Samsung Galaxy Note 😎 Operating System (Android Oreo)   So my Samsung Note 8 recently updated Spotify, and...
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Spotify recognising my android phone as a tablet

This has been bugging me a lot, but the app has been detecting my phone as a tablet, I have a Huawei Nexus 6PIt annoys be because I travel to japan a lot and there is a limitation in japan where I only get 15 hours, I mostly listen songs on my phone ...

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  • This has been bugging me a lot, but the app has been detecting my phone as a tablet, I have a Huawei Nexus 6P It annoys be because I travel to japan a lot and there is a limitation in japan where I ...
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Superuser Contribution SORTING PLAYLISTS (not Songs)

How can i sorting my playlists. Not the song in the lists. I have a lot of playlists and like too sort them. PlanremiumCountrySPain/ GermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy tablet / mobileOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHow can i sorting my playlists...

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  • How can i sorting my playlists. Not the song in the lists. I have a lot of playlists and like too sort them.   Plan remium Country SPain/ Germany Device Samsung Galaxy tablet / mobile Op...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Choppy playback

PlanPremiumCountry: USADeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating System(Oreo) My Question or Issue:Almost everytime I listen to music the playback becomes really choppy. Everything is playing smoothly then all of a sudden the song gets really choppy. Any help...

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  •   Plan Premium Country: USA Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System (Oreo)   My Question or Issue: Almost everytime I listen to music the playback becomes really choppy. Everyth...
  • Alex
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Bluetooth Stop command not working

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceGalaxy s8+ My Issue:I use a bluetooth audio system in my motorcylce helmet (Cardo FreeCom 1)and until yesterday i was able to stop music from playing by holding the play button on my device for a few seconds (an aud...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Galaxy s8+   My Issue: I use a bluetooth audio system in my motorcylce helmet (Cardo FreeCom 1) and until yesterday i was able to stop music from...
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Spotify group session

PremiumUnited states DeviceSamsung s10+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI tried joining my friends spotify group session and it wasnt working. I realized that the option for me to join or create a session wasn't appearing. Can anybody expl...

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  • Premium United states   Device Samsung s10+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I tried joining my friends spotify group session and it wasnt working. I realized that t...
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Solved!! Spotify App for Kindle Fire HD in UK

Sorry to possibly be repeating a question, but the silence on this subject is deafening wherever I try to discover a definitive answer ANYWHERE on the internet . . . Will the US Spotify App work on a Kindle Fire HD in UK and, if not, are there any pl...

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  • Sorry to possibly be repeating a question, but the silence on this subject is deafening wherever I try to discover a definitive answer ANYWHERE on the internet . . . Will the US S...
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Spotify Sounds really bad

PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceXiaomi Mi9Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueMy Spotify used to sound really good but suddenly when hearing with inner speakers the sound (bass) started to sound extremely saturated like if the speakers where b...

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  • Plan Premium Country Chile Device Xiaomi Mi9 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue My Spotify used to sound really good but suddenly when hearing with inner speakers the ...
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    Technical Error
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Playlist issues

A playlist owned by someone else that I follow has a couple of songs that are unaccessible when viewed on a laptop, when I view them on a phone they are not there at all but I can access the songs fine when I search up the artists themselves.

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  • A playlist owned by someone else that I follow has a couple of songs that are unaccessible when viewed on a laptop, when I view them on a phone they are not there at all but I can access the songs fi...
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My playlists are gone

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceXiaomi Mi 8 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI tried to recover my playlists 2 weeks ago but i couldn't . They were gone , i just have these in the attachment. Help me please

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Xiaomi Mi 8 Lite Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I tried to recover my playlists 2 weeks ago but i couldn't . They were gone , i j...
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Solved!! Weird issue with galaxy watch active & spotify app

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGalaxy S10e and Galaxy Watch ActiveOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueAt the end of the day when I go to play music from my spotify app, it shows one song playing (Album cover, title, artist) that matc...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Galaxy S10e and Galaxy Watch Active Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue At the end of the day when I go to play music from my s...
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Easy way to find profiles?

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceS10Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHow do I find my friends profiles that I follow without having to type it into the search every time? There doesn't seem to be a section in the library tab or anywhere that ...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device S10 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue How do I find my friends profiles that I follow without having to type it into the sear...
  • AdamDamon
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