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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 Offline album organisation

PlanPremium CountryUnited Kingdom DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 Operating SystemAndroid 10 Spotify Version8.5.63.941 My Question or Issue Whenever I switch my phone to offline mode, all of my downloaded albums get jumbled up and I can't find a way to get ...

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  • Plan Premium   Country United Kingdom   Device Samsung Galaxy S10   Operating System Android 10   Spotify Version 8.5.63.941     My Question or Issue &n...
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Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueRecently my autoplay stopped working and I've already tried everything that is in the Android Troubleshooting.This isn't the first time this happens but l...

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  • Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Recently my autoplay stopped working and I've already tried everything that is...
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Solved!! App disconnects to any wifi speaker

PlanPremiumCountryUk Device(Samsung Galaxy s10+, Windows 10, Amazon fire stick)Operating System(Android 10) My Question or IssueFor quite a while now listening on my sonos speakers the widget in the notification slider which (to pause/play forward/re...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Uk   Device (Samsung Galaxy s10+, Windows 10, Amazon fire stick) Operating System (Android 10)   My Question or Issue For quite a while now listening...
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Premium user, still having problems with the shuffling

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(Google Pixel 3A)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I'm a premium user who recently got a new phone (Google Pixel 3a). I'm not sure if this is an issue of shuffling or of ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device (Google Pixel 3A) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   I'm a premium user who recently...
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Could the name of song show in the original language?

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceRealme XTOperating SystemANDROID 10My Question or IssueACTUALLY, this is all platform issue.I know there was a similar questions before, but it seems not got any solution, so I would like to ask again.In many case, the s...

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  • Plan Premium Country Taiwan Device Realme XT Operating System ANDROID 10 My Question or Issue ACTUALLY, this is all platform issue. I know there was a similar questions before, but it seems...
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Local songs on playlist won't sync to phone

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceOppo Reno ZOperating SystemColorOS V6.0 My Question or IssueRecently i added a local song to a playlist, when syncing it acts like it is downloaded but remains greyed out and unplayable i tried re downloading the pl...

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  • Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Oppo Reno Z Operating System ColorOS V6.0   My Question or Issue Recently i added a local song to a playlist, when syncing it acts like it is do...
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Features missing on Nvidia Shield TV (Android TV) Spotify App: Autoplay, normalize volumes.

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceNvidia Shield TVOperating SystemLatest Android TV My Question or IssueFeatures I'd like on Nvidia Shield TV (Android TV app): Autoplay and Normalize volumes options. Autoplay is missing: no matter if I am listening to Pl...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy   Device Nvidia Shield TV Operating System Latest Android TV   My Question or Issue Features I'd like on Nvidia Shield TV (Android TV app): Autoplay an...
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Solved!! Spotify not syncing local tracks to Android.

I'm currently using the latest version of android on my LG G4, along with spotify on my desktop and phone. I have recently been having an issue where the offline songs in my playlists on my computer will not sync to my phone the way they used to. Ins...

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  • I'm currently using the latest version of android on my LG G4, along with spotify on my desktop and phone.  I have recently been having an issue where the offline songs in my playlists on m...
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How to watch videos on the android app?

Hello everyone, been trying solving this issue all morning and finally decided to ask the community, so I hope you all can help me! I've heard that spotify offers video shows and clips in the app, but I can't seem to find any of those. I've tried fol...

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  • Hello everyone, been trying solving this issue all morning and finally decided to ask the community, so I hope you all can help me!    I've heard that spotify offers video shows and clips...
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Spotify adds songs even though I have at least 15 songs in the playlist

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceSamsung J5Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI noticed that Spotify sometimes adds its songs even if my playlist has reached at least 15 songs which is the minimum number to avoid Spotify adding its songs to your ...

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  • Plan Free Country Italy Device Samsung J5 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I noticed that Spotify sometimes adds its songs even if my playlist has reached at least 15 ...
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Songs hidden in playlists

PlanFreeCountryItalyDeviceSamsung J5Operating SystemAndroid 9My Question or IssueI noticed that Spotify often changes the policy to be adopted in the songs that are discarded during the playback of your playlist, I speak of songs that the user has ad...

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  • Plan Free Country Italy Device Samsung J5 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue I noticed that Spotify often changes the policy to be adopted in the songs that are discarded during...
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Did you remove scrollbar again?

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

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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  
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Liked and Downloaded songs dissappearing

PlanPremium DuoCountryArgentinaDeviceMotorola E4+Operating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or IssueAfter the recent update, not only did I lose my entire library of more than 3000 songs, but after going through the (completely unnecesary) hassle of re-li...

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  • Plan Premium Duo Country Argentina Device Motorola E4+ Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue After the recent update, not only did I lose my entire library of more than 300...
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How can i stop music from pausing for notifications on android?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy s20 5gOperating SystemNewest android My Question or IssueI got a new phone and when I switched over I started having this issue that I didn't have on my s10, every notification I receive my music goes quiet and it...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Galaxy s20 5g Operating System Newest android   My Question or Issue I got a new phone and when I switched over I started having this issue that...
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Lyrics are not showing up

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceHuawei nova 3iOperating SystemEMUI 9.1My Question or IssueHi,A month ago Behind the lyrics was working well but these days nothing appears, I've tried most of the methods that I found on this forum ( clear uninstall , op...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Huawei nova 3i Operating System EMUI 9.1 My Question or Issue Hi, A month ago Behind the lyrics was working well but these days nothing appears, I've trie...
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Superuser Contribution Premium account is opeens een free geworden

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNederlandDeviceSony xperiaOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIk heb al ongeveer een jaar premium en de kosten worden elke maand netjes afgeschreven. Nu heb ik een nieuwe telefoon, dus wi...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Nederland Device Sony xperia Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Ik heb al ongeveer een jaar premium en de ko...
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Superuser Contribution Can't create Playlist

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid (4.4?) My Question or Issue Hello. I've had a Spotify Premium account recently and I can't create a Playlist. As soon as I want to create one, an error message is displayed. Thank y...

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  • Plan Premium Country  France Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android (4.4?)    My Question or Issue  Hello. I've had a Spotify Premium account recently and I can'...
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Superuser Contribution Transfer cache files from Windows to Android?

So there is This thread from 2013 and I was wondering if we're able to transfer cache files from my Windows desktop to my Android phone.

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  • So there is This thread from 2013 and I was wondering if we're able to transfer cache files from my Windows desktop to my Android phone.  
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New update with lyrics doesn't work with Android

PlanPremiumCountryThailand DeviceHuawei p20 My Question or Issue The latest update of spotify has given me an option to view lyrics of many selected songs. However, that only works on my iPhone 6 but not Huawei p20, eventhough they both show the same...

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  • Plan Premium Country Thailand   Device Huawei p20   My Question or Issue  The latest update of spotify has given me an option to view lyrics of many selected songs. However, t...
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