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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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Spotify plays music itself

Plan - PremiumDevice - Huawei P9Operating System - Android 7 NougatI play music from spotify through a bluetooth headset. Sometimes, when I disconnect the headset, it after some time runs music itself through the phone's speaker like a phone in my po...

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  • Plan - Premium Device - Huawei P9 Operating System - Android 7 Nougat I play music from spotify through a bluetooth headset. Sometimes, when I disconnect the headset, it after some time run...
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[Android] Podcasts won't open

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceSamsung Galaxy J5Operating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 My Question or IssueWhen I go to the podcasts tab in my library it shows that it's empty even though I follow many podcasts, and when I try to look them up in the search tab...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Samsung Galaxy J5 Operating System Android 6.0.1   My Question or Issue When I go to the podcasts tab in my library it shows that it's empty even tho...
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[Android] casting stops about 10 seconds after starting

PlanFreeCountryUSDevicePixel 3Operating SystemAndroid 10Spotify Versionversion 8.5.56.1186 My Question or IssueAll day today, I've been casting to various Wifi devices around my house and after about 10 seconds, Spotify stops casting. I verified the ...

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  •   Plan Free Country US Device Pixel 3 Operating System Android 10 Spotify Version version 8.5.56.1186   My Question or Issue All day today, I've been casting to various Wifi de...
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Phone restarts on it's own when I try to open Spotify.

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDeviceXiaomi Redmi 5 PlusOperating System Android 8.1.0 (Oreo), MIUI Global 11.0.2 My Question or IssueHey, my problem is that I can't open Spotify when I open Spotify my phone restart on its own. I have reinstalled it up to 1...

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  • Plan Premium Country Greece Device Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Operating System  Android 8.1.0 (Oreo), MIUI Global 11.0.2   My Question or Issue Hey, my problem is that I can't open Spoti...
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Liked music auto shuffles

Premium Account CountryMexico DeviceSamsung J7Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIm a Premium User and always have shuffle turned off, Automix option too, well when i play my liked playlist everything plays as...

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  •   Premium Account  Country Mexico  Device Samsung J7 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Im a Premium User and always ha...
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Solved!! "Go online to see menu" when trying to add a song to the play queue

Since that latest update to my Android phone when I click three dots next to a track on an offline playlist, to select "Add to Up Next", it tells me I have to go online to see the menu. I wondering why I'm paying for a feature, offline playlists, if ...

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  • Since that latest update to my Android phone when I click three dots next to a track on an offline playlist, to select "Add to Up Next", it tells me I have to go online to see the menu.   ...
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always the same songs from playlist

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung A6Operating SystemAndroidHi, when I start spotify and want to play my playlist with about 50 songs in it, it always plays the same songs. Even if I add new songs to the list it always plays the same songs. Even in ...

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  • Plan Free Country Germany Device Samsung A6 Operating System Android Hi, when I start spotify and want to play my playlist with about 50 songs in it, it always plays the same songs.  Eve...
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Log in problem and playback problem

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI was having an issue that spotify would stop during a song, sometimes after 1 song sometimes...

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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 I was ...
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Local Files

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWe need an update that we can do local files directly on mobile phones and tablets instead of...

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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 We need...
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Everytime i pause spotify it restarts

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueEverytime I pause the app through the music control or if I play a video or a sound on another app that pauses spotify, the spotify app/music contr...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Everytime I pause the app through the music control or if I play a...
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Superuser Contribution Download of local files not possible anymore

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceLG G4Operating SystemAndroid 6.0 Hallo everyone, Until the day before yesterday, everything went well: i have lots of local files on my computer which I imported in the desktop-version (Windows 10), put into a playlist...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device LG G4 Operating System Android 6.0   Hallo everyone,   Until the day before yesterday, everything went well: i have lots of local file...
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Superuser Contribution App update changes. Keep accidentally pressing hide this song.

I recently updated the spotify app. Now when I click the 3 vertical dot menu for a song the first option is hide this song. It used to be add this song to a playlist, and my muscle memory keeps clicking the first option which is now hide this song. T...

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  • I recently updated the spotify app. Now when I click the 3 vertical dot menu for a song the first option is hide this song. It used to be add this song to a playlist, and my muscle memory keeps click...
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Superuser Contribution I can't see the "EDIT PROFILE" button on my mobile app underneath my name.

Premium (Family Plan), Samsung Galaxy 8Since I've had my Spotify account, on the "View Profile" page of the app, underneath my name, where Google guides have showed an "Edit Profile" button, I only saw "Find Friends". I tapped the "Find Friends" butt...

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  • Premium (Family Plan), Samsung Galaxy 8 Since I've had my Spotify account, on the "View Profile" page of the app, underneath my name, where Google guides have showed an "Edit Profile" button, I only...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Frais innatendus

Bonjour.. J'ai été prélevé 2 fois de 14,99 € le 01/04/20 et le 01/05/2020 .. pourquoi ? Alors que je suis a Spotify free . Isabelle

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  • Bonjour..   J'ai été prélevé 2 fois de 14,99 € le 01/04/20 et le 01/05/2020 .. pourquoi ? Alors que je suis a Spotify free .   Isabelle  
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Version 8.5.56.1186 on Android 10 took away SD card support?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issueas stated in title, my app no longer shows an option to save downloaded files to the SD card, and this is a huge deal breaker for me because I have a large co...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue as stated in title, my app no longer shows an option to save downloaded files to t...
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My Duo can´t download songs

I bought the spotify duo and then I register my duo. It worked perfectly at the beginning but we realize that when she wanted to download a song, album,etc. the option to download did not appear. PlanPremium DuoCountryPanamáDeviceI have a Huawei Y6 2...

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  • I bought the spotify duo and then I register my duo. It worked perfectly at the beginning but we realize that when she wanted to download a song, album,etc. the option to download did not appear...
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Bluetooth audio stops working after a couple of seconds - works in other apps

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceHuawei Mate 10proOperating SystemAndroid 9, Emui 9.1.0 My Question or Issue When I try to play music in my connected Bluetooth headphones audio cuts out after just a couple of seconds. Looks like song is still playing a...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device Huawei Mate 10pro Operating System Android 9, Emui 9.1.0   My Question or Issue   When I try to play music in my connected Blue...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution After I canceled premium I've been getting nonstop "You discovered a Premium Feature" popups

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueLike the subject says I've been getting those pop ups repeatedly and that would sometimes cause the spotify app on the phone to crash. All I've done so far is delet...

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  • Plan Free Country US Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Like the subject says I've been getting those pop ups repeatedly and that would sometime...
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Spotify abre automaticamente quando conecta com o Bluetooth do carro

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrazilDeviceSamsung Galaxy A30SOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueQuando conecta meu smartphone no Bluetooth do carro e aperto a opção MEDIA, o App Spotify abre automaticamente em meu smartphone. Isso é desagradável,...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Brazil Device Samsung Galaxy A30S Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Quando conecta meu smartphone no Bluetooth do carro e aperto a opção MEDIA...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify automatically starts playing on phone

While connecting to a bluetooth speaker and using another app to play music(Pandora), Spotify starts up on its own and overtakes control of the speaker. Spotify is NOT loaded in the background. This also happens when I turn bluetooth on on the phone,...

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  • While connecting to a bluetooth speaker and using another app to play music(Pandora), Spotify starts up on its own and overtakes control of the speaker. Spotify is NOT loaded in the background. This ...
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