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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...

Daniel
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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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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
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Superuser Contribution Offline Music deleted after reboot

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8 with 128gb SD Card (not encrypted)Operating SystemAndroid 9.0My Question or Issue: Everytime I reboot my phone Spotify changes the file path from my SD Card back to the Internal storage and even delete...

NickMulle
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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S8 with 128gb SD Card (not encrypted) Operating System Android 9.0 My Question or Issue: Everytime I reboot my phone Spotify c...
2019-07-21 2:15:36 AM
2020-03-03 8:18:25 PM
NickMulle
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Superuser Contribution Local Music On Mobile

Plan: PremiumCountry: Unites StatesDeviceL Pixel 4 XLOperating System: Android Oreo My Question or Issue: I seem to be having an issue where whenever I try to open my local (computer .mp3) playlist on my mobile phone, it crashes. I've gone through th...

Appellus
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Plan: Premium Country: Unites States DeviceL Pixel 4 XL Operating System: Android Oreo My Question or Issue: I seem to be having an issue where whenever I try to open my local (c...
2020-03-01 9:50:01 PM
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how to play all downloaded songs on android

how can play all my downloaded songs? i do not see it in UI.

pavelx
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how can play all my downloaded songs? i do not see it in UI.
2020-01-10 6:27:27 PM
2020-03-03 4:49:48 PM
UberdriverJanis
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High data usage (400+ Mb in ~10 min listening to already downloaded music)

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceLG G6Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueThis morning when using Spotify while driving to work, I got a notification from my phone stating that Spotify has used a large amount of data. I pull over and check ...

andy199345
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Plan Premium Country Canada Device LG G6 Operating System Android Pie My Question or Issue This morning when using Spotify while driving to work, I got a notification from my ...
2019-10-25 10:55:17 PM
2020-03-03 4:09:05 PM
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Superuser Contribution Is there a setting to force Spotify to keep playing?

Is there any way to keep Spotify playing when ads pop up on your phone? I've turned off in game music / sounds but some ads don't have volume options and just wondered if Spotify gives you an option to 'ignore' or override interruptions?

cgmoore16
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Is there any way to keep Spotify playing when ads pop up on your phone? I've turned off in game music / sounds but some ads don't have volume options and just wondered if Spotify gives you an option ...
2020-03-01 8:54:19 PM
2020-03-03 3:57:56 PM
Ivan
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Superuser Contribution Can't share my Spotify song on Instagram Stories (Android)

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines DeviceSamsung Galaxy A50s Operating SystemAndroid 10, One UI 2.0 My Question or IssueI'm having trouble sharing my Spotify songs on IG stories for a long time now. At first I thought maybe it's because of my old HTC phon...

rocketeerhigh
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Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Samsung Galaxy A50s Operating System Android 10, One UI 2.0 My Question or Issue I'm having trouble sharing my Spotify s...
2020-03-03 6:55:08 AM
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Mario
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Superuser Contribution Changing order of playlists (NOT tracks within playlist)

Is there a way for me to rearrange my playlists in the Android app? In the desktop version it works simply via drag and drop but in the app new playlists just get randomly ordered. Example: I make monthly playlists combining all the weekly mixes for ...

w_a-dceh65m2
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Is there a way for me to rearrange my playlists in the Android app? In the desktop version it works simply via drag and drop but in the app new playlists just get randomly ordered. Example: I make mo...
2020-03-03 9:34:47 AM
2020-03-03 10:37:14 AM
Mario
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Superuser Contribution Trouble with account

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 have spotify on my phone with a premium account. I just bought a fitbit and when I log in t...

Sylvia9
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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 have ...
2020-03-03 5:05:04 AM
2020-03-03 10:15:59 AM
Mario
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Android-ANR on Splash

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceGoogle Pixel 3aOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issue Yesterday, I was getting ANR when I click the settings icon. Today, I cleared 5 GB cache and didn't work. I reinstalled the app from scratch and now I am g...

tyfn35
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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Google Pixel 3a Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Yesterday, I was getting ANR when I click the settings ic...
2020-03-02 9:51:46 PM
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution If there a quick way to delete the played Song from playlist

PlanPremiumOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have a Playlist with about 300 Songs, and sometime i would like to delete the played Song. Most of the Time i use Shuffle play and then i must search the entire Playlist to find the Song becaus...

Lanxon
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Plan Premium Operating System Android My Question or Issue I have a Playlist with about 300 Songs, and sometime i would like to delete the played Song. Most of the Time i use Shuffl...
2019-10-09 4:47:30 PM
2020-03-02 8:41:32 PM
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Unable to find lyrics for songs

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDeviceGalaxy s2 LTE, s3, s4, ASUS LaptopOperating SystemAndroid 5.0.1 My Question or IssueI am unable to find lyrics on any of my devices except my Amazon Fire Stick.Even my friend who has an iPhone 11 has this issue.

AntoineBriseboi
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Plan Free Country Canada Device Galaxy s2 LTE, s3, s4, ASUS Laptop Operating System Android 5.0.1 My Question or Issue I am unable to find lyrics on any of my devices except my Amazo...
2020-03-02 5:49:35 PM
2020-03-02 5:56:57 PM
Emilia_8
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Superuser Contribution Song metadata not in sync using Android Auto and Spotify over car Bluetooth

Hi, I use Spotify on my phone to play music through a Bluetooth connection to my car's Bluetooth radio receiver. I have 2 cars, a VW Tiguan and a Ford Focus, both behave in the same way. When Spotify is active and playing music and Android Auto is of...

adrianwright109
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Hi, I use Spotify on my phone to play music through a Bluetooth connection to my car's Bluetooth radio receiver. I have 2 cars, a VW Tiguan and a Ford Focus, both behave in the same wa...
2018-11-16 9:59:13 AM
2020-03-02 3:42:24 PM
Mario
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Al encender o apagar la pantalla de mi Android, se adelantan las canciones 1 o 2 segundos

Desde la última actualización de Spotify, a la hora de encender o apagar la pantalla pulsando el botón de "bloquear pantalla" de mi ZTE Blade A6 Lite, las canciones se adelantan 1 o 2 segundos y es bastante molesto. He probado con los permisos de Spo...

diegoazarquiel
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Desde la última actualización de Spotify, a la hora de encender o apagar la pantalla pulsando el botón de "bloquear pantalla" de mi ZTE Blade A6 Lite, las canciones se adelantan 1 o 2 segundos y es b...
2018-05-11 5:51:12 PM
2020-03-02 1:19:54 PM
Ivan
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Daily mix change during playing

PlanFamily/PremiumCountryThe NeterlandsDevicePhoneOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI'm quite fan of listening to the daily mixes that spotify supplies. Recently I figured it is more and more changing my daily mixes during play time. For ex...

Jeroenff
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Plan Family/Premium Country The Neterlands Device Phone Operating System Android My Question or Issue I'm quite fan of listening to the daily mixes that spotify supplies. Recently I ...
2020-03-02 11:42:22 AM
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Can't share to IG stories

PlanPremiumCountryHungary Device(Samsung J8 2018) My Question or IssueCannot share to IG stories. I reinstalled spotify and updated my insta. Still can't share music.

xnermiss
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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device (Samsung J8 2018) My Question or Issue Cannot share to IG stories. I reinstalled spotify and updated my insta. Still can't share mus...
2020-03-02 3:22:34 AM
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Songs on sd card are causing spotify online to slow down A LOT

I have all my songs saved on my sd card on my android. Whenever I use spotify online (either wifi or mobile data) it gets really slow. How can I fix this?

tiagoduro
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I have all my songs saved on my sd card on my android. Whenever I use spotify online (either wifi or mobile data) it gets really slow. How can I fix this?
2020-03-01 10:07:51 PM
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Spotify Bluetooth doesn't work in Mini but Google Play Music works perfectly

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMoto Z4Operating SystemAndroid 9Spotify Version8.5.47.1006My Question or IssueSpotify over Bluetooth doesn't work at all in my 2015 Mini Cooper, but Google Play Music works fine. I've tried all the suggested troubleshooting...

BigBadBob
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Moto Z4 Operating System Android 9 Spotify Version 8.5.47.1006 My Question or Issue Spotify over Bluetooth doesn't work at all in my 2015 Mini Cooper, but G...
2020-03-01 7:59:05 PM
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Shuffle is THE WORST

I just want to know why I'm listening to nothing but Panic at the Disco on a playlist that has other artists. Why am I listening to 30% of my playlist 90% of the time?

FitzA
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I just want to know why I'm listening to nothing but Panic at the Disco on a playlist that has other artists. Why am I listening to 30% of my playlist 90% of the time?
2020-02-21 9:24:11 PM
2020-03-01 7:39:45 PM
FitzA
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Spotify devices list is different when going outside network

PlanPremiumCountryRomania DeviceSamsung Galaxy A70Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Issue:When logged inside my home network I'able to see a complete list of devices and listening on any of them. However, when going outside(like GSM mobile data), I'm able...

Catalin_Olteanu
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Plan Premium Country Romania Device Samsung Galaxy A70 Operating System Android 9 My Issue: When logged inside my home network I'able to see a complete list of devices and li...
2020-02-28 8:13:03 PM
2020-03-01 6:33:17 PM
Luan
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Lyrics only showing up when Spotify Connect is on

Spotify PremiumGalaxy S10 Android 10 So, the lyrics only showing up when I connect to my PC via Spotify Connect When Spotify Connect is on and I open Spotify in my phone, the lyrics is there (all songs)When I closed the PC and phone app, open the pho...

mymee99
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Spotify Premium Galaxy S10 Android 10 So, the lyrics only showing up when I connect to my PC via Spotify Connect When Spotify Connect is on and I open Spotify in my phone, t...
2020-03-01 2:30:29 PM
2020-03-01 6:23:43 PM
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