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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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Superuser Contribution The app logged me out by itself

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemOne UI 1.0 (Android Pie) My Question or IssueI have a problem with the app. My player stopped because of Spotify Connect and after I did a force restart, and I opened Spotify, it logged m...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System One UI 1.0 (Android Pie)   My Question or Issue I have a problem with the app. My player stopped because of Spotif...
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Superuser Contribution Very poor sound quality when playing in my car

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid version 9 My Question or IssueI purchased a new 2019 Chevy Colorado over the weekend and when I tried to connect my phone to stream Spotify the sound quality was terrible, hollow an...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android version 9   My Question or Issue I purchased a new 2019 Chevy Colorado over the weekend and when I t...
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Superuser Contribution Songs Removed from Queue Keep Coming Back

Spoiler (Highlight to read) PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceHuawei P30 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I try to remove songs from my queue, they keep returning. If I try to change the order that the songs play in, my chan...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Huawei P30 Lite Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Every time I try to remove songs from my queue, they keep returning. If I...
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Alarm playlist

I use the clock app for my alarm clock and I used to be able to click on the playlist and hear a song and that song would stay as the song for the alarm for the next morning. For some reason now, my phone doesn't do that and it goes to a random sing ...

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  • I use the clock app for my alarm clock and I used to be able to click on the playlist and hear a song and that song would stay as the song for the alarm for the next morning. For some reason now, my ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Repeat Pixel 6a restarts, app crashes, and Bluetooth shutting off since last update

I am a premium subscriber in the US currently using a Google Pixel 6a with Android 14 to access Spotify. Since the most recent app update, Spotify has been randomly crashing after 3 or so songs, causing my phone to reset, and Bluetooth has also been ...

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  • I am a premium subscriber in the US currently using a Google Pixel 6a with Android 14 to access Spotify.  Since the most recent app update, Spotify has been randomly crashing after 3 or so songs...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My new Samsung phone won't play on my NAD 658 receiver

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice Samsung Galaxy S24 PlusOperating SystemVersion 14 My Question or IssueMy Galaxy S21 worked playing Spotify music with no problem on my stereo. I then get a new Galaxy S24 Plus phone which transferred everything over to the...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device  Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus Operating System Version 14   My Question or Issue My Galaxy S21 worked playing Spotify music with no problem on my stereo...
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Superuser Contribution Sound quality

Hello The quality of sound in preview version of songs is fine but when I play the actual song the quality is bad

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  • Hello  The quality of sound in preview version of songs is fine but when I play the actual song the quality is bad  
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't automatically switch to car mode

I am using Spotify on my car's android head unit. I've set it up to always go into car mode (settings -> switch to car mode -> always). However, after I reopen the app, it's back into the normal mode and it doesn't even prompt me to switch to car mod...

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  • I am using Spotify on my car's android head unit. I've set it up to always go into car mode (settings -> switch to car mode -> always). However, after I reopen the app, it's  back into the...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Android thinks spotify stores songs on internal storage eventhogh they are stored on a SD-Card

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device(Samsung Galaxy A5 2015)Operating System(Android 7.0) My Question or Issue:So, my internal storage is running out of space and for several month i tried to delete all unimportant data but i am now at a point where my o...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany   Device (Samsung Galaxy A5 2015) Operating System (Android 7.0)   My Question or Issue: So, my internal storage is running out of space an...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot sort playlists from oldest to most recent anymore

DeviceLG Stylo 5 My Question or IssueI used to be able to tap 'Recently added' a second time when sorting songs in playlists so that I could play songs from oldest to newest. Now I can only sort the songs from newest to oldest. Was this feature taken...

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  • Device LG Stylo 5   My Question or Issue I used to be able to tap 'Recently added' a second time when sorting songs in playlists so that I could play songs from oldest to newest. Now I can o...
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Superuser Contribution No puedo descargar mi musica

Cuando quiero descargar mi musica, dice que ya hay muchos dispositivos en modo offline

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  • Cuando quiero descargar mi musica, dice que ya hay muchos dispositivos en modo offline
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Superuser Contribution Dj plays automatically when I open app, interrupting my music

The android app has started behaving oddly when I open it - the main issue is that I am listening to a playlist on my phone and then click the app to change or 'like' track and suddenly it starts playing the DJ playlist, completely interrupting what ...

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  • The android app has started behaving oddly when I open it - the main issue is that I am listening to a playlist on my phone and then click the app to change or 'like' track and suddenly it starts pla...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashing my system

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDeviceXiaomi Redmi note 12sOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueO aplicativo assim que clica em reproduzir música ele TRAVA, REINICIA o celular e ainda tira os papéis de paredes e SOME com a barra de navegação. Já li...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brasil Device Xiaomi Redmi note 12s Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue O aplicativo assim que clica em reproduzir música ele TRAVA, REINICIA o celu...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Liking an album adds the songs to my Liked Songs list in Android Auto.

Using just the android app, liking an album adds the album to the liked list, but not the songs. This is how it is supposed to work, and how I want it. But when plugging in to my Android Auto if I select Liked Songs then all of the songs from the Lik...

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  • Using just the android app, liking an album adds the album to the liked list, but not the songs. This is how it is supposed to work, and how I want it. But when plugging in to my Android Auto if I se...
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Superuser Contribution I can't see my profile on smartphone

Hello,I have a problem see my profile on my smartphone.It writes me: "Something went wrong. Have another go? Try again"I reinstalled the Spotify app, restarted the smartphone, and cleared the cache. The problem still remains.I sent my profile link fr...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I have a problem see my profile on my smartphone. It writes me: "Something went wrong. Have another go? Try again" I reinstalled the Spotify app, restarted the smartphone, and cleared the c...
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Superuser Contribution How to permanently disable Videos on Android TV

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePhilips 55POS5002 Android TV(TPM171E)Operating SystemAndroid TV 8.0.0Spotify App Version1.83.3 My Question or Issue The new video playback feature seems like a nice idea but my TV stops playback and needs to buffer if a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Philips 55POS5002 Android TV(TPM171E) Operating System Android TV 8.0.0 Spotify App Version 1.83.3   My Question or Issue   The new video pl...
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Superuser Contribution My music tends to stop mid-song for no apparent reason.

When I'm listening to music on Spotify my music randomly stops mid song for no apparent reason. At first this didn't bother me but it's happening so often that it's getting annoying. I've tried looking up solutions. I've tried logging out of Spotify ...

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  • When I'm listening to music on Spotify my music randomly stops mid song for no apparent reason. At first this didn't bother me but it's happening so often that it's getting annoying. I've tried looki...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Volume decreases when gaming

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 10 ProOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or Issue Hello,I have the problem that when I open a game and have it in the foreground, the volume of the music being played is reduced and, if I hear it c...

  • Gig Goer
  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue   Hello, I have the problem that when I open a game and have it...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution Voice search not showing up in app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGalaxy S21Operating System My Question or IssueI no longer have access to the voice search feature in my app (when in car mode or not). I used to have a little microphone icon pop up when I searched for music, but I don't s...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Galaxy S21 Operating System   My Question or Issue I no longer have access to the voice search feature in my app (when in car mode or not). I used to hav...
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Superuser Contribution Can't like/unlike songs or pin/unpin playlists

PlanPremium family planCountryUSADeviceLG L455DLOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI can't like or unlike any songs. I also can't pin or unpin playlists.I have tried doing a clean uninstall, resetting my phone, logging out of all devices, ...

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  • Plan Premium family plan Country USA Device LG L455DL Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I can't like or unlike any songs. I also can't pin or unpin playlists. I have t...
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