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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 I can't share to Instagram Story

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceHuawei P30 ProOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueHi all, I tryed all tips from internet like clear cache in Instagram and Spotify app and reinstalling them. Still I don't have option to share on Instagram story....

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  •   Plan Free Country Poland Device Huawei P30 Pro Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Hi all,  I tryed all tips from internet like clear cache in Instagram an...
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Superuser Contribution Songs stuck during playing

PlanPremiumCountryGreeceDevice(beelink media player)Operating System(Android ) My Question or IssueI have a problem with spotify..When i am listening, songs are stucking for a little during playing and continue.This happens every 5 minutes more or le...

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  • Plan Premium Country Greece Device (beelink media player) Operating System (Android )   My Question or Issue I have a problem with spotify..When i am listening, songs are stucking for ...
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Solved!! Local songs won't work on phone

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceHuawei LYO-L21Operating SystemAndroid 5.1 My Question or IssueWhenever I add local songs to my phone, they get broken and garbled. All songs work just fine on my desktop app, but as soon as they're downloaded to the phon...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Huawei LYO-L21 Operating System Android 5.1   My Question or Issue Whenever I add local songs to my phone, they get broken and garbled. All songs wor...
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Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceSamsung Galaxy A70Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhy my playlist isn't blocking or advising me to put the same music in the playlist. I could discover by myself, so don't need to awnser. Thanks for the ate...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Samsung Galaxy A70 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Why my playlist isn't blocking or advising me to put the same music in&nbsp...
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Landscape mode during play. Spotify devs, get you heads out of your nether regions and fix this.

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceMot Z4Operating SystemPIE My Question or IssueNo one likes the landscape mode during play so fix the bl00dy thing. There are too many streaming options to suffer this nonsense much longer. Whilst driving it is also a DANGE...

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  • Plan Premium Country U.S. Device Mot Z4 Operating System PIE   My Question or Issue No one likes the landscape mode during play so fix the bl00dy thing. There are too many streaming op...
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Help me

Hi I did the trial for the premium membership and I have been getting charged the £9.99 fee per month. My problem is that I try to go to subscriptions as directed to cancel my subscription but according to that page I am on a FREE account. I cannot c...

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  •   Hi I did the trial for the premium membership and  I have been getting charged the £9.99 fee per month. My problem is that I try to go to subscriptions as directed to cancel my subscript...
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Solved!! Why some songs in my premium account not available?

PlanPremiumCountryEgypt DeviceInfinix hot 4 556xOperating SystemAndroid Cham My Question or IssueHi ☺I discovered in my premium accountSome songs not available that I can't able to play this songs and searching on itExamplehttps://open.spotify.com/al...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Egypt   Device Infinix hot 4 556x Operating System Android Cham   My Question or Issue Hi ☺ I discovered in my premium account Some songs not avail...
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Years later, still no IG story for android

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceVivo V7Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or IssueIt's been more than a year and I still can't regularly put Spotify songs on my IG stories. Last 2018, they said it was a temporary test. How long is this test...

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Vivo V7 Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue It's been more than a year and I still can't regularly put Spotify songs on my IG ...
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Spotify fails to launch over Bluetooth in the car with Android Auto

Plan PremiumDevice: Samsung S10Operating System: Android ver 10My Question or Issue Spotify would fail to launch when connected to Bluetooth in my car with android auto.I would get a quick message about “in the car? Use the auto app”, then it would s...

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  • Plan Premium Device:  Samsung S10 Operating System: Android ver 10 My Question or Issue   Spotify would fail to launch when connected to Bluetooth in my car with android...
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Can't Add Songs which aren't in some playlist to Queue

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceAsus Zenfone Max Pro M1Operating SystemAndroid 9Spotify Version: 8.5.44.913 My Question or Issue I had tried re-installing Spotify, still, I'm not able to add the songs into the queue which are not in any playlists, i.e if I...

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  • Plan Free Country India Device Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1 Operating System Android 9 Spotify Version: 8.5.44.913   My Question or Issue  I had tried re-installing Spotify, still, I'...
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Some titles not available on one device, but available on another

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi GuysI have a Premium Account, we use Premium family. On my Kids' android device there are ...

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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 Hi Guys...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't view or edit queue on Spotify Android

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDeviceAsus Zenfone Max pro M1Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueI have added some songs to queue. But I can't edit or sort the songs in the queue on my mobile phone. I can't find any option for viewing or editing queu...

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  •   Plan Free Country India Device Asus Zenfone Max pro M1 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue I have added some songs to queue. But I can't edit or sort the songs ...
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Now Playing - Jump to Song

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(Pixel 3 XL)Operating System(Android 10) My Question or Issue Is there a way to jump to the song currently playing in any playlist? I hate having to scroll forever in some big playlists to find the song that is currently p...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device (Pixel 3 XL) Operating System (Android 10)   My Question or Issue   Is there a way to jump to the song currently playing in any playlist? ...
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Superuser Contribution Podcast Lists

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 10+Operating SystemOne IU 2 Android 10 My Question or IssueOn previous versions when selecting a podcast it will feature at the top the episode you were up to making it so easy since some podcasts ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy Note 10+ Operating System One IU 2 Android 10   My Question or Issue On previous versions when selecting a podcast it will feature ...
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Songs from playlist will just stop playing on Galaxy S8+ after recent update???

Version 8.5.42.812. Never had this happen prior to this update. have tried everything. Sometimes they stop and then start again. sometimes stop completely, sometimes app shuts down. This eve happens after I have NOT optimized for battery., have enabl...

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  • Version 8.5.42.812. Never had this happen prior to this update. have tried everything. Sometimes they stop and then start again. sometimes stop completely, sometimes app shuts down. This eve happens ...
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Music is pausing on bluetooth when android app is opened

My IssueWhen bluetooth connection is established to my car radio, music starts playing automatically, usually. When I open the app for the first time, music playback breaks for a second or two and then continues couple of seconds before the break in ...

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  • My Issue When bluetooth connection is established to my car radio, music starts playing automatically, usually. When I open the app for the first time, music playback breaks for a second or two and ...
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Solved!! How do I delete a single downloaded song in Spotify 8.5.11 .762

Since the layers spotify update, it is no longer possible to long press a track and remove the download. I can unlike the song but the download remains, some songs I only want to listen to when I'm streaming and I don't want them on my device.I want ...

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  • Since the layers spotify update,  it is no longer possible to long press a track and remove the download. I can unlike the song but the download remains,  some songs I only want to listen t...
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Save To Home feature with Podcasts

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S8+Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueThere is a 'save to home' option available for playlists, but when I am in a podcast this feature is nowhere that I can find. Is it supposed to be there and ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S8+ Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue There is a 'save to home' option available for playlists, but when I am in a podc...
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Local files won't load on android app

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGoogle Pixel 3A XLOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've added local files to a playlist on my desktop Spotify and I'm able to listen to them no problem. However, when I try to play the songs on the android app, t...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Google Pixel 3A XL Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've added local files to a playlist on my desktop Spotify and I'm able to listen to ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Not Working, Very Slow

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceMoto G5 PlusOperating SystemAndroid OreoMy Question or IssueI have been using Spotify very actively over the past few months, on my phone and my laptop. However, recently something happened and my app is very unresponsive...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device Moto G5 Plus Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue I have been using Spotify very actively over the past few months, on my phone and my laptop....
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