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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 Adds songs to my liked songs playlist in its own

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung a70Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSpotify keeps adding songs to my liked songs playlist . Songs ive never listened to. By artists I don't know , in genres I don't like.

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung a70 Operating System Android     My Question or Issue Spotify keeps adding songs to my liked songs playlist . Songs ive never listened ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify will NOT work on my phone

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemANDROID My Question or IssueI have tried everything to make Spotify work reliably on my phone; it will NOT work. It takes forever to load when it does and then it is super slow when it doe...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System ANDROID   My Question or Issue I have tried everything to make Spotify work reliably on my phone; it will NOT work....
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Superuser Contribution I'm unable to share a song to my Instagram story

PlanFreeCountryIndia My Question or IssueWhen I try to share any song, all the options show up, including sharing to WhatsApp, Facebook news feed, SMS; but not the Instagram stories. Even in the 'More' section, there's no option to share to Instagram...

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  • Plan Free Country India   My Question or Issue When I try to share any song, all the options  show up, including sharing to WhatsApp, Facebook news feed, SMS; but not the Instagram st...
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Superuser Contribution Random music being added to my playlists

Plan PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceAndroid Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThere are music being added to all my playlists. I always delete/remove them from my playlists but they always comeback. I even block t...

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  • Plan  Premium Country Canada Device Android  Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue There are music being added to all my playli...
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New layout is garbage - where have the top 5 tracks of artists gine

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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Solved!! Media not provided on bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceSamsung galaxy S10 plusOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSince I updated my device to android 10,each time I connect my phone to both of my cars (Mazda 3 2015 and KIA Ceed 2018) and play music from spotify, ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Israel Device Samsung galaxy S10 plus Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Since I updated my device to android 10,each time I connect my pho...
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Request song by voice does not use songs from my library

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhen using "OK Google" to ask for a specific song it rarely plays the song I've liked in my library. Instead it usually opts for a different version of the song or fr...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada Device Pixel 2 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue When using "OK Google" to ask for a specific song it rarely plays the song I've li...
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Lokale Dateien nicht auf Handy/Webplayer verfuegbar

Hallo!Ich nutze Spotify zwar noch nicht sehr lang, aber viel auf meinem Handy, wenn ich beispielsweise unterwegs bin. Da mir oft Lieder unterkommen, die mir gefallen, die aber nicht in Spotify sind, habe ich die bisher immer als Lokale Dateien eingef...

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  • Hallo! Ich nutze Spotify zwar noch nicht sehr lang, aber viel auf meinem Handy, wenn ich beispielsweise unterwegs bin. Da mir oft Lieder unterkommen, die mir gefallen, die aber nicht in Spotify sind...
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Playback pauses when on Bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssuePlayback pauses after couple of seconds every time I start it. My headphones are supporting 2 devices being connected at once. It's Jabra Elite 85h. It tur...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Playback pauses after couple of seconds every time I start it. My headphones ar...
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Trouble with songs skipping and jumping to web player (chrome)

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceOne Plus 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI'm using the Spotify app on my phone and the music keeps slipping songs, sometimes 15 seconds in, sometimes 2 and a half minutes. Can't seem to stop it with an ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device One Plus 7 Pro Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I'm using the Spotify app on my phone and the music keeps slipping songs, someti...
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Superuser Contribution Albums disappear from phone, playlists do not

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(Windows 10 PC; HTC 510 android phone)Operating System(i) My Question or IssueI have about 30 albums and 20 playlists downloaded to a SD card on my phone. For about the past 2 months, all the albums disappear from the...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device (Windows 10 PC; HTC 510 android phone) Operating System (i)   My Question or Issue I have about 30 albums and 20 playlists downloaded to a SD card...
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Heart button and dislike button doesn't work on locked screen!

I already tried to restart my phone or reinstall the application, but it did not work. What should I do?

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  • I already tried to restart my phone or reinstall the application, but it did not work. What should I do?
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Playback issue when connected via bluetooth

Playback issue when connected via bluetoothPlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceSamsung S10EOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssuePlayback stops and restarts every 15/20 secs when mobile is connected to speakers/headphone/car via Bluetooth

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  • Playback issue when connected via bluetooth Plan Premium Country Italy Device Samsung S10E Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Playback stops and restarts every 15/20 secs...
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New horrible and disturbing advertising on the top of the screen

Plan PremiumCountry india Device HuaweiOperating SystemAndroid 6 A disgusting and not removable banner advertising a podcast appears at the top of my screen, completely unrelated to any of my listening activity or taste!I am PAYING not to have any ki...

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  •   Plan Premium Country india   Device Huawei Operating System Android 6   A disgusting and not removable banner advertising a podcast appears at the top of my screen, completel...
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Superuser Contribution Metadata Doesn't Send to Radio after using another Bluetooth Audio device (such as headphones)

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceRazer Phone 2Operating SystemAndroid 9 (Pie) My Question or IssueSo as so many others have reported, when we go to use spotify via bluetooth in our vehicles (mine being Uconnect in a Ram specifically) it doesn't send the trac...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Razer Phone 2 Operating System Android 9 (Pie)   My Question or Issue So as so many others have reported, when we go to use spotify via bluetooth in ...
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Artists get unfollowed

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueMy artists constantly become 'unfollowed'I've seen this has been an issue for MANY for YEARS.Any chance someone has found a fix for this??

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue My artists constantly become 'unfollowed' I've seen this has been an issue f...
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Solved!! local files on android

PlanPremiumCountryPoland My Question or IssueI have some songs from local files added to my playlist. I can play it without any problems on my computer but since today i can't do it on my phone. How to solve it?

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland   My Question or Issue I have some songs from local files added to my playlist. I can play it without any problems on my computer but since today i can't do it ...
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You are offline

How to Reproduce:1. Set Spotify as Offline.2. Let the authorization/ authentication token expire.3. Being asked to log in, try to do so. Notce how the Offline setting of Spotify blocks the application from even trying to connect. PlanPremiumCountryGe...

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  • How to Reproduce: 1. Set Spotify as Offline. 2. Let the authorization/ authentication token expire. 3. Being asked to log in, try to do so.   Notce how the Offline setting of Spotify blocks...
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Solved!! Bug: Like button doesn't work in notification center or lock screen

PlanPremium CountryUnited States DeviceOneplus 6t Operating System(Oxygen OS launcher on Android 10) IssuePossible bug. The like button doesn't seem to work in the notification center or lock screen. However it works just fine within the app itself.

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  • Plan Premium   Country United States   Device Oneplus 6t   Operating System (Oxygen OS launcher on Android 10)   Issue Possible bug. The like button doesn't seem to w...
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Superuser Contribution Can listen to every one of an artist's songs except one

PlanPremiumCountryUSAOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueJust like it says in the title - every single one of the artist's songs is available to me except the one I actually want to listen to, but my friends who are also in my same regio...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Just like it says in the title - every single one of the artist's songs is available to me except the one I ...
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