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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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  • 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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Solved!! One Specific song stops playing at 00:46

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceXiaomi Redmi 7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueThe song Monarchy of Roses by RHCP is the only song in my library that stops playing at 00:46 always, for a while now (more than a month). I tried cleaning the ca...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Xiaomi Redmi 7 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue The song Monarchy of Roses by RHCP is the only song in my library that stops playing a...
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Bring back find in playlist / Sort menu through pull down.

Since an update a while ago, it's not possible anymore to pull down in any playlist and sort it by... Or find songs on it. Now the only way is to go through the menu, scroll down and find it between other menu points. This is a huge downgrade as it s...

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  • Since an update a while ago, it's not possible anymore to pull down in any playlist and sort it by... Or find songs on it. Now the only way is to go through the menu, scroll down and find it between ...
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Album Art not shoeing on car multimedia for Android

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceSamsung Galaxy s10Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueHi,I use Spotify on Samsung Galaxy S10, connected to on my car's (Kia Sportage) multimedia via bluetooth.I cannot see album cover of the song that I'm liste...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device Samsung Galaxy s10 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Hi, I use Spotify on Samsung Galaxy S10, connected to on my car's (Kia Sportage...
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Android suggested song issue

PlanFreeCountryU.S.A.DeviceLG Rebel 4 Operating SystemAndroid OreoMy Question or IssueOn my liked songs playlist, despite having suggested songs off, random somgs keep playing. The only way that this dosent haopen is when i add a new song, amd then o...

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  • Plan Free Country U.S.A. Device LG Rebel 4  Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue On my liked songs playlist, despite having suggested songs off, random somgs keep pla...
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Issue when Huawei P20 Pro skips track from notification panel disconnects from chromecast audio

PlanPremiumCountryUkDeviceHuawei P20 Pro, chromecast audio Operating System My Question or IssueWhen I cast Spotify from my phone to my chromecast audio the connection drops if I skip tracks from the pull down notification panel, it says something al...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uk Device Huawei P20 Pro, chromecast audio  Operating System     My Question or Issue When I cast Spotify from my phone to my chromecast audio the connec...
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Huawei p30lite model telefonumda girinçe aşırı derece gecikme yapıyor lütfen yardım edin.

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  • Huawei p30lite model telefonumda girinçe aşırı derece gecikme yapıyor lütfen yardım edin.   
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Superuser Contribution Is there a way to shuffle across all downloaded playlists while on Android Auto?

I'm testing out a Spotify family plan and I'm finding its features rather lackluster for my use case. I want to pick a bunch of artists I like, download all the songs to my phone, and then when using Android Auto shuffle across all that local music. ...

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  • I'm testing out a Spotify family plan and I'm finding its features rather lackluster for my use case. I want to pick a bunch of artists I like, download all the songs to my phone, and then when using...
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Going offline prevents login

Operating System Android:1- Activate offline mode2- Use the storage management to move data from internal-memory to sd-card3- Wait till the transfer is finished and spotify restartsBUG: Sometimes spotify will ask you to login again into the account, ...

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  • Operating System Android: 1- Activate offline mode 2- Use the storage management to move data from internal-memory to sd-card 3- Wait till the transfer is finished and spotify restarts BUG: Somet...
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Superuser Contribution No dislike button?

How come there is no option to dislike songs anymore? How do you suppose your AI to become smarter unless you have human input? Give us back the option to dislike songs!

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  •   How come there is no option to dislike songs anymore? How do you suppose your AI to become smarter unless you have human input? Give us back the option to dislike songs! 
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Language

PlanFreeCountry DeviceSamsung s8Operating System My Question or IssueI transferred my data from my old s8 to a new one, it went good but the language changed. I checked my language settings and it was still in English.

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  •   Plan Free Country   Device Samsung s8 Operating System   My Question or Issue I transferred my data from my old s8 to a new one, it went good but the language changed.&nbsp...
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Playback Issue: Only plays a song for a few seconds

PlanPremiumUSACountry DeviceMotorola Moto Z3Operating SystemAndroid 9 PDXS29.84-42-3 My Question or IssueI think a new version of Spotify was rolled out. The car view is new to me. Now a song will only play in my 2015 Ram 1500 pickup for a few second...

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  • Plan Premium USACountry   Device Motorola Moto Z3 Operating System Android 9 PDXS29.84-42-3   My Question or Issue I think a new version of Spotify was rolled out. The car view is...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify offline till network change

PlanPremiumCountryNew Zealand DeviceGalaxy Note 9 Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueAs of recently Spotify is offline till a network change. Happens on my phone and my wife's phone (Galaxy s8) We stream Spotify in the car, sometimes it st...

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  •   Plan Premium Country New Zealand    Device Galaxy Note 9   Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue As of recently Spotify is offline till a network c...
  • Peter
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Superuser Contribution NEw on Premium Family - "Premium Feature found" - can't listen to audiobook

PlanPremium Family (currently free)DeviceSamsung A5, Samsung A8 (2018), Windows 10 with Chrome and Web Player.Operating SystemAndroid 9, Windows 10App VersionAndroid 8.5.36.747My Question or IssueHi,we are new to Premium Family (currently in the free...

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  • Plan Premium Family (currently free) Device Samsung A5, Samsung A8 (2018), Windows 10 with Chrome and Web Player. Operating System Android 9, Windows 10 App Version Android 8.5.36.747 My Ques...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to play Artist Radio

Sorry for the cross post as I'm having problems on the desktop and android version: I'm unable to play Artist Radio for Keith Jarrett - web player says 'Error Could not load this playlist' and android player says 'Missing Playlist This playlist is no...

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  • Sorry for the cross post as I'm having problems on the desktop and android version:   I'm unable to play Artist Radio for Keith Jarrett - web player says 'Error Could not load this playlist' a...
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Superuser Contribution Xiaomi, android one

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicDeviceXiaomi Mi A3 LTEOperating SystemAndroid One My Question or IssueHi, I have bought myself a new phone (I used to have an also Xiaomi but it was Xiaomi Mi Max and different OS) and when I installed Spotify suddenly...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device Xiaomi Mi A3 LTE Operating System Android One   My Question or Issue Hi, I have bought myself a new phone (I used to have an also Xia...
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Downloaded Tracks in Online Mode

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHuawei Mate 20 ProOperating SystemAndroid 9.0My Question or IssueHi everybody, i would like to now how Spotify handles my downloaded Songs. Does Spotify plays my downloaded Songs even if I am Online? Or will the Downloa...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawei Mate 20 Pro Operating System Android 9.0 My Question or Issue Hi everybody, i would like to now how Spotify handles my downloaded Songs. Does Spoti...
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Podcast play order

Is there a way to play podcasts in chronological order without sorting by date? I'm listening to a podcast that has been going since 2012. Scrolling past the eight years to listen to the last five episodes or so in correct order is tiresome. Device: ...

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  • Is there a way to play podcasts in chronological order without sorting by date? I'm listening to a podcast that has been going since 2012. Scrolling past the eight years to listen to the last five ep...
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Superuser Contribution Huawei P20 kein Equalizer in der App

Finde den Equalizer Button in der App nicht bei meinem P20.Android Version 9

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  • Finde den Equalizer Button in der App nicht bei meinem P20. Android Version 9  
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Instagram story Samsung Galaxy a40

PlanPremiumCountryIreland DeviceSamsung Galaxy A40Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI got a new phone and Spotify wont allow me to share music to instagram stories. Its brand new so surely there shouldn't be an issue.My old phone was a gala...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Ireland  Device Samsung Galaxy A40 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue I got a new phone and Spotify wont allow me to share music to...
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artists page not working on win 10

Premiumusawin 10 64 bit i have been having this problem for a long time.i have restated 100s of times.(both) Reinstalled spodfy.exe and spodfy.uwp apps. i have cleared all sopdfy data (app data, user data, local and roaming data, and program data).I ...

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  • Premium usa win 10 64 bit     i have been having this problem for a long time. i have restated 100s of times.(both) Reinstalled spodfy.exe and spodfy.uwp apps. i have cleared all ...
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