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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 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...
  • Peter
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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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Music Randomly Changing

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(Samsung Galaxy A3)Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueSpotify randomly changing my song after few seconds. Even if i paused the music, its gonna starts again.. Its really annoying and dont let me listen my song. O...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device (Samsung Galaxy A3) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue Spotify randomly changing my song after few seconds. Even if i paused the music, it...
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Superuser Contribution Instagram story sharing not working

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceSamsung S10+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI try to share music on instagram stories and it just freezes into a black screen.

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Samsung S10+ Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I try to share music on instagram stories and it just freezes into a black sc...
  • Katerina
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Spotify Web Player Is Not Working

Hello Friends,Spotify Web player is not working for me. Any idea what could be going wrong with it?

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  • Hello Friends, Spotify Web player is not working for me. Any idea what could be going wrong with it?    
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Superuser Contribution Error when hiding songs in Genre Radios "Sorry, we can't improve your station right now."

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHuawei P SmartOperating SystemAndroidMy Question or IssueWhen I try to hide a song in a genre radio (the radios you get when you tap 'Play Radio' on a genre's page), I get an error message which says "Sorry, we can't improve...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Huawei P Smart Operating System Android My Question or Issue When I try to hide a song in a genre radio (the radios you get when you tap 'Play Radio' on a genr...
  • Guido
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[Android] Playing songs bug

Spoiler (Highlight to read) I don't know how else to describe it. I just can't play songs lol. Every once in awhile I'll be listening to a song, then it just stops. The pause button is still displayed, implying the song is playing but the timeline do...

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  •       I don't know how else to describe it. I just can't play songs lol. Every once in awhile I'll be listening to a song, then it just stops. The pause button is still displayed, i...
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Spotify Overrides Last.fm Scrobbles, publishes the same song multiple times a day

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceGoogle Pixel 3 XLOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI was having problems with last.fm publishing a seemingly random song 100+ times a day. It turns out it was Spotify posting the first track of a playlist to the ...

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  • Plan Free Country USA   Device Google Pixel 3 XL Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I was having problems with last.fm publishing a seemingly random song 100...
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Superuser Contribution Android switching storage automatically Why has this been fixed yet?

This has been a issue for years, why hasn't the storage auto switch been fixed yet? If I set it to SD card as default why does it still change back to internal and cause my phone to fill up? Come on Spotify, fix this issue PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice...

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  • This has been a issue for years, why hasn't the storage auto switch been fixed yet? If I set it to SD card as default why does it still change back to internal and cause my phone to fill up? Come on ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Inappropriate Daily Mixes

PlanFree/PremiumCountry HungaryDeviceXiaomi MI A1Operating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or Issue Dears, Starting from today Daily Mix provided to me daily (all 6 Daily mixes) aren't appropriate and selected based on just some tracks from my Favorite...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  Hungary Device Xiaomi MI A1 Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue  Dears, Starting from today Daily Mix provided to me daily (all 6 D...
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Presave

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the edoasier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the edoasier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Mac...
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Albums that are unavailable are not greyed out, but still can't be played.

If I get linked to a spotify album that is unavailable in my region, the album will show identical to that of an album that is available. However, if i add the album to my library, it will show the tracks greyed out as intended. Not sure if this is a...

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  • If I get linked to a spotify album that is unavailable in my region, the album will show identical to that of an album that is available. However, if i add the album to my library, it will show the t...
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STILL can't share to Instagram Stories

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevicePixel 3 XLOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueIt has been over 1.5 year after the release of this feature, and I still don't have this feature enable. Even with a flagship phone, even with latest version of An...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Pixel 3 XL Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue It has been over 1.5 year after the release of this feature, and I still don't have thi...
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Autoplay Doesn't Work

PlanPremiumCountryThailand DeviceGalaxy Note 10Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue My Autoplay doesn't work when my playlists end. I'm sure that shuffle and replay button is off and I also turn on autoplay in setting already.

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  • Plan Premium Country Thailand   Device Galaxy Note 10 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue   My Autoplay doesn't work when my playlists end. I'm sure that sh...
  • Luan
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Solved!! SD offline downloads lost after reboot. Maybe due to SD mount delay?

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy Tab SM-T280Operating SystemAndroid 5.1.1 My Question or Issue seems like maybe because my SD is encrypted (built-in Android/device function), and doesn't begin being mounted until I input my password, the...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Samsung Galaxy Tab SM-T280 Operating System Android 5.1.1   My Question or Issue  seems like maybe because my SD is en...
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