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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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Spotify not giving me the share option for Instagram stories

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9+Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueI know the sharing to Instagram stories feature has been available for a year and a half now, but I still can't do it. Logged in to all my apps, con...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy 9+ Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue I know the sharing to Instagram stories feature has been available for a...
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Spotify connected to someone else's playlist

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDevicePizel 2XLOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWeird issue. I was listening to one of Spotify playlists in the office today and I got the popup to connect to another device so I hit Continue and Spotify annou...

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Pizel 2XL Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Weird issue. I was listening to one of Spotify playlists in the office today and I go...
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No puedo reproducir en el orden correcto

PlanPremiumCountryMexico DeviceMotorola oneOperating System(Android Pie) My Question or IssueHace 2 semanas que intento hacer el filtro en mi biblioteca para poder escuchar las canciones de algún artista en **bleep**, pero al momento de seleccionar a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Mexico   Device Motorola one Operating System (Android Pie)   My Question or Issue Hace 2 semanas que intento hacer el filtro en mi biblioteca para poder esc...
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Some songs disappear

My Question or IssueHello, the thing is that songs that are not in any playlist disappears when I have no Internet connection, neither my albums or the "Liked Songs" playlist appear despite being downloaded, when I have connection again it reappear b...

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  • My Question or Issue Hello, the thing is that songs that are not in any playlist disappears when I have no Internet connection, neither my albums or the "Liked Songs" playlist appear despite being d...
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I Can't share songs on IG stories or Facebook

Today I want to share songs on IG stories or Facebook but the app crashesPlan PremiumCountryItaly DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating System Android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue

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  • Today I want to share songs on IG stories or Facebook but the app crashes Plan  Premium Country Italy   Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System  Android 8.0.0   My Que...
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Spotify keeps stopping while track is playing, tried all suggestions to no avail!

PlanPremium (Family)CountrySwedenDeviceSamsung S9, My Question or IssueSaturday 30 November 2019 around 22:45 pm I was walking listening to Spotify and I noticed it kept on stopping. I kept on clicking on play button on my bluetooth headphones but it...

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  • Plan Premium (Family) Country Sweden Device Samsung S9,  My Question or Issue Saturday 30 November 2019 around 22:45 pm I was walking listening to Spotify and I noticed it kept on stoppin...
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Saved songs don't show in Library (Your Music)

PlanremiumCountryOmanDeviceLG G7Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueSongs I save or "+" do not show under albums, artists, or anywhere else in my music. The only place they appear on is under the auto playlist "liked songs".Tried re-logg...

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  • Plan remium Country Oman Device LG G7 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Songs I save or "+" do not show under albums, artists, or anywhere else in my music. The...
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'Spotify keeps stopping' error message Samsung S10

I have a Samsung S10 and when I tried to open the app this morning it immediately crashed and I keep getting an error message of 'spotify keeps stopping'The screen disappears almost immediately when trying to open but I can briefly see the 'disc almo...

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  • I have a Samsung S10 and when I tried to open the app this morning it immediately crashed and I keep getting an error message of 'spotify keeps stopping' The screen disappears almost immediately whe...
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Lockscreen widget doesn't work on Samsung Galaxy S8

DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen I try to skip a song on the lockscreen widget, it only lets me skip one song and then it just keeps repeating the current song when I try it again, so I have to unlock my phone...

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  • Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue When I try to skip a song on the lockscreen widget, it only lets me skip one song and then it just keeps repeatin...
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Spotify Connect not working on Android, iOS en macOS is working fine

Hi, using Spotify on Apple TV. Works great.Now want to use my Android app as a remote. The device is visible, but not able to connect. When i do it with Spotify on macOS or iOS it works great on my wifi. When it is playing (by using iOS or macOS) as ...

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  • Hi, using Spotify on Apple TV. Works great. Now want to use my Android app as a remote. The device is visible, but not able to connect. When i do it with Spotify on macOS or iOS it works great on my...
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Solved!! 'Waiting to download' local files on Android

PlanPremium CountrySingapore DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8 Operating SystemAndroid version 8.0.0 My Question or Issue Hi,I have been able to download/listen to local files on my Android for a period until recently.The Spotify app (on my Android) kept showin...

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  •   Plan Premium   Country Singapore    Device Samsung Galaxy 8   Operating System Android version 8.0.0   My Question or Issue   Hi, I have been able...
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When turning the screen off, Spotify pauses until the screen is back on again

PlanPremium CountryUnited Kingdom DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueHello everyone. I am really **bleep** off. I've been using Spotify for 5 years and this problem never seems to be fixed. Note, that my actual acc...

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  • Plan Premium   Country United Kingdom   Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Hello everyone. I am really **bleep** off. I've been us...
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deleting songs from playlist on mobile

This is something that I have always wanted and felt would be very useful, especially since I'm trying to cut out the random songs in my 3200 song phone playlist. We are able to star, why not add a big red X to remove the song? Other than that the an...

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  • This is something that I have always wanted and felt would be very useful, especially since I'm trying to cut out the random songs in my 3200 song phone playlist. We are able to star, why not add a b...
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Liked songs playlist isn’t showing for android TV app

PlanPremium CountrySingaporeDeviceNvidia Shield TVOperating SystemAndroid TV 8.0.1 My Question or IssueI can’t seem to find my liked songs playlist on my android TV app even if it’s my last played playlist. The solution I found for now is to play it ...

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  • Plan Premium  Country Singapore Device Nvidia Shield TV Operating System Android TV 8.0.1   My Question or Issue I can’t seem to find my liked songs playlist on my android TV app ...
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Songs pause when phone locks.

PlanStudent PremiumCountryUK DeviceSamsung 10Operating System My Question or Issue When my phone locks, or the screen goes into sleep mode, the music pauses. As soon as I unlock the phone or press the lock button and wake the screen up, the music pla...

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  • Plan Student Premium Country UK   Device Samsung 10 Operating System     My Question or Issue   When my phone locks, or the screen goes into sleep mode, the music paus...
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Superuser Contribution Random play on filtered playlist negates filter

This is on Android Pixel XL, Android O, latest app version as of Sept 21, 2018. This has been happening for at least a few months, and been increasingly frustrating for me. I often filter my "Starred" playlist (say, to listen to only the songs by an ...

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  • This is on Android Pixel XL, Android O, latest app version as of Sept 21, 2018.   This has been happening for at least a few months, and been increasingly frustrating for me. I often filter my...
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Song names not showing

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceOp6tOperating SystemAndroid 9, oos My Question or IssueI generally can't see a complete list of songs in the up next queue. See attachment. Sometimes it works, but usually not...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland Device Op6t Operating System Android 9, oos   My Question or Issue I generally can't see a complete list of songs in the up next queue. See attachment. Som...
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Multiple Song Entries for same song

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSanding gauzy s10eOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI have downloaded liked songs and if I go to an album that I want to add a song from, the songs i already like don't show up as such so I will like it agai...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device Sanding gauzy s10e Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I have downloaded liked songs and if I go to an album that I want to ...
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My Spotify randomly pauses music?

The same problem used to happen on my Galaxy S8 and I already made sure that it's not sleeping apps and spotify has access to run in the backgrounds. Now I'm on my S10 and it's still doing the same pausing randomly thing, even when I'm navigating my ...

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  • The same problem used to happen on my Galaxy S8 and I already made sure that it's not sleeping apps and spotify has access to run in the backgrounds. Now I'm on my S10 and it's still doing the same p...
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SD card downloads unusable with Android app, they are lost anytime the phone is rebooted

The current version of the Spotify app is completely broken: if downloads are saved to an external SD card, all of them are lost as soon as the phone is rebooted, even if the SD card is not touched. As soon as the phone finishes booting, a notificati...

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  • The current version of the Spotify app is completely broken: if downloads are saved to an external SD card, all of them are lost as soon as the phone is rebooted, even if the SD card is not touched. ...
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