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Solved!! 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...

Amay
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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Sumit_Ghosh
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Superuser Contribution Disable album art on lock screen

Can't find out how to turn off the album art on my lock screen.PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DevicePixel 3 & Oneplus 7t proOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueCan't find out how to turn off the album art on my lock screen.

Conti027
Casual Listener
Can't find out how to turn off the album art on my lock screen. Plan Premium Country U.S. Device Pixel 3 & Oneplus 7t pro Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Can't ...
2019-12-17 7:38:19 PM
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Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution When adding a song to a playlist I can't choose a sorting method for the playlists

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceMotorola Moto G5 plusOperating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or IssueRecently I got a new UI that changed how my playlists were sorted. I had them sorted by "Custom order" and after the update they were sorted by "R...

saudadesdobrasi
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Motorola Moto G5 plus Operating System Android 8.1 My Question or Issue Recently I got a new UI that changed how my playlists were sorted. I h...
2019-06-18 1:14:09 PM
2019-12-20 1:22:36 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Playlist

When I search for a song, it doesn't let me play it, but it tells me that if I want to add it to a playlist, what can I do?

Manuel711
Casual Listener
When I search for a song, it doesn't let me play it, but it tells me that if I want to add it to a playlist, what can I do?
2019-12-19 10:33:45 PM
2019-12-20 10:08:18 AM
Emilia_8
Community Legend
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Superuser Contribution Can't share Spotify on Instagram

PlanPremiumCountryRomania DeviceSamsung Galaxy A70Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueI've had this problem for a long time and it seems it wasn't fixed yet. Every time I want to share anything from Spotify to my Instagram it doesn't work...

ValentinDragonu
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Romania Device Samsung Galaxy A70 Operating System Android Pie My Question or Issue I've had this problem for a long time and it seems it wasn't ...
2019-12-08 8:50:33 AM
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Guido
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Inconvenience

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceXiomi 5AOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI pressed a button in on the notification widget (the farthest right once, similar to this ) and it greyed out a song from my liked playlist. I can't play that fro...

Daniel80
Visitor
Plan Free/Premium Country Device Xiomi 5A Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue I pressed a button in on the notification widget (the farthest right once, similar...
2019-12-18 6:18:49 PM
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Luan
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Like/Dislike buttons disappeared in Playlist view

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating Systemandroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueHello, Right after upgrading to Premium, all of the like/dislike buttons disappeared from the playlist view mode. It was quite convenient to skim thro...

JoeBlack03
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue Hello, Right after upgrading to Premium, all of the like/dislike ...
2019-12-13 7:38:39 AM
2019-12-19 3:53:25 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Bad Place for Dislike Button

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issue I can't understand how this software was designed like this. On different scenarios the like button changes places! And the dislike button takes its place! I...

rfiischer
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue I can't understand how this software was designed like this. On...
2019-12-18 7:01:03 PM
2019-12-19 3:35:29 PM
Luan
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Can't play downloaded songs

PlanPremiumCountryColombiaDeviceMoto E4 PlusOperating SystemAndroid Nougat My Question or IssueHi, I'm having trouble with my downloaded songs on my phone. I've tried many times to download the songs that I've liked and it works at first, for the fir...

DavidRueda
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Colombia Device Moto E4 Plus Operating System Android Nougat My Question or Issue Hi, I'm having trouble with my downloaded songs on my phone. I've tried many ti...
2019-12-17 2:35:07 PM
2019-12-19 3:18:50 PM
Petya
Community Legend
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Superuser Contribution Spotify finding downloaded music after a phone reset

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung A20, S10+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSpotify, please fix this issue. There should be no reason technically why this can't be achieved, surely! Not everyone has access to wi-fi and in my case, I...

musicalhaggis
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung A20, S10+ Operating System Android My Question or Issue Spotify, please fix this issue. There should be no reason technically why this c...
2019-12-16 10:04:06 PM
2019-12-19 2:38:27 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Some playlist doesn't show for adding to playlist

I have the latest version available on Google Play (8.5.33.831). When trying to add a song to a playlist, some playlists (new usually) doesn't appear in the list of playlists to add the new song to. (see images below) PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceOn...

Bobben
Casual Listener
I have the latest version available on Google Play (8.5.33.831). When trying to add a song to a playlist, some playlists (new usually) doesn't appear in the list of playlists to add the new son...
2019-12-16 8:42:34 PM
2019-12-19 2:21:35 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't connect to internet after leaving WiFi

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceNote 10+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueEvery time I go from WiFi to 4g, Spotify refuses to connect to the internet. I have to force close it and reopen it. I have perfect internet connection in other apps, it'...

rtuite81
Regular
Plan Premium Country US Device Note 10+ Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue Every time I go from WiFi to 4g, Spotify refuses to connect to the internet. I have to force c...
2019-12-16 3:37:36 PM
2019-12-19 1:41:45 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Share to Instagram not working

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceLG G6Huawei GR4Samsung Galaxy Note 4Huawei Y6Cheap Acer tablet Operating SystemMultiple Android versions My Question or IssueShare to Instagram is simply not working on any of my Android devices. When I click the share t...

Infinitrium
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Canada Device LG G6 Huawei GR4 Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Huawei Y6 Cheap Acer tablet Operating System Multiple Android versions My Question or Issue Shar...
2019-12-16 11:41:15 AM
2019-12-19 10:53:31 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Spotify logs out and locks you out

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceSamsung Galaxy A6Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have about 5,000+ songs I downloaded for offline use. However, after I restarted my phone, I found that Spotify has logged me out. When I try to log bac...

Lance2597
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Samsung Galaxy A6 Operating System Android My Question or Issue I have about 5,000+ songs I downloaded for offline use. However, after I resta...
2019-12-16 11:18:31 AM
2019-12-19 10:50:57 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Bug: Back button is available on phone but does not show up on Android Watch and other devices

Plan PremiumCountryUSDeviceMotorola G7, Moto 360 2nd Gen (Watch), Sennheiser PXC 550 (Wireless Headphones)Operating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or IssueBack button is visible and works on my cellphone while listening to PLAYLIST RADIO but it is not...

jabran
Visitor
Plan Premium Country US Device Motorola G7, Moto 360 2nd Gen (Watch), Sennheiser PXC 550 (Wireless Headphones) Operating System Android 9.0 My Question or Issue Back button is ...
2019-12-18 1:03:02 AM
2019-12-19 2:35:37 AM
DanielTham
Composer
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Spotify automatically plays/opens after calls and when turning car on

Whenever i start my car , spotify opens and plays the last song. I can reinstall app, can restart my phone and it stills opening.Itnalso opens after every phone call and plays song. My phone is a note 8, with lastest software installed. Same for spot...

jpaulo91
Newbie
Whenever i start my car , spotify opens and plays the last song. I can reinstall app, can restart my phone and it stills opening. Itnalso opens after every phone call and plays song. My...
2019-06-08 1:17:56 AM
2019-12-18 9:32:52 PM
jderekw79
Visitor
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Superuser Contribution How do I browse downloaded music?

My downloads are sometimes listed on my home page, but not all the time. How can I browse only downloaded music?

VitaminZed81
Casual Listener
My downloads are sometimes listed on my home page, but not all the time. How can I browse only downloaded music?
2019-12-17 10:20:12 AM
2019-12-18 5:06:19 PM
Mario
Spotify Legend
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I have Redmi note 8 pro and the three dots don't work and whenever I tap them the phone freezes pls

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDevice(Mi note 8 pro)Operating System(Android Pie) My Question or Issue

YashSinghVerma
Visitor
Plan Free Country India Device (Mi note 8 pro) Operating System (Android Pie) My Question or Issue
2019-12-18 2:42:01 PM
2019-12-18 3:43:40 PM
Luan
Spotify Star
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Superuser Contribution Loading is ruler slow

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceNote 8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen I want to open an album or artist I'll tap it then it take a few seconds before it opens and during that time I can't pause or anything

ZeroCool1
Visitor
Plan Premium Country USA Device Note 8 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue When I want to open an album or artist I'll tap it then it take a few seconds before it opens...
2019-12-17 4:11:44 PM
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Mario
Spotify Legend
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Superuser Contribution Did anyone figure out how to fix the SD card problem with Android 9? I keep losing my downloaded mus

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
2019-12-15 3:31:33 PM
2019-12-18 11:14:16 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Escuchar lo mismo en dos equipos

Les cuento quiero escuchar la misma música en 2 equipos adheridos a mi plan familiar, la idea es hacerlo a distancia pero que se coordine para escuchar lo mismo. Ej: escuchar lo mismo al momento de ir a dormir.

Darkvizho
Visitor
Les cuento quiero escuchar la misma música en 2 equipos adheridos a mi plan familiar, la idea es hacerlo a distancia pero que se coordine para escuchar lo mismo. Ej: escuchar lo mismo al mom...
2019-12-17 11:45:48 PM
2019-12-18 2:33:17 AM
Bittencourt
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larga distancia
musica similar
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