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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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Music Downloaded Over Cellular, Option Was Unchecked, Blew Through Data Plan Cap 1st Day

Premium user here. I'm using Google Fi and have a limit of 1gb per month since I'm on Wifi nearly all day between work & home. I'm only a couple of days into the current months plan and Google warns me that I've blown through over 350mb of my plan al...

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  • Premium user here.  I'm using Google Fi and have a limit of 1gb per month since I'm on Wifi nearly all day between work & home.  I'm only a couple of days into the current months plan a...
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Music randomly pausing

As per the request in the other thread, this problem has been going for me for a while now: Music will stop playing but the app thinks it's still playing (i.e. the icon says it's still playing and not paused) - see attachmentThe only way to get the m...

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  • As per the request in the other thread, this problem has been going for me for a while now:   Music will stop playing but the app thinks it's still playing (i.e. the icon says it's still play...
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Can't play songs downloaded on android via alexa spotify connect

PlanPremiumCountry UK Device(Moto g5s)Operating System(Android 8.1.0) My Question or IssueI am able to play songs from my phone via spotify connect on my alexa speaker so long as I have not got them downloaded to my phone. Any song I have downloaded ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device (Moto g5s) Operating System (Android 8.1.0)   My Question or Issue I am able to play songs from my phone via spotify connect on my alexa speaker s...
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Queue on Android bugged

PlanPremiumCountryEnglandDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid OreoMy Question or Issue(This only happens on my phone). When I'm looking at the queue, the wrong song name is quite often displayed. 90% of the time it shows the name of a song n...

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  • Plan Premium Country England Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue (This only happens on my phone). When I'm looking at the queue, the wrong song name is...
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Playlist radio unavailable

Plan: Family PremiumCountry USA DeviceSamsung Galaxy s9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueU gave several playlist radio stations in development that I can no longer access. All I get is the attached error message. For about 2 weeks now. Supe...

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  • Plan: Family Premium Country USA   Device Samsung Galaxy s9 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue U gave several playlist radio stations in development that I can no...
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WiFi authentication error

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy j3, or Samsung tabletOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue When I'm using Spotify connected to my WiFi, I will randomly get disconnected from my modem and internet. Sometimes after a listening to se...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy j3, or Samsung tablet Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   When I'm using Spotify connected to my WiFi, I w...
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Solved!! Cambridge Audio Minx Air 200 - not in Devices

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceSamsun Galaxy A50Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI can't get my phone to find my (new) speaker through spotify connect, I've tried both my account (free) and my daughters (premium) on the same phone, nothingMy dau...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Device Samsun Galaxy A50 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I can't get my phone to find my (new) speaker through spotify connect, I've tried both m...
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Android Download Issues

Plan: PremiumCountry: CanadaDevice : LG G6Operating System Android 8My Question or Issue; For around the last 2 to 3 weeks, my Spotify app has ceased to be able to download any music. Been a subscriber for quite some time, at least a year and have ne...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Canada Device : LG G6 Operating System Android 8 My Question or Issue;   For around the last 2 to 3 weeks, my Spotify app has ceased to be able to download any m...
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Spotify Android app goes haywire if SD card with downloaded music is temporarily removed

What should happen if the SD card with the downloaded music on it is removed from the phone? Pretty much any answer would be better than what actually happens today: Spotify immediately switches back to using internal storage, and starts downloading ...

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  • What should happen if the SD card with the downloaded music on it is removed from the phone?   Pretty much any answer would be better than what actually happens today:   Spotify immedia...
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[Android] Offline storage deleted. Still using space

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceGoogle PixelOperating SystemAndroid 10Build Info: QP1A.191005.007.A1My Question or IssueMy phone's battery is faulty, and when Spotify was connecting to the alarm to play, the battery gave out, and the ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States of America Device Google Pixel Operating System Android 10 Build Info: QP1A.191005.007.A1 My Question or Issue My phone's battery is faulty, and when...
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Bring back dislike button!

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceAndroid and Windows My Question or Issue Spotify. What the heck?! Bring back the dislike buttons. This has been going on for weeks now on both my Android and Windows desktop. The algorithms are now completely messed up and my...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Android and Windows   My Question or Issue  Spotify. What the heck?! Bring back the dislike buttons. This has been going on for weeks now on both ...
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Android App Breaks Playback on All Other Apps

I installed the android app for Spotify 2 days ago on my Samsung Galaxy S8+. After installing the app I suddenly had this problem where playback on all other apps would randomly pause. I notice this happening when watching videos on Youtube, listenin...

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  • I installed the android app for Spotify 2 days ago on my Samsung Galaxy S8+.  After installing the app I suddenly had this problem where playback on all other apps would randomly pause.  I ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes when trying to open song settings (3 little dots)

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 8 ProOperating SystemMIUI Global 10.4.4 My Question or Issue My Spotify always crashes if I press the song settings (or long on the song), to add it into my playlist or in my queue for example. I'v...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Operating System MIUI Global 10.4.4   My Question or Issue   My Spotify always crashes if I press the song setting...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Android][Podcasts] Allow to mark podcasts for wi-fi download

It's possible to mark songs for downloading, and if you're not connected to wi-fi, Spotify will download them later. But for podcasts, that's not currently possible. When I try to download a podcast while not connected to wi-fi, Spotify tells me I ne...

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  • It's possible to mark songs for downloading, and if you're not connected to wi-fi, Spotify will download them later.   But for podcasts, that's not currently possible.   When I try t...
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Superuser Contribution Does someone get a notification if you just "💜" a song on their playlist?

PlanFreeCountry Device Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Spotify app issue

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueGood day,I've just yesterday signed up to spotify and have an issue and am hoping for information.I work within IT so have access to firewalls and such yet, at my ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy 8+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Good day, I've just yesterday signed up to spotify and have an issue and am hoping for...
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No Menue Button (3 Points) in Playlist Radio

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy J7 / Windows PC with ClientOperating SystemAndroid 7.0 / Windows 7 My Question or IssueIf I what to save (for more than a week) my "Mix der Woche" (in english mix of the week), the only possibility is to ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy J7 / Windows PC with Client Operating System Android 7.0 / Windows 7   My Question or Issue If I what to save (for more than a week) ...
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The scrubber ends too soon on podcasts

PlanPremiumCountryUsaDeviceLG G6Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 kitkat My Question or IssueSo I've been binging the TAZ shows by the lovely McElroy brothers(plus dad), and I've run into a bit of an issueThe timeline scrubber thing that you use to scroll ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Usa Device LG G6 Operating System Android 7.0 kitkat   My Question or Issue So I've been binging the TAZ shows by the lovely McElroy brothers(plus dad), an...
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Storage changed after every Restart

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy s10 plus 2019Operating SystemAndroid Oreo MY ISSUE:There is already plenty of threads about this and this issue needs to be responded to immediately. So when you have your music downloaded to an SD card that's encrypte...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Galaxy s10 plus 2019 Operating System Android Oreo   MY ISSUE: There is already plenty of threads about this and this issue needs to be responde...
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    Encrypted SD card issues
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Songs rewinding and skiping

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSings are rewinding in a continual loop after about 39 seconds to a 1 minute. Or they are jum...

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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 Sings a...
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