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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...

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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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Traveling abroad for a week, says I have no internet connection

I have a premium account in the US and am vacationing in Spain for a week. I went to load up a playlist this morning to go for a run and it said that there was no internet connection, even though I had full service. It should be noted that my phone i...

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  • I have a premium account in the US and am vacationing in Spain for a week. I went to load up a playlist this morning to go for a run and it said that there was no internet connection, even though I h...
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Superuser Contribution Wrapped 2019 loading issue

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBahrainDeviceHuawei Y5 prime 2018Operating SystemAndroid OreoMy Question or IssueEverytime I try to open Spotify wrapped, it works fine until the top artists page, then it blacks out and exits. Already tried uninstalling and re...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Bahrain Device Huawei Y5 prime 2018 Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue Everytime I try to open Spotify wrapped, it works fine until the top artists ...
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İnstagram stories

Hello instagram stories problem.   Back spotify no stories 

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  • Hello instagram stories problem.      Back spotify 😒 no stories 
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Family Plan listen now page won't go away

DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueJust started a family plan, when I go to family mix I get a screen that gives me info on the family mix. I click listen now and the screen goes away but then immediately comes bac...

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  • Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Just started a family plan, when I go to family mix I get a screen that gives me info on the family mix. I clic...
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XIAOMI redmi6 App Crashes when I click the three dots button

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceXIAOMI redmi6 Operating SystemMost recent Android My Question or IssueI can play music normally but when I click the three dots option the app completely freezes and crash. I searched a lot but couldn't find anything mo...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device XIAOMI redmi6  Operating System Most recent Android   My Question or Issue I can play music normally but when I click the three ...
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Zenfone 4 MAX can not sharing music on instagram

PlanPremium CountryBrazil DeviceZenfone 4 Max Operating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.1.0 My Question or IssuePossuo o celular a uns 2 anos e desde então não consigo compartilhar as atividades do Spotfy nos stories do Instagram, pesquisei e vi que muita gente...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Brazil   Device Zenfone 4 Max   Operating System Android Oreo 8.1.0   My Question or Issue Possuo o celular a uns 2 anos e desde então não cons...
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Buttons cut off from Android UI

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueAs seen from the screenshot, the 3 buttons at the top are cut off on the song detail screen

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue As seen from the screenshot, the 3 buttons at the top are cut off on the song detai...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify likes and downloads playlists and albums I didn't like

PlanPremiumCountryArgentina DeviceXiaomi Redmi S2 Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSpotify is all the time downloading playlists I don't want to download, these playlists are always radios, I mean, certain songs or artist's radios, like ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Argentina  Device Xiaomi Redmi S2  Operating System Android 9    My Question or Issue Spotify is all the time downloading playlists I don't ...
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Superuser Contribution Sharing to Instagram Stories is not working

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceASUS Zenfone Zoom S (ZE553KL)Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueI cannot share music on Instagram stories, the option doesn't even shows up on the app. Already tried uninstalling/reinstalling both apps (In...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device ASUS Zenfone Zoom S (ZE553KL) Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue I cannot share music on Instagram stories, the option doesn't eve...
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Superuser Contribution Storage - set to SD but is counted as internal

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy A5 2016Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueSee screenshots below.This issue has been existing for years now. In the Spotify settings, storage is set to store to SD card, yet Android (Spotify?)...

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  • Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue See screenshots below. This issue has been existing for years now. ...
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Songs are not playing

PlanPremium CountryThe Netherlands DeviceOneplus 6 Operating SystemAndriod (Latest version) My Question or IssueA lot of the songs I have downloaded in my library will not play. It seems like nearly half of my songs suddenly will not play. I have lis...

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  •   Plan Premium   Country The Netherlands   Device Oneplus 6   Operating System Andriod (Latest version)   My Question or Issue A lot of the songs I have downloa...
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Superuser Contribution Losing Downloads to Micro SD

I don't have enough space on my device to download all the music I want to, so I keep trying to save it to my SD card which has over 100 GB free. Everytime I do so it will download and will be there for a few days and then randomly will undownload it...

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  • I don't have enough space on my device to download all the music I want to, so I keep trying to save it to my SD card which has over 100 GB free. Everytime I do so it will download and will be there ...
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No option to share to Instagram story

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueThere's no option for me to share to my Instagram story. I've updated, cleared cache and data, and updated both apps again.

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  •   Plan Premium Country United States   Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue There's no option for me to share to my Instagram story....
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How do I access the queue

PlanPremiumCountry Device Galaxy 9 My Question or IssueSorry but everytime I search for this anywhere it just comes back to the computer version which I do not use. I accidentally put songs in my queue sometimes on my Android app and then I'm unable ...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device  Galaxy 9     My Question or Issue Sorry but everytime I search for this anywhere it just comes back to the computer version which I do not ...
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Spotify App Breaks Up when I open up the family mix

Whenever I open my Family Mix in the Spotify Android App, it hangs up in the welcome screen. At this point I can't do anything in the App anymore. PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceMotorola G6 Plus

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  • Whenever I open my Family Mix in the Spotify Android App, it hangs up in the welcome screen. At this point I can't do anything in the App anymore.   Plan Premium Country Germany Device Mo...
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My Spotify app keeps crashing mid song and I need to relaunch the app.

DeviceXiaomi Mi A1Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueMy Spotify app keeps crashing mid-song and I need to relaunch the app.I have been having the issue for around a month and it is really annoying. I feel like this should be a bug report b...

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  • Device Xiaomi Mi A1 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue My Spotify app keeps crashing mid-song and I need to relaunch the app. I have been having the issue for around a mont...
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Solved!! Added to phone Home Screen, cannot remove

I've used the "Add to home screen" function to add a bunch of playlists to my phone's main screen for quick and easy access. Problem is I can't remove any of them. When I press to drag the icons, a balloon with "Remove" appears, but there is no way t...

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  • I've used the "Add to home screen" function to add a bunch of playlists to my phone's main screen for quick and easy access. Problem is I can't remove any of them. When I press to drag the icons, a b...
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Messenger Extension

 I am having a problem with this... I am trying to create a Spotify shared playlist yet I can't "get started" with spotify music bot and whenever I look for the extensions I do see Apple Music but not Spotify

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  •  I am having a problem with this... I am trying to create a Spotify shared playlist yet I can't "get started" with spotify music bot and whenever I look for the extensions I do see Apple Music but no...
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Cannot play music on the car

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceGoogle Pixel 3Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueEver since getting my new phone I can only play downloaded Spotify songs while driving in my car. However, when at home & I turn off WiFi & use data, I can pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Google Pixel 3 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Ever since getting my new phone I can only play downloaded Spotify songs while driv...
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Backup Podcasts "Played" Status

Is it possible to backup the played status of podcasts on the mobile app? I subscribe to multiple podcasts and have listened to 100+ episodes and I'm worried that since the played status doesn't show in the Windows app or Web player and is stored on ...

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  • Is it possible to backup the played status of podcasts on the mobile app?   I subscribe to multiple podcasts and have listened to 100+ episodes and I'm worried that since the played status doe...
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