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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...

Amayy
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2023-07-11 7:43:36 PM
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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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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
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Sumit_Ghosh
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Randomly stops

For some reason over the last month, my spotify likes to just pause until I pull my phone out my pocket. At first I thought maybe my bluetooth headphones were broken but it works perfectly so long as my screen is on then it stops. It likes to pause r...

ClaudioAlves
Casual Listener
For some reason over the last month, my spotify likes to just pause until I pull my phone out my pocket. At first I thought maybe my bluetooth headphones were broken but it works perfe...
2019-10-30 9:39:45 PM
2019-10-31 11:48:53 AM
ClaudioAlves
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Solved!! how to jump to a middle of a track ??

how to jump to a middle of a track ?? where is the slider to move to a middle of a track ? how to pause the track ??? (yes, i can do that from my phones) PlanPremiumCountry Devicesamsung a40Operating Systemand9

razorre
Music Fan
how to jump to a middle of a track ?? where is the slider to move to a middle of a track ? how to pause the track ??? (yes, i can do that from my phones) Plan Premi...
2019-10-30 8:53:53 AM
2019-10-31 4:49:37 AM
Luan
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Playlist order

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung A20Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI have noticed recently that the look of the lists of playlists in the Android app has changed. It looks bigger and less aesthetically pleasing. About the sa...

musicalhaggis
Music Fan
Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung A20 Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue I have noticed recently that the look of the lists of playlists in the Andro...
2019-10-29 12:05:10 AM
2019-10-30 12:59:09 AM
osornios
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Songs stop playing when phone screen locks

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhile playing songs on my phone, as soon as the screen times out - and locks (screen goes dark) - the song stops playing. Then I have to wake up the screen/pho...

BooksAreLife
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue While playing songs on my phone, as soon as the screen times out - and locks (scree...
2019-10-30 7:20:25 AM
2019-10-30 12:55:15 AM
osornios
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Song stops playing after 10 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGoogle Pixel 3aOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSongs stop playing after 10 seconds. This seems to be random which songs play normally and which only play for 10 seconds. I logged out and logged back in, resta...

serioussean
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Device Google Pixel 3a Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Songs stop playing after 10 seconds. This seems to be random which songs play normall...
2019-10-30 9:26:43 PM
2019-10-30 12:52:03 AM
osornios
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Not seeing any artists discography on my samsung A50 as of pm 28/10/2019

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

eyeosphere
Newbie
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
2019-10-29 10:14:21 PM
2019-10-30 8:26:33 PM
jumptolibc
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No discographies on artists pages

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Superuser Contribution Premium change to shuffle only on android

So I've had Premium for Students for ages and today something stange happened, suddently i'm able to play on shuffle mode only everything I haven't downloaded, even stranger when i enter an artist page it's all blank except for the big green button s...

philHosopher
Visitor
So I've had Premium for Students for ages and today something stange happened, suddently i'm able to play on shuffle mode only everything I haven't downloaded, even stranger when i enter an a...
2019-10-29 10:11:09 PM
2019-10-30 1:39:50 PM
Guido
Spotify Legend
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Shuffle is the only option

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy A50Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueOn certain artists, albums and playlists the Shuffle button is the only option. I can toggle the Shuffle icon on the playing now screen but it has no effect. I h...

umfufu
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Device Samsung Galaxy A50 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue On certain artists, albums and playlists the Shuffle button is the only option. ...
2019-10-29 10:14:48 PM
2019-10-29 10:57:40 PM
Yakubecek
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Solved!! [solved] Shuffle play only

Hello everyone, at first, let's start with the basic infos;PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceHuawei p30 liteOperating SystemAndroid 9 Now for the problem: since the 28/10, I can't select the music I want to listen anymore. On every album, artists and Pla...

Azaberym
Casual Listener
Hello everyone, at first, let's start with the basic infos; Plan Premium Country France Device Huawei p30 lite Operating System Android 9 Now for the problem: since the 28/10, I can'...
2019-10-29 10:46:22 PM
2019-10-29 10:57:09 PM
Azaberym
Casual Listener
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Artist Page Doesn't Load in New UI

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceOnePlus 3TOperating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or IssueThe new UI is horrible. Not only is it less intuitive and less functional, it is not easy to use and is way buggier than the old. Some of us have absolutely n...

Koolstr
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US Device OnePlus 3T Operating System Android, Windows 10 My Question or Issue The new UI is horrible. Not only is it less intuitive and less functional, it is n...
2019-06-19 4:45:27 PM
2019-10-29 10:05:04 PM
more-characters
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Finding unlisted podcasts

PlanFree/Premium PremiumCountry USA Device Samsung Galaxy S7(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I am attempting to transistion from another Podcast player to...

spet67
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Plan Free/Premium Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S7 (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) &...
2019-10-29 8:10:55 PM
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Spotify home screen shows a black page on new Pixel 3a Phone

CountryPortugalDevice(Google Pixel 3a)Operating System(Latest Android 10) My Question or Issue Hello, I just switched to a new Google Pixel 3a smartphone and my Spotify shows a blank black page after loggin in on the Home tab. I've reinstalled, tryin...

Robintolle
Casual Listener
Country Portugal Device (Google Pixel 3a) Operating System (Latest Android 10) My Question or Issue Hello, I just switched to a new Google Pixel 3a smartphone an...
2019-10-29 4:23:39 PM
2019-10-29 7:46:13 PM
nevermore1845
Newbie
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Syncing with pc

My Question or Issue: Hello there. So I've added a ton of playlists on my pc lately and put them in a folder. Then I sorted them manually by their name. The problem is that on my phone they are completely shuffled and sometimes I play a song from a P...

Parsa_Khaz
Casual Listener
My Question or Issue: Hello there. So I've added a ton of playlists on my pc lately and put them in a folder. Then I sorted them manually by their name. The problem is that on my phon...
2019-10-25 4:52:04 PM
2019-10-29 7:37:58 PM
Parsa_Khaz
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Saving Spotify files to SD card on Fiio M9

I have a Fiio M9 and have a Sandisk 256GB SD card inserted. I can see this drive in the file management app on the Fiio, everytime I go into Settings on Spotify and choose this drive, it starts but then fails. Any suggestions to fix this?Plan Premium

mountainsun
Visitor
I have a Fiio M9 and have a Sandisk 256GB SD card inserted. I can see this drive in the file management app on the Fiio, everytime I go into Settings on Spotify and choose this drive, it starts but t...
2019-10-29 6:35:39 PM
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Spotify keeps restarting Firestick

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbo ok Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen I play my Spotify account through my FS, after about 5-10mins, it will turn off and res...

Mercury2622
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbo ok Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue When I...
2019-10-29 5:28:55 PM
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Superuser Contribution How do I delete all played downloaded podcasts?

I no longer see the option to delete all played downloaded podcasts it used to display now I have to delete them one at a time. I think it was a result of an upgrade, I'm thinking maybe it's been moved?

cardude7655
Casual Listener
I no longer see the option to delete all played downloaded podcasts it used to display now I have to delete them one at a time. I think it was a result of an upgrade, I'm thinking maybe it's been mov...
2019-05-06 9:20:49 PM
2019-10-29 2:30:02 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Podcasts] problem relistening to episodes

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Brazil Samsung J7 metalOperating SystemAndroid oreo My Question or IssueSometimes, after I've listened to one episode of a podcast, the app won't let me listen to it again. When I tap play on that specific episode it automatic...

nathybathy
Regular
Plan Free/Premium Country Brazil Samsung J7 metal Operating System Android oreo My Question or Issue Sometimes, after I've listened to one episode of a podcast, ...
2019-01-24 10:41:46 AM
2019-10-29 2:02:42 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Why can't I search in certain public playlists on Android?

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceBQ Aquaris X ProOperating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or IssueI find that there are two types of playlists by Spotify. One type where they dont show the album covers in the playlist, which has the "Find in playlist"...

irgendwas00
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Germany Device BQ Aquaris X Pro Operating System Android 8.1.0 My Question or Issue I find that there are two types of playlists by Spotify. One type where they ...
2019-10-29 1:58:20 PM
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Bluetooth controls not working when screen is turned off

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceOukitel K4000Operating SystemAndroid 5.1 (Stock) My Question or Issue Hello,as long as my screen is turned on, i can skip tracks with the controls on my bluetooth earbuds, does not matter if screen is locked or unlocked...

Schnoinsch
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Oukitel K4000 Operating System Android 5.1 (Stock) My Question or Issue Hello, as long as my screen is turned on, i can skip tracks with ...
2019-10-29 1:22:12 PM
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Spotify starts to play random songs while listening playlists or selected songs

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceSamsung A70Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSpotify jumps random songs while listening on playlists or selected songs. This can occur even during the first song of the playlist or whenever thereafter. And ran...

Petteri77
Visitor
Plan Premium Country Finland Device Samsung A70 Operating System Android My Question or Issue Spotify jumps random songs while listening on playlists or selected songs. This can occu...
2019-10-28 4:20:07 PM
2019-10-29 6:53:54 AM
OneByBoo
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