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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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Superuser Contribution ¿A qué calidad se reproduce una canción que tengo descarga y al mismo tiempo estoy conectado a Wifi?

Tengo una duda y es sobre a qué calidad se reproduce una canción que he descargado con calidad normal, sin embargo estoy conectado a WIFI con la configuración de calidad en muy alta. ¿Cuando reproduzco la canción se reproduce en calidad normal o en c...

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  • Tengo una duda y es sobre a qué calidad se reproduce una canción que he descargado con calidad normal, sin embargo estoy conectado a WIFI con la configuración de calidad en muy alta. ¿Cuando reproduz...
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    calidad muy alta
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Superuser Contribution Error sincronización archivos ocultos

Como puedes observar, al querer sincronizar mis archivos ocultos se queda en "esperando para descargar", ya segui todos los pasos, desactive el firewall y todo, pero nada más no logro encontrar el por qué de ese "esperando a descargar"Por cierto lo d...

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  • Como puedes observar, al querer sincronizar mis archivos ocultos se queda en "esperando para descargar", ya segui todos los pasos, desactive el firewall y todo, pero nada más no logro encontrar el po...
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Multiple issues/problems

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueMy Karen-**bleep**-Fest to the Void:I love Spotify. I'm an avid spotify user. For YEARS now. BUT....What is up with the lagging???? And the mobile app just ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue My Karen-**bleep**-Fest to the Void: I love Spotify. I'm an avid spotify u...
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"You are listening on" pop-up when listening on Alexa and remote control from Android

My Question or IssueDear Community,When I play songs on an Alexa device, I keep having all the time a pop-up that says "You are listening on" *this particular device* while remote controlling the playback from Android app. This occurs when I change f...

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  • My Question or Issue Dear Community, When I play songs on an Alexa device, I keep having all the time a pop-up that says "You are listening on" *this particular device* while remote controlling the...
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Solved!! Show unplayable songs doesn't work

Hi. I checked show unplayable songs under Settings > playback but I still can't see them. The song in question is Play Dead by Björk on her Debut album. Also, will this setting work on the web player as well? For example I can still scrobble from the...

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  • Hi. I checked show unplayable songs under Settings > playback but I still can't see them. The song in question is Play Dead by Björk on her Debut album.   Also, will this setting work on th...
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Crashes using android app as remote for WINDOWS 10

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSony Phone and Microsoft SurfaceOperating SystemAndroid and Windows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify is running on both the Surface as an the Phone and I chose to play the music over the surface since my speakers are conn...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Sony Phone and Microsoft Surface Operating System Android and Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify is running on both the Surface as an the Pho...
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Superuser Contribution [Bug] Pull-down notification does not properly show whether a song is liked or not

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMoto G6Operating SystemAndroid 9 My IssueWhen I'm on my homescreen with Spotify playing, I used to be able to swipe from the top, down to show the currently playing song. There is a heart to the left of the player controls ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Moto G6 Operating System Android 9   My Issue When I'm on my homescreen with Spotify playing, I used to be able to swipe from the top, down to show the ...
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Synchronisation ios/smartphone

Bonjour,Les dossiers de playlist créés dans ios n'apparaissent pas correctement dans l'app mobile.Comment puis je régler ce problème?Merci

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  • Bonjour, Les dossiers de playlist créés dans ios n'apparaissent pas correctement dans l'app mobile. Comment puis je régler ce problème? Merci   
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Fix this problem!!

PremiumCountryUSDeviceGalaxy note 10+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueThis is the 5th time this has happened I'm am randomly logged out of my account (no I didn't accidentally log myself out) then can't log back in because it was set to ...

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  • Premium Country US Device Galaxy note 10+ Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue This is the 5th time this has happened I'm am randomly logged out of my account (no I didn't ...
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Spotify won't open

I've been using spotify a ton for a couple months and got premium and about a week ago it randomly won't open. Whenever I try to open the app it instantly crashes. I've tried everything I can think of, reinstalled, changed password, cleared cashe, an...

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  • I've been using spotify a ton for a couple months and got premium and about a week ago it randomly won't open. Whenever I try to open the app it instantly crashes. I've tried everything I can think o...
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I dont share songs on instagram stories

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A50Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen I try to share some song I don't see the Instagram Stories option,help me please? I connected to spotify via facebook. Please help me.

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Samsung Galaxy A50 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue When I try to share some song I don't see the Instagram Stories option,help me p...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps redownloading my songs

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy J7 MaxOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueEveryday Spotify redownloads my already downloaded songs. I can't listen to my downloaded songs offline for more than a day because the songs become ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Samsung Galaxy J7 Max Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Everyday Spotify redownloads my already downloaded songs. I can't li...
  • Harshallo
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How to view songs by date?

An artist I am listening to has been recently releasing songs that are not in an album and I can't find a way I can see all the songs they added. Is there a way I can search by date so that I can view recently added songs? Or is there any convenient ...

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  • An artist I am listening to has been recently releasing songs that are not in an album and I can't find a way I can see all the songs they added. Is there a way I can search by date so that I can vie...
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Annoying familiy account ads for premium users

I am a paying premium user. To keep it simple - remove the annoying family account ads or I will cancel my premium subscription.

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  • I am a paying premium user. To keep it simple - remove the annoying family account ads or I will cancel my premium subscription.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs downloaded from Youtube work on Spotify app for laptop but not mobile

Hi, Pretty explanatory. I downloaded a bunch of songs from Youtube using a Youtube-Mp3 converter, moved them to my Spotify app for my laptop, but they will not transfer/play over to my mobile app. Some songs will transfer over to my mobile app, but i...

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  • Hi, Pretty explanatory. I downloaded a bunch of songs from Youtube using a Youtube-Mp3 converter, moved them to my Spotify app for my laptop, but they will not transfer/play over to my mobile app. So...
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Issues with random pausing when locking screen/inactivity

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G973FOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueEarlier this summer i had big issues with spotify pausing after aprox. one minute. When pressing lock button to wake up the screen the music would...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device Samsung Galaxy S10 (SM-G973F Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Earlier this summer i had big issues with spotify pausing after aprox....
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Huawei mate 10 pro - stopped playing by display off

As soon as the display is off, the music is also off.In lock screen it playing the music again.Not so with google music, that works fine. Plan: FreeCountry: GermanyDevice: Huawei mate 10 proAndroid Version: 9

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  • As soon as the display is off, the music is also off. In lock screen it playing the music again. Not so with google music, that works fine.   Plan: Free Country: Germany Device: ...
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Superuser Contribution Fast Forward (not skip).

PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanada Operating System Galaxy S9+Oreo 8.0 My Question or Issue Is it possible to add Fast Forward & Fast Rewind to Spotify for Android?

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Canada      Operating System   Galaxy S9+ Oreo 8.0    My Question or Issue   Is it possible to add Fast Forward & Fast Re...
  • Guido
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Random songs skipping

So this is a recent problem I've been having, random songs by certain artists keep skipping. One second will play and then the entire song is skipped, the only artist I've seen this happen with so far is King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard with certai...

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  • So this is a recent problem I've been having, random songs by certain artists keep skipping. One second will play and then the entire song is skipped, the only artist I've seen this happen with so fa...
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Android App Doesn't Stay Signed In - Losing All Offline Music Every Time. Sick Of It.

PREMIUMUKANDROID My SD card became corrupt so I lost all of my offline music. Finally loaded 3000 songs for offline on to new SD card. Go to gym. It had signed me out. Managed to download one small playlist on the gyms crappy free wifi. Went up to gy...

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  • PREMIUM UK ANDROID    My SD card became corrupt so I lost all of my offline music. Finally loaded 3000 songs for offline on to new SD card. Go to gym. It had signed me out. Managed to d...
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