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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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Superuser Contribution Sorting Bug

PlanPremiumCountryCADeviceSamsung Galaxy A50Operating SystemAndroid 11Spotify Version8.9.26.592 My Question or Issue- Sort by Option is not working on any category, playlist, album, artist- It's stuck on "Recents"- Possible to change temporary but on...

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  •   Plan Premium Country CA Device Samsung Galaxy A50 Operating System Android 11 Spotify Version 8.9.26.592   My Question or Issue - Sort by Option is not working on any categor...
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Superuser Contribution Why was gapless playback and cross-fading taken off the TV app?

In older versions of the TV app the songs automatically synced with your account settings and cross-fades each track seamlessly. Now, the option isn't even available. It is distracting breaks me from my flow state during work / workouts etc. There ca...

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  • In older versions of the TV app the songs automatically synced with your account settings and cross-fades each track seamlessly. Now, the option isn't even available. It is distracting breaks me from...
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Superuser Contribution high storage with no song or playlist downloads

Spotify is using 17gb of storage on my phone and I don't understand how when I've not got any songs saved at all?

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  • Spotify is using 17gb of storage on my phone and I don't understand how when I've not got any songs saved at all?
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Não consigo mais acessar minha conta premium. O que devo fazer?

Tenho uma conta Premium. Sem querer eu saí da conta. Ao fazer o login, como o mesmo e-mail só não lembrava a senha, perdi todos as playlist, poucas e etc.. O que devo fazer para resgatar minha conta Premium e os dados?

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  • Tenho uma conta Premium. Sem querer eu saí da conta. Ao fazer o login, como o mesmo e-mail só não lembrava a senha, perdi todos as playlist, poucas e etc.. O que devo fazer para resgatar minha conta...
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Interrupted Ads After Songs

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhenever I pick a song on my daily mix on my mobile device on Spotify, there's ads that keep ...

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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 Wheneve...
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Extremely laggy spotify premium experience on my galaxy s21 android phone, please help me

spotify premium has been very laggy on my android phone these last several months. I have a Samsung galaxy s21 and I've noticed my spotify app has become extremely laggy the more songs I download. I pay for spotify premium and currently have a bit ov...

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  •     spotify premium has been very laggy on my android phone these last several months.   I have a Samsung galaxy s21 and I've noticed my spotify app has become extremely laggy the ...
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Superuser Contribution Download my music Wear OS

Hello,i just got my Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and installed the Spotify App to download music to the watch.The Problem is, I can't see my Playlists or Albums in the watch App.There are just things like 'Heavy Rotations', 'Shows' and other suggestions fr...

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  • Hello, i just got my Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and installed the Spotify App to download music to the watch. The Problem is, I can't see my Playlists or Albums in the watch App. There are just things...
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Superuser Contribution Normalise volume

PlanPremiumCountryU.K DeviceGalaxy S24+ Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueHi all , Normalise volume works well but my question is , does it degrade the quality of the music in hearing ??? Thanks

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  • Plan Premium Country U.K   Device Galaxy S24+   Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue Hi all , Normalise volume works well but my question is , does it degrade...
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Superuser Contribution Local files turned unplayable shortly after downloading

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDevicea52Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI used to have a view local file songs added on my pc and synced with my phone with no problems untill I added about 40 more yesterday and all local files on my ...

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device a52 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue I used to have a view local file songs added on my pc and synced with my phone with n...
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Superuser Contribution Local files transferred from PC now unplayable (older ones still working?!)

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: Samsung S21 (syncing with Windows 10 PC)Operating System: Android 11 (syncing to Windows 10 PC) My Question or Issue:After syncing/downloading local tracks (from a desktop PC to phone via WiFi) to either a playlist or ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: Samsung S21 (syncing with Windows 10 PC) Operating System: Android 11 (syncing to Windows 10 PC)    My Question or Issue: After syncin...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly starts playing

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePixel 5Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueFirst of all, I have done all the default troubleshooting steps (Logout everywhere, change password, reinstall, update, restart, clean cache...) - issue persists ove...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Pixel 5 Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue First of all, I have done all the default troubleshooting steps (Logout everywhere, chang...
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Superuser Contribution Lost all my downloads after an app crash

So, I was listening to my music and suddenly, the app crashed and the music stopped playing. After that, all my downloads are gone. How to fix this?My phone is Samsung Galaxy S8 and the version is Android 9.0.

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  • So, I was listening to my music and suddenly, the app crashed and the music stopped playing. After that, all my downloads are gone. How to fix this? My phone is Samsung Galaxy S8 and the version is ...
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Superuser Contribution Galaxy Watch Unable To Control Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Samsung S21 Ultra 5GOperating SystemWatch: Google Wear OS 3, phone: Android 11 with Samsung's OneUI 3.0 extensions My Question or IssueI cannot get my watch to control my Spotify streaming through...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Samsung S21 Ultra 5G Operating System Watch: Google Wear OS 3, phone: Android 11 with Samsung's OneUI 3.0 extensions &nbsp...
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Superuser Contribution Android notification text colour is same colour as background

The Android notification showing the currently playing song is unreadable as the text colour is the same colour as the background. I'll try and upload a picture.My device is a Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite

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  • The Android notification showing the currently playing song is unreadable as the text colour is the same colour as the background. I'll try and upload a picture. My device is a Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify turns itself on in very different situations - Samsung Galaxy S20 / S21

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20/S21Operating SystemAndroid 10/11 My Question or IssueFor some time now, spotify has been turning on by itself on the Samusng galaxy s20 and later also in the s21 (I switched to s21 - I made a copy of t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Samsung Galaxy S20/S21 Operating System Android 10/11   My Question or Issue For some time now, spotify has been turning on by itself on the Samusng ...
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Superuser Contribution What happens when I paid for a different plan and the plan is not showing

I had an individual monthly plan that expired and I opted to change the plan to student's, and I paid for it and cancelled my individual plan. I paid for the student plan and it didn't reflect. Why was this the case ?

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  • I had an individual monthly plan that expired and I opted to change the plan to student's, and I paid for it and cancelled my individual plan. I paid for the student plan and it didn't reflect. Why w...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify sounds like scratched CD over Bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Pi (9)EarbudsTaotronics Pallas models (one old and one new), Taotronics Sappho modelVersion of Spotify8.5.36.747, Play Store says it is up to date My Question or IssueSince ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Pi (9) Earbuds Taotronics Pallas models (one old and one new), Taotronics Sappho model Version of Spotify...
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Spotify is currently set to offline. How do I switch it to online?

There are older answers to this question, but they don't seem relevant to my display. Please specify every step from the homepage.

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  • There are older answers to this question, but they don't seem relevant to my display. Please specify every step from the homepage.
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Why does Spotify detect screenshots?

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePixel 7aOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueWhy does Spotify detect I took a screenshot? How can I disable this? Thanks

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Pixel 7a Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue Why does Spotify detect I took a screenshot? How can I disable this? Thanks
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