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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 Music keeps stopping after a few seconds.

FreeCanadaSamsung A20 My music keeps stopping after a few seconds. sometimes it starts playing random songs that are not in my playlist. Doesn't start at beginning of song, starts at whatever time last song stopped at. I've tried changing my password...

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  • Free Canada Samsung A20   My music keeps stopping after a few seconds. sometimes it starts playing random songs that are not in my playlist. Doesn't start at  beginning of song, starts ...
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Superuser Contribution Terrible performance on Android

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(Samsung Galaxy 8 plus)Operating System(Android 9) My Question or IssueIs anyone experiencing a terrible slowness sometimes using Spotify app in Android? By slowness I mean: search and click on a song to have it played, it...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device (Samsung Galaxy 8 plus) Operating System (Android 9)   My Question or Issue Is anyone experiencing a terrible slowness sometimes using Spot...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops screen goes black

Hi all, I am running the latest version of Spotify with CyanogenMod 10.2 on a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. Everything has been fine for weeks until two days ago when Spotify started stopping playing as soons as the screen goes black. I wonder if it follows ...

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  • Hi all,   I am running the latest version of Spotify with CyanogenMod 10.2 on a Samsung Galaxy Ace 2. Everything has been fine for weeks until two days ago when Spotify started stopping play...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify freezes, skipping and stopping music not Possible // Cat S61

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceBullit Cat S61Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or IssueSpotify freezes after pressing skip/back butto, pause not possible, then phone gets reeeeally slow, stopping music is only possible by stopping Spotify process v...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Bullit Cat S61 Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue Spotify freezes after pressing skip/back butto, pause not possible, then phone g...
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Superuser Contribution My playlist keeps shuffling when shuffle is turned off

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 9Operating SystemLatest OS. My IssueMy personal playlist keeps on playing out of order even though the shuffle is off. It's only happening with one playlist and has occurred since the whole W...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom   Device Samsung Galaxy Note  9 Operating System Latest OS.    My Issue My personal playlist keeps on playing out of order even thou...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Podcast gone?

Plan:Premium FamilyPL Device:Android + Web browser My Question or IssueHi, I was listening to the podcast "Lord of the rings". Today it's gone.What happened? Why I'm unable to find in the podcasts list and listen more? Thanks,

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  • Plan: Premium Family PL   Device: Android + Web browser   My Question or Issue Hi, I was listening to the podcast "Lord of the rings". Today it's gone. What happened? Why I'm unabl...
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Superuser Contribution Music keeps pausing

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceSamsung S10eOperating SystemAndriod version 9 My Question or IssuePLEASE can someone help fix this issue as it is driving me crazy. On my downloaded playlists the music keeps pausing and I need to keep opening my phon...

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Samsung S10e Operating System Andriod version 9   My Question or Issue PLEASE can someone help fix this issue as it is driving me crazy. On my dow...
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PlanPremiumCountryGreece DeviceSamsung galaxy s7 My Question or IssueThe app doesn't give me the option to post a song as an instagram story.What should I do? (both instagram and spotify are updated)

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  • Plan Premium Country Greece   Device Samsung galaxy s7   My Question or Issue The app doesn't give me the option to post a song as an instagram story. What should I do? (both inst...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify unusable when downloading songs

PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid 9 For about the last two months or so, when Spotify is downloading songs for offline use, the rest of the app becomes useless. Search doesn't work, pages don't load, and internal and ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Us Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android 9   For about the last two months or so, when Spotify is downloading songs for offline use, the rest of the app...
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Superuser Contribution Adding songs to playlists while offline not working

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 2 XLOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI camp often, and save a lot of new music offline so I can listen to it and add songs to my playlists and likes. Recently when I have don...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 2 XL Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I camp often, and save a lot of new music offline so I c...
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Solved!! Can't play latest TOOL album through chromecast

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceOP & My Question or IssueI have this weird issue where I am not able to stream the latest TOOL album through my chromecast audio setup. All other music seems fine, but when I select any song from the latest TOOL album it jus...

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  • Plan Premium Country NL Device OP &   My Question or Issue I have this weird issue where I am not able to stream the latest TOOL album through my chromecast audio setup. All other mu...
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For smartphone devices, after clicking "forget this device" it still appears the next time I log in

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Pixel 2)Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueFor smartphone devices, after clicking "forget this device" it still appears the next time I log in. Specifically on Amazon Echo devices linked to the same Amazon a...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (Pixel 2) Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue For smartphone devices, after clicking "forget this device" it still appears the ne...
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Tengo un problema premium 199 por un año

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 I have a problem with subscription 199 premium one year [snip - Community Moderator edi...

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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 Iss...
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Spotify acting up

Ill be listening to spotify playing my xbox and my phone will be sleeping while spotify plays and it will stop, and exit to the home screen, so id have to hit the square and click the spotify tab, then once it loads the song that was playing would st...

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  • Ill be listening to spotify playing my xbox and my phone will be sleeping while spotify plays and it will stop, and exit to the home screen, so id have to hit the square and click the spotify tab, th...
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Superuser Contribution Albums added to playlist appears in reverse order. Different from play order.

PlanPremium (family plan)CountryUnited StatesDevicePixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 9 Pie PQ3A.190801.002 My Question or IssueFor multiple years, I have had my spotify playlist sorted by "recently added". If I add an album to the the playlist by pressi...

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  • Plan Premium (family plan) Country United States Device Pixel 2 Operating System Android 9 Pie PQ3A.190801.002   My Question or Issue For multiple years, I have had my spotify playlist...
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Solved!! W1dg3t?

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

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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  
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Using play button on lock screen with Airpods

PlanPremiumCountryLatviaDevice(Samsung Galaxy s10e)Operating System(Android 9)My Question or IssueHello!I just bought Samsung Galaxy s10e. I'm usually listening music with my Airpods. And when I'm with my Airpods I can't pause music on lock screen. W...

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  • Plan Premium Country Latvia Device (Samsung Galaxy s10e) Operating System (Android 9) My Question or Issue Hello! I just bought Samsung Galaxy s10e. I'm usually listening music with my Airp...
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Superuser Contribution No Spotify app on my Play Store (SONY XPERIA TIPO)

PlanFree/PremiumCountry : FRANCE DeviceSONY XPERIA TIPOOperating SystemANDROID My Question or IssueHi,I'm looking for help : I cannot find the Spotify App on my Google Play Store on my SONY XPERIA TIPO. If there's in indeed no Spotify App for my phon...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country : FRANCE   Device SONY XPERIA TIPO Operating System ANDROID   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm looking for help : I cannot find the Spotify App on my Goog...
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Superuser Contribution Email on fb changed but it didnt change on spotify

So i changed my fb email like 3 months ago but spotify related emails are still being sent to the old one and on the profile i still see my old one.Thanks for any help

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  • So i changed my fb email like 3 months ago but spotify related emails are still being sent to the old one and on the profile i still see my old one. Thanks for any help  
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Superuser Contribution Play/pause on local screen

PlanPremiumCountryFrancesca DeviceHonor 6Operating SystemAndroid 6.0Spotify 8.5.23.686 and previous My Question or IssueThe play/pause button on lock screen is not working. It sends two events :The music pauses, then immediately restarts.

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  • Plan Premium Country Francesca   Device Honor 6 Operating System Android 6.0 Spotify 8.5.23.686 and previous   My Question or Issue The play/pause button on lock  screen&nb...
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