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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why remove the Android Widget?

I just found out why my widget dont work anymore on my Note9. I dont get why Spotify shuns Android users. One of the reasons people use Andoid is the widgets and i use the Spotify widget quite allot during the day.Your so called solution is a lazy so...

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  • I just found out why my widget dont work anymore on my Note9.    I dont get why Spotify shuns Android users. One of the reasons people use Andoid is the widgets and i use the Spotify widg...
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Clock does not connect to Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 3 XLOperating SystemAndroid 10 - Patch level September 5, 2019Spotify Version: 8.5.22.734My Question or IssueWhen I try to connect the clock to Spotify I get a screen that briefly says "Loading..." and I'm then taken ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 3 XL Operating System Android 10 - Patch level September 5, 2019 Spotify Version: 8.5.22.734 My Question or Issue When I try to connect the clock to Sp...
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No more space on internal storage

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(Samsung Galaxy S5)Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueHi,I store my music on my external SD card but the spotify app is still on the internal storage of my mobile and it takes about 6GB. It's not possible to ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany Device (Samsung Galaxy S5) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue Hi, I store my music on my external SD card but the spotify app is st...
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Local songs are garbled on phone

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceHuawei LYO-L21Operating SystemAndroid 5.1 My Question or IssueWhen I download local songs onto my phone, they become garbled as if the song is constantly jumping back and forth several times a second.They work fine on my...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Huawei LYO-L21 Operating System Android 5.1   My Question or Issue When I download local songs onto my phone, they become garbled as if the song is c...
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Downloaded songs, not liked

How do I find songs that were automatically downloaded, for instance Discover Weekly mixtape in my case it gets downloaded every week. So I don't "like" the songs individually, it just downloads the mixtape 'cause I changed the toggle switch on to do...

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  • How do I find songs that were automatically downloaded, for instance Discover Weekly mixtape in my case it gets downloaded every week. So I don't "like" the songs individually, it just downloads the ...
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Offline toggle button

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy s7 EdgeOperating SystemAnroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueThe button to toggle offline mode is gone from my buttons menu. I uninstalled spotify and installed it again and it is still missing.

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  • Plan Premium Device Samsung Galaxy s7 Edge Operating System Anroid 8.0.0   My Question or Issue The button to toggle offline mode is gone from my buttons menu. I uninstalled spotify and ...
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Superuser Contribution I can't play the song oreo

PlanPremiumCountry BelguimDeviceSamsung s7Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI can't play the song oreo on my phone or anything als it displaying like a gray bar and i cant press it

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  • Plan Premium Country  Belguim Device Samsung s7 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I can't play the song oreo on my phone or anything als it displaying lik...
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Superuser Contribution Trouble searching downloaded songs!

I have a premium account and for a few months now I have been noticing I have some songs in my library/ downloaded songs that I can not search when I am in offline mode. It's not that I just didn't download the song and thought I did. I can physicall...

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  • I have a premium account and for a few months now I have been noticing I have some songs in my library/ downloaded songs that I can not search when I am in offline mode. It's not that I just didn't d...
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Superuser Contribution Song pauses and starts randomly

PlanPremium(Family)CountryTurkeyDeviceGalaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueToday spotify started to act weird, everything was fine morning. Afternoon everything changed.Spotify started to pause songs. At first I thougt it was about p...

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  • Plan Premium(Family) Country Turkey Device Galaxy S10 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Today spotify started to act weird, everything was fine morning. Afternoon everyth...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't connect on Mobile Data

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceAndroid X chargeOperating SystemAndroid Nougat My Question or IssueAs of about 3 or 4 months ago my spotify on Android will no longer play on mobile data. It tries to connect but then either says it's offline or gets stuck ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Android X charge Operating System Android Nougat   My Question or Issue As of about 3 or 4 months ago my spotify on Android will no longer play on mobil...
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Superuser Contribution app crashes when trying to use the three dotted menu on any song

I'm on android pieWhen I try to click the three dotted menu on any track, it appears blank and the app crashes. I tried older versions and it's the same.It's bad that I've just got premium minutes ago and face something like this. edit*this is the cr...

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  • I'm on android pie When I try to click the three dotted menu on any track, it appears blank and the app crashes.  I tried older versions and it's the same. It's bad that I've just got premium...
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Superuser Contribution The app removes all songs independently

Plan PremiumCountry Germany Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X / 5Operating System Android 9 Pie Hello everybody. I have the same problem for a long time: Spotify decides to remove all songs himself. This happens as follows: Android regularly checks the fil...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X / 5 Operating System Android 9 Pie   Hello everybody.  I have the same problem for a long time: Spotify decides...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app not working on Android (SAMSUNG)

PlanPremiumCountryIEDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid 8 My Question or IssueWhenever i open the spotify app, it tries to log me in, tries to switch the screen to Library or Search and back to the login where it automatically tries to lo...

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  •   Plan Premium Country IE Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android 8   My Question or Issue Whenever i open the spotify app, it tries to log me in, tries to switch the ...
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Superuser Contribution Whole playlist doesn't get played, only a very small percentage (Liked Songs Playlist)

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevicePixel 3Operating SystemLatest Android My Question or IssueThis has been an on going issue for months but I will try my best to describe it. Any time I want to listen to a whole playlist on either shuffle or in ord...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Pixel 3 Operating System Latest Android   My Question or Issue This has been an on going issue for months but I will try my best to describe i...
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Superuser Contribution This website

A lot of problems say "solved! Go to solution" but when I go to solution there is no solution/the solution doesn't work. I have lots of issues and some are probably in premium too judging by the comments on some posts/problems/topics.It's like Spotif...

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  • A lot of problems say "solved! Go to solution" but when I go to solution there is no solution/the solution doesn't work. I have lots of issues and some are probably in premium too judging by the comm...
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Superuser Contribution Not all Liked songs playing in Shuffleplay mode

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung A5 2017Operating System My Question or IssueI have 407 "Liked" songs yet when I select "shuffle play" it selects 81 songs and then plays them. When it reaches the end it starts back at the first!! I wondered why I ha...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung A5 2017 Operating System     My Question or Issue I have 407 "Liked" songs yet when I select "shuffle play" it selects 81 songs and then pla...
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[Android Auto] Album List shows Albums in random Order

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceNokia 6.1Operating SystemAndroid 9 (latest Security Patch) Spotify Version: Latest Beta (8.5.23.681) My Question or IssueWhen I browse trough Library->AlbumsThe List of Albums is shown but it has a absolutely random ord...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Nokia 6.1 Operating System Android 9 (latest Security Patch)   Spotify Version: Latest Beta (8.5.23.681)   My Question or Issue When I browse...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle all not shuffling all

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSAMSUNG GALAXY S9+Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueWhen I select my entire library of liked songs it only plays about 20 songs and rotates through them.

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device SAMSUNG GALAXY S9+ Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue When I select my entire library of liked songs it only plays about 20 songs...
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Superuser Contribution Skipping songs on playlist

my songs arent playing in the order that they should be ive uninstalled and formatted my sd card but its not playing in the order it says its in juat skips songsPremium DeviceLGAndroid

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  • my songs arent playing in the order that they should be ive uninstalled and formatted my sd card but its not playing in the order it says its in juat skips songs Premium   Device LG Android...
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Solved!! Why does Spotiy stop periodically for no reason?

Why does Spotify quite playing every so often for no reason? I running Android 5.02 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.1 with 32Gb.

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  • Why does Spotify quite playing every so often for no reason?  I running Android 5.02 on a Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.1 with 32Gb.
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