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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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can't pause songs into android app

Plan: PremiumDevice: Samsung Galaxy 10Operating System: AndroidApp version: 8.5.20.857 Just some weeks ago when I try to pause a song into the app, it start again after few seconds.I tried cleanning the cache and also reinstslling the app....and noth...

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  • Plan: Premium Device: Samsung Galaxy 10 Operating System: Android App version: 8.5.20.857   Just some weeks ago when I try to pause a song into the app, it start again after few seconds. ...
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Removing the Widget

PlanPremium Operating SystemAndroid My IssueRemoving the widget was a very bad idea. It was so usefull. Now i have to startup Spotify first, no lockscreen control... that realy sucks.If it dosn't come back i'll switch to Deezer.

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  • Plan Premium     Operating System Android    My Issue Removing the widget was a very bad idea. It was so usefull. Now i have to startup Spotify first, no lockscreen contro...
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Songs stop and start on my phone but not connection issues

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGalaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueRecently, my songs have started stopping then starting again a couple seconds later, ranging from just 3 or 4 to what feels like over 10 seconds. It still says...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Galaxy S10 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Recently, my songs have started stopping then starting again a couple seconds later...
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I can't play a specific song

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceOneplus 6TOperating SystemNewest version of Android My Question or IssueI have the song "Ave Maria" from Kollegah and Farid Bang in my playlist, but everytime the song would play, it skips to the next one. This is the o...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device Oneplus 6T Operating System Newest version of Android   My Question or Issue I have the song "Ave Maria" from Kollegah and Farid Bang in my playlist...
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Sd card option

First of all your forum posting thing needs to be simplified... like why is it so clunky? Ok, I recently re-downloaded spotify and I cannot find the option to download my music to my sd card. The option that was there is not showing up for me.Can you...

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  • First of all your forum posting thing needs to be simplified... like why is it so clunky?   Ok, I recently re-downloaded spotify and I cannot find the option to download my music to my sd card...
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Spotify crashes when I try to play ANY song.

PlantationsPremiumCountryUSADeviceOnePlus 7 proOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI had no issue using the app last week but I loaded it up tonight and cannot play more than 3 seconds of any song before it crashes. I have tried several clean...

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  • Plantations Premium Country USA Device OnePlus 7 pro Operating System Android       My Question or Issue I had no issue using the app last week but I loaded it up tonight ...
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No search possible

Can't search anything sinne more than one month, because spotyfy is offline all the time even though I'm in WIFI or mobile data.PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceGalaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 9 pie

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  • Can't search anything sinne more than one month, because spotyfy is offline all the time even though I'm in WIFI or mobile data. Plan Premium Country Germany Device Galaxy S8 Operating System ...
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Spotify has completely changed the order of my playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueI sort my playlist by recently added - it's by far the best way to sort playlists, since it means the top of your playlist is always the newest song you've added, and if you listen ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device All Operating System All   My Question or Issue I sort my playlist by recently added - it's by far the best way to sort playlists, since it means the top...
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Black outline on icon after latest update

I was wondering if anyone else wasn't only seeing a black outline around the Spotify icon. Is a simply how they designed it or is my phone just showing at that way. It wasn't showing that way before the update. PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceHuawei No...

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  • I was wondering if anyone else wasn't only seeing a black outline around the Spotify icon.    Is a simply how they designed it or is my phone just showing at that way.   It wasn't ...
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Solved!! How Do I Access My Playlists? Can't Find Them!

Navigation menu on Android has 3 tabs ( Home, Search, Your Music)In the *Your Music* section, only 5 options appear: - Made for You- Stations- Songs - Albums- Artistsbelow that is the recently played section. That's it! Is this normal that there is n...

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  • Navigation menu on Android has 3 tabs ( Home, Search, Your Music) In the *Your Music* section, only 5 options appear: - Made for You - Stations - Songs  - Albums - Artists below that is th...
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Daily mixes don't display across platforms after liking then unliking

Hi! I'm a new premium member and I love the daily mixes. Problem is they have all disappeared across my platforms (android and OSX). This seems to have happened after I liked them and then decided to unlike them because I didn't want them in my list ...

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  • Hi!  I'm a new premium member and I love the daily mixes.  Problem is they have all disappeared across my platforms (android and OSX).  This seems to have happened after I liked them a...
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Spotify not working on S10

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceS10Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueWhen I press play on spotify and close my phone it goes well but if I pause the music and come back 2m later it dosent let me do anything from the lock screen. How to fix?

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device S10 Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue When I press play on spotify and close my phone it goes well but if I pause the music and come back...
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Spotify Mobile not playing when I hit "play"

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My IssueWhen I turn on Spotify (mobile) and try to play a song/ podcast, it will not play. I tap the play button, it turns into a pause button, and it will sit there for a minut...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Issue When I turn on Spotify (mobile) and try to play a song/ podcast, it will not play. I tap...
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Solved!! Music stops when phone is locked?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung galaxy note 8Operating SystemAndroid OreoMy Question or IssueWhen i lock my phone spotify pauses or stops, and when i hit the unlock button to wake it up (im not entering my password) spotify continues the song.

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung galaxy note 8 Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue When i lock my phone spotify pauses or stops, and when i hit the unlock ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New Liked Songs and Saved Albums problem

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung S8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWith the new update to Spotify removing Saved Songs and replacing it with Liked Songs you can no longer have and album saved and songs from that album in your Like...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung S8 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue With the new update to Spotify removing Saved Songs and replacing it with...
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Using Spotify menus while on a bad connection is glitchy and frustrating

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceHUAWEI P20Operating SystemANDROID 8.1 My Question or Issue This has been true for my last 2 devices running Spotify: spotify is very frustrating to use on a bad connection. When the wifi is weak or when the data connect...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device HUAWEI P20 Operating System ANDROID 8.1   My Question or Issue  This has been true for my last 2 devices running Spotify: spotify is very ...
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Superuser Contribution Can't pause on lock screen while using wired headphones

PremiumCountryUkDeviceSamsung Galaxy A8 2018Operating SystemAndroid Pie 9.0 My Question or IssueWhenever I use Spotify with wired headphones I can't pause while on the lock screen it just immediately unpauses and sometimes it skips the track I'm curr...

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  • Premium Country Uk Device Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 Operating System Android Pie 9.0   My Question or Issue Whenever I use Spotify with wired headphones I can't pause while on the lock scr...
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"Premium users only" can't listen to Spotify via speakers

PlanFreeCountryPolandDeviceHUAWEI P9 lite, NAD c338Operating SystemANDROID My Question or IssueI had been lisning to Spotify via my NAD C338 for 4 months without problems. I just loged in to my Spotify account on my phone and choosed my device and it...

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  •   Plan Free Country Poland Device HUAWEI P9 lite, NAD c338 Operating System ANDROID   My Question or Issue I had been lisning to Spotify via my NAD C338 for 4 months without prob...
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[Premium] Random songs (from random bands) play when I shuffle play an album

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePixel 3Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen I go to an album and hit shuffle play, it plays songs I don't want to hear. I thought this was a free only feature? I'm on premium, why can't I listen to the music I ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA   Device Pixel 3 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When I go to an album and hit shuffle play, it plays songs I don't want to hear....
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"Ok Google play [artist]", no longer auto plays top songs

Since Tuesday, When I ask Spotify to play an artist via Google Voice commands, it now only loads the artists page and doesn't automatically play the artists top songs. This is very annoying as I use this handsfree feature when driving. My phone is Ho...

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  • Since Tuesday, When I ask Spotify to play an artist via Google Voice commands, it now only loads the artists page and doesn't automatically play the artists top songs. This is very annoying as I use ...
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