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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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Time to leave

I'm not expecting nothing good hier since apps suport was killed. (cause of Lazify)Now Wifgets are killed. What is next ? remote control of other spotify devices?Now its realy time to leave.Such big companies can only learn a lesson via losing money.

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  • I'm not expecting nothing good hier since apps suport was killed. (cause of Lazify) Now Wifgets are killed. What is next ? remote control of other spotify devices? Now its realy time to leave. Suc...
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Can Android TV get a 'shuffle playlist' button?

I use spotify on my Sony Android TV (not an android tv box), even though it started crashing a lot lately. I listen to playlists, since that's about all you can do anyways, but I like to shuffle the larger playlists. To do this, I need to play a song...

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  • I use spotify on my Sony Android TV (not an android tv box), even though it started crashing a lot lately. I listen to playlists, since that's about all you can do anyways, but I like to shuffle the ...
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Songs playing twice on artist page

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceAsus ZenFone 4Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or IssueWhen I play shuffle on an artist's plage, the automated playlist creates a playlist with duplicated songs immediately one after the other. You can see this in...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Asus ZenFone 4 Operating System Android 8.0   My Question or Issue When I play shuffle on an artist's plage, the automated playlist creates a...
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Superuser Contribution How do I find my playlist on Android mobile

PlanFree/PremiumNote 9Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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[Android] Lock Screen not showing up

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceOnePlus 3Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSpotify on my mobile has never showned the playing music on my lock screen, I tried every possible settings, no luck! I want to be able to check, pause, stop songs via d...

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  • Plan Premium Country NL Device OnePlus 3 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Spotify on my mobile has never showned the playing music on my lock screen, I tried every pos...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Widget can't load

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceHuawei Mate 10 liteOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSince the Android update to Android PIE I am not able to use the Spotify widget. It just displays a message saying "error while loading the widget".

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device Huawei Mate 10 lite Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Since the Android update to Android PIE I am not able to use the Spotify widget....
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Bug app on Android

Spotify PremiumCountry France Device Redmi Note 7Operating System Android Hi,For two days now, I am encountering a bug with the app on my phone. I tried to download a lot of podcasts yesterday, before travelling, and now I can't open the app on my ph...

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  • Spotify Premium Country France   Device Redmi Note 7 Operating System Android   Hi, For two days now, I am encountering a bug with the app on my phone. I tried to download a lot...
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Superuser Contribution Instagram Stories

Buenas, tengo un problema. No puedo compartir canciones de Spotify a Instagram Stories. Tengo ambas aplicaciones actualizadas e intentado borrando caché y desinstalando las aplicaciones, aún así no tengo solución.Mi modelo de celular es un Moto g6 pl...

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  • Buenas, tengo un problema. No puedo compartir canciones de Spotify a Instagram Stories. Tengo ambas aplicaciones actualizadas e intentado borrando caché y desinstalando las aplicaciones, aún así no t...
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Storage location option has gone

PlanPremiumCountry PolandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8+Operating System, Android 8.0 My Question or Issue I just noticed that spotify setting no longer allows me to select a data storage location and I can only guess this is to do with a fix for music undo...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Poland Device Samsung Galaxy S8+ Operating System, Android 8.0   My Question or Issue  I just noticed that spotify setting no longer allows me to se...
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Android Auto and widget problem

My Question or IssueSpotify, did you know that the Android Auto use the widget to work? Know it, because now he says that spotify doesn't work and so i have to use the phone while i'm driving, not the best option

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  • My Question or Issue Spotify, did you know that the Android Auto use the widget to work? Know it, because now he says that spotify doesn't work and so i have to use the phone while i'm driving, not ...
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Spotify starts playing after saying OK Google

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceHuawei P20 Pro Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen I am in the car and listening to music, I often want to use Google Assistant. So I pause Spotify and say OK Google. Now the music starts playing again jus...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device Huawei P20 Pro  Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue When I am in the car and listening to music, I often want to use Google Assist...
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Changing library on PC keeps changing library playing on phone

Recently (about past 2weeks) when ever i change the playing library on my phone it changes the playing library on my PC and vice verser. Its only started around 2 weeks ago and is annoying. NOt sure if its a setting but how do i stop it

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  • Recently (about past 2weeks) when ever i change the playing library on my phone it changes the playing library on my PC and vice verser.   Its only started around 2 weeks ago and is ...
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Playlist issue

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceSamsung S9 + (SM-G965F) Operating SystemAndroid 94.9.59 - 16381285 My Question or IssueWhen adding songs to playlist, playlists comes up in random order, newest playlist are not first, order is not the same as normal in ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Samsung S9 + (SM-G965F)   Operating System Android 9 4.9.59 - 16381285   My Question or Issue When adding songs to playlist,  pla...
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Me bloquea música local en Android

Cargue archivos locales desde la Spotify en PC y los descargué en Android pero estoy teniendo un problema con una cancion en especifico. Me bloquea la canción "Afilando los Cuchillos", como esta no está en Spotify la agregue desde los archivos locale...

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  • Cargue archivos locales desde la Spotify en PC y los descargué en Android pero estoy teniendo un problema con una cancion en especifico.     Me bloquea la canción "Afilando los Cuchi...
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Superuser Contribution Como passar as músicas para o microSD?

Desde as últimas atualizações não aparece mais a aba "armazenamento". Usuário Premium

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app opens when song ends

PlanFreeCountryUSDevice Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issuewhen a song or ad ends, the spotify app opens on my screen. never happened before & extremely annoying.

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  • Plan Free Country US Device   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue when a song or ad ends, the spotify app opens on my screen. never happened before & extremely ann...
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Instagram Stories

I uninstalled both Instagram and Spotify and the option still isn't there. I click more and the only Instagram share opinion is to direct message the song to someone. But i couldnt find instagram stories optionPhone is a Xiaomi Pocophone f1 Instagram...

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  • I uninstalled both Instagram and Spotify and the option still isn't there. I click more and the only Instagram share opinion is to direct message the song to someone. But i couldnt find instagram sto...
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My playlists shuffle for each artists. I can't change

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceHuawei P10 PlusOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueHi. I have a problem about my playlists. Songs don't play in my queue. Actually artist to artist queue is going alphabetically normal but if my playlist have...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Huawei P10 Plus Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Hi. I have a problem about my playlists. Songs don't play in my queue. Actually a...
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Wont open, at all

None of the below information is required. The app just wont open. When intry I get big logo, little logo, back to home screen. Then error message. Prior to this I had issues with google smart lock. I have lost count the amount of times I have uninst...

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  • None of the below information is required. The app just wont open. When intry I get big logo, little logo, back to home screen. Then error message. Prior to this I had issues with google smart lock. ...
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Recently begun shuffling the same songs over and over again

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceSamsung A80Operating SystemLatest Android My Question or IssueRecently whenever listening on shuffle the same songs just play over and over again.. its quite odd.. More so as there is over 200 songs in some playl...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Samsung A80 Operating System Latest Android   My Question or Issue Recently whenever listening on shuffle the same songs just play over and o...
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