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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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Voice search - results play in Google play music

PlanPremium DeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhenever I use voice search the results end up playing in Google play music. I've set up Google so that Spotify is my preferred service. Is this a known problem? Anyone...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Whenever I use voice search the results end up playing in Google play music. I've se...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify home is blank on android

My Spotify home turned completely blank/black........its been 48 hours and its still not fixed............and spotify chat support is so useless..........There solution for every problem is clean uninstall.........i have been using spotify for a long...

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  • My Spotify home turned completely blank/black........its been 48 hours and its still not fixed............and spotify chat support is so useless..........There solution for every problem is clean uni...
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Superuser Contribution Nothing is displayed in home tabs

PlanFreeCountryIndia DeviceRedmi K20Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueNo songs are displayed in the 'Home' tab in Spotify app. Although 'Search' & 'Your Library' both are working fine. Internet/WiFi is working fine.

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  • Plan Free Country India   Device Redmi K20 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue No songs are displayed in the 'Home' tab in Spotify app. Although 'Search' & 'Y...
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Facebook not Syncing Collab Playlist

When I sent my friend on Messenger a link to add songs to our collab playlist, she was able to add songs at first, but when I got a notification that she added 11+ new songs to the playlist, they don't appear on Spotify (both on Andriod or on PC). Do...

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  • When I sent my friend on Messenger a link to add songs to our collab playlist, she was able to add songs at first, but when I got a notification that she added 11+ new songs to the playlist, they don...
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Songs and Albums were deleted randomly

PlanPremium (family) CountryGermany DeviceLG G7 fit Operating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.1.0 My Question or IssueThe App is deleting my downloaded Songs regularly, whole Albums were deleted several times, and parts of playlists too. Playlists and Albums wh...

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  • Plan Premium (family)   Country Germany   Device LG G7 fit   Operating System Android Oreo 8.1.0   My Question or Issue The App is deleting my downloaded Songs regula...
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Volume likes to randomly jump straight to max since Spotify install

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueSince I've installed spotify my volume likes to randomly jump up to max. I have had this happen sometimes while a song is in progress but many times right when a...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Since I've installed spotify my volume likes to randomly jump up to max. I have had t...
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Spotify goes to the next son without finishing current song

PlanPremiumCountryU.SDeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI noticed recently that the song playing is switched to the next song without being finished, and the next song is also not started from beggining, but from around second...

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  • Plan Premium Country U.S Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I noticed recently that the song playing is switched to the next song without being finished, ...
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Delete Listened Podcast in Home screen

When opening the app, under the Recently Played section of the Home screen, there is always a "Most Listened Podcasts" section with podcasts I don't listen to anymore.Please, I would like to be able to delete this section in the Home screen.

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  • When opening the app, under the Recently Played section of the Home screen, there is always a "Most Listened Podcasts" section with podcasts I don't listen to anymore. Please, I would like to be abl...
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fehlende Verbindung zu Spotify mit Soundhound

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A5 (2017)Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueHallo, ich wollte für die Songtexte Spotify mit Soundhound verbinden. Allerdings führt das immer zur einer Fehlermeldung, in der mir gesagt wird ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue Hallo,   ich wollte für die Songtexte Spotify mit Soundhound v...
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Daily mixes don't load

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy S8 active Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueMy daily mixes still will not load. They show on the home screen, but i'm prompted to try again when I click on them. I've now deleted and reinstalled th...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Galaxy S8 active  Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue My daily mixes still will not load. They show on the home s...
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Podcasts no longer remember position after pause

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePixel 3Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueI've been listening to podcasts for about half a year through the Spotify Android app. Until last week, when I would pause, I could return later and resume the episode w...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Pixel 3 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue I've been listening to podcasts for about half a year through the Spotify Android app. Until ...
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Não consigo seguir amigos

Não aparece no meu perfil a opção seguir amigos, como faço pra ouvir a playlist de amigos? Alarm disso tenho duas contas e quero ficar apenas com uma delas, o que faço?

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  • Não aparece no meu perfil a opção seguir amigos, como faço pra ouvir a playlist de amigos?  Alarm disso tenho duas contas e quero ficar apenas com uma delas, o que faço?  
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Cant play spotify via bkuetooth

None of the PlanPremium familyCountryAustraliaDeviceGalaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I can't stream spotify via Bluetooth to any other devices. It used to work perfectly but for about a month or more now it wont play music. When ...

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  • None of the  Plan Premium family Country Australia Device Galaxy S8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   I can't stream spotify via Bluetooth to any other devi...
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Daily Mix not working [since before new update]

PlanPremiumCountryUK Device(Samsung Galaxy 9) Hi,None of my daily mixes have been working for a while now, which is annoying since its the main reason i signed up. It wont work on my Mac desktop app or web playerSamsung GS9IPhone 7 I have tried delte...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device (Samsung Galaxy 9)   Hi, None of my daily mixes have been working for a while now, which is annoying since its the main reason i signed up. &nbsp...
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Spotify stops casting at 9 seconds of play on Google home hub and also Lenovo smart display

Spotify stops casting after 9 seconds of play from the Google home hub and Lenovo smart display going to Android TV AKA Nvidia Shield. This has been happening for 8 months I've contacted Google I've contacted Spotify I've contacted Lenovo and nobody ...

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  • Spotify stops casting after 9 seconds of play from the Google home hub and Lenovo smart display going to Android TV AKA Nvidia Shield. This has been happening for 8 months I've contacted Google I've ...
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Faroe Islands

Hey people. So i've just gone from a windows phone to a HTC One, and was hoping to once again enjoy spotify, but for some weird reason, i can't find it in the app store, and when i do find it through chrome, the app store says that spotify isn't avai...

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  • Hey people. 🙂  So i've just gone from a windows phone to a HTC One, and was hoping to once again enjoy spotify, but for some weird reason, i can't find it in the app store, and when i do fin...
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Unliked songs/albums reappear in library

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePixel 3, Desktop, Spotify Web Player in ChromeOperating SystemAndroid 9, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI have noticed a strange behaviour of my spotify: if i like a song/album with the heart and "unlike" it - for examp...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Pixel 3, Desktop, Spotify Web Player in Chrome Operating System Android 9, Windows 10   My Question or Issue I have noticed a strange behaviour of m...
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Spotify keeps deleting available songs from my playlist even tho I keep adding them back

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy 9+ My Question or IssueSongs keep disappearing from my playlist even tho I have ' show unavailable songs' turned on and I keep adding some back . I forgot the name of some songs that diqappdisap and I'm very ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy 9+   My Question or Issue Songs keep disappearing from my playlist even tho I have ' show unavailable songs' turned on and I keep a...
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I can't accsess Daily Mixes through "Made For You" section

My Question or IssueI can't accsess Daily Mixes through "Made For You" section. When I search for "Your Daily Mix (genre)" it allows me to see all the playlist made for me. And when I try to open any of my 6 Daily Mixes it doesn't work. The cover jus...

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  • My Question or Issue I can't accsess Daily Mixes through "Made For You" section.  When I search for "Your Daily Mix (genre)" it allows me to see all the playlist made for me. And when I try to...
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Song stops in particular moment everytime

PlanPremiumCountry Device Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue Spotify stops playing in particular song's particular moment without exception. For example,When I play Post Malone's Goodbye, the song stops at 2:12 everytime I play it. And ...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device   Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue   Spotify stops playing in particular song's particular moment without exception. &...
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