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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 How do I turn off autoplay when connected to a vehicle

When my phone has a Bluetooth connection to a vehicle and open the Spotify app, it will automatically play random music in my library or if I already have podcast paused, the screen will go dark until I hit the back arrow where it will exit out of wh...

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  • When my phone has a Bluetooth connection to a vehicle and open the Spotify app, it will automatically play random music in my library or if I already have podcast paused, the screen will go dark unti...
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Superuser Contribution Why won't Spotify let me thumbs down ads anymore?

It's not like the site DID anything when we thumbs down an ad- I want to get rid of certain organizations and companies that I'll never support and hate hearing about, but now when I try to thumb it down, the thumb icon wiggles but doesn't do anythin...

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  • It's not like the site DID anything when we thumbs down an ad- I want to get rid of certain organizations and companies that I'll never support and hate hearing about, but now when I try to thumb it ...
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Superuser Contribution Songs in my Liked songs taking a very long time(>10 sec) to respond when i play

PlanPremium studentCountrySouth AfricaDeviceHisense E50(RAM 4GB, ROM 64GB)Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueHi community. hope you guys are doing well. I am here for help because this is an ongoing issues since end of February. Whenever ...

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  • Plan Premium student Country South Africa Device Hisense E50(RAM 4GB, ROM 64GB) Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue Hi community. hope you guys are doing well.   ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify thinks my bluetooth headset is a car

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 7, Bluetooth headphonesOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueWith my old phone (a Pixel 5) and these headphones, they worked fine, but Spotify on my current Pixel 7 thinks that the headphones are a car. I had...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 7, Bluetooth headphones Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue With my old phone (a Pixel 5) and these headphones, they worked fine, b...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution tiny album art on landscape android tablet

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Samsung Galaxy Tab A9, Redmi Pad Pro)Operating System(Android 14. My Question or IssueThe album art on my android tablets are so tiny. I think it has something to do with the screen ratio. my iPad has nice and large album ar...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device (Samsung Galaxy Tab A9, Redmi Pad Pro) Operating System (Android 14.   My Question or Issue The album art on my android tablets are so tiny. I think ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify continues playing music after stop a car with Android Auto

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi, Spotify continues playing a music on smartphone after stop a car and disconnect with Android Auto, It didnt do that never ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hi, Spotify continues playing a music on smar...
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Superuser Contribution How do you report or fix wrong lyrics?

PlanPremium DuoCountryColombiaDeviceHuawei Y9 2019Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI have recently moved to Premium, and something I have liked is the synced lyrics option. But I cannot help but notice that there are some songs that eith...

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  • Plan Premium Duo Country Colombia Device Huawei Y9 2019 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I have recently moved to Premium, and something I have liked is the synced lyr...
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Superuser Contribution any song in playlist starts first song

on my playlist as i try to start any song it always starts with the first song in the playlist. i can click any song i want but only first one is started over and over again

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  • on my playlist as i try to start any song it always starts with the first song in the playlist. i can click any song i want but only first one is started over and over again
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Superuser Contribution Cast lyrics to TV by Chromecast

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceHuawei Mate SEOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHi, I'm from one of the countries that received the lyrics implementation (Argentina) and I have to say, it works wonderfully. However, according to the p...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Huawei Mate SE Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm from one of the countries that received the lyrics implementation (A...
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Superuser Contribution How to locate the currently playing song in a very long custom playlist?

PlanPremium My Question or IssueI got a custom playlist that is very long, and in on the "enhanced" mode. I've been used to maintaining the list by selecting the songs dynamically. Sometimes I found I'm listening to a song that is not favorable, and ...

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  • Plan Premium     My Question or Issue I got a custom playlist that is very long, and in on the "enhanced" mode. I've been used to maintaining the list by selecting the songs dynamicall...
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Solved!! Why can't I see my music in any of my playlists and I can't play any songs?

I can't play any music on my playlists. I have five playlists and when I click on them (Android) it says "Let's start building your playlist" but I have ten hours' worth of songs on my biggest playlist. I can see my songs in my playlist on computer S...

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  • I can't play any music on my playlists. I have five playlists and when I click on them (Android) it says "Let's start building your playlist" but I have ten hours' worth of songs on my biggest playli...
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[Android] Spotify automatically starts when I connect to Bluetooth

When I start my car and when the phone bluetooth is connected to the car, Spotify starts playing or resumes automatically.Temporarily I have disconnected audio permission from my phone bluetooth settings so as too any audio except phone calls is not ...

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  • When I start my car and when the phone bluetooth is connected to the car, Spotify starts playing or resumes automatically. Temporarily I have disconnected audio permission from my phone bluetooth se...
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Superuser Contribution New "Create cover art" nowhere to be found on the app?

I was excited to get a notification about being able to create playlist art on the app itself as I'm a designer and I've often created covers for my playlist. But I've clicked on the three dots on any playlist as instructed, but the feature is nowher...

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  • I was excited to get a notification about being able to create playlist art on the app itself as I'm a designer and I've often created covers for my playlist. But I've clicked on the three dots on an...
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Superuser Contribution cant turn off widget when listen music on pc

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevice(Poco F3)Operating System(Xiaomi HyperOS) My Question or IssueWhen i play music on my PC, I see an annoying widget on my phone lockscreen. Can't turn it off.

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  • Plan Premium Country Hungary Device (Poco F3) Operating System (Xiaomi HyperOS)   My Question or Issue When i play music on my PC, I see an annoying widget on my phone lockscreen. Can'...
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Superuser Contribution The Spotify app could seriously be better

I use an android and the amount of seemingly obvious features that make no sense being removed are being removed. Why is it not possible to see entire albums while free? The ONLY reason i can think of is to just make the app more inconvenient and les...

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  • I use an android and the amount of seemingly obvious features that make no sense being removed are being removed. Why is it not possible to see entire albums while free? The ONLY reason i can think o...
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Superuser Contribution The app keeps trying to play random songs when I'm listening to a playlist

When I first open the app and sometimes when I have already started playing a song from a playlist, the app will change to a random song in a random playlist from my library. I've gone through all my settings to make sure every kind of shuffle and au...

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  • When I first open the app and sometimes when I have already started playing a song from a playlist, the app will change to a random song in a random playlist from my library. I've gone through all my...
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Superuser Contribution Disable Video in Search Tab

How do I disable this unnecessary garbage? Waste of data, waste of space, waste of CPU!

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  • How do I disable this unnecessary garbage?   Waste of data, waste of space, waste of CPU!
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