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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 Editing playlist order on spotify mobile (Android)

Why doesn't spotify support manually changing the order of playlists on the mobile version? Is there some kind of technical hurdle to work around or are Spotify just not listening to the people that are asking for it?

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  • Why doesn't spotify support manually changing the order of playlists on the mobile version?   Is there some kind of technical hurdle to work around or are Spotify just not listening to the p...
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Pausing/Playing music through bluetooth headsaet and Galaxy Watch not working.

Using the pause/play tap on my Bragi Dash Pro earbuds is not working through the connection with Spotify through Galaxy Watch. Not using the bluetooth connection on phone. Using the mobile data directly from the watch. The taps to move a track forwar...

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  • Using the pause/play tap on my Bragi Dash Pro earbuds is not working through the connection with Spotify through Galaxy Watch. Not using the bluetooth connection on phone. Using the mobile data direc...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Apps won't stream

My Spotify won't play anything online but it can play downloaded songs just fine. Online songs won't play in both my phone and my PC, but somehow the Spotify web player can stream online songs just fine. So my guess would be that the Spotify app itse...

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  •  My Spotify won't play anything online but it can play downloaded songs just fine. Online songs won't play in both my phone and my PC, but somehow the Spotify web player can stream online songs ...
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Songs keep pausing and restarts when i touch my phone, started happening about 2 weeks ago.

PlanPremiumCountryNZDeviceSamsung s9+Operating System My Question or IssueFor the past 2 weeks approx songs keep pausing, when I touch my phone they will restart! Its driving me mad. never had a problem with the app before. Pauses if I'm using in the...

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  • Plan Premium Country NZ Device Samsung s9+ Operating System     My Question or Issue For the past 2 weeks approx songs keep pausing, when I touch my phone they will restart! Its d...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Android on usb in a car

Hello, I have a LG G3 with the last update. I want play my music with a prenium acccompte in my car with a usb cable, but i can't. The music on my LG it's ok it's work on my radio with the usb cable. The problem is the application because the music p...

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  • Hello,   I have a LG G3 with the last update. I want play my music with a prenium acccompte in my car with a usb cable, but i can't. The music on my LG it's ok it's work on my radio with t...
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Mein Mixtape

My Question or IssueSpotify premium, auf Huawei P20,Android 9Mein Mixtape lässt sich nicht aufrufen,es erschein nur Fehlermeldung: Tut uns leid,da ist was schief gelaufen.In der freien Version ( ich hatte genau deswegen gekündigt)funktionierte es dan...

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  •   My Question or Issue Spotify premium, auf Huawei P20,Android 9 Mein Mixtape lässt sich nicht aufrufen,es erschein nur Fehlermeldung: Tut uns leid,da ist was schief gelaufen.In der  fre...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle for liked songs "playlist"

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDevicePocophoneOperating SystemAndroid 10.2 My Question or IssueShuffle keeps getting turned off whenever I select music from the "playlist". This wasn't the case before when it was under Saved songs. Now it moved to a play...

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Pocophone Operating System Android 10.2   My Question or Issue Shuffle keeps getting turned off whenever I select music from the "playlist". This ...
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Superuser Contribution How can I disable Genius behind the lyrics?

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceUmidigi F1Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueHow can I disable Genius, behind the lyrics?. I can`t see the option in settings. Thanks.

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device Umidigi F1 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue How can I disable Genius, behind the lyrics?. I can`t see the option in settings. Thanks.
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Played podcast episodes marked unplayed

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMoto Z2 ForceOperating SystemAndroid 8 My Question or IssueA couple days ago every episode of The NoSleep podcast was marked unplayed, and now I have no idea which episodes I still need to listen to. I just need to know if t...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Moto Z2 Force Operating System Android 8   My Question or Issue A couple days ago every episode of The NoSleep podcast was marked unplayed, and now I hav...
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Go to Playlist Radio option no longer available

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI can no longer generate a radio station based on playlists. The option "Go to Playlist Radio" used to appear for every playlist, but I can no longer find a w...

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I can no longer generate a radio station based on playlists. The option ...
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Manage individual offline songs

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceHuawei p20 proOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhere can I see an exclusive list of all downloaded songs, and how do I download and remove individual songs from my library? I've seen answers that say you hav...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Huawei p20 pro Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Where can I see an exclusive list of all downloaded songs, and how do I download and...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify opens itself and skips songs without me interacting.

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceSony XZ PremiumOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueSince this morning I'm experiencing the following problem: Spotify starts itself and plays a random playlist. While doing that it keeps going to the nex...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Sony XZ Premium Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Since this morning I'm experiencing the following problem: Spotify starts it...
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Superuser Contribution Google clock is now muted

For the last 2 weeks I was getting an error when I tried to use Google Clock to play a song on Spotify. I would get a beeping sound and an error message. The message was along the lines of 'can't connect to local device". Today I noticed an update to...

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  • For the last 2 weeks I was getting an error when I tried to use Google Clock to play a song on Spotify. I would get a beeping sound and an error message. The message was along the lines of 'can't con...
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Superuser Contribution Stockage problem

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung S10+Operating SystemAndroid Pie Hello,I have a very annoying issue everytime the application is updated, or even sometimes when I reboot my phone :- all the songs start dowloading again on my SD card (which is fa...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung S10+ Operating System Android Pie   Hello, I have a very annoying issue everytime the application is updated, or even sometimes when I reboot...
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Superuser Contribution Songs Added to liked playlist being added in a random order?

PlanPremiumCountryu.k.Devicehuwawei p20 proOperating Systemandroid My Question or Issuenot happy with the new things that have happenend with spotify recently but hey it is what it is and i can work around most of it. However one thing i feel is a ma...

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  •   Plan Premium Country u.k. Device huwawei p20 pro Operating System android    My Question or Issue not happy with the new things that have happenend with spotify recently b...
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Superuser Contribution New 2019 Update

I have an Android and just got the 2019 update. I have 2 main issues with it.1- Where are my songs?! I want all of my downloaded content in ONE place. I do not want to have to choose which playlist I want to listen to. Sometimes I just want to shuffl...

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  • I have an Android and just got the 2019 update. I have 2 main issues with it. 1- Where are my songs?! I want all of my downloaded content in ONE place. I do not want to have to choose which playlist...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify pauses mid song when screen is off, starts playing as soon as I wake it up.

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Devices8+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI've checked the battery saving settings, I've cleared the cache and data. I've force closed and reopened. I've turned off the setting to shut off Spotify when it's running ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device s8+ Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I've checked the battery saving settings, I've cleared the cache and data. I've force clos...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Default player?

Is there anyway to make Spotify the default player on an Android system? This is of most concern when I'm using the system in conjunction with a bluetooth interface in my car.

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  • Is there anyway to make Spotify the default player on an Android system?  This is of most concern when I'm using the system in conjunction with a bluetooth interface in my car.  
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Still the same favourite

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7 edgeOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueOn my home page for five months, I see the same "favorite songs" all the time and I do not know how to change them. I heard some of them once, I did...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Samsung Galaxy S7 edge Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue On my home page for five months, I see the same "favorite songs" all the...
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List of Performers / Favourite Performers problem

Hi I've had issue with my Performers List. Some of them work fine - when clicked shows Performer site with Most Popular, Album List and other.But.Some of them (please see atachement) show only a few albums /songs which is very annoying. So, in many c...

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  • Hi   I've had issue with my Performers List. Some of them work fine - when clicked shows Performer site with Most Popular, Album List and other. But. Some of them (please see atachement) sho...
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