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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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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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Spotify only plays about 30 seconds of each song on Galaxy 8+

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSuddenly no matter what playlist I'm playing, Spotify moves to the next song after only 30 seconds or so. I've seen this topic posted from as far back as 2016, b...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Samsung Galaxy 8+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Suddenly no matter what playlist I'm playing, Spotify moves to the next song a...
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Superuser Contribution How do I shuffle all songs in my library. Feature is gone since update

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Superuser Contribution 'Partially' Premium

I have bought premium plan for about 8 euros, it end in August. When I'm log in on browser it shows Premium. In application I can listen to one song without shuffling or commercials, also skip songs.What I can't do is download song. Everytime I have ...

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  • I have bought premium plan for about 8 euros, it end in August. When I'm log in on browser it shows Premium. In application I can listen to one song without shuffling or commercials, also skip songs....
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Lecture ecran eteint

Bonjour, depuis une récente mise à jour, la lecture s'arrête lorsque le téléphone(Samsung S8+) passe en veille(écran noir) et reprend dès que je le sors de la veille. Quelle est la solution?

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  • Bonjour,   depuis une récente mise à jour, la lecture s'arrête lorsque le téléphone(Samsung S8+) passe en veille(écran noir) et reprend dès que je le sors de la veille.   Quelle est la ...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to search by artist in android auto

PremiumCountry DeviceMoto G4Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen connecting to my car using full link, I cannot search by artist, it doesn't do anything and times out. Searching by album is ok however. Any ...

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  •     Premium Country   Device Moto G4 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue When connecting to my car using full link, I c...
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Superuser Contribution Turning on the explicit filter in spotify app

Hi. It's great to be back in the community. I have something to ask. I like all kinds of music, and so does my mom. We'll pretty much listen to anything we want!! Unfortenely, she has a rule we're I can't play explicit tagged music on my Spotify, and...

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  • Hi. It's great to be back in the community. I have something to ask. I like all kinds of music, and so does my mom. We'll pretty much listen to anything we want!! Unfortenely, she has a rule we're I ...
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instagram I can not share in stories the music

I have 2 devices an android (samsung galaxy s9 +) and one ios (ipad 2017), in ios i can share the songs, already in android not, and wanted to solve the problem in android, already tried the solution to put 2 bills but it was temporary this solution....

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  • I have 2 devices an android (samsung galaxy s9 +) and one ios (ipad 2017), in ios i can share the songs, already in android not, and wanted to solve the problem in android, already tried the solution...
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Solved!! No songs and Playlists empty

PlanFreeCountryTurkeyDeviceLG G2Operating SystemAndroid Lollipop My Question or IssueAny playlist I click on is empty, I can't search for any songs, there is pretty much nothing on the app. I can only see a song if I open it on my computer and it sho...

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  •   Plan Free Country Turkey Device LG G2 Operating System Android Lollipop   My Question or Issue Any playlist I click on is empty, I can't search for any songs, there is pretty m...
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Solved!! No songs show up.

PlanPremiumDeviceLG G2Operating SystemAndroid Lollipop My Question or IssueI open the app and there are no songs, all the playlists say they are empty, when i try to search it says something went wrong. I can't access any song.I've tried reinstalling...

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  • Plan Premium Device LG G2 Operating System Android Lollipop   My Question or Issue I open the app and there are no songs, all the playlists say they are empty, when i try to search it sa...
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Update Introduced Lag

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid Version 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I'm running 8.4.95.785, and this update and the last have made loading times super slow. It used to be almost instant to go from menu to menu, o...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Version 8.0.0   My Question or Issue   I'm running 8.4.95.785, and this update and the last have mad...
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Recently played / favorites behavior

I'm using the Mac OSX desktop app on the free plan. Until recently, when I clicked "play" on an album in my recently played list, it only played the songs I had favorited on that album. Recently, though, when I click "play," it plays all songs on the...

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  • I'm using the Mac OSX desktop app on the free plan.   Until recently, when I clicked "play" on an album in my recently played list, it only played the songs I had favorited on that album.&nbsp...
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Song filtering hides last song

Galaxy s8+, Premium sub.Filtering my liked songs gives a list where the last song in the list is covered by the bar at the bottom of the app that shows the currently playing song. If I filter for a list and scroll to the bottom, it is always half cut...

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  • Galaxy s8+, Premium sub. Filtering my liked songs gives a list where the last song in the list is covered by the bar at the bottom of the app that shows the currently playing song. If I filter for a...
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'Library Full' error message - but my storage is nearly empty!

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI keep on getting an error message saying that my 'library is full' and that I 'need to remove more music' to continue downloading songs for usage offline. However, t...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I keep on getting an error message saying that my 'library is full' and that I 'need to re...
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Latest update from spotify on android

i find that the latest update for spotify premium on android sets the user interface back quite a bit and i think its trash. I have had songs randomly stop or start over. There is a long delay to try to do anything. One of my biggest issues is splitt...

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  • i find that the latest update for spotify premium on android sets the user interface back quite a bit and i think its trash. I have had songs randomly stop or start over. There is a long delay to try...
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Android: I can't Shuffle Everytime I chose a new song

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDevice(Samsung Galaxy 6+ Edge)Operating System(Android N) My Question or IssueI'm having problem whenever I chose a brand new song in the Liked Playlist. For example if I was scrolling for a song that I like I would just pre...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device (Samsung Galaxy 6+ Edge) Operating System (Android N)   My Question or Issue I'm having problem whenever I chose a brand new song in the Li...
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Shuffle turns off once you play a song from your 'Liked Songs'

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceXiaomi Mi A1Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueHey, for some reason whenever I tap play on a song in my 'Liked Songs' playlist, shuffle turns off automatically. It used to be always on if you set it so but ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Romania Device Xiaomi Mi A1 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Hey, for some reason whenever I tap play on a song in my 'Liked Songs' play...
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Shuffle all songs in library

So every so often I like to shuffle all the songs I've added to my library. Thanks to the new UI that seems to be impossible. Either bring this functionality back or please tell me how to do this with going through and liking hundreds of songs.

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  • So every so often I like to shuffle all the songs I've added to my library. Thanks to the new UI that seems to be impossible. Either bring this functionality back or please tell me how to do this wit...
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Song repeats

PlanPremiumCountryAmericaDeviceMoto G6 Play My Question or IssueI've been having an issue recently where any time I listen to a new artist on shuffle the song playing will repeat itself once or even multiple times before playing a new one. I don't ha...

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  •   Plan Premium Country America Device Moto G6 Play   My Question or Issue I've been having an issue recently where any time I listen to a new artist on shuffle the song playing wil...
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Playlist > sort by "recently added" not working properly

PremiumUSA Device - Motorolla XPureOperating System(Android 7.0) My Question or Issue When sorting through my playlist, I notice that several that I have saved on my desktop application are not there on my mobile application. While on the mobile app,...

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  •     Premium USA   Device - Motorolla XPure Operating System (Android 7.0)   My Question or Issue   When sorting through my playlist, I notice that several tha...
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Recently played on android

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNorwayDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Samsung Galaxy 9My Question or IssueHi. After the recent update the "recently played" option is gone on my an...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Norway Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Samsung Galaxy 9 My Question or Issu...
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