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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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Can't play SOS by Avicii

Pls help me. I can't play SOS by Avicii on Spotify app and web player. I've clear cache, data, even reinstall it but it still didn't work. Device: Xiaomi Mi5 Android version: 9.0 Spotify app version: 8.5.8.567

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  • Pls help me. I can't play SOS by Avicii on Spotify app and web player. I've clear cache, data, even reinstall it but it still didn't work. Device: Xiaomi Mi5 Android version: 9.0 Spotify app version:...
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Equalizer for android

PlanPremiumCountryEgyptDeviceHuawei Mate 10 LiteOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI cant find the equalizer in my spotify settings

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  •   Plan Premium Country Egypt Device Huawei Mate 10 Lite Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I cant find the equalizer in my spotify settings
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When i try to play the music in my local files it plays too fast.

PlanPremiumCountryMéxicoDeviceLG-210gOperating SystemAndroid 5.1 My Question or IssueHi, I've this problem since last year and because of that i can't listen properly any of my local files. The music plays but, it plays with a very fast time, which d...

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  • Plan Premium Country México Device LG-210g Operating System Android 5.1   My Question or Issue Hi, I've this problem since last year and because of that i can't listen properly any of ...
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Triple click for previous track not working on daily mix android

Hi allRecently I've noticed that triple click to go to previous track does not work on any of my daily mixes. The function works fine on all other playlists but for some reason not on my daily mixes. I swear that it used to work around 2 months ago. ...

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  • Hi all Recently I've noticed that triple click to go to previous track does not work on any of my daily mixes. The function works fine on all other playlists but for some reason not on my daily mixe...
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Music Randomly Stop (restarts to 1 sec)

I've been having this issue the past couple days where a song will stop in the middle of the song, then go back to the 1 or 2 second mark and pause. I'm not sure what's causing it! Its really annoying...anyone else getting this? I've already tried si...

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  • I've been having this issue the past couple days where a song will stop in the middle of the song, then go back to the 1 or 2 second mark and pause. I'm not sure what's causing it!  Its really a...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Song Disappearance

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(Lg G3 Beat)Operating System(Android 5.0.2) My Question or IssueHiI was using Spotify on my iPhone for a couple of year now and it handle it well but since I needed a secondary device playback SO I setup my old Lg G3 Beat (d...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device (Lg G3 Beat) Operating System (Android 5.0.2)   My Question or Issue Hi I was using Spotify on my iPhone for a couple of year now and it handle it well ...
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Songs not available when too much from same artist

Hello,I have a problem that's been persistent for a while on my Android phone, even after updates from both my phone and the spotify app.I really love Pink Floyd and therefore I have about 90 songs from them saved, and downloaded on my sd card. Probl...

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  • Hello, I have a problem that's been persistent for a while on my Android phone, even after updates from both my phone and the spotify app. I really love Pink Floyd and therefore I have about 90 son...
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Daily Mix error Android

PlanPremiumCountryThe Netherlands DeviceSamsung Galaxy A70Operating SystemAndroid version 9My Question or IssueNot the first time I've seen this problem come by on the web, but none of the solutions are helping me. My Daily mixes won't play anymore. ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country The Netherlands   Device Samsung Galaxy A70 Operating System Android version 9 My Question or Issue Not the first time I've seen this problem come by on th...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution App uncontrollable

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceHuawei mate 20 pro Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueWhenever I load the app it seems to uncontrollably bounce between the home page and a black loading screen with the Spotify logo in the middle. The whole t...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device Huawei mate 20 pro   Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Whenever I load the app it seems to uncontrollably bounce be...
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Missing Spotify in Notifications bar

PlanPremiumCountryBulgariaDeviceLG Nexus 5XOperating SystemAndroid 8.1.0My Question or IssueI open Spotify app and play a song. When I leave it to play in background the only way to change a song or pause is to open app again. There is no 'mini playe...

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  • Plan Premium Country Bulgaria Device LG Nexus 5X Operating System Android 8.1.0 My Question or Issue I open Spotify app and play a song. When I leave it to play in background the only way to...
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Instagram Story Sharing

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDevice( Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, iPad 4)Operating System(iOS 11, Android My Question or IssueOn my android phone instagram story sharing is not working. There is no instagram story sharing menu.Meanwhile on my ipad, there is in...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device ( Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, iPad 4) Operating System (iOS 11, Android 😎   My Question or Issue On my android phone instagram story sharing is not work...
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Its weird..

Ok the issue its that I own a premium account, an explicit mode it's on.. But on several songs there's like something weird with the song.. For example.. Artist: Kid RockSong as it appears: F-ck OffIssue at: 2.26 thru 2.28 It's like if the song was b...

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  • Ok the issue its that I own a premium account, an explicit mode it's on.. But on several songs there's like something weird with the song.. For example..   Artist: Kid Rock Song as it appears...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify stops any connection based activities after few minutes

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceXiaomi Mi8 Lite and Huawei P10 LiteOperating SystemAndroid Oreo and Android Pie My Question or IssueDear all,starting from a lot of month, my wife and me have a lot of issue with our Spotify mobile app. When we start to p...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device Xiaomi Mi8 Lite and Huawei P10 Lite Operating System Android Oreo and Android Pie   My Question or Issue Dear all, starting from a lot of month,...
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Liked Songs/Albums merged when I joined premium?

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceSony Xperia XZsOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueHi, I recently joined premium, having used the free version for a few months now. Prior to joining premium, I most commonly listened to a playlist of my l...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device Sony Xperia XZs Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue Hi, I recently joined premium, having used the free version for a few months n...
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Superuser Contribution UI is different for other members of Family Plan

I am not sure how, but we noticed a problem with my account. While they have the full set up(see attached photo), my account is stuck with the non-premium UI. I have none of the options available to them, although I am on a premium subscription

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  • I am not sure how, but we noticed a problem with my account. While they have the full set up(see attached photo), my account is stuck with the non-premium UI. I have none of the options available to ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify hiccups while playing on Galaxy Note 9

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueSpotify is presenting hiccups while playing any music on my Galaxy Note 9. It's happening when the phone is locked. Whenever I touch or access the pho...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Spotify is presenting hiccups while playing any music on my Galaxy No...
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Superuser Contribution Voice command doesn't work on Android Auto in portuguese

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrazilDeviceOnePlus 5/Android AutoOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI'm trying the voice commands on Android Auto, but it's not working. When I say "Play Ed Sheeran" works fine, but if I say the same command in p...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Brazil Device OnePlus 5/Android Auto Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I'm trying the voice commands on Android Auto, but it's not working....
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Nothing loads on mobile

I open Spotify. It takes forever to even open. When it finally opens none of the images for albums load. And when I click on an album it never stops loading. Even when I search for a song and select it, it never plays. I've tried clearing cache, clea...

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  • I open Spotify. It takes forever to even open. When it finally opens none of the images for albums load. And when I click on an album it never stops loading. Even when I search for a song and select ...
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Shuffle ALL my library

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceNote 9Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueHow on earth do I shuffle all songs in my library not just the Liked ones? I really don't want to have to go through every album and song. What a stupid feature to remove...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Note 9 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue How on earth do I shuffle all songs in my library not just the Liked ones?   I really d...
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Superuser Contribution Lost my 'Liked' playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicemoto g6Operating Systemandroid 8 My Question or IssueI recently bought the intro premium package (3 months for $0.99), everything seemed to be fine. Today I was prompted to reset my password, which I did. Then I noticed tha...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device moto g6 Operating System android 8   My Question or Issue I recently bought the intro premium package (3 months for $0.99), everything seemed to be fine...
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