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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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Superuser Contribution Normalise volume

PlanPremiumCountryU.K DeviceGalaxy S24+ Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueHi all , Normalise volume works well but my question is , does it degrade the quality of the music in hearing ??? Thanks

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  • Plan Premium Country U.K   Device Galaxy S24+   Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue Hi all , Normalise volume works well but my question is , does it degrade...
  • Ivelina
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Superuser Contribution Local files turned unplayable shortly after downloading

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDevicea52Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI used to have a view local file songs added on my pc and synced with my phone with no problems untill I added about 40 more yesterday and all local files on my ...

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device a52 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue I used to have a view local file songs added on my pc and synced with my phone with n...
  • preyexe
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Superuser Contribution Local files transferred from PC now unplayable (older ones still working?!)

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: Samsung S21 (syncing with Windows 10 PC)Operating System: Android 11 (syncing to Windows 10 PC) My Question or Issue:After syncing/downloading local tracks (from a desktop PC to phone via WiFi) to either a playlist or ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: Samsung S21 (syncing with Windows 10 PC) Operating System: Android 11 (syncing to Windows 10 PC)    My Question or Issue: After syncin...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly starts playing

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicePixel 5Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueFirst of all, I have done all the default troubleshooting steps (Logout everywhere, change password, reinstall, update, restart, clean cache...) - issue persists ove...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Pixel 5 Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue First of all, I have done all the default troubleshooting steps (Logout everywhere, chang...
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Superuser Contribution Lost all my downloads after an app crash

So, I was listening to my music and suddenly, the app crashed and the music stopped playing. After that, all my downloads are gone. How to fix this?My phone is Samsung Galaxy S8 and the version is Android 9.0.

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  • So, I was listening to my music and suddenly, the app crashed and the music stopped playing. After that, all my downloads are gone. How to fix this? My phone is Samsung Galaxy S8 and the version is ...
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Superuser Contribution Galaxy Watch Unable To Control Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Samsung S21 Ultra 5GOperating SystemWatch: Google Wear OS 3, phone: Android 11 with Samsung's OneUI 3.0 extensions My Question or IssueI cannot get my watch to control my Spotify streaming through...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 and Samsung S21 Ultra 5G Operating System Watch: Google Wear OS 3, phone: Android 11 with Samsung's OneUI 3.0 extensions &nbsp...
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Superuser Contribution Android notification text colour is same colour as background

The Android notification showing the currently playing song is unreadable as the text colour is the same colour as the background. I'll try and upload a picture.My device is a Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite

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  • The Android notification showing the currently playing song is unreadable as the text colour is the same colour as the background. I'll try and upload a picture. My device is a Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite
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Superuser Contribution What happens when I paid for a different plan and the plan is not showing

I had an individual monthly plan that expired and I opted to change the plan to student's, and I paid for it and cancelled my individual plan. I paid for the student plan and it didn't reflect. Why was this the case ?

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  • I had an individual monthly plan that expired and I opted to change the plan to student's, and I paid for it and cancelled my individual plan. I paid for the student plan and it didn't reflect. Why w...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify sounds like scratched CD over Bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Pi (9)EarbudsTaotronics Pallas models (one old and one new), Taotronics Sappho modelVersion of Spotify8.5.36.747, Play Store says it is up to date My Question or IssueSince ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Pi (9) Earbuds Taotronics Pallas models (one old and one new), Taotronics Sappho model Version of Spotify...
  • Maria
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Spotify is currently set to offline. How do I switch it to online?

There are older answers to this question, but they don't seem relevant to my display. Please specify every step from the homepage.

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  • There are older answers to this question, but they don't seem relevant to my display. Please specify every step from the homepage.
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Why does Spotify detect screenshots?

PlanPremiumCountry DevicePixel 7aOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueWhy does Spotify detect I took a screenshot? How can I disable this? Thanks

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Pixel 7a Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue Why does Spotify detect I took a screenshot? How can I disable this? Thanks
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Superuser Contribution How do I view all the songs by One artist

When searching for an artist I want to see a list of songs not a list of albums or popular songs. Going through every album to find songs that I like is inefficient. So I'm trying to figure out how to search for an artist and show just the songs.

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  • When searching for an artist I want to see a list of songs not a list of albums or popular songs. Going through every album to find songs that I like is inefficient. So I'm trying to figure out how t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify loads twice

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung s10eOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueSteps to reproduce:1.Close spotify (do not leave running in background)2. Open spotify Actual result:Spotify loads twiceExpected result:Spotify loads once

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung s10e Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue Steps to reproduce: 1.Close spotify (do not leave running in background) 2. Open sp...
  • Bob330
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Superuser Contribution Some downloaded songs got deleted then immediately re-downloaded

I was listening to some music on my S23 when I suddenly got the "downloading songs" notification, with the progress bar showing around 250 downloaded songs out of 400, when all 400 were already downloaded previously. Then I opened one of my downloade...

  • Visitor
  • I was listening to some music on my S23 when I suddenly got the "downloading songs" notification, with the progress bar showing around 250 downloaded songs out of 400, when all 400 were already downl...
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Superuser Contribution Crazy data usage suddenly

PlanPremiumCountryCZDeviceGalaxy Note10Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSpotify ate 2GB of data very quickly, without me using it any more than usual. My normal monthly data usage is 500-600mb per month. Yet suddenly it ate almost 2gigs in...

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  • Plan Premium Country CZ Device Galaxy Note10 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Spotify ate 2GB of data very quickly, without me using it any more than usual. My normal mo...
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Superuser Contribution Music undownloaded

I use Spotify premium and today my downloaded music became undownloaded. What do I do?

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  • I use Spotify premium and today my downloaded music became undownloaded. What do I do?
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Superuser Contribution Links sent from a friend won't open in the app

A friend will send me spotify links for songs. When I click the link it will open the app but not the song. I have to open the web browser to see what he sent. I'm not logged in on the browser so when I click open app, it will open the app but not th...

  • Visitor
  • A friend will send me spotify links for songs. When I click the link it will open the app but not the song. I have to open the web browser to see what he sent. I'm not logged in on the browser so whe...
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