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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 Disable behind the lyrics on mobile

How do I get rid of the hideous behind the lyrics pop-up bar on mobile? I don't care about or want it, and it looks awful. I'm using Android on a Samsung Note 8, premium membership, lyrics are already disabled in the songs, as are whatever canvases a...

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  • How do I get rid of the hideous behind the lyrics pop-up bar on mobile? I don't care about or want it, and it looks awful. I'm using Android on a Samsung Note 8, premium membership, lyrics are alread...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle issue (doesn't stay activated)

Hello, everyone.It has been already a week and it bugs me so much. When listening to a song in a playlist i used to press "shuffle" which, even if i manually changed the song, stayed active.Now every time i change manually song the shuffle deactivate...

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  • Hello, everyone. It has been already a week and it bugs me so much. When listening to a song in a playlist i used to press "shuffle" which, even if i manually changed the song, stayed active. Now e...
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Superuser Contribution Cover art page now forced portrait orientation.

The cover art page now forced portrait orientation. This is most likely related to the forced lyrics that are now shown on the same page... (the option to remove lyrics has been remove) Why do the devs think its ok to force Videos, Lyrics and portrai...

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  • The cover art page now forced portrait orientation.   This is most likely related to the forced lyrics that are now shown on the same page... (the option to remove lyrics has been remove) &nb...
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Solved!! Music's not playing

Hello. I've recently started using Spotify Premium but I've noticed A Weird Problem where the some songs I choose doesn't even play. When I try to play it on my pc it says something about "Verifying this track on my phone" Some notes: none of the mus...

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  • Hello. I've recently started using Spotify Premium but I've noticed A Weird Problem where the some songs I choose doesn't even play. When I try to play it on my pc it says something about "Verifying ...
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Solved!! Music keeps getting deleted as Andriod phone syncs everyday

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceSamsung M30Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHi peeps, my music keeps getting downloaded everyday. When looked at my offline devices, I noticed that my andriod devices is synced every day unlike my windows ...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device Samsung M30 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Hi peeps, my music keeps getting downloaded everyday. When looked at my offline ...
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Connecting via Android Auto, still plays on my desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S10+/S9+/S8Operating SystemAndroid multiple versions/Windows 10 My Question or IssueWhen I am listening to spotify using the Windows Desktop application, and not through my phone, everything is great.I move to my ca...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S10+/S9+/S8 Operating System Android multiple versions/Windows 10   My Question or Issue When I am listening to spotify using the Windows Deskto...
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Google assistant, song will play for a second, pause for 30, then play properly

Not sure if this is a Spotify issue or Google assistant issue. PlanPremium DeviceS10Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen I use Google assistant to play Spotify, the song will play for a second, pause for 30 seconds, then play properly.

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  • Not sure if this is a Spotify issue or Google assistant issue.  Plan Premium   Device S10 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue When I use Google assistant to...
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Spotify Car view Playlist restarts on screen timeout

PlanpremiumCountryUsaDeviceSamsung Galaxy s7Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueThe new cast view app started out fine. But when I play one of the Playlists it will start it and then randomly jump back to the first Playlist and first son...

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  • Planpremium Country Usa Device Samsung Galaxy s7 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue The new cast view app started out fine. But when I play one of the Playlists i...
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Favourite playlist incomplete & can't save to SD card

PlanpremiumCountryUKDeviceHuawei p9 lite My Question or IssueThe new layout is quite inconvenient without the songs library but according to other posts it's simply been renamed to "favourites" playlist this would be fine except my favourites playlis...

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  • Plan premium Country UK Device Huawei p9 lite   My Question or Issue The new layout is quite inconvenient without the songs library but according to other posts it's simply been rename...
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Artwork over the car bluetooth infotainment system.

PlanPremiumCountryPoland DeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 5 Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0Spotify 8.4.98.892My Question or IssueHello, I have an issue with my spotify over the bluetooth infotainment system. Car does playback from the spotify correctly, it disp...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland  Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 5  Operating System Android 8.1.0 Spotify 8.4.98.892 My Question or Issue Hello,    I have an issue with my spoti...
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These constant updates is a constant degradation

My Question or IssueWhy do spotify keep pushing updates that almost always are for the worst. The positioning of functions in the player in example. The "add to playlist" button is now up in the top right, making it hard to reach. Just to get to thes...

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  • My Question or Issue Why do spotify keep pushing updates that almost always are for the worst. The positioning of functions in the player in example. The "add to playlist" button is now up in the to...
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Solved!! Behind the lyrics not working

PlanPremiumCountryEcuadorDeviceHuawei p smart 2019Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueBehind the lyrics not working sometimes when you forward a song in beta version 8.5.0.735

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  • Plan Premium Country Ecuador Device Huawei p smart 2019 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Behind the lyrics not working sometimes when you forward a song in beta vers...
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No Artist listed

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DeviceSamsung A5 2017Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 Hi, I've got my albums listed by artist's alphabetical order but nothing appears in the artist section (5 artists that I hid but that's all). I used to be able to browse my m...

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  • Plan Premium Country France   Device Samsung A5 2017 Operating System Android 8.0.0   Hi,   I've got my albums listed by artist's alphabetical order but nothing appears ...
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Spotify keeps crashing

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceLG K20Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhenever I try to use Google maps and lately my messaging app, Spotify crashes. It still shows as open in my apps but the widget disappears and the music stops playing. Often ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device LG K20 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue Whenever I try to use Google maps and lately my messaging app, Spotify crashes. ...
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Superuser Contribution No puedo aceptar la invitación al plan familiar

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceSamsung galaxy j7 primeOperating System(Android My Question or IssueMi hermano me envio la invitacion para formar parte del plan familiar premium, y cuando intento confirmar el registro al plan, me dice que no se puede, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Samsung galaxy j7 prime Operating System (Android   My Question or Issue Mi hermano me envio la invitacion para formar parte del plan familiar premiu...
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I can not to be part for the premium family plan to my brother.

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceSamsung galaxy j7 primeOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueMy brother sent me the invitation to be part for the premium family plan, and when i try to confirm the registration to the plan, he tells me that he can...

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  • Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Samsung galaxy j7 prime Operating System Android   My Question or Issue My brother sent me the invitation to be part for the premium family plan, and...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify opening on android when used on another device

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceXperia A1 & iPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 12, Android 8/Oreo My Question or IssueWhenever my boyfriend uses our account on his phone, Spotify will launch in my notification bar whether I am using my phone or not. I could be w...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Xperia A1 & iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 12, Android 8/Oreo   My Question or Issue Whenever my boyfriend uses our account on his phone, Spotify wil...
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Superuser Contribution Disabling Lyrics option doesn't work after update

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueBehind the Lyrics doesn't go away even if you disabled it. It was working fine before last update (I updated it today). I'm not sure if it's intended but Behind the Ly...

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  • Plan Premium Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Behind the Lyrics doesn't go away even if you disabled it. It was working fine before last...
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Superuser Contribution Full artwork on premium not working?

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceXiaomi mi a2 liteOperating SystemAndroid pie I recently had to return to the free version and I noticed the fullscreen artwork feathre was working fine when i played my music but then, when I got premium back, only one or two...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Xiaomi mi a2 lite Operating System Android pie   I recently had to return to the free version and I noticed the fullscreen artwork feathre was working...
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Interface Error with OnePlus6T

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceOneplus 6TOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueSpotify Has multiple bugs and error on one plus 6T The application does not show "Song section" Artist, Album, Songs do not sync ( if song is downloaded under arti...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device Oneplus 6T Operating System Android Pie     My Question or Issue Spotify Has multiple bugs and error on one plus 6T  The application does ...
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