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Solved!! 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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Solved!! Peek at song error

When I'm listening to music I will get an error which makes the album go white and says I have to have premium to peek at the next song, while I have premium. I also can't tap on the text or properly see it. PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceWiko U ...

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  • When I'm listening to music I will get an error which makes the album go white and says I have to have premium to peek at the next song, while I have premium. I also can't tap on the text or properly...
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Superuser Contribution randomly switching to a different playlist

PlanPremium StudentCountryUSADevicePC Destktop and Laptop and iPhone--all my devicesOperating SystemWindows 10, iPhone My Question or IssueSpotify keeps switching to a different (the same every time) playlist after every song of the current playlist ...

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  • Plan Premium Student Country USA Device PC Destktop and Laptop and iPhone--all my devices Operating System Windows 10, iPhone   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps switching to a differ...
  • Guido
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Superuser Contribution Android Lockscreen full screen artwork and controls

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid 9 Pie My Question or IssueWhilst using the facial recognition and 'Smart lock screen notifications' feature, Spotify music controls on the lock screen are unusable without fi...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android 9 Pie   My Question or Issue Whilst using the facial recognition and 'Smart lock screen notifications...
  • Guido
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Superuser Contribution My Android phone won't connect to my pc via private wifi.

Hi, Since a few week when I want to play music with Spotify via wifi and use my mobile phone (a Wileyfox Swift2 with Android 8.1) as a remote controle, it is unable to connect to my HTPC (and my other PC) through my home wifi. The only device that I ...

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  • Hi,   Since a few week when I want to play music with Spotify via wifi and use my mobile phone (a Wileyfox Swift2 with Android 8.1) as a remote controle, it is unable to connect to my HTPC (an...
  • Guido
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Save an album, individual songs won't save any more

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7 Ive been using spotify for a few years now with no major issues on the phone app, but ever since the library selection style was changed in a recent update, I find that when I save albums, the individua...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S7   Ive been using spotify for a few years now with no major issues on the phone app, but ever since the library selection style was cha...
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Superuser Contribution Bring back My Library Artists!

It seems impossible to create playlists or queue up songs without access to my saved songs in Artist view. The new update that removed it is absurd as most people I know scroll through their artist anytime they're listening to music or creating playl...

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  • It seems impossible to create playlists or queue up songs without access to my saved songs in Artist view. The new update that removed it is absurd as most people I know scroll through their artist a...
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Superuser Contribution New look of Spotify When you are open song

PlanPremiumCountryBulgariaDeviceHuawei p20 proOperating SystemAndroid The new look of Spotify is ugly please help to get the old one

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  • Plan Premium Country Bulgaria Device Huawei p20 pro Operating System Android   The new look of Spotify is ugly please help to get the old one    
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Superuser Contribution Certain songs show up in my playlist but the song wont play

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceHuawei Honor 6X and Windows computerOperating SystemWindows 10 and Android version 7.0 My Question or IssueI have been using Spotify for a long time now, about a few years, and for the past year certain songs are showing in my...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device Huawei Honor 6X and Windows computer Operating System Windows 10 and Android version 7.0   My Question or Issue I have been using Spotify for a long time n...
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Superuser Contribution Some songs will repeat 2-3 times without repeat one mode enabled

For the past month (at least), a lot of songs will repeat 2-3 times even if the repeat one mode is not enabled. For some reason, it doesn't seem to happen with every artists. I always use the shuffle mode and I use the repeat mode as well (not the re...

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  • For the past month (at least), a lot of songs will repeat 2-3 times even if the repeat one mode is not enabled. For some reason, it doesn't seem to happen with every artists. I always use the shuffle...
  • Guido
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Superuser Contribution Will only play a small portion of larger library

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, Samsung Galaxy S8, google home miniOperating SystemiOS 12, Android Pie, Windows 10Question or Issiue I have over 300 songs saved on spotify, I start at the top of my list of songs and about a thir...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, Samsung Galaxy S8, google home mini Operating System iOS 12, Android Pie, Windows 10 Question or Issiue  I have over ...
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Superuser Contribution No puedo descargar musica

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceLG G6Operating SystemANDROID My Question or IssueHola, soy usuario premium y ya tenia musica decargada en mi teléfono, pero de pronto ya no me dejó descargar más, me aparecia que necesitaba ser usuario Premium, y de hecho rei...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device LG G6 Operating System ANDROID   My Question or Issue Hola, soy usuario premium y ya tenia musica decargada en mi teléfono, pero de pronto ya...
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Superuser Contribution Why is the interface so small?

I dont like how the interface is so small, the image and track title used to be larger but now its so condensed. Is there any way to fix this?

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  • I dont like how the interface is so small, the image and track title used to be larger but now its so condensed. Is there any way to fix this?  
  • Guido
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Superuser Contribution Artist page not loading after leaving app

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceEssential PH-1Operating SystemAndroid Pie When I go into an artist page and leave the app and come back the artist page sits loading. I've tried it on two other devices and get the same result.

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Essential PH-1 Operating System Android Pie   When I go into an artist page and leave the app and come back the artist page sits loading. I've ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify taking the same amount of storage in internal and SD

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceMotorola E2Operating SystemAndroid 6.0 My Question or IssueHello to everyone! This is my first post, I'm sorry if this kind of problem has already been solved, I couldn't find one.The problem is: I have downloaded alm...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Motorola E2 Operating System Android 6.0   My Question or Issue Hello to everyone! This is my first post, I'm sorry if this kind of problem has al...
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Superuser Contribution How can i get a song that doesnt be on Spotify?

PlanPremiumCountryColombiaDeviceMotorola g7 My Question or IssueI want a song that doesnt hace spotify how can i suggest it?

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  • Plan Premium Country Colombia Device Motorola g7   My Question or Issue I want a song that doesnt hace spotify how can i suggest it?
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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...
  • Guido
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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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • Guido
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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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