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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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Disappearing Music

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceZte Grandx 4Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Android Oreo, I thinkMy Question or Issue So for the past few days I've noticed several of the clusters of songs under 'Artists' have just vanished. Bef...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Zte Grandx 4 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)  Android Oreo, I think My Question or Issue  So for the past few...
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different behavior android-iphone

Plan Premium Device Sony XZ1 compactOperating System Android 9 Hello, using spotify connect with my Yamaha Amp.While with an Iphone X i can use the volume buttons even when the phone is off,with Android the behavior is different: the volume buttons w...

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  • Plan Premium  Device Sony XZ1 compact Operating System Android 9   Hello, using spotify connect with my Yamaha Amp. While with an Iphone X i can use the volume buttons e...
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Cannot connect to Chromecast Audio from Android Pie on Galaxy Note 9

I cannot connect to Chromecast Audio from Android Pie running on Galaxy Note 9. Whenever I try to do it, all the Chromecast devices are grayed out and cannot be selected. On the other hand, I can cast audio from other installed applications (ie. Musi...

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  • I cannot connect to Chromecast Audio from Android Pie running on Galaxy Note 9. Whenever I try to do it, all the Chromecast devices are grayed out and cannot be selected. On the other hand, I can cas...
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Ruined Song/Album Organisation

Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web?I used to browse my saved/ticked selection of music via albums as I find it's the mos...

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  • Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web? I used to browse my ...
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How to start Spotify automatically connected to Cast device

Plan PremiumCountry Czech Device - Asus ZenPad 8Operating System Android 7 My Question or IssueHow to configure Spotify to automatically start playback at Cast device ? I play my music from Spotify using Google ChromeCast - now I have always point mu...

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  • Plan Premium Country Czech   Device - Asus ZenPad 8 Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue How to configure Spotify to automatically start playback at Cast device ? I...
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Asus ZenPad 8 - skip song by swaping picture not working

Plan PremiumCountry Czech Rep Device Asus ZenPad 8Operating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or IssueI ussually skip track by swapping on its picture, at my Nexus 7 and Honor 10 all OK, but with Asus ZenPad 8 this is not working, picture changes, anyway o...

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  • Plan Premium Country Czech Rep   Device Asus ZenPad 8 Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue I ussually skip track by swapping on its picture, at my Nexus 7 and...
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Songs not downloading all the way

I'm a premium user in the US, and I'm having trouble with my Android Galaxy J3. The first issue is that many of my downloaded songs say that they are downloaded, but they only download for about a minute. The second issue I have is that many of my ar...

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  • I'm a premium user in the US, and I'm having trouble with my Android Galaxy J3. The first issue is that many of my downloaded songs say that they are downloaded, but they only download for about a mi...
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Al minimizar la app y regresar ocurre lo siguiente

Soy usuario premium y tengo mi musica descargada mi dispositivo es un huawei mate 10 lite y esto solo ocurre con los artistas que tengo descargados

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  • Soy usuario premium y tengo mi musica descargada mi dispositivo es un huawei mate 10 lite  y esto solo ocurre con los artistas que tengo descargados    
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Gapless Playback - bug?

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Google HomePCOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0Windows 10 1809 Is there an bug? I still have breaks between tracks even though this gapless playback option is enabled. Mixed albums have an one second break b...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Google Home PC Operating System Android 8.0.0 Windows 10 1809   Is there an bug? I still have breaks between tracks even though ...
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Album art not displaying on mobile

PlanPremiumDeviceBlackBerry Z10Operating SystemBlackBerry 10 OS Version 10.3.3.3216 Album art doesn't seem to be displaying, instead it's the generic grey vinyl. The strange part is that even when my phone is connected to wifi, album art still won't ...

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  • Plan Premium Device BlackBerry Z10 Operating System BlackBerry 10 OS Version 10.3.3.3216    Album art doesn't seem to be displaying, instead it's the generic grey vinyl. The strange ...
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Spotify back to previous page problem

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 9Operating SystemAndroid 9 Pie My Question or IssueHello everyone, I have a problem with my downloaded songs/albums. Sorry for the bad english Here is the problem; I can't back to previous page when i...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Operating System Android 9 Pie   My Question or Issue Hello everyone,   I have a problem with my downloaded songs/albums...
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Radio list does not work

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceHonor View 10Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issue Although I click on follow when playing Radios of Artists or whatever, the Radios do not appear in the Radio list in my account. For Artists etc following func...

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device Honor View 10 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue  Although I click on follow when playing Radios of Artists or whatever, the Rad...
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Separate Artist with Same Name

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Multiple artist that's share the same name causing listeners issues. Artist - Quin is a female rnb artist and now a Male group Quin has been added to her art...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Multiple artist that's share the same name causing listeners issues. Ar...
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Albums don't show up in my library

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceHuawei P9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Since I have my Huawei P9, my Albums don't show up in the Library. I am using my Spotify Account on other Devices too and never had any probelms therw. However, sin...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Huawei P9 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   Since I have my Huawei P9, my Albums don't show up in the Library. I...
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Superuser Contribution Canciones descargadas se vuelven a descargar cada semana

PlanPremiumCountry ArgentinaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8+Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Por alguna razón, cada semana se vuelven a descargar todas mis canciones que ya están descargadas en mi Samsug S8 + es muy molesto, porque muchas ca...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Argentina Device Samsung Galaxy S8+ Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue   Por alguna razón, cada semana se vuelven a descargar to...
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There is a wait!

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Just like Spotify, why there is a wait everytime i open the app, then i need to wait for the playlist to load and there is a wait everytime i ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device   Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  Just like Spotify, why there is a wait everyti...
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stuck when playing my song

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSony xperia XZ1Operating SystemAndroid P My Question or Issue when playing the song by my phone，once I tap the bottom virtual navigation button（back，home，muti）there must be stuck in my song，no matter what interface，in the spo...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Sony xperia XZ1 Operating System Android P   My Question or Issue  when playing the song by my phone，once I tap the bottom virtual navigation bu...
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Search function doesn't work on 4G

PlanPremium for familyCountry ItalyDeviceHuawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei P20 Pro, Samsung Galaxy A6 2018, LG G6Operating SystemAndroid 7,8 My Question or IssueSearch function doesn't work on different smartphones (only mobile data, on wi-fi it works). Tri...

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  •   Plan Premium for family Country  Italy Device Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei P20 Pro, Samsung Galaxy A6 2018, LG G6 Operating System Android 7,8   My Question or Issue Search ...
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Does anyone know a transparent music widget that can be used in Android pie with Spotify ?

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueDoes anyone know a transparent music widget that can be used in Android pie with Spotify ? Thanks

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Does anyone know a transparent music widget that can be used in ...
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Android 9 "Pie" lock-screen controls missing

PlanPremiumCountry IrelandDeviceXiaomi Mi A2Operating SystemAndroid 9.0User IT skillsProMy Question or Issue Like in title. New phone, pure android (Android one program ). is something with android setup from my site (notifications?) or because of go...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Ireland Device Xiaomi Mi A2 Operating System Android 9.0 User IT skills Pro My Question or Issue  Like in title. New phone, pure android (Android one progra...
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