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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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Data saver won't turn off[android]

premium on Android 9 on the OnePlus 6 Cannot turn off the data saver and change the quality of the music

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  • premium on Android 9 on the OnePlus 6   Cannot turn off the data saver and change the quality of the music
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(privay problem) Sharing a song now shares the context playlist

Sharing a song now shares the context playlist, no matter if the playlist is private or collaborative. This is an issue because I'm sharing private colaborative playlist with some of my contacts, and they have access to modify my playlists.

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  • Sharing a song now shares the context playlist, no matter if the playlist is private or collaborative. This is an issue because I'm sharing private colaborative playlist with some of my contacts, and...
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Superuser Contribution Particular albums keeps being added to my Play Queue when starting new music session

PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsDeviceNote 9, surface book 2, desktop, SonosOperating SystemAndroid Pie, Windows 10 My Question or Issue A particular album keeps being added to my 'Play Queue' it's the same album all the time and it seems to be happeni...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Netherlands Device Note 9, surface book 2, desktop, Sonos Operating System Android Pie, Windows 10   My Question or Issue   A particular album kee...
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Superuser Contribution I can't share what im listening in instagram stories

PlanPremiumCountry ArgentinaDeviceXiaomi redmi note 4 Operating SystemAndroid 7 (nougat) My Question or Issue I can not share a song in the instagram stories because the option does not appear. I already tried installing and uninstalling instagram an...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Argentina Device Xiaomi redmi note 4  Operating System Android 7 (nougat)    My Question or Issue   I can not share a song in the in...
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App autopauses whenever S9 is unlocked

I am a Premium user in the US and have been having this recurring issue with my Samsung S9 for about a month now. Every time I start my Spotify app, it'll work fine, but when I unlock my phone it automatically pauses the playback. This happens every ...

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  •   I am a Premium user in the US and have been having this recurring issue with my Samsung S9 for about a month now. Every time I start my Spotify app, it'll work fine, but when I unlock my phon...
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Can't store music on SD card

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceS9+Operating SystemAndroid Pie (issue existed before Pie update though) My Question or Issue I have a 64gb S9+. I also have a 128gb SD card installed to the device. When I used Spotify in the years past, there was an optio...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  USA Device S9+ Operating System Android Pie (issue existed before Pie update though)   My Question or Issue   I have a 64gb S9+. I also have a ...
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Spotify stops playing every minute in mobile network mode

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceHuawei P8 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 6.0 My Question or IssueMy Spotify App is stopping the music play constantly during mobile network mode (no problems whatsoever when I'm using wifi).It stops playing approx. once e...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Huawei P8 Lite Operating System Android 6.0   My Question or Issue My Spotify App is stopping the music play constantly during mobile network ...
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SPOTIFY CONECT DOESN'T WORK !!!!!!!! On gear FIT 2 PRO

PlanPremiumCountry LATVIADeviceSamsung A6Operating SystemAndroidMy Question or Issue Hello , I have same issue with Samsung Gear fit 2 PRO , i want play music from my phone and stop or switch tracks on my fit 2 pro , this is realy bag , because spoti...

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  • Plan Premium Country  LATVIA Device Samsung A6 Operating System Android My Question or Issue   Hello ,    I have same issue with Samsung Gear fit 2 PRO , i want play m...
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All songs from Maroon5 removed from my playlist

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDevicePixle Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAll songs from Maroon5 have been removed from a single playlist. All the songs are current and have been put back on by me. Shuffle is absolutely pointless. It literally...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Pixle  Operating System Android   My Question or Issue All songs from Maroon5 have been removed from a single playlist. All the songs are ...
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Superuser Contribution Equalizer missing

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceHuawei mate 20 proOperating System Android 9 My Question or Issue There is no EQ option in the menu anywhere.

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  • Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Huawei mate 20 pro Operating System  Android 9   My Question or Issue  There is no EQ option in the menu anywhere.
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Discover weekly

PlanPremiumCountry NorewayDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue Is thre any way to change the discover weekly picture? I had a picture of my ex as profilen picture on my facebook but has changed that over a year ago...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Noreway Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System  Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Is thre any way to change the discover weekly p...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot save/like songs using Google Assistant.

Plan PremiumCountry USDevice Samsung Galaxy S8Operating System Android 8.0.0 According to the link below, I should be able to say "I like/dislike this song" or "Thumbs up/down", which would also add (save) the song to my library in some cases (e.g., ...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 8.0.0   According to the link below, I should be able to say "I like/dislike thi...
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Search bar

PlanPremiumCountry PolandDevice(Samsung Galaxy S8)Operating System(Android Oreo) My Question or Issue I wanted to search for an artist and that is what Spotify thinks I typed instead of what I really typed. And it won't go away.

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  • Plan Premium Country  Poland Device (Samsung Galaxy S8) Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue  I wanted to search for an artist and that is what Spotify...
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Spotify stops playing after phonecall

PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDeviceSamsong J7Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or IssueHi, Whenever I make (or answer an incoming) phonecall, Spotify doesn't restart playing. I then either restart it manually, or forget and then notice it's too q...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Israel Device Samsong J7 Operating System Android 8.1.0  My Question or Issue Hi,   Whenever I make (or answer an incoming) phonecall, Spotify ...
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Superuser Contribution New phone no songs playing/no playlists loading NOTHING WORKING!

PlanPremiumCountryVenezuela DeviceSamsung Galaxy J2 ProOperating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 My Question or Issue Hey lovely spotify community. Have a bit of an issue with a new phone I got. I load up spotify but can't load any of my playlists, just have the...

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  • Plan Premium Country Venezuela  Device Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro Operating System Android 7.1.1   My Question or Issue   Hey lovely spotify community. Have a bit of an issue wit...
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Sort By Artist on Android

PlanPremiumDeviceOnePlus 3TOperating SystemAndroidMy Question or IssueThis issue has been raised since 2012 or something. No one has bothered fixing it. It is now 2019, seven years have passed, and you still can't organize playlists or your library b...

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  • Plan Premium Device OnePlus 3T Operating System Android My Question or Issue This issue has been raised since 2012 or something. No one has bothered fixing it. It is now 2019, seven years have...
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Superuser Contribution Low sound with bluetooth

Hi i bought urbanears plattan 2 bluetooth yesterday. But there is a problem the sound is a bit low. I am using samsung galaxy a7 2017. I tried it with samsung s4 and s6 they do both great job about the sound. How can i fix this problem? I have alread...

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  •   Hi i bought urbanears plattan 2 bluetooth yesterday. But there is a problem the sound is a bit low. I am using samsung galaxy a7 2017. I tried it with samsung s4 and s6 they do both great job...
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Crash when scrolling to the bottom of my artists.

PlanPremiumOperating SystemAndroid Hi, I've been having an issue recently where if I scroll to the bottom of my artists, Spotify crashes immediately. In general loading sesms to be slowing down and a lot of other issues have been coming up. I've trie...

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Android   Hi, I've been having an issue recently where if I scroll to the bottom of my artists, Spotify crashes immediately. In general loading sesms to be slo...
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Why is it impossible to play music stored locally on an android on spotify?

Title topic says all. Why am I even still using spotify? Why can't a multimilion dollar company not create a coherent app with normal functionalities? I'm so annoyed with your entire company and it's lack of common sense, if you didn't have a monopol...

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  • Title topic says all. Why am I even still using spotify? Why can't a multimilion dollar company not create a coherent app with normal functionalities? I'm so annoyed with your entire company and it's...
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Superuser Contribution There are many musics in my songs segment which i have never liked.

As you see, i have some troubles about my songs segment on my spotify , it was really good at the beginning of my using spotfy i used to add musics into songs segment that i liked but then everything has cnahged. I have many musics that i have never ...

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  •    As you see, i have some troubles about my songs segment on my spotify , it was really good at the beginning of my using spotfy i used to add musics into songs segment that i liked but t...
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