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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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Albums cannot be loaded under my library

PlanPremiumCountryHong KongDeviceOnkyoGRANBEAT DP-CMX1Operating SystemAndroid 6.0.1My Question or IssueEverything works under my library except when I try to tap "Albums" section, none of the saved albums can be display, instead it give me the "Green...

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  • Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device OnkyoGRANBEAT DP-CMX1 Operating System Android 6.0.1 My Question or Issue Everything works under my library except when I try to tap "Albums" secti...
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Downloaded songs getting deleted after turning on phone

PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid PieMy Question or IssueHey guys need some help here. This issue is new for me and it has become really annoying cause it deletes every single song I've downloaded in my library. I...

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  • Plan Premium Country Chile Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android Pie My Question or Issue Hey guys need some help here. This issue is new for me and it has become really annoyin...
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Spotify Crashing

PlanPremiumCountry PortugalDeviceXIAOMI MI5 Operating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or Issue Hello guys, My problem started out of nowhere, i dont really know if it was an update or something, but everytime i click on the 3 dots on any playlist or ev...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Portugal Device XIAOMI MI5  Operating System Android 9.0   My Question or Issue  Hello guys,   My problem started out of nowhere, i dont rea...
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Notification Bar Disappears

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceLg Stylo 4Operating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or Issue So as soon as I pause a song outside of the app, whether in my notification bar or my lock screen, the Spotify player disappears. This is very annoying. ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  United States Device Lg Stylo 4 Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue  So as soon as I pause a song outside of the app, whether in...
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Upgraded to Android 9 and Spotify 8.4.94.817 and now song titles don't show up in car

Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Samsung Galaxy 9Operating System: Android 9 My Question or Issue: I received an upgrade to my Samsung Galaxy 9 and all metadata (song title, etc) is no longer visible when connected to my car (2012 Audi A6). I then upg...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System: Android 9  My Question or Issue:   I received an upgrade to my Samsung Galaxy 9 and all metadata (song title,...
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Superuser Contribution playlist crossfades with option unset, and skips to wrong time code in songs

I'm listening to the Spotify Playlist "Tiki Torch" (spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DWSlskcBvOTt0) on my Android client, with my Windows 10 client open to control it. I have crossfade turned off, and gapless playback turned on. However, it see...

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  • I'm listening to the Spotify Playlist "Tiki Torch" (spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DWSlskcBvOTt0) on my Android client, with my Windows 10 client open to control it.  I have crossfade tu...
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  • Crossfade
    Crossfade on spotify’s playlists
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    playback
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Superuser Contribution Reset "Played" History

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceSamsung Galaxy Grand Prime Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSometimes I listen to podcasts until I fall asleep and would like to reset some files listed as "Played" even though I may not have technically been l...

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  • Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Sometimes I listen to podcasts until I fall asleep an...
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android wear - pairing with app issues

PlanPremiumCountryIsrael DeviceSamsung galaxy s8(anroid 8 and android wear OS 2.2)Operating SystemAndroid 8 android wear os 2.2 My Question or Issue I have been trying to pair my account with my mobovi ticwatch pro.When i run to the spotify app, it a...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel  Device Samsung galaxy s8(anroid 8  and android wear OS 2.2) Operating System Android 8 android wear os 2.2   My Question or Issue  I have be...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sort by Artist on Mobile (Android)

PlanPremium DeviceOnePlus 3TOperating SystemAndroid My 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...

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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, ...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to play album

PlanFreeCountry DeviceMoto G6Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Why is it that whenever I select an album on mobile, it will play 2-3 songs from that album before playing "Suggested Songs?" Usually, it stops playing the artist altogether an...

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  • Plan Free Country   Device Moto G6 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   Why is it that whenever I select an album on mobile, it will play 2-3 songs fr...
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Superuser Contribution Music is not playing until I skip one song

Hey community, songs I start by tapping on the play symbol next to the song I heard last time on the bottom of my screen do not play after opening the app. I need to skip one song in order to get the music playing. Thanks in advance Motorola One / An...

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  • Hey community,   songs I start by tapping on the play symbol next to the song I heard last time on the bottom of my screen do not play after opening the app. I need to skip one song in order t...
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Play/pause button on car stereo doesn't work if phone screen has been off for too long

I want to be able to play/pause without needing to touch my phone. Sometimes I need to turn on the screen and open Spotify so the music will play over bluetooth to my car stereo. I want to just be able to hit play/pause on the receiver without touchi...

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  • I want to be able to play/pause without needing to touch my phone. Sometimes I need to turn on the screen and open Spotify so the music will play over bluetooth to my car stereo. I want to just be ab...
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Solved!! Notification color

PlanPremiumCountry RomaniaDeviceHuawei P10 liteOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Ok so I realized that my notification buttons(pause, next song, last song) don't change color based on the thumbnail of the song I am currently playing. ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Romania Device Huawei P10 lite Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Ok so I realized that my notification buttons(pause, next s...
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Removal of the Library, Saved songs not working

PlanPremiumCountryEngland DeviceMotorola Moto G5Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Since the update, I've been finding more and more issues with the mobile app. For one, I thought the library had simply been turned into the 'Favorite S...

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  • Plan Premium Country England  Device Motorola Moto G5 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Since the update, I've been finding more and more issues with the ...
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Solved!! Spotify crashed when i try to press song options (3 dots or long press on song)

PlanPremiumCountry PolandDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro (whyred)Operating SystemAndroid 9.0 P My Question or Issue Spotify crashed when i try to press song options (3 dots or long press on song) for example i can't use song radio or add to playlist so...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Poland Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro (whyred) Operating System Android 9.0 P   My Question or Issue  Spotify crashed when i try to press song options (...
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What about new design for not new users?

PlanPremiumCountry GBDeviceGoogle PixelOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue When I registered a new account design changed to a brand new beautiful view, but when I changed to my old Premium account it disappear

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  • Plan Premium Country  GB Device Google Pixel Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue  When I registered a new account design changed to a brand new beautiful view...
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Low Quality Artist Images/Album Artwork

PlanPremiumCountry PhilippinesDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 5Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueSee screenshots. The issue persists on the stable, beta, and alpha versions.

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  • Plan Premium Country  Philippines Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue See screenshots. The issue persists on the stable, beta, and alpha...
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Album won't load

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceSony Z5PremiumOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Hi everyone, The spotify app doesn't seem to want to load Albums. It's just and endless loop of the loading wheel. I've tried deleting cache/clean install etc.

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  •     Plan Premium Country UK  Device Sony Z5Premium Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   Hi everyone,   The spotify app doesn't seem to want t...
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One Artist Page Won't Load

Hello Spotify Community, I've recently had an issue loading my Green Day artist page (under downloaded artists.) I haven't had this problem with any other artist. I have 237 songs downloaded from Green Day (I like them a lot). Attached is what I see ...

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  • Hello Spotify Community,   I've recently had an issue loading my Green Day artist page (under downloaded artists.)   I haven't had this problem with any other artist. I have 237 songs d...
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Songs in playlist NOT playing.

PlanFreeCountry ArgentinaDeviceSamsung Galaxy J7 2016Operating SystemAndroidMy Question or Issue Title, I added two new songs on my playlist and it seems like Spotify doesn't want me to listen to them, I can clearly see them in the playlist but they ...

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  • Plan Free Country  Argentina Device Samsung Galaxy J7 2016 Operating System Android My Question or Issue  Title, I added two new songs on my playlist and it seems like Spotify does...
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