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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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Add a "Releases" button to mobile?

It would be nice to have an easy way to select a particular release of an album on mobile. Something similar to the "Releases" button on the desktop client would be perfect. Right now the only way I know of to find a particular release of an album is...

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  • It would be nice to have an easy way to select a particular release of an album on mobile. Something similar to the "Releases" button on the desktop client would be perfect.   Right now the on...
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Can't play songs from filtered artist only in custom playlist

I have my own playlist containing over 7K tracks. Sometimes I only want to listen to tracks from one artist, back to back within this playlist. I go into my playlist and search for the artist. Up comes the results, only displaying tracks featuring th...

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  • I have my own playlist containing over 7K tracks.   Sometimes I only want to listen to tracks from one artist, back to back within this playlist.   I go into my playlist and search...
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Missing podcast episodes

PlanPremiumCountry USDevice - Samsung Galaxy 9Operating System My Question or Issue I used to get daily 1 hour episodes of the Chicks on the Right podcasts and ever since Nov/Dec, that has stopped. Why aren't the episodes populating? Today was the fi...

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device - Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System     My Question or Issue  I used to get daily 1 hour episodes of the Chicks on the Right podcasts...
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Spotify automatically plays on car sterio when I start my car

Each time I start my car, Spotify starts up and begins to play. It doesn't matter if I turn spotify off. The initiation sequence on my car's sterio somehow triggers it to start up, and begin playing. I do not want this. I have tried searching a solut...

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  •   Each time I start my car, Spotify starts up and begins to play. It doesn't matter if I turn spotify off. The initiation sequence on my car's sterio somehow triggers it to start up, and b...
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Solved!! Downloaded songs can't be found

PlanPremiumCountry U.S.DeviceMoto G3Operating SystemAndroid 6.0 My Question or Issue I downloaded 2 playlists' worth of songs. I slid the "download" slider over, and they started downloading one by one. I watched the progress. Now, when I got to "My ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  U.S. Device Moto G3 Operating System Android 6.0   My Question or Issue  I downloaded 2 playlists' worth of songs.  I slid the "download" slid...
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Can't play active songs

PlanPremiumCountry BulgariaDeviceLenovo P2Operating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or Issue I can't play songs that are active (white) and I have previously played without any problem. I have no problem with internet speed. I have tried uninstalling and...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Bulgaria Device Lenovo P2 Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue  I can't play songs that are active (white) and I have previously played wit...
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Bug when trying to replay a podcast

My Question or IssueThere is a bug when you're trying to replay a podcast that you have already listened to. If you complete a podcast (so there is 0-1 seconds left), if you try to click play again, it plays the last 1 second and jumps to the next po...

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  • My Question or Issue There is a bug when you're trying to replay a podcast that you have already listened to. If you complete a podcast (so there is 0-1 seconds left), if you try to click play again...
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Spotify app doesn't work (keeps loading and closes).

Plan: FreeCountry: BelgiumDevice: Moto G5 sOperating System: Android 7.1.1 My Question or IssueHi everyone, the Spotify app on my phone stopped working overnight. Yesterday it was still running, today it keeps loading. There's the green 'loading' cir...

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  • Plan: Free Country: Belgium Device: Moto G5 s Operating System: Android 7.1.1   My Question or Issue Hi everyone,   the Spotify app on my phone stopped working overnight. ...
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Has anyone else noticed the change to artist radio where they are now playlists without thunbs?

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8 PlusOperating System Android version 8.0.0My Question or Issue In Spotify version 8.4.84.874 I noticed many artist radio stations were changed to playlists. And I can no longer thumb up or down ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  United States Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus Operating System  Android version 8.0.0 My Question or Issue  In Spotify version 8.4.84.874 I noticed many ar...
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Clearing queue and playing album

PlanPremium DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8 Operating SystemAndroid 8 App Version8.4.91 My Question or IssueThere are 2 things that it really amazes me that they are not possible to do at least in the android app:1. Clear the queue. Really??? This basic featu...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Samsung Galaxy 8   Operating System Android 8   App Version 8.4.91   My Question or Issue There are 2 things that it really amazes me that they ...
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How to keep Spotify Controls on Lockscreen without the album art showing as my lockscreen

I'm not sure on how to keep the spotify music controls on my lock screen without the album image being enlarged as my lockscreen image (Photo included so y'all can understand what I mean)

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  • I'm not sure on how to keep the spotify music controls on my lock screen without the album image being enlarged as my lockscreen image   (Photo included so y'all can understand what I mean)
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Some songs wont start at the beginning

PlanPremiumCountry US DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8+ Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI listen to the Daily mix playlist every day from my phone while I am at work, and sometimes when it switches songs, the song will start 1-2 minutes into the so...

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  • Plan Premium Country  US   Device Samsung Galaxy 8+   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I listen to the Daily mix playlist every day from my phone while ...
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I need spotify to not automatically connect to bluetooth on Android

Spotify keeps interupting my phone calls when I am talking on my true wireless bluetooth earbuds. It will cut off audio from the call I am having and just make clicking sounds as it tries to take over the audio and launch the podcast I had been listn...

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  • Spotify keeps interupting my phone calls when I am talking on my true wireless bluetooth earbuds.  It will cut off audio from the call I am having and just make clicking sounds as it tries to ta...
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Notification shows wrong track on Android

PlanFreeCountryGermanyDevicePixel 3Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueDuring streaming to a Chromecast Audio, after a few track, both the notification and the in-app screen show different tracks which are currently playing. I have to refre...

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  • Plan Free Country Germany Device Pixel 3 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue During streaming to a Chromecast Audio, after a few track, both the notification and the in-a...
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App UI on phone problem

PlanFremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceMi A1Operating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or IssueMy old Spotify account had a storage problem (keeps switching to internal storage by itself) and I decided to make a new account. This new account however had issues...

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  • Plan Fremium Country Malaysia Device Mi A1 Operating System Android 9.0   My Question or Issue My old Spotify account had a storage problem (keeps switching to internal storage by itse...
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Changing playback device

Hi.I've got Spotify premium on my Galaxy S8, when i go from playing on my car head unit or bt headphones, to change the playback device or group i have to force close the app to change it.I've had a look but couldnt find anyone else with the same iss...

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  • Hi. I've got Spotify premium on my Galaxy S8, when i go from playing on my car head unit or bt headphones, to change the playback device or group i have to force close the app to change it. I've ha...
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Follow button disappeared from radio station page

I can still go to and play a radio station - but as of today, I noticed the Follow button is no longer there - so it won't save the radio station to my "Stations" that I want to listen to repeatedly and quickly access from my "Your Library" tab. Acco...

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  • I can still go to and play a radio station - but as of today, I noticed the Follow button is no longer there - so it won't save the radio station to my "Stations" that I want to listen to repeatedly ...
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Songs Greyed Out on Phone - Work on Desktop Version

Spotify Desktop - Windows 10.LG G6 w/ Spotify App.Both logged into same network.Windows firewall set to allow Spotify to upload/download. Songs play fine on desktop, but although the songs are showing up on my phone, they are greyed out. I searched t...

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  • Spotify Desktop - Windows 10. LG G6 w/ Spotify App. Both logged into same network. Windows firewall set to allow Spotify to upload/download.   Songs play fine on desktop, but although the s...
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Spotify spanning Waze ads

Please stop spamming me to connect Waze. I pay premium and have told Spotify NO to connecting probably ten times already in the last 3 days. Get your stuff together or you're gonna lose a client, there are other options s that won't **bleep** me off....

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  • Please stop spamming me to connect Waze.  I pay premium and have told Spotify NO to connecting probably ten times already in the last 3 days.  Get your stuff together or you're gonna lose a...
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Data saver option will not turn off

PlanPremiumCountry SwitzerlandDeviceLg V30Operating SystemAOSPextended Hello there,i contacted the support for this issue and had a little chat. But they weren't quite able to help me, other than telling me things that i dont know and can understand....

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Switzerland Device Lg V30 Operating System AOSPextended   Hello there, i contacted the support for this issue and had a little chat. But they weren't...
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