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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...

Amay
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2023-07-11 7:43:36 PM
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Timbo6sic6
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
2025-01-27 7:09:21 AM
Sumit_Ghosh
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My radio is turning into a playlist by itself and I can't thumbs up

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Zequez
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2019-01-16 8:47:01 PM
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bug
Feature
Radio

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Skoda album art query

PlanFree/PremiumCountry My Question or Issue Hi how can I get Spotify album art to show on my 2018 Skoda Karoq display. All I get is the Bluetooth symbol. I've asked Skoda and they seem to think it's a Spotify issue. Thanks Phil

Phil177
Newbie
Plan Free/Premium Country My Question or Issue Hi how can I get Spotify album art to show on my 2018 Skoda Karoq display. All I get is the Bluetooth symbol.&nb...
2019-01-16 7:47:01 PM
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Playback changing/shuffle toggling when locking my phone??

Plan: Spotify Premium (with Hulu)Country: United States DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8+Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or Issue So this is kind of a weird one: this issue seems to primarily happen when I'm in Bluetooth mode playing through my car,...

zkgillispie
Newbie
Plan: Spotify Premium (with Hulu) Country: United States Device Samsung Galaxy S8+ Operating System Android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue So this is kind of a weir...
2019-01-16 7:06:29 PM
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Can't save my playlists in SD card

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceMi a2 LiteOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueThe Opition to choose internal memory or Sd Card isnt showed in the last Update.Someone knows how resolve this issue??thanks

Fabiopiva
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Mi a2 Lite Operating System Android Pie My Question or Issue The Opition to choose internal memory or Sd Card isnt showed in the last Update....
2019-01-16 4:58:25 PM
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I want to use my Samsung S3 Frontier as a Remote for Spotify

Alright so I have a Samsung S3 Frontier watch and I for some reason can not use it as a remote to control the music playing on my phone. An error pops up that says "the operation is not supported if the device is not the active playback device" I hav...

issabamasra
Newbie
Alright so I have a Samsung S3 Frontier watch and I for some reason can not use it as a remote to control the music playing on my phone. An error pops up that says "the operation is not...
2019-01-16 3:47:04 PM
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Spotify rodando no pc e no celular

PlanPremiumCountry BrazilDeviceLG X PowerOperating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 Pessoal, boa tarde, estou usando o Spotify no pc e ele fica abrindo no celular também, alguem ja teve esse problema? Ta destruindo o tempo de bateria do meu celular. Alguem sabe c...

renan100paulo
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device LG X Power Operating System Android 6.0.1 Pessoal, boa tarde, estou usando o Spotify no pc e ele fica abrindo no celular também, alguem ja ...
2019-01-15 3:07:41 PM
2019-01-16 3:31:36 PM
Brunelicia
Community Legend
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Bluetooth In car audio controls frozen

PlanPremium Country UK DeviceGalaxy Note2Operating System(Android) My Question or Issue Hi, I was wondering if this is something that I alone have bee experiencing or if it is an underlying issue with the Android Spotify app. I have an aftermarket ra...

Eqinox
Newbie
Plan Premium Country UK Device Galaxy Note2 Operating System (Android) My Question or Issue Hi, I was wondering if this is something that I alone have b...
2019-01-16 1:59:06 PM
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aftermarket radio
bluetooth
car radio
Connection bug
critical bug
Dangerous Bug
Important
timeout

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Spotify Connect defaults to AV Receiver every time.

Scenario: using Spotify Connect to play on my AV Receiver, and then disconnect when I'm done. Every time I open the app from now on it pops up saying "playing on Denon-AVR, continue or listen on phone." It does this even when I'm not on my home WiFi....

IByrdl
Casual Listener
Scenario: using Spotify Connect to play on my AV Receiver, and then disconnect when I'm done. Every time I open the app from now on it pops up saying "playing on Denon-AVR, continue or listen on phon...
2019-01-16 1:49:54 PM
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Samsung Gear Fit 2 - any major updates to the app in the near future?

Premium Spotify user for several years, now struggling for nearly a year with Samsung Gear Fit 2, which I have bought exclusively because of offline Spotify.During this year, I didn't have a SINGLE uneventful playlist update. Every time I happen to u...

kitteh
Newbie
Premium Spotify user for several years, now struggling for nearly a year with Samsung Gear Fit 2, which I have bought exclusively because of offline Spotify. During this year, I didn't have a S...
2019-01-16 12:17:21 PM
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Superuser Contribution Automatic song play from search

Songs do not play automatically from search after a song is finished and I have a premium account. This used to work befor but not anymore, does anyone know why? Thanks!

Guru5
Casual Listener
Songs do not play automatically from search after a song is finished and I have a premium account. This used to work befor but not anymore, does anyone know why? Thanks!
2019-01-08 1:16:06 AM
2019-01-16 10:13:01 AM
Guru5
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See More Section

I have just gotten the new spotify update on my android device, and to say it is disatisfying, is putting it lightly, to me spotify has just taken 1 step forward and 100 steps back. Anyway, when viewing an artists page on mobile it just displays a ma...

louisboard46
Newbie
I have just gotten the new spotify update on my android device, and to say it is disatisfying, is putting it lightly, to me spotify has just taken 1 step forward and 100 steps back. Anyway, when view...
2019-01-16 6:23:19 AM
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I can't download podcasts

PlanPremiumCountry United kKingdoDeviceOne plus 6t Operating System Android My Question or Issue I been downloading albums songs podcasts for offline use. But now I cannot download any podcasts there doesn't seem to be an option for it to be download...

Sulxi
Newbie
Plan Premium Country United kKingdo Device One plus 6t Operating System Android My Question or Issue I been downloading albums songs podcasts for offline ...
2019-01-16 3:02:47 AM
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Shared link opens Spotfiy - nothing happens

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceS9+Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue When someone shares a link with me, it opens spotify and then nothing happens. No music plays. There's nothing to make the music play. Only way I can get anything to happen...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Free Country USA Device S9+ Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue When someone shares a link with me, it opens spotify and then nothing happens. No...
2019-01-16 1:30:23 AM
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Offline downloads to SD card

Plan: PremiumDevice: Huawei P10 Lite (android 8.0 I have a rather annoying problem with my spotify app. I have a decent collection of saved music on my device and it has been set to be saved to my SD card. Spotify however "forgets" this with each res...

nemismerem
Casual Listener
Plan: Premium Device: Huawei P10 Lite (android 8.0 I have a rather annoying problem with my spotify app. I have a decent collection of saved music on my device and it has been set to be sav...
2019-01-10 1:06:59 AM
2019-01-15 9:57:21 PM
Yngkush420
Music Fan
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sd card

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Shuffle all songs from all playlist

PlanPremiumCountry Czech RepublicDeviceSamsungOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Hi!I have my songs sorted in playlists and I can shuffle the songs in the playlists, but as I've noticed, there's no shuffle all button. Is there any way you c...

voj7ak
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device Samsung Operating System Android My Question or Issue Hi! I have my songs sorted in playlists and I can shuffle the songs in t...
2019-01-15 8:39:50 PM
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Solved!! Searchbar Missing on Android

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerland DeviceSamsung Galaxy s9Operating System Android 8.0 My Question or IssueI can't find the search bar or sorting function. Can't I just scroll up in a playlist and it should be shown? I'm using Spotify for many years and o...

XxBrianxX
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Samsung Galaxy s9 Operating System Android 8.0 My Question or Issue I can't find the search bar or sorting function. Can't I just ...
2019-01-14 8:51:00 PM
2019-01-15 8:14:20 PM
XxBrianxX
Casual Listener
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Android
samsung galaxy s9

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Skip a track via bluetooth

Since i updatet to Android 9 i am not able to skip a song via bluetooth speaker.Sometimes it is working but sometimes the track is just stopping for two seconds and playing further from the place where i klicked the ">>|" button on my bluetooth speak...

MisterLister06
Newbie
Since i updatet to Android 9 i am not able to skip a song via bluetooth speaker. Sometimes it is working but sometimes the track is just stopping for two seconds and playing further from the...
2019-01-15 7:53:55 PM
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Android 9.0
bluetoot problems
Bluetooth play-pause button not working
Samsung

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Huawei Mate P20 Pro Lockscreen Music Controls Not Working

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceHuawei Mate P20 ProOperating SystemEMUI9.0/Android 9 My Question or IssueI can't seem to get the Music Controls to appear on the lock screen of the Huawei Mate P20 Pro no matter what I do. I've researched multiple solut...

hiimvictor
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Huawei Mate P20 Pro Operating System EMUI9.0/Android 9 My Question or Issue I can't seem to get the Music Controls to appear on the lock scre...
2019-01-15 7:11:08 PM
2019-01-15 7:53:52 PM
hiimvictor
Casual Listener
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are you serious?

so recently i just got a spotify premium card because after using the free app (which is inferior) i decided to check it out. So are you telling me you guys dont have song sorting, the queue, or proper shuffling on the free app so you could move to t...

lumster49
Roadie
so recently i just got a spotify premium card because after using the free app (which is inferior) i decided to check it out. So are you telling me you guys dont have song sorting, the qu...
2019-01-15 4:29:39 PM
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App should use internal cache to display home and library views

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceMoto G5 plus, Pixel 3Operating SystemAndroid 6, 7, 8, 9 My Question or IssueI have been using Spotify on Android for several years on several devices. All of them have had the same issue : when starting the app , the ap...

Kartaguez
Newbie
Plan Premium Country France Device Moto G5 plus, Pixel 3 Operating System Android 6, 7, 8, 9 My Question or Issue I have been using Spotify on Android for several years on seve...
2019-01-15 12:07:49 PM
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