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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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[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems. First thing to do before trying anything else is r...

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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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Behind The Lyrics

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Samsung J3)Operating System(Android 6.0.1) My Question or Issue My behind the lyrics doesn't work when I play songs that are supposed to have it. It used to work before I had premium but now it doesn't work anymore

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device (Samsung J3) Operating System (Android 6.0.1)   My Question or Issue  My behind the lyrics doesn't work when I play songs that are supposed to h...
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Cannot download Spotify onto my (old) Kindle Fire

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceKindle Fire HD 8.9 (2012)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I'd like to get Spotify onto my Kindle Fire (HD 8.9 2012). If I go to spotify.com and try and download the app, I ge...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (2012) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I'd like to get Spotify o...
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play on all devices

My Question or Issueif i play on one of my devices why do i see it on all of my devices?

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  •     My Question or Issue if i play on one of my devices why do i see it on all of my devices?  
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Storage

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceLG X ScreenOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I'd like to know why I can't change the storage location to the SD card like I used to do before, now I reinstalled the app and can't do it anymore, so please help...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device LG X Screen Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  I'd like to know why I can't change the storage location to the SD card lik...
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Loat search function from within a playlist?

PlanPremiumCountry UkDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue You can no longer search from within a playlist? This was possible a few months back.

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  • Plan Premium Country  Uk Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  You can no longer search from within a playlist?  This was possible a f...
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My Android phone and my Roku causing double scrobbles

PlanPremium Country USA DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8+Roku 3 Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0Latest Roku updates My Question or IssueIf I am playing Spotify via my Roku 3 device, my Galaxy 8+ wants to take over. This results in double scrobbles to last.fm. How...

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  • Plan Premium   Country  USA   Device Samsung Galaxy 8+ Roku 3   Operating System Android 8.0.0 Latest Roku updates    My Question or Issue If I am playin...
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Search not working "oops, something went wrong"

So since the last update my search is not working. I have tried reinstalling the app, signing up for beta app, adding Spotify related urls to whitelist in ad blocker, all to no avail. Any ideas? PlanPremiumCountryIreland DeviceOneplus 5tOperating Sys...

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  • So since the last update my search is not working. I have tried reinstalling the app, signing up for beta app, adding Spotify related urls to whitelist in ad blocker, all to no avail. Any ideas?&nbsp...
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La musique se coupe

PlanPremium ( 0,99 3 mois)Country FranceDeviceBlackview BV7000Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue J'ai un nouveau téléphone, en lançant une musique, la musique se coupe pendant l'écoute quelques secondes après, et la notification de la musiq...

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  • Plan Premium ( 0,99 3 mois) Country  France Device Blackview BV7000 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  J'ai un nouveau téléphone, en lançant une musique, la mus...
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App creates new offline device entry daily - removes all downloads.

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue So I've switched from Google Play Music last week and I've been pretty satisfied, apart from this one problem I'm having and can't get rid of.My Spotif...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  So I've switched from Google Play Music last week and I've been p...
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Discover Music Gone

nvm its inside search.. confusing

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No Recent Activity for user

Premium Family USAWindows Desktop, iPod Touch, Samsung Galaxy Tab AWindows 10, iOS 12, Android Oreo I have a new account with 2 new users (and 1 existing user who joined my family plan through my invitiation), as the head of the account, I am followi...

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  • Premium Family  USA Windows Desktop, iPod Touch, Samsung Galaxy Tab A Windows 10, iOS 12, Android Oreo    I have a new account with 2 new users (and 1 existing user who joined my ...
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Spotify stops playing after a few minutes on Nokia 2

I have a Nokia 2 phone running Android 7.1.1 (although this problem has persisted in previous versions). Whenever I run Spotify, the current song will stop playing after a few minutes. The app won't crash - it'll just stop playing. This problem appea...

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  • I have a Nokia 2 phone running Android 7.1.1 (although this problem has persisted in previous versions). Whenever I run Spotify, the current song will stop playing after a few minutes. The app won't ...
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Offline music on Samsung Gear S3 - some trakcs do not dowload

PlanPremiumCountry PolandDeviceSamsung Gear S3 FrontierOperating SystemAndroid (paired phone)My Question or Issue I set my device to download the music from one of my playlist (about 150 tracks) according to mlendards post. It works fine for some tra...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Poland Device Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Operating System Android (paired phone) My Question or Issue  I set my device to download the music from one of my play...
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How do i get the Spotify toolbar to appear on my phone?

On my old Sony phone i had a toolbar on the homescreen and lockscreen of my phone to quickly change songs etc. From that i could also use the 'snext song' feature on my cars bluetooth device which would skip the song.That phone broke and now i'm usin...

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  •     On my old Sony phone i had a toolbar on the homescreen and lockscreen of my phone to quickly change songs etc. From that i could also use the 'snext song' feature on my cars bluetooth...
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shuffle is on Automaticaly

When i say "play my favorite songs" spotify automatically turning shuffle on. But i don't want that!How i can listen without shuffle? (google home and premium account)

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  • When i say "play my favorite songs" spotify automatically turning shuffle on. But i don't want that! How i can listen without shuffle?   (google home and premium account)
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Cross-fade: phone lags in games when the next song starts playing.

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceSamsung A320FLOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueMy device has 2 GB of RAM.12 seconds before the current song ends, the next song kicks in. Right at that moment, the game starts lagging for 1-2 seconds.It'...

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  • Plan Premium Country Romania Device Samsung A320FL Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue My device has 2 GB of RAM. 12 seconds before the current song ends, the ne...
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S8+ has lost lock screen controls

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy S8+Operating System My Question or IssueI recently lost my lock screen controls for Spotify. No updates or changes to phone. They just disappeared. Any ideas how to get them back?

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Galaxy S8+ Operating System     My Question or Issue I recently lost my lock screen controls for Spotify.  No updates or changes to phone....
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How many more years do we need to wait before shuffle actually works?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DevicePixel 3Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issue The following issue has been noted many times in the past by many other Spotify users: The Spotify shuffle feature does not work. It shuffles from only a small subset o...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device Pixel 3 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue  The following issue has been noted many times in the past by many other Spotify us...
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Spotify not playing through Musiccast

PlanPremiumCountry Australia DeviceYamaha Music Cast Operating System Android My Question or IssueEverything was working perfectly, could open Musiccast on my Android tablet, select Spotify and play music through my Yamaha amp. Then on Christmas Eve ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Australia  Device Yamaha Music Cast  Operating System  Android   My Question or Issue Everything was working perfectly, could open Mus...
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Sort playlist thing + bug

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceMoto Z2 PlayOperating SystemAndroid 8.0 I got really disappointed with the last update, I ALWAYS used the dropdown to sort my playlists and even to remember wich are the new songs that I added, now the dropdown is gone,...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device Moto Z2 Play Operating System Android 8.0   I got really disappointed with the last update, I ALWAYS used the dropdown to sort my playlists an...
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