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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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0x8EFABE4E
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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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Spotify drains smartwatch battery

PlanPremiumDeviceMotorola Moto G 5 and an Asus Zenwatch 3Operating SystemAndroid 8.1 and wear OS 2.2 My Question or IssueWhen I listen to music on Spotify, I notice that the battery of my smartwatch drains quickly. I even have to turn on airplane mod...

user-removed
Visitor
Plan Premium Device Motorola Moto G 5 and an Asus Zenwatch 3 Operating System Android 8.1 and wear OS 2.2 My Question or Issue When I listen to music on Spotify, I notice that the batt...
2018-12-22 9:40:32 AM
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Superuser Contribution Mobile Push Notification Gets Stuck on One Song

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy Amp Prime 3 My Question or Issue When I am streaming on my phone my notification will occassionally freeze completely and no longer display the correct song. The buttons (skip and toggle play/pause) st...

qvinx
Newbie
Plan Free Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy Amp Prime 3 My Question or Issue When I am streaming on my phone my notification will occassionally freeze completely and no...
2018-12-21 11:42:40 PM
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Volume normalization is broken

Even when on the same artist on CDs that came out in the same time period the volume levels can be very different. I feel confident the actual CD volume was probably normalized on release. So why is spotify delivering audio at obviously different vol...

f4ck0ff
Regular
Even when on the same artist on CDs that came out in the same time period the volume levels can be very different. I feel confident the actual CD volume was probably normalized on release.&nbsp...
2018-12-21 8:38:57 PM
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volume normalization

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Search bar in playlists is gone

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDevice(Xperia M4 Aqua)Operating System(Android M, 6.0) My Question or Issueas i stated in the title the search bar in playlists is gone. I cant search for a specific song in my playlists for 2 weeks now. I dont know what caus...

fylmz
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Turkey Device (Xperia M4 Aqua) Operating System (Android M, 6.0) My Question or Issue as i stated in the title the search bar in playlists is gone. I cant ...
2018-12-21 5:44:47 PM
2018-12-21 7:39:14 PM
fylmz
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[Podcast] can't change the speed of podcast playing of different device

PlanPremiumCountry IsraelDevicesDevice 1- Windows 10 PCDevice 2- Samsung Galaxy S8 Recreation steps1. Open podcast on device 1 (tested on PC)2. Open spotify (same user) on device 2 (tested on Android)3. While podcast plays on devi e 1, change speed o...

SuperSpasm
Regular
Plan Premium Country Israel Devices Device 1- Windows 10 PC Device 2- Samsung Galaxy S8 Recreation steps 1. Open podcast on device 1 (tested on PC) 2. Open spotify (sam...
2018-12-21 7:05:13 PM
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Superuser Contribution Android auto offline mode (Yes, this again)

I got Spotify premium with the intend of using it offline in android auto, only to find out this is not possible, while it is possible on apple devices.I don't know if this is a bug or if it's intentional, but this is a HUGE dealbreaker, i have a lim...

Offline_NL
Newbie
I got Spotify premium with the intend of using it offline in android auto, only to find out this is not possible, while it is possible on apple devices. I don't know if this is a bug or if it's in...
2018-12-04 8:28:40 PM
2018-12-21 1:29:02 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Solved!! Samsung Gear BT Disconnected Check Your Connection

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceSamsung Gear S3 FrontierOperating System? My Question or Issue I all of a sudden can't use my Gear S3 as a Remote for my Note 8. All I get is a message that Bluetooth is disconnected or use the App on my phone. I hav...

Werdna-Nospoh
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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Gear S3 Frontier Operating System ? My Question or Issue I all of a sudden can't use my Gear S3 as a Remote for my Note 8.&n...
2018-12-06 7:52:47 AM
2018-12-21 1:05:14 PM
Alpabe
Casual Listener
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Radio from Playlist missing

Radio is missing from playlist on both windows app and andriod app I can start radio from an individual song but not a playlist or artist. iOS app seems to be working.

matttheazn
Music Fan
Radio is missing from playlist on both windows app and andriod app I can start radio from an individual song but not a playlist or artist. iOS app seems to be working.
2018-12-21 3:16:40 AM
2018-12-21 12:43:55 PM
krzy28
Newbie
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Superuser Contribution Android app partially relaunches when peripherals are connected/disconnected

PlanPremiumCountry New ZealandDeviceVodafone Smart V8 (VFD 710)Operating SystemAndroid version: 7.1.1Android security patch level: 1 August 2018Baseband version: P840V70B01Kernel version: 3.18.31-perfBuild number: VFD-710_MRB04Variant build: NZ-Lock-...

ravensand
Newbie
Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Vodafone Smart V8 (VFD 710) Operating System Android version: 7.1.1 Android security patch level: 1 August 2018 Baseband version: P840V70B0...
2018-12-09 9:52:12 PM
2018-12-21 10:27:57 AM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Saved Podcasts offline

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceHuawei mate SEOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue I download podcasts to listen to when I'm offline. But when I'm offline or have a bad connection I cannot access the podcast section of my app and have no...

theschn3id
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawei mate SE Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue I download podcasts to listen to when I'm offline. But when ...
2018-12-21 9:29:45 AM
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Offline Android

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Search Will Not Load

I'm using an updated Samsung S7 and have reinnstalled Spotify several times over the past few weeks so I have the most up to date version. For whatever reason, I can stream non-downloaded songs just fine off of playlists, but whenever I click the Sea...

mattschinsky
Newbie
I'm using an updated Samsung S7 and have reinnstalled Spotify several times over the past few weeks so I have the most up to date version. For whatever reason, I can stream non-downloaded son...
2018-12-20 8:12:52 PM
2018-12-21 5:01:36 AM
landonharris88
Composer
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Downloaded music buffering

PlanPremium Country UsaDeviceSamsung sky pro My Question or Issue Tried using my downloaded music offline for the first time today, and consistently the songs buffer, sporadically through out the songs, with some not buffering at all, how can I fix t...

Gradzter
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Usa Device Samsung sky pro My Question or Issue Tried using my downloaded music offline for the first time today, and consistently the ...
2018-12-20 11:20:00 PM
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Superuser Contribution Closing Application Android

Is there a way to close Spotify so it doesn't start up when connected to Bluetooth or show on Android Auto upon startup? PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue As referenced above. I'm looki...

bullitt5177
Casual Listener
Is there a way to close Spotify so it doesn't start up when connected to Bluetooth or show on Android Auto upon startup? Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Opera...
2018-11-13 1:41:13 AM
2018-12-20 4:21:48 PM
Peter
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Superuser Contribution Volume Normalizer

I use spotify on both my computer and my phone (oneplus 6t) with a paid subscription, but I have been running into the problem where my phone keeps lowering the volume of my music even though the volume normalizer option is set to off. Is there a way...

user-removed
Visitor
I use spotify on both my computer and my phone (oneplus 6t) with a paid subscription, but I have been running into the problem where my phone keeps lowering the volume of my music even though the vol...
2018-12-08 7:53:23 PM
2018-12-20 3:53:59 PM
Peter
Spotify Legend
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Android Auto Playlist Folders

PlanPremiumCountry DEDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9 + Sony XAV-AX100Operating SystemAndroid Oreo I have a lot of playlists, so many of them are in folders, e.g. a folder called "Genre" containing playlists like "Hip-Hop", "Country" and so on. Some of these ...

yannick_1709
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Plan Premium Country DE Device Samsung Galaxy S9 + Sony XAV-AX100 Operating System Android Oreo I have a lot of playlists, so many of them are in folders, e.g. a folder ...
2018-12-20 3:21:28 PM
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Android Auto.
Android Galaxy s8
Playlist Visibility

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Superuser Contribution Music ends and the next one does not come out

PremiumBrasil(Motorola G4 Plus)(Android 7.0)(Onkyo TX-NR686) In the spotify application of the cell phone I start a song and ask to play it on my Onkyo receiver. I listen to music without problems but when it finishes and starts playing the next one ...

Claudio_Lotufo
Casual Listener
Premium Brasil (Motorola G4 Plus) (Android 7.0) (Onkyo TX-NR686) In the spotify application of the cell phone I start a song and ask to play it on my Onkyo receiver. I listen to music with...
2018-12-09 6:39:15 PM
2018-12-20 2:36:49 PM
Katerina
Spotify Legend
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Onkyo

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Use streaming on Samsung Gear without mobile?

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceGear S3Operating SystemTizen My Question or Issue Is it possible to listens o spotify (via bluetooth headset) without a mobile phone and without downloading songs to the watch when the watch is connected to WiFi???

NetMare
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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Gear S3 Operating System Tizen My Question or Issue Is it possible to listens o spotify (via bluetooth headset) without a mobile phone...
2018-12-20 1:03:16 PM
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Spotify is bleep?

Songs play at random, stop at random, skip at random, play random albums and playlists...at random. It is SUPREMELY annoying to even have anything of this natrure be applicable to a subscription based service such as Spotify. So, I have done almost 2...

KreigP
Newbie
Songs play at random, stop at random, skip at random, play random albums and playlists...at random. It is SUPREMELY annoying to even have anything of this natrure be applicable to a subscription base...
2018-12-20 6:43:47 AM
2018-12-20 11:27:40 AM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
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Where do i find follow for new artist

My Question or Issue Why is Artist music not showing when searched? Already realeased

ATLfr
Music Fan
My Question or Issue Why is Artist music not showing when searched? Already realeased
2018-12-20 10:11:38 AM
2018-12-20 11:22:21 AM
Mantisentil
Community Legend
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Solved!! Search within playlist android

PlanPremiumCountry Ireland DevicePoco f1 Operating System(Android pie) My Question or Issue I can't search within an existing playlist this is frustrating as large playlist need a search. I used to be able to goto the playlist pull down the top of th...

Marksheedy
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Poco f1 Operating System (Android pie) My Question or Issue I can't search within an existing playlist this is frustrati...
2018-12-18 12:49:22 PM
2018-12-20 11:16:42 AM
Mantisentil
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Search Playlist

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