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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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Spotify disappearing from the notification screen

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue When i pause the music on Spotify and wait a short moment i receive a " Spotify has closed (or stopped) " notification. That induces the little circle wit...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue   When i pause the music on Spotify and wait a short moment i receiv...
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[Podcast] Podcast exits when play button is clicked

PlanPremiumCountry United States of AmericaDeviceGalaxy s8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen trying to play the podcast Chapo: Kingpin on Trail Episode 3 the podcast does not load and exits immediately. I tried restarting the App also t...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  United States of America Device Galaxy s8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When trying to play the podcast Chapo: Kingpin on Trail Epi...
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"Behind the Lyrics" option not available in settings

PlanFreeCountryBahrain Operating System(Android Lollipop) My Issue Hello, On my Android Lollipop phone specifically, I can't seem to find the "Behind the Lyrics" feature available under Playback in settings but I can find it for my Galaxy S8 Plus. So...

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  • Plan Free Country Bahrain   Operating System (Android Lollipop)   My Issue  Hello,  On my Android Lollipop phone specifically, I can't seem to find the "Behind the Lyric...
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App doesnt respond....Cannot open or play cds..

I have a Preimiuem planIm in the Usa My Device is an LG Stylo 2. Android is the Operating System My issue is that whern i search for an artist, and see the catalog, once i find an album i wanna hear, It will not open up to play it, I have to rig it, ...

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  • I have a Preimiuem plan Im in the Usa My Device is an LG Stylo 2. Android is the Operating System     My issue is that whern i search for an artist, and see the catalog, once i find an ...
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Search bar within playlists not present

PlanFreeCountry : Bahrain Device(Samsung S8 Plus)Operating System(Android Oreo) My IssueThe search bar doesn't appear when I try and search within playlists. I have tried clearning the cache and reinstalling the app but nothing has worked so far. The...

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  • Plan Free Country : Bahrain     Device (Samsung S8 Plus) Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Issue The search bar doesn't appear when I try and search within playlists....
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Terible sound quality

Country NORWAYDevicePHILLIPS 4K ULTRA HDOperating SystemANDROID My Question or IssueHi. Playing music from tv to amplifier to my speakers. So the gear isnt my problem. Still terible quality on maybe 1/3 of songs. What could be the issue?

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  •   Country  NORWAY Device PHILLIPS 4K ULTRA HD Operating System ANDROID    My Question or Issue Hi. Playing music from tv to amplifier to my speakers. So the gear isn...
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Playlist shortcut für den Homescreen-Option verschwunden?

FreeGermanySamsung Galaxy A5 (2017)Android Oreo Da meine Playlist herausgenommene Songs trotzdem immer wieder abgespielt hat und Cache leeren nichts brachte, habe ich nun mal die Daten der App in den Appeinstellungen des Smartphones gelöscht. So vers...

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  • Free Germany Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) Android Oreo   Da meine Playlist herausgenommene Songs trotzdem immer wieder abgespielt hat und Cache leeren nichts brachte, habe ich nun mal die Daten...
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Spotify disappearing from the notification screen

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue When i pause the music on Spotify and wait a short moment i receive a " Spotify has closed (or stopped) " notification. That induces the little circle wit...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue   When i pause the music on Spotify and wait a short moment i receiv...
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Autoplay not working on Android

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceGoogle PixelOperating System Android PMy Question or IssueAutoplay is simply not working on Android it appears (checked with several friends who run a variety of versions and it does not appear to be working across the boar...

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  • Plan Premium Country  US Device Google Pixel Operating System  Android P My Question or Issue Autoplay is simply not working on Android it appears (checked with several friends who...
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Voice command specific tunes from running playlist??

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device HTC One Operating System Android(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hey guys, while listening to Spotify on my laptop which is playing through my stereo, I would like to let a playlist run but b...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device HTC One   Operating System Android (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   Hey guys, while listening to...
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PlanPremiumCountry Device(Samsung Galaxy not fe)Operating System(Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or Issuedownload notification does not appear in the new version

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device (Samsung Galaxy not fe) Operating System (Android Oreo, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue download notification does not appear in the new vers...
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Spotify is preventing my phone from waking

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLG G6 US997Operating System Android 8.0.0, US99721b My Question or IssueMultiple times a day, for about a half hour at a time, having music playing on spotify makes it extremely difficult to wake my phone from sleep. I hav...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  USA Device LG G6 US997 Operating System  Android 8.0.0, US99721b   My Question or Issue Multiple times a day, for about a half hour at a time, h...
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Very bad changes made to search function

PlanPremiumCountry NorwayDeviceOnePlus 6TOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue Until recently I could double tap the search button to bring up the keyboard and start writing.Now I have to tap the search field. This is a very bad decision i...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Norway Device OnePlus 6T Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue   Until recently I could double tap the search button to bring up ...
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My Spotify keeps on saying that I'm offline even when I am definatley not

For the last 3 months when I was out of Wi-Fi range my Spotify would say that I am offline and will not download music when I am outside of my house it would be difficult and it will not download my music is there any way out of this I tried restarti...

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  • For the last 3 months when I was out of Wi-Fi range my Spotify would say that I am offline and will not download music when I am outside of my house it would be difficult and it will not download my ...
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Solved!! Cannot delete profile picture

No matter what I do ...I cannot delete the profile picture. I tried using my desktop but no luck there either. I never get the option to change picture.Thanks for any help you can give me.Android running OS 8

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  • No matter what I do ...I cannot delete the profile picture. I tried using my desktop but no luck there either. I never get the option to change  picture. Thanks for any help you can give me. A...
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Auto labeling playlist from albums broken. Instead of Artist and album, gets My playlist #

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDevice(Nokia Operating System(Android Oreo) My Question or IssueHi! When I save an album as an playlist on my phone and choose not no name it I get something like My playlist #168 (Sarah MacDougall - Grand Canyon) but when I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device (Nokia 😎 Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue Hi! When I save an album as an playlist on my phone and choose not no nam...
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Bluetooth Metadata not working on S9

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy 9+Operating SystemAndroid Pie (9)Spotify Version8.4.79.630 My Question or IssueHello, my s9+ is not transmitting track information or artist information to my '12 Acura TL. I've been able to reproduce this w...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy 9+ Operating System Android Pie (9) Spotify Version 8.4.79.630   My Question or Issue Hello, my s9+ is not transmitting track inf...
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Spotify has stopped notification

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueWhen i pause the music on spotify and wait a short moment i receive a " Spotify has closed " notification and i can't use my spotify widget on the homescr...

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  • Plan Premium Country  France Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue When i pause the music on spotify and wait a short moment i receive ...
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Data Saver mode does not turn off

PlanFreeCountryRepublic of korea DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8+Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHello.Even if I turn off Data Saver mode in the setting menu, but it will turn back on when I scroll down and then up to change my streaming mus...

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  • Plan Free Country Republic of korea  Device Samsung Galaxy S8+ Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Hello. Even if I turn off Data Saver mode in the setting ...
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Android app only slow in wifi (every wifi)

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device(Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact H8324)Operating System(Android 9) Hello,My spotify app runs very slow, but only in wifi. And I am not talking only about my home wifi wehre I btw have 400 Mbit connection. I have the problem in...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device (Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact H8324) Operating System (Android 9)   Hello, My spotify app runs very slow, but only in wifi. And I am not talkin...
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