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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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EQ Failure

PlanPremiumCountry AmericaDevicePixel 2Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue I have been using Spotify Premium for around 6 months now and I am a huge fan of both the app and the EQ settings. Since my Google Pixel 2 has no built in EQ set...

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  • Plan Premium Country  America Device Pixel 2 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  I have been using Spotify Premium for around 6 months now and I am a h...
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Songs change name when moved to queue

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceOneplus 5TOperating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or IssueIf I try to move songs to the queue they often change their name.

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Oneplus 5T Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue If I try to move songs to the queue they often change their name.
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Asus Chromebook Flip C302, search function does not work

Plan: PremiumCountry France DeviceAsus Chromebook Flip C302Operating System My Question or Issue : When using the spotify app from the play store, on my Asus Chromebook Flip C302, the search function does not work when the app is on full screen mode....

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  • Plan: Premium Country France   Device Asus Chromebook Flip C302 Operating System     My Question or Issue : When using the spotify app from the play store, on my As...
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Wrong translation

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceSamsung Galaxy J5 (2016)Operating SystemAndroid 6.1.6 My Question or Issue(dutch version of Spotify)Wrong translation on -> settings, under 'storage' the english variant says 'free', translated to dutch it says ...

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Samsung Galaxy J5 (2016) Operating System Android 6.1.6   My Question or Issue (dutch version of Spotify) Wrong translation on -> settin...
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App completely dead after update

Running premium on an LG G6, after the update on the 8th Ive lost literally all function on the Android app. Cant even get settings menu to load. Uninstalled, deleted any remaining folders per the giude here and tried fresh install... Nothing. Not a ...

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  • Running premium on an LG G6, after the update on the 8th Ive lost literally all function on the Android app.  Cant even get settings menu to load.    Uninstalled, deleted any remaini...
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Unable to Like (Favorite) songs in all playlists

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceMoto G6 Play - SprintOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue After I listen for a while, liking some, skipping some, (but still able to skip songs) I find I cannot like/favorite any songs. The heart icon responds bu...

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  • Plan Free Country  USA Device Moto G6 Play - Sprint Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  After I listen for a while, liking some, skipping some, (but still a...
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"Search" now sucks

Aaand you managed to make Spotify even worse to navigate... (See my previous threads and posts) Now I have to first press the "search button" at the bottom of the screen, and then press the stupid white search bar (Artists, songs, or podcasts) almost...

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  • Aaand you managed to make Spotify even worse to navigate... (See my previous threads and posts)   Now I have to first press the "search button" at the bottom of the screen, and then press the ...
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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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download

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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