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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...

Amayy
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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...

Daniel
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Daniel
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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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shahn321
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps playing stuff in the middle of my queue

PlanPremium Country US (specifically Seattle WA) DeviceGoogle Pixel XL Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issue All week, consistently when I play music, whether I play an album or shuffle a playlist, a podcast I listen to will randomly play in...

meepmareep
Newbie
Plan Premium Country US (specifically Seattle WA) Device Google Pixel XL Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue All week, consistently wh...
2018-09-16 7:46:01 PM
2018-09-18 3:04:36 PM
Guido
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Spotify not showing in the notification panel

Hello,While playing songs, Spotify doesn't show on the notification panel randomly. It comes up by itself sometimes. PlanPremiumCountry SingaporeDeviceSamsung Note 8Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 Thanks

vdevnani
Newbie
Hello, While playing songs, Spotify doesn't show on the notification panel randomly. It comes up by itself sometimes. Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Samsung Note 8 Operat...
2018-09-18 1:34:15 PM
2018-09-18 2:25:31 PM
jsannn
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Superuser Contribution P20 pro lockscreen widget

Hi there, I've just made the leap from IPhone to android after many year. Unfortunately I can't get the little widget on the lockscreen to allow you to pause/skip tracks! I have a Huawei P20 pro, I've seen that other people have managed it but I need...

mrspongey
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Hi there, I've just made the leap from IPhone to android after many year. Unfortunately I can't get the little widget on the lockscreen to allow you to pause/skip tracks! I have a Huawei P20...
2018-09-16 4:31:39 PM
2018-09-18 1:24:23 PM
Guido
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Automatic music reproduction on other devices

Good Morning,I noticed that sometimes the app on my mobile phone (Huawei P9) tries to connect to an external device. THe problem is that I don't know why, because there aren't devices in my network. After asking me if I want to continue listening mus...

jrambo92
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Good Morning, I noticed that sometimes the app on my mobile phone (Huawei P9) tries to connect to an external device. THe problem is that I don't know why, because there aren't devices in my network...
2018-09-10 9:58:17 AM
2018-09-18 10:01:30 AM
Loxer
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Visual Overlay Bug Note 8

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceNote 8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.0.0Samsung Experience 9.0Kernel 4.4.78-13949550 My Question or IssueI am getting this strange issue sometimes when i relaunch the app after it has been running in the background it has t...

Gbfaraci
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Plan Premium Country US Device Note 8 Operating System Android Oreo 8.0.0 Samsung Experience 9.0 Kernel 4.4.78-13949550 My Question or Issue I am getting ...
2018-09-06 1:11:03 AM
2018-09-18 8:19:08 AM
Katerina
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Android and Chromecast out of sync after ~10 minutes

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceGoogle Pixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 9My Question or IssueAfter about 10-20 minutes of Spotify being in the background playing via Chromecast, if I return to Spotify, the "connection" with my Chromecast isn't fully function...

rtc1
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Plan Premium Country US Device Google Pixel 2 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue After about 10-20 minutes of Spotify being in the background playing via Chromecast, if ...
2018-09-18 2:24:01 AM
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Chromecast Android

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Suggested song

PlanFreeCountry Argentina I made a playlist with 30 songs and after 2 or 3, suggested music starts playing. How do I stop this? I want to listen to the music I added, not to something else

Nandaloro
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Plan Free Country Argentina I made a playlist with 30 songs and after 2 or 3, suggested music starts playing. How do I stop this? I want to listen to the music I added, not to somethi...
2018-09-18 1:24:44 AM
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When searching for a song the next song that plays does not take into consideration the search

I am using android. When I search for songs in a large playlist, for example, say led zeppelin only led zeppelin songs show up. If I pick one of these songs it plays correctly. However, once the next song plays it ignores the filter and plays the nex...

mike74
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I am using android. When I search for songs in a large playlist, for example, say led zeppelin only led zeppelin songs show up. If I pick one of these songs it plays correctly. However, once the...
2018-09-17 12:45:25 AM
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Entire songs not playing on android mobile

I made playlists on my computer and when I try to play on my android device it only plays like 13 seconds of the song.

Lalivestock75
Newbie
I made playlists on my computer and when I try to play on my android device it only plays like 13 seconds of the song.
2018-09-17 12:10:01 AM
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after playing few songs then stop playing

PlanPremiumCountry Hong KongDeviceSamsungs8 PlusOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Recently my spotify only can play few songs then it stop playing. I have go back to the app then click "play" or reset the app to play it again. any ideas fo...

k4kurt
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device Samsungs8 Plus Operating System Android My Question or Issue Recently my spotify only can play few songs then it stop playing. I hav...
2018-09-06 12:12:30 PM
2018-09-17 11:06:11 PM
Jose_M
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Android app doesn't correctly register media playback

DeviceOnePlus 5TOperating SystemCan repro on all versions of Android released, with all versions of Spotify to date. My Question or Issue So I have this weird bug that appears on my phone after Spotify has been there for about 3-4 weeks. It reappears...

esist
Music Fan
Device OnePlus 5T Operating System Can repro on all versions of Android released, with all versions of Spotify to date. My Question or Issue So I have this weird bug that a...
2018-09-10 4:30:23 PM
2018-09-17 10:52:28 PM
esist
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Can't log in to spotify/can't go 'online'

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0OxygenOS 5.1.11 My Question or IssueLast weekend suddenly I was unable to stream music with mobile data. It mentioned that Spotify had no internet connection. My mobile network ...

Levi379
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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android 8.1.0 OxygenOS 5.1.11 My Question or Issue Last weekend suddenly I was unable to stream music with...
2018-09-11 11:05:14 AM
2018-09-17 9:14:48 PM
Levi379
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Superuser Contribution Volume goes up and down on it's own

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(Samsung s7)Operating System(Android) All of a sudden the volume will go up and down, when it feels like it. At first I thought this was an issue with the radio in my truck, but come to find out...it's happening no matter ...

Meditrina
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Plan Premium Country USA Device (Samsung s7) Operating System (Android) All of a sudden the volume will go up and down, when it feels like it. At first I thought this was ...
2018-09-09 11:40:07 PM
2018-09-17 8:44:58 PM
Meditrina
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Bluetooth Radio Automatically Starts Spotify

I have a Note 8 that I connect to my semi's radio via bluetooth. Whenever I connect my phone to the radio, and change the source on the radio to bluetooth, spotify just out of no where starts playing. Even if the app isn't recently opened. It did thi...

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I have a Note 8 that I connect to my semi's radio via bluetooth. Whenever I connect my phone to the radio, and change the source on the radio to bluetooth, spotify just out of no where starts playing...
2018-09-17 6:24:10 PM
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Archivos locales

PlanPremiumCountry Argentina DeviceBLU ENERGY X PLUS Operating SistemAndroid 5.0My Question or Issue Los archivos locales cuando los descargo en el celular se escuchan acelerados no se porque, y en la pc se los puede escuchar normalmente

aarónguibe
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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device BLU ENERGY X PLUS Operating Sistem Android 5.0 My Question or Issue Los archivos locales cuando los descargo en el celular se es...
2018-09-17 5:03:16 PM
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Superuser Contribution Can't scrub in track after selecting next

PlanPremiumCountry CHDeviceAsus Zenfone AROperating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueAfter selecting the next song in an album in the player view, scrubbing doesn't work anymore. Going back to the album and selecting the song there fixes the pro...

rc-p90
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Plan Premium Country CH Device Asus Zenfone AR Operating System Android 7.0 My Question or Issue After selecting the next song in an album in the player view, scrubbing doesn't...
2018-09-13 9:58:55 AM
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Jemi
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Spotify pauses every 10 minutes

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceGoogle Pixel 2 XLOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSpotify is pausing every 10 minutes. I don't know why. Haven't had this problem before today. The app is still open on the phone. It doesn't matter if it's in ...

Kaaltet
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Plan Premium Country USA Device Google Pixel 2 XL Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue Spotify is pausing every 10 minutes. I don't know why. Haven't had this proble...
2018-09-17 4:18:20 AM
2018-09-17 4:43:53 PM
Kaaltet
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Not able to share song on Instagram Stories

PlanPremiumCountry BrazilDeviceMoto Z Play 1Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 When I access the Sharing options in the song menu, there's no option to share to Instagram Stories. Even if I click on the More options, I can see that's possible to share as ...

tiagaofreitas
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Moto Z Play 1 Operating System Android 8.0.0 When I access the Sharing options in the song menu, there's no option to share to In...
2018-09-14 10:29:31 PM
2018-09-17 3:25:49 PM
Peter
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Superuser Contribution Problem with downloading music

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy J7 2017Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueEverything was good before until I open today the app because I want to download couple albums so I can listen to them in offline mode. I am using 4...

Andi96
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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy J7 2017 Operating System Android 7.0 My Question or Issue Everything was good before until I open today the app because I wan...
2018-09-13 8:42:46 PM
2018-09-17 2:37:27 PM
Peter
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Huawei p20 pro lockscreen