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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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Superuser Contribution How to BLOCK (not toggle/disable) Canvas on Android phone

How to BLOCK (not toggle/disable) Canvas on Android phone.We have provided the kids with Android phones to access Spotify and one other app only. The phones are locked down using an app called "Fully Kiosk Browser and App Lockdown" and I can lock ind...

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  • How to BLOCK (not toggle/disable) Canvas on Android phone. We have provided the kids with Android phones to access Spotify and one other app only. The phones are locked down using an app called "Ful...
  • Smed21
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spotify not working on my wifi!

hiya, ty for your time - very tech-literate person, and help is my last resortspotify does not connect on my home wifi (or my uni wifi) therefore stuck on loading screen if I don't connect to mobile data firstother apps dotried clean uninstallusing a...

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  • hiya, ty for your time - very tech-literate person, and help is my last resort spotify does not connect on my home wifi (or my uni wifi) therefore stuck on loading screen if I don't connect to mob...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New car mode UI sucks

This is obviously in the wrong category but I didn't see where else to post it. The new car mode UI is bad. Looks great, like a desktop UI should, but is about as far away from driver friendly as you can get. The old one was was simple, the new one h...

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  • This is obviously in the wrong category but I didn't see where else to post it.    The new car mode UI is bad. Looks great, like a desktop UI should, but is about as far away from driver ...
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Superuser Contribution Car Mode Won't Turn On/Off

When I opened Spotify a few hours ago on my phone, it was locked in car mode. I was only able to get the minimalist look without having the previous interface. When I tried to turn off car mode in the settings, it wouldn't turn off. I have tried disa...

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  • When I opened Spotify a few hours ago on my phone, it was locked in car mode. I was only able to get the minimalist look without having the previous interface. When I tried to turn off car mode in th...
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Superuser Contribution Can't log in on my new phone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Oppo(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Oppo (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue &n...
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Superuser Contribution Android Web Preview No Longer Showing When Shared

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSamsung Galaxy 23Operating SystemAndroid version 13 My Question or IssueWith the recent change to the URL length when sharing songs via text, the web preview no longer shows. Previously, the web preview would show album or...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device Samsung Galaxy 23 Operating System Android version 13   My Question or Issue With the recent change to the URL length when sharing songs via tex...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Car mode turns itself back on.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung galaxy s20 ultra 5gOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI hate car mode with a burning passion. I turn it off in settings. If I close the app and reopen it's back on. Please make it stop. I have done a clea...

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  •   Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung galaxy s20 ultra 5g Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I hate car mode with a burning passion. I turn it off in settings....
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Spotify borra mis canciones - Solucionado

Me pasaba que Spotify me borraba las canciones de forma diaria, semanal, cada 15 dias y mensual y hasta se borran los demas dispositivos que tenia agregados, como otro celular o tablet. Y tenia que volver a descargar las canciones todos los dias. Ent...

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  • Me pasaba que Spotify me borraba las canciones de forma diaria, semanal, cada 15 dias y mensual y hasta se borran los demas dispositivos que tenia agregados, como otro celular o tablet. Y tenia que v...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution can't login anymore

PlanFreeCountryFranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy S21 Ultra AND Windows 10ProOperating SystemWindows 10Pro My Question or Issuehello, I am no able to connect anymore for 3 days now. This is happening simultaneously on my phone and windows.I tried connection ...

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  • Plan Free Country France Device Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra AND Windows 10Pro Operating System Windows 10Pro   My Question or Issue hello, I am no able to connect anymore for 3 days now. ...
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Superuser Contribution Private session bixby

Ok, so i let kids in my art class play songs from spotify, but i cant remember to turn on private session every time (well, i need to prepare my classes, so it's not a priority). So my recommendations are insane like kids on steroides with dépression...

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  • Ok, so i let kids in my art class play songs from spotify, but i cant remember to turn on private session every time (well, i need to prepare my classes, so it's not a priority). So my recommendation...
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Superuser Contribution High volume burst on start of playback

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 4aOperating SystemAndroid 13Spotify Version 8.9.8.545Headphones WH-XB910N both LDAC and AAC Firmware 1.2.2My Question or IssueIssue 1: The spotify app is closed. Open the app. Begin playback of anything. At the start ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 4a Operating System Android 13 Spotify Version 8.9.8.545 Headphones WH-XB910N both LDAC and AAC Firmware 1.2.2 My Question or Issue Issue 1: The spoti...
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Superuser Contribution Why cant I see any songs I listened to outside of downloaded playlists?

I was listening to songs from the "song radio" option and adding loads to my main playlist, during a car ride and using mobile data. 2ish days later all the songs I added dissappeared and none of them are in my listening history. I remember adding al...

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  • I was listening to songs from the "song radio" option and adding loads to my main playlist, during a car ride and using mobile data. 2ish days later all the songs I added dissappeared and none of the...
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Superuser Contribution Songs greyed out although they are downloaded?

Hey, I have a couple of songs in my playlist that although they are downloaded (and are played normally if I press on them), they appear as unavailable (or grey) and they dont play in sequence with other songs, they are skipped, is this a bug? How ca...

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  • Hey, I have a couple of songs in my playlist that although they are downloaded (and are played normally if I press on them), they appear as unavailable (or grey) and they dont play in sequence with o...
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Re: Ongoing performance issues on iOS devices

so ive posted on here before. and i have updated and everything but the app still isnt working on my galaxy s9. i would like to know if its the phone or the app itself. cus it was working 2 updates ago. now its not. it takes a long time to load into ...

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  • so ive posted on here before. and i have updated and everything but the app still isnt working on my galaxy s9. i would like to know if its the phone or the app itself.  cus it was working 2 upd...
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Spotify not connecting to internet

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceMotorola G30 and a generic dell laptop (I don't know the model)Operating SystemWindows 10 and Android 12 My internet works for everything else such as youtube or discord, but on spotify when I try to do anything that requir...

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  •   Plan Premium Country UK   Device Motorola G30 and a generic dell laptop (I don't know the model) Operating System Windows 10 and Android 12   My internet works for everyth...
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check number of times I have listened to a song

Want to be able to see number of plays on individual songs.

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  • Want to be able to see number of plays on individual songs.
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Superuser Contribution Why I can't add a song multiple times in my Playlist now?

In past,I made playlist by using a song multiple times.When I was add that song there was an option that is"Add anyway".But now There's no option like this and I can't add a song multiple times in one playlist of mine.

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  • In past,I made playlist by using a song multiple times.When I was add that song there was an option that is"Add anyway".But now There's no option like this and I can't add a song multiple times in on...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify plays the wrong version of a song (Échame La Culpa)

PlanPremiumCountryFinland DeviceOnePlus 6T and PCOperating SystemAndroid and Windows 10 My Question or IssueRecently when I try to play the song "Échame La Culpa" by Luis Fonsi and Demi Lovato from the album "VIDA", the song that starts playing inste...

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  • Plan Premium Country Finland   Device OnePlus 6T and PC Operating System Android and Windows 10   My Question or Issue Recently when I try to play the song "Échame La Culpa" by L...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify controls in Google Maps frozen

PlanPremiumCountryThe Netherlands DeviceOppo Find X3 ProOperating SystemAndroid 13 App version 8.8.96.364 Since about 3 months, the Spotify controls in Google Maps navigation sometimes freeze. They seem to be stuck on the last song or podcast it reme...

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  •     Plan Premium Country The Netherlands  Device Oppo Find X3 Pro Operating System Android 13   App version 8.8.96.364   Since about 3 months, the Spotify contro...
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