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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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Can't select Extreme Quality on download options.

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceSamsumg Galaxy J7 So, basically I can no longer set the download quality to extreme, it has disappeared and the highest quality is now "Very High". I'm aware of the other similar thread, however, people there are talkin...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device Samsumg Galaxy J7     So, basically I can no longer set the download quality to extreme, it has disappeared and the highest qualit...
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Superuser Contribution Bad quality of the sound

My songs in spotify sound terrible, with an echo and the voice sounds far away like faded and the bass sounds louder but my other apps like youtube and netflix sound perfectly fine, please help! My account is premium!

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  • My songs in spotify sound terrible, with an echo and the voice sounds far away like faded and the bass sounds louder but my other apps like youtube and netflix sound perfectly fine, please help! My a...
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Is this a bug lol

 My Question or Issue Look at the pic

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  •   My Question or Issue  Look at the pic
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Android app is unresponsive

None of the functions are working. I get a black screen and can't seem to navigate beyond the first track I select. Everything after that is unresponsive pixel2 on latest version

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  • None of the functions are working. I get a black screen and can't seem to navigate beyond the first track I select. Everything after that is unresponsive   pixel2 on latest version   &n...
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Spotify premium won't download music

PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsDeviceOneplus 6Operating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or Issue I have a premium account and i Just bought the oneplus 6. But he won't download the music for the offline modus. He never had a problem with that's before (...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Netherlands Device Oneplus 6 Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue  I have a premium account and i Just bought the oneplus 6. But ...
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Controls too small

Specifically, the controls in the push notification menu (I don't know the exact term). For quite some time now the skip buttons are half the diameter of a penny on my phone. 5/10 cases I either hit the wrong button or the app opens instead. It's rea...

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  • Specifically, the controls in the push notification menu (I don't know the exact term). For quite some time now the skip buttons are half the diameter of a penny on my phone. 5/10 cases I either hit ...
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Is this a bug

I have premium and have news version of spoti

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  • I have premium and have news version of spoti
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Gear S3 auto switch networks

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceS9Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueJust picked up a gear S3 and got the spotify app all set up. One question i have is does it auto switch from wifi to 4g and vice versa? I see ...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device S9 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Just picked up a gear S3 and got the spotify app all set...
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Radio and Playlist queue compared to Google Music

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDevice(Samsung Galaxy S8Operating System(Android Oreo) My Question or IssueWhen you start a Radio you cannot see the playlist queue. This becomes an irritation especially when you add songs to the queue, as you want to s...

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  • Plan Premium Country South Africa Device (Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue When you start a Radio you cannot see the playlist queue. This b...
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Superuser Contribution Filtering... again

On Android 6.0, Galaxy S6 Filtering stopped working again. This thing has been on and off for months now. It gets fixed in one update, and then when a new version comes out, filters stop working again. It's really frustrating. You should really give ...

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  • On Android 6.0, Galaxy S6   Filtering stopped working again.  This thing has been on and off for months now.  It gets fixed in one update, and then when a new version comes out, filt...
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Superuser Contribution How do I list what album songs come from?

I want to know how to see what album songs come from on my S8 but I haven't found an option for that. If I can't list it; is there a way to go to its album?

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  • I want to know how to see what album songs come from on my S8 but I haven't found an option for that. If I can't list it; is there a way to go to its album?
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Superuser Contribution Random music stop's

PlanPremiumCountry LatviaDeviceXiaomi Redmi 5 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 7.1.2My Question or Issue The music stops from time to time while listening to it when headphones are plugged in. They're brand new and the music stops(not always, sometimes) w...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Latvia Device Xiaomi Redmi 5 Plus Operating System Android 7.1.2 My Question or Issue  The music stops from time to time while listening to it when headphones...
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Superuser Contribution Cant Play Certain songs

So I've never had any problems with Spotify Premium, however, recently I tried playing a song. I clicked the song, yet it wouldnt play. I wouldn't even get the little bar at the bottom. It just wouldnt even do anything. I tried going to the album, bu...

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  • So I've never had any problems with Spotify Premium, however, recently I tried playing a song. I clicked the song, yet it wouldnt play. I wouldn't even get the little bar at the bottom. It just would...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot find the Storage information in the newest release of Spotify

I just noticed that in the latest release of Spotify, in the Settings menu there' no Storage options anymore. Is there a way to change the storage option from Device to micro SD card, like in old versions?

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  • I just noticed that in the latest release of Spotify, in the Settings menu there' no Storage options anymore.   Is there a way to change the storage option from Device to micro SD card, like i...
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Spotify Connect not finding Alexa Echo Dot

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy 7 EdgeOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueThere was a time when I could listen to music on my phone using Spotify and then connect to my Alexa Echo Dots. But for some reason, those devices are no longer vi...

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  • Plan Premium Device Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue There was a time when I could listen to music on my phone using Spotify and then conne...
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Solved!! Stops playing after 3 songs.

PlanPremiumCountry United States Device Samsung Galaxy s9 plus My Question or Issue Started about 3 weeks ago, I'll put on my play list and if I dont touch my phone after the 3rd song spotify stops playing. Restarted and still having the issue.

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  •   Plan Premium Country  United States  Device  Samsung Galaxy s9 plus   My Question or Issue  Started about 3 weeks ago, I'll put on my play list and if I dont ...
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I can't play my songs normally

I've recently purchased an android device and installed Spotify on it. When I go to play my playlist, I can only play in shuffle mode, and it works like a suggestion mode because I can't rewind my song, can only go forward, and have the options to li...

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  • I've recently purchased an android device and installed Spotify on it. When I go to play my playlist, I can only play in shuffle mode, and it works like a suggestion mode because I can't rewind my so...
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Epic collection - are you kidding?!

I am one of the premium users that hit the "saved songs" limit. Long standing paying user that refered more than 5-10 people and paying for ~2years. I find it unacceptable that paying users are being limited by what's sold as an unlimited library. I ...

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  •   I am one of the premium users that hit the "saved songs" limit.   Long standing paying user that refered more than 5-10 people and paying for ~2years.  I find it unac...
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Big album's cover

PlanPremiumCountry PolandDeviceXiaomi Redemi Note 4Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)MIUI Global 9.5My Question or IssueHiMaybe this is not a issue, but more a question.Is someone knows how to activate that, like this big album's...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Poland Device Xiaomi Redemi Note 4 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) MIUI Global 9.5 My Question or Issue Hi Maybe this is not a...
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Solved!! Volume fluctuation during track

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceLG G5Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue This morning when I started playing spotify on my phone I noticed that the volume was going from loud to soft very quickly within tracks. I tried a few songs by dif...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device LG G5 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue  This morning when I started playing spotify on my phone I noticed that the vol...
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