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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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Solved!! Spotify not connecting to my alarm

PlanPremiumCountry AmericaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I have tried a few apps that promise to connect to Spotify and play music from it as an alarm. I first tried using SpotOn, which kept causing problems...

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  • Plan Premium Country  America Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue  I have tried a few apps that promise to connect to Spotify and p...
  • JONRONAN
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Not Receiving Any Push Notifications

PlanFreeCountry Russia DeviceHonor 8Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueI apologize for the spelling, I used Google Translate.In about a year of using the application, I have not received any push notifications. After reading a bit of sim...

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  • Plan Free Country  Russia   Device Honor 8 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue I apologize for the spelling, I used Google Translate. In about a year of usi...
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MXQ PRO + TV BOX 2GB / 16GB BT SMART S905W ANDROID 7.

I bought yesterday MXQ PRO + TV BOX 2GB / 16GB BT SMART S905W ANDROID 7.Its main application is to watch YT and listen to music on Spotify and I have a problem with the latter After installing the application and running, you can see only half of the...

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  • I bought yesterday MXQ PRO + TV BOX 2GB / 16GB BT SMART S905W ANDROID 7. Its main application is to watch YT and listen to music on Spotify and I have a problem with the latter 😞   After ins...
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Solved!! non-tracked artists in release radar

PlanPremiumCountry Russia DeviceHonor 8Operating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or Issue Why in my "Release radar" playlist there are tracks of performers that I do not follow?

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  • Plan Premium Country  Russia   Device Honor 8 Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue  Why in my "Release radar" playlist there are tracks of performers that ...
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New Spotify Update

Is there a way to reverse the new spotify update? With this new update i can't listen to the songs i had saved, and when i listen to my playlists the shuffle is terrible (basically going in the order i saved them to). Overall, i liked the old version...

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  • Is there a way to reverse the new spotify update? With this new update i can't listen to the songs i had saved, and when i listen to my playlists the shuffle is terrible (basically going in the order...
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Paguei o boleto premium por 6 meses e não estou acessando o premium, estou sem música.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry BrasilDevice Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  Brasil Device   Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Why Can't I Arrange my songs in my playlist the way I want on Android

PlanSpotify PremiumCountry United StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I can't arrange my songs in my playlists the way I want

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  • Plan Spotify Premium Country  United States Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  I can't arrange my songs in my playlists the way I want
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Can't sync Spotify to Bumble

This is an ongoing problem for several weeks.  Thanks!

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  • This is an ongoing problem for several weeks.  Thanks!
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Superuser Contribution Another Daily Mix Thread

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceAndroid, Windows My Question or Issue I love the Daily MIxes. I've been subsribing to Spotify for a long time, so I get like seven Daily Mixes (different genres). The problem is, no matter what I like and disklike, THEY NE...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device Android, Windows  My Question or Issue  I love the Daily MIxes.  I've been subsribing to Spotify for a long time, so I get like seven Daily...
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Superuser Contribution Constant skipping when connected to bluetooth

No matter what kind of Bluetooth device (car audio, echo, Jbl flip, etc.) songs constantly skip for about two seconds. When just listening through phone speaker there is no issue. Anyone else experience this problem.

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  • No matter what kind of Bluetooth device (car audio, echo, Jbl flip, etc.) songs constantly skip for about two seconds. When just listening through phone speaker there is no issue. Anyone else experie...
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App update removed ability to shuffle all songs?

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or IssueI apologize if this has been asked before, but I haven't been able to find the answer. Ever since the app update, my "Library" option on Android no longer has t...

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  • Plan Free Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 8.0   My Question or Issue I apologize if this has been asked before, but I haven't been able to find the ...
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wth is very high and where has extreme gone to in stream quality?!

PlanPremiumCountry PTDeviceS7 EdgeOperating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or IssueWhere has extreme mode gone to in streaming?

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  • Plan Premium Country  PT Device S7 Edge Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue Where has extreme mode gone to in streaming?  
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Greyed out Music

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900V)Operating SystemAndroid 6.0.1My Question or Issue I used to have the song, 'I Kill People' by Das in my playlist, but it randomly disappeared and the only way I can find iy is by search...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900V) Operating System Android 6.0.1 My Question or Issue  I used to have the song, 'I Kill People' by Das in my playlis...
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Music is Greyed out on Mobile

PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDeviceSamsung S8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue I downloaded a MP3 file and added it to my laptop's spotify as a local file and it appears there and can play in Spotify on my Windows laptop. Due to t...

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  • Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom Device Samsung S8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  I downloaded a MP3 file and added it to my laptop's spotify as a ...
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Why is Spotify using the Linear Acceleration Sensor? (big battery issue)

Spotify is eating away at my Samsung S7's (Android 7.0) battery. I installed GSam and using ADB I can see that the app is using the linear acceleration sensor, even when I'm not using the app. What function does Spotify need the accelerometer for?edi...

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  • Spotify is eating away at my Samsung S7's (Android 7.0) battery. I installed GSam and using ADB I can see that the app is using the linear acceleration sensor, even when I'm not using the app. What f...
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Major issues with Spotify on Android

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceOnePlus 5Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 Spotify App Version:8.4.61.683 armV7 My Question or Issue Ever since upgrading to the latest Android Spotify app, there are a few issues with it: * The first issue is that the playlis...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device OnePlus 5 Operating System Android 8.1.0   Spotify App Version: 8.4.61.683 armV7   My Question or Issue  Ever since upgrading to the ...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to sign in after being signed out while being offline

PlanPremium DeviceMotorola G5s PlusOperating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 My Question or Issue So, I was on holiday where I was using a shared network. Therefore I had to put Spotify on offline to avoid having it downloading songs. Not a problem for me, yet. ...

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  • Plan Premium  Device Motorola G5s Plus Operating System Android 7.1.1   My Question or Issue  So, I was on holiday where I was using a shared network. Therefore I had to put Sp...
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Superuser Contribution Random Playlist That Isn't Mine Appears As App

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S7 My Question or IssueOne day a random playlist that I didn't create appeared on the homescreen of my Android S7 phone as an app or shortcut directly to the music. Is it possible for a friend or someone to have sen...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S7   My Question or Issue One day a random playlist that I didn't create appeared on the homescreen of my Android S7 phone as an app or shortcut d...
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Superuser Contribution Sharing to Instagram Stories is not available.

PlanPremiumCountryTurkey DeviceOnePlus 5TOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueAs of today, I still cannot see the option to share songs from Spotify to Instagram Stories. My OS and Android versions are 5.1.3 Oxygen OS and 8.1.0 Android. A...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey   Device OnePlus 5T Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue As of today, I still cannot see the option to share songs from Spotify t...
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Is it possible to change the vibe of daily mix manually?

So I was thinking would it be possible to change the Daily Mix if I just keep banning all artists from it? My daily mix 1 was pretty much made up with songs I've listened probably 100 times already. So I started to ban those favorite artists and even...

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  • So I was thinking would it be possible to change the Daily Mix if I just keep banning all artists from it? My daily mix 1 was pretty much made up with songs I've listened probably 100 times already. ...
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