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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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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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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 ...
  • Joe
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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?  
  • assafetn
  • Newbie
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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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  • Gig Goer
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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 ...
  • SirSpiffy
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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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • AeroZ
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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...
  • Alfredo
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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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • Alfredo
  • Roadie
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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...
  • Alfredo
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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. ...
  • Loxer
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Notification Bar

Why is it when I pause my music, the playback bat disappears from my notification bar. Help. It's frustrating

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  • Why is it when I pause my music, the playback bat disappears from my notification bar. Help. It's frustrating 
  • Loxer
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Streaming quality "extreme" gone / replaced

Hi guys Noticed that the streaming setting "extreme" is gone...and a new one has appeared "very high".Been reading conflicting report of the bitrate for the new "very high" setting.Please confirm the bitrate

  • Regular
  • Hi guys    Noticed that the streaming setting "extreme" is gone...and a new one has appeared "very high". Been reading conflicting report of the bitrate for the new "very high" setting. ...
  • Alfredo
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Help me ._.

How i fix this

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  • How i fix this
  • Zaki100
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Solved!! Music pauses in the middle of song

PlanPremiumCountryAustria DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHi! When when I want to hear my playlist it always stops in the middle of EVERY song! I have to unlock my phone and press again play. My internet is work...

  • Newbie
  •   Plan Premium Country Austria   Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Hi! When when I want to hear my playlist it always stops ...
  • Loxer
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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...
  • Loxer
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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!

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...
  • dedo1911
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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
  • Zaki100
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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

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...
  • martinmcnulty
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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 (...

  • Casual Listener
  •   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 ...
  • Marijeeew
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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...

  • Gig Goer
  • 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 ...
  • Loxer
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