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Solved!! 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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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...
  • Alfredo
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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 
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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

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  • 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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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...

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  •   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 ...
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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...
  • 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

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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...
  • 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 (...

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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...

  • 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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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
  • Zaki100
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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...
  • Loxer
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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...
  • Loxer
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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...
  • Alfredo
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...
  • Alfredo
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