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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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Android phone not showing current song on other devices/scrobbling not working

PlanFreeCountry AustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S5Operating SystemAndriod Marshmallow 6.0.1 My Question or IssueI currently have the new UI on my phone, which I got somewhere in March.The main issue is that music I play on my phone no longer scrobbes o...

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  • Plan Free Country  Australia Device Samsung Galaxy S5 Operating System Andriod Marshmallow 6.0.1   My Question or Issue I currently have the new UI on my phone, which I got somewh...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music is not syncing

PlanFreeCountryPortugalDeviceXiaomi Redmi 5 and Chrome Browser (PC)Operating SystemAndroid 7.1.2 with MIUI 9.6.3.0 My Question or Issue I have a problem that my music is not syncing in my devices. I put the screenshots down below (Attachments) to you...

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  • Plan Free Country Portugal Device Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Chrome Browser (PC) Operating System Android 7.1.2 with MIUI 9.6.3.0   My Question or Issue  I have a problem that my music is...
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Latest Update Rendered Music Playback UI Unable to Load Data

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemAndroid Nougat 7.1.1 My Question or IssueThe core of Spotify seems to work (can skip tracks using Bluetooth controllers) and playback is fine, but since the latested update (8.4.60.741) ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Operating System Android Nougat 7.1.1   My Question or Issue The core of Spotify seems to work (can skip tracks using Bluetooth co...
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Solved!! Bad sound in car

Hello, Hope you can help. I use a Huawei p20 pro and I have a 13 plate Vauxhall Corsa that has an aux output. When I connect it up it's as if you can hear the music but not the voices. When I go into the settings there isn't an equaliser so not sure ...

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  • Hello,   Hope you can help. I use a Huawei p20 pro and I have a 13 plate Vauxhall Corsa that has an aux output. When I connect it up it's as if you can hear the music but not the voices. When ...
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Solved!! Files stored in SD, but using internal memory

I am a premium user of the android system, and I did the standard procedure for storing it on my 32G SD card, but I noticed that besides the files being stored on the card, it is also using the internal memory space of my device.What to do for storag...

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  • I am a premium user of the android system, and I did the standard procedure for storing it on my 32G SD card, but I noticed that besides the files being stored on the card, it is also using the inter...
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Solved!! Customize volume on phone

PlanFreeCountry GermanyDeviceRazer PhoneOperating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or IssueI want to customize the volume of spotify but I also want that not my full device is getting louder/quiter. I only want that Spotify is louder/quiter but the rest...

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  •   Plan Free Country  Germany Device Razer Phone Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue I want to customize the volume of spotify but I also want that not my ful...
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Sync shazam with spotify problem

PlanFreeCountrySerbia DeviceHuawei P9 lite mini (SLA-L02C432B152)Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue How can i connect my shazam to my spotify so i can get all my shazamed stracks in spotify playlist? There is a playlist on spotify calle...

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  • Plan Free Country Serbia   Device Huawei P9 lite mini (SLA-L02C432B152) Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue  How can i connect my shazam to my spotify s...
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Android sound lag

Hey,I use Spotify premium since a pretty long time and always had playback problems on my SM-N9005 (hlte). Since it got way worse in the last few months im gonna ask for help here, ive litterally tried everything i found on the internet:- Full wipe- ...

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  • Hey, I use Spotify premium since a pretty long time and always had playback problems on my SM-N9005 (hlte). Since it got way worse in the last few months im gonna ask for help here, ive litterally t...
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Can't set quality of songs

PlanPremiumDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 3 ProOperating SystemMIUI 9 (Android 6.0.1)My Question or Issue If i set the music quality to higher options (for both download and streaming), when i close the app and i open It again, the settings return to automa...

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  • Plan Premium Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro Operating System MIUI 9 (Android 6.0.1) My Question or Issue  If i set the music quality to higher options (for both download and streaming), w...
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Way to chat with other users

  Hi is there a way to chat with other users? 

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  •     Hi is there a way to chat with other users? 
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Uploading album

Hi all may have already been asked but I have a album on my Samsung galaxy note 8 android and was wondering how to upload to my Spotify account which is premium family I need help to upload it

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  • Hi all may have already been asked but I have a album on my Samsung galaxy note 8 android and was wondering how to upload to my Spotify account which is premium family I need help to upload it  ...
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Can Spotify support DLNA

PlanPremiumCountry MalaysiaDevice(Lenovo vibe P1)Operating System(Android.) My Question or Issue Can we have Spotify to support DLNA ?

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  • Plan Premium Country  Malaysia Device (Lenovo vibe P1) Operating System (Android.)   My Question or Issue  Can we have Spotify to support DLNA ?
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Superuser Contribution Switch app memory to SD card and lost all downloads

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceDeWaltOperating SystemAndroid 6.0 My Question or Issue I switched my app to save to the SD card and now I have to RE sign in every time I open the app and all my downloads are gone!!Don't want to use internal storage.An...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada  Device DeWalt Operating System Android 6.0   My Question or Issue  I switched my app to save to the SD card and now I have to RE sign in every ti...
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Playlist

Como faço para colocar o filtro de últimas músicas adicionadas na Playlist como ordem padrão da Playlist?Plan PremiumCountry Brasil DeviceSamsung J7 PrimeOperating SystemAndroid

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  • Como faço para colocar o filtro de últimas músicas adicionadas na Playlist como ordem padrão da Playlist? Plan Premium Country  Brasil  Device Samsung J7 Prime Operating System ...
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Cannot download local files to spotify app for android

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(Samsung Galaxy 9+, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(Android Oreo, High Sierra) My Question or IssueLocal files in playlists do not get downloaded. The songs remain shaded gray. It appears the playlists does not sync...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device (Samsung Galaxy 9+, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (Android Oreo, High Sierra)   My Question or Issue Local files in playlists do ...
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Can't browse, search, or use radio

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDevicePixelOperating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or IssueI'm connected to the internet but can't browse, search, or use radio on spotify. I've done a clean install, and I'm able to browse websites on wifi and mobile, but ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Pixel Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue I'm connected to the internet but can't browse, search, or use radio on spotify. I'...
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Playlist is there a way I can put my playlist in order of the date I put them ?

PlanFree/Premium DeviceGalaxy 6 My Question or Issue Playlist is there a way I can put my playlist in order of the date I put them ?

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  • Plan Free/Premium   Device Galaxy 6   My Question or Issue  Playlist is there a way I can put my playlist in order of the date I put them ?  
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Solved!! cache memory limit?

PlanPremiumCountryFrance Devicesamsung Galaxy A5 2017Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue What is the cache limit of the Android app? It seems that it doesn't exist...Thanks.

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  • Plan Premium Country France   Device samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  What is the cache limit of the Android app? It seems t...
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Can no longer play a song from search results after pressing thumbs down on it in a radio station

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceOneplus ThreeOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueI'm using Spotify 8.4.60.701 armV7.I searched for "This is America" by Childish Gambino, and it came up in my search results, so I pressed the result...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Oneplus Three Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue I'm using Spotify 8.4.60.701 armV7. I searched for "This is America...
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Latest update Android pixel xl

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADevicePixel XLOperating System Android Oreo 8.1My Question or Issue Please fix the issues in the latest update on Spotify. I just got done saying how reliable Spotify is. But the latest update has really been screwy. I am a...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  USA Device Pixel XL Operating System  Android Oreo 8.1 My Question or Issue  Please fix the issues in the latest update on Spotify. I just got done ...
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