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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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Superuser Contribution Excessive data usage - 43GB in 1 month...?

Android system says I used 43.32 GB between 1-28th of February 2023. This drained my databank. I have read information and blog posts re settings and did have some settings on 'high' and set to 'download using cellular data' . However, I still don't ...

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  • Android system says I used 43.32 GB between 1-28th of February 2023. This drained my databank. I have read information and blog posts re settings and did have some settings on 'high' and set to 'dow...
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Wildly high data usage

A podcast stalled at 99% downloaded and somehow ate up over 4GB of data in less than an hour. This only stopped when my plan ran out of available data, leaving me data-less for the rest of the month.This was very frustrating and need this to not happ...

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  • A podcast stalled at 99% downloaded and somehow ate up over 4GB of data in less than an hour. This only stopped when my plan ran out of available data, leaving me data-less for the rest of the month....
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Superuser Contribution Spotify used excessive data

PlanStudent Premium CountryUnited States DeviceXaomi Redmi Note 9S Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSpotify suddenly started using an excessive amount of data for seemingly no reason. I have a mobile plan that allows 5 GB of data a mont...

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  • Plan Student Premium   Country United States   Device Xaomi Redmi Note 9S   Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Spotify suddenly started using an exces...
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Superuser Contribution Ongoing Android Issues

For the past month, my Spotify app has had numerous issues that I can't find anywhere else, and it's become unusable. 1. When I start the app, regardless of if using WiFi or mobile data, it takes a very long time to load. 2. When I go to play anythin...

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  • For the past month, my Spotify app has had numerous issues that I can't find anywhere else, and it's become unusable.    1. When I start the app, regardless of if using WiFi or mobile dat...
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Superuser Contribution Bug: Playing from Search text is replacing spaces with + symbols

PlanPremiumCountryUk DeviceSamsung Galaxy A325GOperating SystemAndroid latest My Question or IssueRepro steps:1. Navigate to search2. Type an item and use the suggested search terms e.g. type "People you" and "People You Know" will be suggested as a ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uk   Device Samsung Galaxy A325G Operating System Android latest    My Question or Issue Repro steps: 1. Navigate to search 2. Type an item and use th...
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Superuser Contribution Why do I see a fullscreen ad everytime I open the app?

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceSamsung S21Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhy is there an ad in the app, I have a premium subscription I don't want to see any ads, especially ads that block the use of the app. this ad blocks any inter...

  • Gig Goer
  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Samsung S21 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Why is there an ad in the app, I have a premium subscription I don't want to see any...
  • Maria
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On my lockscreen spotify freezes on one songs image, why?

I am using an android ( samsung S22)On my lockscreen my spotify freezes on one song and image. I can skip to different songs and listen but the song name, and image doesn't change with the current song that's playing. This also occurs with the media ...

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  • I am using an android ( samsung S22)On my lockscreen my spotify freezes on one song and image. I can skip to different songs and listen but the song name, and image doesn't change with the current so...
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The song covers are not showing on my lock screen

When I tap on the compressed album art it does not display the album cover on the lock screen

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  • When I tap on the compressed album art it does not display the album cover on the lock screen
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What do Bass Boost and Surroundsound actually do?

Hey all, an Audio Engineer here. I have a few questions about the EQ on Spotify, specifically the Bass Boost and Surroundsound sliders. From a technical standpoint, what do they actually do? Are they reactive to the music? Meaning they would act diff...

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  • Hey all, an Audio Engineer here. I have a few questions about the EQ on Spotify, specifically the Bass Boost and Surroundsound sliders. From a technical standpoint, what do they actually do? Are they...
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Superuser Contribution My AI DJ crashed and won't load ever again

This is my first time using the DJ feature. It generated a list of songs to me, but when it played the last one, it crashed. Now it won't open again, no matter what I do. I did a clean reinstall, tried different devices and networks, they all have th...

  • Newbie
  • This is my first time using the DJ feature. It generated a list of songs to me, but when it played the last one, it crashed. Now it won't open again, no matter what I do. I did a clean reinstall, tri...
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Superuser Contribution Hard crash when trying to share a song while offline

PlanPremiumCountryAmericaDevicePixel 7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHaving Spotify in offline mode causes the share button to hard crash the app, requiring reopening it and going online to share.

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  • Plan Premium Country America Device Pixel 7 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Having Spotify in offline mode causes the share button to hard crash the app, requiring reop...
  • Maria
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LET ALL SPOTIFY USERS HAVE DAYLIST

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why does the message "Restarting App. Won't be long." pop up when I open Spotify on my phone?

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy A5Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueWhen I open Spotify on my phone, the message "Restarting App. Won't be long." pops up at bottom of the screen for a few seconds every time, which has b...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy A5 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue When I open Spotify on my phone, the message "Restarting App. Won't be...
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Superuser Contribution How can I make my background color the same as my profile picture on Spotify android?

How can I make my background color the same as my picture on my android phone? Every time I change my picture different colors, the background is always green. My laptop and iPad's background colors are the same as my picture though...

  • Casual Listener
  • How can I make my background color the same as my picture on my android phone? Every time I change my picture different colors, the background is always green. My laptop and iPad's background colors ...
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Superuser Contribution Re: Spotify takes forever to load and stops

Every single time I try to select a song it pauses for like 15-20 seconds. I've tried uninstalling, clearing the cache, doing both and making sure battery saver is off, nothing works. I know it's not my internet or my phone, as if I instead queue a s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Every single time I try to select a song it pauses for like 15-20 seconds. I've tried uninstalling, clearing the cache, doing both and making sure battery saver is off, nothing works. I know it's not...
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Superuser Contribution The quality of the sound in my mobile device has lowered, how to fix it?

I'm a premium member and since yesterday the sound quality has gotten worse. I can tell because I tested it with songs I listen to everyday. How can it be fixed? Thanks

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  • I'm a premium member and since yesterday the sound quality has gotten worse. I can tell because I tested it with songs I listen to everyday. How can it be fixed? Thanks
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Superuser Contribution Podcast doesn't play next episode

Every time I finish a podcast episode it plays the previous episode next

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  • Every time I finish a podcast episode it plays the previous episode next
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Hey Spotify" feature can't be enabled, asks to check permissions, has permissions already.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S20+ 5GOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI've bee trying to use the "Hey Spotify" feature but the option to enable it is not in the in-app settings.The only optioms available are "Microphone perm...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I've bee  trying to use the "Hey Spotify" feature but the option to enabl...
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Superuser Contribution Stops playing on chromecast when I leave the home

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark DevicePixel 6aOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueWhen I leave the home spotify stops playing on chromecast and starts playing on my phone in my pocket. This started a few days ago and have never been an issue bef...

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  •     Plan Premium Country Denmark  Device Pixel 6a Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue When I leave the home spotify stops playing on chromecast and star...
  • Susan_GP
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