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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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Superuser Contribution Skips and Shuffles

None of the below information is required. However, the more PlanFreeCountry UkDevice(Sony Xperia xa1) My Question or IssueI can't skip any song! It's been more than an hour and all my skips haven't renewed. Also, I have two playlists that have at le...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more  Plan Free Country  Uk Device (Sony Xperia xa1)  My Question or Issue I can't skip any song! It's been more than a...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New UI - Where are songs in my library?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USDevice(Google Pixel 2)Operating System(Android Oreo) My Question or Issue With the recent UI update, I can no longer access the song list in my library. I have access to Playlists, Artists, Albums, and Podcasts, but often ti...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country  US Device (Google Pixel 2) Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue  With the recent UI update, I can no longer access the song ...
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Superuser Contribution Keeping offline songs on SD card after phone wipe

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy s7Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue I'm looking to do a factory reseet on my phone, but I would like to keep my downloaded songs on my SD card. I have hit the limit of downloaded songs, an...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Samsung Galaxy s7 Operating System Android Oreo  My Question or Issue  I'm looking to do a factory reseet on my phone, but I would like to ...
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Superuser Contribution Notification Icon

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue The spotify app icon is showing a notification icon in the top right corner on my home screen. I cant figure out what in the app is causing it. I need...

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  • Plan Premium Country  United States Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  The spotify app icon is showing a notification icon in the top r...
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Superuser Contribution Cache

i tried many times to delete cache on my phone but still it says it uses 9.1 GB, and i dont have space for anything else. Its frustrating that this one app is eating upp 3/4 of my phones storage. if there is no fix for this i might just delete the ap...

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  • i tried many times to delete cache on my phone but still it says it uses 9.1 GB,  and i dont have space for anything else. Its frustrating that this one app is eating upp 3/4 of my phones storag...
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Superuser Contribution I want to play the exact same song on autorepeat

PlanPremiumOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I want to play the exact same song on non-stop autoplay.I used to be able to do it,but not anymore.(maybe because of an update?)I do not remember how I did in the first place.Anyone smart knows?...

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  •   Plan Premium Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   I want to play the exact same song on non-stop autoplay.I used to be able to do it,but not anymore.(maybe becau...
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Superuser Contribution Saved music deleted after system update, but phone still says Spotify is using 16gb of user data spa

This has happened multiple times now over at least the last year, but it seems that every time my phone has a system update, all my saved music is no longer downloaded even though I had previously had the download all button toggled on my songs list....

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  • This has happened multiple times now over at least the last year, but it seems that every time my phone has a system update, all my saved music is no longer downloaded even though I had previously ha...
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Remove from Playlist

Where is the option to remove the song from Playlist?

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  • Where is the option to remove the song from Playlist?
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Saving music on SD card

How do I can move saved music to SD card on Xiaomi mi A1 with clean android oreo? Of course I have Spotify premium

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  •    How do I can move saved music to SD card on Xiaomi mi A1 with clean android oreo? Of course I have Spotify premium
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Freezing upon searching android

PlanFreeCountry UsaDeviceSamsing galaxy s6 (SM-G920V)Operating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or Issue When i go to search or add a song, it prompts a blank, uninteractable screen, song also freezes, causing me to restart the app. The song begins at the...

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  •   Plan Free Country  Usa Device Samsing galaxy s6 (SM-G920V) Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue  When i go to search or add a song, it prompts a blank, u...
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Freezing upon searching android

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceSamsung S6 (SM-G920V)Operating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or Issue Whenever i go to add a song on my playlist on mobile, the song stops and becomes a non-interactable blank black screen, causing me to have to restart the app...

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  •   Plan Free Country  USA Device Samsung S6 (SM-G920V) Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue   Whenever i go to add a song on my playlist on mobile, the son...
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"Now Playing" screen animation problem

I am a premium user owning a Samsung S7 with Oreo 8.0. There is a bug in the animation of "now playing" bar where the name of the song and singer slide. When I tap on that bar, the animation is either fade in (or out?) or slide from right. However th...

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  • I am a premium user owning a Samsung S7 with Oreo 8.0. There is a bug in the animation of "now playing" bar where the name of the song and singer slide. When I tap on that bar, the animation is eithe...
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Solution for how to shuffle all playlists at once

I found a solution for android Download app: Playlist Manager (by reissGRVS)- its free Open the app and create a new playlist , you can choose existing playlists and merge them all in one.Open your spotify app, and look for the new playlist under Pla...

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  • I found a solution for android   Download app: Playlist Manager (by reissGRVS)- its free 🙂 Open the app and create a new playlist , you can choose existing playlists and merge them all in on...
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Plan familiar

Me cancelaron el plan familiar porque no pudieron confirmar mi dirección pero yo llene el fórmula y resido en la misma casa

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  • Me cancelaron el plan familiar porque no pudieron confirmar mi dirección pero yo llene el fórmula y resido en la misma casa 
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Shuffle and Repeat keep turning off!

Hi,Everynight to help me sleep I listen to my playlist, I have it set to Shuffle and repeat so it plays all night! However for the past 2 or 3 weeks the shuffle and repeat options keep turning off! For, from what I can tell, no apparent reason. I alw...

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  • Hi, Everynight to help me sleep I listen to my playlist, I have it set to Shuffle and repeat so it plays all night!  However for the past 2 or 3 weeks the shuffle and repeat options keep turnin...
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Spotify undownloads all my songs when I turn off my phone

Hi, I formated my SD card as a portable drive to get the "Storage" setting in the Spotify app, but whenever I turn off and on again my phone, all my downloaded songs are gone and no storage is selected in the "Storage" setting. It is really frustrati...

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  • Hi, I formated my SD card as a portable drive to get the "Storage" setting in the Spotify app, but whenever I turn off and on again my phone, all my downloaded songs are gone and no storage is select...
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Xperia - constant Software Update notification

Sony Xperia XA1 UltraAndroid Oreo (8.0.0) For the past several weeks I've been getting the red Software Update notification on mobile: Software Update. Your device needs updating! Spotify requires Android version 4.1 or above. To continue listening, ...

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  •   Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra Android Oreo (8.0.0)   For the past several weeks I've been getting the red Software Update notification on mobile:   Software Update.  Your device n...
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Not automatically play next song

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro)Operating System(Android Nougat) My Question or Issue Dear my fellow Spotify friends, I have an issue here.I'm premium member. I downloaded the music into my "song" tab. But, somehow the song can't auto...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device (Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro) Operating System (Android Nougat)   My Question or Issue  Dear my fellow Spotify friends, I have an issue here. I'm pre...
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Song Radio instead of playlists

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7 My Question or Issue Yo. Ever since yestersay, when i want to play a song it doesn only plays this song, but goes riiiight into the song radio of this song. For example. I want to hear the songs of......

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S7   My Question or Issue  Yo. Ever since yestersay, when i want to play a song it doesn only plays this song, but g...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Músicas indisponíveis

Tenho uma playlist que de vez em quando, algumas músicas ficam cinza, ou seja, indisponíveis, aí tenho que abrir o app no pc e tirar. Só que as músicas estão disponíveis de maneira geral no spotify, só na minha playlist que depois de alguns dias que ...

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  • Tenho uma playlist que de vez em quando, algumas músicas ficam cinza, ou seja, indisponíveis, aí tenho que abrir o app no pc e tirar. Só que as músicas estão disponíveis de maneira geral no spotify, ...
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