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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...

Amay
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2023-07-11 7:43:36 PM
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0x8EFABE4E
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
2025-01-27 7:09:21 AM
Sumit_Ghosh
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Cannot shuffle by Artist from downloaded playlist

PlanPremium (Student)CountryUSDeviceGoogle Pixel 2Operating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.1.0 My Question or Issue Has the feature and/or option to search a playlist by a specific artist and then be able to shuffle songs filtered to that specific artist been ...

_oho-58jvq7a0
Newbie
Plan Premium (Student) Country US Device Google Pixel 2 Operating System Android Oreo 8.1.0 My Question or Issue Has the feature and/or option to search a playlist by a specifi...
2018-06-13 11:53:19 PM
2018-06-25 5:16:30 PM
thnkwthprtls
Regular
679 Views
2 replies
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679 Views
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Notifications go off when I skip a song, How to turn it off?

Planning, premiumCountry, US Device, Active s7 My Question or IssueMy Spotify plays my notification sound (and vibration if set to that) when I press the next button and the play button how do I fix it. It's incredibly loud and annoying.

Bandaman188
Casual Listener
Planning, premium Country, US Device, Active s7 My Question or Issue My Spotify plays my notification sound (and vibration if set to that) when I press the next button and...
2018-06-25 5:58:57 AM
2018-06-25 4:01:02 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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playing music and creating lists

PlanFreeCountry HollandDevicesamsungOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHow can I play a song without just hearing the example of the song? My friend send me a list via Whatsapp. how can I save this list in my library?

GielvonBerg
Casual Listener
Plan Free Country Holland Device samsung Operating System Android My Question or Issue How can I play a song without just hearing the example of the song? My friend send...
2018-06-22 3:13:23 PM
2018-06-25 10:19:13 AM
Loxer
Community Legend
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Spotify opens randomly by itself on android

PlanPremiumDevicephone, tabletOperating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.1, Marshmallow 6.0 My Question or IssueRandomly throughout the day, Spotify has started to launch by itself. This ws never a problem until just recently, and on two of my devices (phone and...

oroboros74
Regular
Plan Premium Device phone, tablet Operating System Android Oreo 8.1, Marshmallow 6.0 My Question or Issue Randomly throughout the day, Spotify has started to launch by itself. Thi...
2018-06-25 9:57:50 AM
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0 replies
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Automatically opens spotify
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Accidentally Blocked a song ( the o with line)

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Accidentally blocked a song, and anytime i try to play it it skips it instantly, like AFTER i re-add it to the playlist and hit the song a bunch of times in a row. and when i look into how to fix it? i find that appearantly is a...

oy_30o-8r5i9
Newbie
Plan Premium Country USA Accidentally blocked a song, and anytime i try to play it it skips it instantly, like AFTER i re-add it to the playlist and hit the song a bunch of times in a row. ...
2018-06-25 8:37:17 AM
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Superuser Contribution Wrong/Delayed Song Title during bluetooth usage

Hello,PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceXiaomi Mi Mix 2sOperating SystemAndroid 8.0 Oreo My Question or Issue Since yesterday I have a new mobile Device Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s with Android 8.0 Oreo. Unfortunately I've noticed an issue with bluetooth Usage in ...

spooky80
Casual Listener
Hello, Plan Premium Country Germany Device Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo My Question or Issue Since yesterday I have a new mobile Device Xiaomi Mi Mix 2s ...
2018-06-21 8:41:20 AM
2018-06-25 3:54:52 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
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1 replies
2 likes

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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Playing via Bluetooth in car (Skoda) meta data always showing previous song after skipping

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceHuawei P10 latest build 8.0.0.360(C432)Operating SystemAndroid 8 My Question or IssueOn Android 7, playing Spotify via bluetooth in car Skoda Superb 2016, I can see the metadata without problems. But after upgrade to And...

ldsteev
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Huawei P10 latest build 8.0.0.360(C432) Operating System Android 8 My Question or Issue On Android 7, playing Spotify via bluetooth in car Skoda Su...
2018-06-20 9:05:31 AM
2018-06-25 3:49:10 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
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1 replies
0 likes

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1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Search music problems

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy 6Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue When I go to search for a song and play it from the search area it doesn't play that song, it plays something completely random...an...

MsCruebear
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Device Samsung Galaxy 6 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue When I go to search for a song and play i...
2018-06-21 9:36:30 PM
2018-06-25 2:41:22 AM
Alfredo
Roadie
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1 replies
0 likes

342 Views
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App loads with black screen on S8.

I'm a premium user and twice in the last month when I'm trying to open up my spotify app it loads as just a black screen with a gray bar along the top and stays like this forever until I have to unstiall the app and lost all my downloaded music which...

niiiiish
Newbie
I'm a premium user and twice in the last month when I'm trying to open up my spotify app it loads as just a black screen with a gray bar along the top and stays like this forever until I have...
2018-06-24 7:19:23 PM
2018-06-24 11:11:38 PM
remiorange
Gig Goer
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Spotify disabled as option in Alexa

Need help..When I try to set up Spotify in Amazon Alexa, it is disabled. I went to Settings >> Music & Media >> Choose Default Music Services. Spotify is there (see screenshot) but it is greyed out and cannot be selected.I have a premium account and ...

KristyAbello
Casual Listener
Need help.. When I try to set up Spotify in Amazon Alexa, it is disabled. I went to Settings >> Music & Media >> Choose Default Music Services. Spotify is there (see screenshot) but ...
2017-07-12 3:09:59 AM
2018-06-24 10:18:51 PM
vdm1t-il3_45b
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25 replies
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Entro na minha conta do spotify pelo celular e automaticamente sai da conta quando eu entro

PlanFreeCountry BrazilDeviceMoto G4 Operating System My Question or Issue

kb_az-kvm6pfk
Newbie
Plan Free Country Brazil Device Moto G4 Operating System My Question or Issue
2018-06-24 10:18:04 PM
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Superuser Contribution 2 headsets playing same spotifty tunes- together one account male-female

I have Spotify Account, very new to use, would like to play selected tunes simultaneously on 2 headsets, bluetooth or long wire as in male-female dancer.

hubhillary
Casual Listener
I have Spotify Account, very new to use, would like to play selected tunes simultaneously on 2 headsets, bluetooth or long wire as in male-female dancer.
2018-06-22 10:22:16 AM
2018-06-24 9:31:21 PM
SergioDavid
Roadie
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1 replies
0 likes
Android
Social

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Video Ads

So the video Advertisements are not working while playing. The ads were fine with just audio, but when there is a video the ad is shown nothing plays (I've waited.) And the only way I can fix this is by closing down (completely) spotify and opening i...

AmbStott
Newbie
So the video Advertisements are not working while playing. The ads were fine with just audio, but when there is a video the ad is shown nothing plays (I've waited.) And the only way I can fix this is...
2018-06-24 8:37:14 PM
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398 Views
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App not responding

Not happy this is the second time this month that Spotify just refuses to open on my phone. I'm not the only person having this problem right now. It's aggravating because I do pay for premium. I need my music!!! Please help. Country UsaDeviceMotoz2 ...

Janksta
Newbie
Not happy this is the second time this month that Spotify just refuses to open on my phone. I'm not the only person having this problem right now. It's aggravating because I do pay for premium. I nee...
2018-06-24 8:39:07 AM
2018-06-24 3:06:25 PM
Whatson
Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Un disliking.

PlanPremiumCountry UsaDeviceSamsung pc and macOperating SystemAndriod win 10 macos My Question or Issue Hiii. So im **bleep** off already , so im sorry but becuase of the extremly flawed design i keep mis clicking. 1 list the like dislike is 1 way an...

I3eardedI3lue
Newbie
Plan Premium Country Usa Device Samsung pc and mac Operating System Andriod win 10 macos My Question or Issue Hiii. So im **bleep** off already , so im sorry but becuase ...
2018-06-18 10:42:23 PM
2018-06-24 12:41:47 PM
Shininggg
Newbie
740 Views
2 replies
1 likes

740 Views
2 replies
1 likes

Full screen album art no longer displys after i upgraded to premium

My Question or Issuesince i upgraded to premium, full album arts stopped to display on the player, is there a way for me to enable it again? I post 2 screenshots of the before and after.

Aerizz
Newbie
My Question or Issue since i upgraded to premium, full album arts stopped to display on the player, is there a way for me to enable it again? I post 2 screenshots of the before and after. &...
2018-06-23 11:10:26 PM
2018-06-24 12:24:59 PM
Loxer
Community Legend
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1 replies
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Local file will download and play on one playlist, but not on another

Premium account here for one. I have a playlist that has "favorites" on it that has several songs on it that Spotify just doesn't have (Such as the studio version of Oh Well From Fleetwood Mac's Then Play On). Now, it will download fine on one playli...

ksgant
Newbie
Premium account here for one. I have a playlist that has "favorites" on it that has several songs on it that Spotify just doesn't have (Such as the studio version of Oh Well From Fleetwood Mac's Then...
2018-06-24 11:57:46 AM
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316 Views
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saved songs (spotify update)?

spotify updated itself and now i can't find my saved songs? i go to my library and all it shows is my playlists, saved albums and artists. where can i listen to all my saved songs? i am using spotify free.

m5f-aadbj8_g
Casual Listener
spotify updated itself and now i can't find my saved songs? i go to my library and all it shows is my playlists, saved albums and artists. where can i listen to all my saved songs? i am using spotify...
2018-05-24 2:39:15 PM
2018-06-24 11:38:49 AM
c62h_pca5-gj
Casual Listener
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9 replies
9 likes

14275 Views
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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth in car - next, prev and track info doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountry Czech republicDeviceSony XZ PremiumOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 (built 47.1.A.12.179) My Question or IssueHi,when I connect my phone (Sony XZ Premium) with my car (Lexus GS) sounds works fine but next / prev buttons don't work + t...

lxw4d-npmu_x
Casual Listener
Plan Premium Country Czech republic Device Sony XZ Premium Operating System Android 8.0.0 (built 47.1.A.12.179) My Question or Issue Hi, when I connect my phone (Sony XZ Premi...
2018-06-19 10:39:32 AM
2018-06-24 8:54:49 AM
lxw4d-npmu_x
Casual Listener
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Files added from local no longer stream

I've got a premium subscription and recently I reset phone.I hadn't yet resynced all my music and went to play my main playlist at a friends house using the phone. Barely any tracks work. I discovered nearly all the songs are not streamable on the ph...

tokidokioki
Regular
I've got a premium subscription and recently I reset phone. I hadn't yet resynced all my music and went to play my main playlist at a friends house using the phone. Barely any tracks work.&nb...
2018-06-23 8:38:22 AM
2018-06-24 7:53:06 AM
tokidokioki
Regular
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2 replies
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