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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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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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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Chrome autoplay pauses Spotify music

PlanPremiumCountry USADevicePixel 2Operating SystemLatest AndroidMy Question or IssueWhenever I'm browsing Chrome with Spotify playing, if I go into a website that has a video or audio that is supposed to play, Spotify pauses, even though the video/a...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA Device Pixel 2 Operating System Latest Android My Question or Issue Whenever I'm browsing Chrome with Spotify playing, if I go into a website that has a video ...
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Albums sorting by alphabetical order, but so are the songs in the album itself, within my playlist

Hey, so when I sort by album on my phone, it puts the albums in alphabetic order like normal. However, today when I loaded up Spotify on my phone, the songs within the albums in the playlist were sorted by alphabetical order. So, the albums were stil...

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  • Hey, so when I sort by album on my phone, it puts the albums in alphabetic order like normal. However, today when I loaded up Spotify on my phone, the songs within the albums in the playlist were sor...
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Audio problems, distortion

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceAVROperating System My Question or IssueHi thereThis seems to be some what of a normal issue with a lot of users from searching, but I could not find an actual solution. I am using my phone to stream music through the network...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device AVR Operating System   My Question or Issue Hi there This seems to be some what of a normal issue with a lot of users from searching, but I c...
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Android App and Amazon Echo stops playing Spotify

Plan PremiumCountry PolandDevice Samsung Galaxy A5, Amazon Echo, Amazon Echo Dot Hi I noticed recently a very disturbing issue - everynow and then Spotify pauses playing music. It happens at random and happens on ALL devices except my laptop. I have ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Samsung Galaxy A5, Amazon Echo, Amazon Echo Dot     Hi I noticed recently a very disturbing issue - everynow and then Spotify pauses playin...
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Loggin moto g 5

PlanPremiumCountry Colombia DeviceMoto G 5Operating SystemAndroid versión 7 My Question or Issue Perdió el login. Intenté ingresar y no pude. Desinstale y no funcionó. Probé en otro celular y si pude ingresar . En celular llevaba una semana super bn ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Colombia  Device Moto G 5 Operating System Android versión 7   My Question or Issue  Perdió el login. Intenté ingresar y no pude. Desinstal...
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Says device need updating everytime, but I am already on Oreo 8.1

I am currently a Premium for Family spotify subscriber. On my device (Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI), this pop up always appearing and I don't know how to get rid of it.

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  • I am currently a Premium for Family spotify subscriber. On my device (Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 AI), this pop up always appearing and I don't know how to get rid of it.
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App force closes in background when i pause the music

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceNokia 6Operating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or Issue Spotify app keeps force closing in the background when i pause the music. I've given permission in my android battery settings for spotify to be running in the backgroun...

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  • Plan Free Country  USA Device Nokia 6 Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue  Spotify app keeps force closing in the background when i pause the music. I've give...
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I cannot listen to podcasts on hp slate 7 running android but I can on my ios devices

The strangest thing ever! I am a spotify user under a premium plan. I have recently installed spotify on an HP Slate 7 device running Android version 4.1.1. Using spotify on my iOS devices or laptop computer operating windows is no problem. I can eas...

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  • The strangest thing ever! I am a spotify user under a premium plan. I have recently installed spotify on an HP Slate 7 device running Android version 4.1.1.   Using spotify on my iOS devices o...
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Images not loading at all on Samsung Note 8 (7.1.1)

Premium user, running on Samsung Note 8 (Android 7.1.1). For almost a week now, all art and images have disappeared from the app. There is absolutely not a single image, and also the "Behind the Lyrics" function has stopped working. Please help!

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  • Premium user, running on Samsung Note 8 (Android 7.1.1). For almost a week now, all art and images have disappeared from the app. There is absolutely not a single image, and also the "Behind the Lyri...
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Default Playlist Name

Hello, PlanPremiumCountryNL Device(iPhone 8 & Samsung Galaxy 8, Windows PC)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10) My Question or IssueHow can I have the Android app set the playlist name by default to artist and album nane? It works on my...

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  • Hello,   Plan Premium Country NL  Device (iPhone 8 &  Samsung Galaxy 8, Windows PC) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue ...
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Reappearing fullscreen 'suggestion'

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid OreoMy Question or Issue Since yesterday, I have a advertisement for a playlist 'Glücksbringer für Deutschland' about some songs that were popular in germany during the last foot...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany  Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue   Since yesterday, I have a advertisement for a playlist 'Glücksbring...
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Android does not accept app install

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I have has Spotify the app on the tablet previously and unistalled it so I could reinstall after upgrading to premium. I did this because after I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue  I have has Spotify the app on the tablet previously an...
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Volume issue on S9+

PlanPremium CountryUS DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9+ Operating SystemAndriod 8.0.0 Spotify Verison8.4.57.803My Question or Issue I have an issue where my volume will suddenly decrease by itself and increase by itself. I've searched up a couple of similar to...

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  • Plan Premium   Country US    Device Samsung Galaxy 9+   Operating System Andriod 8.0.0   Spotify Verison 8.4.57.803 My Question or Issue  I have an issue ...
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Problema con el nombre de las playslist

Mi problema es que cuando pongo play a una canción arriba de la imagen de portada me dice por ejemplo: ( [◇] (nombre de la playlist) de kmshy8sgah3aljd9jfo0 en vez de mi nombre).PlanPremiumCountry ArgentinaDevice(Samsung galaxy J7 2016)Operating Syst...

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  • Mi problema es que cuando pongo play a una canción arriba de la imagen de portada me dice por ejemplo: ( [◇] (nombre de la playlist) de kmshy8sgah3aljd9jfo0 en vez de mi nombre). Plan Premium Coun...
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