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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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What happened to shuffle mode?

PlanFreeCountryUK DeviceBush Spira D5Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue What happened to shuffle mode? I accept that on free Spotify you can't select individual songs and that's fine but ever since they changed how the apps look every t...

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  • Plan Free Country UK  Device Bush Spira D5 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue   What happened to shuffle mode? I accept that on free Spotify you can't select...
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App continuously warns I need to upgrade to Android 4.1 or higher with Android 8.0

PlanPremiumCountry SWITZERLAND DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 DuoOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue The current version of Spotify has a conflict with the latest Android version available for my device

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  •   Plan Premium Country  SWITZERLAND  Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Duo Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  The current version of Spotify has a co...
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Não consigo entrar no Spotify pelo android

Ao logar no aplicativo do Spotify pelo facebook eu recebo a seguinte mensagem "Estamos com problemas tente de novo mais tarde", estou com esse problema a 3 dias, porém em outros aparelhos eu consigo entrar normalmente, já exclui o aplicativo e reinst...

  • Newbie
  • Ao logar no aplicativo do Spotify pelo facebook eu recebo a seguinte mensagem "Estamos com problemas tente de novo mais tarde", estou com esse problema a 3 dias, porém em outros aparelhos eu consigo ...
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Streaming quality switch to "auto" all he time

PlanPremiumCountry Malaysia DeviceOnePlus 5Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or Issue Streaming quality switch to "auto" Automatically , i need to change it to very high quality every time I log in to the app. Is this a bug??? It's annoying!!

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  • Plan Premium Country  Malaysia  Device OnePlus 5 Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue  Streaming quality switch to "auto" Automatically , i need to chan...
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Ducking

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMotorola Droid Turbo 2Operating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or IssueMusic is ducking even with no notifications being sent. I am using stock audio controls (no 3rd party audio manager). I have tried disabling Spotify EQ, c...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device Motorola Droid Turbo 2 Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue Music is ducking even with no notifications being sent. I am using stock ...
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Maximum volume too low

For some reason the max volume on Spotify is lower than on other apps. When I listen to music on some standard mp3 player app or on youtube, the max volume is a lot higher than on Spotify, this always bothered me. Why is that, is this supposed to be ...

  • Casual Listener
  • For some reason the max volume on Spotify is lower than on other apps. When I listen to music on some standard mp3 player app or on youtube, the max volume is a lot higher than on Spotify, this alway...
  • neeno
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Radio autoplay when playlists end

For the past few days, whenever I get to the end of a playlist or album, instead of simply ending, it will begin playing a radio station based of the playlist I just listened to. Is this a glitch or a new feature, and either way how do I get it to st...

  • Regular
  • For the past few days, whenever I get to the end of a playlist or album, instead of simply ending, it will begin playing a radio station based of the playlist I just listened to. Is this a glitch or ...
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Premium paid, still no premium

Plan/PremiumCountry EstoniaDeviceXiaomi Mi mix 2Operating SystemAndroid 8 My Question or Issue Made the payment by PayPal, but still no premium. Made several restarts.

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  • Plan /Premium Country  Estonia Device Xiaomi Mi mix 2 Operating System Android 8   My Question or Issue  Made the payment by PayPal, but still no premium. Made several restar...
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Solved!! Can't log in when spotify is set to offline.

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceLG G3, Sony Aqua m2, Pixel 2.Operating SystemAndroid from 5 to 8 My Question or Issue When i set spotify to offline mode, the next time i start spotify will ask me to log in- but the log in will not be accepted because ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Canada Device LG G3, Sony Aqua m2, Pixel 2. Operating System Android from 5 to 8   My Question or Issue  When i set spotify to offline mode, the...
  • systembanger
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Can't play specific song in playlist filter

This issue started last night out of no where. When I filter songs and choose the first song in the filtered list, it will not play the selected song. Instead, the first song on my playlist with the added filter will start playing. If I choose the se...

  • Regular
  • This issue started last night out of no where. When I filter songs and choose the first song in the filtered list, it will not play the selected song. Instead, the first song on my playlist with the ...
  • thisguy33333
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Sorting podcasts by unplayed results in error

Premium user, USA, Samsung Galaxy S8 on Android Oreo. Spotify and device up to date. I'm trying to sort my podcasts by "unplayed," as I always do, but for some reason now when I try, I get a message saying "An error occurred." It's happening on all t...

  • Regular
  • Premium user, USA, Samsung Galaxy S8 on Android Oreo. Spotify and device up to date.    I'm trying to sort my podcasts by "unplayed," as I always do, but for some reason now when I try, I...
  • suzisunshine
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Play on Filtered Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceMoto G5SOperating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play songs using the search button on the playlist, it does not work properly and play a song that is not on the screen.

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil  Device Moto G5S Operating System Android 7.1.1   My Question or Issue When I try to play songs using the search button on the playlist, it does not wo...
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The volume goes up and down again, some times stop

PlanPremiumCountryusa Devicesamsung galaxy note 4Operating Systemandroid 6.0.1 My Question or Issue Every time I listen to songs on my galaxy note 4, the volume goes up and down again, some times stop. Even on My desk with good internet speed. Withou...

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  • Plan Premium Country usa  Device samsung galaxy note 4 Operating System android 6.0.1   My Question or Issue  Every time I listen to songs on my galaxy note 4, the volume goe...
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Spotify turns shuffle and repeat off when selecting new songs

For the past few days I've been having this problem. I'll select a song and set shuffle and repeat on. Then I'll go to a different playlist or album and select a new song, and Spotify has turned shuffle and repeat off. It also happens sometimes when ...

  • Casual Listener
  • For the past few days I've been having this problem. I'll select a song and set shuffle and repeat on. Then I'll go to a different playlist or album and select a new song, and Spotify has turned shuf...
  • mhbjo
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SD-Card Problem after Device Reboot

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 8 Dear Spotify Team,i don't know why, but everytime my device is restarted, the standard storage location of the Spotify offline Data changes back to internal storage instead of...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Germany  Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 8   Dear Spotify Team, i don't know why, but everytime my device is restarted, the standard...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist naming - why is it blank by default?

It used to be so that when you created a new playlist, it suggested the name in "Artist name - album name" format. Now this has changed: for a while the name field has been blank. Why? This is a problem for example when you're on the move or if you d...

  • Newbie
  • It used to be so that when you created a new playlist, it suggested the name in "Artist name - album name" format. Now this has changed: for a while the name field has been blank. Why?   This ...
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Spotify Won't Open Problem & Tempory Fix (Without Losing User Data)

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceAsus Zenfone 3 (ZE552KL / 3 GB / 32 GB)Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueTwo days ago Spotify started to freeze on startup and I could fix the problem by clearing the app cache. Yesterday, the same problem...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Asus Zenfone 3 (ZE552KL / 3 GB / 32 GB) Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Two days ago Spotify started to freeze on startup and I ...
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ALL downloaded songs dissappear - Playlists exist but, button download is off

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevicebq Aquaris XOperating SystemAndroid 7.1.1My Question or IssueAll my playlists are fixed to download the songs to phone.All songs have a capacity of around 3 GBIt happend 3rd time that the wiper of ALL playlists for down...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device bq Aquaris X Operating System Android 7.1.1 My Question or Issue All my playlists are fixed to download the songs to phone. All songs have a capacity of ...
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Pas d'option stockage android

Ma version spotify est à jour, je suis sur Honor 8 et sous Android. Cependant, je n'ai pas d'option stockage dans les paramètres, ni d'égaliseur, à la différence d'autres smartphones utilisant la même version. Des solutions? J'ai également attribué l...

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  • Ma version spotify est à jour, je suis sur Honor 8 et sous Android. Cependant, je n'ai pas d'option stockage dans les paramètres, ni d'égaliseur, à la différence d'autres smartphones utilisant la mêm...
  • smol_mosher_one
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No audio when playing spotify on my Onkyp DPX1A output to USB

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceOnkyo DPX1AOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue No audio is coming out on my Onkyo DPX1A on the USB port when playing spotify. It works just fine if the audio is sent through Bluetooth

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device Onkyo DPX1A Operating System Android  My Question or Issue  No audio is coming out on my Onkyo DPX1A on the USB port when playing spotify.  ...
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