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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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Behind The Lyrics

With the new update I dont know how to put on behind the lyrics.

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  • With the new update I dont know how to put on behind the lyrics.
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Can't choose and specific song.

Since a few weeks, i can't choose and specific songs for my playlist, even when i try to filter the song, when i push it, the first song on my playlist sound and not the one i choose or the one i want to hear. Can anyone help me?PleaseMy account it's...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since a few weeks, i can't choose and specific songs for my playlist, even when i try to filter the song, when i push it, the first song on my playlist sound and not the one i choose or the one i wan...
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Can't use the filter button

Since a few weeks, i can't choose and specific songs from my playlist, even when i try to filter the song, when i push it, the first song on my playlist sound and not the one i choose or the one i want to hear. Can anyone help me?PleaseMy account it'...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since a few weeks, i can't choose and specific songs from my playlist, even when i try to filter the song, when i push it, the first song on my playlist sound and not the one i choose or the one i wa...
  • jsannn
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Solved!! Problemas al filtrar canciones

Hola, bueno mi problema es que cuando filtro canciones en una playlist y quiero reproducir alguna, se reproduce otra distinta.Por ejemplo si tengo la playlist ordenada alfabéticamente, y pongo alguna palabra para filtrar, aparecen las canciones con d...

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  • Hola, bueno mi problema es que cuando filtro canciones en una playlist y quiero reproducir alguna, se reproduce otra distinta. Por ejemplo si tengo la playlist ordenada alfabéticamente, y pongo algu...
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Spotify App update 2018

The new spotify layout is awful, confusing and hard to use. I can't view like anything, and things I can see, like artists and albums in my library, are in seemingly random order, so if I want to listen to an artist I have to scroll through the whole...

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  • The new spotify layout is awful, confusing and hard to use. I can't view like anything, and things I can see, like artists and albums in my library, are in seemingly random order, so if I want to lis...
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Offline shuffle

I have downloaded a playlist on my android tablet. When I select shuffle all it does shuffle the songs from the playlist, but when it reaches the last song of the queue returns from start and plays the same songs in the order they were after the shuf...

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  • I have downloaded a playlist on my android tablet. When I select shuffle all it does shuffle the songs from the playlist, but when it reaches the last song of the queue returns from start and plays t...
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Local Music on Android App

PlanPremiumCountry New ZealandDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or IssueI have recently switched from Apple Music and am wanting to listen to a number of local files I have on my laptop on my Android app. I have got as far...

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  • Plan Premium Country  New Zealand Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android 8.0   My Question or Issue I have recently switched from Apple Music and am wanting to...
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Widget tool is not working at all!!

PlanPremiumCountry Hong KongDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemLatest Android 8.0.0 My Question or Issue The spotify widget tool is not working at all as the screenshot shown.

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  • Plan Premium Country  Hong Kong Device Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Operating System Latest Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue  The spotify widget tool is not working at all as th...
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Superuser Contribution Linking Account To Facebook

So I have the LG V30+ and the Spotify App. When I try liking my Facebook account through the app it only shows a blank page. I've never linked my Facebook to Spotify before. Can someone please help me?

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  • So I have the LG V30+ and the Spotify App. When I try liking my Facebook account through the app it only shows a blank page. I've never linked my Facebook to Spotify before. Can someone please help m...
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Superuser Contribution family premium

I got the rest of my family set up on the family premium.... However I cannot get it to work on my son's tablet... it lets me enter his information but will not continue with the sign up....it wont light up the submit button?? The app is downloaded a...

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  • I got the rest of my family set up on the family premium.... However I cannot get it to work on my son's tablet...  it lets me enter his information but will not continue with the sign up....it ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist Updated

How do I know when a playlist has been updated on the new version of spotify? Thanks!

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  • How do I know when a playlist has been updated on the new version of spotify?   Thanks!
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Superuser Contribution change heart function

I'd like to change the heart function to add music to another playlist at my choosing rather than "liked from radio." Is that possible?

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  • I'd like to change the heart function to add music to another playlist at my choosing rather than "liked from radio." Is that possible?
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Superuser Contribution how can i find a MUSIC that have the vertical clip too ?

here in Brazil, i saw in my android app, a music that have the clip too (MC Kevinho, 2 Chainz, French Montana & Nacho - Olha a Explosão) - how can i find more titles that have your own vertical clip ?

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  • here in Brazil, i saw in my android app, a music that have the clip too (MC Kevinho, 2 Chainz, French Montana & Nacho - Olha a Explosão) - how can i find more titles that have your own vertical c...
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Superuser Contribution Phone app not working

Hello, i've been using spotify exclusively on my gaming console. I then shifted to using it on pc and everything was ok. But when i downloaded the phone app, all my playlists were gone and i didn't have premium. What happened? Is there anything i can...

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  • Hello, i've been using spotify exclusively on my gaming console. I then shifted to using it on pc and everything was ok. But when i downloaded the phone app, all my playlists were gone and i didn't h...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to log back in after app logged me out

Was logged out unexpectedly, now when I try to log back in there is no error message, just the constant login screen. I am not using the facebook option. Changed password, logged in to website on browser so credentials are correct, updated app, reins...

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  • Was logged out unexpectedly, now when I try to log back in there is no error message, just the constant login screen. I am not using the facebook option.  Changed password, logged in to website ...
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Superuser Contribution Local File on Android Smartphone. Must it be the same account

I have a question. If i want to download a local file from the account on my desktop to an other account on the smartphone. Is this possible or must it be the same account? I am following a playlist i made on the desktop but i want a local file in th...

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  • I have a question. If i want to download a local file from the account on my desktop to an other account on the smartphone. Is this possible or must it be the same account? I am following a playlist ...
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Downloaded tracks wont delete

So spotify filled my phones memory, i bought an sd card and started removing my songs from the internal storage. I gave up half way through and transfered the songs to the sd card. My phones memory stayed full so i deleted this cache, this deleted th...

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  • So spotify filled my phones memory, i bought an sd card and started removing my songs from the internal storage. I gave up half way through and transfered the songs to the sd card. My phones memory s...
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Issue with favorite songs

PlanFreeCountry Puerto RicoPhoneGalaxy s8Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I favorited two songs months ago (Pork Soda and The other Side of Paradise) and they are no longer on favorites songs. I unlike and like songs again, restarte...

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  • Plan Free Country  Puerto Rico Phone Galaxy s8 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue   I favorited two songs months ago (Pork Soda and The other Side of Para...
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Superuser Contribution I shouldn't have to use a skip on songs that aren't in my playlist!

Seriously, if I didn't add the music to my playlist I should be able to skip it without using one of my 6 skips.

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  • Seriously, if I didn't add the music to my playlist I should be able to skip it without using one of my 6 skips. 
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Superuser Contribution Phone is connecting to other devices without asking

Yeah so this just started happening, but my device is randomly skipping songs, going into shuffle mode, AND connecting to other devices without asking me first. I've deleted the caches, reinstalled the app, what's. Going. On.

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  • Yeah so this just started happening, but my device is randomly skipping songs, going into shuffle mode, AND connecting to other devices without asking me first. I've deleted the caches, reinstalled t...
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