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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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Superuser Contribution All my downloaded songs, playlists and albums are gone on my Android phone

All of my Spotify songs, albums and playlists that I downloaded are gone and I don't know what happened.Yesterday (March 24, 2024), I had all my Spotify downloaded songs, playlists and albums here. But today (March 25, 2024), all my Spotify downloade...

  • Roadie
  • All of my Spotify songs, albums and playlists that I downloaded are gone and I don't know what happened. Yesterday (March 24, 2024), I had all my Spotify downloaded songs, playlists and albums here....
  • Ivelina
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Superuser Contribution No songs showing in playlists

All daily Playlist and like songs display no songs anymore. Device is a Samsung s9. I have cleared the cache and Uninstalled and reinstall. I have a sd card in my device. I have done the following as well: uninstall the app > turn off the phone > tak...

  • Visitor
  • All daily Playlist and like songs display no songs anymore. Device is a Samsung s9. I have cleared the cache and Uninstalled and reinstall. I have a sd card in my device. I have done the following as...
  • Joan
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Cómo recuperar mi música en un dispositivo nuevo?

Inicié sesión en un dispositivo nuevo y mis playlists y mis me gusta no están por fa ayudaaa!!

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  • Inicié sesión en un dispositivo nuevo y mis playlists y mis me gusta no están 😭😭😭 por fa ayudaaa!!
  • Anyk17
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Superuser Contribution i can't listen together wit my friend

So i wanna listen a song with my friend together but when they try open the link nothings happen.

  • Visitor
  • So i wanna listen a song with my friend together but when they try open the link nothings happen.
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Download songs

My Question or IssueI have a downloaded list, but some songs are not downloaded and there is no icon to do it. Do some songs have a restriction?

  • Visitor
  •   My Question or Issue I have a downloaded list, but some songs are not downloaded and there is no icon to do it.  Do some songs have a restriction?  
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Superuser Contribution How to Disable the Equalizer from Settings.

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueHow do you disable the equalizer? Each time I use my phone, the quality of the music become unsatisfactory. I have a Samsung Galaxy S9+ -- Android 10 ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue How do you disable the equalizer? Each time I use my phone, the quality of...
  • Yordan
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no puedo musica en modo sin conexion aunque ya he pagado

se queda cargando el album pero no pasa nada y despues me sale volver a intentar y no pasa nada no se ve el album

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  • se queda cargando el album pero no pasa nada y despues me sale volver a intentar y no pasa nada no se ve el album
  • osornios
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops to work when connected to Wi-FI

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceOnePlus6Operating SystemAndroid 9 (OxygenOS 9.09) My Question or IssueCouple days ago I spotted a new issue while using Spotify on my smartphone. When connected to Wi-FI I'm presented with an error "no Internet connectio...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device OnePlus6 Operating System Android 9 (OxygenOS 9.09)   My Question or Issue Couple days ago I spotted a new issue while using Spotify on my smartphone...
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Superuser Contribution How do I force the android spotify app to download all songs in a playlist

When I press the "download playlist" button, sometimes only some of the songs will be downloaded, as shown by the green down arrow. Some songs will remain not downloaded. This appears to be a bug. I have confirmed they are not downloaded by going off...

  • Visitor
  • When I press the "download playlist" button, sometimes only some of the songs will be downloaded, as shown by the green down arrow. Some songs will remain not downloaded. This appears to be a bug. I ...
  • OscarDC
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Superuser Contribution Excessive data usage - 43GB in 1 month...?

Android system says I used 43.32 GB between 1-28th of February 2023. This drained my databank. I have read information and blog posts re settings and did have some settings on 'high' and set to 'download using cellular data' . However, I still don't ...

  • Newbie
  • Android system says I used 43.32 GB between 1-28th of February 2023. This drained my databank. I have read information and blog posts re settings and did have some settings on 'high' and set to 'dow...
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Wildly high data usage

A podcast stalled at 99% downloaded and somehow ate up over 4GB of data in less than an hour. This only stopped when my plan ran out of available data, leaving me data-less for the rest of the month.This was very frustrating and need this to not happ...

  • Newbie
  • A podcast stalled at 99% downloaded and somehow ate up over 4GB of data in less than an hour. This only stopped when my plan ran out of available data, leaving me data-less for the rest of the month....
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Superuser Contribution Spotify used excessive data

PlanStudent Premium CountryUnited States DeviceXaomi Redmi Note 9S Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSpotify suddenly started using an excessive amount of data for seemingly no reason. I have a mobile plan that allows 5 GB of data a mont...

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  • Plan Student Premium   Country United States   Device Xaomi Redmi Note 9S   Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Spotify suddenly started using an exces...
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Superuser Contribution Ongoing Android Issues

For the past month, my Spotify app has had numerous issues that I can't find anywhere else, and it's become unusable. 1. When I start the app, regardless of if using WiFi or mobile data, it takes a very long time to load. 2. When I go to play anythin...

  • Regular
  • For the past month, my Spotify app has had numerous issues that I can't find anywhere else, and it's become unusable.    1. When I start the app, regardless of if using WiFi or mobile dat...
  • Maria
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Superuser Contribution Bug: Playing from Search text is replacing spaces with + symbols

PlanPremiumCountryUk DeviceSamsung Galaxy A325GOperating SystemAndroid latest My Question or IssueRepro steps:1. Navigate to search2. Type an item and use the suggested search terms e.g. type "People you" and "People You Know" will be suggested as a ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Uk   Device Samsung Galaxy A325G Operating System Android latest    My Question or Issue Repro steps: 1. Navigate to search 2. Type an item and use th...
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Superuser Contribution Why do I see a fullscreen ad everytime I open the app?

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceSamsung S21Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhy is there an ad in the app, I have a premium subscription I don't want to see any ads, especially ads that block the use of the app. this ad blocks any inter...

  • Gig Goer
  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Samsung S21 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Why is there an ad in the app, I have a premium subscription I don't want to see any...
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On my lockscreen spotify freezes on one songs image, why?

I am using an android ( samsung S22)On my lockscreen my spotify freezes on one song and image. I can skip to different songs and listen but the song name, and image doesn't change with the current song that's playing. This also occurs with the media ...

  • Visitor
  • I am using an android ( samsung S22)On my lockscreen my spotify freezes on one song and image. I can skip to different songs and listen but the song name, and image doesn't change with the current so...
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The song covers are not showing on my lock screen

When I tap on the compressed album art it does not display the album cover on the lock screen

  • Visitor
  • When I tap on the compressed album art it does not display the album cover on the lock screen
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What do Bass Boost and Surroundsound actually do?

Hey all, an Audio Engineer here. I have a few questions about the EQ on Spotify, specifically the Bass Boost and Surroundsound sliders. From a technical standpoint, what do they actually do? Are they reactive to the music? Meaning they would act diff...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey all, an Audio Engineer here. I have a few questions about the EQ on Spotify, specifically the Bass Boost and Surroundsound sliders. From a technical standpoint, what do they actually do? Are they...
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