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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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Keeps playing after disconnect with Android Auto

After using Android Auto in my car and unplugging the usb, my phone keeps playing the same song with its speaker. Even if I press the stop button, it automatically plays again after few seconds. Have to restart the phone to stop it.

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  • After using Android Auto in my car and unplugging the usb, my phone keeps playing the same song with its speaker. Even if I press the stop button, it automatically plays again after few seconds. Have...
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Cannot remove notification icon from Spotify App icon

Hi I am running Spotify version 8.4.52.812 on an Galaxy S8 with all up to date software. There is a red notification icon on my Spotify app that I just cannot remove or find a reason for it being there. I have looked through every option I can think ...

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  • Hi    I am running Spotify version 8.4.52.812 on an Galaxy S8 with all up to date software.   There is a red notification icon on my Spotify app that I just cannot remove or find a...
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Cancion aleatoria

Ultimamente cuando en mi playlist busco una canción ( con el buscador ) y la selecciono comienza una aleatoria. Por lo que debo de buscarla entre todas las canciones para poder escucharla

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  • Ultimamente cuando en mi playlist busco una canción ( con el buscador ) y la selecciono comienza una aleatoria. Por lo que debo de buscarla entre todas las canciones para poder escucharla
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Stops after 10 minutes for galexy s7

I am becoming very upset why am I paying for this **bleep**. I have tried everything and yet it still stops every 10 minutes. I am so disappointed .

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  • I am becoming very upset why am I paying for this **bleep**. I have tried everything and yet it still stops every 10 minutes. I am so disappointed .
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No sirve

Al momento de querer buscar una canción en una playlist y quererla reproducirla; se reproduce otra canción.

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  • Al momento de querer buscar una canción en una playlist y quererla reproducirla; se reproduce otra canción.
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Shuffle Play Deactivates After Selecting A Song

I never had this problem before. I would have my shuffle and the repeat playlist on all the time and I never had it shut off unless I restart my phone or restart Spotify. I just updated the app on my android phone and now anytime I select a song it w...

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  • I never had this problem before. I would have my shuffle and the repeat playlist on all the time and I never had it shut off unless I restart my phone or restart Spotify. I just updated the app on my...
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Spotify stops when I enter a game?

Every time I go into Fire Emblem Heroes, the game in question, Spotify stops. How do I stop this? I keep entering and exiting Fire Emblem and Facebook to talk about the game, and the music keeps stopping. I'd like the music to keep playing when I ent...

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  • Every time I go into Fire Emblem Heroes, the game in question, Spotify stops.  How do I stop this?   I keep entering and exiting Fire Emblem and Facebook to talk about the game, and the m...
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Spotify App wrong size

Hello there. Attached is a screenshot of my Spotify app - as you can see there is a Black bar between my navbar and the app controls.. no other app has this. I am on a P20 Pro using Lineage OS 15.1

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  • Hello there. Attached is a screenshot of my Spotify app - as you can see there is a Black bar between my navbar and the app controls.. no other app has this.   I am on a P20 Pro using Lineage ...
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Minhas músicas sumiram

Ao colocar um playlist de um amigo no dia de hoje percebi que muitas das músicas que tinha não tem mais ... mas a playlist fala ter 231 músicas e só aparecem umas 30, mesmo eu sendo Premium. O que se fazer ???

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  • Ao colocar um playlist de um amigo no dia de hoje percebi que muitas das músicas que tinha não tem mais ... mas a playlist fala ter 231 músicas e só aparecem umas 30, mesmo eu sendo Premium. O que se...
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NO muisc

all my muisc in my library has been removed, even the ones i have downloaded. My playlist are still there but those songs are about 1/3 of the rest of the music in my downloaded library.

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  • all my muisc in my library has been removed, even the ones i have downloaded. My playlist are still there but those songs are about 1/3 of the rest of the music in my downloaded library.
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Ouvir offline

Não consigo ouvir as músicas no modo offline 

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  • Não consigo ouvir as músicas no modo offline  
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When I search for a Song in a playlist, It plays one of the first songs from the playlist

As stated in the title, whenever I want to listen to a specific song, it simply plays the song corresponding to it, depending on how far down it is in the search. I have already tried unistalling and reinstalling. Any help please?

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  • As stated in the title,  whenever I want to listen to a specific song, it simply plays the song corresponding to it, depending on how far down it is in the search. I have already tried unistalli...
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Spotify App on Android quitting unexpectedly

Hello!! I need some help with my Spotify app. So I just got an android about 3 weeks ago and since then I've probably used Spotify 3 times, until today... I went on and tried to connected my phone via Bluetooth to my speaker and suddenly it started q...

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  • Hello!!    I need some help with my Spotify app. So I just got an android about 3 weeks ago and since then I've probably used Spotify 3 times, until today... I went on and tried to connec...
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How to search in a playlist on new version?

I can't search in New Android spotify version. Do I need a premium account to search a song in my playlists?

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  • I can't search in New Android spotify version. Do I need a premium account to search a song in my playlists? 
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"don't play this" button

I updated spotify to latest version.Ok: it's a mess, the worst You ever done. I can't manage my playlists. But I just want to focus on that "don't play this" button: what does it mean? Does it delete song from playlist? Does it block any song from th...

  • Gig Goer
  • I updated spotify to latest version. Ok: it's a mess, the worst You ever done.  I can't manage my playlists.  But I just want to focus on that "don't play this" button: what does it mean...
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Android storage problem

Hello, Iv'e been using spotify for 2 months now. In the app settings I turned off the download option and the offline mode is off, but the app keep eating my storage and stand about 3.8gb till now. sometimes I delete the cache and data and there is n...

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  • Hello, Iv'e  been using spotify for 2 months now. In the app settings I turned off the download option and the offline mode is off, but the app keep eating my storage and stand about 3.8gb ...
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Can only skip 6 songs per hour on Phone

I've posted before, but on desktop you can skip whatever **bleep** song you want without premium. What's the deal.

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  • I've posted before, but on desktop you can skip whatever **bleep** song you want without premium. What's the deal.
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Problemas ao iniciar o aplicativo (Android)

Estou com problemas ao iniciar o app no Android, diz que a "Area de Armazenamento não encontrada". Alguém consegue me explicar o motivo ?O smartphone já foi reiniciado e o app já foi reinstalado e nada mudou.

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  • Estou com problemas ao iniciar o app no Android, diz que a "Area de Armazenamento não encontrada". Alguém consegue me explicar o motivo ? O smartphone já foi reiniciado e o app já foi reinstalado e ...
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Superuser Contribution From iOS to android

Hey I’m moving from iOS to android os. I am logged via fb to Spotify and payed premium. If I change devices . What happen? Do I need to cancel premium on iOS and start over with a new account ? Or I will have a restored everything on a new android de...

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  • Hey I’m moving from iOS to android os. I am logged via fb to Spotify and payed premium. If I change devices . What happen? Do I need to cancel premium on iOS and start over with a new account ? Or I ...
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Superuser Contribution Cosmetic defect: Software update error message

This is only a minor cosmetic bug but couldn't find it mentioned elsewhere so thought I'd flag it. On my new Huawei P20 Pro, every time I open Spotify I get an error message telling me I'm using a pre-4.1 version of Android when I'm actually on 8.1. ...

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  • This is only a minor cosmetic bug but couldn't find it mentioned elsewhere so thought I'd flag it. On my new Huawei P20 Pro, every time I open Spotify I get an error message telling me I'm using a pr...
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