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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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Superuser Contribution Despite auto-play/repeat being enabled, music stops after one song

Playlist is downloaded, and am connected to wi-fi. I will select a song to play, and auto-play/repeat will be enabled (highlighted green) and shuffle is turned off. Whatever song I click on will play, but it will not continue to the next song.

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  • Playlist is downloaded, and am connected to wi-fi. I will select a song to play, and auto-play/repeat will be enabled (highlighted green) and shuffle is turned off. Whatever song I click on will play...
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Superuser Contribution Open Spotify in foreground on Google TV (Android 11)

DevicePanasonic Google TVOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueHello, is there a way to open Spotify on Google TV always in foreground when i send music to the TV through Google Cast? At this moment when you send music through Google Cast th...

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  • Device Panasonic Google TV Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue Hello, is there a way to open Spotify on Google TV always in foreground when i send music to the TV throu...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to find songs or artist via search

Trying to search for a song/artist in the searchbar sometimes result in empty result.But song can be found via Google and then played via link. Samsung Galaxy S10+Android 12   

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  • Trying to search for a song/artist in the searchbar sometimes result in empty result. But song can be found via Google and then played via link.   Samsung Galaxy S10+ Android 12   ...
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Progress bar not working when playing podcasts. Progress sits on 0 despite podcast playing

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueToday the progress bar on my Spotify stopped working but only when playing podcasts. When I play a podcast it just sits on 0.00 despite the podcast playing. Th...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue Today the progress bar on my Spotify stopped working but only when playing podcasts...
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Superuser Contribution spotify simply goes blank in my tablet after hours of not using it..but it is okay on my smartphone.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuethe spotify app simply does not appear on my tablet..i use samsung and honor both have same i...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue the spo...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Backup Offline Playlist and Downloaded Musics

We are Premium Spotify users. We create lots of playlists and download lots of musics. If my phone stops working or does not work a feature properly, I should have the ability of backup spotify playlists and musics. I downloaded 8GB music with Spotif...

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  • We are Premium Spotify users. We create lots of playlists and download lots of musics. If my phone stops working or does not work a feature properly, I should have the ability of backup spotify playl...
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reinstalling spotify

PlanPremiumCountryIndia Device(Samsung Galaxy A31)Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueWould reinstalling spotify delete my liked songs?

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  • Plan Premium Country India   Device (Samsung Galaxy A31) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue Would reinstalling spotify delete my liked songs?  
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Superuser Contribution plus button missing

PlanPremiumCountryUnited statesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S22 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueMy issue is that the plus button is now replaced by the heart and I don't know why they would switch it back to the heart so i was wondering i...

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  • Plan Premium Country United states Device Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue My issue is that the plus button is now replaced by the heart and ...
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Superuser Contribution I can't add nor find the spotify playlist widget, what can I do?

As far as I know, you can find the 'Add to HomeScreen' feature once you tap the three dots next to a playlist, I don't have that feature, what can I do?

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  • As far as I know, you can find the 'Add to HomeScreen' feature once you tap the three dots next to a playlist, I don't have that feature, what can I do?
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Explore your genres suddenly gone

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 10 ProOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHello, I had the „Explore your genres“ feature via the Android app when I opened the search. Now the feature has suddenly disappeared. I am aware that ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 10 Pro Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hello,   I had the „Explore your genres“ feature via the Android app...
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Superuser Contribution Sound too low on Android that increases when I pause

Hello,I'm writing because I've had a problem with Spotify on my Android phone (OnePlus 6) for several weeks now. The sound is abnormally low when I want to listen to music, I've seen that there are many topics with this problem. But on top of that I ...

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  • Hello, I'm writing because I've had a problem with Spotify on my Android phone (OnePlus 6) for several weeks now. The sound is abnormally low when I want to listen to music, I've seen that there are...
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Deleted Social Media Because Mindless Swiping Makes Me Depressed. Don't Make Me Delete Spotify Too.

PlanPremiumCountryUsaDeviceSamsung Galaxy Flip 3Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueThere's a reason I don't have a TikTok or a Twitter or anything like that. Mindlessly swiping in a social media app is a icky gross bad feeling to me. I'm not...

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  • Plan Premium Country Usa Device Samsung Galaxy Flip 3 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue There's a reason I don't have a TikTok or a Twitter or anything like that. Mindle...
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device cricket debut smart Operating System android 12 My Question or Issue / after disabling google's play service and play store i got a message from google saying spotify won't work unless i enabled google's services, now i...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device  cricket debut smart   Operating System  android 12       My Question or Issue / after disabling  google's pla...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify won't let me play any music, app just is permanently loading

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDevicePOCO X3 ProOperating SystemMIUI Global 14.0.2Android 13 My Question or IssueInitially the app started taking a long time to load, it always showed up "No internet connection" despite it being connected, but in about 1 ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Portugal Device POCO X3 Pro Operating System MIUI Global 14.0.2 Android 13   My Question or Issue Initially the app started taking a long time to load, it always ...
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Superuser Contribution Android TV app ignores that songs were hidden on other devices and still shows them.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSony Bravia: Android 9Samsung S22 Ultra: Android 11PC(s): Windows 10&11 My Question or Issue Spotify for Android TV v 1.76.1 will show songs in a playlist (not even greyed out) that have been hidden from said playlist on my ...

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Headset Play/Pause/Skip - Forward/Backward NOT WORKING

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceOnePlus 3TOperating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or IssueApproximately 1-2 weeks ago, controls on my Bluetooth headset stopped working, volume up/down works, but Play, Pause, and Skip does not work anymore. Logging out...

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  • Plan Premium Country Denmark Device OnePlus 3T Operating System Android 8.0   My Question or Issue Approximately 1-2 weeks ago, controls on my Bluetooth headset stopped working, volume...
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