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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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Annoying & frustating problems with the Spotify app

Dear people, I am encountering some heavily annoying and frustating problems with my installation of Spotify on my Galaxy S8 G950F. Every morning when I wake up it tells me the message that I have more than 3 offline devices and that all my downloads...

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  • Dear people,   I am encountering some heavily annoying and frustating problems with my installation of Spotify on my Galaxy S8 G950F.   Every morning when I wake up it tells me the mess...
  • jeroendv9
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Solved!! I lost all my saved songs!!!! Help!!!

I just lost all my saved songs. What can I do????? I opened the app and suddenly no more saved songs

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  • I just lost all my saved songs. What can I do????? I opened the app and suddenly no more saved songs  
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Music is choppy when screen is black

Android Nougat, latest version of SpotifySamsung Galaxy S6On home wifi network, if my screen goes black, Spotify will stutter/be choppy/what have you. There is no "wi-fi optimization" thing in the Settings menu anywhere, so that fix won't work. Doesn...

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  • Android Nougat, latest version of Spotify Samsung Galaxy S6 On home wifi network, if my screen goes black, Spotify will stutter/be choppy/what have you. There is no "wi-fi optimization" thing in th...
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Solved!! shuffle won't stop on android

Hello, I'm running an android phone with spotify and the other day all my music playlists just started shuffling instead of playing in order as I have them on the desktop app. I have the premium service so I cannot find a setting to turn off the shuf...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I'm running an android phone with spotify and the other day all my music playlists just started shuffling instead of playing in order as I have them on the desktop app. I have the premium se...
  • Madison_willie
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't recognize offline download

Hi,The space on my device was running out so I tried to transfer the offline downloads on my SD card.The process succeeded but now all my downloads are not available to listen to it offline mode and if I try to download the songs once again the data ...

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  • Hi, The space on my device was running out so I tried to transfer the offline downloads on my SD card. The process succeeded but now all my downloads are not available to listen to it offline mode ...
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Bose QC20 buttons not working

I have a new Pixel 2 with Bose QC20 earphones. The volume buttons and the button in the middle for pause/resume works fine. But "advanced" things like double clicking for skipping a track or going to the previous track do not work. Is there a solutio...

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  • I have a new Pixel 2 with Bose QC20 earphones. The volume buttons and the button in the middle for pause/resume works fine. But "advanced" things like double clicking for skipping a track or going to...
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Offline music goes away after each restart and has to be re-downloaded

Hi there! If someone could help me with this issue on my android phone. Would greatly appreciate. Thank you.

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  • Hi there!   If someone could help me with this issue on my android phone.   Would greatly appreciate.   Thank you.
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Shuffle no longer all that random

With the recent update, on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android version 4.3), when I shuffle a playlist, the songs now follow a similar pseudorandom pattern. I hear much of what's in the beginning of my lists, and rarely do I hear 2/3 of my lists anymore (u...

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  • With the recent update, on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Android version 4.3), when I shuffle a playlist, the songs now follow a similar pseudorandom pattern. I hear much of what's in the beginning of m...
  • caszriel
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Solved!! Forward Button Stops

Spotify limits the number of times to forward how many songs before it grays out the forward button? I'm in my Library of music I purchased and I uploaded to the app in my "My Library", so what's the problem? I'm using the Spotify app on my phone btw...

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  • Spotify limits the number of times to forward how many songs before it grays out the forward button?  I'm in my Library of music I purchased and I uploaded to the app in my "My Library", so what...
  • caszriel
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Music stops alone

I hace spotify premium and pay 9.90eur to have the possibilty to listen the music. However the android app stops alone...it's very frustrated as I am working and I hate working without music.I changed my password to avoid the problem but it's not.......

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  • I hace spotify premium and pay 9.90eur to have the possibilty to listen the music.  However the android app stops alone...it's very frustrated as I am working and I hate working without music. ...
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Spotify android app is S***

This is the worst app I have on my tabletglitchy playback, controls in stupid places, confusing interface, queued tracks not working properly and now Spotify connect not workingThe app is unreliable and buggy and has been for agesI can't believe I'm ...

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  • This is the worst app I have on my tablet glitchy playback, controls in stupid places, confusing interface, queued tracks not working properly and now Spotify connect not working The app is un...
  • TheBrickSlayer
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Won't stop playing music when bluetooth devide disconnected

Hello, I use Spotify (premium) on my Android phone to stream music in my car, using bluetooth.What happens is when I turn the car off, usually Spotify goes to pause, but now it resumes the music on my cell phones speakers instead. Also when I get a c...

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  • Hello,    I use Spotify (premium) on my Android phone to stream music in my car, using bluetooth. What happens is when I turn the car off, usually Spotify goes to pause, but now it resum...
  • Chrisfh
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Android TV App

When scrolling through albums or playlists, if you select an album to play a track, when you hit back it takes you all the way back to the beginning of the list instead of the album or playlist you selected - very annoying, please gix. Thanks.

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  • When scrolling through albums or playlists, if you select an album to play a track,  when you hit back it takes you all the way back to the beginning of the list instead of the album or playlist...
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Downloadable Device Limit?

Ahoy Spotifriends! Yesterday, as I opened my app to listen to a playlist, I got a pop-up saying I reached my 3 device download limit, and subsequently had all of my downloads removed from my phone! It's not a huge deal, because I spend most of the da...

  • Casual Listener
  • Ahoy Spotifriends! Yesterday, as I opened my app to listen to a playlist, I got a pop-up saying I reached my 3 device download limit, and subsequently had all of my downloads removed from my phone! I...
  • phan_times
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im not getting my premium in mobile

Hello, as you can see in this print https://imgur.com/a/iwYKOi have premium until 06/03/2018 but since today i am not able to listen music offline.someone can help me pls? Thanks for the attention.

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  • Hello, as you can see in this print https://imgur.com/a/iwYKO i have premium until 06/03/2018 but since today i am not able to listen music offline. someone can help me pls?   Thanks fo...
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Superuser Contribution Error en la descarga

Cada vez que descargo la música aparece ese mensaje y ya cerré sesión en todos los dispositivos

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  • Cada vez que descargo la música aparece ese mensaje y ya cerré sesión en todos los dispositivos
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New phone

So i bought a new phone and i downloaded spotify but it won't recognize that i have a premium account and such. I can't play offline mode and change the quality of my music when I download.

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  • So i bought a new phone and i downloaded spotify but it won't recognize that i have a premium account and such. I can't play offline mode and change the quality of my music when I download.
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Bug in Playlists view in landscape orientation

Steps to reproduce:- Device in landscape orientation- Click: Your Library -> Playlists Expected result:- Playlists view opens and all playlists are selectable Actual result:- Playlists view opens and Discover Weekly (the topmost playlist) gets select...

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  • Steps to reproduce: - Device in landscape orientation - Click: Your Library -> Playlists   Expected result: - Playlists view opens and all playlists are selectable   Actual result...
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Shuffle broken on big playlists with Google Home

Not much to say other than that this feature is absolutely broken. Here's the steps to reproduce:Open Spotify app on androidClick on "Devices Available" and connect to my Google Home as the active deviceClick a song near the bottom of a playlist with...

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  • Not much to say other than that this feature is absolutely broken. Here's the steps to reproduce: Open Spotify app on android Click on "Devices Available" and connect to my Google Home as the...
  • lukemacneil
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How to access artist/genre suggestion page

Hi, I was wondering how I can access the initial artists page that Spotify takes you to when you first start an account. I can't seem to find an answer for this anywhere else, and I don't know what to call the page I'm referring to, but right after y...

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  • Hi,   I was wondering how I can access the initial artists page that Spotify takes you to when you first start an account. I can't seem to find an answer for this anywhere else, and I don't kn...
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