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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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Superuser Contribution Offline -

Hi - my message is " you are currently set to offline - go online to connect to spotify" but I can't login to do that . when I hit "connect' just comes up w same message.. how do I login if it keeps telling me I'm offline

  • Newbie
  • Hi - my message is " you are currently set to offline - go online to connect to spotify" but I can't login to do that . when I hit "connect' just comes up w same message.. how do  I login if it ...
  • Melody
  • Spotify
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Superuser Contribution Stuck

Plies help me, because my music always stuck.

  • Newbie
  • Plies help me, because my music always stuck.
  • Melody
  • Spotify
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Superuser Contribution Keeping pausing

Can any one help me please? I listen to Spotify on my Sony experia xz an don't recently it has started to passing when I'm on my own it's so annoying I get right into a song then I lose it. I have looked in my settings and can find anything to help s...

  • Visitor
  • Can any one help me please? I listen to Spotify on my Sony experia xz an don't recently it has started to passing when I'm on my own it's so annoying I get right into a song then I lose it. I have lo...
  • Melody
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Superuser Contribution Music randomly stops playing

I pay for Premium Family and for the past few months while playing music (both streaming and downloaded) songs will randomly stop playing. I've cleared the app cache and data several times. Uninstalled and reinstalled the app and it continues. On Cox...

  • Casual Listener
  • I pay for Premium Family and for the past few months while playing music (both streaming and downloaded) songs will randomly stop playing. I've cleared the app cache and data several times. Uninstall...
  • Melody
  • Spotify
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spotify explicits

I would like to listen to songs that have explicits but are radio edited so that they are not explicits and have the swears taken out so that i can listen to them

  • Newbie
  • I would like to listen to songs that have explicits but are radio edited so that they are not explicits and have the swears taken out so that i can listen to them
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Solved!! Full screen album artwork playback.

Last week after updating I was able to play tracks displaying just the album art. One tap gave me minimal controls.It was the perfect interface.It's now gone.Why?

  • Newbie
  • Last week after updating I was able to play tracks displaying just the album art. One tap gave me minimal controls. It was the perfect interface. It's now gone. Why?
  • Questicus
  • Newbie
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Solved!! I can't watch music videos

I just see the image of the video and share but i can't see. When i press to see doest do anything.

  • Regular
  • I just see the image of the video and share but i can't see. When i press to see doest do anything. 
  • Nico
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OK Google in ad launches Google Assistant on Android Auto

The other night there was an ad for Google on Spotify and the phrase 'OK Google' was said a couple of times. Both times it launched the Google Assistant on Android Auto. I thought it was both funny and annoying.

  • Newbie
  • The other night there was an ad for Google on Spotify and the phrase 'OK Google' was said a couple of times. Both times it launched the Google Assistant on Android Auto.   I thought it was bot...
  • Joe
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log in

I put in my email and password and get a message saying that I need to go online to continue, but I am online... and either pressing cancel or connect both lead me back to the login screen.

  • Casual Listener
  • I put in my email and password and get a message saying that I need to go online to continue, but I am online... and either pressing cancel or connect both lead me back to the login screen.
  • Joe
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Suggested music

How to delete the suggested music? 

  • Newbie
  • How to delete the suggested music? 
  • Joe
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Adverts on premium subscription when connecting to chromecast

I have signed up to a Spotify premium subscription today but when attempting to connect to Chromecast Audio the Spotify player gets stuck playing adverts. After playing 2 adverts the music won't play and the premium features no longer show as being a...

  • Newbie
  • I have signed up to a Spotify premium subscription today but when attempting to connect to Chromecast Audio the Spotify player gets stuck playing adverts. After playing 2 adverts the music won't play...
  • neo7
  • Newbie
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offline songs

if i had a premium account this month and i downloaded a few songs but next month i'm not premium more so all of my offline songs are lost. but if i get my premium account again do my offline songs get back without downloading?

  • Casual Listener
  • if i had a premium account this month and i downloaded a few songs but next month i'm not premium more so all of my offline songs are lost. but if i get my premium account again do my offline songs g...
  • phan_times
  • Community Legend
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[Android] queue button disappeared after December update

My queue bar, the one where you can remove from queue and change order of queue had disappeared.

  • Newbie
  • My queue bar, the one where you can remove from queue and change order of queue had disappeared.
  • annoyedcust0mer
  • Newbie
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How to autoplay when I connect in car

Spotify used to autoplay when it connected to my car, but it's no longer doing that, I have a pixel 2 and a Subaru Forester 2018. Any ideas?

  • Newbie
  • Spotify used to autoplay when it connected to my car, but it's no longer doing that, I have a pixel 2 and a Subaru Forester 2018. Any ideas?
  • batnastard
  • Newbie
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Solved!! No lock screen widget on Samsung galaxy s7

Hello,I've got a Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. When i play music I don't get any widget on my lock screen. All notification settings is on all that I can see. Android version 6.0.1 .What could be the problem?Thanks in advance.

  • Regular
  • Hello, I've got a Samsung Galaxy S7 edge. When i play music I don't get any widget on my lock screen. All notification settings is on all that I can see. Android version 6.0.1 . What could be the p...
  • GReenZ0ne
  • Newbie
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listen to spotify without downloading

i have an android with only 16gb of storage. whenever i listen to my spotify playlist, im not downloading the songs but i guess after listening to a song more than once it remembers it. this adds up and takes away my storage fast. i was wondering if ...

  • Casual Listener
  • i have an android with only 16gb of storage. whenever i listen to my spotify playlist, im not downloading the songs but i guess after listening to a song more than once it remembers it. this adds up ...
  • calerock
  • Casual Listener
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Spotify elimina mi musica descargada

Me gustaria saber cual es la razon por la que Spotify elimina mis canciones descargadas una y otra vez sin motivo aparente. Cada vez que vuelvo a descargarlas al dia siguiente aparecen eliminidas. No he descargado musica en mas de tres dispositivos, ...

  • Newbie
  • Me gustaria saber cual es la razon por la que Spotify elimina mis canciones descargadas una y otra vez sin motivo aparente. Cada vez que vuelvo a descargarlas al dia siguiente aparecen eliminidas. No...
  • nemontana
  • Newbie
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SD card storage option gone

I have an SD card, but when I look through spotify settings, there is no option to choose where songs are stored. So everything goes on to internal where i don't have much space... any one have advice?Thank you kindly.

  • Casual Listener
  • I have an SD card, but when I look through spotify settings, there is no option to choose where songs are stored. So everything goes on to internal where i don't have much space... any one have advic...
  • phan_times
  • Community Legend
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