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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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Need a guideline of what from Spotify on my android phone is also available for me on Android Auto?

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePixel 6 and Android AutoOperating SystemAndroid, Android Auto (both latest versions) My Question or IssueCan someone point me to a guideline of what from Spotify on my android phone is also available for me on Android Au...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Pixel 6 and Android Auto Operating System Android, Android Auto (both latest versions)   My Question or Issue Can someone point me to a guideline of ...
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You can't listen to music on the phone app and Sonos speakers at the same time

Hi, When I listen to music on the android app, the music from the Sonos speakers is switched off. If I play the music on the Sonos speakers again, the music on the android app is switched off.I can't listen at the same time in both places and it happ...

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  • Hi,   When I listen to music on the android app, the music from the Sonos speakers is switched off. If I play the music on the Sonos speakers again, the music on the android app is switched of...
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Superuser Contribution Hi, is there a way to make and receive calls, when using a Bluetooth speaker without disturbing the

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and  Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Ques...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect background volume control

PlanPremium (Student)CountryHungaryDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 9 ProOperating SystemAndroid 10, MIUI 12 My Question or IssueI could not find a setting for Spotify to control remote device's volume when the app is running in the background. If Spotify is ...

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  • Plan Premium (Student) Country Hungary Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Operating System Android 10, MIUI 12   My Question or Issue I could not find a setting for Spotify to control remo...
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Superuser Contribution Queue keeps changing after a few hours

PlanFree/PremiumCountryRwanda DeviceGalaxy Note 9Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueHere's how to reproduce the bug1. I start playing track starting by the letter E (or any letter). In this example, it's the track "Elohim". As you can see...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country Rwanda   Device Galaxy Note 9 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Here's how to reproduce the bug 1. I start playing track starting by t...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesn't work at all when I use my SD card

PlanSpotify PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy A50Operating SystemAndroid 11Spotify Version8.7.44.968 My Question or IssueThis happened right after a phone update and spotify update. Spotify does not work at all with my SD card. All my playlist...

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  • Plan Spotify Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy A50 Operating System Android 11 Spotify Version 8.7.44.968   My Question or Issue This happened right after a phone update a...
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Superuser Contribution How to report a third party app that doen't respect ToS

Hi there,there's an Android app that IMO infringe the ToS of Spotify (it lets download tracks by non premium account); how to report it?

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  • Hi there, there's an Android app that IMO infringe the ToS of Spotify (it lets download tracks by non premium account); how to report it?  
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Superuser Contribution Like button not updating

PlanPremium FamilyCountryGermanyDeviceGalaxy S22 Ultra 5GOperating SystemAndroid 13, OneUI 5.1 My Question or IssueOn the mobile app in some listening situations the like songs button isn't working properly. It'll add the song to your liked songs but...

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  • Plan Premium Family Country Germany Device Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G Operating System Android 13, OneUI 5.1   My Question or Issue On the mobile app in some listening situations the like son...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs won't play in playlist

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountry DeviceNote 8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueThe songs that have already been added in playlist awhi...

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  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country   Device Note 8 Operating System Android 9 &...
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Android no sound

PlanPremium DeviceMoto G10Android My Question or IssueI have no sound when playing tracks.I do have sound when selecting items such as 'Explore Genres' I've read many of the similar threads and have tried(amongst other things) all of the following:Mu...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Moto G10 Android   My Question or Issue I have no sound when playing tracks. I do have sound when selecting items such as 'Explore Genres'   I've read ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify nao reproduz no celular

PlanPremiumCountryBrasilDeviceGalaxy A50Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueMeu spotify nao está reproduzindo nada! Ontem deu um erro em que falava que estava offline (mesmo eu estando conectada a internet) e depois a barra de baixo é que ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brasil Device Galaxy A50 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue Meu spotify nao está reproduzindo nada! Ontem deu um erro em que falava que estava...
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Android Radio stuck on weird screen

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceCar radioOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueUsually when I play music, I get a screen with actual visible buttons. But all of a sudden, I get a HUGE image that goes over the buttons and because of that, my Spotify i...

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  • Plan Premium Country NL Device Car radio Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Usually when I play music, I get a screen with actual visible buttons. But all of a sudden, I g...
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Superuser Contribution Swipe to queue not working with enhanced playlists

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceHuawei Mate 10 ProOperating SystemEMUI 12 (Android 11) My Question or IssueI noticed that the swipe to queue feature does not work when playing a enhanced playlist. I don't see why it would be a problem in terms of ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Huawei Mate 10 Pro Operating System EMUI 12 (Android 11)   My Question or Issue I noticed that the swipe to queue feature does not work when pla...
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Songs not playing on Samsung S23

So I woke up today and Spotify won't play any songs, it plays my podcasts fine (they are not downloaded) but no music will play, regardless of whether it is downloaded or not. When I try to play a song from a playlist the green play button turns to a...

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  • So I woke up today and Spotify won't play any songs, it plays my podcasts fine (they are not downloaded) but no music will play, regardless of whether it is downloaded or not.   When I try to ...
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Superuser Contribution Songs not playing on Samsung phone

PlanFamilyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A10Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or Issue After a recent phone update, it has become impossible to play songs through my mobile phone. Pressing on a song to play as per usual just brings up the song as normal, ...

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  • Plan Family Device Samsung Galaxy A10 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue   After a recent phone update, it has become impossible to play songs through my mobile pho...
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Superuser Contribution Can’t Add Playlists to Spotify Kids

My kids’ MP3 players (running Android 7.0) worked great with Spotify Kids. All of sudden, when I go to the “For grown-ups” page, Spotify Kids locks up and I can’t access adding playlists. I updated to the latest version of Spotify Kids, but no change...

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  • My kids’ MP3 players (running Android 7.0) worked great with Spotify Kids. All of sudden, when I go to the “For grown-ups” page, Spotify Kids locks up and I can’t access adding playlists. I updated t...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Don't Volume Down When Pause The Song

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceSamsung A54Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI was use Spotify on iOS, music stop with volume downing but in Android, the music stop without down the volume. How can I solve this problem? (My english is not ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Samsung A54 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue I was use Spotify on iOS, music stop with volume downing but in Android, the m...
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Superuser Contribution Video podcasts will not play

I have not been able to play podcasts that have a video option on my phone. I have tried a clean install. I've tried clearing data and cache. I've tried toggling the video settings on/off with restarting the app. I'm not able to play audio only versi...

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  • I have not been able to play podcasts that have a video option on my phone. I have tried a clean install. I've tried clearing data and cache. I've tried toggling the video settings on/off with restar...
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Superuser Contribution Downloaded songs stop playing as if buffering

Whenever I play any downloaded audio, after around usually 15-20 minutes of listening, Spotify will stop playback as if buffering, with the time still ticking up. When I pause, it jumps back to where the audio stopped and will usually play a few seco...

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  • Whenever I play any downloaded audio, after around usually 15-20 minutes of listening, Spotify will stop playback as if buffering, with the time still ticking up. When I pause, it jumps back to where...
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