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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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  • shahn321
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Superuser Contribution [CHROMECAST] not connecting 12.2022

PlanFamily PremiumCountryHungaryDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20FE & A52Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI have 2 Chromecasts in two bedrooms and a Chromecast with Google TV 4K in the living room. Streaming works with ANY other apps, except Spo...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country Hungary Device Samsung Galaxy S20FE & A52 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue I have 2 Chromecasts in two bedrooms and a Chromecast with ...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution There is an hour of silence in one podcast's episodes

Two times now, while listening to the podcast Ologies, there has been a literal hour of complete silence in the middle of the ad break. The podcast is playing and the seconds tick by. The podcast episode displays on my phone as ~2 1/2 hours long. My ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Two times now, while listening to the podcast Ologies, there has been a literal hour of complete silence in the middle of the ad break. The podcast is playing and the seconds tick by. The podcast epi...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution Music is gone

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceLGv30sOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've tried to look through the forum but can't find my issue, and I'm not sure where to put it so I'll try here and hope for the best. I can't access my music, at all, fr...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device LGv30s Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've tried to look through the forum but can't find my issue, and I'm not sure where to put it...
  • Pandaora
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Superuser Contribution Instagram storylerimde Canvaslar gözükmüyor?

Merhaba, Şarkıları paylaşırken Canvaslar storylerimde gözükmüyor hiçbir şekilde nedeni nedir?

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  • Merhaba, Şarkıları paylaşırken Canvaslar storylerimde gözükmüyor hiçbir şekilde nedeni nedir?
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution Hiding a song does nothing

I have hidden songs in the same playlist and they continue to play. Maybe different sessions, maybe the same session, either way, they keep playing. I wouldn't understand the point of hiding a song in either situation because then I could just FF or ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have hidden songs in the same playlist and they continue to play. Maybe different sessions, maybe the same session, either way, they keep playing. I wouldn't understand the point of hiding a song i...
  • Eni
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Disable auto download of updated music playlists

Please add an option to disable auto downloading of music playlists whenever it's updated. A similar to option can be found in Google Play for apps Auto-update, as some Wi-Fi connections are capped/limited data allowance. Add option for manual updati...

  • Newbie
  • Please add an option to disable auto downloading of music playlists whenever it's updated. A similar to option can be found in Google Play for apps Auto-update, as some Wi-Fi connections are capped/l...
  • Adeywilliams
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Superuser Contribution Search voice option replaced with stupid camera option. Camera? wth???

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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  
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Superuser Contribution How to start a playlist from the start?

I am trying to get the playlist to start from the beginning and I read some of the complements and I found something that said that a step was to turn off the shuffle

  • Casual Listener
  • I am trying to get the playlist to start from the beginning and I read some of the complements and I found something that said that a step was to turn off the shuffle
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Now playing Palylist disappears

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung S20Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueSince the latest Spotify update (v8.8.76.667) after getting part way through a playlist, and then returning to it several hours later, Spotify seems to have forgotten...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung S20 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue Since the latest Spotify update (v8.8.76.667) after getting part way through a playli...
  • Eni
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Has a clean reinstall ever helped anyone solve any problem at all?

I am asking because every time I have a technical problem, usually caused by a bug in the app, I am being told to do this. Regardless of what the problem has been, it has never ever worked, it has only caused me extra work, having to adjust the setti...

  • Roadie
  • I am asking because every time I have a technical problem, usually caused by a bug in the app, I am being told to do this. Regardless of what the problem has been, it has never ever worked, it has on...
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Spotify Widget

Does spotify think to add more spotify widgets or update the current.Becouse a lot of android users uses custom ROMs and they like to decorate they screens.Maybe you can add more color options like orange,red I prefer everything to be transparent. I ...

  • Music Fan
  • Does spotify think to add more spotify widgets or update the current.Becouse a lot of android users uses custom ROMs and they like to decorate they screens.Maybe you can add more color options like o...
  • COValhalla
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Newer songs not appearing on playlist

PlanFreeCountryUnited KingdomDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20 EdgeOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueSo since last night at around 23:00 my time, every song i have added since March 2021 has disappeared on my playlist. The songs are still there I...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country United Kingdom Device Samsung Galaxy S20 Edge Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue So since last night at around 23:00 my time, every song i have added ...
  • no1fanofthepals
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Issues opening song link shared through Whatsapp

For the past few months, whenever someone shares a link to a spotify song on Whatsapp, when I click on the link, it opens the Spotify app, but the song never starts playing. The app stays on the home screen, and the currently playing song does not ch...

  • Casual Listener
  • For the past few months, whenever someone shares a link to a spotify song on Whatsapp, when I click on the link, it opens the Spotify app, but the song never starts playing. The app stays on the home...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution Spotify not working on my home WIFI

PlanFamily Operating SystemMultiple Android phones My Question or IssueMy issue is that all four of our phones will not play Spotify (unless in offline mode) when connected to our WiFi. Yet it works on other people's wifi and on mobile data. The ONLY...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Family  Operating System Multiple Android phones   My Question or Issue My issue is that all four of our phones will not play Spotify (unless in offline mode) when connected to o...
  • Vasil
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Superuser Contribution Wrong song plays on album view

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueOn this album - https://spotify.link/DmBEu6wNQDb - the track titled "Viva Luckenbach" actually plays the song "I Promise to Love You," and the track titled "I Promise to...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 2 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue On this album - https://spotify.link/DmBEu6wNQDb - the track titled "Viva Luckenbach" actuall...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution PAUSE DOWNLOAD BUTTON REQUEST FEATURE

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLG-G7 ThinqOperating SystemAndroid Pie (9)My Question or IssueThe Spotify app currently has no option to pause while downloading. I live in a rural area that gets very poor network speed. In order to use my intern...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device LG-G7 Thinq Operating System Android Pie (9) My Question or Issue The Spotify app currently has no option to pause while downloading. I live in a ru...
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Sort playlist by recently added needs a fix

When sorting a playlist by recently added, and then change to a new playlist and then go back. The app has gone back to default sorting. Need to fix that, so the app remember your settings.

  • Music Fan
  • When sorting a playlist by recently added, and then change to a new playlist and then go back. The app has gone back to default sorting. Need to fix that, so the app remember your settings.
  • jjjoyride
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Superuser Contribution Speaker set up on Google TV

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi I am using Spotify on a Google TV (Sony). TV is connected HDMI to a 3.1 speaker setup via ...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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 Hi &nb...
  • Kiril
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Superuser Contribution No option to move downloads to Sd card

PlanPremiumCountryUkDeviceHuawei p30 Pro Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI'm using the Spotify app on Android and I want to move my downloads to the SD card, but this isn't appearing as an option in Settings - any suggestions?

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Uk Device Huawei p30 Pro  Operating System Android    My Question or Issue I'm using the Spotify app on Android and I want to move my downloads to the SD...
  • OscarDC
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