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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 Android App has become virtually unusable

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(ALL ANDROID DEVICES)Operating System(Android all versions) My Question or IssueThis isn't particularly a question, more-so than bringing it to your attention as the app store reviews are hardly seeing any response fr...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device (ALL ANDROID DEVICES) Operating System (Android all versions)   My Question or Issue This isn't particularly a question, more-so than bringing it ...
  • greasygaijin
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Superuser Contribution Compatibility issues with poweramp equalizer

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceSamsung S23Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueSystem volume spikes for a bit then lowers below what it originally was at without changing volume %. This occurs when I open the app and skip a song for the first time...

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  •   Plan Free Country USA Device Samsung S23 Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue System volume spikes for a bit then lowers below what it originally was at without c...
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    bugs
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    volume issues
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Superuser Contribution Liked Songs Unable to Load/ Selecting Songs in Playlists will not Load

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid v. 9Spotify Version8.8.94.577 My Question or IssueHey there,So my Spotify app will not load my liked songs playlist. It will will attempt to load it but gives an error message claimin...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android v. 9 Spotify Version 8.8.94.577   My Question or Issue Hey there, So my Spotify app will not load my liked ...
  • AlejaR
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App is just plain bad Tech

PlanPremiumCountryColombiaDeviceRedmi note 4x, Redmi note 7, Redmi note 8 pro, iPhone 6 plusOperating SystemiOS, Android My Question or IssueThis app... I don't want to be mean or anything, but... It's garbage. You need to redesign it from scratch. I...

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  • Plan Premium Country Colombia Device Redmi note 4x, Redmi note 7, Redmi note 8 pro, iPhone 6 plus Operating System iOS, Android   My Question or Issue This app... I don't want to be me...
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Superuser Contribution Storage Bug on Android

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20 FE 5GOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueSo I have this problem for a few months now but thought about finally adressing it. It´s a bit annoying to see. I only have one SD card which makes ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue So I have this problem for a few months now but thought about finally ad...
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Creating a Playlist: Bugs

Plan: PremiumCountry: Mexico DeviceMoto Z3 PlayOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen I'm creating a long playlist (more than 60h of playtime) I use to start adding songs by artist (alphabetically), and when I finish, I start playing my n...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Mexico   Device Moto Z3 Play Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue When I'm creating a long playlist (more than 60h of playtime) I use to start a...
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Superuser Contribution Podcast Length Issue

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9My Question or IssueI've run into an issue on "The Adventure Zone" Graduation episodes with the playback length... The app says the episode is only a certain length but it's actually longer, sometimes even ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device Samsung Galaxy 9 My Question or Issue I've run into an issue on "The Adventure Zone"  Graduation episodes with the playback length... The app says th...
  • Petya
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Spotify bugging on EMUI OS(Huawei OS)

PlanPremium(Family plan)CountrySpainDeviceHuawei Mate 9Operating SystemAndroid version 9EMUI build version 9.0.1.158Spotify version installed8.5.2.759My Issue(s)When booting Spotify from fresh, the loading screen becomes bugged and pixelated, as if i...

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  • Plan Premium(Family plan) Country Spain Device Huawei Mate 9 Operating System Android version 9 EMUI build version 9.0.1.158 Spotify version installed 8.5.2.759 My Issue(s) When booting S...
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    Huawei Mate 9
    loading screen bug
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Superuser Contribution Spotify plays for 5secs then skip for pixel 2

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDevicePixel 2 My Question or IssueHi, I'm having problems right now as my Spotify only plays for 5secs then skips and play the next song for 5secs again repeatedly. I've searched the blog but can't find any working soluti...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Pixel 2   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm having problems right now as my Spotify only plays for 5secs then skips and play the next song for ...
  • Peter
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    Problem with playing songs
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Shuffle turns off / Search bar

PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceMoto x4Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueShuffle turns off every time I pick a song of my librarie and is anoying when you first take off the search bar of the playlist I was **bleep** but it was still in t...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Chile Device Moto x4 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Shuffle turns off every time I pick a song of my librarie and is anoying when you...
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Sync between devices is broken and app cant handle big data

PlanUnimportantCountryUnimportantDeviceUnimportantOperating SystemUnimportant My Question or IssueSyncing your saved songs between devices, especially between different operating systems, is totally broken. If I save a song while using the desktop ve...

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  • Plan Unimportant Country Unimportant Device Unimportant Operating System Unimportant   My Question or Issue Syncing your saved songs between devices, especially between different oper...
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Albums tab is stuck on loading

Spotify works normally, every tab loads fine (artists, songs, playlists, etc.), but once I try to get to the albums tab, it is stuck on loading. I left my phone for 10 minutes with screen on, just to see if it will, in fact, load, but it didn't. That...

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  • Spotify works normally, every tab loads fine (artists, songs, playlists, etc.), but once I try to get to the albums tab, it is stuck on loading. I left my phone for 10 minutes with screen on, just to...
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Galaxy Note 8 - Unable to Grab the Scroll Bar at Top by Triple Dots

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADevice(Samsung Galaxy Operating System(Android 8.0.0 Oreo) My Question or IssueI have a Galaxy Note 8 and when I start scrolling on a playlist when the scroll bar appears and the three dots are next to it. I am unable to gr...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country  USA Device (Samsung Galaxy 😎 Operating System (Android 8.0.0 Oreo)   My Question or Issue I have a Galaxy Note 8 and when I start scrolling on ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify - streaming to chromecast - opening app, disconnects chromecast connection

Premium, NL, OnePlus 3t, fully updated. Guys, I don't know, whats going on over there, but this app is getting worse every week. Let me give you a quick summary of problems I'm encountering and the latest.-an useless shuffle mode, in playlist over 10...

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  • Premium, NL, OnePlus 3t, fully updated.   Guys,   I don't know, whats going on over there, but this app is getting worse every week. Let me give you a quick summary of problems I'm enco...
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The Android App is Buggy

PlanPremiumCountry EnglandDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueMy issue is the same as this onehttps://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/APP-BUGS/td-p/4530811I've tried the suggested possible fixes including clea...

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  • ....com/t5/Android/APP-BUGS/td-p/4530811 I've tried the suggested possible fixes including clean reinstalling the app 3 times at this point unfortunately nothing works and the issue persists.
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    Version 8.4.17.640 armV7
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Multiple bugs since last week or so

PlanPremiumCountry NLDeviceONE PLUS 5Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Since last week (or so) I'm having multiple problems with the spotify app on android. Problem 1 (seen multiple posts about this one)After starting the app it redow...

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  • Plan Premium Country  NL Device ONE PLUS 5 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Since last week (or so) I'm having multiple problems with the spotify app on ...
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Superuser Contribution Latest patch - Loads of problems

PlanPremiumDeviceGoogle Pixel (1)Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 - Latest security patch - Non rootedMy Question or IssueOkey, I have been having different problems with my app since the last update (the last 8-10 days or something). I have checked Goo...

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  • ...ou should try before posting any bug report.   Here is the list of encountered bugs:   1. The app no longer downloads tracks/playlist for offline mode automatically. You have to play them t...
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Problem with SD card storage

Hello, A friend has a problem with storing his music library. This one is supposed to be on the SD card depending on the settings selected in Spotify settings. However, the music library sometimes disappears (as if the music was deleted [not moved] f...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   A friend has a problem with storing his music library. This one is supposed to be on the SD card depending on the settings selected in Spotify settings. However, the music librar...
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  • Android App
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    Samsung galaxy s8
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Offline Mode And Logging In

So this rarely happens, but it's really quite annoying when it does. There are times that I set my Spotify on my Android phone to "offline" - especially before a long business trip. What happens is that somewhere, Spotify decides to log itself out of...

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  • So this rarely happens, but it's really quite annoying when it does.   There are times that I set my Spotify on my Android phone to "offline" - especially before a long business trip. What hap...
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    logging in
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Radio interface on playlists

Hi. This is hard to explain, so I could'nt google the solution. I've recently got a new phone (Moto E4, Android 7.1.1, Spotify 8.4.35.152 armV7) and I have Spotify premium, family plan. When I try to play one of my private playlists I get the radio i...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi. This is hard to explain, so I could'nt google the solution. I've recently got a new phone (Moto E4, Android 7.1.1, Spotify 8.4.35.152 armV7) and I have Spotify premium, family plan. When I try to...
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