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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 Can't play many downloaded songs

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePixel 6Operating SystemAndroid 14Spotify Version8.8.90.893 Half of the songs in my downloaded Liked songs don't play when tapped. The song bar disappears when they are tapped. But I can play those same songs from the Sea...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Pixel 6 Operating System Android 14 Spotify Version 8.8.90.893   Half of the songs in my downloaded Liked songs don't play when tapped. The song b...
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Superuser Contribution Song Downloaded icon not showing...

Device OnePlus 5 Operating System Android 8.1.0 My Question or Issue Earlier I was able to use the Downloaded song marker/icon as a kind of marker of songs already are in my playlist. However, now this marker/icon is gone everywhere else than in the ...

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  • Device OnePlus 5 Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue Earlier I was able to use the Downloaded song marker/icon as a kind of marker of songs already are in my p...
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Superuser Contribution Downloads buffering in offline mode - podcasts

Hi. Usually, I download episodes of my favourite podcasts and music to listen to in offline mode. Sometimes the reception is very bad in my area, hence downloaded content is my prefered way of listening. However, recently I have had a problem with my...

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  • Hi.   Usually, I download episodes of my favourite podcasts and music to listen to in offline mode. Sometimes the reception is very bad in my area, hence downloaded content is my prefered w...
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Sorting out downloaded still shows everything in folders

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceOnePlus7Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueWith the "new" look of the library I can still in my folders see all playlists even though I clicked the "downloaded" sorting option.

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  • ...clicked the "downloaded" sorting option.  
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Is the "downloaded" song deleted from my hard disk if I "remove" it from my library?

PlanPremium CountryCanada DeviceMoto G5s Plus, running Spotify app Operating SystemOreo My Question or IssueMy library has a few songs. The library is downloaded, no other song or playlist is downloaded. If I remove a song from my library, is the dow...

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  • ...ibrary is downloaded, no other song or playlist is downloaded. If I remove a song from my library, is the downloaded data for that song deleted from my hard disk for that song?
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Superuser Contribution Not really downloaded

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceMoto G5Operatingting SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I have downloaded my music on a Sd card. But without wifi, it doesn't work. The songs have a green arrow and everything, but it just doesn't work without w...

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  • Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Moto G5 Operatingting System Android   My Question or Issue  I have downloaded my music on a Sd card. But without wifi, it doesn't w...
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Offline downloaded songs are suddenly not available

on my phone's storage Spotify's cache still takes 4,7 gb's of space which are all my songs. The problem is that they are not available for offline use. I've already cleared cache when this happened 1 day ago and just redownloaded them over night thin...

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  • on my phone's storage Spotify's cache still takes 4,7 gb's of space which are all my songs. The problem is that they are not available for offline use. I've already cleared cache when this happened 1...
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Downloaded music appears not always to be downloded..? Also VERY slow to open playlist list??

music I have downloded to my Samsung Galaxy S5 phone, marked as downloaded by song title, often appears to be NOT downloaded after all. Device starts downloading before it can play it. Why is this? If a song is not there, why is it marked as download...

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  • music I have downloded to my Samsung Galaxy S5 phone, marked as downloaded by song title, often appears to be NOT downloaded after all. Device starts downloading before it can play it. Why is this? I...
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Recover downloaded music on SD card

Hi,I had downloaded spotify music onto my SD card. My Xperia Z3 broke and had to be repaired under warranty. I've now got it back, but they performed a factory reset. The SD card still has the spotify music on it, but after reinstalling spotify it wo...

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  • Hi, I had downloaded spotify music onto my SD card. My Xperia Z3 broke and had to be repaired under warranty. I've now got it back, but they performed a factory reset. The SD card still has the s...
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offline playlists

Since I downloaded the new updated app for Spotify, none of my playlists will remain synced offline. I have downloaded them all about 10 times each, but they don't play offline, and when I go back online again, there aren't downloaded, apparently. I ...

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  • Since I downloaded the new updated app for Spotify, none of my playlists will remain synced offline. I have downloaded them all about 10 times each, but they don't play offline, and when I go back o...
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