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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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  • Daniel
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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 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...

  • Newbie
  • ...rom a skip resets it back to normal) This happens with both headphones and my phone speaker BUT ONLY OCCURS WHEN USING POWERAMP EQUALIZER APP (Samsung built in equalizer doesn't have this p...
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Superuser Contribution Equalizer randomly stops working requiring device restart

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 2 XLOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueI enjoy being able to tweak the sound, but the EQ issues are very frustating. When skipping songs via previous/next or choosing new songs, the music is substantially...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 2 XL Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue I enjoy being able to tweak the sound, but the EQ issues are very frustating. When skippi...
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Equalizer not working

Hi!So basically when I go to settings on my phone (Xiaomi mi9) and I click on Equalizer feature, Spotify app window just moves to the side and nothing else happens. Is there any way i can access the equalizer besides using a 3rd party app?

  • Newbie
  • Hi! So basically when I go to settings on my phone (Xiaomi mi9) and I click on Equalizer feature, Spotify app window just moves to the side and nothing else happens. Is there any way i can access t...
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Superuser Contribution Equalizer - en/disable based on connected device?

PlanPremium (family)CountryUnited StatesDeviceGoogle Pixel 3XLOperating SystemAndroid 10, latest build (05-APR-2020) My Question or IssueI use Spotify throughout the day, connecting to/thru many devices - BT speakers/headphones, Echo devices, wired h...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...onnecting to/thru many devices - BT speakers/headphones, Echo devices, wired headphones, Android Auto, Windows 10, etc. For the most part, no problems at all, except in the area of the integrated EQUALIZER...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify meets Poweramp

As a musician and a music fan, I require a good sound experience. It would be great to have the Spotify's library in the Poweramp app. So we can take advantage using the Poweramp excelent equalizer, or, Spotify can provide us a good EQ and not using ...

  • Casual Listener
  • As a musician and a music fan, I require a good sound experience. It would be great to have the Spotify's library in the Poweramp app. So we can take advantage using the Poweramp excelent equalizer...
  • Alex
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Equalizer Xiaomi - Bose QC35II

Hello everyone !I have a problem on my phone with spotify app , in the equalizer section the bass booster won't work correctly ! When the bass booster is off i got real bass in my headphone but when i enable this option bass are flat. It's like the b...

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  • Hello everyone ! I have a problem on my phone with spotify app , in the equalizer section the bass booster won't work correctly ! When the bass booster is off i got real bass in my headphone but w...
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Superuser Contribution Which app is the best Equalizer for Spotify?

My phone doesn't have an equalizer built in and the treble is sometimes too high thats why I was browsing equalizer apps but didn't know which one would work the best or is great in general, I don't have root so if you guys have a good equalizer to r...

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  • My phone doesn't have an equalizer built in and the treble is sometimes too high thats why I was browsing equalizer apps but didn't know which one would work the best or is great in general, I d...
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Ideas: make it possible to access playlists from home and make it easier to access equalizer

OK so I use Spotify in my car, at my PC and with headphones on gaming consoles. In my car: I want to go straight to playlists and the equalizer without navigating a bunch of artists/radio channels/concert shows/stuff I don't care about. 1. My headpho...

  • Newbie
  • OK so I use Spotify in my car, at my PC and with headphones on gaming consoles.   In my car:   I want to go straight to playlists and the equalizer without navigating a bunch of a...
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    Playlists
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[Android] Equalizer delay and other glitches

Hi there! I've been using Spotify for a while and decided to start the Premium Trial to use the full application. My experience using the service in many platforms is seamless, but unfortunately I noticed some weird behaviour on the Android client. T...

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  • ...nfortunately I noticed some weird behaviour on the Android client.   The most critical of them is how the Equalizer is applied to the songs: when active, it kicks in with a delay of almost a second w...
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Solved!! No Bass / Bad equalizer when listening in car

So I have a thing that connects to the cassete in my 2001 audi's stock sound deck. I have a Galaxy s5. I can play sounds on youtube using my phone and the car's speakers, this sounds great, I can hear all of the base and different subtle layers of th...

  • Casual Listener
  • So I have a thing that connects to the cassete in my 2001 audi's stock sound deck. I have a Galaxy s5. I can play sounds on youtube using my phone and the car's speakers, this sounds great, I can hea...
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No Eq option on my Huawei p8 lite

I switched from Samsung Galaxy to Huawei p8 lite and while I had the option to use the Eq on my Samsung I don't have that on my Huawei. Anyone else have the same problem or better yet a solution....

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  • I switched from Samsung Galaxy to Huawei p8 lite and while I had the option to use the Eq on my Samsung I don't have that on my Huawei. Anyone else have the same problem or better yet a solution....
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Solved!! Equalizer

Hey guys, why is in the newest Version of Spotify from the Play Store the Equalizer removed?

  • Newbie
  • Hey guys, why is in the newest Version of Spotify from the Play Store the Equalizer removed?
  • Joe
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Old Android Personal Equalizer - what happened?

Okay I know I'm not crazy and there has to be someone that remembers this.now before I begin I have read that the spotify equalizer accesses the system equalizer and I may have only experienced this because I used to love rooting and using kitchen ro...

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  • Okay I know I'm not crazy and there has to be someone that remembers this. now before I begin I have read that the spotify equalizer accesses the system equalizer and I may have only experienced t...
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Solution : Equalizer for LG Gx and other devices without Equalizer

Some devices do not enable use of the Spotify standard app equalizer. For example the LG G2 & G3 models.There are many 3rd party equalizer apps in the Play Store, but I have struggled to find one that works (and does not introduce bugs, malfunctions ...

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  • Some devices do not enable use of the Spotify standard app equalizer.  For example the LG G2 & G3 models. There are many 3rd party equalizer apps in the Play Store, but I have struggled t...
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Spotify Android app equalizer issue

I know the Spotify app for Android does not have its own equalizer.On Andriod the Spotify app uses the built-in equalizer in the system, and maybe because of that (it does not have its own equalizer) when a song starts it takes a second or two to ass...

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  • I know the Spotify app for Android does not have its own equalizer. On Andriod the Spotify app uses the built-in equalizer in the system, and maybe because of that (it does not have its own equalizer...
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Equaliser Issue Android

When using the Default Equaliser for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on Spotify, it glitches when skipping in a song and when next song starts,takes about 2 seconds to revert to user set EQ, very annoying issue

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  • When using the Default Equaliser for Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on Spotify, it glitches when skipping in a song and when next song starts,takes about 2 seconds to revert to user set EQ, very annoying issue
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Volume dicreases, buzzy sound

I use samsung note 4. In this last week , after changing song to next, a little buzz and volume decreasing exists. I didnt happend in my tablet or iphone.I remove the software and downloaded again, then changed spotify to first settings. Nothing chan...

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  • I use samsung note 4. In this last week , after changing song to next, a little buzz and volume decreasing exists. I didnt happend in my tablet or iphone. I remove the software and downloaded again,...
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(Android) recommended third party equalizer always breaking.

So when I got Spotify I was told that one certain Android app called Equalizer worked seamlessly with Spotify. At first it did. But then every so often it started randomly coming up with this: https://imgur.com/BdRT4Zs when I was listening to music. ...

  • Casual Listener
  • So when I got Spotify I was told that one certain Android app called Equalizer worked seamlessly with Spotify. At first it did. But then every so often it started randomly coming up with this: h...
  • Daniel
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    Equalizer
    Equalizer issues
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Equalizer Fuction Issues

Hello, I have problems with the equalizer function. If this function is activated, when I push the play/pause button, the sound increases itself automatically by a few milliseconds. Some times the filters dont work after a restart of the equalizer fu...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I have problems with the equalizer function. If this function is activated, when I push the play/pause button, the sound increases itself automatically by a few milliseconds. Some times the f...
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Bluetooth headphones do not work properly with built in android Eq

So i bought Bose soundlink AE2 bluetooth headphones. Eversince i use them, my built in android EQ does not work with spotify.I can get the EQ to work by switching to my mediaplayer, play local stored music on my phone, then return to spotify>menu>equ...

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  • ...tored music on my phone, then return to spotify>menu>equalizer and change the settings. After that i can turn off my local music player, start the music in spotify and go to the equalizer tab a...
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