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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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  • shahn321
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Superuser Contribution Why are my playlist hours different based on device?

PlanFreeCountryUSDevicemotorola phone and lenevo computer My Question or Issuewhen I'm playing music on my computer, my phone shows that I have 71 hours in my playlist. When I'm playing music on my phone, it says i have 31 hours. I only have a few hi...

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  • Plan Free Country US Device motorola phone and lenevo computer   My Question or Issue when I'm playing music on my computer, my phone shows that I have 71 hours in my playlist. When I...
  • OscarDC
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Superuser Contribution songs wont play after i exit the app. its like happening since last week.

PlanFreeCountryindiaDeviceSamsung a22Operating SystemAndroid version 12 My Question or IssueLike every time I close the app. Songs wont play no more on the playlist and i need to manually select another song to make it work again. please fix this bug...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Free Country india Device Samsung a22 Operating System Android version 12   My Question or Issue Like every time I close the app. Songs wont play no more on the playlist a...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Music] Pause music when listening to WhatsApp Voice Message on an Android Device

Hello everyone, I've come to notice that when listening to music (regardless of whether it's directly on my phone or on a bluetooth device) and then switching to WhatsApp to listen to a voice message, the volume of the music decreases. Usually I'd ha...

  • Visitor
  • Hello everyone,   I've come to notice that when listening to music (regardless of whether it's directly on my phone or on a bluetooth device) and then switching to WhatsApp to listen to a v...
  • MihailY
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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 e...
  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Getting local files to work on your mobile (2020 Edition)

I am starting a new topic for getting local files working on mobile devices as it's just taken me a good 3 hours to get a few songs that were ALREADY ON MY PHONE to work in the spotify app.It's good to see that you guys haven't fixed this, when there...

  • Music Fan
  • ...ood to see that you guys haven't fixed this, when there's multiple threads on here from 5 YEARS AGO with the same problem.   Basically, if you have music already on your phone, despite spotify h...
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    firewall
    local files
    Mobile
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    Offline Access
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Problem playing songs on Samsung Galaxy Watch

PlanPremiumCountry CyprusDeviceSamsung Galaxy WatchOperating SystemTizen 4.0.0.1 My Question or Issue Hello,The problem I have is that I downloaded a playlist on my smartwatch so I can listen to it offline while I am at the gym. On the app it shows t...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Cyprus Device Samsung Galaxy Watch Operating System Tizen 4.0.0.1   My Question or Issue  Hello, The problem I have is that I downloaded a playlist on ...
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Superuser Contribution Music not playing on the phone

When I go out and try to listen in particular to Crim3s through my phone connected to the phone's network it starts playing the songs... but then at some point they stop playing. If I change the song from the same artist it starts playing and then ag...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I go out and try to listen in particular to Crim3s through my phone connected to the phone's network it starts playing the songs...  but then at some point they stop playing. If I change th...
  • Xenia
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Won't show me a list of all of an artists songs

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceSamsung J7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhenever I click on an artist I can usually click on the "and more..." and it will bring me to a list of all their songs but it no longer brings me anywhere. It does this fo...

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  •   Plan Free Country US Device Samsung J7 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Whenever I click on an artist I can usually click on the "and more..." and it will bring ...
  • Elena
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    Samsung
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Superuser Contribution Music is interrupted when using another app

PlanPremiumCountryEl SalvadorDeviceHuawei Y7 2019Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Hello, I have had Spotify for quite long on my phone, but suddenly from some days and on, when I´m playing any song and either lock my phone or start u...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...uddenly from some days and on, when I´m playing any song and either lock my phone or start using other app, such as Instagram or Facebook, the music (also downloaded music) it's interrupted for a second o...
  • Elena
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Superuser Contribution Le notifiche fanno sparire la musica

Buonasera, mentre sto riproducendo sul mio smartphone la musica grazie all'app spotify, mi arrivano notifiche da altre app (ad esempio, messaggi whatsapp). A quel punto, la musica emessa da spotify si abbassa e lo smartphone mi fa sentire il suono di...

  • Visitor
  • Buonasera, mentre sto riproducendo sul mio smartphone la musica grazie all'app spotify, mi arrivano notifiche da altre app (ad esempio, messaggi whatsapp). A quel punto, la musica emessa da spotify s...
  • Mario
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Superuser Contribution downloading songs in bulk

i know there are other threads on this topic, but I have a ? that probably has not been answered before. or maybe so.... I have a samsung phone. there are 2 questions here: 1) how do I download tunes and put them on a local playlist on this phone? an...

  • Gig Goer
  • i know there are other threads on this topic, but I have a ? that probably has not been answered before.  or maybe so....   I have a samsung phone.  there are 2 questions here: &nbs...
  • Peter
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playing my own music

Plan: PremiumCountry: The NetherlandsDevice: Huawei mate 20 lite. Also my laptop, a Toshiba satellite proPlatform: Android My Issuei uploaded some of my files own of music to my spotify account and then i put them in a playlist(all on my desktop). I ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: The Netherlands Device: Huawei mate 20 lite. Also my laptop, a Toshiba satellite pro Platform: Android   My Issue i uploaded some of my files own of music to my s...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps playing after being closed.

PlanFamily PremiumCountryCosta Rica DeviceHuawei P10 Lite Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have Spotify open and playing, then I decide to close all the apps, I see that Spotify slides and closes, but in the notification area, Spotify ke...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country Costa Rica    Device Huawei P10 Lite   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have Spotify open and playing, then I decide to cl...
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[playing] I can not play my songs without adding them a playlist

PlanPremium CountryTürkiyeDeviceXiaomi mi 5s plus Operating SystemAndroid 8 My Question or IssueIn the old versions of the application, I could play my musics by selecting the "songs" tab and pressing to "play". But now, I can not do it because there...

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  •   Plan Premium  Country Türkiye Device Xiaomi mi 5s plus  Operating System Android 8   My Question or Issue In the old versions of the application, I could play my music...
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Visual bug on since the lastest update (8.5.10.774)

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceOnePlus 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid + OxygenOs My Question or IssueWhen I'm looking for a song while using the search option in my *liked music* when I scroll I noticed that the lastest song is hidden by *the stream mus...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device OnePlus 7 Pro Operating System Android + OxygenOs   My Question or Issue When I'm looking for a song while using the search option in my *liked music...
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[Android][Music] Songs from Various Artists Albums

Really irritating that if an artist has a song on a various artists album, the track does not show on the Artist page. Even if I save the track, it does not show on my artist page for the band. Same with collaborations. On the Spotify band page it do...

  • Casual Listener
  • Really irritating that if an artist has a song on a various artists album, the track does not show on the Artist page. Even if I save the track, it does not show on my artist page for the band. ...
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After two songs, the third won't start

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceHonor 7xOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueAs the title says, usually after two songs in a row the third won't start, even if I play repeatedly the "play" button. Sometimes it starts but suddenly stopped aft...

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  • Plan Premium Country Italy Device Honor 7x Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue As the title says, usually after two songs in a row the third won't start, even if ...
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Ruined Song/Album Organisation

Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web?I used to browse my saved/ticked selection of music via albums as I find it's the mos...

  • Gig Goer
  • ...y saved/ticked selection of music via albums as I find it's the most convenient way to go through the music. Now I find that if I haven't saved / ticked the whole album it doesn't show up anymore, a...
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Superuser Contribution [Android] Search Engine and Skipping Music

Plan: PremiumCountry: BrasilDevice: Xiaomi Rednote 4XOperating System: Android 7.0 My Question or Issue: I'm having two major problems problems using Spotify in my new phone, first, I can't pass the music unlimitedly, it stops after a certain ammount...

  • Newbie
  • ...y new phone, first, I can't pass the music unlimitedly, it stops after a certain ammount of time and it only comes back after I close the app and open it again. Second, the search engine is bugging, I s...
  • Peter
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app randomly stops

PlanPremiumDeviceRedMiOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue I play music from my downloaded library and, randomly, the music just stops, sometimes mid song. I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app but I still have the problem

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Device RedMi Operating System Android    My Question or Issue  I play music from my downloaded library and, randomly, the music just stops, sometimes mid song. I h...
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