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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 Now Playing -bar is hiding the last item on playlists

Hi there! PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceSamsung Galaxy 7Operating SystemAndroid 8 - Oreo My Question or IssueI have the very same issue now with my Android as this person had on their iPhone:https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Bug-iOS-i...

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  • Hi there!   Plan Premium Country Finland Device Samsung Galaxy 7 Operating System Android 8 - Oreo   My Question or Issue I have the very same issue now with my Android as this ...
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Superuser Contribution [Android] "Now Playing" Screen will not show after returning to App

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5GOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueSince about two month ago, I have the following issue which is now getting worse:The problem occurs when I am listening to music or a podcast and...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue Since about two month ago, I have the following issue which is now ge...
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Superuser Contribution Now Playing Queue keeps resetting

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGoogle Pixel 3aOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I restart Spotify, the play queue resets to the same songs not to the songs that should come after the last song I played before I closed it...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Google Pixel 3a Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Every time I restart Spotify, the play queue resets to the same songs not t...
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Spotify Now Playing/Full Screen only shows song title and not the artist. Plus, weird album art zoom

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 2 XLOperating SystemAndroid 9 PieCar2019 Honda Accord Hybrid EXMy Question or IssueI am wondering if anyone else has this issue? The Now Playing screen has strangely cropped and zoomed portion of the album art and it ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 2 XL Operating System Android 9 Pie Car 2019 Honda Accord Hybrid EX My Question or Issue I am wondering if anyone else has this issue? The Now Playing...
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Superuser Contribution (Android)Now playing notification vanishing while playing songs

PlanPremiumCountry BrazilDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue After a while listening to my songs, the now playing notification vanishes, but the song keeps playing, I open the app again and it shows me as if I...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Brazil Device Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  After a while listening to my songs, the now playing noti...
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Now Playing Screen

PlanPremiumCountry USA Device Samsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue My Now Playing display has changed to this very basic screen and regardless of whether or not I have the behind the lyrics option selected in my settings, it s...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA  Device  Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   My Now Playing display has changed to this very basic screen a...
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Cannot get to the Now Playing screen

Sometimes when I am playing music, I have no way of getting to the Now Playing screen. So I can't pause or skip/rewind my music, turn shuffle on or off, or do other things that I can only do from the Now Playing screen. Normally there is that bar acr...

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  • Sometimes when I am playing music, I have no way of getting to the Now Playing screen.   So I can't pause or skip/rewind my music, turn shuffle on or off, or do other things that I can only ...
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Help: "Now playing" popup showing wrong song

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, unrooted. When a new song begins, the "Now playing" popup is consistently wrong, usually showing the details of the song that just ended rather than the new one beginning like it should. Any suggestions?

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  • I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, unrooted. When a new song begins, the "Now playing" popup is consistently wrong, usually showing the details of the song that just ended rather than the new one ...
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Help: Toaster pop-up showing previous song and not "now playing" song (?)

On my Android device, each time a new song starts the toaster is supposed to show the details of the new song, but mine shows the last song played. Any help getting this fixed please?

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  • On my Android device, each time a new song starts the toaster is supposed to show the details of the new song, but mine shows the last song played. Any help getting this fixed please?    
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