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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 Keeps pausing on all devices

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceGoogle Pixel/HP laptop/DELL laptopOperating SystemAndroid 13/Windows 10 My Question or IssueNo matter which device I try to play from, since last night Spotify has been pausing every few seconds and not restarting. I've trie...

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  • ...ight Spotify has been pausing every few seconds and not restarting. I've tried 'sign out everywhere' and revoking access to apps, nothing in my recently played history suggests I've been hacked, and I...
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Superuser Contribution Chomecasts keeps disconnecting

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceSamsung S20 Ultra 5GOperating SystemAndroid 10 / One UI 2.1 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps disconnecting with my Google devices. I have three Google Audio's connected in a group together and of years I have be...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Samsung S20 Ultra 5G Operating System Android 10 / One UI 2.1   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps disconnecting with my Google devices. I ha...
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Music keeps pausing

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceXiaomi Mi A3 (EU version)Operating SystemAndroid 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI'm trying to play music but it keeps pausing as soon as I press play, allowing less than a second of rep...

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  • ...o play music but it keeps pausing as soon as I press play, allowing less than a second of reproduction. 
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Music pausing when screen is off

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 My Question or IssueThere are times that when my phone screen is off, the music will pause. Turning the screen back on resumes the song, but it will pause again as soon as the screen fades to black. I'...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S10   My Question or Issue There are times that when my phone screen is off, the music will pause. Turning the screen back on re...
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Spotify pausing when phone unlocks - Galaxy S8

PlanPremiumCountry United KingdomDevice(Samsung Galaxy S8)Operating System(Android 8.0.0) My Question or Issue For the last couple of weeks everytime I unlock my phone it pauses music from playing. I've tried reinstalling spotify, updating the phone,...

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  • Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom Device (Samsung Galaxy S8) Operating System (Android 8.0.0)   My Question or Issue  For the last couple of weeks everytime I unlock my ph...
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Superuser Contribution Mobile spotify pausing songs jack 3.5

PlanPremiumCountry PortugalDeviceNeffosOperating SystemAndroid 5.1 My Question or Issue Spotify keeps pausing while i'm driving, i connect the smartphone to car audio with a 3.5 jack cable and what I believe is that spotify spotify keeps assuming som...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Portugal Device Neffos Operating System Android 5.1   My Question or Issue  Spotify keeps pausing while i'm driving, i connect the smartphone t...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify pauses music every second

PlanPremiumCountryAustria DeviceOnePlus 5Operating SystemOxygenOS 5.1.3 (Android 8.1.0) My Question or Issue As in https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Android-Spotify-randomly-pauses-music/idi-p/1291316 since today I'm not able to listen ...

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  • ...ssues/Android-Spotify-randomly-pauses-music/idi-p/1291316 since today I'm not able to listen to Music on Spotify without pausing the songs every few seconds. Already reinstalled the whole app, r...
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My music keeps pausing after each song, when I'm not on the app

I already tried to reach install the appI have tried to change certain settingsNothing works besides me leaving my screen on and on the app. This is the solution I found, but really, is that even necessary. The issue has been happening for the past t...

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  • I already tried to reach install the app I have tried to change certain settings Nothing works besides me leaving my screen on and on the app. This is the solution I found, but really, is that ...
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Random pausing

I keep having to turn the screen back on and push play again from it pausing a few times per hour....does anyone else have this problem?The song controls on my bluetooth headphones don't get the song to play again either and I know that's not the pro...

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  • I keep having to turn the screen back on and push play again from it pausing a few times per hour....does anyone else have this problem? The song controls on my bluetooth headphones don't get the s...
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