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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 Sharing tracks: no longer displays URL previews when sent

PlanPremiumCountryUSA My Question or IssueI'm not sure if this is an Android issue or Spotify issue. About 5 months ago, my texting app Google Messages stopped displaying track previews for all URLs, both on the phone app and the Chrome extension. So...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA   My Question or Issue I'm not sure if this is an Android issue or Spotify issue. About 5 months ago, my texting app Google Messages stopped displaying track previ...
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Superuser Contribution "More" button in Spotify share not working.

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceSamsung Galaxy s10Operating System Android 12 My Question or IssueWhen I try to share a Spotify song and press the "More" button to share to something else than WhatsApp, Ig, Facebook or snapchat, I get the followi...

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  • ...ore" button to share to something else than WhatsApp, Ig, Facebook or snapchat, I get the following error:  "Looks like something went wrong." "Try Again".    Sharing to one of the p...
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Superuser Contribution Sms links not loading properly (Android)

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceSamsung galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid App Version:8.5.54.869 My Question or IssueWhenever I tap on an sms link from a text, spotify will open to the album that was intended to be shared.. But it does not autoplay the sp...

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  • Plan Premium Country  USA  Device Samsung galaxy 8 Operating System Android   App Version: 8.5.54.869   My Question or Issue Whenever I tap on an sms link from a text...
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Superuser Contribution I cant share playlists i made on instagram! I can share individual songs/others playlists.

PlanPremium CountryUnited States DeviceAndroid/ j7 starOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI cant share playlists i made but have no problem sharing individual songs or other peoples playlists. Whenever i try, spotify tells me i cant share at...

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  • Plan Premium  Country United States  Device Android/ j7 star Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I cant share playlists i made but have no problem sharing i...
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Instagram Stories

I uninstalled both Instagram and Spotify and the option still isn't there. I click more and the only Instagram share opinion is to direct message the song to someone. But i couldnt find instagram stories optionPhone is a Xiaomi Pocophone f1 Instagram...

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  • I uninstalled both Instagram and Spotify and the option still isn't there. I click more and the only Instagram share opinion is to direct message the song to someone. But i couldnt find instagram sto...
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Superuser Contribution "Play on Spotify" button not working!

Premium, UK, Samsung S8, Oreo My Question or Issue: When I am sent music through Facebook messenger I am only able to play a short 30 second clip. If I press play on Spotify instead of bringing me to the full song on my spotify app, I am just brought...

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  • Premium, UK, Samsung S8, Oreo   My Question or Issue:   When I am sent music through Facebook messenger I am only able to play a short 30 second clip. If I press play on Spotify instead...
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Solved!! App crashes when sharing something

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceOneplus 5 Operating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or Issue Everytime i try to share a song or playlist the app crashes. I tried restarting an all these steps but the problem still occurs every time. Please fix this.

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  • Plan Premium Country Austria Device Oneplus 5  Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue  Everytime i try to share a song or playlist the app crashes. I tried res...
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Sharing from android app to Tumblr

Greetings! The latest update on android has changed how spotify "shares" are displayed in Tumblr. They are appearing as a text based link rather than the full playable embedded album artwork. This is a function I use daily. It would be wonderful for ...

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  • Greetings!   The latest update on android has changed how spotify "shares" are displayed in Tumblr. They are appearing as a text based link rather than the full playable embedde...
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Unable to share with spotify users through app.

Every time I try to share a song with a friend, I get a window that pops up at the bottom of my screen that will let me send through almost any other app, accept for Spotify. I have attached a picture to show you what I mean. This just started happen...

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  • Every time I try to share a song with a  friend, I get a window that pops up at the bottom of my screen that will let me send through almost any other app, accept for Spotify. I have attached a ...
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unable to share on android

I am trying to share a song to a friend to their Spotify account but I am unable to send it. When I tap select recipient there is no drop down menu to select username. I type their username in and write a message but the send button isn't doing anyth...

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  • I am trying to share a song to a friend to their Spotify account but I am unable to send it. When I tap select recipient there is no drop down menu to select username. I type their username in and wr...
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Facebook sharing function on Gingerbread!

Hello community. I hope this issue will be solved soon. I have android gingerbread(version) phone. Even i set "facebook sharing" as on, it can't post things i listen to facebook. it works sooo rarely. its weird at the same time isnt.. I know that pro...

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  • Hello community. I hope this issue will be solved soon. I have android gingerbread(version) phone. Even i set "facebook sharing" as on, it can't post things i listen to facebook. it works sooo r...
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