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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 Spotify while streaming to another device is not displaying correctly.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceOnePlus 8 Pro streaming to Dell Optiplex 9020 (modified)Operating SystemAndroid 11 streaming to Windows 10 Pro My Question or IssueWhen i stream Spotify music from my phone to another device (mostly my PC) the playback usua...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device OnePlus 8 Pro streaming to Dell Optiplex 9020 (modified) Operating System Android 11 streaming to Windows 10 Pro   My Question or Issue When i stream S...
  • Rowvan
  • Casual Listener
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  • Android
    devices
    Spotify
    streaming
    Streaming Issue
    Windows 10
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Superuser Contribution Spotify streaming songs into download list on cellular data - Data Theft

My user story is pretty much: As a user, I want to play spotify in my car and only play my downloaded songs so I don't user my cellular data. I add songs via wifi and download to a playlist on my android phone. That's it. That's ALL I want from Spoti...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...laylist but I haven't recognized the last three songs. I check and nope ... never heard of those artist and would not have added their songs.   I realize I've been STREAMING these songs that SPOTIFY h...
  • Mihail
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  • data theft
    data usage
    no permission
    streaming
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Superuser Contribution Spotify - streaming to chromecast - opening app, disconnects chromecast connection

Premium, NL, OnePlus 3t, fully updated. Guys, I don't know, whats going on over there, but this app is getting worse every week. Let me give you a quick summary of problems I'm encountering and the latest.-an useless shuffle mode, in playlist over 10...

  • Music Fan
  • ...-Apple desktop app, is not able to start streaming to e.g. chromecast / sonos. I have to start with my mobile. -When streaming via Chromecast, it always hangs/stops playing after a while, this can b...
  • Guido
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    bugs
    degenerate
    Disconnect
    force close
    Get
    shuffle
    streaming
    Together
    you
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chromecast audio disconnects because my account is used with another device (which it is not)

i normally use chromecast audio to wirelessly play spotify with the speakersystem in my room which worked fine until everytime i skipped a song the music stopped playing and a google voice told me my account was used elswhere - problem is this is not...

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  • ...poken out 'used elswhere' error.   funny thing is when i play spotify on my phone and activate screen and sound streaming in googles home app it totally works (and on every other device too, j...
  • m_in_spain
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  • Android
    Disconnect
    streaming
    wireless
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Random quality loss in offline playlists

I am connected to wifi, and listening to a playlist I have saved offline. The audio quality is good, while suddenly it drastically drops to a very low quality. I can feel the change very well, and when I go back to the player and scroll back, it chan...

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  • ...hen I go back to the player and scroll back, it changes back to good. I set the streaming quality to automatic, but the playlist is offline, so slow wifi shouldn't be a problem.   However, w...
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  • Android
    mode
    quality
    Spotify
    streaming
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Send songs, albums and playlists while streaming

DescriptionWhen using Apple Music (IPhone5, iOS 8.4) with my car radio (Volkswagen MIB II), I can browse through a list of all albums, playlists, artists and songs on my radio. I am currently not able to get this information on my radio when using Sp...

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  • ...hrough the albums, playlists, authors, etc using my car's infotainment system when streaming spotify content.   What actually happened My infotainment tells me, there is nothing to show. &n...
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  • album
    bluetooth
    streaming
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Problems with the Spotify app

Everything works fine except for the fact that music stops playing from time to time without me doing nothing (in the app it still shows the song playing, but it loses the sound). Sound comes back again after a while, but it is really anoying since t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Everything works fine except for the fact that music stops playing from time to time without me doing nothing (in the app it still shows the song playing, but it loses the sound). Sound comes back ag...
  • JEiris
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  • Android 5.0.2
    stops playing
    streaming
    Update
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Spotify plays but it tells me no internet connection

After i start Spotify on my Android I can start a track (Samsung Galaxy Note 4) and turn the screen off, when i go back to change a track or choose another playlist everything is dark gray and Spotify has not internet connection even though I have a ...

  • Music Fan
  • After i start Spotify on my Android I can start a track (Samsung Galaxy Note 4) and turn the screen off, when i go back to change a track or choose another playlist everything is dark gray and Spotif...
  • palmer
  • Music Fan
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  • Android 4.4.4
    Connection issues
    streaming
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Bluetooth from Spotify on my Android LG G2 to Alpine UTE 72BT not working.

I have an Alpine UTE 72BT and have trouble playing audio over Bluetooth from Spotify on my Android LG G2. I have chosen media sound to be played via BT and I can see that the track is played in Spotify on the mobile but I'm not getting any audio in t...

  • Newbie
  • I have an Alpine UTE 72BT and have trouble playing audio over Bluetooth from Spotify on my Android LG G2. I have chosen media sound to be played via BT and I can see that the track is played in Spoti...
  • Daniel
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  • Alpine UTE 72BT
    bluetooth
    LG G2
    streaming
  • 3342 Views
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