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Wrapped 2024

Hey! Thanks for coming to the Spotify Community.We’re excited to hear about your 2024 Wrapped experience. Please use this thread to let us know how you're finding your 2024 Wrapped, share your feedback, and share any issues you may be experiencing. Y...

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Your Sound Capsule: Following your listening stats

You probably already know Spotify releases the Spotify Wrapped every year, which is a rewind of your listening stats. It presents each user their listening stats for that year, including the most listened-to artists and songs, for example. It's reall...

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Watch and Listen: Introducing music videos on Spotify

Spotify knows that the listening experience is a way to connect artists with fans on many levels. But what if we could enhance these connections with a different perspective? With this in mind, Spotify is introducing a new and powerful way to listen ...

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Superuser Contribution Sort by Unplayed

I pay for spotify and I find it extremely annoying that I can't filter my podcasts by UNPLAYED episodes without having to do it each and every time I want to listen. Spotify says this is expected behavior. HOW IS THIS EXPECTED BEHAVIOR? Why would you...

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  • I pay for spotify and I find it extremely annoying that I can't filter my podcasts by UNPLAYED episodes without having to do it each and every time I want to listen. Spotify says this is expected b...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Podcasts] Can't unfollow a podcast

I can't unfollow a podcast I'm following on mobile ver. I've checked help forums and it seems it's also not possible on desktop. I can view the podcast's list of episodes and select and play individual episodes, but no matter where I click I can't pu...

  • Newbie
  • I can't unfollow a podcast I'm following on mobile ver. I've checked help forums and it seems it's also not possible on desktop. I can view the podcast's list of episodes and select and play individu...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts are not available in Moldova

Hello, I am using Spotify Premium Duo from the Republic of Moldova and the podcast section is not available in my country. I reached the Spotify support team and they told me that this might be because of my location. Well, this is not an acceptable ...

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  • ...old me that this might be because of my location. Well, this is not an acceptable answer because as a premium user I want to be able to have access to Podcasts as any other user from the entire world.&n...
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Superuser Contribution [Podcasts] Don´t replay podcasts I have already listened to

I often listen to podcast in the car, and one thing that bugs me is that Spotify often autoplays episodes I´ve already listens to, and that are marked as played. This "bug" is perhaps related to another feature I miss: It is possible to filter a podc...

  • Casual Listener
  • I often listen to podcast in the car, and one thing that bugs me is that Spotify often  autoplays episodes I´ve already listens to, and that are marked as played. This "bug" is perhaps related t...
  • Dian
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Superuser Contribution Lost podcast progress

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicesiPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy S8, MacBook ProOperating SystemiOS 12.3, Android 9.0, macOS 10.14 My Question or IssuePausing a podcast for more than a few minutes before resuming causes the progress to be lost and the podcast to...

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  • ...ew minutes before resuming causes the progress to be lost and the podcast to start over. Podcasts tend to be long and episodic in nature and losing progress is an impediment to listening with Spotify....
  • Alex
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[All Platforms][Podcasts] Lagebesprechung Podcast

The podcast „Lagebesprechung“ is made by Ein Prozent e.V., a society investigated by the German Verfassungsschutz (the „secret service“ to protect the constitution against threads).It calls itself „patriotic“, but it's part of the far right movement ...

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  • The podcast „Lagebesprechung“ is made by Ein Prozent e.V., a society investigated by the German Verfassungsschutz (the „secret service“ to protect the constitution against threads). It calls itself ...
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Podcasts] Make it possible to disable the “Next from: Episodes” feature

Please make it possible to disable the “Next from: Episodes” feature im sure some folks love it but I find it very broken1. it often includes episodes already listened to or already in my queue2. it seems to randomly pull in recent episodes rather th...

  • Visitor
  • Please make it possible to disable the “Next from: Episodes” feature    im sure some folks love it but I find it very broken 1. it often includes episodes already listened to or already ...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Podcasts] Keep accidentally listening to podcasts in reverse.

I keep listening to podcasts backwards by mistake. Specifically those short series ones. Eg: WeCrashed. When I clicked on it to first start listening I just clicked the top one, without realising that it was the last one. Then carried on down the lis...

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  • I keep listening to podcasts backwards by mistake. Specifically those short series ones. Eg: WeCrashed. When I clicked on it to first start listening I just clicked the top one, without realising t...
  • MafeG
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Superuser Contribution [Community][Podcasts] how to remove unwant content and podcast episodes from my start page

I have found that Spotify Podcast/music suggestions "for Me" are not what I would like to listen to and have 5 ways to listen, save, share, download and add to a playlist But nothing to say I am not interested in this podcast and its opinions which t...

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  • ...am not interested in this podcast and its opinions  which then give a uneven appoach to content as the unwanted content doesn't get religated to a lower place and  that podcasts that I am i...
  • MafeG
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[Mobile][Podcasts] New location of downloads defeats purpose of downloading podcasts

Ever since the creation of the “my episodes” option where all downloaded podcasts go, it has been incredibly difficult to access downloaded podcasts when there is weak or no signal (which is the primary need for the downloaded podcasts). Is there a w...

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  • Ever since the creation of the “my episodes” option where all downloaded podcasts go, it has been incredibly difficult to access downloaded podcasts when there is weak or no signal (which is the p...
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[Desktop][Podcasts] Bug - list of episodes on Podcast

when I am playing music, and I click on a podcast icon, the podcast episodes shows up, but the date order is random. i have to click out and back in to get the correct date order. No idea how to report bugs, so I post here.

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  • when I am playing music, and I click on a podcast icon, the podcast episodes shows up, but the date order is random. i have to click out and back in to get the correct date order. No idea how to repo...
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Podcasts] Unlink Podcast “Your Episodes” and Downloads

Hey,With one of the recent updated, downloaded podcast episodes automatically appear in the “Your Episodes” playlist. This is fine (I admittedly don’t care for this feature, as it takes up more space on the screen, but I can see how it can be useful....

  • Visitor
  • Hey, With one of the recent updated, downloaded podcast episodes automatically appear in the “Your Episodes” playlist. This is fine (I admittedly don’t care for this feature, as it takes up more spa...
  • Jeremy
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[iOS][Podcasts] Very early/late notifications for new episodes of JRE.

I follow the JRE podcast and get notifications of new episodes, but almost every time I get a notification, the episode is not there or has been there for days. I got a notification for #1613 with Ari Shaffir about 20 hours ago, yet the episode has N...

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  • I follow the JRE podcast and get notifications of new episodes, but almost every time I get a notification, the episode is not there or has been there for days. I got a notification for #1613 with Ar...
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[Desktop][Podcasts] Spotify podcasts very glitchy

I have been using spotify on my windows 10 laptop for over a year and had no issues with music playback at all. i have recently switched to spotify to watch the JRE podcast but I am finding this very poor. The video display is terrible and constantly...

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  • ...ny solutions to how this can be improved on my end would be appreciatead. I feel the spotify application is not desinged to be capeable of handling such large video files as well as the audio files. Podcasts...
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[All Platforms][Podcasts] More transparency about ads

You keep denying that Spotify run their own ads on podcasts which I am very suspicious of that to begin with. We need more transpenrancy about where the ads are coming from (endorsed and read by content creator or if they use a third-party advertisem...

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  • You keep denying that Spotify run their own ads on podcasts which I am very suspicious of that to begin with.  We need more transpenrancy about where the ads are coming from (endorsed and r...
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[All Platforms][Podcasts] Explicit content filter should filter podcast episodes marked as explicit

In the Your Daily Drive playlist, Spotify plays a mixture of music tracks and news podcasts it thinks I will enjoy.However, the Betoota Daily News Bulletin is a satirical news show with explicit content in every episode that is not being filtered fro...

  • Casual Listener
  • In the Your Daily Drive playlist, Spotify plays a mixture of music tracks and news podcasts it thinks I will enjoy. However, the Betoota Daily News Bulletin is a satirical news show with explicit c...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [desktop] Podcast - show newly added Episodes feed

Hello, I am heavy podcast listener, as many of the Spotify users.I do not find Podcasts experience as good on the Desktop app as in the mobile app version (android).I would appreciate newly added Episodes feed as it is in Android application.This is ...

  • Visitor
  • Hello, I am heavy podcast listener, as many of the Spotify users. I do not find Podcasts experience as good on the Desktop app as in the mobile app version (android). I would appreciate newly a...
  • Jeremy
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[Android][Podcasts] Podcast is not updating on spotify app but will on other apps

"Get some with Gary owen" has stopped updating on spotify, but is updating with new episodes in other podcasts apps. Curious why this is?

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  • "Get some with Gary owen" has stopped updating on spotify, but is updating with new episodes in other podcasts apps. Curious why this is? 
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Please Add a Separate Section For Podcasts

My Question or Issue I really miss the way spotify was set up over a year ago. I was happy with the approaches that the app took to helping me find new music and listen to my favorites while keeping track of new stuff I was listening to (i.e. extensi...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...o be towards podcasts. I rarely listen to podcasts. I don't look for new podcasts or tap on one based off of it's name or if it's presented to me. The shift towards podcasts has been aggressive, e...
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