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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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Premium not working

I went on to the website and it says I have Premium active but on my phone I cannot skip songs and it says you need premium to see previewsIt was working earlier today on the same account on my phone.

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  • I went on to the website and it says I have Premium active but on my phone I cannot skip songs and it says you need premium to see previews It was working earlier today on the same account on my pho...
  • Joe
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premium not working

On the website it says that I have premium, and I can download the songs, but when I try to skip one it says it's a premium function.

  • Regular
  • On the website it says that I have premium, and I can download the songs, but when I try to skip one it says it's a premium function.
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Solved!! Can't Access 30 Minutes of Ad Free Music

I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S8, Android Version 7, with the most recent Spotify app installed.Spotify will play the ad offering me 30 minutes of ad free music, but when I click on the ad, the banner screen just rolls up and returns me to the menu screen....

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm on a Samsung Galaxy S8, Android Version 7, with the most recent Spotify app installed. Spotify will play the ad offering me 30 minutes of ad free music, but when I click on the ad, the banner ...
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Spotify Install "High Risk"

In the last few minutes I went to Google Play to install Spotify on my Android tablet. Norton Mobile Security flagged Spotify as "HIgh Risk". It appears to demand acces to just about everything. Given the amount of posts here regarding security issue...

  • Roadie
  • In the last few minutes I went to Google Play to install Spotify on my Android tablet.   Norton Mobile Security flagged Spotify as "HIgh Risk". It appears to demand acces to just about every...
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No button to skip ads sometimes

About 2/3 of the time, when Spotify tells me to click here to get 30 minutes of ad-free music, there is no button to click (see attachment). I've tried touching everything on that screen and nothing works. Sometimes it's there, but most of the time, ...

  • Casual Listener
  • About 2/3 of the time, when Spotify tells me to click here to get 30 minutes of ad-free music, there is no button to click (see attachment). I've tried touching everything on that screen and nothing ...
  • JannieAngel
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Pago premium y tengo free

Tengo cuenta premium y ayer me di cuenta que tengo la versión de prueba no puedo escuchar nada de mis playlist ya lo desistanle y nada sigue igual y los de spotify no tienen un numero o un correo para contacto sin mencionar que me hicieron doble carg...

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  • Tengo cuenta premium y ayer me di cuenta que tengo la versión de prueba no puedo escuchar nada de mis playlist ya lo desistanle y nada sigue igual y los de spotify no tienen un numero o un correo par...
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Gaston gomez

Ayer compramos spotify premium, a mi familia le anda pero yo sigo sin tener premium, puedo descargar y escuchar sin conexion, pero no puedo adelantar canciones ni cambiarlas. ¿que sucede? ¿Acaso no tengo spotify premium?

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  • Ayer compramos spotify premium, a mi familia le anda pero yo sigo sin tener premium, puedo descargar y escuchar sin conexion, pero no puedo adelantar canciones ni cambiarlas. ¿que sucede? ¿Acaso no t...
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Keep getting logged out and cannot log back in because my account is offline?

Super annoying bug where I open the android app and I'm logged out for no reason. When I try to log back in I get an error saying I need to go online. So it's impossible to log in. Only way I can get around this is by uninstalling and reinstalling th...

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  • Super annoying bug where I open the android app and I'm logged out for no reason. When I try to log back in I get an error saying I need to go online. So it's impossible to log in. Only way I can get...
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Paguei o Spotify e não estou conseguindo reproduzir sem ser aleatório nem voltar a música

Após pagar o Spotify pelo cartão não consigo voltar a música nem reproduzir com se fosse Premium e sempre está aparecendo pra eu assinar novamente

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  • Após pagar o Spotify pelo cartão não consigo voltar a música nem reproduzir com se fosse Premium e sempre está aparecendo pra eu assinar novamente
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"Watch Now" button not showing

The ad comes on to "Click Watch Now" for 30 minutes commercial free. I would love to watch a video in exchange for 30 minutes commercial free. However, the old "Watch Now" button has disappeared. I've tried closing and restarting the app, same proble...

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  • The ad comes on to "Click Watch Now" for 30 minutes commercial free. I would love to watch a video in exchange for 30 minutes commercial free. However, the old "Watch Now" button has disappeared. I'v...
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Spotify in the car

I have a car with Bluetooth.When I get in to drive everything happens automatically, except Spotify.This is so **bleep**ing annoying that I have actually downloaded songs on Google play music just so I don't have to stop to open Spotify to get music....

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  • I have a car with Bluetooth. When I get in to drive everything happens automatically, except Spotify. This is so **bleep**ing annoying that I have actually downloaded songs on Google play music jus...
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Logs me out and I lose downloaded data

I have a pixi android phone and downloaded Spotify. I have downloaded mt play list onto sad card in phone. When I close the app it logs me out And when I go back in all the data has gone so need to download again. I have checked and this is one of tw...

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  • I have a pixi android phone and downloaded Spotify. I have downloaded mt play list onto sad card in phone. When I close the app it logs me out And when I go back in all the data has gone so need to d...
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Cambio en la apariencia (interfaz) en el Chromecast TV

Sucede que acabo de darme cuenta de que la apariencia cuando trasmito música desde mi Spotify Android al Chromecast (1) TV es diferente a como lo he visto antes. Y no me gusta cómo se ve ahora, se ve horrible, me gustaba la otra interfaz. Quisiera sa...

  • Casual Listener
  • Sucede que acabo de darme cuenta de que la apariencia cuando trasmito música desde mi Spotify Android al Chromecast (1) TV es diferente a como lo he visto antes. Y no me gusta cómo se ve ahora, se ve...
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Selecionar tempo da música

Tenho o premium em dia. Eu consigo baixar as musicas, escolhe-las e tudo mais, mas quando começo uma música não consigo mudar a parte dela, como no básico.

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  • Tenho o premium em dia. Eu consigo baixar as musicas, escolhe-las e tudo mais, mas quando começo uma música não consigo mudar a parte dela, como no básico.
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Can't delete Cache or saved files

Hello, My Spotify won't let me delet my Cache and saved files from my micro SD-Card.I also can't delet it from my App-manager ( Samsung J5 ).I tried to delet the folder "com.spotfiy.music" but my phone can't delet it aswell. I really need help becaus...

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  • Hello,   My Spotify won't let me delet my Cache and saved files from my micro SD-Card. I also can't delet it from my App-manager ( Samsung J5 ). I tried to delet the folder "com.spotfiy.musi...
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local files wont play

I have the song on my samsung 8 and on my computer. I can play them on my computer but they wont play on anything else. Ive followed all the steps. Nothing works/

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  • I have the song on my samsung 8 and on my computer.  I can play them on my computer but they wont play on anything else.  Ive followed all the steps.  Nothing works/
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Playlists don't appear on my profile

The last playlist I start to follow or I create they don't appear on my profile. I can see them on my menu but on the preview of ny profile and the other people can't see them.There are just 4 of them that are really old, not the new ones.All of my p...

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  • The last playlist I start to follow or I create they don't appear on my profile. I can see them on my menu but on the preview of ny profile and the other people can't see them. There are just 4 of t...
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Switching from Android to PC freezes the phone

When Im listening in offline mode, then I switch to online mode, and then I start the PC with spotify, my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge freezes completely and it keeps restarting until i pause the music on the pc.

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  • When Im listening  in offline mode, then I switch to online mode, and then I start the PC with spotify, my Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge freezes completely and it keeps restarting until i pause the mus...
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las canciones se pausan automaticamente

No se por que cuando escucho las canciones despues de un rato se pausan automaticamente y tengo que volver a darle play para seguir escuchandolas. Ya revise mi conexion de internet y esta bien, tambien volvi a reiniciar mi equipo y reinstale la aplic...

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  • No se por que cuando escucho las canciones despues de un rato se pausan automaticamente y tengo que volver a darle play para seguir escuchandolas. Ya revise mi conexion de internet y esta bien, tambi...
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Solved!! Spotify streaming question.

Hello,Ive recently installed spotify for listening to music in my car. Ive noticed that spotify downloads the whole song in cache and playing it. Therefore, if you listen only 10 seconds of a song it would have allready downloaded the whole file wich...

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  • Hello, Ive recently installed spotify for listening to music in my car. Ive noticed that spotify downloads the whole song in cache and playing it. Therefore, if you listen only 10 seconds of a song ...
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