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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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Spotify started using ridiculous amounts of background data

I have an LG G3, and Spotify randomly started usuing crazy amounts of background data. I tried reinstalling it, and I played one song, and it used 3 mb of foreground data, and 14.50 mb of background data. I only get 1 gb a month so I cant even use sp...

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  • I have an LG G3, and Spotify randomly started usuing crazy amounts of background data. I tried reinstalling it, and I played one song, and it used 3 mb of foreground data, and 14.50 mb of background ...
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Disable notifications for Spotify Connect when not in foreground

Hello, is there any way to prevent Spotify from synchronizing the currently played track to all my devices when the app is not opened? Since today, as soon as I push play on one of my devices, Spotify will show a persistent notification in the Androi...

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  • Hello,   is there any way to prevent Spotify from synchronizing the currently played track to all my devices when the app is not opened?   Since today, as soon as I push play on one...
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Solved!! Push Notifications

I have Spotify installed on two different Android devices. The app and the phone are configured to allow push notifications, but I don´t receive any, even though by mail they do arrive to me correctly Regards

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  • I have Spotify installed on two different Android devices. The app and the phone are configured to allow push notifications, but I don´t receive any, even though by mail they do arrive to me correctl...
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waze and spotify

I'm lissining in tablet and why its is forcing me to some kind on procram waze. havent download that app and won'.donwload it . Ewerytime i click the x it just brings up the waze. If you force some kind off app fore me i'm gonio stop jusing spotify. ...

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  • I'm lissining in tablet and why its is forcing me to some kind on procram waze. havent download that app and won'.donwload it . Ewerytime i click the x it just brings up the waze. If you force some k...
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The option to choose the storage is not available

I recently change my SD card and now the option to save my songs in external storage is no longer available. Before I change it, I was saving in the older SD card normally.

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  • I recently change my SD card and now the option to save my songs in external storage is no longer available. Before I change it, I was saving in the older SD card normally.
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Not possible to download more playlists

Hi, I've an Android smartphone with Spotify installed.I downloaded several playlists but since several days, it says that I've reached the number of downloads.It's said if I want to download more, I've to clean another playlists.I've configured Spoti...

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  • Hi,   I've an Android smartphone with Spotify installed. I downloaded several playlists but since several days, it says that I've reached the number of downloads. It's said if I want to down...
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Problem with equalizer android

I got a moto Z play and i just update the phone to nougat 7.1.1 and the option of equalizer appears, but it doesn't work, i move the options but nothing... The music sounds the same please help me

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  • I got a moto Z play and i just update the phone to nougat 7.1.1 and the option of equalizer appears, but it doesn't work, i move the options but nothing... The music sounds the same please help me
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Discos descargados se borran

Buenas, me esta pasando muy seguido que abro el programa en el teléfono y el contenido descargado se me borra con regularidad. Ya revise los dispositivos offline y no hay duplicados. Saludos.

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  • Buenas, me esta pasando muy seguido que abro el programa en el teléfono y el contenido descargado se me borra con regularidad. Ya revise los dispositivos offline y no hay duplicados. Saludos.
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music keeps momentarily stopping

Often when I'm listening on my phone (Samsung J7), there will be split-seconds of silence throughout songs. When it starts again the music picks up where it left off, not where it would be had the song continued playing. This happens whether I'm usin...

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  • Often when I'm listening on my phone (Samsung J7), there will be split-seconds of silence throughout songs. When it starts again the music picks up where it left off, not where it would be had the so...
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How to recover a missing daily mix??

Usually I listened to a daily mix that I liked a lot, but it simply disappeared from my list. Is there any form of recovery?

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  • Usually I listened to a daily mix that I liked a lot, but it simply disappeared from my list. Is there any form of recovery?
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Spotify App keeps crashing on Android

Running Android 5.0 on a Samsung galaxy s5, no SD card. Currently a premium account. On my PC everything works fine. Cannot start the app on the android. I can get it to start by clicking a link for song on Spotify that was sent to me. However, when ...

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  • Running Android 5.0 on a Samsung galaxy s5, no SD card. Currently a premium account. On my PC everything works fine. Cannot start the app on the android. I can get it to start by clicking a link...
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Shuffle trying to play non-downloaded songs

In offline mode, when trying to shuffle songs, non-downloaded songs try to play. Having to close/force close app for temporary fix. Songs that try to play are not ones that have been listened to online. Anyone else having this issue?

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  • In offline mode, when trying to shuffle songs, non-downloaded songs try to play. Having to close/force close app for temporary fix.    Songs that try to play are not ones that have been l...
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Downloaded music vanishes and is not available for offline use

Hey guys! I've got a severe problem with my Spotify premium which I'm using on my oneplus 3 right now and really frustrates me! Always when I download music for offline usage it vanishes after a while and is no longer available for listening,even tho...

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  • Hey guys! I've got a severe problem with my Spotify premium which I'm using on my oneplus 3 right now and really frustrates me! Always when I download music for offline usage it vanishes after a whil...
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Playlists are getting deleted by themselves.

Went to my playlists and all of them were gone, so I went to the website to restore them. This is the second time now my playlists has been deleted by themselves. I restored them but now they won't download.

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  • Went to my playlists and all of them were gone, so I went to the website to restore them. This is the second time now my playlists has been deleted by themselves. I restored them but now they won't d...
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My phone keeps downloading other tracks when I'm online. It does automatically... A Moto g 5. Please help LG comes up.. will resubscribe once this is sorted.

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  • My phone keeps downloading other tracks when I'm online. It does automatically... A Moto g 5. Please help LG comes up.. will resubscribe once this is sorted.
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Lecture aléatoire des "Titres" ne fonctionne pas sur Android

Bonjour, Quand je lance une lecture aléatoire des titres de ma bibliothèque sous Android (en diffusant sur un Chromecast) Spotify me propose toujours le même genre de musique (si la lecture commence par un titre Rock, il enchaine uniquement avec des ...

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  • Bonjour,   Quand je lance une lecture aléatoire des titres de ma bibliothèque sous Android (en diffusant sur un Chromecast) Spotify me propose toujours le même genre de musique (si la lecture ...
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Queue

If my song . i add to queue and it can't work.And show " cannot queue this content"Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?????????????????????????

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  • If my song . i add to queue and it can't work. And show " cannot queue this content" Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?????????????????????????
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Can't connect to devices it just shows help

When I click on "Devices Available" all I get is the help information it won't actually show me a list of devices. I've never had trouble connecting to my Chromecast before and other apps work fine but Spotify just decided (after a recent update mayb...

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  • When I click on "Devices Available" all I get is the help information it won't actually show me a list of devices. I've never had trouble connecting to my Chromecast before and other apps work fine b...
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