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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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Android phone randomly takes over stream

Sometimes when I'm listening to music it stops and then says "Playing on Samsung Galaxy S7". The thing is, neither my wife nor I even opened Spotify. This has happened while I'm at work listening to music and she is sleeping, then woken up by angry m...

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  • Sometimes when I'm listening to music it stops and then says "Playing on Samsung Galaxy S7". The thing is, neither my wife nor I even opened Spotify. This has happened while I'm at work listening to ...
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Android did not pick up playlist change automatically

The one "connect" feature I DO expect is that, when I modify a playlist that my Android has downloaded, it picks up this playlist change instantly and downloads any tracks it needs to.My CurrentWeekly playlist is changed every Monday night with new s...

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  • The one "connect" feature I DO expect is that, when I modify a playlist that my Android has downloaded, it picks up this playlist change instantly and downloads any tracks it needs to. My CurrentWee...
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I dont have primium but keep getting charged

I had premium, then got rid of it and still 5 months later being charged.I don't have a 2nd account so it's not a fee from thatI don't get a bill sent to my email about the charges.I need help

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  • I had premium, then got rid of it and still 5 months later being charged. I don't have a 2nd account so it's not a fee from that I don't get a bill sent to my email about the charges. I need...
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Solved!! Downloading a playlist

When you download a playlist, does it take space on your mobile device ?

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  • When you download a playlist, does it take space on your mobile device ?
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My downloaded songs are missing

So i updated my Axon 7 yesterday and suddenly to my dismay all my downloaded songs were gone yet it seems they still take up memory storage, what can i do? what happened?

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  • So i updated my Axon 7 yesterday and suddenly to my dismay all my downloaded songs were gone yet it seems they still take up memory storage, what can i do? what happened? 
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problema para reproducir

buenas noches amigos tengo en lijero problema resulta q en mi celular pues descarge spoty y descarge las canciones q deseaba escuhar cierto sin conexion y cada ves q se apaga la pantalla se para la reproduccion quiero saber pr q si tengo el paquete p...

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  • buenas noches amigos tengo en lijero problema resulta q en mi celular pues descarge spoty y descarge las canciones q deseaba escuhar cierto sin conexion y cada ves q se apaga la pantalla se para la r...
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Premium Family account and alexa set up

I have the premium family account. I tried to set up the account on Alexa and when I do it keeps saying that I do not have a premium accont. I check the account says premium and subsctiption is current and paid. Why is this so dificult?Please advise

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  • I have the premium  family account.  I tried to set up the account on Alexa and when I do it keeps saying that I do not have a premium accont.  I check the account says premium and sub...
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4G useage

I have the option to download over cellular network turned OFF and always have. However I notice in my data useage history Spotify is using quite a bit of data! Last month was 400mb, month before about the same, month before almost 700mb. Why is spot...

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  • I have the option to download over cellular network turned OFF and always have. However I notice in my data useage history Spotify is using quite a bit of data! Last month was 400mb, month before abo...
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Spotify freeze at playing same music. How to re-download music file?

My Spotify app stops playing music with same music. I meet 3 times. (This music is chainsmorker's Paris) But my iPad plays perperly same music. It looks this music file has broken on my Android device (Xperia X performance). Could you tell me how to ...

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  • My Spotify app stops playing music with same music. I meet 3 times. (This music is chainsmorker's Paris) But my iPad plays perperly same music. It looks this music file has broken on my Android devic...
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Background data usage very high

Hello I am a premium subscriber, using android. I seem to be using a large amount of data, but never use the app unless on wifi (except for music already downloaded). From looking around, it could have been an app issue, so I uninstalled, and cleared...

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  • Hello   I am a premium subscriber, using android.   I seem to be using a large amount of data, but never use the app unless on wifi (except for music already downloaded). From looking a...
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Deleted songs are playing.

I need assistance with my playlist. I must have added an album by Jim Croce accidentally to my playlist. I deleted the songs but the songs are still playing even though they don't show on my playlist.

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  • I need assistance with my playlist. I must have added an album by Jim Croce accidentally to my playlist. I deleted the songs but the songs are still playing even though they don't show on my playlist.
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Playlists, up next and save

A number of features not working for me, if I press the "..." When listening to a song, the options come up as normal. However when I select one of the options, nothing happens. So I can't save songs, can't add songs to a playlist or add songs to up ...

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  • A number of features not working for me, if I press the "..." When listening to a song, the options come up as normal. However when I select one of the options, nothing happens. So I can't save songs...
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Re: Options Menu Not doing anything

Hi, I have the same problem, but do not have any blue light filter activated, do you happen to have any other solution?

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  • Hi, I have the same problem, but do not have any blue light filter activated, do you happen to have any other solution?
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Solved!! Saved songs

A huge portion of the songs I saved have disappeared from my account completely, overnight. Has this happened to anyone? Is there a way to recover them?

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  • A huge portion of the songs I saved have disappeared from my account completely, overnight. Has this happened to anyone? Is there a way to recover them?
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Songs available on your phone but not on desktop

Hi, There is a song I really like and I listen to it all the time, but strangely it's not available on the desktop Spotify I use. I've tried playing the song through my phone on the desktop with the option to connect your device but it just shows an ...

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  • Hi,   There is a song I really like and I listen to it all the time, but strangely it's not available on the desktop Spotify I use. I've tried playing the song through my phone on the desktop ...
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Solved!! MP3s

Hey, I was wondering with a samsung where you can download mp3s if there is a way to import mp3s directly to spotify. I already know how to do it with desktop, this would just be a bit more convenient for me. thanks.

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  • Hey, I was wondering with a samsung where you can download mp3s if there is a way to import mp3s directly to spotify. I already know how to do it with desktop, this would just be a bit more convenien...
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"All Songs" option disappeared

Why has the option of playing all songs disappeared when I call up my playlists? Now I have to go through each album and do not have the choice of listening to all my music randomly. This has happened on my PC (Windows) and my android phone (Sony) bu...

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  • Why has the option of playing all songs disappeared when I call up my playlists? Now I have to go through each album and do not have the choice of listening to all my music randomly. This has happene...
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Solved!! Spotify lowers my musics sound automatically

o maximize the sound but spotify makes it lower and i cant fix this issue. How can i fix this problem. Help me please.Im using Android 6

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  • o maximize the sound but spotify makes it lower and i cant fix this issue. How can i fix this problem. Help me please. Im using Android 6
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brennaning and going backwards

I am trying to get an old Samsung smartphone to stream from Spotify to my Brennan B2 hi-fi. There is, I think, a whole essay to be written about this. First, it takes a lot of fiddling to get the phone and the Brennan linked - paired devices need to ...

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  • I am trying to get an old Samsung smartphone to stream from Spotify to my Brennan B2 hi-fi. There is, I think, a whole essay to be written about this. First, it takes a lot of fiddling to get the pho...
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App não reconhecia as musicas baixadas.

Tinha baixado minhas musicas no smartphone e do o app pediu para que fossem baixadas novamente (porém ainda continuo contabilizando no armazenamento, então estavam lá). Coloquei pra baixar de novo e fui mudar a qualidade da musica e ele não me permit...

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  • Tinha baixado minhas musicas no smartphone e do o app pediu para que fossem baixadas novamente (porém ainda continuo contabilizando no armazenamento, então estavam lá). Coloquei pra baixar de novo e ...
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