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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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Music isn't downloading

I created a playlist the other day with a little over a thousand songs and set it to be available offline. About an 8th of the songs have already been dowloaded from previous playlists that I have available offline. Only now, it won't dowload the res...

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  • I created a playlist the other day with a little over a thousand songs and set it to be available offline. About an 8th of the songs have already been dowloaded from previous playlists that I have av...
  • Arkon_Raavus21
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Solved!! Lost local file retrieval

Hey,So I synced some local files to a playlist on my computer. Then using the wifi synced the playlist to my phone. Somewhere along the way the local files on my computer have been deleted and spotify can't play any of the songs through the desktop p...

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  • Hey, So I synced some local files to a playlist on my computer. Then using the wifi synced the playlist to my phone. Somewhere along the way the local files on my computer have been deleted and spot...
  • Deborahknutson5
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Superuser Contribution Spotify constantly erasing music

As in title, I had this problem on a previous phone, it was damaged so I blamed this on my phone but I'm on my new phone and today I find my "download" button unticked, and my whole music deleted from my sd card. It now happened more than 10 times, f...

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  • As in title, I had this problem on a previous phone, it was damaged so I blamed this on my phone but I'm on my new phone and today I find my "download" button unticked, and my whole music deleted fro...
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Solved!! How to save the playlist on the microSD card?

Hello guys, I'm new with the spotify premium and I was trying to download my playlist into my cell (LG Prime II) but I can only save it in the internal memory, which sux since I only have 4GB.I tried to move it to my 64GB microSD card but I couldn't ...

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  • Hello guys,   I'm new with the spotify premium and I was trying to download my playlist into my cell (LG Prime II) but I can only save it in the internal memory, which sux since I only have 4G...
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Android Local Music

I have a ton of local music saved on my Samsung Galaxy S7 that I want to be able to access through Spotify so I don't have to switch between music players for every song. All of the solutions I've read include using a desktop to help which I dont cur...

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  • I have a ton of local music saved on my Samsung Galaxy S7 that I want to be able to access through Spotify so I don't have to switch between music players for every song. All of the solutions I've re...
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Superuser Contribution Wont download over wifi

Evertime I try to download over wifi, it never does and says go to settings to download over cellular.

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  • Evertime I try to download over wifi, it never does and says go to settings to download over cellular.
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After every song plays it stops

Every time I'm trying to listen to music the app on my phone doesn't continue to the next song automatically.A song would finish and then silence. I have to go into the app and press the pause button then play again to start the music again. It becom...

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  • Every time I'm trying to listen to music the app on my phone doesn't continue to the next song automatically. A song would finish and then silence. I have to go into the app and press the pause butt...
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Downloading problems

Hi,All my songs on my phone and probably on the app in general keep on re-downloading themselves. I have limited internet connection, but do have spotify premium and now my phone is downloading over 1000 songs. Why is this and how do i make it stop? ...

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  • Hi, All my songs on my phone and probably on the app in general keep on re-downloading themselves. I have limited internet connection, but do have spotify premium and now my phone is downloading ove...
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Solved!! Spotify song language difference on laptop and mobile

I have recently started using spotify, and was adding songs when I cam across a bug or something of that sorts. There is a band named One Ok Rock and they just recently released their new album, where there is a version where some songs are in japane...

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  • I have recently started using spotify, and was adding songs when I cam across a bug or something of that sorts. There is a band named One Ok Rock and they just recently released their new album, wher...
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No space left in storage

Hi,I've got a wileyfox swift 2 plus phone. Runs android 7.1.1. 30 gig internal storage and I also formatted a 60gig card to work as part of the system. So the card can only work with this phone. Although I have e a lot of empty space in both card and...

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  • Hi, I've got a wileyfox swift 2 plus phone. Runs android 7.1.1. 30 gig internal storage and I also formatted a 60gig card to work as part of the system. So the card can only work with this phone. ...
  • Joe
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Lot of issues

I'm having some very annoying issues with spotify.Evertime a song ends it refuses to play the next song, into i open the app, then suddenly it works again.Also it randomly decoders l decides to pause or freeze during songs, and some songs it even ref...

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  • I'm having some very annoying issues with spotify. Evertime a song ends it refuses to play the next song, into i open the app, then suddenly it works again. Also it randomly decoders l decides to p...
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Solved!! Don't reduce iPhone ringer/message volume

When I reduce volume of music on Spotify app on iPhone the volume of ringer and message tones is also reduced. So I miss important calls. It is especially annoying when I forget and leave the app running in the background.An option to leave ring and ...

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  • When I reduce volume of music on Spotify app on iPhone the volume of ringer and message tones is also reduced. So I miss important calls. It is especially annoying when I forget and leave the app run...
  • Joe
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Superuser Contribution Sort after date added not working

Hi! Recently I have had problems with sorting after date added in playlists that have over 1k songs, it doesnt sort after date, it just appears random..... the problem only appears on my Android phone (Nexus 6P with Android 7.1.2), it works ok on my ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi!   Recently I have had problems with sorting after date added in playlists that have over 1k songs, it doesnt sort after date, it just appears random..... the problem only appears on m...
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Solved!! Video Playback issue with Spotify "Shows"

I'd like to share the playback issues I faced this week with the newly launched Spotify "shows”. I hope these findings can be used to troubleshoot any potential video playback issues with android devices. I have a Nexus 6P that is running Android 6.0...

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  •   I'd like to share the playback issues I faced this week with the newly launched Spotify "shows”. I hope these findings can be used to troubleshoot any potential video playback  issues wi...
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Ido not see the option of premium

I do not see the option of premium, before there was an option that you gave to a menu and you would have to the right side and below you would see the premium option but now I do not know where it is ... help me please !!!!

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  • I do not see the option of premium, before there was an option that you gave to a menu and you would have to the right side and below you would see the premium option but now I do not know where it i...
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Missing albums

I know I'm far from the first person to post this, but as a subscription service, a paid subscription service, shouldn't I at least be able to find all my music with you? I found the entire smashing pumpkins collection, but not the zwan album. Forgiv...

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  • I know I'm far from the first person to post this, but as a subscription service, a paid subscription service, shouldn't I at least be able to find all my music with you? I found the entire smashing ...
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saved songs

I opened spotify today and found all the songs I saved were not in the saved songs section in my library. When I search up a song I saved before the check mark that I saved it is still there but it doesnt show up in songs. I had 200+ songs saved and ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I opened spotify today and found all the songs I saved were not in the saved songs section in my library. When I search up a song I saved before the check mark that I saved it is still there but it d...
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Solved!! Can't login. Says I'm in another country. Enjoying my trip?

So my brother rings me and says he can't login to Spotify on PC, laptop, mobile etc. I say strange...I'll try mine...and lo and behold I'm having the same problem. It says I'm logging in from a different country. Errr...no. I'm still in the UK...nor ...

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  • So my brother rings me and says he can't login to Spotify on PC, laptop, mobile etc. I say strange...I'll try mine...and lo and behold I'm having the same problem. It says I'm logging in from a diffe...
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Upchurch Son of the South/ Summer Love

Does anyone know when Upchurchs new albums son of the south and summer love will be on the android app?

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  • Does anyone know when Upchurchs new albums son of the south and summer love will be on the android app?
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Android app taking up 1.7GB with no downloads

I've been having a lot of trouble with my android app in the last couple of days, so I uninstalled Spotify, restarted my phone, reinstalled, and restarted again with no change. The app currently takes up almost 1.7GB of internal storage just sitting ...

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  • I've been having a lot of trouble with my android app in the last couple of days, so I uninstalled Spotify, restarted my phone, reinstalled, and restarted again with no change. The app currently take...
  • Joe
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