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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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Solved!! Music playback interrupted constantly

I've got a Problem with the Playback of spotify music for Abort 6 months now. I'm Not using spotify Premium.Ich can usually Listen to two Songs in a row, then the Playback stops automatically. The music will only Start again when I open the app. Some...

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  • I've got a Problem with the Playback of spotify music for Abort 6 months now. I'm Not using spotify Premium. Ich can usually Listen to two Songs in a row, then the Playback stops automatically. Th...
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Pague un mes premiun y se suponia que el segundo era gratis lo que no fue verdada

Hace un mes hubo una promoción de paga un mes premiun y el segundo es gratis, lo que nunca paso, ya paso el mes pagado y el mes gratis no funciono porque mi cuenta volvió a ser con anuncios, eso en mi pais es publicidad engañosa y es demandable den s...

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  • Hace un mes hubo una promoción de paga un mes premiun y el segundo es gratis, lo que nunca paso, ya paso el mes pagado y el mes gratis no funciono porque mi cuenta volvió a ser con anuncios, eso en m...
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Music downloaded not recognized

Spotify went offline and when i singed in all my downloaded music, storaged in the external memory its not.in spotify. Instead of there it lookz for the music in the internal memory.. how can I do to make spotify rocognize the downloaded music in the...

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  • Spotify went offline and when i singed in all my downloaded music, storaged in the external memory its not.in spotify. Instead of there it lookz for the music in the internal memory.. how can I do to...
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Sound quality and level change half a second into song

So this is an issue I have been having for quite some time with Spotify. I love to listen to my music at an unreasonably high level and whenever I choose a song on Spotify about half a second into the song you can hear the volume level and the qualit...

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  • So this is an issue I have been having for quite some time with Spotify. I love to listen to my music at an unreasonably high level and whenever I choose a song on Spotify about half a second in...
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Storage option doesn't appear

I'm currently using spotify version 7.2 and my android is 5.1 lolipop. When I go to settings the option just doesn't appear. I've checked the sd card and it has 12GB available. Doesn anybody know why this happens? Is it because my android is outdated...

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  • I'm currently using spotify version 7.2 and my android is 5.1 lolipop. When I go to settings the option just doesn't appear. I've checked the sd card and it has 12GB available. Doesn anybody know why...
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Solved!! Application Slow response, twitchy stutter playback

Hello, I'm having troubles with the app installed on my tablet since the beginning of the week : - Actions like next/previous or setting the volume are very slow to be performed. - When I try to navigate into current track, the sound quickly become t...

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  • Hello,   I'm having troubles with the app installed on my tablet since the beginning of the week :   - Actions like next/previous or setting the volume are very slow to be performed. &n...
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Downloads deleted

Hi,I'm a spotify premium user and had downloaded some playlists on my Samsung Galaxy S6 edge in order to to listen to to my music when I'm offline. Unfortunately my downloads are being deleted automatically. I don't want to to download all my albums ...

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  • Hi, I'm a spotify premium user and had downloaded some playlists on my Samsung Galaxy S6 edge in order to to listen to to my music when I'm offline. Unfortunately my downloads are being deleted au...
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Wheres my artists list and albums?

Just one simple question, Why did they remove my library?! You can find some going to favorites but it does not show all my albums, and what about my artist list! I wanna listen by artists. What were they thinking? They have a lot of complaints on th...

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  • Just one simple question, Why did they remove my library?!   You can find some going to favorites but it does not show all my albums, and what about my artist list! I wanna listen ...
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Amazon TV Spotify doesn't search Artist field

Just got an Amazon FireTV thing. I got it because Spotify has refused to update their Roku app, for reasons that I will go ahead and say are, well, fair enough... Anyway, I just tried to do a few searches in FireTV Spotify app, and to my dismay, the ...

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  • <passiveagressive> Just got an Amazon FireTV thing. I got it because Spotify has refused to update their Roku app, for reasons that I will go ahead and say are, well, fair enough...   A...
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Music help

Why do my songs keep cutting out after only a few seconds of playing

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Where is my library?!

Thats what I would like to after the new update, are you serious?!

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  • Thats what I would like to after the new update, are you serious?!
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Missing Library

Hey guys, I just had a question and was wondering if I could get some help. After my phone downloaded the latest update, it took the library category out and replaced it with a category called "me". I click on it and it shows the songs I've downloade...

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  • Hey guys, I just had a question and was wondering if I could get some help. After my phone downloaded the latest update, it took the library category out and replaced it with a category called "me". ...
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When using chromecast with phone or google home, playback registering as account in use elsewhere.

When switching between using my phone, google pixel, and my google home to playback music from spotify i get the error that my device is currently being used elsewhere. this prevents me from playing any music on either for an indeterminiate amount of...

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  • When switching between using my phone, google pixel, and my google home to playback music from spotify i get the error that my device is currently being used elsewhere. this prevents me from playing ...
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[Android][Other] Application Crash

I recently updated to the latest version of Spotify (v7.1.01025 armV7) on my android device (Samsun s7 Edge) and the application keeps on crashing - i.e. freezes, doesn't respond to changing music on lock screen, or just crashes. I've tried force clo...

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  • I recently updated to the latest version of Spotify (v7.1.01025 armV7) on my android device (Samsun s7 Edge) and the application keeps on crashing - i.e. freezes, doesn't respond to changing music on...
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Spotify App for Gear S3

When trying to stream from my Gear S3 without my phone nearby, I need to go into the Gear S3, change the mobile network to "Always On", then go back into the Spotify app, and choose "Stream over LTE/3G". Is there a way to just allow the app to stream...

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  • When trying to stream from my Gear S3 without my phone nearby,  I need to go into the Gear S3, change the mobile network to "Always On", then go back into the Spotify app, and choose "Stream ove...
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Spotify without wifi

Can't listen music if i dont have wifi

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Spotify payed via usb

Are you able to play spotify via usb? Such as connecting your android phone through USB port to a car stereo or speakers? If so do you need to change settings?

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  • Are you able to play spotify via usb? Such as connecting your android phone through USB port to a car stereo or speakers? If so do you need to change settings?
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Volume problem using spotify connect

Im using spotify on my google pixel and everytime i try to change the volume in spotify app, the volume drops to minimum and ive got to turn it back up again. It only happens when connected to sonos. If just listening to music on phone then theres no...

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  • Im using spotify on my google pixel and everytime i try to change the volume in spotify app, the volume drops to minimum and ive got to turn it back up again. It only happens when connected to sonos....
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Superuser Contribution Cancelar conta

Fiz a dois meses minha conta do spotfy, quero cancelar a mesma, porém quando sigo as instruções de cancelamento aparece que estou com o spotfy free, quando clico em recibos não mostra que já efetuou o desconto no meu cartão de crédito. Como devo agir...

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  • Fiz a dois meses minha conta do spotfy, quero cancelar a mesma, porém quando sigo as instruções de cancelamento aparece que estou com o spotfy free, quando clico em recibos não mostra que já efetuou ...
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Superuser Contribution Honor 7 Lite Lockscreen problem

Im using Honor 7 lite as you saw by the title. But my issue isn't lockscreen controls but artwork. Theres only name of the song and artist and controls, no artwork. My friend has the same phone and he has the artwork with spotify, i have asked him bu...

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  • Im using Honor 7 lite as you saw by the title. But my issue isn't lockscreen controls but artwork. Theres only name of the song and artist and controls, no artwork. My friend has the same phone and h...
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