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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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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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Solved!! Downloads

Why can I only download 2923 songs on my phone not 3333. I have only downloaded standard songs i.e. 3-4 mins not classical

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  • Why can I only download 2923 songs on my phone not 3333. I have only downloaded standard songs i.e. 3-4 mins not classical 
  • Sevenbells
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Wifi only?

How do I set up Spotify on Android so it only streams when connected to wifi?or does not stream when wifi is not available and would use data?

  • Newbie
  • How do I set up Spotify on Android so it only streams when connected to wifi? or does not stream when wifi is not available and would use data?
  • MartinStoichkov
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i'm not following anyone but...

i still have 6 followings. Could this be solved as soon as possible and it's cringy af haha

  • Casual Listener
  • i still have 6 followings. Could this be solved as soon as possible and it's cringy af haha
  • MartinStoichkov
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Removing songs from playlists / entire playlists

Hi,I have a question. If I remove from a playlist one or more songs, or I remove a entire playlist, those songes will be removed from the cache of my phone? Indeed I have Premium and I hav dowloaded all ym playlists but sometimes i remove songs / pla...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I have a question. If I remove from a playlist one or more songs, or I remove a entire playlist, those songes will be removed from the cache of my phone?   Indeed I have Premium and I hav...
  • MartinStoichkov
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Spotify suddenly will only let me Shuffle play

**bleep** just happened to my Spotify. For some reason it is telling me to upgrade premium just to play a song, **bleep** is this **bleep**. I understand that this is supposed to be a premium feature but that's stupid af, plus I've had the ability to...

  • Newbie
  • **bleep** just happened to my Spotify. For some reason it is telling me to upgrade premium just to play a song, **bleep** is this **bleep**. I understand that this is supposed to be a premium feature...
  • MartinStoichkov
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Issue with Android tablets

I'm having issues with my mum's tablet and playback on Bose soundlink. When connected to the speaker on Bluetooth, there are intermittent connection issues - songs pause and searching is non existent. Unpair the speaker and the issue stops with spoti...

  • Newbie
  • I'm having issues with my mum's tablet and playback on Bose soundlink. When connected to the speaker on Bluetooth, there are intermittent connection issues - songs pause and searching is non existent...
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Hilfe auf deutsch für android

Habe seit heute spotify premium und ich habe auch den Beleg per email bekommen. Leider funktioniert das bei der App einfach nicht. Habe mich schon ab und wieder angemeldet und die App auch gelöscht und wieder gedownloadet aber nichts funktioniert. Bi...

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  • Habe seit heute spotify premium und ich habe auch den Beleg per email bekommen. Leider funktioniert das bei der App einfach nicht. Habe mich schon ab und wieder angemeldet und die App auch gelöscht u...
  • Maxim
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30 day trial??

So I signed up for the "30day trial" but it says my trial is over March 25th.....That's not 30 days

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  • So I signed up for the "30day trial" but it says my trial is over March 25th.....That's not 30 days 😡😡
  • Joe
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cannot add to playlist since update

I think there was an update when you click the drop down for a song or album and click save, download or add to playlist it doesn't work at all. I have removed Spotify and reinstalled still the same

  • Newbie
  • I think there was an update when you click the drop down for a song or album and click save, download or add to playlist it doesn't work at all. I have removed Spotify and reinstalled still the same
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Song wont play

Here's the scoop. Can't play my downloaded songs on new phone.Samsung galaxy 5 note.tried uninstall/reinstall. Have premium but it's not recognized? Any ideas

  • Casual Listener
  • Here's the scoop. Can't play my downloaded songs on new phone.Samsung galaxy 5 note.tried uninstall/reinstall. Have premium but it's not recognized? Any ideas
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Superuser Contribution Almacenamiento

En mi aplicación de Spotify NO me da la opción de poder cambiar el almacenamiento a una SD externa.Como soluciono eso?Tengo un Android

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  • En mi aplicación de Spotify NO me da la opción de poder cambiar el almacenamiento a una SD externa. Como soluciono eso? Tengo un Android
  • MonicaM_Bogota
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Featuring artists not showing up in albums

After downloading and adding albums to my library, the under the song name when on the "browse" page it shows all the artists in the song under the song name but when I save it and go to my library, I go to the album and it just shows the album artis...

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  • After downloading and adding albums to my library, the under the song name when on the "browse" page it shows all the artists in the song under the song name but when I save it and go to my library, ...
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Featuring artists not showing in albums

After downloading and adding albums to my library, the under the song name when on the "browse" page it shows all the artists in the song under the song name but when I save it and go to my library, I go to the album and it just shows the album artis...

  • Newbie
  • After downloading and adding albums to my library, the under the song name when on the "browse" page it shows all the artists in the song under the song name but when I save it and go to my library, ...
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Solved!! Can't delete local song from playlist

Cannot delete a song from my playlist on my android phone. Song is grayed out and cannot interact with it. Already deleted cache and uninstalled - reinstalled app. On my PC the song doesn't appear. It was a local file.

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  • Cannot delete a song from my playlist on my android phone. Song is grayed out and  cannot interact with it. Already deleted cache and uninstalled - reinstalled app.  On my PC the song does...
  • jnpablo
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Download limit

Why can I only download 2923 songs on my phone not 3333

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  • Why can I only download 2923 songs on my phone not 3333
  • Joe
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Problem with choice menu spotify (premium)

I'm having problems with the choice menu of Spotify on my smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S4 mini). When clicking on the three dots next to a song, the choice menu appears, but when I try to select something (e.g. 'Go to album' or putting a song into queu...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm having problems with the choice menu of Spotify on my smartphone (Samsung Galaxy S4 mini). When clicking on the three dots next to a song, the choice menu appears, but when I try to select someth...
  • Limoen
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Spotify connect only works for a few seconds then goes back to local play

Hello, i have a problem with spotify connect on my onkyo reciver ( TX-NR646)when is use spotify on my samsung galaxy s6 i go to availible devices and i see my onkyo there, when i select it it plays for like 5 seconds and then it returns the sound to ...

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  • Hello,   i have a problem with spotify connect on my onkyo reciver ( TX-NR646) when is use spotify on my samsung galaxy s6 i go to availible devices and i see my onkyo there, when i select it...
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    Onkyo
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Solved!! Premium - Help deleting downloaded songs

I have Spotify Premium and I have many entire albums downloaded as playlists to my external sd card. I am trying to clear up some space on my external sd card and so I press on the album/playlist and then press "undownload". Then the songs/album do n...

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  • I have Spotify Premium and I have many entire albums downloaded as playlists to my external sd card. I am trying to clear up some space on my external sd card and so I press on the album/playlist and...
  • BelgianAlien
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No me deja pasar la musica a la SD

Antes, cuando me ponía las canciones cada 4 dias por que el bueno de spotify te las elimina cuando le da la gana, me dejaba almenos pasar las canciones a la tarjeta SD pero ahora? no me aparece la opcion y tengo 1200 aprox... . Alguien sabe cómo?

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  • Antes, cuando me ponía las canciones cada 4 dias por que el bueno de spotify te las elimina cuando le da la gana, me dejaba almenos pasar las canciones a la tarjeta SD pero ahora? no me aparece la op...
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