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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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Connect - Sehe Denon AVR1912 Receiver nicht in Spotify Android

Hallo, habe ein Samsung Note 10.1 Tablet und dort Spotify installiert. Habe einen Premium Account. Ich möchte Musik vom Tablet über den AV Receiver abspielen. Tablet (über WLAN Access Point) und AV Receiver sind in dem selben LAN. Ich sehe den AV Rec...

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  • Hallo, habe ein Samsung Note 10.1 Tablet und dort Spotify installiert. Habe einen Premium Account. Ich möchte Musik vom Tablet über den AV Receiver abspielen. Tablet (über WLAN Access Point) und AV R...
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Solved!! Chromecast Audio - problems skipping/changing tracks

Problem: Spotify connected to chromecast audio -> Whenever you skip one or more tracks it loses the connection to the chromecast audio and you have to reconnect it. We've had this problem in the discussion board before:https://community.spotify.com/t...

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  • Problem: Spotify connected to chromecast audio -> Whenever you skip one or more tracks it loses the connection to the chromecast audio and you have to reconnect it.   We've had this problem...
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Won't let me log in

Hey, everytime i try to log in on my samsung phone, in the spotify app, it wont let me log in. It logs in for like 3 seconds and it will not stay for long and keeps sending me to a page that says "new to spotify? start here! and if youre already an m...

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  • Hey, everytime i try to log in on my samsung phone, in the spotify app, it wont let me log in. It logs in for like 3 seconds and it will not stay for long and keeps sending me to a page that says "ne...
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Local Files play silently after being downloaded in the app.

So I've been encountering a weird problem where when I download certain local files onto my Nexus 5 i'll be able to play them, but there will be no audio and when the track finishes it won't move onto the next song in the playlist. I've downloaded ot...

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  • So I've been encountering a weird problem where when I download certain local files onto my Nexus 5 i'll be able to play them, but there will be no audio and when the track finishes it won't move ont...
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Playlist does not start after detecting tempo in running mode

Hi folks,i have a problem with when i want to use spotify for running. When i start a individual running mix the app recognize my tempo but it does not start playing songs. When i press play the last playlist will be played.Any ideas?Regards Lars

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  • Hi folks, i have a problem with when i want to use spotify for running. When i start a individual running mix the app recognize my tempo but it does not start playing songs. When i press p...
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Long pauses on BT devices at end of songs

On my newish phone (OnePlus 3), Spotify stops playing at the end of a track (apparently randomly) and then remains silent for a few minutes, up to 10 or so, only to resume playing the next song on the album or playlist. If I wake up the phone, the ne...

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  • On my newish phone (OnePlus 3), Spotify stops playing at the end of a track (apparently randomly) and then remains silent for a few minutes, up to 10 or so, only to resume playing the next song on th...
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Albums and Songs not loading

The 'albums' and 'songs' feature in the Spotify App has not worked for me for at least 6 months now. I go into albums and just get a loading screen which never loads my albums. I cannot store albums offline either. I can save them when I'm on my comp...

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  • The 'albums' and 'songs' feature in the Spotify App has not worked for me for at least 6 months now. I go into albums and just get a loading screen which never loads my albums. I cannot store albums ...
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My library not showing up. All my songs are gone

I recently upgraded to premium. On my laptop there is a songs tab and everything is still there but on my android where it should say "My Library" it says "Me". There is no songs tab. i have tried logging in and out, clearing cache, uninstalling and ...

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  • I recently upgraded to premium. On my laptop there is a songs tab and everything is still there but on my android where it should say "My Library" it says "Me". There is no songs tab. i have tried lo...
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[Android] Music keeps being paused

Every time I open a game or if I switch from any app to a game, Spotify stops playing music. Could you fix it or add an option to let us choose to don't pause music when opening games and other players? Poweramp Player has this option (called Permane...

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  • Every time I open a game or if I switch from any app to a game, Spotify stops playing music. Could you fix it or add an option to let us choose to don't pause music when opening games and other playe...
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Solved!! Ongoing issue with missing storage option

For last few months I am facing storage setting missing issue.This setting sometimes appears but most of the time is not available. And I cannot listen to music offline. It is very unfortunate that I have to download 10 GB of songs every few weeks.Pl...

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  • For last few months I am facing storage setting missing issue. This setting sometimes appears but most of the time is not available. And I cannot listen to music offline. It is very unfortunate that...
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Can I delate playlists?

By mistake, my brother had downloaded a huge playlist that, actually, I won't use. So, I am worried about the space in my memory that this playlist is using. I want to delate it. Can I do something like that? Heeeelp

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  • By mistake, my brother had downloaded a huge playlist that, actually, I won't use. So, I am worried about the space in my memory that this playlist is using. I want to delate it. Can I do something l...
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Songs dissapeared from "my songs" after update

I've saved an immense amount of music and noticed today (12/31/16) that a good chunk of my music dissapeared after this update. Can anyone help me out? I regret updating this service that I do pay for. I have been a fan for years, but come on.

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  • I've saved an immense amount of music and noticed today (12/31/16) that a good chunk of my music dissapeared after this update. Can anyone help me out? I regret updating this service that I do pay fo...
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Subida de la totalidad de archivos locales.

Hola He estado intentando subir algunos archivos locales a Spotify y a pesar de que en la opción Editar -> Preferencias elijo la carpeta que quiero subir, no se suben todos los archivos que están dentro de esa carpeta. Pensé que era el formato y revi...

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  • Hola 🙂 He estado intentando subir algunos archivos locales a Spotify y a pesar de que en la opción Editar -> Preferencias elijo la carpeta que quiero subir, no se suben todos los archivos que est...
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Samsung Galaxy S4 Lock Screen Widget Not Working

Hi, Is there any fix or anything, Not even getting the widget on my lock screen like on my old S2... It's quite annoying to have to unlock my phone and go in to the app just to change a track. Any ideas or updates?? Nick

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  • Hi,   Is there any fix or anything, Not even getting the widget on my lock screen like on my old S2...   It's quite annoying to have to unlock my phone and go in to the app just to ...
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Lockscreen controls don't work on Android 5.0

Ever since I upgraded to 5.0 lollipop I can't change songs from the lockscreen. The only alternative is turning on the notifications during lockscreen option. The problem is that this shows all my notications and the controls are considerably smaller...

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  • Ever since I upgraded to 5.0 lollipop I can't change songs from the lockscreen. The only alternative is turning on the notifications during lockscreen option. The problem is that this shows all my ...
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Save music in an sd card in android

I don't have storage left in my android device,it would be nice to save my music in my sd card

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  • I don't have storage left in my android device,it would be nice to save my music in my sd card
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Can I play songs that I downloaded from other websites? Youtube? Datpiff?

I'm new to spotify so I'm still trying to figure things out. A significant portion of my music on itunes was from youtube, datpiff, or other websites because some of the music I listen to is from artists that aren't on spotify yet, like my boyfriend'...

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  • I'm new to spotify so I'm still trying to figure things out. A significant portion of my music on itunes was from youtube, datpiff, or other websites because some of the music I listen to is from art...
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Audio Quality

Hallo,I have buy Samsung Level on Pro headphones and I have a Galaxy S6 Edge.The headphones have UHQ Audio and the smartphone have UHQ Audio Upscaling.Spotify(Premium) supports UHQ Audio?

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  • Hallo, I have buy Samsung Level on Pro headphones and I have a Galaxy S6 Edge. The headphones have UHQ Audio and the smartphone have UHQ Audio Upscaling. Spotify(Premium) supports UHQ Audio?
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Solved!! This song is not on my Spotify!

Hey guys,The song "see you again - wiz Khalifa" is nott on my Spotify anywhere i cant find it.

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  • Hey guys, The song "see you again - wiz Khalifa" is nott on my Spotify anywhere i cant find it.
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Spotify cannot even withstand running in background

I had lot of issues with Spotify on my previous phone - but it was old.Now I recently bought a brand new, top tier smartphone (Sony Xperia XZ), and yet I face the same issues. When I start the process Spotify, all is fine, I start my playlist then I ...

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  • I had lot of issues with Spotify on my previous phone - but it was old. Now I recently bought a brand new, top tier smartphone (Sony Xperia XZ), and yet I face the same issues.   When I start...
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