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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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Spotify deletes my downloaded songs every couple of weeks

As the title states. Very, very annoying. I've tried the steps that I found in other threads but they don't work. Help, anyone? Thanks

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  • As the title states. Very, very annoying. I've tried the steps that I found in other threads but they don't work. Help, anyone? Thanks
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Can't play particular songs because they are not available

I have been using Spotify on my laptop and Android phone for a little while now and there seems to be a problem in playing songs on my phone. Some songs that I tried to find on my laptop weren't be able to download, only to add to one of my playlists...

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  • I have been using Spotify on my laptop and Android phone for a little while now and there seems to be a problem in playing songs on my phone. Some songs that I tried to find on my laptop weren't be a...
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Stuttering On Every Equalizer

Hi, Guys...I'm using Spotify Premium on CM 14.1 Redmi Note 4G. So when I want to play any song, it always stuttering. I believe that the problem is in the Equalizer. But every EQ I used, it always stuttering (AudioFX, PinPong's Equalizer, etc). I had...

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  • Hi, Guys... I'm using Spotify Premium on CM 14.1 Redmi Note 4G. So when I want to play any song, it always stuttering. I believe that the problem is in the Equalizer. But every EQ I used, it alway...
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'my music' missing after update

After a recent update the menu slot 'my music' changed to 'I' on my samsung mobile phone (bottom right on the picture) and my downloaded music disappeared. Now i can just safe songs by marking it as favourite. Had anyone the same problem or knows how...

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  • After a recent update the menu slot 'my music' changed to 'I'  on my samsung mobile phone (bottom right on the picture) and my downloaded music disappeared. Now i can just safe songs by marking ...
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Premium account, but local music from PC doesn't play on Android phone.

Although this page: (https://support.spotify.com/nl/using_spotify/playlists/listen-to-local-files/) suggests that I can play/sync my local files from my PC to my phone, it doesn't work. I have a Premium account, I've downloaded the songs both on my P...

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  • Although this page: (https://support.spotify.com/nl/using_spotify/playlists/listen-to-local-files/) suggests that I can play/sync my local files from my PC to my phone, it doesn't work. I have a Prem...
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Superuser Contribution Now playing disappears or stops working when streaming to Chromecast or Google Home

I was listening to music and the bar at the bottom that shows what is playing has completely disappeared. I've force closed the app and restarted multiple times.I cannot tell what is playing and have no playback controls. I am also completely unable ...

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  • I was listening to music and the bar at the bottom that shows what is playing has completely disappeared. I've force closed the app and restarted multiple times. I cannot tell what is playing and ...
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No Internet Connection every time I open.

Every time I open the app it tries to connect to the Internet and finally gives me the no internet connection notice. It doesn't have anything to do with offline mode and uninstalling it and reinstalling worked to fix it until I closed the app again ...

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  • Every time I open the app it tries to connect to the Internet and finally gives me the no internet connection notice. It doesn't have anything to do with offline mode and uninstalling it and reinstal...
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Sony Xperia Z3 volume fluctuating

When I listen to music with my bluetooth headphones the volume keeps fluctuating in the tracks, the volume gets lower in "drops" in tracks. This doesnt happen to me on my desktop. I have tried to look up solutions and i found that trurning eq to stan...

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  • When I listen to music with my bluetooth headphones the volume keeps fluctuating in the tracks, the volume gets lower in "drops" in tracks. This doesnt happen to me on my desktop. I have tried to loo...
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Spotify not letting me log in using Facebook. Keeps sending me through loops.

The Spotify Android app is not letting me log in on a new phone. When I first created my account I did it using Facebook and I've always used my Facebook credentials to login. I've been a premium member for about a year so I'm not new to Spotify. Thi...

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  • The Spotify Android app is not letting me log in on a new phone. When I first created my account I did it using Facebook and I've always used my Facebook credentials to login.   I've been a ...
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Massive data usage

I have had massive amount of data used by spotify over a few days. I used 80% music from my playlist and streamed some live. I also was connected to wifi at the same time as using my cellular data. Beetween the 24-27th december 2016 i have had 6 gig ...

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  • I have had massive amount of data used by spotify over a few days. I used 80% music from my playlist and streamed some live. I also was connected to wifi at the same time as using my cellular data. B...
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Party mode not available

Hello guys, Spotify - Party is not working on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Android version 6.0.1. Whenever I go to Browse - Party - choose a playlist, I see only "SHUFFLE PLAY" not the "START PARTY" nor the Mood trigger. Got any advise?

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  • Hello guys,   Spotify - Party is not working on my Samsung Galaxy Note 4, Android version 6.0.1. Whenever I go to Browse - Party - choose a playlist, I see only "SHUFFLE PLAY" not the "START P...
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge not playing

My wife and I both have S6 Edges - I've got Soptify Premium and it works just fine on my phone. Hers, not so much. She does not have Premium. She just downloaded the app and songs will not play. We searched for Robert Palmer tune she wanted to listen...

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  • My wife and I both have S6 Edges - I've got Soptify Premium and it works just fine on my phone.  Hers, not so much.  She does not have Premium.  She just downloaded the app and songs w...
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Playing downloaded music

HiI have recently upgraded to premium and am trying out the download feature. I pressed the download button on my lenovo tablet and a few moments later it appears to have completed the download. So far so good!But when I go back to the tablet I can,t...

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  • Hi I have recently upgraded to premium and am trying out the download feature. I pressed the download button on my lenovo tablet and a few moments later it appears to have completed the download. So...
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Solved!! Importação de músicas

Como posso desativar a importação de músicas do meu dispositivo para o Spotify?

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  • Como posso desativar a importação de músicas do meu dispositivo para o Spotify?
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Wont recognise device

I have a Samsung S6 and a Samsung smart tv, I'm trying to play spotify through the TV but the spotify app won't recognise the TV as a device?All other apps recognise the TV as a device, I have also reinstalled the app and still nothing?

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  • I have a Samsung S6 and a Samsung smart tv, I'm trying to play spotify through the TV but the spotify app won't recognise the TV as a device? All other apps recognise the TV as a device, I have also...
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Solved!! Settings

Hey! I can't open my settings in the app. Everytime I click on the settings button the app shuts down. I tried to reinstall the app an turned my tablet off and on again but it didn't help. I just want to turn off the automatic radio after I listened ...

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  • Hey! I can't open my settings in the app. Everytime I click on the settings button the app shuts down. I tried to reinstall the app an turned my tablet off and on again but it didn't help. I just wan...
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Spotify para de tocar

Sem usar nenhum outro app, meu spotify funciona corretamente, so que apos eu entrar em outro aplicativo, o spotify fecha e para de tocar a musica, oque eu posso fazer ?

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  • Sem usar nenhum outro app, meu spotify funciona corretamente, so que apos eu entrar em outro aplicativo, o spotify fecha e para de tocar a musica, oque eu posso fazer ?
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Superuser Contribution Repeating Ad?

Hello! So I'm playing music, have been for a while, and all the sudden an ad comes on. I sit and wait through it, but anither comes in, but it's completely silent. And then that one gets done and repeats again. And again. And again. It just won't sto...

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  • Hello! So I'm playing music, have been for a while, and all the sudden an ad comes on. I sit and wait through it, but anither comes in, but it's completely silent. And then that one gets done and rep...
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Songs that continue buffering but not playing and keeps the spotify unresponsive

I have problem in playing Jet Lag by Simple Plan and Nobody's Better. It will play but eventually after a few minutes it will stop but when you look at the music scrubber it continue scrubbing as if its playing. Then after that I can't play any song ...

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  • I have problem in playing Jet Lag by Simple Plan and Nobody's Better. It will play but eventually after a few minutes it will stop but when you look at the music scrubber it continue scrubbing as if ...
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Android App slow after start

After starting up the Spotify app on Android, I have to wait a minute or so until it's functional. Search does not work (Hoppla, da ist wohl was schief gelaufen), I cannot access my library, and everything is very slow. After a minute, it works as qu...

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  • After starting up the Spotify app on Android, I have to wait a minute or so until it's functional. Search does not work (Hoppla, da ist wohl was schief gelaufen), I cannot access my library, and ever...
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