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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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Unable to download music

Hi i decided to get a premium account again to see if i will now be able to download again music but to my dismay im still unable to download. It still prompts that i need to go to settings and "switch on download using cellular data" even though tha...

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  • Hi i decided to get a premium account again to see if i will now be able to download again music but to my dismay im still unable to download. It still prompts that i need to go to settings and "swit...
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Mobile data being used when playing music downloaded onto Samsung S7

I received a notification from my cellular provider that I had gone over my data limit this month. This was odd because I'm always careful with my data and I always save music to my phone with Spotify and only ever stream when on wifi. Spotify has us...

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  • I received a notification from my cellular provider that I had gone over my data limit this month. This was odd because I'm always careful with my data and I always save music to my phone with Spotif...
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Solved!! Solution: No Storage Area Found

UPDATED: 3/20/2016. SEE BOTTOM OF POST. Good Morning my Fellow Music Lovers, I've ran into the Infamous "no storage area found, and after a chat with support, met no resolution... So since I can't let a problem go, I decided to get to the bottom of t...

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  • UPDATED: 3/20/2016. SEE BOTTOM OF POST.   Good Morning my Fellow Music Lovers,    I've ran into the Infamous "no storage area found, and after a chat with support, met no resolutio...
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Spotify Deleting My Playlists

Over the past week I have went onto the Spotify App on my Nexus 6P to realise that the playlists that I have created have been deleted. This has happened 3 times this week and there seems to be 2 day intervals between when it happens. It is very anno...

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  • Over the past week I have went onto the Spotify App on my Nexus 6P to realise that the playlists that I have created have been deleted. This has happened 3 times this week and there seems to be 2 day...
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Song not available.

I'm connected to WiFi although whenever I try and play a song I get an error message "song not available."Incredibly frustrating.

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  • I'm connected to WiFi although whenever I try and play a song I get an error message "song not available." Incredibly frustrating.
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Song still shows up

I have a Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge. After I log out the last played song still shows up on my screen in "sleep mode " I have to restart my phone exchange to get it to go away. Any solutions?

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  • I have a Samsung Galaxy 7 Edge. After I log out the last played song still shows up on my screen in "sleep mode " I have to restart my phone exchange to get it to go away. Any solutions?
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Spotify app verschiebbar machen

Warum lässt sich die App von spotify nicht auf eine sd Karte verschieben. Interner Speicher ist immer rar und spotify verbraucht enorm viel Speicherplatz. Jetzt habe ich mein Tablett extra um 128 GB erweitert Und kann spotify immer noch nicht nutzen.

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  • Warum lässt sich die App von spotify nicht auf eine sd Karte verschieben. Interner Speicher ist immer rar und spotify verbraucht enorm viel Speicherplatz. Jetzt habe ich mein Tablett extra um 128 GB ...
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Not getting notification for new music

I have never gotten any notification for new music from any of the artists I follow, and I have the setting turned on.

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  • I have never gotten any notification for new music from any of the artists I follow, and I have the setting turned on.
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Premium

I got Premium account.Using Android smartphone i can listen an album only random...is it true?

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  • I got Premium account. Using Android smartphone i can listen an album only random...is it true?
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Solved!! $0.99 3 month 0remium after 7 day trial?

Hey.I'm wondering if I can get the 3 months for $0.99 thing after activatimg the 6 day trial. The promo page says its for people who haven't tried premium before, not sure if the 7 day trial counts. Any help appreciated:)

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  • Hey. I'm wondering if I can get the 3 months for $0.99 thing after activatimg the 6 day trial. The promo page says its for people who haven't tried premium before, not sure if the 7 day trial counts...
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[Android][Connect] Prevent Spotify from Autostarting / Autoplaying on Android

I'm a premium user and have been a member since 2011. Spotify regularly autostarts and autoplays on my Android phone (Moto X Pure Edition) connected to Bluetooth, even over the top of other audio apps (Pandora, Overdrive, Audible, PocketCasts). For e...

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  • I'm a premium user and have been a member since 2011. Spotify regularly autostarts and autoplays on my Android phone (Moto X Pure Edition) connected to Bluetooth, even over the top of other audio app...
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Spotify not showing up android auto

Hi everyone, I plug my phone into my car to start android auto and the only thing that pops up under music is google music or mlb at bat. Spotify is not showing up. I can play it on bluetooth but then it doesn't show the name of the song and I have t...

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  • Hi everyone,   I plug my phone into my car to start android auto and the only thing that pops up under music is google music or mlb at bat. Spotify is not showing up.   I can play it on...
  • lexw
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Random suggested songs

Why am I getting random song when i play an artist album.I tried creating larger playlist and I still give me unwanted suggeted song.It doesn't happen all the time to all artist albums, but it just shows up on "Up Next On shuffle".I've played artist ...

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  • Why am I getting random song when i play an artist album. I tried creating larger playlist and I still give me unwanted suggeted song. It doesn't happen all the time to all artist albums, but it ju...
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(Android) Still downloding music ando full memory

Hello i have a problemMy application is still downloading files and my memory is full. I tried to deactivate the collaborative and public lists making them private, but every time I reconnect ,the downloads in the background continue. I speak of Two ...

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  • Hello i have a problem My application is still downloading files and my memory is full. I tried to deactivate the collaborative and public lists making them private, but every time I reconnect ,t...
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My music stops

Hello, I would like to know how to solve this.It happens when I select a song and lock my phone. The song stops and even the pattern keyboard and spotify player begin to blink.I tried to log out, uninstall the application correctly, reinstall it and ...

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  • Hello, I would like to know how to solve this. It happens when I select a song and lock my phone. The song stops and even the pattern keyboard and spotify player begin to blink. I tried to log out,...
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Eigene gekaufte Musik?!

Nabend! Hab jetzt Premium und schon fleißig meine Playlist zusammengestellt. Allerdings stehe ich vor dem Problem, das ich auf meinem Android Spotify nicht meine extra z. B. auf Amazon gekaufte Musik in die Playlist einfügen kann. Auf dem Desktop fun...

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  • Nabend!   Hab jetzt Premium und schon fleißig meine Playlist zusammengestellt. Allerdings stehe ich vor dem Problem, das ich auf meinem Android Spotify nicht meine extra z. B. auf Amazon gekau...
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Marantz 610 and Spotify App issue

Hi,I have just subscribed to Spotify Premium. Works great on my Desktop and on my phone but when I try to use the Andriod Spotify all to play a Playlist from my phone through my Marantz CR610 system (on which I have logged my Spotify account and conn...

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  • Hi, I have just subscribed to Spotify Premium. Works great on my Desktop and on my phone but when I try to use the Andriod Spotify all to play a Playlist from my phone through my Marantz CR610 syste...
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Redesign the Android app to fit the Material Design Guidelines

The app on my android don't open very often. It takes forever, if at all, for it to come up. I can't access any of my music, searches, or anything. Seriously considering dropping it! Works great, when it works!

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  • The app on my android don't open very often. It takes forever, if at all, for it to come up. I can't access any of my music, searches, or anything. Seriously considering dropping it! Works great, whe...
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SPOTIFY SE CIERRA SOLO

Cuando estoy escuchando una canción en el celular se cierra solo. Pasa reiterativamente.Alguien sabe cómo solucionarlo?

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  • Cuando estoy escuchando una canción en el celular se cierra solo. Pasa reiterativamente. Alguien sabe cómo solucionarlo?
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Have to re-download repeatedly

Four times now my entire catalog has undownloaded itself and I have to redownload. I don't have wifi access. Getting very old. Anyone else have this problem

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  • Four times now my entire catalog has undownloaded itself and I have to redownload. I don't have wifi access. Getting very old. Anyone else have this problem
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