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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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Can't find "My Songs" after the new update?

After this last update (updated Dec. 9 I believe?) I can't figure out how to access the list of all my downloaded songs. (I have a galaxy s7 and a premium account if that matters)

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  • After this last update (updated Dec. 9 I believe?) I can't figure out how to access the list of all my downloaded songs. (I have a galaxy s7 and a premium account if that matters)
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*Troubleshooting* Spotify doesn’t stream to receiver anymore. Out of options :(

3 devices (smartphone, tablet, PC(LAN)) plays songs fine.All show my receiver (Pioneer VSX 924, Spotify certified) for playing by Spotify connectReceiver shows title song, but doesn’t play. Sometimes a few seconds, most of the time nothing.Last week ...

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  • 3 devices (smartphone, tablet, PC(LAN)) plays songs fine. All show my receiver (Pioneer VSX 924, Spotify certified) for playing by Spotify connect Receiver shows title song, but doesn’t play. Somet...
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O Spotify deliga

Quando estou escutando minas playlists e alguém liga para o meu celular, o Spotify desliga. Isso não acontecia. Mas agora sim, inclusive quando vou escutar um áudio do whatsapp.

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  • Quando estou escutando minas playlists e alguém liga para o meu celular, o Spotify desliga. Isso não acontecia. Mas agora sim, inclusive quando vou escutar um áudio do whatsapp.
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Unable to share with spotify users through app.

Every time I try to share a song with a friend, I get a window that pops up at the bottom of my screen that will let me send through almost any other app, accept for Spotify. I have attached a picture to show you what I mean. This just started happen...

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  • Every time I try to share a song with a  friend, I get a window that pops up at the bottom of my screen that will let me send through almost any other app, accept for Spotify. I have attached a ...
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does family premium allow fast forward, rewind, tap?

Hi,I plan to use spotify family premium. So registered today and checked out free spotify on android 1st. Here I cannot fast-forward or rewind a song. Also I cannot tap on (to jump directly e.g. into the middle of the song).If this is also valid for ...

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  • Hi, I plan to use spotify family premium. So registered today and checked out free spotify on android 1st. Here I cannot fast-forward or rewind a song. Also I cannot tap on (to jump directly e.g. in...
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[Android][Other] I CAN'T FAST FORWARD!!! HELP!!

I can't fast forward or backward in the track!! What the **bleep**?!?! WHAT THE FUUUCK?!?! HALP HEEELP!!! This is in the latest update for android. PLEASE FIX THIS!!!

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  • I can't fast forward or backward in the track!! What the **bleep**?!?! WHAT THE FUUUCK?!?! HALP HEEELP!!! 😭 This is in the latest update for android. PLEASE FIX THIS!!!
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Sd Karte entnehmen

Hallo liebe Spotify-Community,Und zwar hab ich folgendes Problem. Den Speicherort hab ich auf die SD-karte eingestellt, wo ich auch playlisten heruntergeladen habe. Aber sobald ich die Sd Karte aus meinem Handy rausschmeiße und später wieder einlege ...

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  • Hallo liebe Spotify-Community, Und zwar hab ich folgendes Problem. Den Speicherort hab ich auf die SD-karte eingestellt, wo ich auch playlisten heruntergeladen habe. Aber sobald ich die Sd Karte a...
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Solved!! 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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Samsung s6 issues

I've started having issues with the spotify mobile app. Essentially the album artwork/song details freezes, but the music continues playing. So you have the details of a song you previously played up, with another song playing. You try to open the ap...

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  • I've started having issues with the spotify mobile app. Essentially the album artwork/song details freezes, but the music continues playing. So you have the details of a song you previously played up...
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Music stops when opening other apps

I've searched for solutions and found none. I tried the battery optimization thing, and it did nothing. Half the time the music just stops, and the other half the app closes. How can this be fixed? I'm using a new Marshmallow tablet.

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  • I've searched for solutions and found none. I tried the battery optimization thing, and it did nothing. Half the time the music just stops, and the other half the app closes. How can this be fixed? ...
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Solved!! Spotify Connect and Play Fi Streaming Dropping and Reverting back to Android

Purchased a Play-Fi streaming sound bar.Using Samsung Galaxy S5Can stream spotify connect to soundbar.Continually reverts back to my phone from my living room. Can anyone help?

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  • Purchased a Play-Fi streaming sound bar. Using Samsung Galaxy S5 Can stream spotify connect to soundbar. Continually reverts back to my phone from my living room.     Can anyone help?
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Podcasts dont work

My Spotify and Android system are all updated when I click on a podcast nothing happens?? Why? I'm in the UK

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  • My Spotify and Android system are all updated when I click on a podcast nothing happens?? Why? I'm in the UK
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Offline playlists deleting once they are downloaded

Hi,I have recently purchased a new Android phone and it keeps logging me out of Spotify Premium and also deleting my offline playlists as soon as they are downloaded. I have tried removing Spotify data and reinstalling the app and this hasn't helped....

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  • Hi, I have recently purchased a new Android phone and it keeps logging me out of Spotify Premium and also deleting my offline playlists as soon as they are downloaded. I have tried removing Spotify ...
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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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