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New Android Feature: Swipe to queue songs

Android users voiced their feedback and Spotify has listened. This feature was previously only available in the iOS app. You can now swipe to queue songs in the Android app! This new feature is currently rolling out to Premium users so you should see...

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New Your Library view

Spotify has introduced a new version of Your Library to mobile users of the iOS and Android apps. Come on over to the main Community thread to get an overview of what's new and share your feedback: New Your Library view (iOS & Android)

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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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Running Playlist Won't Load

For the past 3 days I have been unable to access the "Running" feature to listen to music set to a certain tempo. When I select "Running" under genre and moods on my android phone, after a very short loading circle, an error displays of "Sorry, somet...

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  • For the past 3 days I have been unable to access the "Running" feature to listen to music set to a certain tempo. When I select "Running" under genre and moods on my android phone, after a very short...
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cant update android app

Hey there ,I'm abroad for some time now , I don't have access to play store using my US google account.I used to always go to m.spotify.com and download the latest apk .but now , for some reason this is no longer working.is there another way to downl...

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  • Hey there , I'm abroad for some time now , I don't have access to play store using my US google account. I used to always go to m.spotify.com and download the latest apk . but now , for some reaso...
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Offline playlist stops working

HI! First phone hold my offline playlist for 17 days untill it stoped working by just claiming that i can't play it offline.Second phone hold my offline playlist for 13 days same thing happened now, while on my PC it holded for 30 days like it should...

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  • HI!   First phone hold my offline playlist for 17 days untill it stoped working by just claiming that i can't play it offline. Second phone hold my offline playlist for 13 days same thing hap...
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Galaxy S7 edge storage issues

Hello,I received my new phone yesterday, one of the first things I did was install spotify. I have a sd card inserted and spotify also recognises the card.However, all the data still shows up on phone storage instead of sd card storage.See screenshot...

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  • Hello, I received my new phone yesterday, one of the first things I did was install spotify. I have a sd card inserted and spotify also recognises the card. However, all the data still shows up...
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Local Files

My desktop and my phone are connected to the same internet and everything, but my local files won't play on my phone. I see them in my playslit but when i try to play them nothing happens. Please help

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  • My desktop and my phone are connected to the same internet and everything, but my local files won't play on my phone. I see them in my playslit but when i try to play them nothing happens. Please help
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Spotify connect

I can't seem to connect to my philips spotify connect speakers. Connect works between devices but when I try to connect to the speakers connection fails

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  • I can't seem to connect to my philips spotify connect speakers. Connect works between devices but when I try to connect to the speakers connection fails
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Solved!! Spotify shuts off after 2-3 songs

Hello, Anytime I run Spotify on my Android and the screen is off... it auto-shutdowns after 2-3 songs. Is there any way to rectify this? Thanks!

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  • Hello,   Anytime I run Spotify on my Android and the screen is off... it auto-shutdowns after 2-3 songs. Is there any way to rectify this?   Thanks!
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Changed Phone - now all downloaded Songs are gone

Hello,i changed my mobil phone. All songs were downloaded on my sd-card.I put the sd-card on my new phone and started spotify. But the songs wont be found on spotify.Must i download all songs once again ? and what is with the space on the card, can o...

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  • Hello, i changed my mobil phone. All songs were downloaded on my sd-card. I put the sd-card on my new phone and started spotify. But the songs wont be found on spotify. Must i download all songs o...
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Solved!! Full controls/album art on lock screen Galaxy S7

Just recently trying out the Android world and coming from iOS. When playing music and locking the phone, there's only a little bar for music controls on lock screen. Only options to skip forward or pause. Can the lock screen be like setup like iOS? ...

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  • Just recently trying out the Android world and coming from iOS.    When playing music and locking the phone, there's only a little bar for music controls on lock screen. Only options to s...
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Album not given in mobile app but available on Spotify Web

Can't find the album of maximum balloon although it is given in the web version. So if I search for the song "tiger" maximum balloon feat aku in Google, I can see the song. If I touch on "open with the app" , the app opens but the song is not played....

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  • Can't find the album of maximum balloon although it is given in the web version. So if I search for the song "tiger" maximum balloon feat aku in Google, I can see the song. If I touch on "open with t...
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Android N Developer Preview

Spotify crashes within seconds of opening the app every time. Is there a way you could compile a version with a target of Android N and post it here for people running the Developer Preview?

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  • Spotify crashes within seconds of opening the app every time. Is there a way you could compile a version with a target of Android N and post it here for people running the Developer Preview?
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Error when removing song that appears multiple time in play queue.

I use the play queue a lot, and I've noticed some problems in the new "Up next" version. If the same song appears several times in the queue, and I check one of them and select "remove", then all occurrences disappear.

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  • I use the play queue a lot, and I've noticed some problems in the new "Up next" version. If the same song appears several times in the queue, and I check one of them and select "remove", then all occ...
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Solved!! Trouble with the chromecast audio

I can click the chromecast audio in spotify, but nothing happens... 

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  • I can click the chromecast audio in spotify, but nothing happens...  
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offline songs require downloading again and again....

Hi,no matter what I do, spotiy keeps re-downloading all my offline albums every few days. I made sure download is complete. I re-installed spotify and the problem continues. it is annoying me so much that I am close to cancelling my account. Today I ...

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  • Hi, no matter what I do, spotiy keeps re-downloading all my offline albums every few days. I made sure download is complete. I re-installed spotify and the problem continues. it is annoying me so mu...
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Equilizer issues in spotify

So I downloaded spotify on my new galaxy grand prime and as I was looking in the settings I saw an equilizer option so I clicked on it and I was given a message saying it may mess with the sound and that if u have problems I should disable it so it d...

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  • So I downloaded spotify on my new galaxy grand prime and as I was looking in the settings I saw an equilizer option so I clicked on it and I was given a message saying it may mess with the sound and ...
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How long does it take to remove storage data off phone after turning off "available offline".

Surprised that it does not do this right away. I am always near the storage limit of my phone and like to rotate the offline albums, and so I find it very frustrating that the data is not immediately removed after turning off "available offline".1. H...

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  • Surprised that it does not do this right away. I am always near the storage limit of my phone and like to rotate the offline albums, and so I find it very frustrating that the data is not immediately...
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Problems Syncing from my windows 10 desktop to my samsung galaxy S7

So i upgraded my OS to windows 10, and got a new cellphone, samsung galaxy S7. i thought there would be no problems seeing as installing the software to my PC and getting spotify again on my phone was a breeze. there's the problem though LOCAL FILES ...

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  • So i upgraded my OS to windows 10, and got a new cellphone, samsung galaxy S7. i thought there would be no problems seeing as installing the software to my PC and getting spotify again on my phone wa...
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Some songs are labeled as "unplayable" now...

Ok, so I've had spotify for 4 months now. I used to listen to alot of stuff, but now some of the songs I listen to are marked as "unplayable". They were playable a month or two ago. What happened?? Please help me because it has confused me for the lo...

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  • Ok, so I've had spotify for 4 months now. I used to listen to alot of stuff, but now some of the songs I listen to are marked as "unplayable". They were playable a month or two ago. What happened?? P...
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Can't skip or play any song i want

I don't know if this is an update just for Android, but I don't like it. It won't let me skip or play any song I want that's in my playlist unless I upgrade to premium. This just made me start to hate this app. I was loving it more than other apps, n...

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  • I don't know if this is an update just for Android, but I don't like it. It won't let me skip or play any song I want that's in my playlist unless I upgrade to premium. This just made me start to hat...
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Solved!! Spotify pauses after each song

Hello! I have a problem on my Android Nexus 6 running 6.0.1 Marshmallow and fully updated Spotify client. When I play a playlist from my Android, the song will stop playing 1-3 seconds before it ends. It does not pause, I cannot toggle the pause/play...

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  • Hello! I have a problem on my Android Nexus 6 running 6.0.1 Marshmallow and fully updated Spotify client. When I play a playlist from my Android, the song will stop playing 1-3 seconds before it ends...
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