Announcements

Help Wizard

Step 1

NEXT STEP

FAQs

Please see below the most popular frequently asked questions.

Loading article...

Loading faqs...

VIEW ALL

Ongoing Issues

Please see below the current ongoing issues which are under investigation.

Loading issue...

Loading ongoing issues...

VIEW ALL

Android

Get help for your Android mobile or tablet

Start a topic

Forum Posts

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...

Amayy_0-1689082497746.png Marketing_asset (1).png
  • Spotify Star
  • Spotify Star
  • 0x8EFABE4E
  • Newbie
  • 59835 Views
  • 68 replies
  • 26 likes
  • 59835 Views
  • 68 replies
  • 26 likes

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...

  • Casual Listener
  • Sumit_Ghosh
  • Regular
  • 28307 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 28307 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 likes

Local problems

HeyI've Tried to Import a Song that i downloaded from youtube and I can play it on my Desktop but when i Put it into a playlist i cant download it Onto my s7. What can i do?

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey I've Tried to Import a Song that i downloaded from youtube and I can play it on my Desktop but when i Put it into a playlist i cant download it Onto my s7. What can i do?
  • Hilger98
  • Casual Listener
  • 317 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 317 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 0 likes

Skip track buttons not working on bluetooth

HiWhen I connect spotify to my car step via Bluetooth I can't get the skip track buttons to work.It works fine with other apps like music player etc but just not spotify.Is there a way to get this to workI can skip from the luck screen just not the p...

  • Newbie
  • Hi When I connect spotify to my car step via Bluetooth I can't get the skip track buttons to work. It works fine with other apps like music player etc but just not spotify. Is there a way to...
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
  • 15895 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes
  • 15895 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes

Connect: Delete a Device?

Hello Community,i often use the Connect Feature in the Spotify Android app to listen to music via my Raumfeld Connector.What annoys me is a unknown Chromecast Device, which is probably a neighbours' property, that appears in the Connect >Connect to a...

  • Newbie
  • Hello Community, i often use the Connect Feature in the Spotify Android app to listen to music via   my Raumfeld Connector . What annoys me is a unknown Chromecast Device, which is ...
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
  • 255 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 255 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Issues streaming music on Samsung Note 5

I keep getting a message "This song is not available, " for both downloaded songs and while streaming. I've done a reinstall, restarted my phone several times and cleared saved data, yet nothing has worked. I'm on the latest update. Version 6.5.0.181...

  • Casual Listener
  • I keep getting a message "This song is not available, " for both downloaded songs and while streaming. I've done a reinstall, restarted my phone several times and cleared saved data, yet nothing has ...
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
  • 231 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 231 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Can't use offline functions (I'm premium)

I'm premium and all the other functions work well, but everytime I try to open Spotify on my cellphone (and the last time I used was offline) it says shows the message that I'm offline and need to connect to the internet?? So I always have to use my ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm premium and all the other functions work well, but everytime I try to open Spotify on my cellphone (and the last time I used was offline) it says shows the message that I'm offline and need to co...
  • Thaistressada
  • Casual Listener
  • 281 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 281 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

Spotify cousing sd-card crash

Sportify is cousing my whole micro sd card to crash, the file cousing the carsh is:Android\data\com.spotify.music\files\spotifycache\marcury.db, the file can´t be removed or as soon you click on it the sdcards disconnect. the crash is not just when a...

  • Casual Listener
  • Sportify is cousing my whole micro sd card to crash, the file cousing the carsh is: Android\data\com.spotify.music\files\spotifycache\marcury.db, the file can´t be removed or as soon you click on it...
  • OrionNorth
  • Casual Listener
  • 754 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 754 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 0 likes

Spotify will resave music after being removed

I have downloaded entire albums in order to discover new songs from that artist. But when there's a song i don't like, i delete it. Problem is, spotify will resave those songs automatically and randomly. I only find out as i listen throughout the day...

  • Regular
  • I have downloaded entire albums in order to discover new songs from that artist. But when there's a song i don't like, i delete it. Problem is, spotify will resave those songs automatically and rando...
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
  • 207 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 207 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

[Discover] View previous Discover Weekly playlists

How do you rest the backround photo for the discover weekly tab/box so it's not a picture of my x. I have deleted all photos on my phone and it still shows up.

  • Newbie
  • How do you rest the backround photo for the discover weekly tab/box so it's not a picture of my x. I have deleted all photos on my phone and it still shows up.
  • 156 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 156 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Don't share music activity on spotify

Hi everyone,On desktop app we can disable the "share activity on spotify" fonctionnality. But on the mobile we just can disable "share activity on facebook".That means we must share our music activity on spotify, or permanently use the private sessio...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi everyone, On desktop app we can disable the "share activity on spotify" fonctionnality. But on the mobile we just can disable "share activity on facebook". That means we must share our...
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
  • 288 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 288 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!! Impossible to download to SD memory card

Hi,I am using a Motorola Moto X 3rd generation with Android Marshmallow and Spotify 6.5.0.1816.Added a brand new SanDisk Micro SD XC I 64gb memory card. Although I followed most of the suggested solutions on this forum and my memory-card being availa...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I am using a Motorola Moto X 3rd generation with Android Marshmallow and Spotify 6.5.0.1816. Added a brand new SanDisk Micro SD XC I 64gb memory card.   Although I followed most of the s...
  • edeezine
  • Casual Listener
  • 668 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Android
    sd card troubleshooting
  • 668 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

How to roll back spotify

Hey guys, Quick question, how do i roll back my android spotify? I really dont like the new version, mostly for the fact that eventhough i have premium i still get suggestions at the end of my playlists. I mean, i made this playlist, i have put in th...

  • Roadie
  • Hey guys,   Quick question, how do i roll back my android spotify?  I really dont like the new version, mostly for the fact that eventhough i have premium i still get suggestions at the ...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 10317 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 4 likes
  • 10317 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 4 likes

Android app periodically re-downloads all offline tracks

I have a Spotify Premium account, which I use on a Samsung S7 Edge. Every few weeks, it re-downloads every single offline track (about 2800 in total).This is mildly irritating when I'm at home (battery drain), a little more so when out and about in t...

  • Regular
  • I have a Spotify Premium account, which I use on a Samsung S7 Edge. Every few weeks, it re-downloads every single offline track (about 2800 in total). This is mildly irritating when I'm at home (bat...
  • mistermark10
  • Regular
  • 340 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 340 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

Playing random songs

Tracks are not being played in order. I cant find any Random button active. Im a Premium user. Samsung S4. Android 5.0.1. Thanks

  • Newbie
  • Tracks are not being played in order. I cant find any Random button active. Im a Premium user. Samsung S4. Android 5.0.1. Thanks
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 423 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 likes
  • 423 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 likes

Solved!! no internet

If I am running android car play. Does it take data from your phone if there is no internet connection?????

  • Newbie
  • If I am running android car play. Does it take data from your phone if there is no internet connection?????
  • andersend27
  • Music Fan
  • 303 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 303 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Why Won't Spotify Play In The Background, Android 4.4.2

Apparently whenever I try to listen to music off the Spotify screen, it always stops for no reason. I'm on an Android version 4.4.2, LG Optimus Zone 2. Can anyone help me?

  • Newbie
  • Apparently whenever I try to listen to music off the Spotify screen, it always stops for no reason. I'm on an Android version 4.4.2, LG Optimus Zone 2. Can anyone help me?
  • andersend27
  • Music Fan
  • 1505 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 1505 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Can't download music to sd card in sony xperia v 4.1.2

I did everything in the post about getting spotify to download to sd card in android phones but it hasn't worked. I've tried numerous times. Does anyone know a file manager I can download that will make it work?

  • Newbie
  • I did everything in the post about getting spotify to download to sd card in android phones but it hasn't worked. I've tried numerous times. Does anyone know a file manager I can download that will m...
  • andersend27
  • Music Fan
  • 215 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 215 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Spotify corrupting SD card on Samsung s5 Neo

Spotify, It pains me to say it but I had to break up with you. I recently bought an s5 neo with a 64gb SD card and over the next period of weeks, i had to replace the SD card 4 times, and was fighting with my provider to replace the phone (which i be...

  • Casual Listener
  • Spotify,  It pains me to say it but I had to break up with you. I recently bought an s5 neo with a 64gb SD card and over the next period of weeks, i had to replace the SD card 4 times, a...
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
  • 321 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 321 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

Hi

I'm having trouble with my Spotify it like to lock up on some advertisements for various companies like home Depot and now the game stop one is doing it can anyone tell me what's wrong with my spotify?

  • Newbie
  • I'm having trouble with my Spotify it like to lock up on some advertisements for various companies like home Depot and now the game stop one is doing it can anyone tell me what's wrong with my spotif...
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
  • 193 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 193 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Not showing in notification bar

Lately spotify hasn't been appearing in my notification bar when I'm playing music in the background, doesn't show up on my lock screen, and doesn't pause when other apps play audio. This has only started happening in the last two or three weeks. Has...

  • Newbie
  • Lately spotify hasn't been appearing in my notification bar when I'm playing music in the background, doesn't show up on my lock screen, and doesn't pause when other apps play audio. This has only st...
  • pksu
  • Newbie
  • 558 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes
  • 558 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes

PODCAST DOESN'T WORK

Hi, I'm experiencing some problem in listening podcast with my mobile (Motorola Razor). I have no problem when I listen to the music in the other menus, but when I select a show in the podcast menu, it simply doesn't start...Can someone help me?Thank...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I'm experiencing some problem in listening podcast with my mobile (Motorola Razor). I have no problem when I listen to the music in the other menus, but when I select a show in the podcast m...
  • crematedman
  • Community Legend
  • 1408 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 1408 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes