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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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[PSA] Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 breaks offline sync

Okay I think I've solved my own issue from another thread. After checking out my logs, I'm fairly certain that a bug introduced in Android 6.0.1 release is responsible for breaking offline sync. If you get an OS update you MAY want to hold off for a ...

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  • Okay I think I've solved my own issue from another thread.  After checking out my logs, I'm fairly certain that a bug introduced in Android 6.0.1 release is responsible for breaking offline sync...
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Offline music gets deleted - again :(

Hi. Have now several times experienced downloaded music is getting deleted.In offline mode it starts with the login screen coming up (why ???)After switching to online mode and logging in I check storage - it has changed from sd card to local.Music i...

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  • Hi.   Have now several times experienced downloaded music is getting deleted. In offline mode it starts with the login screen coming up (why ???) After switching to online mode and logging i...
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Can't get rid of downloading notification

So I finally figured out what is happening (after clearing, uninstalling, etc). When I run Spotify on android, I get a notification that said "Downloading 0 out of 6 (0% complete). It never completes and it's impossible to get rid of. It turns out th...

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  • So I finally figured out what is happening (after clearing, uninstalling, etc).   When I run Spotify on android, I get a notification that said "Downloading 0 out of 6 (0% complete).  It ...
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Playback stops when phone moves from offline to online - Android Galaxy Note 4

When I transition from offline to online playback stops. This is instantly infuriating and the single thing a music playback application should never do. This has been happening for more than 18 months.Steps to reproduce the issue:Spend $10 a month f...

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  • When I transition from offline to online playback stops.  This is instantly infuriating and the single thing a music playback application should never do.  This has been happening for more ...
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Solved!! Spotify forgets storage location after restarting Galaxy Tab S 10.5

Hi Community, on my Galaxy Tab S 10.5 I have manually selected the external SD card for offline music. Downloading albums works perfectly and I can listen to them offline. But when I reboot the Galaxy S spotify seems to delete the offline albums (the...

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  • Hi Community,   on my Galaxy Tab S 10.5 I have manually selected the external SD card for offline music. Downloading albums works perfectly and I can listen to them offline. But when I reboot ...
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Vision Impared - Removing local files - Spotify Connect

Good day,I know the following and here's my current situation:- Spotify Connect (Wi-Fi) only plays songs from the spotify library and not your local files- I have the latest 1.0.33.xx on my windows machine- I see my "local" files and they are grayed ...

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  • Good day, I know the following and here's my current situation: - Spotify Connect (Wi-Fi) only plays songs from the spotify library and not your local files - I have the latest 1.0.33.xx on my win...
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Music stops automatically after 3 tracks?

Im hearing music in my car with my Samsung Galaxy A5 (via aux or bluetooth) and the music stops automatically (app is shutting down) after 3-4 tracks. So I have to restart the app. I already uninstalled the app and downloaded it again, but nothing ch...

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  • Im hearing music in my car with my Samsung Galaxy A5 (via aux or bluetooth) and the music stops automatically (app is shutting down) after 3-4 tracks. So I have to restart the app. I already uni...
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Downloads disappear

Every time I switch off my device (Samsung Galaxy Note 3 / Android 5) I lose all downloaded songs. I Updated Spotify to newest version. Somebody knows a solution? Thanks.

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  • Every time I switch off my device (Samsung Galaxy Note 3 / Android 5) I lose all downloaded songs. I Updated Spotify to newest version. Somebody knows a solution? Thanks.
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Spotify does not work offline, every time I restart requires to log in.

I am premium user. When I restart the device Spotify requires to log in using Internet connection even if I in offline mode. I have only one device with 30 Gb. I downloaded only 30 songs. I have reinstalled app several times.If I choose offline mode ...

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  • I am premium user. When I restart the device Spotify requires to log in using Internet connection even if I in offline mode. I have only one device with 30 Gb. I downloaded only 30 songs. I have rein...
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  • Spotify switch to internal storage erasing all songs. Only 1 device working. Reinstalled several times. Enough storage space.
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Solved!! I can´t reinstall Spotify on my Huawei p8 lite

I had to uninstall Spotify because when I opened it a black screen appeared. I tried to reinstall it but when the app is installed a message appeared in my phone and it says: location storage is not found, check storage settings.I´ve tried everything...

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  • I had to uninstall Spotify because when I opened it a black screen appeared. I tried to reinstall it but when the app is installed a message appeared in my phone and it says: location storage is not ...
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Metedatachanged broadcast receiver

Your intent-filter action (com.spotify.mobile.android.metadatachanged) is still buggy. It will only broadcast when a user repeatedly click on the same song. This feature is already there, it just needs to be properly implemented.

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  • Your intent-filter action (com.spotify.mobile.android.metadatachanged) is still buggy. It will only broadcast when a user repeatedly click on the same song. This feature is already t...
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Everything is deleted??

I logged put of my spotify account and logged back in and it down graded me to the free acount when i was a premium subscriber and all of my playlisys are gone how do i get them back???

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  • I logged put of my spotify account and logged back in and it down graded me to the free acount when i was a premium subscriber and all of my playlisys are gone how do i get them back???
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Downloaded music dissapered

I downloaded 189 albums on spotify for my android phone last week. Today I find out that out of the 189 albums only 42 are available offline. A few days ago I checked and ALL of the albums were available offline. And I can't download them again becau...

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  • I downloaded 189 albums on spotify for my android phone last week. Today I find out that out of the 189 albums only 42 are available offline. A few days ago I checked and ALL of the albums were avail...
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No me deja agregar canciones

I cant add that song, why?

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  • I cant add that song, why?
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Downloads

All my downloaded albums keep undownloading themselves. Have to remember download every other day can't play them. Why?

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  • All my downloaded albums keep undownloading themselves. Have to remember download every other day can't play them. Why?
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Solved!! App is force-closing after opening

A few weeks ago my Spotify app started force-closing itself once I opened it and only immediately after I clicked on anything. I've tried re-installing the app 3 times and rebooting my device after each re-installation. I've also tried plugging my de...

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  • A few weeks ago my Spotify app started force-closing itself once I opened it and only immediately after I clicked on anything.  I've tried re-installing the app 3 times and rebooting my device ...
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Spotify via Android USB in Car (Golf)

Hi folks, New to the forum so hope someone can help. Bought a new car yesterday and was dead excited to be able to play Spotify Premium as my previous car had no connectivity. I can play fine via Bluetooth, but when I try to play via USB, my car ster...

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  • Hi folks,   New to the forum so hope someone can help.   Bought a new car yesterday and was dead excited to be able to play Spotify Premium as my previous car had no connectivity. I can...
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Solved!! Non-loading playlist is impossible to delete

Hi all! I have a playlist that contains 0 songs and only displays as "Loading...". Clicking on it, starts the loading process that takes for ages only to finally and not always display "Please go online to load the playlist". Yet, I am online. So nex...

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  • Hi all!   I have a playlist that contains 0 songs and only displays as "Loading...". Clicking on it, starts the loading process that takes for ages only to finally and not always display "Plea...
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[Android] "shuffle" will not continue, until focus is on app-window

As title says, I start shuffle on a play-list and after some songs it stops, and when I get the app-window in front on home-screen, it continues, but only at that point.Anyone an idea?

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  • As title says, I start shuffle on a play-list and after some songs it stops, and when I get the app-window in front on home-screen, it continues, but only at that point. Anyone an idea?
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