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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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Offline mode stops after a few songs

When I go into offline mode, I can play about 6 or 8 songs before it says that the songs are unavailable so the only way I can listen to my offline songs again is to sign out of spotify, sign back in and select offline mode. Then repeat once it stops...

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  • When I go into offline mode, I can play about 6 or 8 songs before it says that the songs are unavailable so the only way I can listen to my offline songs again is to sign out of spotify, sign back in...
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Downloaded songs get re-downloaded

Not sure if this was reported before but I have a premium account and made several palylists available offline. Sometimes, when I connect to wifi, it would re-download some songs I've already downloaded. Just now, it's downloading 700+ out of 1500+ s...

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  • Not sure if this was reported before but I have a premium account and made several palylists available offline. Sometimes, when I connect to wifi, it would re-download some songs I've already downloa...
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Fest und Flauschig

The Podcast "Fest und Flauschig" doesn't work on my Android Smartphone.I have Samsung Galaxy S2 4.2.2

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  • The Podcast "Fest und Flauschig" doesn't work on my Android Smartphone. I have Samsung Galaxy S2 4.2.2
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Living room google cast?

Im allowed to have 3 devices running. But lately it seems that this just doesnt work, everytime another device plays, the other shuts off. There is a device called living room google cast. I dont know which device this is nor how to get rid of it. Ma...

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  • Im allowed to have 3 devices running. But lately it seems that this just doesnt work, everytime another device plays, the other shuts off. There is a device called living room google cast. I dont kno...
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Same account but different people

Hi my name is jay . i would like to know how come me and my wife cant share an account but play different songs .. She like a different kinda music then i do but we cant really afford 20 dollars a month if you can help plz email me ty

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  • Hi my name is jay . i would like to know how come me and my wife cant share an account but play different songs .. She like a different kinda music then i do but we cant really afford 20 dollars a mo...
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Stange behavior with 1 Album

This is utterly strange. I have the Album Song for Everyone form Ravi Shankar. It is not avvailable on Spiotify in Austria so I ripped my CD and I cann add a playlist easily on my desktop. However, it remains invisible on my phone. It only happens wi...

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  • This is utterly strange. I have the Album Song for Everyone form Ravi Shankar. It is not avvailable on Spiotify in Austria so I ripped my CD and I cann add a playlist easily on my desktop. However, i...
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Playing wrong songs

Android marshmallow 6 Samsung s7 edge. Spotify free.I choose an album to shuffle ...press shuffle or press on a song on the album, it plays one or two then completely goes off track! I chose email. Good zayn album it played a couple then played maroo...

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  • Android marshmallow 6 Samsung s7 edge. Spotify free. I choose an album to shuffle ...press shuffle or press on a song on the album, it plays one or two then completely goes off track! I chose email....
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Spotify wont connect to Heos speaker

Can someone please help? Spotify won't connect to my heos speaker, the option is there to connect and was working previously. It has just decided to stop working, the heos app is working as can play later things on speaker just not spotify.Thanks in ...

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  • Can someone please help? Spotify won't connect to my heos speaker, the option is there to connect and was working previously. It has just decided to stop working, the heos app is working as can play ...
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Spotify used all my data??

i was at school and spotify was closed and my data had been left on. afater school i checked my phone and it had said that i had gone 1gb over my 2gb limit. i checked my data usaage and it said 1gb had been used by spotify in that one day

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  • i was at school and spotify was closed and my data had been left on. afater school i checked my phone and it had said that i had gone 1gb over my 2gb limit. i checked my data usaage and it said 1gb h...
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No internet connection on mobile data Samsung Galaxy s6

Hi, my spotify was running fine all the time untill an hour ago. When I try to run spotify on mobile data it says that i have no internet connection although I do have. On Wi-Fi the spotify works fine only on mobile data it wont work. I'v tried reins...

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  • Hi, my spotify was running fine all the time untill an hour ago. When I try to run spotify on mobile data it says that i have no internet connection although I do have. On Wi-Fi the spotify works fin...
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Solved!! Occasional incorrect artwork when skipping tracks.

When I skip tracks a few times Spotify will show incorrect artwork, it's normally something I have not long played.Clicking back button and calling up the playing track (or switching to another app and back again) always sorts this but it's annoying ...

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  • When I skip tracks a few times Spotify will show incorrect artwork, it's normally something I have not long played. Clicking back button and calling up the playing track (or switching to another app...
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Bug with disc images.

Did anyone having problem with these pictures above song name? My one are buged. My main playlist is like 450 tracks. And sometimes when swiping to another track. It stucks wirh 4 songs pictures and keeps showing for all songs.

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  • Did anyone having problem with these pictures above song name? My one are buged. My main playlist is like 450 tracks. And sometimes when swiping to another track. It stucks wirh 4 songs pictures and ...
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Playback skips and sometime stops since last update (Nexus 5X)

Hi all, I'm having some really bad playback issues on my Nexus 5x since the last update. At times the tracks pause for a second and even not play at all. This has only happened since my last update. Prior to this it has been fine. Any ideas ?

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  • Hi all,   I'm having some really bad playback issues on my Nexus 5x since the last update. At times the tracks pause for a second and even not play at all. This has only happened since my last...
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Downloaded music wont save.

I recently had an issue with all my music deleting off my phone making it unable to play without data/wifi. I tried again to download my music all over again and it happened to delete itself again. Not sure if its something wrong with my settings or ...

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  • I recently had an issue with all my music deleting off my phone making it unable to play without data/wifi. I tried again to download my music all over again and it happened to delete itself again. N...
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Solved!! Trouble logging on to android app in the Philippines with paid account

So I am currently having problems trying to log in on the Spotify app on Android while in the Philippines. It says the username or password is incorrect, but I can sign onto the website with no problems.

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  • So I am currently having problems trying to log in on the Spotify app on Android while in the Philippines. It says the username or password is incorrect, but I can sign onto the website with no probl...
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Spotify Offlline Data Corrupting my SD card

Hi All, Today spotify screen went blank and after some restarts of the application, i restarted my device, only to find that my SD Card was corrupted, so the workaround, as this happened before, is to delete the spotify offline data in my sd card wit...

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  • Hi All, Today spotify screen went blank and after some restarts of the application, i restarted my device, only to find that my SD Card was corrupted, so the workaround, as this happened before, ...
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HomeScreen Spotify widget GONE :'(

Hey guys As the title states my spotify homescreen widget is gone, it just suddenly disapperead. I tried a clean install and a reboot but it is just not appearing between all the widgets again. It is currently working for my lock screen. Im in dire n...

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  • Hey guys   As the title states my spotify homescreen widget is gone, it just suddenly disapperead. I tried a clean install and a reboot but it is just not appearing between all the widgets aga...
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Solved!! Spotify stops playing when I lock my phone

I just updated the app and got premium and before this, I could lock my phone and music would still play, but now it stops playing about 3 seconds after it shuts off. Can someone please help me?

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  • I just updated the app and got premium and before this, I could lock my phone and music would still play, but now it stops playing about 3 seconds after it shuts off. Can someone please help me?
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Spotify crashes on relaunch

The app works fine when I first launch it, i can listen to songs and browse music. When I go out of the app and then relaunch it, it will crash for no reason. I have to restart the app. Any idea why?

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  • The app works fine when I first launch it, i can listen to songs and browse music. When I go out of the app and then relaunch it, it will crash for no reason. I have to restart the app. Any idea why?
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Error song not available

I get this error message frequently and not sure why. Ill close app and restart but shortly after a few songs it will do it again. Also after a few songs play through it will stop automatically playing the next song. I have to open my phone to the ap...

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  • I get this error message frequently and not sure why. Ill close app and restart but shortly after a few songs it will do it again. Also after a few songs play through it will stop automatically playi...
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