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Solved!! 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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  • Timbo6sic6
  • Casual Listener
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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
  • Regular
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Solved!! can log in on the website but not on app

after resetting the password I can log into my account on the website using chrome but cannot log into my account on the app after having reset my password because I forgot it

  • Casual Listener
  • after resetting the password I can log into my account on the website using chrome but cannot log into my account on the app after having reset my password because I forgot it
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 590 Views
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Song keeps pausing

Hello, Since a short time my spotify randomlly pauses songs when played on my phone. This is only happening on my phone. On my pc and tablet it works fine. It happens at random time, when im typing. or my phone is laying on my desk. Also sometimes it...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   Since a short time my spotify randomlly pauses songs  when played on my phone.  This is only happening on my phone. On my pc and tablet it works fine.  It happens at ...
  • arriej
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! Double scrobbles to Last.fm when paired with Bluetooth

Hi, I am one of those users that is very much invested in the Last.fm feature of Spotify and I love it but recently I noticed that when my Nexus 5 phone is paired with a Bluetooth device (car or speaker) the scrobbles to my Last.fm account are double...

  • Roadie
  • Hi,   I am one of those users that is very much invested in the Last.fm feature of Spotify and I love it but recently I noticed that when my Nexus 5 phone is paired with a Bluetooth ...
  • guoyugab
  • Newbie
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Solved!! Can't save my music on SD card

Hi! As I mentioned in the title, I can't save my offline music on my SD card in my tablet. I think that I've tried every solution I've found in this forum and it still does not work. I've tried to fix this by simply moving "com.spotify.music" to SD c...

  • Newbie
  • Hi!   As I mentioned in the title, I can't save my offline music on my SD card in my tablet. I think that I've tried every solution I've found in this forum and it still does not work. I've ...
  • sdeez9
  • Newbie
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Solved!! Spotify Closing instantly

Hi guys, I've had this issue for a month or so and have just completely formatted and started from scratch with my phone. Every time i launch spotify it opens, logs in, displays the main outline of the app (list icon top left and black background) th...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys,    I've had this issue for a month or so and have just completely formatted and started from scratch with my phone.    Every time i launch spotify it opens, logs...
  • terese-nilsson
  • Newbie
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Solved!! Downloaded offline songs aren't playing

Hey there, I can't play my downloaded offline songs. I downloaded the whole playlist, the green arrow is next to the playlist, and Spotify is in offline mode. But even then, whenever I'm trying to play a song, it'll play for maybe 5-20 seconds before...

  • Regular
  • Hey there, I can't play my downloaded offline songs. I downloaded the whole playlist, the green arrow is next to the playlist, and Spotify is in offline mode. But even then, whenever I'm trying to pl...
  • ryanpeters
  • Newbie
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Dead air when using shuffle. Track plays, no sound.

It seems like right after the last big update it does this. I have premium so the only way I can use it is if I put on an album and play it from start to finish. If I do literally anything else it will play the first track, then it goes to the next o...

  • Casual Listener
  • It seems like right after the last big update it does this. I have premium so the only way I can use it is if I put on an album and play it from start to finish. If I do literally anything else it wi...
  • boxiousmaximus
  • Casual Listener
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Ghost spotify

I installed spotify on my Huawei Honor 7 with all latest updates installed. I started listening to some music, then stopped it, closing all apps. Then suddenmy, inconveniently at 7am my phone starts blaring out the last song I listened to from the be...

  • Newbie
  • I installed spotify on my Huawei Honor 7 with all latest updates installed. I started listening to some music, then stopped it, closing all apps. Then suddenmy, inconveniently at 7am my phone starts ...
  • Bittencourt
  • Spotify Star
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  • bug report
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Solved!! LG G4 CANT Save to SD card at all

I tried all these trouble shooting steps but, every time I download music it downloads to internal storage and its pissing me the hell off.

  • Regular
  • I tried all these trouble shooting steps but, every time I download music it downloads to internal storage and its pissing me the hell off.
  • Shadyhere
  • Regular
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  • Spotify Samsung s5 close crash
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playlist stops playing randomly

My playlist seems to stop at the end of a song, as if it gets hung up before moving on to the next track. Occruance is somewhat random, can happen after a single song or after many play successfully but usually it occururs between two and five songs....

  • Newbie
  • My playlist seems to stop at the end of a song, as if it gets hung up before moving on to the next track.  Occruance is somewhat random, can happen after a single song or after many play success...
  • alturner
  • Casual Listener
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Spotify Fresh Finds Playlist: Where did it go?

Hi...I'm a Spotify Premium listener utilizing an LG Android smartphone...Every Wednesday morning Spotify's Fresh Finds playlist updates with a new batch of 30 songs..suddenly this morning I noticed the Fresh Finds playlist is nowhere to be found on S...

  • Roadie
  • Hi...I'm a Spotify Premium listener utilizing an LG Android smartphone...Every Wednesday morning Spotify's Fresh Finds playlist updates with a new batch of 30 songs..suddenly this morning I noticed t...
  • Beltane575xx
  • Roadie
  • 351 Views
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Songs play but no sound - Android, Xperia Z5

All of a sudden there is no sound when playing Spotify on my phone. It started a week ago and since then I've deleted and reinstalled daily but that hasn't fixed it. It's not an issue with my phone or headphones as all other music apps work. I've had...

  • Casual Listener
  • All of a sudden there is no sound when playing Spotify on my phone. It started a week ago and since then I've deleted and reinstalled daily but that hasn't fixed it. It's not an issue with my phone o...
  • channe
  • Casual Listener
  • 1712 Views
  • 8 replies
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  • no audio
    no sound
    silent playback
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Facebook

Hola, seguramente elimine mi cuenta de Facebook, pero siempre iniciaba sesión en Spotify con ella, tengo playlists y musica guardada que no quiero perder y me gustaría transferirla a mi otra cuenta (independiente de facebook). Hay alguna manera? Un s...

  • Newbie
  • Hola, seguramente elimine mi cuenta de Facebook, pero siempre iniciaba sesión en Spotify con ella, tengo playlists y musica guardada que no quiero perder y me gustaría transferirla a mi otra cuenta (...
  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
  • 290 Views
  • 1 replies
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How to get local files to play on phone

Hey guys, I once had my local files on my phone and was able to play them. Recently they became grayed out and I am unable to play them on my phone anymore. I've unistalled and re-installed the app on my phone and also taken songs out and re-added th...

  • Newbie
  • Hey guys, I once had my local files on my phone and was able to play them.  Recently they became grayed out and I am unable to play them on my phone anymore.  I've unistalled and re-install...
  • MrGlenn
  • Gig Goer
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Spotify problems on android

Hi, I have Spotify premium account. I am using it on Samsung Galaxy S4 and Note 10.1 2014. Month ago, I got problem with spotify on phone. I have music on SD card for offline listen, but spotify doesnt see it. So, i restart the phone, it doesnt help....

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,  I have Spotify premium account. I am using it on Samsung Galaxy S4 and Note 10.1 2014.   Month ago, I got problem with spotify on phone. I have music on SD card for offline listen, b...
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Spotify Connect not working on Marantz NA8005

I have a Marantz NA8005 which was working fine with Spotify Connect feaw days ago. Spotify Connect on my laptop and android device finds the player but no connection is build up. Any proposal how to fix this problem?

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a Marantz NA8005 which was working fine with Spotify Connect feaw days ago. Spotify Connect on my laptop and android device finds the player but no connection is build up. Any propos...
  • hipti
  • Casual Listener
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No Starred Playlist

I can't access my starred playlist on the Android app. Is there any way to fix this, or have Spotify just decided not to allow free Android users access to their starred lists?

  • Newbie
  • I can't access my starred playlist on the Android app. Is there any way to fix this, or have Spotify just decided not to allow free Android users access to their starred lists?
  • Peasles
  • Newbie
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    Free
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Music stops arbitrarily, have to go back into Spotify to get it rolling again

What is with this problem of music stopping on its own? I have premium service, but for the past few weeks songs simply stop. When I go back to Spotify, there's my song, as if I never started it. Sometimes this occurs every other song, sometimes 3 of...

  • Newbie
  • What is with this problem of music stopping on its own? I have premium service, but for the past few weeks songs simply stop. When I go back to Spotify, there's my song, as if I never started it. Som...
  • Bittencourt
  • Spotify Star
  • 250 Views
  • 1 replies
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Music sto while playing

Hi,I have problem with Spotify on my android 4.1.2. Huawei ascend g526. I using premium. I tried to reinstall Spotify, finally I restored the factory settings. Problem still exist. When music is playing, sometimes next song getting some kind of mute....

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I have problem with Spotify on my android 4.1.2. Huawei ascend g526. I using premium. I tried to reinstall Spotify, finally I restored the factory settings. Problem still exist. When music is pl...
  • Bittencourt
  • Spotify Star
  • 379 Views
  • 1 replies
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Volume going up and down on Android

I'm having troubles listening spotify from my Samsung Galaxy J5. The volume keep going up and down by itself. I read it could be related to the equilizer, but I can't find a way to deactivate it (no option in the settings allows this).Does anyone had...

  • Visitor
  • I'm having troubles listening spotify from my Samsung Galaxy J5. The volume keep going up and down by itself. I read it could be related to the equilizer, but I can't find a way to deactivate it (no ...
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  • equalizer android volume
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