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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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offline song/track glitch

I am using nexus 5, running Lollipop 5.1.1, running the latest Spotify app 3.3.0.982. I save albums and download the tracks for offline play when I have no internet connection. With the new release I have noticed gaps/glitch in play back. The play ba...

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  • I am using nexus 5, running Lollipop 5.1.1,  running the latest Spotify app 3.3.0.982.  I save albums and download the tracks for offline play when I have no internet connection. With the n...
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Unbelievable amount of data usage on background

I'm shocked to see how much data spotify used this month just on background. What's wrong with it?

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  • I'm shocked to see how much data spotify used this month just on background.  What's wrong with it? 
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Spotify getting suddenly much louder on Samsung S5

I'm a Premium subscriber. When I'm listening Spotify on my Samsung S5 Android, the music gets suddenly much louder after a while. This is painful, shocking and probably bad for my ears. I use many other sound applications, too, and none of them behav...

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  • I'm a Premium subscriber.   When I'm listening Spotify on my Samsung S5 Android, the music gets suddenly much louder after a while. This is painful, shocking and probably bad for my ears. I us...
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App crashes on startup - Nexus 5 with Android 6.0

Hello,since some versions of the app (maybe a month or so) the app crashes right after startup on may Nexus 5 with Android 6.0.I also joined the beta program, but the beta versions did not solve the Problem.Thanks in advance.

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  • Hello, since some versions of the app (maybe a month or so) the app crashes right after startup on may Nexus 5 with Android 6.0. I also joined the beta program, but the beta versions did not solv...
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Spotify crashes a lot since Lollipop update

Hi, I'm hoping this is a wider issue and not just my specific Nexus 5's problem to bear, however I couldn't see another recent thread... My Spotify frequently just crashes. In addition to that, sometimes when I turn it on, the screen goes black (and ...

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  • Hi,   I'm hoping this is a wider issue and not just my specific Nexus 5's problem to bear, however I couldn't see another recent thread...   My Spotify frequently just crashes. In a...
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LG G3 Won't play music and randomly stops if it does

The past two weeks Spotify has slowly stopped working. It started by stopping playing music after sometime now it won't event play anything it just sits there like it's loading. I have tried reinstalling and clearing data. Seems to be a known problem...

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  • The past two weeks Spotify has slowly stopped working. It started by stopping playing music after sometime now it won't event play anything it just sits there like it's loading. I have tried reinstal...
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No snowflakes!

Now we're getting closer to Christmas, let me be the first to say.... Don't you dare put those a.d.d snowflakes on my phone spotify haha. For the love of god please please keep the annoying white dots off the app this year. Who's with me? Anyone? Cri...

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  • Now we're getting closer to Christmas, let me be the first to say.... Don't you dare put those a.d.d snowflakes on my phone spotify haha. For the love of god please please keep the annoying white dot...
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Can't log in?

I use Spotify pretty much every day. Today I opened the app and was logged out (I didn't do it, my fb was still logged in, idk what caused this) and since then if I try to log in it asks me to log into fb (even though its logged in on my browser), te...

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  • I use Spotify pretty much every day. Today I opened the app and was logged out (I didn't do it, my fb was still logged in, idk what caused this) and since then if I try to log in it asks me to log in...
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Premium gone

So this morning I found my spotify logged out on my mobile. When I tried logging in via Facebook, it was telling me to change country and so I did. Now that I managed to log in.....my premium is gone.

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  • So this morning I found my spotify logged out on my mobile. When I tried logging in via Facebook, it was telling me to change country and so I did. Now that I managed to log in.....my premium is gone.
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Note 5 spotify not working. help :(

I recently got a note 5 and have been using spotify with it for about a week now but it isn't working at all. Whenever I close the app the widget that should show up when u pull down the screen doesn't but the music keeps playing and everything and i...

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  • I recently got a note 5 and have been using spotify with it for about a week now but it isn't working at all. Whenever I close the app the widget that should show up when u pull down the screen doesn...
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Log in to Droid

Going in circles trying to log in to droid - There is a problem logging in???? The very definiftion of insanity = doing the same thing expecting different results.... What is the fix for this?

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  • Going in circles trying to log in to droid - There is a problem logging in????   The very definiftion of insanity = doing the same thing expecting different results....   What is ...
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premium

I paid for premium and the money was taken out of my bank account but my Spotify account still will not let me use premium.

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  • I paid for premium and the money was taken out of my bank account but my Spotify account still will not let me use premium.
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Problemas en Samsung s5

Y el problema ya lleva más de un mes y nadie se digna en contestar oficialmente nada!!! En serio tengo que instalar un apk de una página x poniendo en riesgo mis datos para poder usar una app de PAGA????

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  • Y el problema ya lleva más de un mes y nadie se digna en contestar oficialmente nada!!! En serio tengo que instalar un apk de una página x poniendo en riesgo mis datos para poder usar una app de PAGA...
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Bluetooth headphones do not work properly with built in android Eq

So i bought Bose soundlink AE2 bluetooth headphones. Eversince i use them, my built in android EQ does not work with spotify.I can get the EQ to work by switching to my mediaplayer, play local stored music on my phone, then return to spotify>menu>equ...

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  • So i bought Bose soundlink AE2 bluetooth headphones. Eversince i use them, my built in android EQ does not work with spotify. I can get the EQ to work by switching to my mediaplayer, play local stor...
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Bluetooth disconnects using Spotify on Galaxy Note 5

I recently got a new phone (Galaxy Note 5 from T-Mobile). The phone works fine with my BT headset, and connects with my Jeep Grand Cherokee. Google Play Music works fine with the Jeep. Everytime I try to play music in Spotify via Bluetooth, the song ...

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  • I recently got a new phone (Galaxy Note 5 from T-Mobile). The phone works fine with my BT headset, and connects with my Jeep Grand Cherokee.  Google Play Music works fine with the Jeep.  Ev...
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Login issues

Just got a new phone. When i try to log into Spotify, it keeps saying I have already signed up with my email and won't let me sign in. Im clearly in the log in section not sign up. Anybody else have this issue?

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  • Just got a new phone. When i try to log into Spotify, it keeps saying I have already signed up with my email and won't let me sign in. Im clearly in the log in section not sign up. Anybody else have ...
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Spotify continues playing when it shouldn't

Spotify seems to have stopped respecting android OS signals about when it should stop playing. It no longer pauses when you unplug your headphones, start playing music in another app, etc. This all used to work just fine, and all other apps on my pho...

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  • Spotify seems to have stopped respecting android OS signals about when it should stop playing.  It no longer pauses when you unplug your headphones, start playing music in another app, etc. &nbs...
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Spotify doesn't stops when I have an incoming call on Samsung Note 5

Hi,I've recently started using Samsung Note 5 and realized everytime I accept a call spotify doesn't pauses the music. So I end up not hearing a thing from the person I'm talking to and have to keep them wait until I pause it manually.Is there a sett...

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  • Hi, I've recently started using Samsung Note 5 and realized everytime I accept a call spotify doesn't pauses the music. So I end up not hearing a thing from the person I'm talking to and have t...
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Spotify stopped

Two days ago when trying to open the app the phone just send me to main screen. The appears a message 'spotify sttoped working'What can i do??

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  • Two days ago when trying to open the app the phone just send me to main screen. The appears a message 'spotify sttoped working' What can i do??
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Turning off Bluetooth speaker no longer pauses music

Until the last update, when I turned off my Bluetooth speaker Spotify would automatically pause. Since the last update, the app starts playing the music through the phone rather than pausing. This change of default behavior is very annoying. Can we c...

  • Casual Listener
  • Until the last update, when I turned off my Bluetooth speaker Spotify would automatically pause. Since the last update, the app starts playing the music through the phone rather than pausing. This ch...
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