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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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REQUEST: Sort Playlist by Date Added

Please please developers add a sort function by recent to oldest and oldest to recent in the playlist of the Android App. Thanks

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  • Please please developers add a sort function by recent to oldest and oldest to recent in the playlist of the Android App. Thanks
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I have premium but can only shuffle play?

Hi, I have Spotify premium but can only use shuffle play from my phone (Samsung S6). Why is this?ThanksJohn

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  • Hi, I have Spotify premium but can only use shuffle play from my phone (Samsung S6). Why is this? Thanks John
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account

I need to give my c card info for payments. I have premium but can't listen while in NetFlix????

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  • I need to give my c card info for payments. I have premium but can't listen while in NetFlix????
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Solved!! Can`t pass log in with facebook on my new htc one

Hi, I've been using premium for quite a few months on iphone 4. Last week I lost my phone. So I bought a htc one an installed spotify and facebook yesterday. Facebook runs without any problems, that means i can log in with my facebook account without...

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  • ...he second step the app asks tells me that spotify wants access to the following: public profile, friends list, e-mail, birthday and hometown. I cofirm this too. But than the app brings me back to the s...
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App keeps crashing

My spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy S5 keeps crashing as soon as I log in even if I try logging into a different account. I have reinstalled the app numerous times as well as reset my phone. Does anyone know what else I can do or who I can contact ab...

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  • My spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy S5 keeps crashing as soon as I log in even if I try logging into a different account. I have reinstalled the app numerous times as well as rese...
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Is there a fix for the Samsung SoundAlive bug?

If you're not familiar with the problem, it's that the volume fluctuates when listening to Spotify. I've seen a few posts on this and one person determined that it was SoundAlive causing the issue, which it is. Disabling this keeps the volume at a co...

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  • If you're not familiar with the problem, it's that the volume fluctuates when listening to Spotify. I've seen a few posts on this and one person determined that it was SoundAlive causing the issue, w...
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download music to phone

How do I download music to my galaxy s6 edge??

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  • How do I download music to my galaxy s6 edge??
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Spotify App Acting Up

Over the last 2 or 3 weeks, I've noticed that Spotify has been acting up on my phone. When I unplug my headphones from my phone, it no longer pauses the music but instead starts playing through my phone speakers. If I am listening to Spotify and I an...

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  • Over the last 2 or 3 weeks, I've noticed that Spotify has been acting up on my phone. When I unplug my headphones from my phone, it no longer pauses the music but instead starts playing thr...
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Last update does not work with Ford Sync with Applink

Spotify has been working all right with the Ford Sync with applink in my car (C-MAX, late 2014). However, with the last update of the Spotify app from Play Store, just a few days ago, it has stopped working, because it is not detected by the car. Eve...

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  • Spotify has been working all right with the Ford Sync with applink in my car (C-MAX, late 2014). However, with the last update of the Spotify app from Play Store, just a few days ago, it has stopped ...
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Playlist always jumps to top

Hello everyone,I really hope this isnt Spotify 101, but I dont think so. I am not that bad with the search function, nor with google but I cannot find a solution to this. Whenever I play a song somewhere down my playlist, when I minimize the song to ...

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  • Hello everyone, I really hope this isnt Spotify 101, but I dont think so. I am not that bad with the search function, nor with google but I cannot find a solution to this. Whenever I play a song s...
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"Favorite" playlist hidden

Hello,Since a few weeks, the "my favorite" playlist is hidden on android application.When I try from my Linux version on desktop, it's OK, but I can't find it anymore on the last Android version.I've tried to use different filters to see it but it's ...

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  • Hello, Since a few weeks, the "my favorite" playlist is hidden on android application. When I try from my Linux version on desktop, it's OK, but I can't find it anymore on the last Android versio...
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Solved!! Sort by date

Hello, is it possible to sort a playlist by date? Like you can on a computer? Sony Xperia Z5Android version 5.1.1Latest Spotify version running Thanks in advance Jonathan

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  • Hello, is it possible to sort a playlist by date? Like you can on a computer?   Sony Xperia Z5 Android version 5.1.1 Latest Spotify version running    Thanks in advance  Jo...
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Mobile app; playlist problem

Hello Since the last update my playlist keeps on refreshing from the beginning of the list every time i pop it back up after a went to my home screen or a other app.So when i re-open the app it automatically scrolls to the beginning of my playlist in...

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  • Hello   Since the last update my playlist keeps on refreshing from the beginning of the list every time i pop it back up after a went to my home screen or a other app. So when i re-open the a...
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Not Allowed Sign In

I'm Having Trouble With My App, When I Try To Sign In It Tells Me My Username Or Password Is Incorrect, I've Tried Resetting Password Numerous Times To No Avail, Can Anyone Shed Any Light On This?

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  • I'm Having Trouble With My App, When I Try To Sign In It Tells Me My Username Or Password Is Incorrect, I've Tried Resetting Password Numerous Times To No Avail, Can Anyone Shed Any Light On This?
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Downloaded songs

I want the songs that I download to show up in my music player of choice weather it be the stock android player or a 3rd party player that one feature alone that I could not do ended my choice for premium subscription if u can get this to work I know...

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  • I want the songs that I download to show up in my music player of choice weather it be the stock android player or a 3rd party player that one feature alone that I could not do ended my choice for pr...
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Some songs play on windows but won't play on android

Hey, so I just got the premium service of spotify since it came to Canada and I've been looking forward to having this app for a while now. However I'm running into an issue that is making me think about downgrading myservice. I've imported my playli...

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  • Hey, so I just got the premium service of spotify since it came to Canada and I've been looking forward to having this app for a while now. However I'm running into an issue that is making me think a...
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ALAC and Android

I just imported all my CD's on to my computer, in ALAC through iTunes, and it plays well on my PC through Spotify. But when I export them to my Android phone, they won't play. I see other people made comments about this issue 2½ years ago, but with n...

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  • I just imported all my CD's on to my computer, in ALAC through iTunes, and it plays well on my PC through Spotify. But when I export them to my Android phone, they won't play. I see other people made...
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ALAC bug still there!

Dear Spotify staff, what's the whole point of synchronizing ALAC (Apple Loseless Audio Codec) files if the Android client can't play them back? I know this bug (and missing feature) has been reported time ago, but it is still there. Every other optio...

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  • Dear Spotify staff,   what's the whole point of synchronizing ALAC (Apple Loseless Audio Codec) files if the Android client can't play them back?   I know this bug (and missing feat...
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Spotify Android App will not play Local Files (M4A / ALAC)

I have created a Playlist and made it "Available offline" on Spotify Destop (Windows 10), and retrieved it on my android tablet (Samsung Tab3 Wifi). Spotify Desktop will properly recognize M4A / ALAC files and play these fine locally (When 16 bit). A...

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  • I have created a Playlist and made it "Available offline" on Spotify Destop (Windows 10), and retrieved it on my android tablet (Samsung Tab3 Wifi).   Spotify Desktop will properly recognize M...
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Songs saved for offline play aren't available offline

As the topic says, I have a bunch of music saved for offline play, however, I often notice that they're not. I frequently get up in the morning and notice before I go to work that Spotify is downloading hundreds of songs, and they're all songs that I...

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  • As the topic says, I have a bunch of music saved for offline play, however, I often notice that they're not. I frequently get up in the morning and notice before I go to work that Spotify is download...
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