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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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Cannot connect to Facebook

Can't connect to Facebook on either app or desktop on iPhone. When I login Facebook closes instantly and I'm returned to the app so I'm unable to connect

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  • Can't connect to Facebook on either app or desktop on iPhone. When I login Facebook closes instantly and I'm returned to the app so I'm unable to connect
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Solved!! Touch preview has stopped working

hi, I have Spotify on both my iPhone 5c and on my Hudl2 android tablet. For some reason the touch preview of tracks has stopped working on my tablet (which I find to be one of the most impressive features of Spotify) but it still works on my iPhone. ...

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  • hi, I have Spotify on both my iPhone 5c and on my Hudl2 android tablet.  For some reason the touch preview of tracks has stopped working on my tablet (which I find to be one of the most impres...
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paid for premium, still have free

So i bought a prepaid card, loaded it to my account and it said welcome to premium. I cant use any of the premium features, and the solutions given to me does not work

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  • So i bought a prepaid card, loaded it to my account and it said welcome to premium. I cant use any of the premium features, and the solutions given to me does not work
  • Daniel
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premium service

Spotify premuim is supposed to be free with my mobile plan but when i try to download the service i still only get the free version. My mobile carrier has tried to force a download but i still only get the free version. I found nothing on support.spo...

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  • Spotify premuim is supposed to be free with my mobile plan but when i try to download the service i still only get the free version. My mobile carrier has tried to force a download but i still only g...
  • Daniel
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Bad sound quality compared to windows version?

I use spotify premium for all my audio.At this moment I have a win8.1 htpc and my new bought minix x8-h plus (android box) next to each other so I can compare performances.I noticed when I play spotify music on the minix (spdif passthrough to my deno...

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  • I use spotify premium for all my audio. At this moment I have a win8.1 htpc and my new bought minix x8-h plus (android box) next to each other so I can compare performances. I noticed when I play...
  • Daniel
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"action not supported at this time" account change

I have premium but my bank merged with another and my debit card changed. It won't let me get into my payment options. Every time I try a box pops up saying that this action is unsupported for my account at this time. I have sent two messages to cust...

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  • I have premium but my bank merged with another and my debit card changed. It won't let me get into my payment options. Every time I try a box pops up saying that this action is unsupported for my acc...
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I feel as though Spotify messes with my Galaxy S4

So basically, i decided to finally get Spotify and got my 7 days free premium and was enjoying it. However problems have only happened. This is basically what happens. My S4 is up to date, and im assuming the Google Play Store is giving me the up to ...

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  • So basically, i decided to finally get Spotify and got my 7 days free premium and was enjoying it. However problems have only happened.   This is basically what happens. My S4 is up to date, a...
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app won't work in offline mode, even with green arrows and more..

Hi, I have a spotify account created with my Facebook account and it's very laggy, buggy and it just doesn't do what I pay for it to do.. My playlists will download, there is a green arrow beside each song, but they will never work offline.. Also, al...

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  • Hi, I have a spotify account created with my Facebook account and it's very laggy, buggy and it just doesn't do what I pay for it to do.. My playlists will download, there is a green arrow beside eac...
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Can't choose a payment option?

Hi,trying to upgrade to premium from a samsung galaxy S3 in the UK. The payment option screen will not allow me to select any options. I want to pay by Visa, but clicking on the options has no effect. Helpthanks in advance !

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  • Hi, trying to upgrade to premium from a samsung galaxy S3 in the UK. The payment option screen will not allow me to select any options. I want to pay by Visa, but clicking on the options has no effe...
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synchronisation issues

Hi! Im sorry if my english isnt really good. I have issues with the synchronisation on my galaxys3. It synchronises all the time but still I cant access my music offline. Ive already emptied the cache, check if it was on the sd card and install the a...

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  • Hi! Im sorry if my english isnt really good. I have issues with the synchronisation on my galaxys3. It synchronises all the time but still I cant access my music offline. Ive already emptied the cach...
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Android Storage Locations?

Where on an Android device does Spotify store cache & offline files? After installing some cache data has appeared on the installed memory card but in addition nearly 10 GB of main storage has disappeared.

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  • Where on an Android device does Spotify store cache & offline files? After installing some cache data has appeared on the installed memory card but in addition nearly 10 GB of main storage has di...
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Spotify not working with Fido

My husband recently switched our plans to Pulse plans with Fido so we qualified to have Spotify Premium and Daily Vice free which is included in our price plans. He was able to get them working on his phone, but for some reason it will not work on mi...

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  • My husband recently switched our plans to Pulse plans with Fido so we qualified to have Spotify Premium and Daily Vice free which is included in our price plans. He was able to get them working on hi...
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Spotify stopped syncing with Facebook

Hi! I signed up with Spotify using a regular login, and, then, used 'Connect To Facebook'. It was working fine, until today, when they disconnected. And it keeps giving me the error "there is another Spotify account associated with this Facebook acco...

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  • Hi! I signed up with Spotify using a regular login, and, then, used 'Connect To Facebook'. It was working fine, until today, when they disconnected. And it keeps giving me the error "there is another...
  • Daniel
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About deleting an account in guess. The one I made is only a lower case letter away from my Facebook

I have an account that's the same as my Facebook but I made it without cappitolizing the first letter. Now they don't match and I can't get them to link. I guess I need to delete one how do I fix this?

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  • I have an account that's the same as my Facebook but I made it without cappitolizing the first letter. Now they don't match and I can't get them to link. I guess I need to delete one how do I fix thi...
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Solved!! Spotify won't play my local songs

Hi there !! I've got several local songs on my dekstop and those files play without problemes on my pc.but when I add those songs to a playlist that I use for my phone (one plus one CM12). My phone can't play those songs and won't download for offlin...

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  • Hi there !!    I've got several local songs on my dekstop and those files play without problemes on my pc. but when I add those songs to a playlist that I use for my phone (one plus on...
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Great, but not understood Spotify feature

I have my Spotify account connected to 3 devices. On my main device I have a few playlist saved, but when on the other devices they are not. While I was out my main device (Samsung Galaxy S5) was running low on battery, so I used my work phone (HTC O...

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  • I have my Spotify account connected to 3 devices. On my main device I have a few playlist saved, but when on the other devices they are not. While I was out my main device (Samsung Galaxy S5) was run...
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    Offline Access
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Volume decrease

I'm using spotify for long time on android and desktop without any problem. But now i have a problem. max volume got really low, on my desktop it is not a big deal cuz i can increase the volume with control center. I dont know what happened but i can...

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  • I'm using spotify for long time on android and desktop without any problem. But now i have a problem. max volume got really low, on my desktop it is not a big deal cuz i can increase the volume with ...
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Spotify music listening level issue (Android)

This is the second time I post something about this.My concern is basically about audio levels for certain music albums (a lot actually), from a lot of rock bands (Metallica, Foo Fighters, Meshuggah and the list keeps going) or even in Hip Hop albums...

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  • This is the second time I post something about this. My concern is basically about audio levels for certain music albums (a lot actually), from a lot of rock bands (Metallica, Foo Fighters, Meshug...
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Volume issues with Android

Since there has been the volume issue with Spotify 2.7, lots of people started noticing for the first time that the volume on Android is to low. Now with Spotify 2.8, everybody thinks that this is solved. Sadly, no one seem to notice that it isn't. Y...

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  • Since there has been the volume issue with Spotify 2.7, lots of people started noticing for the first time that the volume on Android is to low. Now with Spotify 2.8, everybody thinks that this is so...
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