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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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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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Can´t use my spotify when I am connected to wifi on my android

My spotify says that im offline when Im trying to use it in my mobile connected to wifi. When using mobile data it is working but as soon as I connect to wifi ,spotify stops working. There is nothing wrong with the wifi.

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  • My spotify says that im offline when Im trying to use it in my mobile connected to wifi. When using mobile data it is working but as soon as I connect to wifi ,spotify stops working. There is nothing...
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Spotify doesn't work with android or windows, is there some kind of problem with my account?

I'm gonna use this template for this. Please try to understand my poor language skills... Brief description of the issue: I use spotify with my androidphone (sony xperia m2 aqua) and with my computer (win7). Now Spotify doesn't work with either one. ...

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  • I'm gonna use this template for this. Please try to understand my poor language skills...   Brief description of the issue:    I use spotify with my androidphone (sony xperia m2 aqu...
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Spotify disregarding offline music

I got a playlist of about 3000 songs on my phone. this is about 30-40 GB in Extreme quality.About once every 2 weeks or sometimes once a week. my whole offline playlist appears undownloaded. But when i look at my storage still the 30-40GB is in use. ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I got a playlist of about 3000 songs on my phone. this is about 30-40 GB in Extreme quality. About once every 2 weeks or sometimes once a week. my whole offline playlist appears undownloaded. But wh...
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Offline playlists on Android only downloading on cellular, not WiFi

Recently offline playlists are only downloading when WiFi is off, cellular data is on and "download over 3G" is enabled. Playing music on WiFi works but songs to download sit on "waiting to download" until I turn the WiFi off and the cellular takes o...

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  • Recently offline playlists are only downloading when WiFi is off, cellular data is on and "download over 3G" is enabled. Playing music on WiFi works but songs to download sit on "waiting to download"...
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Solved!! Discovery tab missing since a week on all devices

My spotify devices stoped presenting the discovery tab. All of them! I need the discovery tab as it is the way I use most on spotify. Anything I can do to solve this?

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  • My spotify devices stoped presenting the discovery tab. All of them!  I need the discovery tab as it is the way I use most on spotify.  Anything I can do to solve this? 
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problems with songs playing

While playing a song on my playlist summer songs fade out doesn't happen all the songs but quite a few of them is there a way to correct this

  • Casual Listener
  • While playing a song on my playlist summer songs fade out doesn't happen all the songs but quite a few of them is there a way to correct this
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Can't Connect Spotify to Facebook

Your password reset link is not valid, or already used.Trying to reset my password so I can connect Spotify & Facebook, and aboveviscthe message I get.Karin A Johnson 213-840-9974

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  • Your password reset link is not valid, or already used. Trying to reset my password so I can connect Spotify & Facebook, and aboveviscthe message I get. Karin A Johnson 213-840-9974
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My phone appears as two devices and offline won't work

My Spotify used to work perfectly fine on my Samsung Galaxy S4 mini as well as my girlfriends galaxy s6 and i was very happy with the service however ever since resetting my phone my downloaded music cuts out when im not connected to the internet des...

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  • My Spotify used to work perfectly fine on my Samsung Galaxy S4 mini as well as my girlfriends galaxy s6 and i was very happy with the service however ever since resetting my phone my downlo...
  • kbrooksc
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Bluetooth controls

all controls on my Bluetooth headset worked fine on my Huawei for about a month then last week the pause/skip function stopped (volume Ok). Headset controls work on other phone apps also on Spotify on other phones...so it's not the headset. Have rein...

  • Music Fan
  • all controls on my Bluetooth headset worked fine on my Huawei for about a month then last week the pause/skip function stopped (volume Ok). Headset controls work on other phone apps also on Spotify o...
  • patdriessen
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Not working

My spotify hasn't been working on my android phone for a couple days. Tried deleting my app and re-installing but still not working. Any suggestions?

  • Newbie
  • My spotify hasn't been working on my android phone for a couple days. Tried deleting my app and re-installing but still not working. Any suggestions?
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Android app downloading EVERYTHING!

Hello, I've been using spotify premium on my galaxy note 2 for years now but my phone memory is full of spotify albums and the phone is becoming unusable. I thought this would be easy to fix so I went into the app and deselected the 'available offlin...

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  • Hello, I've been using spotify premium on my galaxy note 2 for years now but my phone memory is full of spotify albums and the phone is becoming unusable.  I thought this would be easy to fix so...
  • kbrooksc
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Saved music gone

My spotify app keeps removing all my saved music?This is currently happening on a weekly basis. It has been going on for over a month!I have a galaxy alpha with the newest version of spotify. I'm also a premium user.I have reinstalled the app over a ...

  • Casual Listener
  • My spotify app keeps removing all my saved music? This is currently happening on a weekly basis. It has been going on for over a month! I have a galaxy alpha with the newest version of spotify. I...
  • kbrooksc
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Device limit problem in offline mode

Hello all I've got a problem with Offline Mode since few weeks. I saw that when the phone is rebooted with Offline mode activated, spotify had disconnected the session.So OK click on "Connection" and he asks for turn off the Offline mode. So OK again...

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  • Hello all 🙂   I've got a problem with Offline Mode since few weeks.   I saw that when the phone is rebooted with Offline mode activated, spotify had disconnected the session. So OK cl...
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Streams over USB tether but won't download playlist

I have an in-dash car player that runs Android. For internet I use usb tethering. When streaming Spotify, it works great, but playlists set to download simply stay 'waiting to download' until I activate wifi data instead. Please help! Thanks

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  • I have an in-dash car player that runs Android. For internet I use usb tethering.   When streaming Spotify, it works great, but playlists set to download simply stay 'waiting to download' un...
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Solved!! Isnt Working

I dont know what is going on , but I cant open my Spotify, It open then close, only on my android, its normal on computer, already made the normal procced ( re-install - restart ), My phone is S5 .

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  • I dont know what is going on , but I cant open my Spotify, It open then close, only on my android, its normal on computer, already made the normal procced ( re-install - restart ), My phone is S5 .
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Spotify wont load

Hello, I am running Spotfy on a double din Android head unit with Kitkat 4.4. When I install the app it works without issue for a few days and than all of a sudden when it tries to launch it fails and returns to the android homescreen. If I do a full...

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  • Hello,   I am running Spotfy on a double din Android head unit with Kitkat 4.4. When I install the app it works without issue for a few days and than all of a sudden when it tries to launch it...
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Need help with twitter

I can't share what I'm playing on Twitter. Can you help me? I changed my twitter account and now I'm having troubles. How can I connect my Spotify account with my new twitter account? Thanks.

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  • I can't share what I'm playing on Twitter. Can you help me? I changed my twitter account and now I'm having troubles. How can I connect my Spotify account with my new twitter account? Thanks.
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offline music is only offline for certain time

my albums on android spotify are only saved for a while and after a few weeks I have to download a part of the albums again and again?They are on my playlist but not offline? (premium) (I also use spotify on my denon AVR)

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  • my albums on android spotify are only saved for a while and after a few weeks I have to download a part of the albums again and again? They are on my playlist but not offline?   (premium) &n...
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How to keep Spotify?

When I'm playing Spotify and then open up another app that uses sound, the sound of that app overwrites spotify. Is there a way to keep Spotify playing?I'm using a Samsung s6 edge on android 5.1.1The app I've been having issues with is Kingdom rush f...

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  • When I'm playing Spotify and then open up another app that uses sound, the sound of that app overwrites spotify. Is there a way to keep Spotify playing? I'm using a Samsung s6 edge on android 5.1....
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Will making a new playlist redownloads songs?

If I make a new playlist on my phone and I drag some songs from another playlist to it, and then make my new playlist available offline. Will Spotify redownload all the songs or will it not download the songs and just move some things around? Update:...

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  • If I make a new playlist on my phone and I drag some songs from another playlist to it, and then make my new playlist available offline. Will Spotify redownload all the songs or will it not download ...
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