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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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  • Daniel
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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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  • Alex
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Can't download offline playlist

I'm using a Droid Maxx, and any time I try to download my playlist so I can listen to it offline, it will download like 90% of it perfectly fine, and then it will just stop and delete all of it. I've tried redownloading it multiple times and it does ...

  • Newbie
  • I'm using a Droid Maxx, and any time I try to download my playlist so I can listen to it offline, it will download like 90% of it perfectly fine, and then it will just stop and delete all of it. I've...
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I am abroad and both my Android and Web player won't connect

Hi, I am a premium subscriber and have travelled abroad away from the UK at the moment - since then, both my Android app and Windows web player won't connect - sometimes it displays error code 114 (connection lost) or simply cannot connect. It does n...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I am a premium subscriber and have travelled abroad away from the UK at the moment - since then, both my Android app and Windows web player won't connect - sometimes it displays error ...
  • MattSuda
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Music player won't stay open in background

I am currently running android 5.0.1 on a nexus 5 (no root). Unlike Google Play Music services, the Spotify music player that used to continue running when I would switch the application has disappeared. The music still plays in the background, howev...

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  • I am currently running android 5.0.1 on a nexus 5 (no root). Unlike Google Play Music services, the Spotify music player that used to continue running when I would switch the application has disappea...
  • Daniel
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Local files won't play

So, for the last week or so, my spotify (premium) has been stopping playing the songs I have. Since Spotify doesn't have the files on their end, my local files are downloaded to the playlist. After each song ends, it stops the playlist and won't cont...

  • Gig Goer
  • So, for the last week or so, my spotify (premium) has been stopping playing the songs I have. Since Spotify doesn't have the files on their end, my local files are downloaded to the playlist. After ...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! App hang/restart

I'm having some issues with my android spotify app... especially on the radio function. More and more frequently, the app seems to time out, so the widget will not show what is playing, the app itself will black out, and is generally running slow. Do...

  • Roadie
  • I'm having some issues with my android spotify app... especially on the radio function. More and more frequently, the app seems to time out, so the widget will not show what is playing, the app itsel...
  • DannyFL
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Incorrect song, or no song, plays from search results containing local files

=== START OF TEMPLATE === Description Incorrect song, or no song, plays from search results containing local files. If a song is played, the played song is on a row offset by the number of local files returned at the top of the results. What are the ...

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  • === START OF TEMPLATE ===   Description Incorrect song, or no song, plays from search results containing local files. If a song is played, the played song is on a row offset by the number ...
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Solved!! Updated spotify but my music desapeared

I'm new and had almost 800 music and will be time consuming to download them all again, what should i do?

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm new and had almost 800 music and will be time consuming to download them all again, what should i do?
  • MattSuda
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Clean reinstall &SD card

I think I might have to do a clean reinstall of the spotify app on my samsung because, since downloading an album for offline use, it and some of my other albums have stopped playing properly in that at the end of one song, the next doesnt start up. ...

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  • I think I might have to do a clean reinstall of the spotify app on my samsung because, since downloading an album for offline use, it and some of my other albums have stopped playing properly in that...
  • Daniel
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App eating up tons of mobile data?

Just listened to 2 hours of streaming music and the app ate up 500mb of data??I'm on version 2.2.0.636. I'm connected with AT&T LTE network. It's set to "normal" quality and download over cell networks is disabled.At the ~96kbps that is supposed to b...

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  • Just listened to 2 hours of streaming music and the app ate up 500mb of data?? I'm on version 2.2.0.636. I'm connected with AT&T LTE network. It's set to "normal" quality and download over ...
  • Daniel
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HELP

I just signed up for the Spotify Student premium account and it has not gone through on my phone app.

  • Casual Listener
  • I just signed up for the Spotify Student premium account and it has not gone through on my phone app.
  • Daniel
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Spotify closes automatically

Hi, My spotify closes automatically after a short while. It happens with my headset when i m not doing anything else or when i have it connected to an aux cable in the car so i can use it as music and as navigation. I have a LG G2. Can somebody tell ...

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  • Hi,   My spotify closes automatically after a short while. It happens with my headset when i m not doing anything else or when i have it connected to an aux cable in the car so i can use it ...
  • Daniel
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How can I get Spotify to work with older android phones?

Hi! I have an older LG Optimus Dynamic phone. When I install Spotify and try to open it says that Spotify is incompatible with my version of Android and it won't open or run. Is there any workaround for this issue that will allow me to run Spotify on...

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  • Hi! I have an older LG Optimus Dynamic phone. When I install Spotify and try to open it says that Spotify is incompatible with my version of Android and it won't open or run. Is there any workarou...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! SOS when I change of country Spotify doesn't let me sign in

I am from Argentina and everytime I go to another country Spotify automatically logs me out and doesn't let me sign in. It is the 3rd time that this happens to me. Here's what happened: I've trip from my country to Europe (London, Edinburgh and Franc...

  • Regular
  • I am from Argentina and everytime I go to another country Spotify automatically logs me out and doesn't let me sign in. It is the 3rd time that this happens to me. Here's what happened: I've trip fro...
  • Pete
  • Roadie
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Kein Ton im offline-modus bei manchen Liedern

hey, wenn ich bei Spotify Alben herunterladen lassen möchte, lädt es komplette Alben manchmal innerhalb einer Sekunde herunter und speichert diese als "verfügbar im offline-modus". Bin ich jetzt aber im offline-modus, laufen die Lieder einfach ohne T...

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  • hey, wenn ich bei Spotify Alben herunterladen lassen möchte, lädt es komplette Alben manchmal innerhalb einer Sekunde herunter und speichert diese als "verfügbar im offline-modus". Bin ich jetzt ab...
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spotify linking tracks when synced

Hi When i sync my playlists to my android phone local files get linked to the spotify database. I dont want my local files linked. Can this be turned off anyway? As itis screwing up my last.fm scrobbles.

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi   When i sync my playlists to my android phone local files get linked to the spotify database. I dont want my local files linked. Can this be turned off anyway? As itis screwing up my las...
  • Bigal007
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Chat messages not showing on android device

So i'm having problems with the messaging on Spotify, on my computer I have no problem to show the conversation and send texts and share music, but on my android phone (Samsung Galaxy S5), the inbox is empty, please let me know if you have an answer ...

  • Casual Listener
  • So i'm having problems with the messaging on Spotify, on my computer I have no problem to show the conversation and send texts and share music, but on my android phone (Samsung Galaxy S5), the inbox ...
  • MattSuda
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Please help facebook account wont unlink from account

My stupid little brother has used my face book account for his spotify how do I unlink the account?

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  • My stupid little brother has used my face book account for his spotify how do I unlink the account?
  • MattSuda
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Solved!! off-line notification

My wife uses my account when she cleans and sometimes she tries to use it when I am. Is there a way to tell if a user is off-line? If I know she is off-line then I can still listen at work.

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  • My wife uses my account when she cleans and sometimes she tries to use it when I am. Is there a way to tell if a user is off-line? If I know she is off-line then I can still listen at work.
  • Taylor
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Music stored on pc doesnt dowload on android

Hi there.So i have spotify premium, and i already sync the songs of my preferences that are on spotify.The catch is that the songs that i have on my pc (and that spotify already tracked on) cannot be sync to be heard offline on my android device ( Mo...

  • Newbie
  • Hi there. So i have spotify premium, and i already sync the songs of my preferences that are on spotify. The catch is that the songs that i have on my pc (and that spotify already tracked on) c...
  • bean420
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