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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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Premium doesnt work

Yesterday i bought a card with Spotify premium for one month and i reedemed de code and it worked but then i did go to the Spotify app and offline mode didnt work and when i tried to change sound quality it didnt work because its a premium feature bu...

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  • Yesterday i bought a card with Spotify premium for one month and i reedemed de code and it worked but then i did go to the Spotify app and offline mode didnt work and when i tried to change sound qua...
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Solved!! Offline mode not working on Galaxy S5

Description Offline mode does not work: playback of songs from downloaded playlists does not work anymore. Looks like the song is playing but i have no audio. Only songs (part of songs) which i listened to in online-mode before have audio in the offl...

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  • Description Offline mode does not work: playback of songs from downloaded playlists does not work anymore. Looks like the song is playing but i have no audio. Only songs (part of songs) which ...
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Spofity is downloading all my library after last release

I have a huge list of albums saved, but only a handful (max 10 saved offline)Since the last release, everytime I connect to a wifi network the app starts downloading all the songs in my library. There is no way to stop it.Anyone having the same probl...

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  • I have a huge list of albums saved, but only a handful (max 10 saved offline) Since the last release, everytime I connect to a wifi network the app starts downloading all the songs in my library. ...
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upgrading from Normal Quality downloaded to Extreme Quality downloaded

I just switched from Normal Quality downloaded to Extreme Quality downloaded. Before switching I downloaded about 20 albums while the setting was still Normal Quality downloads. What do I need to do to get my already downloaded albums up to Extreme Q...

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  • I just switched from Normal Quality downloaded to Extreme Quality downloaded.   Before switching I downloaded about 20 albums while the setting was still Normal Quality downloads.   ...
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Songs order

Hi I recently got Premium and I still cannot listen to my playlist in the right order - it hops over randomly. How can I get my music to play in the right order on my play lists. I have this problem only on my telephone but not when I listen on my co...

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  • Hi    I recently got Premium and I still cannot listen to my playlist in the right order - it hops over randomly. How can I get my music to play in the right order on my play lists.&nbs...
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Android application problem

Hello, I'm experiencing some serious issues on the Android app. This is pursuing me to stop the premium subscription. After the upgrade to the last version, it just deleted all the songs I made offline available. Now I need to resync it, my slow inte...

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  • Hello, I'm experiencing some serious issues on the Android app. This is pursuing me to stop the premium subscription. After the upgrade to the last version, it just deleted all the songs I made o...
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Issues with Android and Desktop app

I've searched a bit on my issue but i haven't something that is specific to my problem. I have Spotify on my Android and on my desktop. When i'm on the same network, Spotify can either play on the phone or directly on my desktop. Problem is that when...

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  • I've searched a bit on my issue but i haven't something that is specific to my problem.   I have Spotify on my Android and on my desktop. When i'm on the same network, Spotify can either pla...
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No recommandations on discovery tab

I use spotify for almost two weeks. The discovery tab is still empty on my android en my windows pc. Is this a bug? Or will my recommendations appear after a longer time?

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  • I use spotify for almost two weeks. The discovery tab is still empty on my android en my windows pc. Is this a bug? Or will my recommendations appear after a longer time?
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[Sony Z3 / 4.4.4] trouble with playing in the background when screen is locked [LOG]

Hey, I have a trouble with playing in the background when screen is locked especially when headphones are connected to device. Device: Sony Z3 / 4.4.4 Common problems:1) Music plays only for ~15 / 20 sec when screen is locked2) in application play/pa...

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  • Hey, I have a trouble with playing in the background when screen is locked especially when headphones are connected to device.    Device: Sony Z3 / 4.4.4   Common proble...
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Synching computer music to phone

I was wondering if there is anyway to synch my music from my computer on my phone. When I synch it to my computer I can only play the music from there. I can even download it for offline mode. But when I try for my phone it says "this song is not ava...

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  • I was wondering if there is anyway to synch my music from my computer on my phone. When I synch it to my computer I can only play the music from there. I can even download it for offline mode. But wh...
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Spotify stopping during the track

Hi! I have some trouble with my spotify app on my android (but not on my computer, spotify works super there). While playing a song the track stops after 20-30 sec, always. It dosent matter if i download the song for offline mode, the problem stil ex...

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  • Hi!   I have some trouble with my spotify app on my android (but not on my computer, spotify works super there). While playing a song the track stops after 20-30 sec, always. It dosent matte...
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I Don't Want to sink my phone to my laptop

How do I get rid of the syncing from my laptop to my Android phone? I don't want my laptop to play the same music as it does on my phone. I can be in class listening to music on my laptop and it will start playing on my phone. I want to stop this con...

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  • How do I get rid of the syncing from my laptop to my Android phone? I don't want my laptop to play the same music as it does on my phone. I can be in class listening to music on my laptop and it will...
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Available space and songs

I apologize if this has been previously addressed, I have searched around, but how about adding an info feature showing number of offline songs and amount of space being used by that music on your device? I'm saying because I'm pretty sure that the f...

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  • I apologize if this has been previously addressed, I have searched around, but how about adding an info feature showing number of offline songs and amount of space being used by that music on yo...
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Not going to upgrade to premium

It seems that every annoyance is solved by upgrading to premium. I was open to upgrading to premium when I downloaded Spotify to give it a try. But it seems like the free version is intentionally annoying just to suck people into subscribing. I'm afr...

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  • It seems that every annoyance is solved by upgrading to premium.  I was open to upgrading to premium when I downloaded Spotify to give it a try.  But it seems like the free version is inten...
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moving the app to sd card

How do i move the app to the sd card, iv moved the music across but for some reason my phone is counting the music saved on the sd card in the total phone memory stopping my phone from doing any updates/downloads and keeps bugging me ever 30 seconds ...

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  • How do i move the app to the sd card, iv moved the music across but for some reason my phone is counting the music saved on the sd card in the total phone memory stopping my phone from doing any upda...
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Spotify Connect Problem - Wrong track shown on Smartphone

Hello, im expieriencing the following problem: The Spotify Application plays music on my PC. I'm using the Spotify App on my Android Smartphone (Galaxy S4) to control which tracks are played on my PC. It happens almost all times, that my Smartphone s...

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  • Hello,   im expieriencing the following problem:   The Spotify Application plays music on my PC. I'm using the Spotify App on my Android Smartphone (Galaxy S4) to control which tr...
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I have a Sony z3 and a vsx2021 av receiver von Pioneer. Spotify doesen't Play music over WLAN

I have a Sony z3 and a vsx2021 av receiver von Pioneer. Spotify doesen't Play music over WLAN other musicplayer do over throw. I also can find my vsx with the Pioneer app can somebody help me

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  • I have a Sony z3 and a vsx2021 av receiver von Pioneer. Spotify doesen't Play music over WLAN other musicplayer do over throw. I also can find my vsx with the Pioneer app can somebody help me
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it crashes on Android 4.4.4 (samsung note 4)

Hi,when I open spotify, it loads Browse menu too slowly and also it slows down my phone. In addition to these, sometimes it crashes while a song is loading. I have already reinstalled the application but the problem isn't solved.Please solve this pro...

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  • Hi, when I open spotify, it loads Browse menu too slowly and also it slows down my phone. In addition to these, sometimes it crashes while a song is loading. I have already reinstalled the applica...
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Solved!! Saved songs dissapeared

I was trying to add a song to my saved songs list on my phone and out of nowhere, all my saved songs dissapered exept for the one I had just added. However they are all still saved on the desktop version of spotify. How can I sync them all back to my...

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  • I was trying to add a song to my saved songs list on my phone and out of nowhere, all my saved songs dissapered exept for the one I had just added. However they are all still saved on the desktop ver...
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Nexus 5 connecting to Car radio Via Usb. Spotify Doesn't Work

Spotify simply doesn't work through the stereo. The auxilary cable works with spotify but for some reason the usb doesn't.I have USB debugging enabled. i have the song playing. i have tried turning it off and on again. i have made sure that the stere...

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  • Spotify simply doesn't work through the stereo. The auxilary cable works with spotify but for some reason the usb doesn't. I have USB debugging enabled. i have the song playing. i have tried turni...
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