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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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  • Timbo6sic6
  • Casual Listener
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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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Android 4.1.1

Hi! I have a smartphone with Android 4.1.1. I want to download a Spotify player on it but I can only get the latest version on play store, which is not compatible with Android 4.1.1. What have I to do? Should I download an old version of Spotify? In ...

  • Newbie
  • Hi! I have a smartphone with Android 4.1.1. I  want to download a Spotify player on it but  I can only get the latest version on play store, which is not compatible with Android 4.1....
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offline songs randomly stop for 2-3 seconds

Just started using Premium. Have downloaded a few albums for offline useage. A lot of the time a song will randomly stop for 2-3 seconds then continue. Anything iI can do about this before I cancel sub? Thanks

  • Visitor
  • Just started using Premium. Have downloaded a few albums for offline useage. A lot of the time a song will randomly stop for 2-3 seconds then continue. Anything iI can do about this before I cancel s...
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Offline lists to sd card

Is there a way to save offline lists to an SD Card? I have an Android player in my car, and the flashdisk isn't so big. Would like to use the SD Card to save the offline lists on.How can I do this ?

  • Casual Listener
  • Is there a way to save offline lists to an SD Card? I have an Android player in my car, and the flashdisk isn't so big. Would like to use the SD Card to save the offline lists on. How can I do this ?
  • LeifGunnar
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Skip Back A Track

Hey all, I swear I used to be able to have full control of my music from the notification shade of my phone. Now I can only pause and skip but sometimes i want to go back a song? When did they take this out? I dont see why they did either cause i can...

  • Roadie
  • Hey all,   I swear I used to be able to have full control of my music from the notification shade of my phone. Now I can only pause and skip but sometimes i want to go back a song? When did ...
  • GavinHenderson6
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spotify keeps crashing on S4

As stated above, the app keeps crashing. I tried any solution (cancel data, cache, restoring the smartphone, reinstal the app, whatever) but it still crashes randomly. Actually I can't even open it at all, I only see a black screen and the system lau...

  • Newbie
  • As stated above, the app keeps crashing. I tried any solution (cancel data, cache, restoring the smartphone, reinstal the app, whatever) but it still crashes randomly. Actually I can't even open it...
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wont sync properly

i have a samsung galaxy s5 and have been a paying premium user for over a year now, i recently got a samsung galaxy s5 and when i try to sync playlists offline my starred syncs perfectly then my other playlist syncs and then unsyncs itself, i can the...

  • Casual Listener
  • i have a samsung galaxy s5 and have been a paying premium user for over a year now, i recently got a samsung galaxy s5 and when i try to sync playlists offline my starred syncs perfectly then my othe...
  • Bowman99
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Music Stops

My music stops playing after a couple of minutes into the song and the time goes back to 0. I tried re-installing it onto my phone and when I do it crashes alot before I can even try to listen again. I've restarted my phone and logged in and out of m...

  • Newbie
  • My music stops playing after a couple of minutes into the song and the time goes back to 0. I tried re-installing it onto my phone and when I do it crashes alot before I can even try to listen again....
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Equalizer keeps going out on me?

I'll be listening to music with my equalizer settings on, and all of the sudden the equalizer will go out and the music will suddenly become much louder due to my equalizer having a lot of bass and being a having th let tube amp setting on. Does anyb...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'll be listening to music with my equalizer settings on, and all of the sudden the equalizer will go out and the music will suddenly become much louder due to my equalizer having a lot of bass and b...
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phone to computer to phone?

I have music on my phone that I would like to add to my spotify mobile app. do I have to download all the music on my phone to my computer just so I can redownload onto my phone in the spotify app? Or is there a way I can make spotify play the music ...

  • Newbie
  • I have music on my phone that I would like to add to my spotify mobile app. do I have to download all the music on my phone to my computer just so I can redownload onto my phone in the spotify app? O...
  • Daniel
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Search button closes spotify

Search button not working, close spotify

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  • Search button not working, close spotify
  • Daniel
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offline music

Everytime I try and sync my samsung s3 spotify thinks it is a new devices. This means I spend hours downloading the music to listen offline yet I still dont have a single song to play.

  • Casual Listener
  • Everytime I try and sync my samsung s3 spotify thinks it is a new devices. This means I spend hours downloading the music to listen offline yet I still dont have a single song to play.
  • PassiveGaming
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Solved!! Your music new design?

Until now I saw "Your Music" like an all-in-one and I slided left or right when I needed to change from playlist to song, albums, etc... Today "Your music" has changed and I have to select one option (playlist, songs,...) and if I want to change betw...

  • Casual Listener
  • Until now I saw "Your Music" like an all-in-one and I slided left or right when I needed to change from playlist to song, albums, etc... Today "Your music" has changed and I have to select one opti...
  • phxkrausehouse
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downloaded songs are gone

Problem solved 

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  • Problem solved 
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spotify skips songs on android app

I have an HTC one and i used to have an HTC evo. When i am listening to my playlists through this device it will start skipping songs all the way to the last song on the playlist regardless of the number of songs on the playlist. If i have the contin...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have an HTC one and i used to have an HTC evo.  When i am listening to my playlists through this device it will start skipping songs all the way to the last song on the playlist regardless of ...
  • Sweeneykill
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Use desktop or phone as remote to my Galaxy TAB 4 is impossible.

Hey. Have been enjoying Spotify on my Galaxy TAB 4 for a while now, and I've noticed that the more you actually try to use the remote, the more problems you get. When I pause a song and then wants to play it again, Spotify simply tells me that the "S...

  • Gig Goer
  • Hey.   Have been enjoying Spotify on my Galaxy TAB 4 for a while now, and I've noticed that the more you actually try to use the remote, the more problems you get. When I pause a song and th...
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Solved!! Spotify Android Problem

Basically when I listen to Spotify on my mobile, get a thing where it seems to want to cast to device that's not even mine. Anyway to stop this. Many thanks in advance.

  • Regular
  • Basically when I listen to Spotify on my mobile, get a thing where it seems to want to cast to device that's not even mine.  Anyway to stop this.  Many thanks in advance.
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Your music when opening Spotify.

Ya not happy about being given a menu of "your music" and recently played songs every time I open Spotify. Now when I open Spotify I have to choose playlist to go to my playlist. This is cumbersome and not just slightly annoying, massively annoying. ...

  • Roadie
  • Ya not happy about being given a menu of "your music" and recently played songs every time I open Spotify. Now when I open Spotify I have to choose playlist to go to my playlist. This is cumbersome a...
  • phxkrausehouse
  • Roadie
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Solved!! Music Stutter/Lag When Screen is Off

Hi, when playing songs the music will stutter when the screen turns off, but plays fine when the screen is on. This happens to downloaded files and streaming if spotify has acces to wifi. Dont happen to downloaded files when spotify hasnt acces to wi...

  • Music Fan
  • Hi,    when playing songs the music will stutter when the screen turns off, but plays fine when the screen is on.   This happens to downloaded files and streaming if spotify ha...
  • ArchangelRenzok
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Solved!! Lockscreen controls- Droid Turbo

Just moved from an Iphone to a droid turbo and I love it. The only issue I have is that I don't have access to lockscreen controls. I have lockscreen widgets enabled but spotify doesn't show up as an option. I know this is supported for other android...

  • Regular
  • Just moved from an Iphone to a droid turbo and I love it. The only issue I have is that I don't have access to lockscreen controls. I have lockscreen widgets enabled but spotify doesn't show up as an...
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