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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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HTC Droid DNA - Stuttering (Stream or Offline)

I recently moved from an iPhone 4 to the new Verizon HTC Droid DNA. I installed Spotify almost immediately and I am having playback issues. I can start a song and at some point it will start to stutter/skip in and out. It is very hard to listen to mu...

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  • I recently moved from an iPhone 4 to the new Verizon HTC Droid DNA. I installed Spotify almost immediately and I am having playback issues.   I can start a song and at some point it will sta...
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Save songs to external SD-card not working

How do i save songs to externa SD card on an Android tablet like my Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact from Nov 2014? The instructions from Spotify Inc on this web is not correct. Pls fix. Odd, cause in the old days you could easily steer the path on most apps...

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  • How do i save songs to externa SD card on an Android tablet like my Xperia Tablet Z3 Compact from Nov 2014? The instructions from Spotify Inc on this web is not correct. Pls fix. Odd, cause in the ol...
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Spotify Connect

Hi got a problem with my spotify connect. i got a hangup when im choosing my pioneer vsx-923 in spotify connect. I can choose the pioneer but it just says that the amplifier are in the network but i cant get no sound. It has worked without problem un...

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  • Hi got a problem with my spotify connect. i got a hangup when im choosing my pioneer vsx-923 in spotify connect. I can choose the pioneer but it just says that the amplifier are in the network but ...
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Solved!! Downloading Playlists created by Spotify

HiI enjoy the ready made play lists. I am running android. As an example I will click "browse" then "mood" and then "chillax"How can I make this "Chillax" Playlists available for offline listening. The only way I can see how to do it, is to individua...

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  • Hi I enjoy the ready made play lists. I am running android. As an example I will click "browse" then "mood" and then "chillax" How can I make this "Chillax" Playlists available for offline list...
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Spotify crashing/won't even load

I'm over this. Downloaded Spotify in galaxy S5 and it doesn't even load. Just keeps failing to start. I pay monthly so now I'm going to cancel my account and use someone else

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  • I'm over this. Downloaded Spotify in galaxy S5 and it doesn't even load. Just keeps failing to start. I pay monthly so now I'm going to cancel my account and use someone else
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Premium deleted my songs

I have had premium for about 4 or 5 monnths now, and have been VERY happy. HOWEVER, I recently was listening in offline mode because I was in the woods and there was no service, and something exteremely problematic occurred. ALL of my 3,000 or so son...

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  • I have had premium for about 4 or 5 monnths now, and have been VERY happy. HOWEVER, I recently was listening in offline mode because I was in the woods and there was no service, and something exterem...
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All my music is gone, including downloaded

After today's update, all the albums and artists saved to my music are gone, including anything downloaded. I can see them on spotify on my macbook pro but they are not on my phone app. My phone app info for spotify still says there are gigs of data ...

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  • After today's update, all the albums and artists saved to my music are gone, including anything downloaded. I can see them on spotify on my macbook pro but they are not on my phone app. My phone app ...
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Spotify crashes on my samsung GS5. it wont even load.

Can someone help me figure out why spotify will not work at all. I have erased all traces of spotify on my phone and SD card, re installed but still same issue...... I'm at a loss!!!

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  • Can someone help me figure out why spotify will not work at all. I have erased all traces of spotify on my phone and SD card, re installed but still same issue...... I'm at a loss!!!
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Terrible New Update

I got excited to see that I can FINALLY search for offline songs (aka have my music not treated like a second class citizen) when lo and behold, it doesn't even play. Not even under artists with a mix between offline material and Spotify's catalogue....

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  • I got excited to see that I can FINALLY search for offline songs (aka have my music not treated like a second class citizen) when lo and behold, it doesn't even play. Not even under artists with a mi...
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Spotify doesn't download all songs offline

Hello I'm new here so I'm asking for understanding if I'm putting this post in the wrong section. I have a problem with offline mode. I do have Spotify Premium and I use it on 3 devices: HTC One X+, Sony Xperia Z2 and Ipad Mini with Retina Display. M...

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  • Hello   I'm new here so I'm asking for understanding if I'm putting this post in the wrong section.   I have a problem with offline mode. I do have Spotify Premium and I use it on 3...
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mi música

Activé el modo de calidad alta en mi Android y al rato se me borraron absolutamente todas las canciones de mi música. Las play lists siguen ahí pero igual se me desactivaron y tuve q volver a marcar la opción de descargar. Por favor ayudenme

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  • Activé el modo de calidad alta en mi Android y al rato se me borraron absolutamente todas las canciones de mi música. Las play lists siguen ahí pero igual se me desactivaron y tuve q volver a marcar ...
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Radio is not working

Im using Oneplus One and latest version of spotify downloaded from play market. Radio is not working, Im getting something like 'this station cannot be played'.. I've done so far, uninstalled the app, cleared cache. Issue still persists. Weird thing ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Im using Oneplus One and latest version of spotify downloaded from play market.   Radio is not working, Im getting something like 'this station cannot be played'..    I've done...
  • kksi
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Re: [iOS] Searching on "Send To" causes app crash

I'm not sure if this is related, but I'm unable to share songs with users on my Moto X running Android as well. I can select "send to" but when I try to search for a user nothing appears. I am able to share with specific users in the desktop interfac...

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  • I'm not sure if this is related, but I'm unable to share songs with users on my Moto X running Android as well. I can select "send to" but when I try to search for a user nothing appears. I am able t...
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Solved!! Spotify won't start on a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Hi, I have just started up my new Z3 Compact, installed a 64GB SD card and downloaded Spotify. I have had a premium subscription for several years used on many devices. For the first time ever Spotify will not start. Is this a familiar problem with a...

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  • Hi,   I have just started up my new Z3 Compact, installed a 64GB SD card and downloaded Spotify. I have had a premium subscription for several years used on many devices. For the first time ...
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help please.

I have a pay safe card that i got for cristmas and on pay safe website it says that i can use pay safe on spotify but i don't know how? Please help

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  • I have a pay safe card that i got for cristmas and on pay safe website it says that i can use pay safe on spotify but i don't know how? Please help
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Genre radio stations not working in mobile app

Im a premium user. Everything works just fine on the desktop version ( I use the linux client) But on the android client I cannot listen to any of the pre defined genre radio stations. None of them work. When I click on any of them I get this message...

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  • Im a premium user. Everything works just fine on the desktop version ( I use the linux client)  But on the android client I cannot listen to any of the pre defined genre radio stations.  No...
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Sorry. This radio station can't be started.

All of a sudden I am no longer to play any of the genre radio stations in Spotify on my Android phone. They work on the Windows client and I am even able to transfer from playing on my computer to my phone over bluetooth but I cannot start any of the...

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  • All of a sudden I am no longer to play any of the genre radio stations in Spotify on my Android phone.  They work on the Windows client and I am even able to transfer from playing on my computer...
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Can I use my Android phone to control Spotify on my Denon AVRX2000 amp?

They are both on the same wifi network and the Denon interface is slow and average. Thank you:). Shaun,

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  • They are both on the same wifi network and the Denon interface is slow and average.  Thank you:). Shaun,
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"Track not available"

The last couple of times I've used Spotify, all of my songs will stay playing for a second and then stop, displaying the message "track not available". What's going on??

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  • The last couple of times I've used Spotify, all of my songs will stay playing for a second and then stop, displaying the message "track not available". What's going on??
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music stream stops on android

I'll have full bars, and I have the quality down to normal but after a couple of songs the music just stops like I have no signal.Moto X Spotify PremiumAndroid 4.4.4Any ideas?

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  • I'll have full bars, and I have the quality down to normal but after a couple of songs the music just stops like I have no signal. Moto X Spotify Premium Android 4.4.4 Any ideas?
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