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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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spotify crashes when using 3g connection

Hi,guys! I'm having a problem with spotify when I'm using my 3g connection. It just doesn't work,keeps crashing all the time . It keeps saying that I'm offline ,even though I'm not. Meanwhile,all my apps are working just fine: youtube,my browser,my o...

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  • Hi,guys! I'm having a problem with spotify when I'm using my 3g connection. It just doesn't work,keeps crashing all the time . It keeps saying that I'm offline ,even though I'm not. Meanwhile,all m...
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Some of my local files doesnt sync to my phone

Hello! I have a couple of local files on my computer that I want to sync to my phone but some of the songs doesnt sync. I put the songs in a list on my computer then i download the playlist on my phone as i am connected to the same wifi-network on bo...

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  • Hello!   I have a couple of local files on my computer that I want to sync to my phone but some of the songs doesnt sync.   I put the songs in a list on my computer then i download ...
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Nexus 5 Android 5.0 OTA Volume Toggle Issue

Nexus 5 stock, not rooted, running build LRX210. When I'm playing music on spotify, toggling the volume up/down via the volume rocker only allows me to control my phone's media volume. In order to control the notification/vibrate settings of the phon...

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  • Nexus 5 stock, not rooted, running build LRX210.  When I'm playing music on spotify, toggling the volume up/down via the volume rocker only allows me to control my phone's media volume.  In...
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Automatic downloading of songs/albums

Hi there, I have a problem with my mothers smartphone regarding downloading songs/albums on Spotify. You see, she is logged in on my Premium account and I have saved some of my favourite albums there. But the problem is now that her phone is trying t...

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  • Hi there,   I have a problem with my mothers smartphone regarding downloading songs/albums on Spotify. You see, she is logged in on my Premium account and I have saved some of my favourite...
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Spotify starts playing on my Android device without prompt

For about a month I have been having problems with my Spotify Premium account. I am a fitness instructor and I use spotify for my playlists in my classes. I also use Spotify for personal music consumption, and have a tons of music downloaded to my ph...

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  • For about a month I have been having problems with my Spotify Premium account. I am a fitness instructor and I use spotify for my playlists in my classes. I also use Spotify for personal music consum...
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Same track, different version, from different album/EP not syncing unlinked tracks

I have one standard length album in a playlist from a certain band. They released an acoustic EP the other day which is not on Spotify at the moment. I imported this EP into my library, put these tracks into my playlist and unlinked them on the Deskt...

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  • I have one standard length album in a playlist from a certain band. They released an acoustic EP the other day which is not on Spotify at the moment. I imported this EP into my library, put...
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Problems with spotify on the samsung phone

Hi, I have really annoying problem with Spotify on my phone. Recently whenever I try to open Spotify on my phone it shows: "Unfortunately, Spotify has stopped". Tried everything: restarting phone, unistalling/installing application....Nothing works. ...

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  • Hi,   I have really annoying problem with Spotify on my phone. Recently whenever I try to open Spotify on my phone it shows: "Unfortunately, Spotify has stopped". Tried everything: restartin...
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eliminare account

Come faccio ad eliminare il mio account???...ho cercato in tutti i modo ma nn riesco..AIUTATEMIIII

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  • Come faccio ad eliminare il mio account???...ho cercato in tutti i modo ma nn riesco..AIUTATEMIIII
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Spotify won't play! Xperia z2 tablet issue. Android 4.4.4

Spotify won't play any tracks. It plays for a split second then pauses itself. I've unistalled and reinstalled which hasn't worked, any ideas?

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  • Spotify won't play any tracks. It plays for a split second then pauses itself. I've unistalled and reinstalled which hasn't worked, any ideas? 
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Syncing Local Files to Android over Public Wifi

Hey all, hopefully you guys can help, I have a galaxy s5 and a MacBook Pro, and I've been loving spotify premium, however since I've been at college I haven't been able to sync local files to my phone as the app only supports syncing over wifi and th...

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  • ...hone as the app only supports syncing over wifi and the wifi here is large and public. Because of this, my computer can't find my phone in order to sync the music files. Is there any way I can change s...
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Bigger Menu Buffer!

Ever had this problem??? I'm listening to a playlist while navigating through another playlist. I tap the three-dot icon to the right of a track to call up the menu. But my finger hits a little off and selects the track instead. Now it's playing a tr...

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  • Ever had this problem??? I'm listening to a playlist while navigating through another playlist. I tap the three-dot icon to the right of a track to call up the menu. But my finger hits a little off a...
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falta de sincronización

Tengo el problema que no puedo descargar música por que me dice que no se puede soncronizar debido a que el dispositivo tiene escaso espacio! La verdad es que tengo 1.75 en la sd y 3 gb en el telefono! Asi qie no entiendo por que no me permite descar...

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  • Tengo el problema que no puedo descargar música por que me dice que no se puede soncronizar debido a que el dispositivo tiene escaso espacio! La verdad es que tengo 1.75 en la sd y 3 gb en el telefon...
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Is Shuffle obliged when you play an album?

I am somewhat 'amazed' by the Android app. If you search for an album and want to play it, you can only choose Shuffle. Anybody got a clue how you can just play it (without saving it)? Sorry, this is the most stupid question I ever asked, but I reall...

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  • I am somewhat 'amazed' by the Android app. If you search for an album and want to play it, you can only choose Shuffle. Anybody got a clue how you can just play it (without saving it)?   Sor...
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android problem anuncios en cuenta unlimited porque???

Hola , en el android la cuenta unlimited odavia tiene anuncios ! Porque? Y como los puedo quitar . gracias nele

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  • Hola , en el android la cuenta unlimited odavia tiene anuncios !   Porque? Y como los puedo quitar . gracias nele
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Can't select song I want to play!

Hi,I've been having a problem with spotify. When I want to play a song, I try and click on the song and it doesn't do anything. All I have is a green shuffle button, and when I click on it sometimes it doesn't do anything or it plays I random song I ...

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  • Hi, I've been having a problem with spotify. When I want to play a song, I try and click on the song and it doesn't do anything. All I have is a green shuffle button, and when I click on it sometime...
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offline sync problems

I have a 4G LTE phone and I signed up for Premium. When I switch available offline on, I get a message that says "Turn on 2G/3G syncing to download". How do I do that? Thanks Sue

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  • I have a 4G LTE phone and I signed up for Premium.  When I switch available offline on, I get a message that says "Turn on 2G/3G syncing to download".  How do I do that?   Thanks ...
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Solved!! Playing local MP3's on my S4

Hi, This may be obvious but not to me! I can get my local MP3's on Spotify easily enough on my laptop but how do I do it on my phone? I can see the tracks names on the phone but, obviously, they're "not available". Thanks!

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  • Hi, This may be obvious but not to me!  I can get my local MP3's on Spotify easily enough on my laptop but how do I do it on my phone?  I can see the tracks names on the phone but, obviousl...
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Please help me convert from Google Music All Access

It's been a couple years since I've used Spotify but I'm at my wits end with Google. All I want is ALL of the music I want to listen to synced to ALL of my devices easily. No small task of course. And Google Music does it but the app has so many quir...

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  • It's been a couple years since I've used Spotify but I'm at my wits end with Google. All I want is ALL of the music I want to listen to synced to ALL of my devices easily. No small task of course. An...
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Controlling Macbook that is on WiFi with phone not on data

Hi all, I have an unusual situation where my Spotify Android app notifies me when my Macbook is on my WiFi network and is playing music. I can control what is playing on the Mac. What I'd to know is what quantity of mobile data does this consume? I'm...

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  • Hi all,   I have an unusual situation where my Spotify Android app notifies me when my Macbook is on my WiFi network and is playing music. I can control what is playing on the Mac.   ...
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por que al sincronizar spotify desde mi androi a mi pc gasta internet?

al momento de sincronizar mi androi con mi pc e notado que gasta internet para descargar nuevamente las musicas que tengo descargadas en mi androi de spotify poes si es asi lo beo inutil esa opcion por que lo mismo me da ir nuevamente a mi lista de r...

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  • al momento de sincronizar mi androi con mi pc e notado que gasta internet para descargar nuevamente las musicas que tengo descargadas en mi androi  de spotify poes si es asi lo beo inutil esa op...
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