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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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Syncing playlists

Hello: I created a playlist of over 1100 songs then I pared it down on my android tablet to 500 songs. How do I get my android cell phone to have the 500 song playist instead of the 1100 playlist? Thanks!

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  • Hello:   I created a playlist of over 1100 songs then I pared it down on my android tablet to 500 songs.  How do I get my android cell phone to have the 500 song playist instead of the ...
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Solved!! HTC Bluetooth streaming problem.

I am unable to play (stream ) anything via bluetooth unless it is downloaded to my phone. This is very frustrating , . I would very much appreciat any advice on a solution. many thanks.

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  • I am unable to play (stream ) anything via bluetooth unless it is downloaded to my phone. This is very frustrating , . I would very much appreciat any advice on a solution.   many thanks.
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How is offline music stored?

.I currently download my music from google play but someone told me that he has upto 1000 songs stored with just a couple of gigs of space used. How is this possible as my music is only 400 tracks and takes up over 3 gigs. Is spotify music the same q...

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  • .I currently download my music from google play but someone told me that he has upto 1000 songs stored with just a couple of gigs of space used. How is this possible as my music is only 400 tracks an...
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Solved!! Desyncronised playlist

I use pc client to organise my playlist, and use android client in offline to lisnen them. Problem is: songs I remove from a playlist on the pc wont get removed on the android. Adding new songs works. The playlist is desyncd now with the android havi...

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  • I use pc client to organise my playlist, and use android client in offline to lisnen them. Problem is: songs I remove from a playlist on the pc wont get removed on the android.   Adding ne...
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Can't use downloaded music without internet connection.

Hi, I'm a premium user for three years and am unable to access any music I have downloaded when I'm offline. I have unisntalled/reinstalled the app, removed all offline devices, done absolutely everything recommeneded in the forums over the last two ...

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  • Hi, I'm a premium user for three years and am unable to access any music I have downloaded when I'm offline.   I have unisntalled/reinstalled the app, removed all offline devices, done absol...
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Solved!! spotify on ext sd n part2

Acc to instruction I installed Spotify on ext sd. It worked one day. The it stopped working and since that no way how to place it on ext sd. Tried other card - same result. Photos are on ext sd. Spotify always appears on int storage. I restarted mobi...

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  • Acc to instruction I installed Spotify on ext sd. It worked one day. The it stopped working and since that no way how to place it on ext sd. Tried other card - same result. Photos are on ext sd. Spot...
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Solved!! Unable to upgrade Spotify Premium while abroad

Hi I am currently abroad on Vacation in Vietnam. When I tried to use Spotify it prompted me to upgrade the application, however I am not now gettting an error saying that Spotify is not supported in Vietnam. I am not stuck in a position where I canno...

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  • Hi   I am currently abroad on Vacation in Vietnam.  When I tried to use Spotify it prompted me to upgrade the application, however I am not now gettting an error saying that Spotify is ...
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Offline playlists disappearing

I've read all of the help files and discussion posts with similar problems. Spotify offline playlists randomly disappear, whether I've logged in for 30 days or not, and it's starting to really piss me off. This is why I pay $10 a month, yet I hop in ...

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  • I've read all of the help files and discussion posts with similar problems.  Spotify offline playlists randomly disappear, whether I've logged in for 30 days or not, and it's starting to really ...
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Solved!! Unable to sync offline/local files....

When I select "Available Offline" Spotify then begins to download the songs, but I want it to copy them from my computer -- not re-download them all from the internet. Within the desktop version of Spotify, the playlsit is set to "Available Offline,"...

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  •   When I select "Available Offline" Spotify then begins to download the songs, but I want it to copy them from my computer -- not re-download them all from the internet. Within the desktop...
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Some titles aren't available in the offline mode

If I switch to the offline mode of Spotify and want to play a song 'The title is not available' comes up and that happens to 3 songs in my play list. Any helpful solution?

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  • If I switch to the offline mode of Spotify and want to play a song 'The title is not available' comes up and that happens to 3 songs in my play list. Any helpful solution?
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Solved!! Can't see all my songs

I have many Playlist most are offline ones which all the songs play fine. But when I use the songs tab only around 100 song show when I know I have a lot more than that. Normally it's not a problem but when I want to shuffle all my music I can. Anyon...

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  • I have many Playlist most are offline ones which all the songs play fine. But when I use the songs tab only around 100 song show when I know I have a lot more than that. Normally it's not a problem ...
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Greyed out music when SD card music deleted

Dear all I had music saved on my SD card (nothing to do with spotify) but the app added them to my playlist (i guess i had added them at some point but it found the music on my sd card, so used that instead of downloading it). However, to free space ...

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  • Dear all   I had music saved on my SD card (nothing to do with spotify) but the app added them to my playlist (i guess i had added them at some point but it found the music on my sd card, so...
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Default Open

Is it possible to make spotify open filtered by title on my android galaxy s4? Thanks, Jimmy

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  • Is it possible to make spotify open filtered by title on my android galaxy s4?   Thanks, Jimmy
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force close when multitasking

Hi, I have been facing the force close issue whenever i am multitasking on my galaxy s3. Is there anyway to prevent the app from being killed by the system?

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  • Hi,   I have been facing the force close issue whenever i am multitasking on my galaxy s3. Is there anyway to prevent the app from being killed by the system? 
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Sorting playlists

When I sort a playlist in Spotify, yeah it sorts it but when I close the app and open it again the playlist is unsorted. I've had this issue since first started using Spotify. Help?

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  • When I sort a playlist in Spotify, yeah it sorts it but when I close the app and open it again the playlist is unsorted. I've had  this issue since first started using Spotify. Help?
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offline playlists

Since I downloaded the new updated app for Spotify, none of my playlists will remain synced offline. I have downloaded them all about 10 times each, but they don't play offline, and when I go back online again, there aren't downloaded, apparently. I ...

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  • Since I downloaded the new updated app for Spotify, none of my playlists will remain synced offline. I have downloaded them all about 10 times each, but they don't play offline, and when I go back on...
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"this track is not availeble"

Hi,I always had some songs thad I liked but spotify did not have them in their system. So I always import the track from my pc, I have a premeum account. And when I connected my phone to my pc the songs sync on my phone too. But now that doesn't work...

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  • Hi, I always had some songs thad I liked but spotify did not have them in their system. So I always import the track from my pc, I have a premeum account. And when I connected my phone to my pc th...
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Download Error

Hi, I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace with a 2.3.5 Android system running. A few days ago I had to completely wipe the phone and was in the process of reinstalling everything when Spotify failed. I have tried reinstalling the app several times, both from G...

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  • Hi,   I have a Samsung Galaxy Ace with a 2.3.5 Android system running. A few days ago I had to completely wipe the phone and was in the process of reinstalling everything when Spotify failed...
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Solved!! Redmi + SD Card offline playlist issue

Hi all, I've tried almost every solution in the book to get Spotify to save my offline playlists to my microsd card but it still saves to internal memory. I believe my problem is unique to Redmi (XiaoMi) phones. Here's the issue:Redmi has partitioned...

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  • Hi all, I've tried almost every solution in the book to get Spotify to save my offline playlists to my microsd card but it still saves to internal memory. I believe my problem is unique to Redmi (Xia...
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using to much data Help

This month I am already at 1.37 GB and only 10 days in .... The past months I was around 700 MB of data with spotify on my Android phone. What happend that caused it to use so much data already this month? I need my spotify, I hope this isn't permena...

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  • This month I am already at 1.37 GB and only 10 days in .... The past months I was around 700 MB of data with spotify on my Android phone. What happend that caused it to use so much data already this ...
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