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I have tried the usual disconnect and reconnect and this has still not rectified the issue, whilst you tube etc works okay Spotify does not.
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Bonjour, J'ai un problème avec spotify sur android, lorsque j'ajoute un fichier local depuis mon pc je peux le lire depuis celui ci mais le titre et grisé sur mon smartphone et quand je clique dessus , un message s'affiche " ce titrer n'est pas dispo...
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Sometimes I find artists who have hidden or blocked songs that I can't play, they're in a dark Grey colour and there's no information about what it is happening or how I can fix it. I have premium account since 2015 and I just find it unfair, paying ...
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I am not able to open a podcast. I receive an error every time I tried to open it. I can open it from other phone but not on mine.
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