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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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Solved!! New Spotify tablet streaming does not work

Hello, spotify free works on my android phone. If I try to get it running on my tab it failed . I have access to my profile and see my lists. But I cannot get any of the songs started

  • Regular
  • Hello,  spotify free works on my android phone. If I try to get it running on my tab it failed . I have access to my profile and see my lists. But I cannot get any of the songs started
  • jasimir
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Cant be this hard to play downloaded music in Airplane mode on my Android when it works on iPhone

So i have a Galaxy S3 and an iPhone 5s. I travael alot and dont always have an active connection. To combat this I download my primary playlilsts to my devices and then bring up Spotify when Im ready to relax with some music. Works absolutely fine on...

  • Casual Listener
  • So i have a Galaxy S3 and an iPhone 5s.  I travael alot and dont always have an active connection.  To combat this I download my primary playlilsts to my devices and then bring up Spotify w...
  • mikeriz
  • Casual Listener
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No track time with bluetooth

Hello, I have a problem with Spotify on my Android phone (LG Nexus 5, Carbon Rom). When I listen music on my car (VW GOLF 2009) with the bluetooth module, my autoradio displays which is the song, artist and album but the track timeline is always bloc...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   I have a problem with Spotify on my Android phone (LG Nexus 5, Carbon Rom).   When I listen music on my car (VW GOLF 2009) with the bluetooth module, my autoradio displays ...
  • Peter__
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Cannot install Android app on Galaxy S5

I am currently in South Korea and have a premium subscription. I got a new Galaxy S5 phone but the older version states it is not supported any longer and I cannot download the new one. How can I get the app back on my phone?

  • Newbie
  • I am currently in South Korea and have a premium subscription. I got a new Galaxy S5 phone but the older version states it is not supported any longer and I cannot download the new one. How can I get...
  • Peter__
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SD Card

Please make it possible to save music on SD Card. It's very bad to just save on The internal memory.

  • Newbie
  • Please make it possible to save music on SD Card. It's very bad to just save on The internal memory.
  • ThomasLevy
  • Newbie
  • 506 Views
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Log in with Facebook

When i try to log in with Facebook a message appears saying that im in a diffrent country and i cant use it. How can i solve this problem?

  • Casual Listener
  • When i try to log in with Facebook a message appears saying that im in a diffrent country and i cant use it. How can i solve this problem?
  • Josh
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I have no SD Card and it will not allow me to install

I have a Mach Trio Stealth tablet and when I reinstalled Spotify it said it could not install because there was no SD Card. I have no SD Card and never have, yet I cannot install now. I have always had spotify on there but for some reason it wont all...

  • Regular
  • I have a Mach Trio Stealth tablet and when I reinstalled Spotify it said it could not install because there was no SD Card. I have no SD Card and never have, yet I cannot install now. I have always h...
  • GeeDubb
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  • Dont have SD CARD
    wont let me install
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Remote control for Spotify within the App?

Hi, I often find myself in the following situation: Spotify is running on some PC or Mac, which is connected to a sound-system (either the web-app or the desktop version). I want to remote control this instance on my Android/iOS App. Right now I have...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I often find myself in the following situation:   Spotify is running on some PC or Mac, which is connected to a sound-system (either the web-app or the desktop version). I wan...
  • dhutch
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dmtech tab 10,1 only shufflemode?

From what i can read spotify free should have the same perks as the pc-version, but i can only use shuffle\6skips.how come?

  • Newbie
  • From what i can read spotify free should have the same perks as the pc-version, but i can only use shuffle\6skips.how come?
  • Joe
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My access to beta versions is gone. What happened?

I was a beta tester a fill weeks ago and now I lost this access... what happened?

  • Visitor
  • I was a beta tester a fill weeks ago and now I lost this access... what happened?
  • user-removed
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Spotify won't play synced tracks!

Good day everybody! I'm using Spotify on a HTC M8 running Android 4.4, but none of my synced playlists plays. The only songs that play are the online search results. This is quite frustrating to say at least, considering I usually have around 10-12GB...

  • Casual Listener
  • Good day everybody! I'm using Spotify on a HTC M8 running Android 4.4, but none of my synced playlists plays. The only songs that play are the online search results. This is quite frustrating to say ...
  • Joe
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Solved!! Recently added tracks?

Spotify misses this option, correct? 

  • Roadie
  • Spotify misses this option, correct? 
  • Daniel
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Not working on Galaxy s2

About 3-4 updates ago I stopped being able to use spotify on my android device. I am paying for premium specifically for this purpose, and I still have no access to spotify. What is the ETA on a fix being pushed for this problem? Is it something I ne...

  • Newbie
  • About 3-4 updates ago I stopped being able to use spotify on my android device. I am paying for premium specifically for this purpose, and I still have no access to spotify. What is the ETA on a fix ...
  • Fred
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Question about getting internet back

I lost internet this month and continued to play offline playlist from my computer. Being my primary playlist, I'm very used to moving things around and deleting songs as I listen to them. After doing this a few times after my internet went out, I re...

  • Roadie
  • I lost internet this month and continued to play offline playlist from my computer. Being my primary playlist, I'm very used to moving things around and deleting songs as I listen to them. After doi...
  • Joe
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T-Mobile Issues

I had a spotify premium account and was paying through my Tmobile service, and just recently it started to tell me i didn't have premium anymore. When i go to sign up for it again, it tells me t-mobile doesn't support spotify. Help!!

  • Newbie
  • I had a spotify premium account and was paying through my Tmobile service, and just recently it started to tell me i didn't have premium anymore. When i go to sign up for it again, it tells me t-mobi...
  • Joe
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Please don't make me cancel

I used to download songs and played them on my phone. Until I got Spotify Premium. I haven't downloaded a tune since then. Problem is, I'm not satisfied at all. I pay for two subscriptions in my family and quite often I have people over who uses thei...

  • Music Fan
  • I used to download songs and played them on my phone. Until I got Spotify Premium. I haven't downloaded a tune since then. Problem is, I'm not satisfied at all. I pay for two subscriptions in my fami...
  • d00jolta
  • Newbie
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Problems with Bluetooth

I connect my ph to a bluetooth speaker. It only does shuffle on my ph...through Bluetooth. I'm a paid subscriber. Melissa

  • Newbie
  • I connect my ph to a bluetooth speaker.   It only does shuffle on my ph...through Bluetooth.  I'm a paid subscriber.   Melissa
  • Joe
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sopotify not working on mobile device

I've been trying to download my playlists (I'm premium) in my new Samsung galaxy s4 mini but when it's all downloaded, it kind of delete itself and I have to start over again downloading. What should I do?

  • Newbie
  • I've been trying to download my playlists (I'm premium) in my new Samsung galaxy s4 mini but when it's all downloaded, it kind of delete itself and I have to start over again downloading. What should...
  • Joe
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Spotify loses shuffle place (offline mode)

Hi everyone. Spotify premium user here with my first post. I'm having a really infuriating issue here. After watching Spotify absolutely chew up my data, I decided to download all songs for use in offline mode. When I hit "Shuffle Play" which I like ...

  • Newbie
  • Hi everyone.  Spotify premium user here with my first post.  I'm having a really infuriating issue here.  After watching Spotify absolutely chew up my data, I decided to download all s...
  • Sillik
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Random Auto Play after Update to android 4.4.2 -

I recently updated to KitKat 4.4.2 after the update Spotify random starts playing even though no action has been taken. I have tried unistalling/reinstalling spotify, going to offline mode, and nothing works. The battery drain is significant and ther...

  • Casual Listener
  • I recently updated to KitKat 4.4.2 after the update Spotify random starts playing even though no action has been taken. I have tried unistalling/reinstalling spotify, going to offline mode, and nothi...
  • tntblue1976
  • Newbie
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