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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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App on Galaxy S3 not playing songs continuously.

I'm getting very frustrated, and I've tried all the tips I've found through these message boards. No matter what I do songs will not play continuously through my new phone using my playlists or radio. This is a pain, and I know other people are havin...

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  • I'm getting very frustrated, and I've tried all the tips I've found through these message boards. No matter what I do songs will not play continuously through my new phone using my playlists or radio...
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Solved!! Problems With Spotify on Android

Version 0.4.12.180 on Samsung Galaxy S2: - Crashes when I go to "info" for the currently playing song, select "add to playlist", and select a playlist.- No lockscreen controls.- No landscape mode.- Queue isn't easily accessible... only from "now play...

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  • Version 0.4.12.180 on Samsung Galaxy S2:   - Crashes when I go to "info" for the currently playing song, select "add to playlist", and select a playlist. - No lockscreen controls. - No lands...
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Not worth my money!

I'm about to cancel my premium subscription for my spotify since everytime I go back to my 'downloaded' playlists on my phone, they're not downloaded. I basically get no offline mode, which is the main reason I pay for Spotify. Not to mention the fac...

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  • I'm about to cancel my premium subscription for my spotify since everytime I go back to my 'downloaded' playlists on my phone, they're not downloaded. I basically get no offline mode, which is the ma...
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having problems logging in

I've uninstalled and reinstalled still wont log in it takes more the five mind and forecloses

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  • I've uninstalled and reinstalled still wont log in it takes more the five mind and forecloses
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spotify does not synchronize new songs - solution wanted

Hi, i have seen very long threads about this topic and many users have the same problem. i am looking for a simple and short solution. sorry, but i do not have the time to read hundrets of posts... and i pay for this service. the problem: spotify doe...

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  • Hi,    i have seen very long threads about this topic and many users have the same problem. i am looking for a simple and short solution. sorry, but i do not have the time to read hundr...
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Can't remove downloaded playlist

Hello! I'm using spotify on my android-phone. I have downloaded a few playlists. Now I want to remove some of the downloads, so I use the button 'remove' (translated from Dutch). But when I start spotify again, or sometimes even sooner, spotify is do...

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  • Hello!   I'm using spotify on my android-phone. I have downloaded a few playlists. Now I want to remove some of the downloads, so I use the button 'remove' (translated from Dutch). But when ...
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Spotify using 3g data while roaming, 'Download over 2G/3G' is explicitly OFF.

I was out of the country and on roaming (O2, in Marseille) from the 30th to the 2nd of December. During this time, Spotify downloaded almost 70mb of data, even though I had expressly unchecked the use 2g/3g option. The only thing I can think of that ...

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  • I was out of the country and on roaming (O2, in Marseille) from the 30th to the 2nd of December. During this time, Spotify downloaded almost 70mb of data, even though I had expressly unchecked the us...
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Problem with android app

Hello, I'm spanish, so sorry for my english. I have a problem with the Android app of Spotify, it worked well until several days ago, I try to listen to music but suddenly the song don´t change to the second, and when I try to choose one opening the ...

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  • Hello, I'm spanish, so sorry for my english. I have a problem with the Android app of Spotify, it worked well until several days ago, I try to listen to music but suddenly the song don´t change to ...
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Any replacement for PC version's "Ctrl+S"?

I'm using spotify on both my PC and smartphone, and I really miss the option to search inside the current playlist (Ctrl+F) on android version. Since I use playlist mainly to sync whatever artist I want on my smartphone today, I still need to search ...

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  • I'm using spotify on both my PC and smartphone, and I really miss the option to search inside the current playlist (Ctrl+F) on android version. Since I use playlist mainly to sync whatever artist I w...
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Cannot delete songs from sdcard

Hello, my English isn't very well so I'm sorry for mistakes, but I'll try to express my problem in a way which everyone can understand.. First of all I'm very pleased with spotify, very good work, I'm lovin it! To come to my problem: I have some play...

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  • Hello,   my English isn't very well so I'm sorry for mistakes, but I'll try to express my problem in a way which everyone can understand.. First of all I'm very pleased with spotify, very ...
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Solved!! Streaming Spotify to Wireless Speakers

Hi, Looking for some advice, i'm an iPhone user myself but a friend is looking to purchase a speaker she can stream music to from her phone. Her phone being an HTC Wildfire S A510e Now i know iOS uses AirPlay to do this but what should i be looking f...

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  • Hi,   Looking for some advice, i'm an iPhone user myself but a friend is looking to purchase a speaker she can stream music to from her phone. Her phone being an HTC Wildfire S A510e &nbsp...
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Android version bug mess!

The new "bright" Android version is still after a few month of its release an unusable bug mess. Problem with downloaded lists disappearing is still there. The lists are still eating gigabytes on my built in memory and since my smartphone doesn't hav...

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  • The new "bright" Android version is still after a few month of its release an unusable bug mess.   Problem with downloaded lists disappearing is still there. The lists are still eating gig...
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Solved!! New 12.06.2012 release stops playing music in 5-10 min. intervals

Hi, I had the beta-version until yesterday when the official, new Android app went online. The new version stops playing music from time to time. The startup screen (playlists) is also being a big "buggy" - just loading a blank screen. Hard restart o...

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  • Hi,   I had the beta-version until yesterday when the official, new Android app went online. The new version stops playing music from time to time. The startup screen (playlists) is also...
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Facebook Login results in playlist passby

I am and have been a premium user for several months and have enjoyed using spotify in my car with my bluetooth. When it works, it's awesome. But yesterday while trying to start the app, I received a login screen; never had that since installing spot...

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  • I am and have been a premium user for several months and have enjoyed using spotify in my car with my bluetooth. When it works, it's awesome. But yesterday while trying to start the app, I received a...
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Problem With SIII And Ipad with premiun

Hello. I have paid the premium fare but i have one problem. With the same nickname i can use premium in the computer but i cant use in my SIII and in the Ipad, dont recognice that im premium user. What can i do??? Thanks

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  • Hello. I have paid the premium fare but i have one problem. With the same nickname i can use premium in the computer but i cant use in my SIII and in the Ipad, dont recognice that im premium user...
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Why iOS' spotify is so vastly superior to Android's

Two very simple things: - Playback resume after leaving the phone idle, same song, same time. - Album name displayed in playlists. Is it so very hard to implement?

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  • Two very simple things: - Playback resume after leaving the phone idle, same song, same time. - Album name displayed in playlists.   Is it so very hard to implement? 
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Undownloaded tracks remain on phone

If I undownload a playlist, no memory is freed up on my phone. I then download it again and the memory has increased. Apologies if this is a known problem but help appreciated. Cheers p.s. Latest version of spotify, Galaxy s3

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  • If I undownload a playlist, no memory is freed up on my phone. I then download it again and the memory has increased.   Apologies if this is a known problem but help appreciated.   ...
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Spotify streaming to Apple TV

Just got a galaxy tab, and I don't know hot to get the spotify music to play on my Apple TV. Any apps for this? I am used to the simple world of Apple, so hoping an app can help solve my problem?

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  • Just got a galaxy tab, and I don't know hot to get the spotify music to play on my Apple TV. Any apps for this?    I am used to the simple world of Apple, so hoping an app can help solv...
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Galaxy S III vibrating to the beat

I've read the solutions and tried it on my fone, but it didn't work! I turned off the haptic feedback and the phone keeps vibrating, what can I do to stop the vibration?

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  • I've read the solutions and tried it on my fone, but it didn't work! I turned off the haptic feedback and the phone keeps vibrating, what can I do to stop the vibration?
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Some help required .....'

I currently have an HTC Android smartphone. Some issues; Playlists cannot be alphabetized. As I add albums and groups of songs to a playlist, they appear in the order they were acquired. Its very tedious trying to find a particular song amongst 800-1...

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  • I currently have an HTC Android smartphone.   Some issues;   Playlists cannot be alphabetized.  As I add albums and groups of songs to a playlist, they appear in the order they...
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