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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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My phone says i don't have premium

Hi! I have currently got spotify premium. Then i wanted to do it on my android phone.I have synced the playlists i want, it shows up in my phone, but.. My phone says i dont have premium, when i have.. My phone is HTC One V. What to do?

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  • Hi!   I have currently got spotify premium. Then i wanted to do it on my android phone. I have synced the playlists i want, it shows up in my phone, but..   My phone says i dont have p...
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Solved!! A few questions regarding

Just go to questions if you don't want an introduction I was subscribed to another service but I'm planning to leave.For the moment I'm testing Spotify and Deezer, but I'm in large favor of Spotify because it seems to have much more classical and wor...

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  • Just go to questions if you don't want an introduction 🙂   I was subscribed to another service but I'm planning to leave. For the moment I'm testing Spotify and Deezer, but I'm in large favo...
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After updating spotify - offline available playlists had to be downloaded again?

Hi all,after having installed the latest update of spotify app on my mobile all previously (offline available) playlists had to be downloaded again. That's pretty much data traffic and if you're on holiday quite troublesome.Did anything go wrong?

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  • Hi all, after having installed the latest update of spotify app on my mobile all previously (offline available) playlists had to be downloaded again. That's pretty much data traffic and if you're on...
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Android app skipping every other song

This only seemed to happen since the last update - on my Android app (Galaxy S2) Spotify plays one song then always skips the next, so I can only listen to every other song unless I manually go back.This is very frustrating as I can never just let a ...

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  • This only seemed to happen since the last update - on my Android app (Galaxy S2) Spotify plays one song then always skips the next, so I can only listen to every other song unless I manually go back....
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Spotify Premium not playing through headphones on Android phone

Description Spotify not playing through phone including headphones. I have cleared the data, removed the application, restarted the phone, reinstalled Spotify and no resolution to issue. What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue? 1. First...

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  • Description Spotify not playing through phone including headphones.  I have cleared the data, removed the application, restarted the phone, reinstalled Spotify and no resolution to issue. ...
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Cleared Spotify Cache and Data, and Redownloaded Spotify only to get white screen!

I have been having a lot of problems with my Spotify Premium Service on my Android Phone. At first it would randomly log out, and when I logged back in ALL MY SONGS WERE UNDOWNLOADED! To date I have redownloaded 700+ songs on my phone more than 5x. I...

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  • I have been having a lot of problems with my Spotify Premium Service on my Android Phone. At first it would randomly log out, and when I logged back in ALL MY SONGS WERE UNDOWNLOADED! To date I have ...
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Kindle Fire and Lastfm

Does anyone know how to enter login information for Lastfm on the Kindle Fire? I've read that on other Android devices, all you have to do is hit enter when you've entered in the login and password info on the Settings screen. Unfortunately, there is...

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  • Does anyone know how to enter login information for Lastfm on the Kindle Fire?   I've read that on other Android devices, all you have to do is hit enter when you've entered in the login and p...
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Track not available. But more specific.

Ok I have The premium subscription and this seems to an issue with one song at the moment, but it's still annoying enough to warrant a post. I start the song, "the other side" by nostalgia, and ten seconds into it I get the "track not available" erro...

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  • Ok I have The premium subscription and this seems to an issue with one song at the moment, but it's still annoying enough to warrant a post. I start the song, "the other side" by nostalgia, and ten s...
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Can't play songs that spotify thinks I own

There are certain songs, for instance Alkaline Trio, which won't play and where Spotify suggests that I sync local the local files. The problem is I don't own this music! But just to make sure someone didn't load them on to my computer without my kno...

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  • There are certain songs, for instance Alkaline Trio, which won't play and where Spotify suggests that I sync local the local files.   The problem is I don't own this music!  But just to m...
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downloaded songs disapears in offlinemode

For some reason songs that have been downloaded are suddenly "undownloaded" when in offline mode. The song have all downloaded, then after a day or two in offline mode, some songs seem to need a redownload, so i need to go online with spotify and do ...

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  • For some reason songs that have been downloaded are suddenly "undownloaded" when in offline mode. The song have all downloaded, then after a day or two in offline mode, some songs seem to need a redo...
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Android device not syncing without internet connection on wireless network

I've got both my phone and PC on the same wireless connection but I've noticed that no syncing happens from PC to Android phone if the wireless connection does not have a connection to the internet too. Is an internet connection on the wireless netwo...

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  • I've got both my phone and PC on the same wireless connection but I've noticed that no syncing happens from PC to Android phone if the wireless connection does not have a connection to the internet t...
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Songs Play, NO Sound! WTF?

I have an HTC DNA and the Spotify app has played fine until yesterday morning. The app plays but the sound doesn't come through the phone speaker, the jack, or through bluetooth connection. All other apps and sounds are working fine. I also tried rei...

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  • I have an HTC DNA and the Spotify app has played fine until yesterday morning. The app plays but the sound doesn't come through the phone speaker, the jack, or through bluetooth connection.  All...
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Spotify installed on Android phone, audio will not play

Spotify was working fine on my Android phone until a few days ago. Now, the software appears to be working fine but no audio will play. I already 1) checked the audio on other applications (such as YouTube) and it's working fine, 2) uninstalled then ...

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  • Spotify was working fine on my Android phone until a few days ago. Now, the software appears to be working fine but no audio will play. I already 1) checked the audio on other applications (such as Y...
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Battery drain bug under ICS

Under ICS Spotify triggers the service "Mediaserver" and makes it go wild.The service is needed for music-apps, but something is going wrong. Triggered by Spotify, the service drains battery very strong, the cellphone is going hot, you lose per hour ...

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  • Under ICS Spotify triggers the service "Mediaserver" and makes it go wild. The service is needed for music-apps, but something is going wrong. Triggered by Spotify, the service drains battery very s...
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Spotify no longer appears in "Phone Search" for google voice search

Before the latest update, I was able to use Google's voice search to play tracks on Spotify by saying things like "Play Surfer Rosa" but now it does not work, and Spotify does not appear in the list of applications to use for "Phone Search" in the Go...

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  • Before the latest update, I was able to use Google's voice search to play tracks on Spotify by saying things like "Play Surfer Rosa" but now it does not work, and Spotify does not appear in the list ...
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Lyssna på spotify på mobilen

Hej!' Vi har spotify premium, men kan bara lyssna via datorn. Via mobiler har det slutat att fungera. Det slutade för ca en vecka sedan (samsung galaxy SII och SIII). Vad ska vi göra?

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  • Hej!'   Vi har spotify premium, men kan bara lyssna via datorn. Via mobiler har det slutat att fungera. Det slutade för ca en vecka sedan (samsung galaxy SII och SIII). Vad ska vi göra?
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Empty playlists. Only radio works, but not from playlists.

DescriptionPlaylists are empty on my Android device. Following all steps above do not help.What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue?Open Spotify on AndroidSelect a random playlist, synced or not.Open itIt's emptyWhat I expected to happen...

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  • Description Playlists are empty on my Android device. Following all steps above do not help. What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue? Open Spotify on Android Select a random playl...
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I'm getting sick and tired of this. Offline files location.

I have a ricomagic hooked up to my telly which I mostly use for spotify.When I first installed it a couple of months ago I could only download to the internal memory (2gb)So to work around this, I swapped the external sd and internal memory. Voila, 3...

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  • I have a ricomagic hooked up to my telly which I mostly use for spotify. When I first installed it a couple of months ago I could only download to the internal memory (2gb) So to work around this, ...
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spotify premium notnactivated

I signed up for spotify premium and my credit card was billed but my premium will not activate its been 7 hours

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  • I signed up for spotify premium and my credit card was billed but my premium will not activate its been 7 hours
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playback stops - bug

When playing certain songs (eg. "The Pusher" by Blind Mellon) playback stops after ~30 seconds. This happens with the streaming and downloaded versions of the same track, and sometimes displays the error "this track is not available". It only happens...

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  • When playing certain songs (eg. "The Pusher" by Blind Mellon) playback stops after ~30 seconds. This happens with the streaming and downloaded versions of the same track, and sometimes displays the e...
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