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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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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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Spotify app says I don't have premium

Pretty much as above. I'm logged in on my android app but it says I need to upgrade to premium. I have premium!!

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  • Pretty much as above. I'm logged in on my android app but it says I need to upgrade to premium. I have premium!!
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Syncing with computer through USB Modem mode

Hello ! I often use my cellphone to get internet on my laptop when i'm not at my home and the android phone itself is connected via 3G or via an EAP-SIM protected wifi often used in france "FreeWifi Secure". So i would like to be able to sync my trac...

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  • Hello !   I often use my cellphone to get internet on my laptop when i'm not at my home and the android phone itself is connected via 3G or via an EAP-SIM protected wifi often used in france...
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Can't play music in offline mode

Hey. I've tried to play music in offline mode, but they will not play. Since I only have access to Edge at work, so this is important. Has paid for spotify for 3 years and never experienced this problem.I have a samsung galaxy s4 with the latest upda...

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  • Hey. I've tried to play music in offline mode, but they will not play. Since I only have access to Edge at work, so this is important. Has paid for spotify for 3 years and never experienced this prob...
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spotify dosent appear in locked screen

Hi, when I play music with spotify, the player dosent appear on the locked screen like the built in music app does. Is it a way to make this happen? My phone is samsung galaxy s4 btw.

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  • Hi, when I play music with spotify, the player dosent appear on the locked screen like the built in music app does. Is it a way to make this happen? My phone is samsung galaxy s4 btw.
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Anyone else not get the Android update advertised yesterday?

I've checked and rechecked, still nothing, I'm still on the older version. I know they said they were rolling it out slowly yesterday, but it sounds like everyone already has it? Thanks! T

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  • I've checked and rechecked, still nothing, I'm still on the older version.   I know they said they were rolling it out slowly yesterday, but it sounds like everyone already has it?   ...
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Solved!! Alternative player or EQ settings

Are there any different android player we can use to play Spotify playlist or any plans to add EQ settings to the official app? The player seems really basic compared to say poweramp

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  • Are there any different android player we can use to play Spotify playlist or any plans to add EQ settings to the official app? The player seems really basic compared to say poweramp
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Music starts automatically after pulling out headphones?

I like to use my headphones/headset when listening to music, especially when I'm out in public as to not bother others and all that and I have noticed that even if I pause the music, it starts playing again automatically whenever I unplug my headphon...

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  • I like to use my headphones/headset when listening to music, especially when I'm out in public as to not bother others and all that and I have noticed that even if I pause the music, it starts playin...
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platform search result inconsistencies

Dear Spotify I am using android 4.0.4, Spotify ver. 0.6.6.270. Am noticing that many tracks and albums are incomplete for various artists, using a standard search lookup on the phone application. For example, if I look for the Anthrax (band) album ca...

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  • Dear Spotify I am using android 4.0.4, Spotify ver. 0.6.6.270. Am noticing that many tracks and albums are incomplete for various artists, using a standard search lookup on the phone application. For...
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Solved!! Occasionally cannot play tracks over bluetooth.

I occasionally run into an issue where spotify wont broadcast music to my car stereo. The android music app works fine, however spotify tracks apear to be playing but no sound is coming out. Anyone have a similar issue or know how to resolve this?

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  • I occasionally run into an issue where spotify wont broadcast music to my car stereo.  The android music app works fine, however spotify tracks apear to be playing but no sound is coming out. ...
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Android 4.2 multiple accounts vs. Spotify offline devices limit

Hi, as you know, Android 4.2 (and 4.3) supports multiple Google user accounts in same device. On the other hand Spotify has a limit of 3 devices for offline music. I have Spofify installed for two Google user profiles in my tablet. Both user profiles...

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  • Hi,   as you know, Android 4.2 (and 4.3) supports multiple Google user accounts in same device. On the other hand Spotify has a limit of 3 devices for offline music.   I have Spof...
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Delete spotify

Cannot log on tried new account done with this

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  • Cannot log on tried new account done with this
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Spotify doesn't use cache

Hi I'm having some issues on my Galaxy s3 (rooted) with Spotify. I'm listening a song, Spotify download it and save it in cache, after one hour I'm listening again this song and Spotify download it again. Why? The song is already in the cache, why Sp...

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  • Hi 🙂 I'm having some issues on my Galaxy s3 (rooted) with Spotify. I'm listening a song, Spotify download it and save it in cache, after one hour I'm listening again this song and Spotify downl...
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Sony Ericsson X10

The app keeps shuting down after 1 or 2 sekonds. Tried uninstalling the app and cant reintall the app because appstore says that the app isnt compatible with my phone anymore. What to do?

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  • The app keeps shuting down after 1 or 2 sekonds. Tried uninstalling the app and cant reintall the app because appstore says that the app isnt compatible with my phone anymore. What to do?
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Solved!! Few questions about downloading over android phone.

First of all I am really thankful for spotify existing, supporting my small country(Estonia) and mostly for being able to be used on Anroid FroYo(a lot of aps want to use 2.3 GB). Now time for my qustions, I will start with a technical one. Why peopl...

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  • First of all I am really thankful for spotify existing, supporting my small country(Estonia) and mostly for being able to be used on Anroid FroYo(a lot of aps want to use 2.3 GB).   Now time...
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Tunigo beta now available for android

Hey guys, I just installed the Tunigo beta which you can find here and I really like it so far. It integrates with spotify pretty well, gives me access to user playlists, including top tracks etc and there's a new releases section. So not only does i...

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  • Hey guys, I just installed the Tunigo beta which you can find here and I really like it so far. It integrates with spotify pretty well, gives me access to user playlists, including top tracks etc and...
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Some local files not sync anymore

I use spotify over a year and never had problems. Actually some local files not synced anymore and greyed out on my phone. Anyone knows why? I tried to delete them out of my playlist and inserted again. Sometime it works, sometime not. I never had th...

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  •   I use spotify over a year and never had problems. Actually some local files not synced anymore and greyed out on my phone. Anyone knows why? I tried to delete them out of my playlist and ins...
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Bring back the ability to search for certain songs/artists/albums on the android phones offline.

I can login to my Spotify Premium account on my Asus Transformer, but cannot find a search facility. Spotify HELP says click on three bar icon top left, but there isn't one.

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  • I can login to my Spotify Premium account on my Asus Transformer, but cannot find a search facility.  Spotify HELP says click on three bar icon top left, but there isn't one.
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Links not being sent

been a big user of spotifuggle and frequently send links from my PC/Mac to friend via facebook messenger, this has been working really well, however, this has now stopped working. When I send to friends Samsung galaxy the message gets sent but the li...

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  • been a big user of spotifuggle and frequently send links from my PC/Mac to friend via facebook messenger, this has been working really well, however, this has now stopped working. When I send to frie...
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Spotify on OUYA Console

Has anyone successfully used Spoify on their OUYA Console yet? I just received mine last week and think this would be an awesome adition to the console.

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  • Has anyone successfully used Spoify on their OUYA Console yet?  I just received mine last week and think this would be an awesome adition to the console. 
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can't connect facebook and spotify properly

hey, i've got this problem i've had spotify for a long time now on my Xperia Play phone and once in a while it logs me out, but that's no biggie, then i just log in againbut last monday i couldn't log in, no matter what i tried (re-installing, reboot...

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  • hey, i've got this problem i've had spotify for a long time now on my Xperia Play phone and once in a while it logs me out, but that's no biggie, then i just log in again but last monday i couldn'...
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