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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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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 ...

  • Music Fan
  • 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 ...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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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Downloaded playlists on my Android have disappeared - Galaxy S2

I have just noticed after the recent update that my offline / downloaded playlists are no longer showing within my mobile spotify app. These were previously saved to my SD card and the SD card is still full with all of the song data however Spotify c...

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  • I have just noticed after the recent update that my offline / downloaded playlists are no longer showing within my mobile spotify app.    These were previously saved to my SD card and the...
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Copy Cached Music From PC to Android

Hi, I have a fair few songs downloaded offline on my Mac, but I'd like to transfer those songs to my Android phone without re-downloading them, as I've almost used my data allowance. Unfortunately, connecting my phone to Wifi isn't doable because, we...

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  • Hi, I have a fair few songs downloaded offline on my Mac, but I'd like to transfer those songs to my Android phone without re-downloading them, as I've almost used my data allowance. Unfortunately, c...
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Apps on Devices?

I am not new to Spotify but I have never put in much effort to how it works, just used it at a surface level. I have just got the trial premium and will purchase it once the 30 days is complete. But on my andriod tablet I cannot view apps I have on m...

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  • I am not new to Spotify but I have never put in much effort to how it works, just used it at a surface level.   I have just got the trial premium and will purchase it once the 30 days is compl...
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How is the bandwidth used while frequently skipping songs on a radio streaming?

I have done some search here but I did not found an answer to this. When I’m listening to streaming on a radio station and I don’t know the song that’s proposed, as anyone, I might listen to it a little bit for a few seconds until I decide what to do...

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  • I have done some search here but I did not found an answer to this.   When I’m listening to streaming on a radio station and I don’t know the song that’s proposed, as anyone, I might listen to...
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Android Client won't let me stream my music!

Just recently purchased Premium (after a horrid incident with my Facebook being deactivated and being charged twice before being refunded (staff made it easy, the client didn't. :C)) and I've discovered that my Android client won't allow me to stream...

  • Casual Listener
  • Just recently purchased Premium (after a horrid incident with my Facebook being deactivated and being charged twice before being refunded (staff made it easy, the client didn't. :C)) and I've discove...
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dowloaded files

on the future do we intend to improve the limit of 3333 file dowload on the device ?P.S.once download an album ,for example W.A.Mozart ,idfi downolad other album ,i have problem with cover :paly a titele and see an other cover ...non didived by album...

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  • on the future do we intend to improve the limit of 3333 file dowload on the device ? P.S.once download an album ,for example W.A.Mozart ,idfi downolad other album ,i have problem with cover :paly a ...
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No playing continuously

Any body figure out how to fix the "not continuosly" playing problem? its been working fine for over a year and a half.... and now for some reason it no longer works. Yes, I tried a clean install.

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  • Any body figure out how to fix the "not continuosly" playing problem? its been working fine for over a year and a half.... and now for some reason it no longer works. Yes, I tried a clean install.&nb...
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Premium account not allowing me to play the downloaded tracks offline

For some reason today my both Android devices (Samsung Galaxy & Nexus 7) didn't allow me to play the downloaded tracks offline even though I'm up to date with my payments for the Premium subscription. Is it a bug or is a business decission to not all...

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  • For some reason today my both Android devices (Samsung Galaxy & Nexus 7)  didn't allow me to play the downloaded tracks offline even though I'm up to date with my payments for the Premium su...
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Help my android still wont let me stay logged in to spotify

Is facebook trying to take over the universe? I dont even understand what my spotify is doing on my phone. I log in then it shows my playlists then a screen comes up that says "get better recomendations by logging in with facebook" or something like ...

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  • Is facebook trying to take over the universe? I dont even understand what my spotify is doing on my phone. I log in then it shows my playlists then a screen comes up that says "get better recomendati...
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Can't sync local files + Last Update destroyed Lockscreen control etc.

Hi, I have synchronized a lot of good, local stored music via Spotify playlists on my Samsung Galaxy S3 from my old PC (which is broken now and consequently all my locally stored music is gone) .Now I have a new PC and want to sync my "locally stored...

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  • Hi,    I have synchronized a lot of good, local stored music via Spotify playlists on my Samsung Galaxy S3 from my old PC (which is broken now and consequently all my locally stored ...
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Synced Files Won't Play On Galaxy S3

Local files from my pc that I sync onto my S3 won't play. Well it will play but only for a few seconds then skip on to the next track. While it's doing this I would notice that the playtime would show some crazy number like -7593:5 out of 3:25 second...

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  • Local files from my pc that I sync onto my S3 won't play. Well it will play but only for a few seconds then skip on to the next track. While it's doing this I would notice that the playtime would sho...
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Wireless Sync from Android to PC not working

Hello, Since the last update, I have not been able to sync wirelessly (via Wifi from PC to Android), so that I can sync my local tracks. Enabling the wifi on my phone, my device does not show up on the desktop (windows 7, ethernet) client. This used ...

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  • Hello,   Since the last update, I have not been able to sync wirelessly (via Wifi from PC to Android), so that I can sync my local tracks.   Enabling the wifi on my phone, my device doe...
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