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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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(android) Spotify e news

I have a problem with spotify on my android phone. Before when I was in the option "news" I play lists from my country (Italy) and the other play lists most listened. Now when I go on I will only display the new songs of my friends facebook arghhhhI'...

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  • I have a problem with spotify on my android phone. Before when I was in the option "news" I play lists from my country (Italy) and the other play lists most listened. Now when I go on I will only dis...
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No sound on spotify on my droid DNA....

I have premium and I have reinstalled and restarted my phone several times but still nothing. At the bottom if spotify the timer is going along like it is playing the song....but there are no sounds. Other apps are working fine with sound. Veerryyyy ...

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  • I have premium and I have reinstalled and restarted my phone several times but still nothing. At the bottom if spotify the timer is going along like it is playing the song....but there are no sounds....
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Music will not play on phone

Music will not play on my phone, but will on laptop. It shows that song is actually playing, but no sound. All my other music apps work fine?????

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  • Music will not play on my phone, but will on laptop. It shows that song is actually playing, but no sound. All my other music apps work fine?????
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Downloading All Playlists on Spotify App

I've recently signed up for Spotify Premium and have got a lot (!) of playlists that I'd like to download so they are available offline. Other than selecting them all one at a time for download is it possible to force the Android app to download all ...

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  • I've recently signed up for Spotify Premium and have got a lot (!) of playlists that I'd like to download so they are available offline. Other than selecting them all one at a time for download is it...
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Huge playlist won't load (solved)

edit: problem solved, I had to add the songs of the playlist again, but only with ~100 songs at a time. DescriptionI have a huge playlist, which has over 2 300 songs at the moment. This list does not load (=is unusable) when I'm using the Android app...

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  • edit: problem solved, I had to add the songs of the playlist again, but only with ~100 songs at a time.   Description I have a huge playlist, which has over 2 300 songs at the moment...
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android app, premium account: "discover music with your friends" blocks usage of app

android app (jelly bean), premium account: the annoying "discover music with your friends" screen keeps popping up, so i tap the back-button only to find that i was just logged out and have to log in again. right after i do, the "discover music with ...

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  • android app (jelly bean), premium account: the annoying "discover music with your friends" screen keeps popping up, so i tap the back-button only to find that i was just logged out and have to log in...
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Band name and song not visible!!!

On the bottom of the screen where it shows the band name and song the font is so dark that it's basically invisible. Is this something Android specific or some type of setting I have?

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  • On the bottom of the screen where it shows the band name and song the font is so dark that it's basically invisible. Is this something Android specific or some type of setting I have?
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Offline syncing problem

Greetings all. Finally spotify is in Lithuania hooray. Ok about the problem. I have samsung galaxy s3 with latest frimware when i try to download playlist it gives me an error "Offline syncing has stopped as there's no space left on this device" what...

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  • Greetings all. Finally spotify is in Lithuania hooray. Ok about the problem. I have samsung galaxy s3 with latest frimware when i try to download playlist it gives me an error "Offline syncing has st...
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Volume Suddenly Decreasing - Would Like Help Fixing

While listening to music, whether it be the music which is downloaded for offline use or the Spotify radio, the level of volume suddenly cuts itself in half while still displaying itself at max volume. This is extremely annoying, especially for someo...

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  • While listening to music, whether it be the music which is downloaded for offline use or the Spotify radio, the level of volume suddenly cuts itself in half while still displaying itself at max volum...
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Another update, another failure to resolve THE fundamental issue.

Astonishing, Another update and yet another failure to actually get your app working on JB for more than 1 song at a time...in fact, this update is a step backward from the last one (which was still woeful). Do you have any form of formal QA/testing ...

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  • Astonishing,  Another update and yet another failure to actually get your app working on JB for more than 1 song at a time...in fact, this update is a step backward from the last one (which was ...
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How to download playlists to external SD card on Samsung Galaxy S II

Hi All Does anyone know of a way to download offline playlists to an external SD card on the Samsung Galaxy S II? I've tried looking in the Spotify app settings but it doesn't seem to offer this option. So all offline music is downloaded to the phone...

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  • Hi All   Does anyone know of a way to download offline playlists to an external SD card on the Samsung Galaxy S II? I've tried looking in the Spotify app settings but it doesn't seem to offer ...
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My #$% desktop app screwed up hours of work on my phone.

I spend literally hours deleting createing and altering playlists on my andriod phone. THen when I opened the desktop app which I havent done in months, it added the new playlists I created, but messed up all my other work. I am livid. Why would the ...

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  • I spend literally hours deleting createing and altering playlists on my andriod phone.   THen when I opened the desktop app which I havent done in months, it added the new playlists I created,...
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Help: Toaster pop-up showing previous song and not "now playing" song (?)

On my Android device, each time a new song starts the toaster is supposed to show the details of the new song, but mine shows the last song played. Any help getting this fixed please?

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  • On my Android device, each time a new song starts the toaster is supposed to show the details of the new song, but mine shows the last song played. Any help getting this fixed please?    
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Solved!! Problems getting local files synced to phone

Hi, so I can't figure out how to get songs I already have on my computer incorporated into my Spotify playlists on my phone. I can do it on the computer, but when I sync the playlist to my phone, the songs from my computer are grayed out, with the me...

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  • Hi, so I can't figure out how to get songs I already have on my computer incorporated into my Spotify playlists on my phone. I can do it on the computer, but when I sync the playlist to my phone, the...
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Solved!! New Android preview won't download successfully

I've downloaded apps before from unknown sources and have had no problems. I made sure the option was checked in my Settings for me to download unknown source apps. I like the the apk file to download and I keep getting a "download unsuccessful" mess...

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  • I've downloaded apps before from unknown sources and have had no problems. I made sure the option was checked in my Settings for me to download unknown source apps. I like the the apk file to downloa...
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Solved!! cannot sync Samsung S 2 (with Android 4.1.2. Jelly Bean) with Spotify after update

hi, I can not sync my SGS2 Galaxy with new Android 4.1.2. JellyBean anymore with latest desktop version of spotify....it used to work perfectly before...I don´t know if it´s an issue with new spotify desktop version or new Android version. I read tro...

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  • hi,   I can not sync my SGS2 Galaxy with new Android 4.1.2. JellyBean anymore with latest desktop version of spotify....it used to work perfectly before...I don´t know if it´s an issue with ne...
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Android app compared to IOS app

I have tried the spotify app on iphone a several times and I think that appis much better than the app for android (which I use daily). Why can't youdo the apps equal? For example in IOS you can slide the "now playing" barto change song or when you q...

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  • I have tried the spotify app on iphone a several times and I think that app is much better than the app for android (which I use daily). Why can't you do the apps equal? For example in IOS you can ...
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Android app - player feedback

Very happy with Spotify. Joined Premium yesterday but one of the frustrating things about the player is that if you are streaming music over a slow 3G network (i.e. not WIFI) you can't pause the track to wait for it to load so that there are no break...

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  • Very happy with Spotify. Joined Premium yesterday but one of the frustrating things about the player is that if you are streaming music over a slow 3G network (i.e. not WIFI) you can't pause the trac...
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download location

Is it possible to chance the download location on my android phone?

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  • Is it possible to chance the download location on my android phone?
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Any news on sending track data via A2DP bluetooth

On my Galaxy S2, the standard music player correctly sends full track information to my Bluetooth enabled car stereo (nissan leaf, AVRCP 1.3). Google music also works With Spotify on the S2, whilst I can play audio fine, and skip forward/back, no tra...

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  • On my Galaxy S2, the standard music player correctly sends full track information to my Bluetooth enabled car stereo (nissan leaf, AVRCP 1.3). Google music also works With Spotify on the S2, whil...
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