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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 downloaded playlists disappear from mobile

Hello, 2 days ago all my downloaded playlist have disappear from mobile, I mean they are available on ALL but not IN DOWNLOADED, so I have lost more than 10Gb of downloaded music.What has happened? I´m talking with a partner who have premium too and ...

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  • Hello, 2 days ago all my downloaded playlist have disappear from mobile, I mean they are available on ALL but not IN DOWNLOADED, so I have lost more than 10Gb of downloaded music. What has happene...
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problem logging in

I downloaded the app and every time I try logging in it gives me a message "you appear to be logging in to spotify from a different country " any ideas ??

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  • I downloaded the app and every time I try logging in it gives me a message "you appear to be logging in to spotify from a different country " any ideas ??
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a few questions of spotify

hey all questions for my android handy 1. if i buy spotify and then i miss a month is my whole music which i taken aubout spotify away or can i listen to it still ? 2.Is spotify legal ? ty for the answers mfg wurst123

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  • hey all questions for my android handy 1. if i buy spotify and then i miss a month is my whole music which i taken aubout spotify away or can i listen to it still ? 2.Is spotify legal ? ty fo...
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htc wildfire.

hi can install spotify app but will not load or play, leaving me with a blank screen which i have to force app to close. please advise. thanks aidy

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  • hi can install spotify app but will not load or play, leaving me with a blank screen which i have to force app to close. please advise. thanks aidy
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htc wildfire

hi app will install on my htc wild fire but will not load or play, screen going blank then have to force app to close. please advise, aidy

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  • hi app will install on my htc wild fire but will not load or play, screen going blank then have to force app to close. please advise, aidy
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data usage

Does my android tablet use my data even if listening offline?

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  • Does my android tablet use my data even if listening offline?
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skype stops spotify when pressing cancel.

Here's the situation: I'm in a chat window in skype. I press "send file" and choose "Gallery". Then i press "Cancel" in the Gallery. At that moment Spotify simply stops playing! When i press play in the widget it starts playing where it stopped. (Sam...

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  • Here's the situation: I'm in a chat window in skype. I press "send file" and choose "Gallery". Then i press "Cancel" in the Gallery. At that moment Spotify simply stops playing! When i press play in ...
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No sound on phone at all...

I had an issue that was not only affecting me not listening to music, but I had no sound at all. I found an app in Google Play named SoundAbout that fixed the issue. The phone works great now.

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  • I had an issue that was not only affecting me not listening to music, but I had no sound at all.   I found an app in Google Play named SoundAbout that fixed the issue.  The phone works ...
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Playlists dont finish synching

Well, I try to synch my playlists and about half the songs get skipped then I try undownloading then downloading again to no avail. How do I get them ALL to download? It's irritating because if I'm playing a downloaded playlist off of 4G and it plays...

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  • Well, I try to synch my playlists and about half the songs get skipped then I try undownloading then downloading again to no avail. How do I get them ALL to download? It's irritating because if I'm p...
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Have premium but it doesn´t work on my android phone!!!!!

I got spotify premium again cuz something went wrong with my payment. My spotify premium works on my computer and it even says that i have premium and everything on this webpage when i sign in. But on my andorid phone it´s only offline mode, and noth...

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  • I got spotify premium again cuz something went wrong with my payment. My spotify premium works on my computer and it even says that i have premium and everything on this webpage when i sign in. B...
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Solved!! Adding local file on phone to playlist in spotify

Hi I have a few music files on my phone that i have in some playlists already made in my normal phone player app. Now i want to add these files to spotify playlist but i am unable to find where i can add them. Do i really have to move the files to my...

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  • Hi   I have a few music files on my phone that i have in some playlists already made in my normal phone player app. Now i want to add these files to spotify playlist but i am unable to find ...
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Spotify abd galaxy s3

Okay so I have had a premium account for a long time and noticed that virgin media was offering three months free premium so I thought save some cash and transfer my paid account to Virgin, This was done and all was fineUntil very recently, I now can...

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  • Okay so I have had a premium account for a long time and noticed that virgin media was offering three months free premium so I thought save some cash and transfer my paid account to Virgin, This ...
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Solved!! Will "Radio" work when I'm outside the US?

Say, in Central America. I'm a so-called Premium customer. Thanks.

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  • Say, in Central America. I'm a so-called Premium customer. Thanks.
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Droid X2 -- Immediate Force Close on Start Up

Hi. I've used Spotify on my iPad for sometime but my friend raves about it on his Android-based device. I want to switch to that device and, if it works well, go Premium so I can listen to off-line content. However, after downloading the app from Goo...

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  • Hi.  I've used Spotify on my iPad for sometime but my friend raves about it on his Android-based device.  I want to switch to that device and, if it works well, go Premium so I can listen t...
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Solved!! "You are offline..." like forever and ever!

Hi.I have paid Premium so I could listen to music in the phone and can I? NO!!!Since I paid the Premium (3 days ago) the phone never gets "online" so it doesn't "know" I'm Premium! It´s crazy! Is it someone who have had the same problem and have work...

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  • Hi. I have paid Premium so I could listen to music in the phone and can I? NO!!! Since I paid the Premium (3 days ago) the phone never gets "online" so it doesn't "know" I'm Premium!   It´s ...
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worst android app I`ve come across

I don`t know who the coders are for spotify android, but you should seriously fire them. Haven`t seen this much bugs and failure in any app other than this. It`s like trying to play an MMO 10 years ago... Disconnects for no reason while everything el...

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  • I don`t know who the coders are for spotify android, but you should seriously fire them. Haven`t seen this much bugs and failure in any app other than this. It`s like trying to play an MMO 10 years a...
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Can't play tracks with greyed out artist/album

I have the premium sub... I created some playlists with the desktop app and all the tracks play fine, but on the mobile (android) app some won't play. This only seems to apply to tracks that have a greyed out artist and/or album. In some instances I ...

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  • I have the premium sub...   I created some playlists with the desktop app and all the tracks play fine, but on the mobile (android) app some won't play. This only seems to apply to tracks th...
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same issue

I have recived a reciept and paid for the premium, and yet am not able to access it on my app. I have tried uninstalling the app as well as logging off and back in. What do I do?

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  • I have recived a reciept and paid for the premium, and yet am not able to access it on my app. I have tried uninstalling the app as well as logging off and back in. What do I do?
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Premium account listing as free?

Just started a road trip. Upgraded to premium. Try to play any songs: Sorry, you need to upgrade. It tells me to click here to upgrade. I click there, and the website tells me I have premium.ARRGh. This is spoiling the trip.Uninstalled. Rebooted. Rem...

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  • Just started a road trip. Upgraded to premium. Try to play any songs: Sorry, you need to upgrade. It tells me to click here to upgrade. I click there, and the website tells me I have premium. ARRG...
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Solved!! Bug in profile handling - mixed accounts

Hi. Approx. 2 weeks ago I logged into Spotify on a friend's Android phone. Ever since that moment, when I login to Spotify anywhere (with my own login credentials, of course) Spotify claims I am her - it shows her name and picture in the top-right co...

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  • Hi.   Approx. 2 weeks ago I logged into Spotify on a friend's Android phone. Ever since that moment, when I login to Spotify anywhere (with my own login credentials, of course) Spotify claim...
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