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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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Solved!! When will the spotify app be on the market for ICS users?

And how is this going to effected by JB? Also, where can I get the latest app for ICS? the one im running now wont save my downloaded playlists and makes me to redownload them again and again..

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  • And how is this going to effected by JB?   Also, where can I get the latest app for ICS? the one im running now wont save my downloaded playlists and makes me to redownload them again and ag...
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Search in the new client shows only five first results for artists and albums?

I must be missing something here?On the desktop client i can click to get next five artist results e.g. but on the mobile client i cant find the possibility.-Dennis

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  • I must be missing something here? On the desktop client i can click to get next five artist results e.g. but on the mobile client i cant find the possibility. -Dennis
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Bug: Mobile app allows last.fm username with spaces in it

After investigating why I constantly got "incorrect username/password" errors for last.fm, it turns out it's because the keyboard I use (swiftkey) inserts a space after the username, so my username is sent to last.fm like "username[SPACE]" instead of...

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  • After investigating why I constantly got "incorrect username/password" errors for last.fm, it turns out it's because the keyboard I use (swiftkey) inserts a space after the username, so my username i...
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My playlist is not downloading.

Hello. Whenever I try to download my spotify playlist on android its not working. Its stays flat on 0 % and this is really frustrating. Does anyone found a fix on this yet?

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  • Hello.   Whenever I try to download my spotify playlist on android its not working. Its stays flat on 0 % and this is really frustrating.  Does anyone found a fix on this yet?
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Solved!! All songs in playlists missing

So i've got a HTC Desire S, running Android v.2.3.5. Up until a few weeks ago i was using the old spotify-app- with great success. Now, as the app has been updated, all the songs in my playlists are gone. This includes my own playlists and my starred...

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  • So i've got a HTC Desire S, running Android v.2.3.5. Up until a few weeks ago i was using the old spotify-app- with great success. Now, as the app has been updated, all the songs in my playlists are ...
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30 Tage testen

Hallo, ich habe mir das Spotify App für Android runtergeladen und die 48 Stunden zum testen haben auch einwandfrei funktioniert. Bei der App beschreibung steht allerdings, dass ich den Test auf 30 Tage verlängern könnte. Ich habe allerdings keine E-M...

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  • Hallo,   ich habe mir das Spotify App für Android runtergeladen und die 48 Stunden zum testen haben auch einwandfrei funktioniert. Bei der App beschreibung steht allerdings, dass ich den Tes...
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How to sync JUST songs in playlist thats not in spotifys library??

I am not talking about offline mode. I want to syn just the songs in my playlists that spotify hasnt recognized in its own library. When you sync a playlist it dl's all songs..but i dont need to waste space with all songs b/c spotify already recogniz...

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  • I am not talking about offline mode. I want to syn just the songs in my playlists that spotify hasnt recognized in its own library. When you sync a playlist it dl's all songs..but i dont need to wast...
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Tracks keep re-downloading

I have the latest android build and lately I have had and issue where the app seems to have gotten stuck downloading the same set of tracks at the end of my save playlist. Any help?

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  • I have the latest android build and lately I have had and issue where the app seems to have gotten stuck downloading the same set of tracks at the end of my save playlist. Any help?
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Lossless Files

I have some lossless files that I have imported to Spotify. I have synced these files to my phone (HTC Desire S) for offline playing but when I try to play one the Spotify app closes. Is it possible to play lossless audio files via the mobile Android...

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  • I have some lossless files that I have imported to Spotify.  I have synced these files to my phone (HTC Desire S) for offline playing but when I try to play one the Spotify app closes. &nb...
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HTC ChaCha

Hi, I have a problem. I've downloaded Spotify on my new mobile phone, the HTC ChaCha with Android Gingerbread. Before I had an Alcatel with Froyo, and it worked fine. Now, however, when I tap the Spotify-icon, the screen tilts, but does not show anyt...

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  • Hi,   I have a problem. I've downloaded Spotify on my new mobile phone, the HTC ChaCha with Android Gingerbread. Before I had an Alcatel with Froyo, and it worked fine. Now, however, when I ...
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Solved!! Spotify app won't connect to 3G network on Samsung GSII ICS

So yes, two days ago a strange problem started to occur. I tried to listen to music on my phone but the Spotify App just stayed in offline (the offline mode setting wasn't checked). I tried this numerous times untill I got fed up and uninstalled and ...

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  • So yes, two days ago a strange problem started to occur. I tried to listen to music on my phone but the Spotify App just stayed in offline (the offline mode setting wasn't checked). I tried this nume...
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no music!

I got a new android after I started spotify about a month ago, and I got spotify on my phone using facebook. I want to keep it like that. But when I go to play a song on my phone, it all is faded and won't let me click on it. It will only let me play...

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  • I got a new android after I started spotify about a month ago, and I got spotify on my phone using facebook. I want to keep it like that. But when I go to play a song on my phone, it all is faded and...
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Collabrative playlists download

Is there a way to automatically download the songs my friends add to the collabrative playlist on android mobile? Currently any new songs added to my playlists I cannot download. Only way I have found is to un-download the whole list and re-download ...

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  • Is there a way to automatically download the songs my friends add to the collabrative playlist on android mobile? Currently any new songs added to my playlists I cannot download. Only way I have foun...
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I don't want to sync my playlists with all devices

Hi, I have a spotify premium account wich is use on both my Htc and my Pc. My dad uses my account some times as well on his Iphone. Now here's the problem.. I don't want his playlists on my devices and he doesn't want my music on his Iphone. Is it po...

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  • Hi, I have a spotify premium account wich is use on both my Htc and my Pc. My dad uses my account some times as well on his Iphone. Now here's the problem.. I don't want his playlists on my devices a...
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Problems getting playlists to upload on Android

I am trying to listen to spotify on my android. I have paid for it. Tried to do the app with offline off and on. I am not sure what to do. Help! Thanks!!!

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  • I am trying to listen to spotify on my android. I have paid for it. Tried to do the app with offline off and on. I am not sure what to do. Help! Thanks!!!
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[Bug Report][Developers] Searching for songs, via spotify:search:My+Search causes a blank page.

Hi there. I'd like to report a bug for the Spotify android application. Here is the thing. I'm developping an android app that will propose to open spotify, and search for songs. I've been using this intent : intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, U...

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  • Hi there. I'd like to report a bug for the Spotify android application. Here is the thing. I'm developping an android app that will propose to open spotify, and search for songs. I've been using ...
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Latest release stuck offline problem and solution (sort of)

Hi, I would just like to pass on my experiences (good and bad) with using the latest Spotify for Android release on a long car journey over the past few days. I have just driven from Sweden to England, to visit family, and used Spotify in the car for...

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  • Hi, I would just like to pass on my experiences (good and bad) with using the latest Spotify for Android release on a long car journey over the past few days. I have just driven from Sweden to Englan...
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Solved!! Every track is greyed out and I see "Track is not available"

Description Unable to play any songs because they are all grayed out. I am online as well so this is very weird. A more detailed description, using numbered steps 1. Cleared cache, uninstalled Spotify and rebooted then installed Spotify from market W...

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  • Description Unable to play any songs because they are all grayed out. I am online as well so this is very weird.   A more detailed description, using numbered steps 1. Cleared cache, uni...
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Lots of my playlists are stuck on "Loading...

My playlists weren't syncing correctly between my desktop (win 7) and my android app. I uninstalled and re-installed both in an attempt to remedy the issue, but now a good chunk of my playlists are stuck on "Loading..." (on both the desktop app and A...

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  • My playlists weren't syncing correctly between my desktop (win 7) and my android app. I uninstalled and re-installed both in an attempt to remedy the issue, but now a good chunk of my playlists are s...
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Need to log into two separate accounts?

Ok, so I changed my facebook log on info, which I assumed and hoped it changed my log on for Spotify, so I went to my HTC Vivid and logged out of spotify, and resigned in using my new facebook credentials. Now Spotify is wanting me to sign in with Sp...

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  • Ok, so I changed my facebook log on info, which I assumed and hoped it changed my log on for Spotify, so I went to my HTC Vivid and logged out of spotify, and resigned in using my new facebook creden...
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