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Solved!! 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...

Amay
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Timbo6sic6
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
2025-01-27 7:09:21 AM
Sumit_Ghosh
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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...

herrau
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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...
2012-09-21 2:12:01 PM
2012-09-24 3:50:17 AM
JoeStedman
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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 ...

bp2070
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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...
2012-09-19 4:13:46 AM
2012-09-23 8:19:03 AM
meahtenoha
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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?

kyluhh
Newbie
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?
2012-09-22 5:39:02 PM
2012-09-22 5:44:32 PM
user-removed
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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...

tonyabra
Newbie
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...
2012-09-22 5:41:45 AM
2012-09-22 4:50:14 PM
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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...

typo
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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...
2012-09-22 3:14:57 PM
2012-09-22 3:27:17 PM
typo
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Difficulty with preview version

I was trying to play downloaded library (non-spotify) music on my Android phone (HTC Desire C), but found I could not do so on the latest version of the normal app downloaded from the Google Play store. I then found the preview version (from https://...

EdenCrow
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I was trying to play downloaded library (non-spotify) music on my Android phone (HTC Desire C), but found I could not do so on the latest version of the normal app downloaded from the Google Play sto...
2012-09-21 7:26:19 PM
2012-09-22 12:01:44 PM
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Blue Note app on Android?

hi, can anyone tell me if the Blue Note app works on Android mobile

terrier_blue
Newbie
hi, can anyone tell me if the Blue Note app works on Android mobile
2012-09-21 4:33:54 PM
2012-09-21 10:15:59 PM
licenced
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Mixed download qualities, is it possible?

Is it somehow possible to get different qualities on different offline playlists by changing the quality setting between making them into offline playlists (and actually downloading the files)? Or will the Spotify app go back and change the quality o...

halolo
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Is it somehow possible to get different qualities on different offline playlists by changing the quality setting between making them into offline playlists (and actually downloading the files)? Or ...
2012-09-21 1:37:02 PM
2012-09-21 10:14:20 PM
licenced
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Same song on different synced playlists

If I have the same song on more than one synced playlists on my Android phone, will this song then be downloaded more than one time (and using more disk space)? Or is the app smart enough to discover that there are identical items on some of the sync...

halolo
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If I have the same song on more than one synced playlists on my Android phone, will this song then be downloaded more than one time (and using more disk space)? Or is the app smart enough to discov...
2012-09-20 12:59:50 PM
2012-09-21 7:59:53 PM
halolo
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Will we ever get a decent working app for Android?

After using Spotify I unsuscribed for about two years and when I came back Spotify still lacked basic functionality. Why can't we get sorting in playlists or just a sorted playlist? It should not take 2 minutes to find a song in my playlist because t...

bonno
Casual Listener
After using Spotify I unsuscribed for about two years and when I came back Spotify still lacked basic functionality. Why can't we get sorting in playlists or just a sorted playlist? It sho...
2012-09-21 9:35:48 AM
2012-09-21 7:15:33 PM
bonno
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Spotify for mobile

I have been trying to import music 'local files' from mobile (all of which have been downloaded from youtube) onto spotify mobile,though as far as i can see the new layout doesnt allow this. Is there something im not noticing or is it physically impo...

minimaguire228
Newbie
I have been trying to import music 'local files' from mobile (all of which have been downloaded from youtube) onto spotify mobile,though as far as i can see the new layout doesnt allow this. Is there...
2012-09-19 1:11:11 AM
2012-09-21 7:59:51 AM
licenced
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trouble downloading

when I add an album to a playlist and click download, more often than not, I get the green circle with the arrow pointing down that appears immediately, but nothing is downloading at all. any help?

kw867233
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when I add an album to a playlist and click download, more often than not, I get the green circle with the arrow pointing down that appears immediately, but nothing is downloading at all. any h...
2012-09-20 5:52:11 PM
2012-09-20 5:53:28 PM
kw867233
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Different database for Android ????

Facts:- 1) I'm old and not too bright and have terrrible taste in music 2) Have Spotify Premium on Desktop and OK with that 3) Now loaded Android onto my Nexus 7 - I agree that it is fairly basic and the "no local files" is a pain BUT Is there a diff...

MikeHadley
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Facts:- 1) I'm old and not too bright and have terrrible taste in music 2) Have Spotify Premium on Desktop and OK with that 3) Now loaded Android onto my Nexus 7 - I ...
2012-09-11 11:52:39 AM
2012-09-20 2:49:20 PM
MikeHadley
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Sync files to phone locally?

Is there a way to sync spotify files that I have made available offline on my PC, to an android phone locally, rather than having the phone download them again? I assumed this was what would happen when the FAQ says to connect the phone to the same w...

D-K
Newbie
Is there a way to sync spotify files that I have made available offline on my PC, to an android phone locally, rather than having the phone download them again? I assumed this was wh...
2012-09-20 7:14:51 AM
2012-09-20 11:49:14 AM
David
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Solved!! Facebook login - Loading screen

Hi, Im new to spotify premium + spotify in general. Its working fine on my Macbook, but i tried to use it on my Samsung S3 and it keeps spazzing out when i click on log-in using facebook. The loading circle comes up in front of a white screen with a ...

MBhangal
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Hi, Im new to spotify premium + spotify in general. Its working fine on my Macbook, but i tried to use it on my Samsung S3 and it keeps spazzing out when i click on log-in using facebook. ...
2012-08-16 11:28:52 PM
2012-09-20 11:02:08 AM
staaloe
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Upgrade of spottily

I joined up earlier tonight and now my spottily does not work on my android can someone help me please

1492-88
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I joined up earlier tonight and now my spottily does not work on my android can someone help me please
2012-09-19 2:39:59 AM
2012-09-19 12:44:22 AM
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Unable to delete tracks on my cellphone

Last week I noticed that an album of Dope DOD (Branded) was removed from Spotify. No problem, the tracks were deleted on my pc. But I noticed that my playlist on my phone had more songs then on my pc, and now I noticed that those Dope DOD songs are s...

Babostainer
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Last week I noticed that an album of Dope DOD (Branded) was removed from Spotify. No problem, the tracks were deleted on my pc. But I noticed that my playlist on my phone had more songs then on my pc...
2012-09-19 8:36:40 PM
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Adding music on playlist but i cant se them on my mobile

I have add some music to a playlist, on my computer. But I cant see them on my mobile. I have synced my mobile with the computer. And I have even tried to re-install the app. Nothing works. What to do?

Jossi
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I have add some music to a playlist, on my computer. But I cant see them on my mobile. I have synced my mobile with the computer. And I have even tried to re-install the app. Nothing works. What to d...
2012-09-19 11:09:00 AM
2012-09-19 12:06:46 PM
David
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APP

My Spotify hav worked for a long time, but now when I try to start the app, I only get a grey screen! Nothing happens, more than the phone shuts down after a while. What to do?

1999
Casual Listener
My Spotify hav worked for a long time, but now when I try to start the app, I only get a grey screen! Nothing happens, more than the phone shuts down after a while. What to do?
2012-09-13 1:13:56 PM
2012-09-19 9:03:14 AM
1999
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Bidirectional Sync

Hello. I'm French so sorry for my french english... I can synchronize my playlist from my spotify account to my android mobile. I would like to know if it's possible to do the same but in the opposite direction. I explain me, i have made some search ...

joss2lyon
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Hello. I'm French so sorry for my french english... I can synchronize my playlist from my spotify account to my android mobile. I would like to know if it's possible to do the same but i...
2012-09-17 11:07:28 PM
2012-09-18 11:38:27 PM
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