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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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PLEASE give an option to not automatically go to a different screen for a song when selecting a song

I've stopped listening to many of the popular playlists because every time I pick a song, it goes to a separate screen just with that song and some background art.I just want it to stay on the same playlist screen while playing a song! I listen to so...

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  • I've stopped listening to many of the popular playlists because every time I pick a song, it goes to a separate screen just with that song and some background art. I just want it to stay on the ...
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mobile phone

I signed as a student to spotify. i can use it for my laptop but cant use it for my phone Songs are not available to listen. please help.

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  • I signed as a student to spotify. i can use it for my laptop but cant use it for my phone Songs are not available to listen.  please help.   
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Huge data consumption today

Hello,I was checking my phone data consumption and noticed a very unreasonable amount. Then I checked what happened and it turned out Spotify consumed a huge amount today morning. I was only streaming for an hour or so this morning but most were song...

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  • Hello, I was checking my phone data consumption and noticed a very unreasonable amount. Then I checked what happened and it turned out Spotify consumed a huge amount today morning. I was only stream...
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Solved!! Add to queue not working

Whenever I click to add songs to queue, it registers that I clicked, but the songs don't actually add to the queue anymore. This is only a problem on android as I have Spotify on pc, IOS, and android.

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  • Whenever I click to add songs to queue, it registers that I clicked, but the songs don't actually add to the queue anymore. This is only a problem on android as I have Spotify on pc, IOS, and android.
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Unable to follow friends

Hi, I just recently downloaded the app to my Sony xperia and started using it (signed up via my Facebook account) but I can't seem to follow any of my friends? I have no trouble finding them via their Spotify account names, but when I check their pag...

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  • Hi, I just recently downloaded the app to my Sony xperia and started using it (signed up via my Facebook account) but I can't seem to follow any of my friends? I have no trouble finding them via thei...
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Everytime I click on an artist, it says I'm offline

I tried deleting data, cache and even uninstalling but it doesn't work. It literally says: "You are offline. Please connect to internet and try again."

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  • I tried deleting data, cache and even uninstalling but it doesn't work. It literally says:   "You are offline. Please connect to internet and try again."
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Facebook share- invalid oauth access token

Haven't been able to share anything to Facebook from Spotify using the share button. I get the error message "invalid oauth access token" - and from a Google search many others have had this issue going back to at least 2013. I log in to my Spotify a...

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  • Haven't been able to share anything to Facebook from Spotify using the share button. I get the error message "invalid oauth access token" - and from a Google search many others have had this issue go...
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Solved!! The offline mode isn't working

Hi, as the title I have a problem with offline mode. With wifi I download all the songs but when I don't have the network, the application says Go online to download. I have downloaded all the songs 5 ​​times but it doesn't work anyway. Today I have ...

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  • Hi, as the title I have a problem with offline mode. With wifi I download all the songs but when I don't have the network, the application says Go online to download. I have downloaded all the songs ...
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Lots of errors

Hey everyone, I'm having a few issues with my premium subscription on Android. Spotify will create new Daily Mix playlists but the ones I listen to won't update. So when it gets to the "last" song on the list, it generally won't add more and if it do...

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  • Hey everyone, I'm having a few issues with my premium subscription on Android. Spotify will create new Daily Mix playlists but the ones I listen to won't update. So when it gets to the "last" song on...
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Can't play iTunes imported playlists

I changed my phone recently and ever since I can't listen to my iTunes imported playlists. I imported the playlists years ago and I was able to play them in my old phone, but ever since I started listening spotify in my new phone the iTunes playlists...

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  • I changed my phone recently and ever since I can't listen to my iTunes imported playlists. I imported the playlists years ago and I was able to play them in my old phone, but ever since I started lis...
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Spotify se detuvo/Spotify has stopped working en Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016)

Hasta hoy Spotify funcionaba correctamente en mi smartphone y al actualizarlo a la última versión comenzó a fallar. Cada vez que abro la aplicación, la pantalla no carga y me sale un cartel que dice "Spotify se detuvo". Probé desinstalando la app y r...

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  • Hasta hoy Spotify funcionaba correctamente en mi smartphone y al actualizarlo a la última versión comenzó a fallar. Cada vez que abro la aplicación, la pantalla no carga y me sale un cartel que dice ...
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Songs glitching

Hey guys.Ive recently been having this issue where whenever im listening to music the songs are constantly glitching out for a second then continues to play. It happens constantly and i have no idea why or how to stop it. Any ideas??

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  • Hey guys. Ive recently been having this issue where whenever im listening to music the songs are constantly glitching out for a second then continues to play. It happens constantly and i have no ide...
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"Ok Google" wont play while offline

Why doesn't "ok google" assistant play my music while offline when I ask it to? Seems like a pretty simple thing to program. Is this being worked on?

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  • Why doesn't "ok google" assistant  play my music while offline when I ask it to? Seems like a pretty simple thing to program. Is this being worked on?
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Recently Played

I noticed for awhile that my recently played list started making Stations out of my playlists and like Artist... I was able to remove some of them on a computer but one will not go away. I unfollowed all my Artists but it is still in my recently play...

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  • I noticed for awhile that my recently played list started making Stations out of my playlists and like Artist... I was able to remove some of them on a computer but one will not go away.  I unfo...
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Where are the offline songs in my SD card, after I changed to a new device?

HelloRecently I have changed my android device for a brand new one... I removed my sd card from old device and installed into the new one, after that, I've installed Spotify. So, all my offline songs were not recognized. There is a way to make it wor...

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  • Hello Recently I have changed my android device for a brand new one... I removed my sd card from old device and installed into the new one, after that, I've installed Spotify. So, all my offline son...
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I cant login on my phone

Hi, I have been trying to login into my account but for some reason, it won't let me. I tried connecting on my desktop and it's ok. I tried resetting my phone, tried uninstalling/installing the app and taking my sd card out but still no way to log in...

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  • Hi,   I have been trying to login into my account but for some reason, it won't let me. I tried connecting on my desktop and it's ok. I tried resetting my phone, tried uninstalling/installing ...
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How to change pause / auto shut off time

So after Spotify is paused for x amount of time it automatically shuts off. Is there a way to turn this off or change the length of time the app waits before shutting off? I use the app Zombies, Run! which pauses music periodically to play little sto...

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  • So after Spotify is paused for x amount of time it automatically shuts off. Is there a way to turn this off or change the length of time the app waits before shutting off? I use the app Zombies, Run!...
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Solved!! bluetooth auto play doesnt work in car :/

hi i find that the Spotify apps doesnt like to auto play much - sometimes it might but mainly not poweramp works ok i use the app in offline mode when in car - maybe it relates to this? ie app is trying to go online thanksdan using htc m8 4.4.2 and v...

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  • hi   i find that the Spotify apps doesnt like to auto play much - sometimes it might but mainly not   poweramp works ok   i use the app in offline mode when in car - maybe it rel...
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Spotify Downloads take up space on two devices

Hi Spotify Team, I have two android devices (my phone and my tablet). My phone doesn't have an sd card slot, so my storage is limited, but my tablet has plenty of storage. Therefor I download alot of music on my tablet. But the storage taken up by th...

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  • Hi Spotify Team,   I have two android devices (my phone and my tablet). My phone doesn't have an sd card slot, so my storage is limited, but my tablet has plenty of storage. Therefor I downloa...
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Videos won't play on android

I have an s7 edge that is up to date and I have reinstalled the phone, deleted and reinstalled spotify, but I can not view videos when I click them. I don't get an error message. It just takes me to a gray screen. Any ideas on what is wrong?

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  • I have an s7 edge that is up to date and I have reinstalled the phone, deleted and reinstalled spotify, but I can not view videos when I click them. I don't get an error message. It just takes me to ...
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