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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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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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Superuser Contribution Several issues with playback

In the last couple months I have started to have playback issues to the point I can't even really use Spotify. The first is that sometimes while playing an artist radio, it will finish a song and then not continue. It will show that it is still playi...

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  • In the last couple months I have started to have playback issues to the point I can't even really use Spotify.    The first is that sometimes while playing an artist radio, it will finish...
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[Mac/Android] Spotify Connect disconnecting after pausing

I often use Spotify Connect to control my Android phone's Spotify app using my Mac client. However, if I pause playback from my computer or I reach the end of an album or playlist, I have to hit play on the phone to reestablish the connection. Otherw...

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  • I often use Spotify Connect to control my Android phone's Spotify app using my Mac client. However, if I pause playback from my computer or I reach the end of an album or playlist, I have t...
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Recently played artists not changing after a month or more

My recently played artists have been stuck for a very long time. I have deleted the app and reinstalled. Logged out and back in. On my phone I have cleared cache and then deleted it from there reinstalled it and redownload everything. Reset my phone ...

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  • My recently played artists have been stuck for a very long time. I have deleted the app and reinstalled. Logged out and back in. On my phone I have cleared cache and then deleted it from there reinst...
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Superuser Contribution Local files on pc wont play on android

I recently added music files from my PC on spotify desktop. I put them in playlists, and even checked the download button to on, just to be sure. But I am unable to listen to or play those files on my phone. They do show but are greyed out. My phone ...

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  • I recently added music files from my PC on spotify desktop. I put them in playlists, and even checked the download button to on, just to be sure. But I am unable to listen to or play those files on m...
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Superuser Contribution LOCAL FILES ON ANDROID SUDDENLY DELETED AND CAN'T DOWNLOAD AGAIN

So I had a playlist of local files that had over 50 songs that had transferred seamlessly onto my phone. Today I tried adding one more track to the playlist and everything inexplicably went**bleep**. Not only have the local files on my android been t...

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  • So I had a playlist of local files that had over 50 songs that had transferred seamlessly onto my phone. Today I tried adding one more track to the playlist and everything inexplicably went**bleep**....
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SMS Sharing Doesn't Play Song

Hello, I'm having trouble with the SMS Sharing feature on Samsung Galaxy S6. When I receive a link and select it, it opens the app, but doesn't play the song. I have already cleared the cache, uninstalled and reinstalled. Nothing is working. Please h...

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  • Hello, I'm having trouble with the SMS Sharing feature on Samsung Galaxy S6. When I receive a link and select it, it opens the app, but doesn't play the song. I have already cleared the cache, uninst...
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Superuser Contribution (ANDROID 6.0.1) IT STOP PLAYING AFTER SCREEN GOES TO SLEEP.

ASUS ZENFONE 2 LASER (ANDROID 6.0.1) SPOTIFY WILL STOP PLAYING AFTER SCREEN GOES TO SLEEP. I TRIED EVERYTHING I SAW IN THE COMMUNITY IT STILL DOESNT WORK. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME. I'VE SEARCH EVERYTHING STILL DOESNT WORK.

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  • ASUS ZENFONE 2 LASER (ANDROID 6.0.1) SPOTIFY WILL STOP PLAYING AFTER SCREEN GOES TO SLEEP.  I TRIED EVERYTHING I SAW IN THE COMMUNITY IT STILL DOESNT WORK. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME. I'VE SEARCH EVER...
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle

I just updated Spotify to version 8.4.45.633 armV7 (android) and when I click the "Shuffle Play" button on my playlists it won't shuffle. It just plays my playlist in order and I don't know why. I don't have premium, but I want to be able to shuffle ...

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  • I just updated Spotify to version 8.4.45.633 armV7 (android) and when I click the "Shuffle Play" button on my playlists it won't shuffle. It just plays my playlist in order and I don't know why. I do...
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Shuffle play not random

I've recently noticed that my Spotify free doesn't shuffle my playlist. I like to have shuffle play for my larger playlists, and the songs just play in order when I hit shuffle play. Is there a fix?

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  • I've recently noticed that my Spotify free doesn't shuffle my playlist. I like to have shuffle play for my larger playlists, and the songs just play in order when I hit shuffle play. Is there a fix?
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Spotify cache issue

Spotify is taking up 1.2GB of space on my device and I'm sure much more on other devices. Spotify needs to clear that cache after so many days, I find myself clearing all "app data" and reseting the app just to clear all the "user data" cache being s...

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  • Spotify is taking up 1.2GB of space on my device and I'm sure much more on other devices. Spotify needs to clear that cache after so many days, I find myself clearing all "app data" and reseting the ...
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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 ...
  • Paul73
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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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