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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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Solved!! Android app won't sync local files

I have Spotify on my Galaxy S7. It seems to have stopped syncing local files from my computer. It will sync files from the Spotify library, but not any of the files that are only on my PC. Is this feature no longer supported? This is something that h...

  • Gig Goer
  • I have Spotify on my Galaxy S7. It seems to have stopped syncing local files from my computer. It will sync files from the Spotify library, but not any of the files that are only on my PC. Is this fe...
  • olken2000
  • Gig Goer
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Album art not appearing

This may not seem like much of an issue, but it is still one of the consistently worse bugs that I have come across whilst using the Spotify app on Android, which is saying a lot considering the app being absolutely riddled with trivial errors that s...

  • Casual Listener
  • This may not seem like much of an issue, but it is still one of the consistently worse bugs that I have come across whilst using the Spotify app on Android, which is saying a lot considering the app ...
  • Elzin_7
  • Casual Listener
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Spotify Connect and Podcasts - only some devices?

So what's the deal with Spotify connect and podcasting? Is something **bleep** required to stream podcasts via Spotify connect? I ask because I can stream podcasts and music via Spotify connect to my audio pro addon c5 with no difficulty, but I can o...

  • Newbie
  • So what's the deal with Spotify connect and podcasting? Is something **bleep** required to stream podcasts via Spotify connect? I ask because I can stream podcasts and music via Spotify connect to my...
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Spotify stucks at the loading wheel on my android smartphpne

I am a premium user and I have a Xiaomi Redmi pro Omega supported by Android. The problem is that Spotify app stucks at the loading wheel, every time I play music and try to access other lists or settings, search etc. and I have to reboot my phone ev...

  • Newbie
  • I am a premium user and I have a Xiaomi Redmi pro Omega supported by Android. The problem is that Spotify app stucks at the loading wheel, every time I play music and try to access other lists o...
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Bloquear música

Olá, vi que o spotify tem um botão (um círculo cortado ao meio) onde você clica e a música que você está ouvido é bloqueada. Apertei esse botão sem querer, tem como desfazer? Não lembro qual música eu escutava, sei é que foi sem intenção

  • Newbie
  • Olá, vi que o spotify tem um botão (um círculo cortado ao meio) onde você clica e a música que você está ouvido é bloqueada. Apertei esse botão sem querer, tem como desfazer? Não lembro qual música e...
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Solved!! Can't find Storage setting in apps

I have problem, I want to move my storage to SD card, but I can't find any storage setting in spotify apps on my phone, so what should I do?

  • Regular
  • I have problem, I want to move my storage to SD card, but I can't find any storage setting in spotify apps on my phone, so what should I do?
  • FurBell
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No aparece opcion de ecualizador

En la seccion de Calidad de la musica se supone deberia aparecer una opcion para ecualizador la cual no me aparece, Huawei Mate 9 lite

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  • En la seccion de Calidad de la musica se supone deberia aparecer una opcion para ecualizador la cual no me aparece, Huawei Mate 9 lite
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SD card checking for errors and not closing Spotify before rebooting causing lost offline downloads

Has anyone else noticed that when you reboot your phone and you don't wait long enough for your your Android phone to "check for SD card errors" but instead go right into Spotify you end up unsyncing and therefore loose all you offlibe downloads? Als...

  • Regular
  • Has anyone else noticed that when you reboot your phone and you don't wait long enough for your your Android phone to "check for SD card errors" but instead go right into Spotify you end up unsyncing...
  • CryticalAce
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Wear app stuck on Connecting

Trying to start the app on my AW 2.8 watch just sits at Connecting screen and never opens the app on the phone. Any help appreciated.

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  • Trying to start the app on my AW 2.8 watch just sits at Connecting screen and never opens the app on the phone.   Any help appreciated.
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Lock Screen won't show Album Cover

When I played music from spotify and my screen was locked, it used to shw me a lock screen with the album cover that i was listening to, now it shows me only the widget from the notifications, I really like seeing that screen saver from sopitify, ple...

  • Visitor
  • When I played music from spotify and my screen was locked, it used to shw me a lock screen with the album cover that i was listening to, now it shows me only the widget from the notifications, I real...
  • CalebKrick
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Repeat platlist

Where is the button to repeat playlist? It disappeared after last update

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  • Where is the button to repeat playlist? It disappeared after last update
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Solved!! Musics stops when using google chrome

Hi Everybody, Since the last update, the music stops when i use google chrome on my galaxy s3 (4.1.2). And i can't turn the app off... can someone help me please ? Thanks

  • Regular
  • Hi Everybody,   Since the last update, the music stops when i use google chrome on my galaxy s3 (4.1.2). And i can't turn the app off...   can someone help me please ?   ...
  • belway71
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Spotify is delaying my downloaded songs

I downloaded around 1000+ songs yesterday and I woke up and everything was gone. It was finished yesterday morning so I've seen it finishing so I didn't delete anything. No update, much storage left, not downloaded any songs on other fevide....I'm he...

  • Newbie
  • I downloaded around 1000+ songs yesterday and I woke up and everything was gone. It was finished yesterday morning so I've seen it finishing so I didn't delete anything. No update, much storage left,...
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Solved!! Delete cache and saved data

When selecting this option does this erase my playlists? I know it'll remove the downloaded songs but will I have to remake my playlists from scratch?

  • Casual Listener
  • When selecting this option does this erase my playlists? I know it'll remove the downloaded songs but will I have to remake my playlists from scratch?
  • pancholin37
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New Spotify UI - Songs don't shuffle?

Hi. I recently made a new spotify account because I was tired of mine being linked to Facebook. My new account has the terrible new UI that only has the three options (home, search, playlist) and even though it says all playlists are on shuffle it pl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi. I recently made a new spotify account because I was tired of mine being linked to Facebook. My new account has the terrible new UI that only has the three options (home, search, playlist) and eve...
  • jeffhpc1
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Spotify playlist will not shuffle

After updating to the newest spotify update (the one with the now condensed three tabs) my playlists are no longer shuffling when i hit "shuffle play", they continue to play the same set of songs everytime from the top tenth of the playlist. I have a...

  • Newbie
  • After updating to the newest spotify update (the one with the now condensed three tabs) my playlists are no longer shuffling when i hit "shuffle play", they continue to play the same set of songs eve...
  • jeffhpc1
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Skip randomly and pauses

Latest version of SpotifySamsung galaxy s8 Will play songs fine andaused to play them fine with my phone locked but now. When i lock my phone and put it in my pocket the songs skip and pause and does all sorts of randim things. Idk what happened . Ha...

  • Casual Listener
  • Latest version of Spotify Samsung galaxy s8   Will play songs fine andaused to play them fine with my phone locked but now. When i lock my phone and put it in my pocket the songs skip and pau...
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Spotify no longer playing through ford sync

My spotify updated two days ago and now it will no longer play through Ford sync on my car. I've uninstalled and reinstalled it but still won't work.

  • Casual Listener
  • My spotify updated two days ago and now it will no longer play through Ford sync on my car. I've uninstalled and reinstalled it but still won't work. 
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Solved!! Spotify car app doesn't work anymore

Since the last update of the spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy S7 (8.4.38.621 arm V7) the app didn't appear anymore on my Ford Fiesta 2017. The bluetooth connection works fine with other apps. Only Spotify doesn't show up. I've already tried to uninst...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since the last update of the spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy S7 (8.4.38.621 arm V7) the app didn't appear anymore on my Ford Fiesta 2017.   The bluetooth connection works fine with other apps...
  • Pablo2102
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    Car player
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not connecting to Sonos - again... sigh...

Once again Spotify is not connecting to my Sonos. (Sonos can connect to Spotify, just like last time this happened) This time round I am not going to be as patient as last time for Spotify to fix the mess; I am switching to Deezer if problem is not s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Once again Spotify is not connecting to my Sonos. (Sonos can connect to Spotify, just like last time this happened) This time round I am not going to be as patient as last time for Spotify to fix the...
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