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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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Song slider bar not appearing

The slider bar is not appearing and I cannot adjust the position of the song. Anyone else have this problem?

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  • The slider bar is not appearing and I cannot adjust the position of the song. Anyone else have this problem?
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How can I delete the "My music" list?

I started use Premium but my old favorites are still in the list and there is too many to delete it one by one. There may be a faster option to delete those songs or I must to one by one?Android device, Samsung Galaxy S8+.

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  • I started use Premium but my old favorites are still in the list and there is too many to delete it one by one. There may be a faster option to delete those songs or I must to one by one? Android de...
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A little help needed.

Hi everyoneI wanted to know how does spotify works. I have been using it for sometime what I can't seem to understand is even if i just stream a song (not even saving it on playlist or anything ) it is occupying my space in the storage i.e. just list...

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  • Hi everyone I wanted to know how does spotify works. I have been using it for sometime what I can't seem to understand is even if i just stream a song (not even saving it on playlist or anything ) i...
  • Joe
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Local files disappeared from mobile

I have a playlist dedicated to local files so I could sync it all to my android device at the same time. I was able to do this previously without any issues but all of a sudden my local files disappeared from my android device. Now I can't even downl...

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  • I have a playlist dedicated to local files so I could sync it all to my android device at the same time. I was able to do this previously without any issues but all of a sudden my local files disappe...
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Android App not allowed --> Use web player ?

Hi,Installation of Spotify is not allowed on my company phone. I would like to use a kind of web player. Is there a way to enable it on an Android phone ? (Chrome or Samsung internet). I don't think I'm the only one with this issue.Thanks

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  • Hi, Installation of Spotify is not allowed on my company phone. I would like to use a kind of web player. Is there a way to enable it on an Android phone ? (Chrome or Samsung internet). I don't thin...
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Can not log in

When I try to open Spotify it wants me to log in. When I try to log in it says that I have to go online first. I can not go online because i have not logged on yet!!!! This happens if Spotify has been set to offline mode. This has happened 3 times. T...

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  • When I try to open Spotify it wants me to log in. When I try to log in it says that I have to go online first. I can not go online because i have not logged on yet!!!!   This happens if Spotif...
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Move all to SD card (Android 5.0.2)

Hi all! I can't move all the playlists to SD Card. I have Spotify Premium. When I tried move it, this send me a error message: "We could not move your data. It might be a problem with your SD card. Check permissions and try again." Can you help me? P...

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  • Hi all!   I can't move all the playlists to SD Card. I have Spotify Premium. When I tried move it, this send me a error message: "We could not move your data. It might be a problem with your S...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify autoplaying

Hi!My Spotify has started to autoplay when i snooze and even when i end a phone call. How do i make this stop?Kind regards. Kenneth.

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  • Hi! My Spotify has started to autoplay when i snooze and even when i end a phone call. How do i make this stop? Kind regards. Kenneth. 
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Downloaded music is gone

Please hele. All my downloaded music is gone but on my sd card is 7 gb full of music but I can not listen offline.. Why? This is a bug. Please repair that..

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  • Please hele. All my downloaded music is gone but on my sd card is 7 gb full of music but I can not listen offline..  Why? This is a bug. Please repair that..
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I got charge for nothing

After I finish the registration as premium member. The page doesn't send me any notification. I think, my premium doesn't active yet, because I can't play music without shuffle it. But, after one month I get charge on my credit card. I pay for nothin...

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  • After I finish the registration as premium member. The page doesn't send me any notification.  I think, my premium doesn't active yet, because I can't play music without shuffle it. But, after ...
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Some songs are grey and won't play on mobile, but will just fine on my computer?

I uploaded a lot of local files from my PC and some of them will play with no issue on my Android, but some of them are grey and wont play when I select them. All songs will play just fine on my computer. EDIT: Fixed a typo

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  • I uploaded a lot of local files from my PC and some of them will play with no issue on my Android, but some of them are grey and wont play when I select them. All songs will play just fine on my comp...
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Songs downloading on mobile data even when not allowed

Hello,My Spotify app on my Android phone is constantly downloading new songs from playlists on mobile data, even when I've disabled the option to do so.Any solutions? Thanks!Picture 1: My WiFi is off, my mobile data is on, Spotify is downloading song...

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  • Hello, My Spotify app on my Android phone is constantly downloading new songs from playlists on mobile data, even when I've disabled the option to do so. Any solutions? Thanks! Picture 1: My WiFi ...
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Verwijderen van alle nummers uit map nummers

onder het kopje bibliotheek staat een map met nummers hou krijg ik daar alles in een keer uit verwijderd ? gr

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  • onder het kopje bibliotheek staat een map met nummers hou krijg ik daar alles in een keer uit verwijderd ? gr
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Can't listen to certain artist

Hello,I used spotify a long time for free. Now I purchased a test-account in the hope I could listen to actors without any songs. But seems like I can't, because of some ugly geo-blocking. For example the Band: SCANDAL or KALAFINA I can follow the ba...

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  • Hello, I used spotify a long time for free. Now I purchased a test-account in the hope I could listen to actors without any songs. But seems like I can't, because of some ugly geo-blocking.   ...
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Solved!! Way to only see downloaded music?

I'm using Spotify 1.0.0.82 on Android 4.4.2. I plan to use Spotify offline pretty often so I was wondering if there was any way to see just music that has been downloaded (i.e. that can be played in offline mode) without having to see all the cool mu...

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  • I'm using Spotify 1.0.0.82 on Android 4.4.2. I plan to use Spotify offline pretty often so I was wondering if there was any way to see just music that has been downloaded (i.e. that can be played in ...
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Unable to Log In Using Facebook

Im trying to log into Spotify using my Facebook account. Im logged into Facebook on my phone but everytime I click "Log In with Facebook" it keeps brining up a different Facebook account and doesnt give me the option to choose "Not Me" or Log out it ...

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  • Im trying to log into Spotify using my Facebook account. Im logged into Facebook on my phone but everytime I click "Log In with Facebook" it keeps brining up a different Facebook account and doesnt g...
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Superuser Contribution Songs not staying downloaded on phone

Recently got a new sony xperia xz1. It seems everytime I close the spotify app the songs saved in 'Your songs' become undownloaded - on further testing it seems that losing connection to the internet also plays a part in this. I have to hit the downl...

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  • Recently got a new sony xperia xz1. It seems everytime I close the spotify app the  songs saved in 'Your songs' become undownloaded - on further testing it seems that losing connection to the in...
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How long will spotify work without an internet connection?

HI there, I am about to set off on a 2 month row across the Atlantic Ocean. I won't have internet access for the entirety of this journey. I want to know whether or not spotify app will allow me to continue to play my offline playlists even if the ap...

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  • HI there,  I am about to set off on a 2 month row across the Atlantic Ocean. I won't have internet access for the entirety of this journey. I want to know whether or not spotify app will allow ...
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Superuser Contribution Music pausing or skipping songs randomly Galaxy S8

Hi I was using a galaxy s6 for over a year and never had an issue. Switched to an s8 last month and the app can occasionally work fine for about the first 10 or 20 minutes but then it starts to skip forward in a song or skip two or three songs ahead ...

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  • Hi I was using a galaxy s6 for over a year and never had an issue. Switched to an s8 last month and the app can occasionally work fine for about the first 10 or 20 minutes but then it starts to skip ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Songs Skipping

As of recent I have noticed that during playback all of my spotify songs are skipping. It almost sounds like when a scratched CD is playing and a few seconds of the song is skipped over. This is happening on my android phone when i either play the mu...

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  • As of recent I have noticed that during playback all of my spotify songs are skipping. It almost sounds like when a scratched CD is playing and a few seconds of the song is skipped over. This is happ...
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