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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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Kesha's songs won't play

Just within the last couple of days, none of Kesha's songs are playing on the Android app. I've restarted the app, restarted my phone, and even uninstalled and reinstalled the app, but they still won't play.

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  • Just within the last couple of days, none of Kesha's songs are playing on the Android app. I've restarted the app, restarted my phone, and even uninstalled and reinstalled the app, but they still won...
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Share song stopped working Android 8.0 October 5 update Spotify 8.4.21.508

My Google Pixel Android 8.0 device took October 5 update last night. Now when I try to use the Share option from ... to share a song to a friend, the music stops playing and I'm returned to the Home screen. Can someone assist? I've already tried unin...

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  • My Google Pixel Android 8.0 device took October 5 update last night. Now when I try to use the Share option from ... to share a song to a friend, the music stops playing and I'm returned to the Home ...
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Organize messageboard

The messageboard in here is a total mess. Am I supposed to browse through 640 threads only in Android section? madness. Why aren't there mandatory sub-categories? Even only 5 or less categories would help a lot. What is the definition of 'Labels' and...

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  • The messageboard in here is a total mess.   Am I supposed to browse through 640 threads only in Android section?  madness.   Why aren't there mandatory sub-categories? Even only 5...
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Superuser Contribution Spotfy not loud enough? Too quiet! Help

Hey So I have Spotify Premium which I use on my Mac and Android phone. I recently hosted a dance party at the local pub using my phone and spotify offline mode, with the playlist downloaded on my phone. It's funny though because when the other gal pl...

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  • Hey   So I have Spotify Premium which I use on my Mac and Android phone.  I recently hosted a dance party at the local pub using my phone and spotify offline mode, with the playlist downl...
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Solved!! Android App stürzt unregelmäig ab

Seit knapp zwei Wochen stürzt die App auf Android (Ich nutze ein Xiaomi Mi4c) regelmäßig während des Musik hörens einfach ab. Meist nur, wenn gleichzeitig andere Apps laufen, die ebenfalls ins Internet zugreifen (Ich nutze es gleichzeitig mit Google ...

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  • Seit knapp zwei Wochen stürzt die App auf Android (Ich nutze ein Xiaomi Mi4c) regelmäßig während des Musik hörens einfach ab. Meist nur, wenn gleichzeitig andere Apps laufen, die ebenfalls ins Intern...
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Songs are not downloaded anymore

After reinstalling the app a couple of days ago, I run in the same problem, sometimes multiple times a day. I download the songs for offline listening, but after closing the app the songs are not downloaded anymore. Funny thing is, is that on my SD c...

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  • After reinstalling the app a couple of days ago, I run in the same problem, sometimes multiple times a day.    I download the songs for offline listening, but after closing the app the so...
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Solved!! CAN'T PLAY SPOTIFY MUSIC ON BOSE

Suddenly I cannot play any of my spotify music on my Bose. Both Bose and spotify apps are up to date and connected to our wifi. Other family have no problem with their music, it only affects me! I have uninstalled and re-installed both apps several t...

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  • Suddenly I cannot play any of my spotify music on my Bose. Both Bose and spotify apps are up to date and connected to our wifi. Other family have no problem with their music, it only affects me! I ha...
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Artist/Song/Album (etc?) Radios on Android Auto

Any way of playing them? (I use them an awful lot through the app on my phone, and it would be awesome to be able to use them similarly in my shiny new car)

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  • Any way of playing them? (I use them an awful lot through the app on my phone, and it would be awesome to be able to use them similarly in my shiny new car)
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Dowloaded music doesn't appear under albums/artists

I have managed to successfull download and save several albums that all appear under my Playlists. However, only some of them - and not always the same ones - appear under my lists of Albums or Artists. Does anyone know how I can solve this?

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  • I have managed to successfull download and save several albums that all appear under my Playlists. However, only some of them - and not always the same ones - appear under my lists of Albums or Artis...
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1 song

Lately spotify plays one song then stops, i cant play another cause it tells me i need premium if i want ad free music? The app has been down for 10 + hours on my phone. Then other times it plays 30 seconds of a song then stops..mmkaay. hey its free ...

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  • Lately spotify plays one song then stops, i cant play another cause it tells me i need premium if i want ad free music? The app has been down for 10 + hours on my phone.  Then other times it pla...
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No longer available to download songs in my SD Card

I´ve just opened the app and I realized all my downloaded songs had been deleted. I downloaded them again and all the music was being storaged in my device memory. Now I realized there is no option for moving them to a SD Card. Why? Is it because of ...

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  • I´ve just opened the app and I realized all my downloaded songs had been deleted. I downloaded them again and all the music was being storaged in my device memory. Now I realized there is no option f...
  • idem2lyon
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Music/Playlists Downloading Randomly on Cellular

A few times now i've experienced my Spotify app (on android) will suddenly start updating and downloading a load of playlists when i am off Wifi (using a 4G connection) even through my settings have "Download using cellular" set to Off. Last month, a...

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  • A few times now i've experienced my Spotify app (on android) will suddenly start updating and downloading a load of playlists when i am off Wifi (using a 4G connection) even through my settings have ...
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OASIS' albums cant be played

I have all the available albums downloaded on my s7, but cant manage to play them. It happen only with oasis' albums, whether they are downloaded or not, online or offline...My friends can easily play this music, so I cant really figure out whats goi...

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  • I have all the available albums downloaded on my s7, but cant manage to play them. It happen only with oasis' albums, whether they are downloaded or not, online or offline...My friends can easily pla...
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Can't download music to SD card

I can't get Spotify to download music to my SD card and am running out of options. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify as well as deleting downloaded music and moving com.spotify.music folder from internal storage to SD card - this gives...

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  • I can't get Spotify to download music to my SD card and am running out of options. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify as well as deleting downloaded music and moving com.spotify.music f...
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Can't listen to certain songs

I can't listen to songs that i've been able to hear before. My husband can listen to these songs. I have spotify premium.

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  • I can't listen to songs that i've been able to hear before. My husband can listen to these songs. I have spotify premium.
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Android App extremely glitchy

I'm really trying not to be impolite, but the spotify app has been a buggy mess since the last update. I have premium, and all of my songs are downloaded, but for some reason spotify randomly pauses my songs. I know it's not my connection, because I ...

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  • I'm really trying not to be impolite, but the spotify app has been a buggy mess since the last update. I have premium, and all of my songs are downloaded, but for some reason spotify randomly pauses ...
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Unable to play certain Artists

Whenever i click on a song published by certain artists i am unable to play the songs. The bottom bar disappears and no music plays. When i go to artist page and click shuffle on tracks they are featured on play. These are all major artist such as Fu...

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  • Whenever i click on a song published by certain artists i am unable to play the songs. The bottom bar disappears and no music plays. When i go to artist page and click shuffle on tracks they are feat...
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Storage Issue

I was short on storage for an Android update, so instead of deleting some albums, I uninstalled the whole app. But then it just freed the amount of storage taken by the app itself, not the songs. I couldn't find the files to manually delete them. (Th...

  • Casual Listener
  • I was short on storage for an Android update, so instead of deleting some albums, I uninstalled the whole app. But then it just freed the amount of storage taken by the app itself, not the ...
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Home Screen not loading

Hey everyone, So I got a new phone and ever since I started using the app on this phone, my Spotify home screen does not load and it is always showing this messsge - "Sorry, something went wrong. That didn't work. Please have another go." The rest of...

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  • Hey everyone,   So I got a new phone and ever since I started using the app on this phone, my Spotify home screen does not load and it is always showing this messsge - "Sorry, something went w...
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