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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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Spotify's sound not good in car

Hi,We use spotify to play music in the car, but since the last update the sound is awefull.It playes very quiet and the sound is not as good as before (bass, ...)I play it with an aux-cable, my husband uses bluetooth, but in both cases it's the same....

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  • Hi, We use spotify to play music in the car, but since the last update the sound is awefull. It playes very quiet and the sound is not as good as before (bass, ...) I play it with an aux-cable, my...
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Solved!! Can't use my premium features?

I'm premium but my unlimited skips aren't working and i can't turn off shuffle, what do I do?

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  • I'm premium but my unlimited skips aren't working and i can't turn off shuffle, what do I do?
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Will not download playlists

I am a premium user and would like to download my personal playlists to listen offline. I hit the download when I go into the playlist and nothing happens. I do not receive any messages saying it cannot be downloaded. I have tried both on wifi and us...

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  • I am a premium user and would like to download my personal playlists to listen offline. I hit the download when I go into the playlist and nothing happens. I do not receive any messages saying it can...
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Downloaded songs now not downloaded

I downloaded 3 playlist last week went offline after all were downloaded. One week later all 3 playlist are showing not downloaded. In the past I only had to go online once a month what happened? This is why I pay for spotify. If I have to go online ...

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  • I downloaded 3 playlist last week went offline after all were downloaded. One week later all 3 playlist are showing not downloaded. In the past I only had to go online once a month what happened? Thi...
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I can't connect in my Android

This mesage appeard in the screen:"You are currently set to offline"Please go online to connect to Spotify

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  • This mesage appeard in the screen: "You are currently set to offline" Please go online to connect to Spotify
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Spotify Not showing up on Nvidia Shield Android TV when using the Built-in Google Chromecast...

Spotify Not showing up on Nvidia Shield Android TV when am trying to Cast using the Built-in Google Chromecast feature...Can anyone confirm why this doesnt work when it should?

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  • Spotify Not showing up on Nvidia Shield Android TV when am trying to Cast using the Built-in Google Chromecast feature...Can anyone confirm why this doesnt work when it should?
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Can only play music when connected to wifi, Pixel XL

Spotify has been fine ever since I have had it, but out of nowhere it dropped all my music and says I'm not connected to internet when I have unlimited data. When I connect to a wifi source its fine but turn it off and nothing works again. My phone i...

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  • Spotify has been fine ever since I have had it, but out of nowhere it dropped all my music and says I'm not connected to internet when I have unlimited data. When I connect to a wifi source its fine ...
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Solved!! Next song doesn't start when phone locked

Hi everyone Impossible to solve this problem : when I play a not-downloaded playlist on my phone (Galaxy S4) in 4G, I choose a song, lock my phone, and let it next to me as I'm doing something else. So it's ok for the first song, everything works wel...

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  • Hi everyone 🙂   Impossible to solve this problem : when I play a not-downloaded playlist on my phone (Galaxy S4) in 4G, I choose a song, lock my phone, and let it next to me as I'm doing some...
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Problemas con SD

Escogo la tarjeta SD como el almacenamiento para Spotify y parece hacerlo de manera correcta, la app se reinicia y en configuración esta seleccionada la SD como el almacenamiento. Descargo mi playlist sin problema, sin embargo, las canciones no se re...

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  • Escogo la tarjeta SD como el almacenamiento para Spotify y parece hacerlo de manera correcta, la app se reinicia y en configuración esta seleccionada la SD como el almacenamiento. Descargo mi playlis...
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cannot view public playlists

i have spotify premuim, and have made my playlists public so that my friend can view them. when they go to my profile and view my playlists it says error occured try again.my account name is samsosa505

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  • i have spotify premuim, and have made my playlists public so that my friend can view them. when they go to my profile and view my playlists it says error occured try again. my account name is samsosa505
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Spotify Deletes all downloaded songs

My Spotify Application deletes all my downloaded songs, probably 4 zimes in th weekI allways have to download them again, which is really tiering

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  • My Spotify Application deletes all my downloaded songs, probably 4 zimes in th week I allways have to download them again, which is really tiering
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cannot view public playlists

i have spotify premium and made my playlists public so my friend can see them. when they go to my profile and try to view my playlists it brings up a message saying error, and a try again buttonmy account is samsosa505

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  • i have spotify premium and made my playlists public so my friend can see them. when they go to my profile and try to view my playlists it brings up a message saying error, and a try again button m...
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Solved!! La APP se cierra sola

Buenas amigos de la comunidad tengo Spotify instalado en un Xiaomi 4A con Android 6.0.1, la version de la APP es 8.4.9.271 armV7, la aplicación luego de un tiempo de reproducción se cierra sola la aplicación.No se si será por el equipo, la version de...

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  • Buenas amigos de la comunidad tengo Spotify instalado en un Xiaomi 4A con Android 6.0.1, la version de la APP es 8.4.9.271 armV7, la aplicación luego de un tiempo de reproducción se cierra sola la ap...
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Album art disappearing

Occasionally whenever I have Spotify playing in the background and then go to the app, the album disappears (as shown in the picture attached). This isn't a major issue, but rather just something that annoying and I thought I should alert the communi...

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  • Occasionally whenever I have Spotify playing in the background and then go to the app, the album disappears (as shown in the picture attached). This isn't a major issue, but rather just something tha...
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Skips not refreshing

My skips havn't refreshed for over a day now! I thought that they refreshed after an hour!

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  • My skips havn't refreshed for over a day now! I thought that they refreshed after an hour!
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Android app extremely slow and uses a lot of CPU

I've noticed that unlike the MacOS and iOS versions of Spotify the Android app is ridiculously slow and uses a lot of CPU. I'm using an NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1, there are no other performance issues with other apps. It's not a network issue. I've run...

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  • I've noticed that unlike the MacOS and iOS versions of Spotify the Android app is ridiculously slow and uses a lot of CPU.   I'm using an NVIDIA Shield Tablet K1, there are no other performanc...
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Help

I'm on a premium package but the app itself is not allowing to change the song or click the shuffle button. It just says that Try Premium. When I'm already in premium.

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  • I'm on a premium package but the app itself is not allowing to change the song or click the shuffle button. It just says that Try Premium. When I'm already in premium.
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App stopped being able to put to sleep

Hi I've been using Spotify for 3 years continuouslyBut in the last week I have stopped being able to put the app to sleep when not using itI have a Samsung device and it has a non removable batterySo preserving battery life, as I am a power user is p...

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  • Hi I've been using Spotify for 3 years continuously But in the last week I have stopped being able to put the app to sleep when not using it I have a Samsung device and it has a non removable batte...
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Superuser Contribution Se me pausa sola la reproducción desde el movil

Desde hace ya un tiempo, se me pausa sóla la reproducción desde el móvil.He probado con todo. Hasta eliminando por completo la app e instalandola de nuevo.Ya sea con cascos, sin cascos o por bluetooth. Con la tablet (también andriod) no me ocurre. Me...

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  • Desde hace ya un tiempo, se me pausa sóla la reproducción desde el móvil. He probado con todo. Hasta eliminando por completo la app e instalandola de nuevo. Ya sea con cascos, sin cascos o por blue...
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Can´t find friends....

Hey Folks!I cannot see any of my Facebook friends, error says, that none of my friends uses Spotify, but that isnot true.... many of my friends do use spotify ^^The same thing happens with my Windows Laptop. Even if i enter a friends name directly, i...

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  • Hey Folks! I cannot see any of my Facebook friends, error says, that none of my friends uses Spotify, but that is not true.... many of my friends do use spotify ^^ The same thing happens with my W...
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