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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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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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • Joe
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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.

  • Newbie
  • 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.
  • Joe
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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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Quiero que funcione

Ya he desinstalado la aplicación, incluso formatie el teléfono y la aplicación sigue funcionando demasiado lenta. Se cierra sola y se paran las canciones.Lo peor es que estoy en premiun y la aplicación me está robando.

  • Casual Listener
  • Ya he desinstalado la aplicación, incluso formatie el teléfono y la aplicación sigue funcionando demasiado lenta. Se cierra sola y se paran las canciones. Lo peor es que estoy en premiun y la aplica...
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[WP 8.0] Offline Playlist Data on SD Card

I have a LGK 20 phone im trying to put my music on my S.D card put it don't have that option am i doing something wrong??

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  • I have a LGK 20 phone im trying to put my music on my S.D card put it don't have that option am i doing something wrong??
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Local Files are not downloading

There are a lot of songs that this app does not have, and I have added a whole heap via Local Files through my iTunes playlist. Lately the app has been deciding that it hasn't downloaded any of my songs and goes 'welp, I must download these again' on...

  • Newbie
  • There are a lot of songs that this app does not have, and I have added a whole heap via Local Files through my iTunes playlist. Lately the app has been deciding that it hasn't downloaded an...
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Certain songs not transferring from local files to android

I recently purchased King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's Quarters! and I'm in Your Mind Fuzz since neither are on Spotify. When I put them into my local files they appear in my desktop but when I try to download it to my phone only three of Quaters! s...

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  • I recently purchased King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard's Quarters! and I'm in Your Mind Fuzz since neither are on Spotify. When I put them into my local files they appear in my desktop but when I ...
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Superuser Contribution Offline songs keeps being deleted from Artists and Albums but playlists remain intact and downloaded

I'm getting really tired of this **bleep**, honestly. Why the heck do I have a spotify premium account if my offline songs are always automatically being deleted (and I already did the reset on my phone AND my SD card, uninstalling the spotify and cl...

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  •  I'm getting really tired of this **bleep**, honestly. Why the heck do I have a spotify premium account if my offline songs are always automatically being deleted (and I already did the reset on...
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signing in

Hi, Having trouble signing in and really getting stressed with it, Cannot sign in with either Spotify or Facebook and are having to change passwords all the time. Someone please help me. Know my email, User name and the long name they gave me but sti...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, Having trouble signing in and really getting stressed with it, Cannot sign in with either Spotify or Facebook and are having to change passwords all the time. Someone please help me.  Know ...
  • Joe
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Probleme de connexion

Bonjour j'ai un compte spotify premium family et des que j'entre sur spotify je suis hors connexion alors que j'ai du Wi-Fi ou 4gJe suis à l'étranger alors est-ce lié ou non ?Voici un screenshot qui confirme que je suis en wifi

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  • Bonjour j'ai un compte spotify premium family et des que j'entre sur spotify je suis hors connexion alors que j'ai du Wi-Fi ou 4g Je suis à l'étranger alors est-ce lié ou non ? Voici un screenshot ...
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Reproduccion

Me sucede que no me aparece la barra de reproduccion y al poner un tema no puedo elegir otro ni adelantar.. Tengo premium..

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  • Me sucede que no me aparece la barra de reproduccion y al poner un tema no puedo elegir otro ni adelantar.. Tengo premium..
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Spotify Connect - Multiple Speakers/Devices

What most of us want is having a disable option on Spotify Connect like for example Behind The Lyrics type of option in settingsand we wanted that since 2014 and still hasnt been implemented yet which should beplease do something Spotify

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  • What most of us want is having a disable option on Spotify Connect like for example Behind The Lyrics type of option in settings and we wanted that since 2014 and still hasnt been implemented yet wh...
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Weird Bug When Playing Music - Galaxy S8

I get this really strange bug on my S8 when playing music with Spotify. Ive attached a screenshot of what happens when I start playing a song, and these strange blue bars appear on either side of my screen which stay on the screen even when exiting t...

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  • I get this really strange bug on my S8 when playing music with Spotify.    Ive attached a screenshot of what happens when I start playing a song, and these strange blue bars appear on eit...
  • lcolling
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Album Arkwork not showing

So i bought a new phone running on android 6. I downloaded spotify, i signed in with my premium account. It plays music but it doesnt show the album arkwork and some picture on the home menu. How to fix this? Will I wait for the next update? T.T

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  • So i bought a new phone running on android 6. I downloaded spotify, i signed in with my premium account. It plays music but it doesnt show the album arkwork and some picture on the home menu. How to ...
  • lcolling
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Web Player not supported in Android mobile devices?

Hello, I use the Spotify app in my Android mobile device and it works great. However I cannot use the Spotify Web Player on the same Android device. It only plays 30 seconds "demos" of any song. It also doesn't show my playlists, except the four most...

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  • Hello,   I use the Spotify app in my Android mobile device and it works great.   However I cannot use the Spotify Web Player on the same Android device. It only plays 30 seconds "d...
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Solved!! What was my last weeks Discover Weekly playlist?

Hello there, I really enjoyed listening to my last weeks discover weekly playlist. I did download and after that I forgot to add the songs to my personal songs. Is there any way of retracing them? I did add 3 of the songs of the playlist if that matt...

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  • Hello there,   I really enjoyed listening to my last weeks discover weekly playlist. I did download and after that I forgot to add the songs to my personal songs. Is there any way of retracing...
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