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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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Data volume rises and rises.. / Speicherplatz steigt und steigt

Next, if I might add an album to my playlists in Spotify, then I can only ONLINE anhöhren (with an internet connection) I yes.Then there is still the possibility to download the songs for the OFFLINE mode.Now the question of questions: If I do not wa...

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  • Next, if I might add an album to my playlists in Spotify, then I can only ONLINE anhöhren (with an internet connection) I yes. Then there is still the possibility to download the songs for the OFF...
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Is there an actual solution to Spotify stopping after almost every track?

It's a darn shame. I am obviously not the only one having this problem. I have been using MOG for over a year and am hoping to switch to Spotify because I like their interface better, and they have a slightly bigger catalog. I have been using the fre...

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  • It's a darn shame.  I am obviously not the only one having this problem.  I have been using MOG for over a year and am hoping to switch to Spotify because I like their interface better, and...
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Solved!! Won't load Facebook login on Galaxy S2

Description I am a Premium account holder and was using Spotify on my phone problem free for the last year or so but suddenly today it asked me to login and when I try to sign in through Facebook it won't load a login screen, it just tells me it can'...

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  • Description I am a Premium account holder and was using Spotify on my phone problem free for the last year or so but suddenly today it asked me to login and when I try to sign in through Facebook...
  • Joe
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Audio Effects has stopped working

Hey I have a Samsung S4 and Audio Effects has stopped working. This means that I can turn it on and off and adjust the buttons but there will be no difference in sound. This is seriously annoying Is there any solution to this ? or should I stop using...

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  • Hey I have a Samsung S4 and Audio Effects has stopped working. This means that I can turn it on and off and adjust the buttons but there will be no difference in sound. This is seriously annoying Is ...
  • Joe
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Playlist Folders Organize, But Duplicate Downloaded List Sucks

The "Downloaded" section on the Playlist menu of Android is very annoying. Even if you have all your playlists organized with playlist folders you have to scroll through ALL of your downloads to get to them. If you are having trouble with organizing ...

  • Gig Goer
  • The "Downloaded" section on the Playlist menu of Android is very annoying. Even if you have all your playlists organized with playlist folders you have to scroll through ALL of your downloads to get ...
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Radio Duplicates

Over the last few days i have been using Spotify radio on my android phone, and several times i have had duplicate tracks. (Same name and album) sometimes they are next to each other, other times there are a few tracks between them. Has anyone else s...

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  • Over the last few days i have been using Spotify radio on my android phone, and several times i have had duplicate tracks. (Same name and album) sometimes they are next to each other, other times the...
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Spotify premium not working on samsung

I just installed spotify on my new mobile, Samsung Galaxy. The dowload and login went fine, but the app do not find my premium subscription. It keeps asking me to upgrade to premium. When I log in to my account on my iPad, the premium subscription is...

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  • I just installed spotify on my new mobile, Samsung Galaxy. The dowload and login went fine, but the app do not find my premium subscription. It keeps asking me to upgrade to premium. When I log in to...
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Music just stops playing after +- 1 Min

Mainly when the tablet is going in standby mode. i've re-installed, with clearing cache. Also have not any widget on my homescreen on Spotify. Tablet is running android 4.0.4. Any solution being developed on it?

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  • Mainly when the tablet is going in standby mode. i've re-installed, with clearing cache. Also have not any widget on my homescreen on Spotify.    Tablet is running android 4.0.4. &n...
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Album Art Image Quality on Kit-Kat

Hey all! I just wanted to point out a small thing I noticed that has been kinda bugging me lately. The image quality on the lockscreen album art on 4.4 is really lacking, especially compared to Google Music's. Here's a couple examples of what I'm tal...

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  • Hey all! I just wanted to point out a small thing I noticed that has been kinda bugging me lately. The image quality on the lockscreen album art on 4.4 is really lacking, especially compared to Googl...
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Question about Local files sync

Hello everyone, I`m new to spotify and I got some question. I recently synced my desktop Spotify client with Android. It synced playlists and local files. But I can`t find those local files inside Android app. Where can I find them? BTW I didn`t adde...

  • Gig Goer
  • Hello everyone, I`m new to spotify and I got some question. I recently synced my desktop Spotify client with Android. It synced playlists and local files. But I can`t find those local files inside An...
  • Joe
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Tablet behaves like smartphone

I installed spotify in Arnova 7G, and behaves like a mobile in spotify free, not allowed to use spotify as a tablet. is not compatible?... However, in Archos 10.1 woks perfectly... Thanks

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  • I installed spotify in Arnova 7G, and behaves like a mobile in spotify free, not allowed to use spotify as a tablet.     is not compatible?...   However, in Archos 10.1 wok...
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Need your offline devices reset? Post here.

Hi, I'm new to Spotify and I just got the premium subscription. I have my playlists on my laptop and I wanted to be ablw to listen to them on my phone. I have the Spotify app on the phone but I can t figure out how to get the playlists. Can anyone ma...

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  • Hi, I'm new to Spotify and I just got the premium subscription.  I have my playlists on my laptop and I wanted to be ablw to listen to them on my phone.  I have the Spotify app on the phone...
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Windows Spotify controlled with Android tablet with Local Wifi (Remote control)

Hi, I would like to control Spotify (song serach, next, play, pause....) with an Android Samsun Galaxy STM tablet Spotify interface and reproduce it in a Windows Spotify PC interface installation in the same local Wifi. It is like a remote control. I...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I would like to control Spotify (song serach, next, play, pause....) with an Android Samsun Galaxy STM tablet Spotify interface and reproduce it in a Windows Spotify PC interface insta...
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Remote control Spotify from Android

Hi People, For days now I have been trying to find a usable app for controlling Spotify Premium with my Samsung Galaxy Plus. Without succes. Closest I got was with an app called 'spotimote' but after I installed the app and the server program for win...

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  • Hi People,   For days now I have been trying to find a usable app for controlling Spotify Premium with my Samsung Galaxy Plus. Without succes. Closest I got was with an app called 'spotimote' ...
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how to permanently delete videos on S3?

Hi, I am on my S3 a lot and downloaded tons of videos bcz the 6000 mah extended battery I got from mpj does double my battery life. But I think my phone almost full now, so how can i permanently delete videos on the S3?? Thanks in advance.

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  • Hi, I am on my S3 a lot and downloaded tons of videos bcz the 6000 mah extended battery I got from mpj does double my battery life. But I think my phone almost full now, so how can i permanently dele...
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Solved!! extreme quality streaming..but not on nexus 10 tablet

I have a premium account and get extreme quality streaming on my Samsung S3 phone but only high quality can be enabled on my nexus 10 tablet.. Why is this?

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  • I have a premium account and get extreme quality streaming on my Samsung S3 phone but only high quality can be enabled on my nexus 10 tablet.. Why is this?
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Spotify support on cool headset app (Android)

This nice Android app supports online music services like Spotify.Interesting is that this app supports 1,or 3 button headsets. It is Ad free and Cost free.It also handled other features for your headset so it is very useful.It would be very interest...

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  • This nice Android app supports online music services like Spotify. Interesting is that this app supports 1,or 3 button headsets. It is Ad free and Cost free. It also handled other features for ...
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No too thrilled with Spotify

As a new subscriber I am not happy with Spotify. Start a radio with a known Jazz guitarist and the radio station plays everything BUT that Jazz guitarist or ANY jazz guitarists. For all the hype Spotify is lamer than Pandora.

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  • As a new subscriber I am not happy with Spotify.  Start a radio with a known Jazz guitarist and the radio station plays everything BUT that Jazz guitarist or ANY jazz guitarists.  For all t...
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Well discussed,yet the issues persist to store offline playlist on external SD card.

I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone running android V 4.3 and latest Spotify version 0.7.4.610.gd.7332b3. This phone comes with measly 16 GB and at present I have only 4.4 GB space left in internal storage. I put in a new micro SD card of 32 GB with 29....

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  • I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone running android V 4.3 and latest  Spotify version 0.7.4.610.gd.7332b3.  This phone comes with measly 16 GB and at present I have only 4.4 GB space left in i...
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Music Just Stops Playing

Hello to all: Ever since they did the update to where Spotify remembers your last save point, the app will either stop playing music at it's own leisure or it will revert back to the save point wihtout an option to go to a particular point in a song ...

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  • Hello to all:   Ever since they did the update to where Spotify remembers your last save point, the app will either stop playing music at it's own leisure or it will revert back to the save ...
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