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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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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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Can't stop an artist playlist playing?

I'll try to keep it short. I went onto the Spotify page for The Beatles, and just hit 'shuffle play'. After a while I wanted to listen to other things... but then I realised I couldn't stop all these Beatles songs from playing. I could pause them, bu...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'll try to keep it short. I went onto the Spotify page for The Beatles, and just hit 'shuffle play'. After a while I wanted to listen to other things... but then I realised I couldn't stop all these...
  • betablue42
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Solved!! Do songs stay downloaded on device after premium subscription ends?

I just wanted to know if the songs that I download during my premium subscription stick around for offline play after the subscription ends?

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  • I just wanted to know if the songs that I download during my premium subscription stick around for offline play after the subscription ends?  
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Spotify is closing when I stop the music.

I stop the music while I listening music on background, but Spotify completely shut down. I reinstalled and cleaned the cache but not works.

  • Newbie
  • I stop the music while I listening music on background, but Spotify completely shut down. I reinstalled and cleaned the cache but not works.
  • Joe
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Sony Xperia M5 doesn't show storage function

HiI pay for spotify premium and I have a Xperia M5 as mentioned in the title. It uses Android 6.0 Marshmellow and my 2000 songs have filled up the 3GB of internal storage that was left of the 16GB that was promoted in the brochure, but 10 were alread...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi I pay for spotify premium and I have a Xperia M5 as mentioned in the title. It uses Android 6.0 Marshmellow and my 2000 songs have filled up the 3GB of internal storage that was left of the 16GB ...
  • betablue42
  • Roadie
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Playlist restarting before reaching the end.

Hey! After a song finishes the spotify restarts the playlist. When I go back to the and press forward, I get to the first song. Can't press back on the first song though... There is a similar issue when playing said playlist on random, only a few son...

  • Newbie
  • Hey!   After a song finishes the spotify restarts the playlist. When I go back to the and press forward, I get to the first song. Can't press back on the first song though... There is a s...
  • Joe
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App opens itself all the time

Although i closed all apps spotify opens again After some time. This repeats all the time. Any solution for that?

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  • Although i closed all apps spotify opens again After some time. This repeats all the time. Any solution for that?
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Solved!! Saving to SD Card on Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Hello everyone, I'm an owner of a Moto X Style (Moto X Pure in US) and was having trouble saving my albums and playlists to the SD Card storage. I followed the entire android issues guide on SD Cards, but NOTHING worked. Until I went into the App Pro...

  • Newbie
  • Hello everyone,   I'm an owner of a Moto X Style (Moto X Pure in US) and was having trouble saving my albums and playlists to the SD Card storage. I followed the entire android issues guide on...
  • jac_n
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Shutting off shuffle

I can't make 'shuffle play' STOP! Make it stop!!! I've tried the drop down on either side and the settings - nothing. Any ideas?

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  • I can't make 'shuffle play' STOP!  Make it stop!!! I've tried the drop down on either side and the settings - nothing.  Any ideas?
  • Joe
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Issues with premium

I'm being charged for premium on my android, and have only ever used spotify on my android. But it's stuck on free, I've tried logging in and out, that doesn't help. Any suggestions??

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  • I'm being charged for premium on my android, and have only ever used spotify on my android.  But it's stuck on free, I've tried logging in and out, that doesn't help. Any suggestions??
  • Joe
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Spotify widget not working on Samsung Galaxy S7

Widget just shows up blank and I can't press anything but the app is currently playing right now.

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  • Widget just shows up blank and I can't press anything but the app is currently playing right now.
  • deek102
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Offline music deleted

Hi,So, I downloaded some files for offline music listening when on the road, but this is the third time in less than a month it suddenly gets randomly deleted, all of it except Playlists. All albums from all of my saved artists is gone...LG G6, Nouga...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, So, I downloaded some files for offline music listening when on the road, but this is the third time  in less than a month it suddenly gets randomly deleted, all of it except Playlists. All...
  • ivanlunah
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bmw f11 spotify album artwork not showing

When I had a iphone spotify album artwork was working fine and then all of a sudden it stopped showing up after I changed to Android. I've tried everything and nothing seems to work. Anyone have any ideas?

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  • When I had a iphone spotify album artwork was working fine and then all of a sudden it stopped showing up after I changed to Android.  I've tried everything and nothing seems to work.  Anyo...
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Superuser Contribution Kontakt

Hab ein Problem mit Spotify und das ist nicht so einfach deswegen brauche ich dieine Nummer eines Kundenberaters !!!

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  • Hab ein Problem mit Spotify und das ist nicht so einfach deswegen brauche ich dieine Nummer eines Kundenberaters !!!
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Superuser Contribution Skipping songs in an album or playlist

I've owned spotify Premium for a year, but just recently it will randomly skip a song in an album, even if I have the album downloaded offline. I can go back and play the song, but it is annoying to have to keep checking my phone to make sure I'm not...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've owned spotify Premium for a year, but just recently it will randomly skip a song in an album, even if I have the album downloaded offline. I can go back and play the song, but it is annoying to ...
  • Dtayl13
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Bluetooth stuttering

I know Spotify doesn't actually monitor these forums and I'll never be heard but I'm going to post this regardless. There have been several times where I would be streaming a song via Spotify over Bluetooth and all of the sudden the stream would beco...

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  • I know Spotify doesn't actually monitor these forums and I'll never be heard but I'm going to post this regardless. There have been several times where I would be streaming a song via Spotify ove...
  • furier
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Using Tasker/NFC Button to Save/Unsave a Song

Is there a way to save/unsave a song using Tasker or similar software? I want to attach a NFC button to it, so I can easily save a new song by just clicking the button.

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  • Is there a way to save/unsave a song using Tasker or similar software? I want to attach a NFC button to it, so I can easily save a new song by just clicking the button.
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Solved!! Playlists problem

Why are my playlist playing music not in my playlist?

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  • Why are my playlist playing music not in my playlist?
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Nuked Usability

Running HTC Bolt with Nougat 7.0.1 Spotify no longer stays logged in, and will not connect. Works on my PS4 and Macbook from 2009. I've tried clearing the cache and reinstalling previous versions of Spotify (up to 0.x ago), tried changing my plan to ...

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  • Running HTC Bolt with Nougat 7.0.1   Spotify no longer stays logged in, and will not connect. Works on my PS4 and Macbook from 2009.   I've tried clearing the cache and reinstalling pre...
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Superuser Contribution re-downloading many songs after subscription

Hi everyone,I'm not a native english speaker and sorry if my message grammar has mistakes.I've tried 7-day trial premium account on my android 5.1 and had downloaded some playlists.today it expires and I subscribed for a 1-month premium account, but ...

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  • Hi everyone, I'm not a native english speaker and sorry if my message grammar has mistakes. I've tried 7-day trial premium account on my android 5.1 and had downloaded some playlists. today it exp...
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Android app auto starts when unlocking my Galaxy S8

The Spotify app is very often the active application when I unlock my phone, even though I havent used it for a while. I've tried to cleared cache, reinstalled, rebooted. It's been happening for at least a month, and it happens 5-10 times each day.I ...

  • Casual Listener
  • The Spotify app is very often the active application when I unlock my phone, even though I havent used it for a while. I've tried to cleared cache, reinstalled, rebooted. It's been happening for at l...
  • Straleks1
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