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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify App - some Songs won´t download

Hello, I am a Premium User. I download all Playlists to my Android Phone (Samsung Galaxy I9000) but not all songs are downloading. Usually I add complete Albums as playlists. As an example I added "Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob" as a Playlist but three...

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  • Hello,   I am a Premium User. I download all Playlists to my Android Phone (Samsung Galaxy I9000) but not all songs are downloading.   Usually I add complete Albums as playlists. As an ...
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Not Playing Downloaded Material Only

When I'm at work, I listen to my downloaded content. This appears to generally work and I see no data usage as it should be. There is one playlist that I follow that is different than all the others. It is "Rock This". That playlist has video content...

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  • When I'm at work, I listen to my downloaded content.  This appears to generally work and I see no data usage as it should be.  There is one playlist that I follow that is different than all...
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Notification bar and lock screen controls disappearing

Everytime I pause my music, on my android, even with no battery saver or blue light blocker the notification and lock screen controls disappear and I have to open the app to unpause my music. I also looked at similar issues and spotify had full acces...

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  • Everytime I pause my music, on my android, even with no battery saver or blue light blocker the notification and lock screen controls disappear and I have to open the app to unpause my music. I also ...
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Add songs

Hi, I added few songs this morning on spotify with my computer, but when I want to listen to them on my phone, I have to be on the same WiFi network.How can I listen to the songs I added when im not at home ?Thx for repply, Vincent.

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  • Hi, I added few songs this morning on spotify with my computer, but when I want to listen to them on my phone, I have to be on the same WiFi network. How can I listen to the songs I added when im no...
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How do i change playlist name on mobile

Is it possible to change playlist name on phone

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Tracks Skipping/Pausing on Android

Hey all, I have been ignoring this issue for about a month now hoping it would go away, but it hasn't, so here I am! I've been having issues with tracks skipping - like a CD player when you go over that huge bump in your old car. Not skipping whole t...

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  • Hey all,   I have been ignoring this issue for about a month now hoping it would go away, but it hasn't, so here I am! I've been having issues with tracks skipping - like a CD player when yo...
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Extremely slow loading times on all aspects of application

Hey, my name is Adam and I currently use a Samsung Galaxy S5 for Spotify. This problem only started around about a week ago but when I opened up Spotify, it seemed to take ages to load everything - my playlists, the application itself, images, the br...

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  • Hey, my name is Adam and I currently use a Samsung Galaxy S5 for Spotify. This problem only started around about a week ago but when I opened up Spotify, it seemed to take ages to load everything - m...
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Strange problem..

Hi, I have a strange problem when I use spotify and run at the same time. When im out jogging in areas with no cellphone reception, and female voice suddenly say "You have no internet connection" (in norwegian), song gets paused and spotify starts to...

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  • Hi, I have a strange problem when I use spotify and run at the same time. When im out jogging in areas with no cellphone reception, and female voice suddenly say "You have no internet connection" (in...
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Re: Shuts down after hit play!

have same trouble as soon i log on my Samsung galaxy S7 edge its crashing.. after the new update ive gotten this issue as well as the storage issue reported.. ive been using my SD card for download.. but i had no issues with this before the latest 2 ...

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  • have same trouble as soon i log on my Samsung galaxy S7 edge its crashing..  after the new update ive gotten this issue as well as the storage issue reported.. ive been using my SD card for dow...
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syncing to facebook

I'm getting a error message that says I am already synced to a account on FB. How do I remove that so I can sync my Spotify to fb ??

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  • I'm getting a error message that says I am already synced to a account on FB. How do I remove that so I can sync my Spotify to fb ??
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Spotify pauses downloaded songs on Huawei android

Device:Huawei Y6 IIOperating System Version:Android 5.1Spotify Version:8.4.7.1108Account:PremiumDescription:Some downloaded songs pause automatically. The songs that pause automatically are always the same and they pause on the same spot in the song....

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  • Device: Huawei Y6 II Operating System Version: Android 5.1 Spotify Version: 8.4.7.1108 Account: Premium Description: Some downloaded songs pause automatically. The songs that pause automatic...
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Spotify keeps pausing at random intervals. At the moment its pausing every 30 seconds or so.

Spotify keeps pausing after only a few seconds. I've tried force stopping the app and clearing cache but if anything it's worse.

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  • Spotify keeps pausing after only a few seconds. I've tried force stopping the app and clearing cache but if anything it's worse.
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Solved!! appli windows vs android

Hi,Avec windows 10, je peux lire en aléatoire un ensemble de playlist. Je crée un dossier et je mets plusieurs playlists dans ce dossier. Je peux lire en aléatoire le dossier complet.Avec Android, je suis obligé de choisir la playlist dans le dossier...

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  • Hi, Avec windows 10, je peux lire en aléatoire un ensemble de playlist. Je crée un dossier et je mets plusieurs playlists dans ce dossier. Je peux lire en aléatoire le dossier complet. Avec Android...
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Cómo ver las letras en 2017 para un Moto g 4 plus ?

Necesito ayuda, ya que ahora descubro que tiene asociación con genius Spotify, pero yo no puedo ver las letras. Ayúdenme por favor y gracias.

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  • Necesito ayuda, ya que ahora descubro que tiene asociación con genius Spotify, pero yo no puedo ver las letras. Ayúdenme por favor y gracias.
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Playlist bei Neustart bei zuletzt gespielten Titel starten

Hallo,gibt es die Möglichkeit eine Playlist so einzustellen, das sie beim erneuten Start beim zuletzt gespielten Titel startet?

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  • Hallo, gibt es die Möglichkeit eine Playlist so einzustellen, das sie beim erneuten Start beim zuletzt gespielten Titel startet?  
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Spotify Songs Not Downloading

Hi, no songs are now downloading into my account on my songs list. I only have 237 songs, so I have not exceeded the song limit, but I am on a family account. Does this affect this and how can I get my songs to download?

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  • Hi, no songs are now downloading into my account on my songs list. I only have 237 songs, so I have not exceeded the song limit, but I am on a family account. Does this affect this and how can I get ...
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Spotify for Family lets only one family member access and play their playlists

I upgraded to Premium Family last night. Both my daughter and I uninstalled and reinstalled the app, it would let only one of us access Spotify. What are we doing wrong?

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  • I upgraded to Premium Family last night. Both my daughter and I uninstalled and reinstalled the app, it would let only one of us access Spotify. What are we doing wrong?
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Reprodução

Mesmo eu sendo premium, minhas músicas só tocam em modo aleatório. Oq faço?

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  • Mesmo eu sendo premium, minhas músicas só tocam em modo aleatório. Oq faço?
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showing unfollowed artist

hi!somehow spotify is showing me an artist in my artist page that i am not following and of whom i dont have any saved songsi tried following and unfollowing but it seems like it wont go awayany suggestions on what i might be doing wrong would be gre...

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  • hi! somehow spotify is showing me an artist in my artist page that i am not following and of whom i dont have any saved songs i tried following and unfollowing but it seems like it wont go away an...
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