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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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No puedo importar música de mi sd

En mi android no me aparece la opción de importar. Qué puedo hacer para agregar mis archivos locales?

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  • En mi android no me aparece la opción de importar. Qué puedo hacer para agregar mis archivos locales?
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Trouble with offline listening and new phone

2 questions here:1. I just got the Galaxy S8 and its telling me im not allowed to play all of the albums i have downloaded when i switch to "offline mode"2. i didnt realize that you had to log into your account once every 30 days to keep your subscri...

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  • 2 questions here: 1. I just got the Galaxy S8 and its telling me im not allowed to play all of the albums i have downloaded when i switch to "offline mode" 2. i didnt realize that you had to log in...
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Solved!! Songs not playing in order

I have 250 songs in my playlist. It plays song 1-225 in order but then it starts over from 1 again. THAT means I have to physically press play on every song from 225-250. All songs are dowloaded and shuffle is NOT on.Huawei P9

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  • I have 250 songs in my playlist. It plays song 1-225 in order but then it starts over from 1 again. THAT means I have to physically press play on every song from 225-250. All songs are dowloaded and ...
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Solved!! Thumbs Up is adding songs to the wrong playlist

So I created a new playlist today, and before that was pretty much exclusively using one playlist. I created a radio station off of the new playlist to find some new stuff to add to it, and now, every time I thumbs up a song on the radio station, it'...

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  • So I created a new playlist today, and before that was pretty much exclusively using one playlist.  I created a radio station off of the new playlist to find some new stuff to add to it, and now...
  • Joe
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Can't delete app data/reach offline songs in my SD card (Android 6)

All of a sudden the offline songs I had on my Sansung Galaxy J5 weren't accessible without Internet connection but the phone told me that Spotify app still used 900 MB for my data (excluding app size). They are stored in my SD card. I tried deleting ...

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  • All of a sudden the offline songs I had on my Sansung Galaxy J5 weren't accessible without Internet connection but the phone told me that Spotify app still used 900 MB for my data (excluding app size...
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Disable shuffle when playing albums via Android Auto

I am a Spotify Premium user and love the product, but have a small niggle when accessing spotify through Android Auto via my car's head unit. When I play an album, I like to listen to the songs in the order in which they appear on the album, but Andr...

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  • I am a Spotify Premium user and love the product, but have a small niggle when accessing spotify through Android Auto via my car's head unit.  When I play an album, I like to listen to the songs...
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Trouble with Juli 3 Update

Hi, yesterday i got an update of the Spotify Client. If i try to play Music the app just crash. If i try to open the Spotify Connect/Devices page the app freezes with a black screen and android asks to kill the non responding app. Something is wrong ...

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  • Hi,   yesterday i got an update of the Spotify Client. If i try to play Music the app just crash. If i try to open the Spotify Connect/Devices page the app freezes with a black screen and andr...
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Downloaded songs keep getting removed

Hi guys,I was wondering if anybody else was having the same ongoing issue that I do. Every so often, all my downloaded songs are removed completely and I cannot listen to any offline. It has happened at least 5 times to me now.Thanks in advance,Glynn

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  • Hi guys, I was wondering if anybody else was having the same ongoing issue that I do. Every so often, all my downloaded songs are removed completely and I cannot listen to any offline. It has happ...
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Solved!! Crashing right after playing any song or even just opening radio tab

Hey, since yesterday i can not use the app anymore.It opens fine, i browse to a song, start it, it plays for about half a second and then the app just quits and my phone returns to the home screen. Opening it again displays a dark screen for a second...

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  • Hey, since yesterday i can not use the app anymore. It opens fine, i browse to a song, start it, it plays for about half a second and then the app just quits and my phone returns to the home scree...
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Local Files and Android

Hi,Just trying to clarify some things, hopefully more knowledgable members can help me out here. I have some songs that aren't on the spotify library (covers/remixes/foregin languages/etc.) and I copied them onto my phone storage (android). I was abl...

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  • Hi, Just trying to clarify some things, hopefully more knowledgable members can help me out here. I have some songs that aren't on the spotify library (covers/remixes/foregin languages/etc.) and I...
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Horrible update

I don't want the new update but I can't​ get rid of it. I tried everything and I don't know what to do anymore.

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  • I don't want the new update but I can't​ get rid of it. I tried everything and I don't know what to do anymore.
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Unknown User

Hello, I was using my spotify on my android as usual but i have noticed how the "Discover Weekly" have changed drasticly the latest weeks. Containing music i would never listen to. Today when listening to one of my playlists the songs started changin...

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  • Hello,    I was using my spotify on my android as usual but i have noticed how the "Discover Weekly" have changed drasticly the latest weeks. Containing music i would never listen to.&nbs...
  • Joe
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[Android] Equalizador Áudio FX

Após atualização para Android 7.1.1 sumiu o menu Equalizador das configurações. Sempre utilizei o equalizador para ajustar as músicas de acordo com minha preferência e de acordo com o aparelho que faço emparelhamento.

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  • Após atualização para Android 7.1.1 sumiu o menu Equalizador das configurações. Sempre utilizei o equalizador para ajustar as músicas de acordo com minha preferência e de acordo com o aparelho que fa...
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Weird behaviour, unknown sources from spotify connect plays songs on my account

It started happening since few days now, I'm just listening to some playlist of mine (or any track available) when suddently the track that was playing is changed by some song I don't want to listen to (currently its Chris Brown or Gloria Prince) and...

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  • It started happening since few days now, I'm just listening to some playlist of mine (or any track available) when suddently the track that was playing is changed by some song I don't want to listen ...
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Shuffle play wont let me play songs

Sine im broke af, i cancelled spotify premium. But i left it on shuffle play on this device before i cancelled, so i cant play a song without pressing shuffle play in my playlist. I cant turn it off since you need premium and when i press the shuffle...

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  • Sine im broke af, i cancelled spotify premium. But i left it on shuffle play on this device before i cancelled, so i cant play a song without pressing shuffle play in my playlist. I cant turn it off ...
  • Joe
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reporting a playlist

hi everyone! someone recently made a playlist which has an extremely inappropriate and disgusting title. i wanted to report it before the person it's targeted at sees it, but it seems i don't have any options to do so. is there anyway i can?

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  • hi everyone! someone recently made a playlist which has an extremely inappropriate and disgusting title. i wanted to report it before the person it's targeted at sees it, but it seems i don't have an...
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Beta forum acces

I do not have access to the beta forums even though I'm enrolled in the Android beta. I am having issues with the current beta and don't with to post in the general forum.Thanks

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  • I do not have access to the beta forums even though I'm enrolled in the Android beta. I am having issues with the current beta and don't with to post in the general forum. Thanks
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Spotify Update breaks ford sync applink

My phone updated to spotify 8.4.5.1092 yesterday and I can no longer use it in my car with Ford Sync, is this going to be fixed or do I need to try and roll back to an earlier version?

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  • My phone updated to spotify 8.4.5.1092 yesterday and I can no longer use it in my car with Ford Sync, is this going to be fixed or do I need to try and roll back to an earlier version?
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Notifications?

How come I don't get push notifications anymore when an artist I follow releases new music?

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  • How come I don't get push notifications anymore when an artist I follow releases new music?
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Spotify crashes on latest Android version

When I select any song, it will play for about a second. After that, the app will crash and force close.Spotify version: 8.4.9.249Device: OnePlus 3Android version: 7.1.1I have also seen other reports that the same issue has been occurring to them too...

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  • When I select any song, it will play for about a second. After that, the app will crash and force close. Spotify version: 8.4.9.249 Device: OnePlus 3 Android version: 7.1.1 I have also seen o...
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