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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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  • shahn321
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Sound lower than other phone

Hey, I am using oneplus 3tThe other day, I was playing spotify through a Bluetooth speaker and then my friend connected and music was louder on his phone.What could be the issue? I use Sound AboutThanks,

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  • Hey, I am using oneplus 3t The other day, I was playing spotify through a Bluetooth speaker and then my friend connected and music was louder on his phone. What could be the issue? I use Sound Abou...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sound Quality

Hello,I have a Nexus 2013 and I have choosen the Extrem Quality in Settings,but all the music is extremly with Bass.With other programs like PowerAmp there is no problem.Only with spotify.If the tracks are downloaded or online there is no change.The ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,I have a Nexus 2013 and I have choosen the Extrem Quality in Settings,but all the music is extremly with Bass. With other programs like PowerAmp there is no problem. Only with spotify. If th...
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2 devices logged into one account trying to play music but keep getting interuppted by other device

2 devices are logged into one account trying to play music at the same time but is interrupted by the other devices music even after i hit the show only local devices button

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  • 2 devices are logged into one account trying to play music at the same time but is interrupted by the other devices music even after i hit the show only local devices button
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No puedo buscar

Cuando intento usar el buscador o a veces entrar a las opciones de una canción no responde o luego de un rato me dice "Vaya, algo no ha ido como debía. Inténtalo de nuevo".Esto me sucede muy seguido y es bastante estresante.

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  • Cuando intento usar el buscador o a veces entrar a las opciones de una canción no responde o luego de un rato me dice "Vaya, algo no ha ido como debía. Inténtalo de nuevo". Esto me sucede muy seguid...
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Solved!! Spotify + Google Maps Navigation is now impossible with recent update.

Hello, Recently (a few weeks ago?) there was a Spotify update to the Android platform that 'fixed' the issue of the music muting/dimming while a notifcation or some other sound was played. I myself LOVED this feature because when you would be navigat...

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  • Hello,   Recently (a few weeks ago?) there was a Spotify update to the Android platform that 'fixed' the issue of the music muting/dimming while a notifcation or some other sound was played....
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Solved!! Stops playing, after less than 1 sec

Premium user. In my android I can't listen to music because when i press play it stops after less than one second. This doesn't happen in my computer. I've tried doing a clean installation but didn't work. Anyone with the same issues?

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  • Premium user. In my android I can't listen to music because when i press play it stops after less than one second. This doesn't happen in my computer. I've tried doing a clean installation but didn...
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Superuser Contribution Not available in my Country (Gibraltar)

When i try to download Spotify from the Play Store it says it is not availabel in my Country yet i have been using Spotify on my iPhone for a very VERY long time, is there a work around for this? I have attached a screenshot to show the message I get...

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  • When i try to download Spotify from the Play Store it says it is not availabel in my Country yet i have been using Spotify on my iPhone for a very VERY long time, is there a work around for this? &n...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify and Chromecast Audio

Brief description of the issue: When I come home and connect to my wifi while listening, Spotify won't be able to find the Chromecast audio in the device list. But when I try to connect to my Chromecast Audio via Google home, it works. It only shows ...

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  • Brief description of the issue: When I come home and connect to my wifi while listening, Spotify won't be able to find the Chromecast audio in the device list. But when I try to connect to my Chromec...
  • JuanCamilo
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Acts like there's an ad playing when there isn't

My app won't play music, and keeps giving me a message like there's an ad going, when no ad is playing.

  • Casual Listener
  • My app won't play music, and keeps giving me a message like there's an ad going, when no ad is playing.
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Webplayer won't play music cause it says it's connected to another device... it isn't

Spotify won't clear the information that it's connected to another device. I've tried liogging in and out as well as clearing cache. Started using other music apps at this point since the system dooesn't work.

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  • Spotify won't clear the information that it's connected to another device. I've tried liogging in and out as well as clearing cache.   Started using other music apps at this point since the sy...
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Loss of downloaded Albums

Ola all, So I am a Premium user but every now and then the app on my LG G4 keeps wiping out anything I have downloaded so they are not available off-line. The space is still taken up on the phone’s memory, I just have to go through the effort to redo...

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  • Ola all,   So I am a Premium user but every now and then the app on my LG G4 keeps wiping out anything I have downloaded so they are not available off-line. The space is still taken up on the ...
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Tracks missing from playlist

I built a playlist on my PC and it does appear in my Android phone (Google Pixel), but many of the tracks that appear on my PC are not appearing in the same playlist on my phone. I've tried ensuring that they were both sorted by date, so that's not t...

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  • I built a playlist on my PC and it does appear in my Android phone (Google Pixel), but many of the tracks that appear on my PC are not appearing in the same playlist on my phone.  I've tried ens...
  • Joe
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Max Downloads

So, I've seen it somewhere that each device is allowed 3,333 songs or something in that area.First, why is there a limit? If I can have multiple devices with that much, why not just allow me 10,000 songs on one device?Second, is there a place to see ...

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  • So, I've seen it somewhere that each device is allowed 3,333 songs or something in that area. First, why is there a limit? If I can have multiple devices with that much, why not just allow me 10,000...
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Last.fm Wrong Username and Password Error

I am running Spotify on Android on my phone, and every time I open the app I receive a Last.fm error that says Wrong Username and Password. I don't want to scrobble from my phone. I've turned off Last.fm Scrobbling on my mobile device and I've logged...

  • Casual Listener
  • I am running Spotify on Android on my phone, and every time I open the app I receive a Last.fm error that says Wrong Username and Password. I don't want to scrobble from my phone. I've turned off Las...
  • tulusda
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Spotify is always undownloading my saved music - sometimes logging me out altogether

I'm quickly running out of patience with this app. For the 3rd time in as many weeks, today I found all of the music stored on my phone with Spotify mysteriously undownloaded. This happens to me regularly, but with varying frequency - and when it bec...

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  • I'm quickly running out of patience with this app. For the 3rd time in as many weeks, today I found all of the music stored on my phone with Spotify mysteriously undownloaded. This happens to me regu...
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No se reproducen las canciones en modo sin conexión.

Hola, tengo un Moto G Play. Y tengo ese problema, ya las descargué al almacenamiento interno, a la SD y hasta reinstale la app y el problema persiste. Exijo una solución ya.

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  • Hola, tengo un Moto G Play. Y tengo ese problema, ya las descargué al almacenamiento interno, a la SD y hasta reinstale la app y el problema persiste. Exijo una solución ya.
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I got premium, but only can play music like free

I can't play the music that I want, only can play like a free account

  • Newbie
  • I can't play the music that I want, only can play like a free account
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Solved!! Gboad voice typing doesn't pause music anymore

I found out that Spotify on my Oneplus 3 doesn't pause anymore when I press the microphone button on Gboard to activate voice typing. When I hit the mic button, the music just keeps on playing. I used that in the past so I know that this was working ...

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  • I found out that Spotify on my Oneplus 3 doesn't pause anymore when I press the microphone button on Gboard to activate voice typing. When I hit the mic button, the music just keeps on playing. &nbs...
  • goldengoal11
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Android unit does loggin as Premium user

My Android Samsung Galaxy S7 with the lates app says I only have the free version of spotify. If I loggin on my account on the web it's a Premium account. I have logged out no difference. Reinstalled the app, no difference. This problem started a cou...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Android Samsung Galaxy S7 with the lates app says I only have the free version of spotify. If I loggin on my account on the web it's a Premium account. I have logged out no difference. Reinstalled...
  • Joe
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Importing local files to PC Desktop Client

Hi, The last few months I;ve been unable to import my local files into spotify from my NAS. The import starts then slows down, then the cpu and memory usages of Spotify starts to climb to a point where my pc locks up. Even tried copying some of the f...

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  • Hi, The last few months I;ve been unable to import my local files into spotify from my NAS.   The import starts then slows down, then the cpu and memory usages of Spotify starts to climb to a ...
  • Joe
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