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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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Like with heart button and Add with plus button

I've used Spotify with freemium until last night, and purchased premium plan this morning.I remember there was heart button when I play the radio before, but after the purchaing premium plan the heart button disappeared and replaced by "+" button.The...

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  • I've used Spotify with freemium until last night, and purchased premium plan this morning. I remember there was heart button when I play the radio before, but after the purchaing premium plan the he...
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Problems downloading songs in a playlist

I have a playlist and it was working fine...now i added a song to the playlist but the download didn't happen. I removed the download from all the songs in the playlist and now i lost every song saved in the playlist and i can't start the download ag...

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  • I have a playlist and it was working fine...now i added a song to the playlist but the download didn't happen. I removed the download from all the songs in the playlist and now i lost every song save...
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Why are my downloads disappearing?

Lately when I get into spotify my downloaded songs are no longer downloaded and I have to download all my music again.

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  • Lately when I get into spotify my downloaded songs are no longer downloaded and I have to download all my music again.
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Superuser Contribution Lyrics/behind the music

I have a Note 5. I have the trial premium. My son has an Iphone, also with premium account. I do not see the behind the music or the lyrics on my android. I know they are available because my son gets them on his phone. I have uninstalled and reinsta...

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  • I have a Note 5.  I have the trial premium.  My son has an Iphone, also with premium account.  I do not see the behind the music or the lyrics on my android.  I know they are avai...
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Superuser Contribution Premium - Downloaded track disappear after turning smartphone back on

Hi Community, i have problems with my premium account for nearly a week now.Problem: Downloaded tracks disappear.... First I thought that they randomly disappear, but after some testing I think, that they in most cases disappear, after i turned off m...

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  • Hi Community,   i have problems with my premium account for nearly a week now. Problem: Downloaded tracks disappear....   First I thought that they randomly disappear, but after some t...
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Superuser Contribution Arcade fire ticket add freezing spotify

I have a free account and i know there are adds. But whenever the new arcade fire ticket add comes on it has no sound and doesnt end. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app which worked until the add popped up again. It just goes on with no so...

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  • I have a free account and i know there are adds. But whenever the new arcade fire ticket add comes on it has no sound and doesnt end. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app which worked until ...
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Superuser Contribution deleted all my playlists

I had a number of playlists originally imported from iTunes, to which I have been adding tracks from spotify.today I kept getting my music interrupted by some other device with music I did not own (as though it were hacked but nothing else was affect...

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  • I had a number of playlists originally imported from iTunes, to which I have been adding tracks from spotify. today I kept getting my music interrupted by some other device with music I did not ow...
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Superuser Contribution GENIUS Songtext not available

Hey, i am having the latest update of spotify, i am using spotify premium. But in the settings there isn't the button "Genius, show lyrics" and behind the song covers. So I can't see the lyrics when playing a song. Why isn't it working? Where is this...

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  • Hey,  i am having the latest update of spotify, i am using spotify premium.  But in the settings there isn't the button "Genius, show lyrics" and behind the song covers. So I can't see th...
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Superuser Contribution Lost offline music twice this week

I am completely clueless what to do. I tried everything described in the other threads about similar problems.-Reinstalled Spotify cleanly-Removed all offline devicesNothing helps. It's not the first time I lost all my offline music, but now it happe...

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  • I am completely clueless what to do. I tried everything described in the other threads about similar problems. -Reinstalled Spotify cleanly -Removed all offline devices Nothing helps. It's not the...
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Premium für 7 Tage

Ein Kumpel von mir hatte eine 7 Tage probeversion vom Premiumdienst und ich habe mir jetzt auch einen spotify Account gemacht. Allerdings habe ich nicht die Möglichkeit eine 7 Tage probeversion zu starten.Bitte um Hilfe und Tipps wie ich mir diese pr...

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  • Ein Kumpel von mir hatte eine 7 Tage probeversion vom Premiumdienst und ich habe mir jetzt auch einen spotify Account gemacht. Allerdings habe ich nicht die Möglichkeit eine 7 Tage probeversion zu st...
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Superuser Contribution spotify music sound is low

spotify music sound is lowspotify music sound is low after last 3 updatespotify sound is low although sound is max levelspotify sound is low although other programs fizy poweramp work wellspotify sound is not enough

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  • spotify music sound is low spotify music sound is low after last 3 update spotify sound is low although sound is max level spotify sound is low although other programs fizy poweramp work wel...
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No Storage option

Today i look my Spotify account, because the app Say i dont have space for my music. So i look up, and i can't found the option "Storage". Is the second time that this happend. Someone have any idea why this happend?

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  • Today i look my Spotify account, because the app Say i dont have space for my music. So i look up, and i can't found the option "Storage". Is the second time that this happend. Someone have any idea ...
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Superuser Contribution All Songs in Library Deleted

Hello All the songs that I have liked have been deleted from my library on my Android App. These would also show on my Desktop but now my "Songs" under "Your Music" is totally empty on both Desktop and Android. Is there anything that can be done to b...

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  • Hello   All the songs that I have liked have been deleted from my library on my Android App. These would also show on my Desktop but now my "Songs" under "Your Music" is totally empty on both ...
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Samsung's user lyric

Samsung's user how to get the same lyric while playing the music? Apple's user will show the lyric automatically while playing a song. Pls inform me how to add lyric for Samsung's user. I know that Genius is one of the supporter of the lyric but sams...

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  • Samsung's user how to get the same lyric while playing the music? Apple's user will show the lyric automatically while playing a song. Pls inform me how to add lyric for Samsung's user. I know that G...
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Can't log in

Hi,This morning I was greeted by a login screen and when I entered my details I was shown an option to link my PS Network account. I haven't got one so click no and it takes me back to login page. Anybody else experiencing this?

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  • Hi, This morning I was greeted by a login screen and when I entered my details I was shown an option to link my PS Network account. I haven't got one so click no and it takes me back to login page...
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BUG: Sometimes can't change device

I'm hoping to switch my entire household to use Spotify, but I can't get it working. I have 3 Spotify Connect devices so far:Sonos Play:1Google Chromecast Audio with old music systemAudioCast (very similar to the Cromecast audio, just a different bra...

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  • I'm hoping to switch my entire household to use Spotify, but I can't get it working.   I have 3 Spotify Connect devices so far: Sonos Play:1 Google Chromecast Audio with old music system A...
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Lockscreen: No Buttons to skip, pause or play songs

Hey Guys, my Device is an Galaxy A5 (2016) with Android 6.0.1. I want to skip, play or pause songs in my Lockscreen. But the problem is, that the widget only shows the details of the song but no button for skip, play or pause. Maybe someone here can ...

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  • Hey Guys,   my Device is an Galaxy A5 (2016) with Android 6.0.1. I want to skip, play or pause songs in my Lockscreen. But the problem is, that the widget only shows the details of the song bu...
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Falha na reprodução de música importadas do celular

Eu adicionei algumas musica no spotify a partir do sistema de musica importada porem devido a bug nao consigo mais reproduzir a musica mas ela continua na minha biblioteca. Gostaria de saber com remover essas musica. Obrigado

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  • Eu adicionei algumas musica no spotify a partir do sistema de musica importada porem devido a bug nao consigo mais reproduzir a musica mas ela continua na minha biblioteca. Gostaria de saber com remo...
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Spotify keeps opening on its own

I have a Galaxy S8+ on Android 7.0. My spotify app keeps opening even when i fully shut it down on my phone. It appears in the notification ribbon all the time and sometimes it even plays music in my pocket on its own. Please advise.

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  • I have a Galaxy S8+ on Android 7.0.   My spotify app keeps opening even when i fully shut it down on my phone. It appears in the notification ribbon all the time and sometimes it even plays mu...
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Library keeps undownloading

My spotify premium library keeps at random (very inconvenient times) undownloading all of the music that I have saved. It is really frustrated because it mostly only happens when I am really counting on Spotify to work. It also takes forever to redow...

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  • My spotify premium library keeps at random (very inconvenient times) undownloading all of the music that I have saved. It is really frustrated because it mostly only happens when I am really counting...
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