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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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Spotify home screen just shows: An error occurred. Please try again

Playback works fine but the home screen of the app just says "An error occurred. Please try again" (or rather "Hoppsan, något blev fel. Det fungerade inte. Försök igen." since language is set to swedish) Huwaei P8 LiteSpotify version 5.4.0.858Android...

  • Casual Listener
  • Playback works fine but the home screen of the app just says "An error occurred. Please try again" (or rather "Hoppsan, något blev fel. Det fungerade inte. Försök igen." since language is set to sw...
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Stops playing after going in sleep mode.

I have the newest version, no other updates available. When my tablet is turned on, plays just fine. Shortly after my tablet goes into sleep mode, the song playing automatically stops and resets. Ive already uninstalled and reinstalled the app, redow...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have the newest version, no other updates available. When my tablet is turned on, plays just fine. Shortly after my tablet goes into sleep mode, the song playing automatically stops and resets. Ive...
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WHAT THE **bleep** IS UP WITH THE NEW UPDATE (MARCH 2017)

I no longer have the option to send anything directly to friends! **bleep**! And you can't see the number of followers on a playlist anymore either! This is BULL!Am I missing something???

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  • I no longer have the option to send anything directly to friends! **bleep**! And you can't see the number of followers on a playlist anymore either! This is BULL! Am I missing something???
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Songs not deleting

I have a LG Android device and have been trying to clean up my library. Whenever I try deleting a song it still remains in my library. Any suggestions or solutions?

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  • I have a LG Android device and have been trying to clean up my library. Whenever I try deleting a song it still remains in my library. Any suggestions or solutions?
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Solved!! When I search for a song it says "Ooops, something went wrong"

Even after hitting then try again button nothing happens. I restarted my phone and cleared all data but the app. Still failed. Any ideas what might be wrong?

  • Newbie
  • Even after hitting then try again button nothing happens. I restarted my phone and cleared all data but the app. Still failed. Any ideas what might be wrong?
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Phone shuts down

When I open the spotify app on my Samsung s5 sometimes it will freeze then shut down my whole phone and then my phone won't turn on for a few minutes. I thought it was just my old phone (s4) but when I upgraded it still does it. I don't want to delet...

  • Newbie
  • When I open the spotify app on my Samsung s5 sometimes it will freeze then shut down my whole phone and then my phone won't turn on for a few minutes. I thought it was just my old phone (s4) but when...
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Constant notifications when playing music

When I'm playing music I constantly hear a notification sound. This notification sound stops when I stop playing music, too. I have no clue as how to fix this. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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  • When I'm playing music I constantly hear a notification sound. This notification sound stops when I stop playing music, too. I have no clue as how to fix this. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Solved!! Music stop when playing music

i use redmi3sWhen i play to shuffle,radio play , music suddenly stop

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  • i use redmi3s When i play to shuffle,radio play , music suddenly stop
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I can not delete imported files

Hello, I have a problem that's bothering me. I imported some songs from my cell phone into spotify, and then I deleted them from my cell phone, I did that, I went back to spotify and the songs were not available and since then I can not delete them ....

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I have a problem that's bothering me. I imported some songs from my cell phone into spotify, and then I deleted them from my cell phone, I did that, I went back to spotify and the songs were n...
  • Joe
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Deleat a downloaded song

I downloaded a lot of playlists, and it's taking a lot of my device space, so I kinda tried to deleat a bunch of songs. But the problem is, it's showing like it's not downloaded, it doesn't have the check thing on the name of the song, but I can list...

  • Newbie
  • I downloaded a lot of playlists, and it's taking a lot of my device space, so I kinda tried to deleat a bunch of songs. But the problem is, it's showing like it's not downloaded, it doesn't have the ...
  • Joe
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Lg-h830 (Suggestion!!) Adding Related Artists

Mostly some phones don't have this, from some of my friends, they're not able to look at the related artists on the bands they are wanting to look for. It'd be awesome if it could add a related suggestion page as a tweak for the LG. Thanks!

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  • Mostly some phones don't have this, from some of my friends, they're not able to look at the related artists on the bands they are wanting to look for. It'd be awesome if it could add a related sugge...
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Solved!! No option for SD card storage, even though SD card is mounted?

My phones storage says there is a SD card in the device, I've tried putting the sd card in and out, deleting the app and restarting the device, and I have over 10gb of storage left on the SD card. Any advice? Thanks in advance.

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  • My phones storage says there is a SD card in the device, I've tried putting the sd card in and out, deleting the app and restarting the device, and I have over 10gb of storage left on the SD card. An...
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Spotify Connect BUG on OnePlus 3T

Hey everyone,I noticed buggy behavior when using Spotify Connect on my OnePlus 3T and I'd like to know if someone has similar problem.I usually listen music via Spotify on my PC with Spotify Connect active so I can control the music via my phone as w...

  • Music Fan
  • Hey everyone, I noticed buggy behavior when using Spotify Connect on my OnePlus 3T and I'd like to know if someone has similar problem. I usually listen music via Spotify on my PC with Spotify Conn...
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Spotify Won't Let Me Search Music

Hello. Today I noticed that my spotify's search feature no longer works. I am a premium user and ordinarily can search and choose whichever songs I like, but now whenever I attempt to search a song, the words "Oops, something went wrong" isntantly ap...

  • Newbie
  • Hello. Today I noticed that my spotify's search feature no longer works. I am a premium user and ordinarily can search and choose whichever songs I like, but now whenever I attempt to search a song, ...
  • MattSuda
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Superuser Contribution Downloaded songs showing as not downloaded

Hi,I downloaded a bunch of songs yesterday. They were all playing perfectly while my mobile data was off yesterday. Today when I opened Spotify, only ONE of the song shows as downloaded. All the rest it shows to download again. It's insane!I am on a ...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I downloaded a bunch of songs yesterday. They were all playing perfectly while my mobile data was off yesterday. Today when I opened Spotify, only ONE of the song shows as downloaded. All the re...
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No internet connection on multiple devices

On 2 devices - 1 connected to just wifi, and another connected to Verizon LTE and wifi, both cannot connect to Spotify Online. My saved tracks play, but I cannot search or play non-saved tracks.

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  • On 2 devices - 1 connected to just wifi, and another connected to Verizon LTE and wifi, both cannot connect to Spotify Online. My saved tracks play, but I cannot search or play non-saved tracks.&nbsp...
  • MattSuda
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Superuser Contribution Liking song from Daily Mix doesnt work if not on Spotify app

Hello,When I'm playing from my daily mix on Spotify, whilst open on the app, and I hear a song I like, I can press the heart button and it adds it to my songs automatically so I can listen to it later. However, if I go on another app, eg Google Chrom...

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  • Hello, When I'm playing from my daily mix on Spotify, whilst open on the app, and I hear a song I like, I can press the heart button and it adds it to my songs automatically so I can listen to it la...
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Spotify Sperrbildschirm

Wenn ich über Spotify Musik höre und mein Smartphone Bildschirm sperre, muss ich kein Passwort oder Fingerabdruck eingeben um es wieder zu entsperren, obwohl dies normalerweise erforderlich wäre. Kann mir jemand bei dem Problem helfen ?

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  • Wenn ich über Spotify Musik höre und mein Smartphone Bildschirm sperre, muss ich kein Passwort oder Fingerabdruck eingeben um es wieder zu entsperren, obwohl dies normalerweise erforderlich wäre. Kan...
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Solved!! Music undownloads itself?

For some reason it seems if I got online after being offline or I close the app out the. Open it again all the music in my library just isn't downloaded anymore and then I have to download it again I have had to download my entire library twice today

  • Newbie
  • For some reason it seems if I got online after being offline or I close the app out the. Open it again all the music in my library just isn't downloaded anymore and then I have to download it again I...
  • Lonely_egg
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