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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly switches from my desktop to my phone when the app is running on my Galaxy S7

Hi There, I have been using spotify for a few years now and never ran into any problems with any of your softwares. A couple days ago I noticed if I have the spotify app running on my phone and I open up spotify on one of my other devices, such as my...

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  • Hi There,   I have been using spotify for a few years now and never ran into any problems with any of your softwares. A couple days ago I noticed if I have the spotify app running on my phone ...
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Superuser Contribution offline mode and "go to album/ go to artist"

So when in offline mode and i bring up the settings for any song. The "go to album" and "go to artist" selections are greyed out and unclickable. Should it be like this? Even if you don't have the whole album it could list what's there.

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  • So when in offline mode and i bring up the settings for any song. The "go to album" and "go to artist" selections are greyed out and unclickable. Should it be like this? Even if you don't have the wh...
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Problème de téléchargement

Bonjour je suis abonné à Spotify Prenium, et j'écoute ma musique principalement sur un Samsung Galaxy Trend 2 Lite. J'ai telecharger plusieurs album mais une fois le téléchargement de l'album terminé, je n'arrive pas à ecouter de titre . Il m'indique...

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  • Bonjour je suis abonné à Spotify Prenium, et j'écoute ma musique principalement sur un Samsung Galaxy Trend 2 Lite. J'ai telecharger plusieurs album mais une fois le téléchargement de l'album terminé...
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Larger covers when using the App

Hi everybody, my children love to listen to the children audiobooks. Unfortunately it not so easy for them to choose an audiobook on their own, as the album covers/pictures are comparatively small when we are using the app on the phone or the tablet....

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  • Hi everybody,   my children love to listen to the children audiobooks. Unfortunately it not so easy for them to choose an audiobook on their own, as the album covers/pictures are comparatively...
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Music spontaneously plays from phone

Hello! Recently when I've been listening to music on my desktop with my phone nearby, spotify will seemingly randomly switch to playing music from my phone instead of my desktop. How can I fix this problem?

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  • Hello!   Recently when I've been listening to music on my desktop with my phone nearby, spotify will seemingly randomly switch to playing music from my phone instead of my desktop. How can I f...
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Loss of Downloaded tracks when phone shuts down

I'm an android user on a Galaxy S5. I download my tracks to my SD card (roughly 2000 of them). Recently any time my phone shuts down or restarts, spotify undownloads every single one of my tracks. It gets really frustrating and stressful if I'm out/t...

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  • I'm an android user on a Galaxy S5. I download my tracks to my SD card (roughly 2000 of them). Recently any time my phone shuts down or restarts, spotify undownloads every single one of my tracks. &...
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Downloaded tracks undownload every time phone turns off

I'm an android user on a Galaxy S5. I download my tracks to my SD card (roughly 2000 of them). Recently any time my phone shuts down or restarts, spotify undownloads every single one of my tracks. It gets really frustrating and stressful if I'm out/t...

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  • I'm an android user on a Galaxy S5. I download my tracks to my SD card (roughly 2000 of them). Recently any time my phone shuts down or restarts, spotify undownloads every single one of my tracks. &...
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Spotify schaltet automatisch auf Handy um

Ich habe das Problem, dass ich am PC oder am Tablet (IOs) mit Spotify höre und urplötzlich, OHNE dass ich irgendwas drücke oder mache, spielt die Musik auf meinem Handy weiter und hört am PC auf.Und das, obwohl das Handy mit ausgeschaltetem Bildschir...

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  • Ich habe das Problem, dass ich am PC oder am Tablet (IOs) mit Spotify höre und urplötzlich, OHNE dass ich irgendwas drücke oder mache, spielt die Musik auf meinem Handy weiter und hört am PC auf. Un...
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Solved!! No puedo descargar mis playlist en mi Micro SD de mi celular android porque ya no?!!

Desabilitaron las opción de descargar directo a la memoria micro SD...Para así no ocupar la memoria interna del equipo... Porfavor ayúdenme

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  • Desabilitaron las opción de descargar directo a la memoria micro SD...Para así no ocupar la memoria interna del equipo... Porfavor ayúdenme
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Discover Content Gone

I was trying to find my Discover Weekly playlist under the discovery column in the browse tab on my android, but the only content that populated was several sleep playlists I had listened to before and the words "Night Night!" above the row of sleep ...

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  • I was trying to find my Discover Weekly playlist under the discovery column in the browse tab on my android, but the only content that populated was several sleep playlists I had listened to before a...
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Unable to sync playlist or get online with spotify

Android and win10Premium accountWas working fine, syncing fine between devices, playlists from computer would show up on phone. Recently started using offline mode. Today added a new playlist on the computer. Did not sync to android. Playlist did not...

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  • Android and win10 Premium account Was working fine, syncing fine between devices, playlists from computer would show up on phone. Recently started using offline mode.   Today added a new pla...
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Superuser Contribution Lockscreen Android - Issue and Suggested alternative layout

Hi, I have trouble the current layout of the lockscreen widget on my Samsung Galaxy S7. When I try to hit the next button, I often find myself accidentally hitting the album art icon, even when i think I'm clearly hitting the next button. The hit box...

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  • Hi,   I have trouble the current layout of the lockscreen widget on my Samsung Galaxy S7.   When I try to hit the next button, I often find myself accidentally hitting the album a...
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Extreme Data Usage Samsung Galaxy Sky

Please Help...I've used Spotify for 3yrs now no problem...I used to play full albums on weekends all month with 3gb data plan,never had problem...Bought a Samsung Galaxy Sky(Straight Talk,all Android phones i had were Straight Talk)with 5gb data plan...

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  • Please Help...I've used Spotify for 3yrs now no problem...I used to play full albums on weekends all month with 3gb data plan,never had problem...Bought a Samsung Galaxy Sky(Straight Talk,all Android...
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Músicas baixando todos os dias

Minhas músicas já foram baixadas, tenho álbuns inteiros de bandas, porém todo dia fica baixando músicas que já foram baixadas, ontem escutei um álbum que eu já tinha na minha conta, hoje quando fui ouvi uma musica desse mesmo álbum, a musica simplesm...

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  • Minhas músicas já foram baixadas, tenho álbuns inteiros de bandas, porém todo dia fica baixando músicas que já foram baixadas, ontem escutei um álbum que eu já tinha na minha conta, hoje quando fui o...
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How do I remove downloaded songs?

I've downloaded a whole playlist of mine and I want to remove some songs. Will removing the song from the playlist remove the download? Also, is there a way to download songs one by one? Thank you!

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  • I've downloaded a whole playlist of mine and I want to remove some songs. Will removing the song from the playlist remove the download? Also, is there a way to download songs one by one? Thank you!
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Spotify deleting my songs

It's not the fist time that Spotify deletes my songs. I guess it pics the songs randomly, like half of my downloaded album is still available online, and the other songs is gone(frome the phone's memory,too). It happened before and i did this steps h...

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  • It's not the fist time that Spotify deletes my songs. I guess it pics the songs randomly, like half of my downloaded album is still available online, and the other songs is gone(frome the phone's mem...
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Previous/back button for lock screen (Android)

HiDo you know how can I visualize the song i'm listening to on the lock screen?Thanks

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  • Hi Do you know how can I visualize the song i'm listening to on the lock screen? Thanks
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Account in use somewhere else...

This message occurs afther a few seconds playing... have tried all the advices on "help" . Even changed password, re-innstalled spotify and signed out everywhere... still sthe music stops, and the message above pops up. This is getting rather annoyin...

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  • This message occurs afther a few seconds playing... have tried all the advices on "help" . Even changed password, re-innstalled spotify and signed out everywhere... still sthe music stops, and the me...
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No Music with headphones

Hey Guys, I actually have a problem with my Sony Xperia Z3 Spotify APP.Spotify is working on Andoroid 6 without Headphones, so there is no problem so far. But even if i connect my phone with my non-wireless headphone (Bose), there is no more sound. T...

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  • Hey Guys,   I actually have a problem with my Sony Xperia Z3 Spotify APP. Spotify is working on Andoroid 6 without Headphones, so there is no problem so far. But even if i conn...
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