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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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Local files replacing original tracks

There are a few songs that I have downloaded on my phone as local files because they were not on spotify at the time. These songs are now on spotify but some are slightly different and I just want to listen to the spotify version. I deleted all of my...

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  • There are a few songs that I have downloaded on my phone as local files because they were not on spotify at the time. These songs are now on spotify but some are slightly different and I just want to...
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Tenho 30 dias gratis e só veio o mês que eu paguei

Eu paguei o boleto do mês passado do Spotify pra ser Premium pra essa mês ter 30 dias gratis e agora me aparece as propaganda de novo!

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  • Eu paguei o boleto do mês passado do Spotify pra ser Premium pra essa mês ter 30 dias gratis e agora me aparece as propaganda de novo!
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Spotify Pauses

I have cleared the cache and reloaded the app but nothing has changed. Any ideas of how to fix it?

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  • I have cleared the cache and reloaded the app but nothing has changed. Any ideas of how to fix it?
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Storage

I can nota chance the storage off my downloads on my Android Phone, i wanted to change to sd-card, but in Phone the storage under settings does not appear, i haver Android 5.1.Can anyone help me out? Thanks

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  • I can nota chance the storage off my downloads on my Android Phone, i wanted to change to sd-card, but in Phone the storage under settings does not appear, i haver Android 5.1. Can anyone help me ...
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Solved!! Songs grayed on a playlist but not on an album?

I tried to listen to this playlist but some of the songs are grayed out, which I thought might be from country restrictions or whatnot. It doesn't show up on the Spotify app (I'm a Premium user), but when I clicked on the link and it showed up on the...

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  • I tried to listen to this playlist but some of the songs are grayed out, which I thought might be from country restrictions or whatnot. It doesn't show up on the Spotify app (I'm a Premium user), but...
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app update has bugs: menu won't work

My Spotify app (for Android) recently automatically updated but the menu buttons don't work (as in the 3 vertical dots button). When you tap it the options such as "go to artist" "add up to next" "remove song" etc show but when you touch any of them ...

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  • My Spotify app (for Android) recently automatically updated but the menu buttons don't work (as in the 3 vertical dots button). When you tap it the options such as "go to artist" "add up to next" "re...
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Spotify for Android launches and runs with web player

Since the web player update I got earlier today, every time I use the web player, my phone player automatically launches as well. What is going on with this? Is there a way to turn it off? I lost 10% of my phone's battery in an hour during which I wa...

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  • Since the web player update I got earlier today, every time I use the web player, my phone player automatically launches as well.  What is going on with this?  Is there a way to turn it off...
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Superuser Contribution I CAN PLAY SONG ON MY PHONE BUT NOT ON MY COMPUTER

i can play this specific song on my phone but when i try to play the same song on my computer,it always says unavailable.WHYYYY?

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  • i can play this specific song on my phone but when i try to play the same song on my computer,it always says unavailable.WHYYYY?  
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I can Shuffle Folders on PC but not Android?

I can even Shuffle folders full of other folders full of playlists on my PC, and then select "Play on this device" through my phone, and it will continue shuffling that entire folder, but when I'm at work I can't shuffle my folders through the Androi...

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  • I can even Shuffle folders full of other folders full of playlists on my PC, and then select "Play on this device" through my phone, and it will continue shuffling that entire folder, but when I'm at...
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Cant download full album

Can't download full album anymore. I lost most songs off all the album's I have downloaded and can't re download them!!! Why is this happening???

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  • Can't download full album anymore. I lost most songs off all the album's I have downloaded and can't re download them!!! Why is this happening???
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Problem with Bluetooth mode

Hello and sorry for my bad english.I have a family Account and today i paired my samsung s4 mini with my Bluetooth car radio. The music is playing and every thing is good until my phone gets the locking screen. The music is still continueing until th...

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  • Hello and sorry for my bad english. I have a family Account and today i paired my samsung s4 mini with my Bluetooth car radio. The music is playing and every thing is good until my phone gets the lo...
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Spotify Keep deleting self. [TR] Spotify Kendini Sürekli Kaldırıyor.

I was using spotify until 2-3 month and problem ahead. When i play music on spotify its instantly closing and removing all files from my pc . When i installed again its doing same think. I have no problem on mobile but cannot install spotify on pc. P...

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  • I was using spotify until 2-3 month and problem ahead. When i play music on spotify its instantly closing and removing all files from my pc . When i installed again its doing same think. I have no pr...
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Urgent! Help with djay spotify playlists

Help please! I've make my playlist for a gig on Sunday but my Djay app will only see the first song in the playlist, also when my friends look into the same playlist they also only see the first song. Need to sort this or I have to download over a hu...

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  • Help please! I've make my playlist for a gig on Sunday but my Djay app will only see the first song in the playlist, also when my friends look into the same playlist they also only see the first song...
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Playlist con carpetas

Creé varias carpetas en el ordenador organizando mi playlist. Al entrar a traves de la tablet en mi playlist cada vez que entro en la carpeta me cierra la aplicacion.Tengo que borrar los datos y desinstalarla para volver a entrar hasta que despues de...

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  • Creé varias carpetas en el ordenador organizando mi playlist. Al entrar a traves de la tablet en mi playlist cada vez que entro en la carpeta me  cierra la aplicacion.Tengo que borrar los datos ...
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Can't add songs to my playlist on mobile

Whenever I tap on a song and tap on "add to playlist" it cancels out of the screen and goes back to the song like nothing ever happened. This happens with any song. I tried going to the artist and the album and the same thing happened.

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  • Whenever I tap on a song and tap on "add to playlist" it cancels out of the screen and goes back to the song like nothing ever happened. This happens with any song. I tried going to the artist and th...
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Full connection to the internet but still shows offline mode

Ive tried restarting my phone (samsung), logging out of spotify, checked if my phone was in offline mode (it isnt), uninstalling spotify and re-installing it but its still the same.I have full internet connection and i havent changed my facebook pass...

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  • Ive tried restarting my phone (samsung), logging out of spotify, checked if my phone was in offline mode (it isnt), uninstalling spotify and re-installing it but its still the same. I have full inte...
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Can't play over 4G, but data is ON

Starting two days ago, I can no longer stream over 4G. WIFI works just fine.I can play offline playlists just fine. Whenever I turn off wifi, I get the message "You're offline".All other apps on the phone can use mobile data just fine.Here are the pa...

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  • Starting two days ago, I can no longer stream over 4G. WIFI works just fine. I can play offline playlists just fine.  Whenever I turn off wifi, I get the message "You're offline". All other a...
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Meu spotify desliga depois de tocar 3 musicas no celuar samsung... O que deve estar acontecendo ?

Meu spotify desliga sempre depois da terceira música tocada...sempre tenho que religar o aplicativo...não sei se é algum problema com a conta ou com o celular... Que é um Samsung gram prime...preciso de ajuda.... Já limpei o cache e procuro sempre de...

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  • Meu spotify desliga sempre depois da terceira música tocada...sempre tenho que religar o aplicativo...não sei se é algum problema com a conta ou com o celular... Que é um Samsung gram prime...preciso...
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Any smartphone can connect to my Play Station 4 and change the songs

Hi all!! Im a Play Station 4 user that is using Spotify. Sometimes when I play and listen Spotify, (just guessing) my brother is able to connect via Spotify Mobile (android) to my PS4 and change the songs and I don´t know how to block him. Is there a...

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  • Hi all!!   Im a Play Station 4 user that is using Spotify.   Sometimes when I play and listen Spotify, (just guessing) my brother is able to connect via Spotify Mobile (android) to my P...
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Spotify Premium

Spotify Premium won't let me sign up. When I put my card number in it says to enter the expiration date. The expiration date is entered and correct.

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  • Spotify Premium won't let me sign up. When I put my card number in it says to enter the expiration date. The expiration date is entered and correct.
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