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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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I lost all my playlists PLZ HELP!!!!!

Ok so I was listening to music in my playlists like normal and then I turned it off. I came back a couple hours later to look up a song but all my playlists were missing and my history was missing and the pictures and names i had on my playlists were...

  • Newbie
  • Ok so I was listening to music in my playlists like normal and then I turned it off. I came back a couple hours later to look up a song but all my playlists were missing and my history was missing an...
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Black screen and closes, not launching since spotify updated to 7.9.0.746

Brief description of the issue:Black screen and crashes when trying to launch the app. Won´t open or launch. it happened after it updated to this last version, before it was great.It won´t even create its own folder in Android-Data- Steps to reproduc...

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  • Brief description of the issue: Black screen and crashes when trying to launch the app. Won´t open or launch. it happened after it updated to this last version, before it was great. It won´t even c...
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    Samsung Galaxy S5 Spotify
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Premium Concerns

I have premium on my phone but when I downloaded Spotify on my tablet and signed in my premium didn't transfer over. Is it supposed to or can I only have premium for 1 device?

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  • I have premium on my phone but when I downloaded Spotify on my tablet and signed in my premium didn't transfer over. Is it supposed to or can I only have premium for 1 device?
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Solved!! Spotify uses my internal memory also if I selected SD card in the options

Hi, although I've selected SD card to save my offline music, in addition to the memory rightly occupied by the music on my SD card, Spotify takes up a lot of space in my phone internal memory without reasons and the space occupied grows if I download...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, although I've selected SD card to save my offline music, in addition to the memory rightly occupied by the music on my SD card, Spotify takes up a lot of space in my phone internal memory without...
  • Joe
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Volúmen

He cambiado mi movil a un samsung note 3 con els software de note 7. No puedo modificar el volúmen de la música. Si lo bajo del todo se queda en silencio, si le subo un punto automáticamente se escucha fuerte y aunque suba o baje el volúmen se escuch...

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  • He cambiado mi movil a un samsung note 3 con els software de note 7. No puedo modificar el volúmen de la música. Si lo bajo del todo se queda en silencio, si le subo un punto automáticamente se escuc...
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S5 plays but no sound from ford sync

got a new 2017 ford with sync my s5 connected and found spotify no problem for about 2 weeks but then it finds it and appears to play but no volume it works on other devices but not my car if i reinstall spotify do i have to find and download all my ...

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  • got a new 2017 ford with sync my s5 connected and found spotify no problem for about 2 weeks but  then it finds it and appears to play but no volume it works on other devices but not my car if i...
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Sincronizar som do carro

Tenho um cruze e não consigo fazer o som do meu celular Moto maxx, sair no som do carro, o som não reconhece meu celular, o que pode ser?

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  • Tenho um cruze e não consigo fazer o som do meu celular Moto maxx, sair no som do carro, o som não reconhece meu celular, o que pode ser?
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Superuser Contribution Cant play my songs even with premium

I recently switched phones, premium still being charged but my phone won't play anything but shuffle??

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  • I recently switched phones, premium still being charged but my phone won't play anything but shuffle??
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Superuser Contribution Not playing selected album/artist/playlist's songs

Free version on my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo) When I click shuffle play on an album or artist's playlist, it plays suggested songs instead of what is in the list (sometimes it is the right one - possible radio?). Whenever I shuffle through...

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  • Free version on my Android phone (Samsung Galaxy S5 Neo)   When I click shuffle play on an album or artist's playlist, it plays suggested songs instead of what is in the list (sometimes it is ...
  • MonicaM_Bogota
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Mobile App - Playback Controls

After a recent update, I no longer see any playback controls for the Spotify app. When I start a radio or a song, the music plays, but I am no longer greeted with an album cover or the standard play/pause skip and previous (I am currently using premi...

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  • After a recent update, I no longer see any playback controls for the Spotify app. When I start a radio or a song, the music plays, but I am no longer greeted with an album cover or the stan...
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Only shuffle, no exact songs

A quite long time i have this problem and haven't found a solution yet (Hopefully you can help). If I click on a Playlist and want to listen to a specific song, but it only allows me to shuffle. I searched about a lot of things; I have an internet co...

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  • A quite long time i have this problem and haven't found a solution yet (Hopefully you can help). If I click on a Playlist and want to listen to a specific song, but it only allows me to shuffle. I se...
  • dinomight
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Superuser Contribution Something is deleting downloaded songs

Hey there,For some reason i keep loosing downloaded songs on my smartphone. I don't delete them on my own, but one to two days after downloading several albums there is only a fraction of the songs left. For example i downloaded both albums of all fa...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey there, For some reason i keep loosing downloaded songs on my smartphone. I don't delete them on my own, but one to two days after downloading several albums there is only a fraction of the songs...
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Spotify is closing

When i try to listening the music, 1-2 minute later. Its suddenly closes. What should i do? I load again. But everything same.

  • Casual Listener
  • When i try to listening the music, 1-2 minute later. Its suddenly closes. What should i do? I load again. But everything same.
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All saved tracks suddenly dissapeared

Hello, one day morning i run my Spotify Premium and under my account was everything deleted. No saved tracks, no playlist, everything like in new account. Can anybody help me find solution? No change if i run it on PC or mobile. Thanks,

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  • Hello,   one day morning i run my Spotify Premium and under my account was everything deleted. No saved tracks, no playlist, everything like in new account. Can anybody help me find solution? ...
  • Nico
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Kendini kapatıyor

Dün Premium yaptım. Dünden beri sürekli kendi kendine kapanıyor. Şarkı dinlerken birden kapatıyor kendini. Hata bile vermiyor. Ne yapacağım şimdi ben?

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  • Dün Premium yaptım. Dünden beri sürekli kendi kendine kapanıyor. Şarkı dinlerken birden kapatıyor kendini. Hata bile vermiyor. Ne yapacağım şimdi ben?
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Shuffle playlists

Since a few weeks I can't seem to shuffle among multiple playlists. Before there was a button like ALL TRACKS right above the root playlist. In the current version 7.90 it has been replaced by FILTER. Only shuffling per separate playlist seems to be ...

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  • Since a few weeks I can't seem to shuffle among multiple playlists. Before there was a button like ALL TRACKS right above the root playlist. In the current version 7.90 it has been replaced by FILTER...
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Solved!! Shuffle the only option

I am not the first, but I find it frustrating that when bringing up many features such as an album, playlist, etc. The only option for playing it back is "Shuffle." As someone pointed out sometimes you want to hear it from start - to -finish. This is...

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  • I am not the first, but I find it frustrating that when bringing up many features such as an album, playlist, etc. The only option for playing it back is "Shuffle." As someone pointed out sometimes y...
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Cannot play songs by a particular band (Enter Shikari)

Hi, I just signed up to Spotify and am trying out the 60-day Premium trial. I tried playing a song by a band called Enter Shikari by directly cliking on the link proviede by the band (https://play.spotify.com/album/0ZlStJI60o8oHlSwQpmkfH) However, wh...

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  • Hi, I just signed up to Spotify and am trying out the 60-day Premium trial.   I tried playing a song by a band called Enter Shikari by directly cliking on the link proviede by the band (h...
  • Ibonsall14
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Superuser Contribution Lose saved music

I'm using Spotify on a rooted phne. Every time I update to the latest version of my rom I lose all of my saved music and have to download it again. Is there any way to keep my downloaded music? Is it still taking up space on my drive even though Spot...

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  • I'm using Spotify on a rooted phne. Every time I update to the latest version of my rom I lose all of my saved music and have to download it again. Is there any way to keep my downloaded music? Is it...
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Days to go online count down

Hi All, My Spotify App on my android 7.0 device is counting down the days that I need to go online although I go online everyday and was online a few minutes ago. I just cleared all the data/ cached data & un-installed the App & re-installed the App....

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi All, My Spotify App on my android 7.0 device is counting down the days that I need to go online although I go online everyday and was online a few minutes ago. I just cleared all the data/ cached ...
  • Joe
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