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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 closes automatically after I connect to my local WLAN

Spotify closes automatically after I connect to my local WLAN.If I connect to 3G/UMTS or other WLANs then Spotify has no problems. I already re-installed Spotify. Delete the cache and all temp Data.It would be great, if someone could help me!

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  • Spotify closes automatically after I connect to my local WLAN. If I connect to 3G/UMTS or other WLANs then Spotify has no problems.   I already re-installed Spotify. Delete the cache and all ...
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Android phone shown as multiple devices in offline devices

Hi,my Android phone (Sony Z3 compact, Android 6.0) is the only device I use for Spotify however it shows up as multiple Android devices in the offline manager. This leads quite often to the message that I already have 3 offline devices and the app de...

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  • Hi, my Android phone (Sony Z3 compact, Android 6.0) is the only device I use for Spotify however it shows up as multiple Android devices in the offline manager. This leads quite often to the message...
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Search error

The artist's albums and songs don't come out.

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Samsung s5 not reading sd card

Hi,My spotify randomly undownloaded all of my offline songs and it is now not reading my sd card. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall spotify etc but it is still not working.Please help! Any is appreciatedThanks.

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  • Hi, My spotify randomly undownloaded all of my offline songs and it is now not reading my sd card. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall spotify etc but it is still not working. Please help! ...
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Solved!! Download Error :Max 3 devices / You are at limit / downloads removed from this device

I have a Samsung Note 4. I have only one device and only downloaded some playlists to this one device. Sometimes I use the desktop spotify version to stream music. One day I opened Spotify on my phone and received this "Download Error" message. All m...

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  • I have a Samsung Note 4.  I have only one device and only downloaded some playlists to this one device.  Sometimes I use the desktop spotify version to stream music.  One day I opened ...
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Android App: Transmit Track Info via Bluetooth (A2DP/AVRCP 1.3)

How to make music automatically play when I start my car via bluetooth from where I left off.. It shows it on the car screen but I have to manually push play on my phone. All other features work fine.

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  • How to make music automatically play when I start my car via bluetooth from where I left off.. It shows it on the car screen but I have to manually push play on my phone. All other features work fine.
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Wallpapers in screen loocked

I don't see the wallpapers of music in screen loocked

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All my downloaded album get deleted

Every once in two months all of my albums get deleted, they're still saved but not downloaded even tough they were. Except for today when I woke up and saw my music was deleted and some albums were missing so I had to search every artist and check if...

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  • Every once in two months all of my albums get deleted, they're still saved but not downloaded even tough they were. Except for today when I woke up and saw my music was deleted and some albums were m...
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Solved!! How do I send my downloads to my SD Card?

How do I send my music downloads on the SD Card using Android?I can't find the word or option "storage" when I'd tapped on the "settings"icon on my Android.

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  • How do I send my music downloads on the SD Card using Android? I can't find the word or option "storage" when I'd tapped on the "settings" icon on my Android.
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interrupted stream

I'm using Spotify from my Android phone to stream music to my speakers via Chromecast. I keep having problems, however, with the music being interrupted. First I thought this had something to do with the Chromecast connection until I realized that th...

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  • I'm using Spotify from my Android phone to stream music to my speakers via Chromecast.  I keep having problems, however, with the music being interrupted.  First I thought this had somethin...
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Spotify does not update to premium

I recently got spotify premium for family members. I added my wife and sent her the link. She then followed the steps and was able to create an account and log in. Unfortunately, it does not let her select songs and has to shuffle music... It asks he...

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  • I recently got spotify premium for family members. I added my wife and sent her the link. She then followed the steps and was able to create an account and log in. Unfortunately, it does not let her ...
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Problem to remove imported music

I imported two songs into the cell phone spotify, but now i can't remove them of my music, how can i remove imported song from my music?

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  • I imported two songs into the cell phone spotify, but now i can't remove them of my music, how can i remove imported song from my music?
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Solved!! Equalizer is missing

Hi. I recently noticed that the equalizer thing is not in my settings anymore.I recently bought a new phone, so maybe the problem comes from it, ive got a LGG2. So it will ne great if anybody could help me with this problem. Thanks.

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  • Hi. I recently noticed that the equalizer thing is not in my settings anymore. I recently bought a new phone, so maybe the problem comes from it, ive got a LGG2. So it will ne great if anybody could...
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Solved!! Yamaha AV Receiver and Android how does it work

Hello, I use an apperently a spotify enabled yamaha receiver. I need help how to get spotify run at this AV receiver. I use no apple devices only android phones tabs etc. Thanks

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  • Hello, I use an apperently  a spotify enabled yamaha receiver. I need help how to get spotify run at this AV receiver. I use no apple devices only android phones tabs etc.   Thanks&nb...
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I can't see my tv as a available unit.

As i said the problem is that i can't se my tv as a unit in the app. Casting from for example you tube works great but it won't work in Spotify. I got a premium account and the tv is on the same network as my two phones and tablet. Tv: Loewe Bild 1.6...

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  • As i said the problem is that i can't se my tv as a unit in the app.  Casting from for example you tube works great but it won't work in Spotify. I got a premium account and the tv is on the sa...
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Scrobble tracks using last.fm app

Hey yall,I got a little problem and couldt find anything.Hope you can help me.Thanks in advance!! So, im using spotify on mobile and on mac. What I want it to do now, is scrobble through spotify when using the desktop version but not when using the a...

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  • Hey yall, I got a little problem and couldt find anything. Hope you can help me. Thanks in advance!!   So, im using spotify on mobile and on mac. What I want it to do now, is scrobble throu...
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Can´t play songs on my Samsung Galaxy S7 without tv connection

Hello,i can only play songs on my galaxy S7 if i was connected with spotify on my smart tv. When the connection is disconnected the songs are not longer visible on the smartphone.The smartphone software is up to date.And the app has been reinstalled ...

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  • Hello, i can only play songs on my galaxy S7 if i was connected with spotify on my smart tv. When the connection is disconnected the songs are not longer visible on the smartphone. The smartphone s...
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Superuser Contribution App is not available on your device

Got a Huawei mate 9 pro and i get the message above. How can i download spotify on this phone?

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  • Got a Huawei mate 9 pro and i get the message above. How can i download spotify on this phone?
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Random problem

Hi I have a problem on spotify since a few days : It’s impossible for me to random play songs from my playlist. When I click on random, spotify want me to choose an album and he random plays all this album. But It’s impossible to do with all the play...

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  • Hi   I have a problem on spotify since a few days : It’s impossible for me to random play songs from my playlist. When I click on random, spotify want me to choose an album and he random ...
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Random pause with Encore Mdsd DAC

Hi, I received my new DAC Encore Mdsd. It works perfectly on my computer and phone (Asus ZenFone Selfie).But when playing songs with Spotify, it stops playing quite often, sometimes every 3 seconds.The problem occurs both offline and online.Any help?...

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  • Hi, I received my new DAC Encore Mdsd. It works perfectly on my computer and phone (Asus ZenFone Selfie). But when playing songs with Spotify, it stops playing quite often, sometimes every 3 seconds...
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