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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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SD Card Storage

Okay so I know I can't download the actual app to an SD card but there used to be a button on the setting menu on Spotify that allowed me to transfer all my songs on to the SD card and now the button is gone. What do I? Please Please help

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  • Okay so I know I can't download the actual app to an SD card but there used to be a button on the setting menu on Spotify that allowed me to transfer all my songs on to the SD card and now the button...
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Just uograded to premium, and the ads still plays istelf on repeat!!!

I have a samsung galaxy s4 and I'm having a problem where an ad plays on repay and I cannot listen to my music!!! Beyond frustrated right now!!! I need help with this please?!?! Is anybody else having the same issue as I am???

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  • I have a samsung galaxy s4 and I'm having a problem where an ad plays on repay and I cannot listen to my music!!! Beyond frustrated right now!!! I need help with this please?!?! Is anybody else havin...
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Why am i getting charged 2 times a month!!!!!!

Im only supposed to gdt charged once a month. You guys keep charging me 2 times a month and your customer support sucks. How do you have a multi million dollar company and have no cistomer service. Atleast an email. Someone please fix this or to tida...

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  • Im only supposed to gdt charged once a month. You guys keep charging me 2 times a month and your customer support sucks. How do you have a multi million dollar company and have no cistomer service. A...
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Search function not working in android app

I can type in something but when I press enter or the search button nothing happens.

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  • I can type in something but when I press enter or the search button nothing happens.
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Features Disabled

I have Spotify Premium after i recently factory reset my device and went to the settings most of the options were greyed out. I wanted to change the Sound Quality when i noticed this. Any idea what i could do?

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  • I have Spotify Premium after i recently factory reset my device and went to the settings most of the options were greyed out. I wanted to change the Sound Quality when i noticed this. Any idea what i...
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Superuser Contribution Musica en pausa

Cada vez que salgo de la aplicación en mi celular, la canción deja de reproducir. Hasta que regreso a la app vuelve a reproducir y pasa 3 a 4 veces por canción.Como puedo arreglarlo??

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  • Cada vez que salgo de la aplicación en mi celular, la canción deja de reproducir. Hasta que regreso a la app vuelve a reproducir y pasa 3 a 4 veces por canción. Como puedo arreglarlo??
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Song play count

Is anyone else having issues when looking at artists showing that their most popular songs show a play count of less than a thousand? (Every song's play count shows < 1,000) it shows this on every artist that I've looked at.

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  • Is anyone else having issues when looking at artists showing that their most popular songs show a play count of less than a thousand? (Every song's play count shows < 1,000) it shows this on every...
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Extreme data usage while on WiFi and/or offline

I have noticed in the last couple months that Spotify has been eating up my data like no other app on my Samsung s6. I never stream music using data because I either listen on WiFi or download music for listening offline, so imagine my surprise when ...

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  • I have noticed in the last couple months that Spotify has been eating up my data like no other app on my Samsung s6. I never stream music using data because I either listen on WiFi or downl...
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A problem for log in , i guss becouse of my vpn

Hello I m using spotify app for android , and using my facebook account to log inHere facebook is filtered by goverment so i usually use a vpn to acsess it (i'm living in iran )This time i first touched the log in with facebook bottom ,and when the a...

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  • Hello  I m using spotify app for android , and using my facebook account to log in Here facebook is filtered by goverment so i usually use a vpn to acsess it (i'm living in iran ) This time i...
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Solved!! local files don't play on android phone

Heey everybody,I have a problem with playing local music from my pc on my android phone.when I download my files for offline use, every files downloads except the local files.Even online, it won't play. It's not a storage problem, because I have plen...

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  • Heey everybody, I have a problem with playing local music from my pc on my android phone. when I download my files for offline use, every files downloads except the local files. Even online, it wo...
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Solved!! Streaming quality

Hi there, I am a new premium user mainly on my xperia z5 and was curious about streaming quality for offline music whilst connected to the internet. I will be listening to music in two different circumstances; one is out and about on and on the under...

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  • Hi there,   I am a new premium user mainly on my xperia z5 and was curious about streaming quality for offline music whilst connected to the internet.   I will be listening to music in ...
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Solved!! Where is the equalizer?

Various posts tell me that there is an equalizer, but I looked in my settings and there's nothing of the sort. Someone said under Playback. There I only have checkboxes for Offline mode, Gapless, Show unplayable songs, Normalize volume, Device broadc...

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  • Various posts tell me that there is an equalizer, but I looked in my settings and there's nothing of the sort. Someone said under Playback. There I only have checkboxes for Offline mode, Gapless, Sho...
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I can't see all of my friends playlists

Hey all,When I go under my friends Playlists I only see some of the older ones he made a while back. None of his newer ones show up. He said he clicked "make public" on all of them but nothing changed. Just wondering if theres something were missing ...

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  • Hey all, When I go under my friends Playlists I only see some of the older ones he made a while back. None of his newer ones show up. He said he clicked "make public" on all of them but nothing c...
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find music 2 days ago

How can I find my history on android. I was listening random music 3 days ago. I liked a music but I cant find this music use the music lyrics Can I find my 3 days history on android ?

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  • How can I find my history on android.    I was listening random music 3 days ago. I liked a music but I cant find this music use the music lyrics     Can I find my 3 days his...
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Why can't I rearrange playlist order on phone?

This is simplest functionality any music app should have, the ability to rearrange music in playlists on your phone. So why is it that I can only do it on the desktop version but not the mobile app? I also looked around and it appears iPhone users CA...

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  • This is simplest functionality any music app should have, the ability to rearrange music in playlists on your phone. So why is it that I can only do it on the desktop version but not the mobile app...
  • Joe
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Recently Played / Libraries Not Loading

Phone: Galaxy Note5Network Connection Type: 4G or WifiProblem Occurrence: 1-2 times dailyIf Spotify has not been running on my phone for a while, when I open it up it tries to load my "Recently Played" section and has a green spinning loading symbol....

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  • Phone: Galaxy Note5 Network Connection Type: 4G or Wifi Problem Occurrence: 1-2 times daily If Spotify has not been running on my phone for a while, when I open it up it tries to load my "Recent...
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Spotify (or Android) not playing nicely when 2 bluetooth devices are connected

Up until 2 days ago, when two bluetooth devices were connected to my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge - Android v 6.0.1), everything was fine. It would switch to the newest BT device encountered and either continue to play seamlessly or possibly require...

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  • Up until 2 days ago, when two bluetooth devices were connected to my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge - Android v 6.0.1), everything was fine.  It would switch to the newest BT device encountered a...
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Spotify premium stuttering songs

Problem: Premium stutters when trying to play songs from phone over WIFI to speaker.Hardware: Nexus 6P, Vizio Crave 360 with smartcastSoftware: Nougat 7.1.1, Spotify Premium 7.5.0.1076 I have tried to use the Android guide and uninstalled the program...

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  • Problem: Premium stutters when trying to play songs from phone over WIFI to speaker. Hardware: Nexus 6P, Vizio Crave 360 with smartcast Software: Nougat 7.1.1, Spotify Premium 7.5.0.1076 ...
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