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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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Premium Spotify on Android crash and restart randomly

Premium Spotify on Android crash and restart randomly during play. Does anyone have a solution for this problem? Where is the log files?

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  • Premium Spotify on Android crash and restart randomly during play. Does anyone have a solution for this problem? Where is the log files?
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Solved!! Full controls/album art on lock screen Galaxy S7

Just recently trying out the Android world and coming from iOS. When playing music and locking the phone, there's only a little bar for music controls on lock screen. Only options to skip forward or pause. Can the lock screen be like setup like iOS? ...

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  • Just recently trying out the Android world and coming from iOS.    When playing music and locking the phone, there's only a little bar for music controls on lock screen. Only options to s...
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Save to Sd Card

I just got a new phone LG Stylo 2 and downloaded the spotify app and can't find where you save to Sd Card. My old phone was also LG Stylo and it had it in the settings. Please Help

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  • I just got a new phone LG Stylo 2 and downloaded the spotify app and can't find where you save to Sd Card. My old phone was also LG Stylo and it had it in the settings. Please Help
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Symphonic Coldplay by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on Spotify

Why the Symphonic Coldplay by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is still not available? This was released on 2013 and there is a plenty of albums available but not this one?

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  • Why the Symphonic Coldplay by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra is still not available? This was released on 2013 and there is a plenty of albums available but not this one?
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Syncing Local Files

I am having trouble with the local files. I am on the same network however, I don't have the available offline option and it only says waiting for connection. It has synced some files but not all. The other files just stay greyed out. Whats going on ...

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  • I am having trouble with the local files. I am on the same network however, I don't have the available offline option and it only says waiting for connection. It has synced some files but not all. Th...
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Solved!! Trouble logging in

My premium got canceled due to cc issues and I got signed out. It won't let me sign in due to not being in the u.s. I'm currently in israel I tried to change the country setting in my profile and it won't let me change the country from the u.s. to Is...

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  • My premium got canceled due to cc issues and I got signed out. It won't let me sign in due to not being in the u.s. I'm currently in israel I tried to change the country setting in my profile and it ...
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Solved!! How do I wrestle back the control of my play button from Spotify?

Hello everyone,I use my headset's call button to pause and skip audio in the various apps. This external control is important to me as I am often on the move. The normal Android behavior is that the button controls whichever app you are using at the ...

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  • Hello everyone, I use my headset's call button to pause and skip audio in the various apps. This external control is important to me as I am often on the move. The normal Android behavior is that th...
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Solved!! With every start notification "downloading 1 of xx (2%)"

Hello everyoneI never log off my Spotify but just close the Android App when not using it. Nearly everytime I open it I get a notification in my notification line showing the Spotify Icon and telling me "downloading 1 of xx (xx%)" and it starts downl...

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  • Hello everyone I never log off my Spotify but just close the Android App when not using it. Nearly everytime I open it I get a notification in my notification line showing the Spotify Icon and telli...
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Removing albums doesn't free space.

I need free space on my sd card but removing downloaded albums doesn't make free space. It is the same as before removing. Why?

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  • I need free space on my sd card but removing downloaded albums doesn't make free space. It is the same as before removing. Why?
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No se guardan las canciones

Soy Spotify premium y cada ves entro a la aplicación de mi smartphone tengo que volver a descargar todas las canciones porque al salir se borran todas . Que puedo hacer ?

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  • Soy Spotify premium y cada ves entro a la aplicación de mi smartphone tengo que volver a descargar todas las canciones porque al salir se borran todas . Que puedo hacer ?
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(solved) Chromecast audio not working

Spotify used to work without any problem with chromecast audio in my xperia z3. Now that I'm using a Galaxy S7, the device does not appear in spotify. In other apps chromecast works. I'm premium user. (problem solved after doing a factory reset on ch...

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  • Spotify used to work without any problem with chromecast audio in my xperia z3. Now that I'm using a Galaxy S7, the device does not appear in spotify. In other apps chromecast works. I'm premium user...
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Playlists not showing up on public profile

Okay. So when I create a playlist, it never shows up on my public profile, though I see it plain and clear from inside my profile. My username is muntjacfawn, and if you look on there you will see only four playlists. I have 10! Help me please.

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  • Okay. So when I create a playlist, it never shows up on my public profile, though I see it plain and clear from inside my profile. My username is muntjacfawn, and if you look on there you will see o...
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Downloaded songs stop playing

Hi everyone. I've been so good with Spotify so far. I have about 6gbs of songs downloaded but some of these songs just stop playing randomly, when I'm offline of course. I have to listen to all the playlist to find these songs and download the proble...

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  • Hi everyone. I've been so good with Spotify so far. I have about 6gbs of songs downloaded but some of these songs just stop playing randomly, when I'm offline of course. I have to listen to all the p...
  • Joe
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Modo sin conexión

Al momento de estar en wifi descargue varias canciones para escuchar sin conexion, al mismo tiempohice la sincronización para enviar la musica a la tarjeta SD supuestamente fue exitosa, ahora en modo sin conexion no puedo escuchar nada y esta el espa...

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  • Al momento de estar en wifi descargue varias canciones para escuchar sin conexion, al mismo tiempohice la sincronización para enviar la musica a la tarjeta SD supuestamente fue exitosa, ahora en modo...
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Superuser Contribution Archivos locales no reproducibles en android

Hola, tengo un nexus 5x actualizado a la última versión estable con spotify estable y con la última actualización no puedo reproducir archivos locales de mi macbook pro a mi movil nexus 5x. He probado a reinstalar desde cero en el móvil y nada... Ant...

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  • Hola, tengo un nexus 5x actualizado a la última versión estable con spotify estable y con la última actualización no puedo reproducir archivos locales de mi macbook pro a mi movil nexus 5x.   ...
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Android widget sleeps/blank

If I leave my phone for a short period the widget goes blank, I then press it and it takes me into Spotify where I need to resume playing. Pointless having a widget!

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  • If I leave my phone for a short period the widget goes blank, I then press it and it takes me into Spotify where I need to resume playing. Pointless having a widget!
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Premium account

My account on the web page of Spotify shows that i only have the free version and not premium; won't sync my music to the desktop version

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  • My account on the web page of Spotify shows that i only have the free version and not premium; won't sync my music to the desktop version
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Problème de connexion à SPOTIFY PRENIUM

Bonjour, Depuis ce matin je n'arrive plus à me connecter à SPOTIFY prenium.Ca me dit que je n'ai pas de compte prénium alors que c'est faux mon compte est prenium. Je suis donc sur un compte basic

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  • Bonjour,   Depuis ce matin je n'arrive plus à me connecter à SPOTIFY prenium. Ca me dit que je n'ai pas de compte prénium alors que c'est faux mon compte est prenium. Je suis donc sur un comp...
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