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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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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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Music keeps pausing - tried all solutions!

Hi all, I've seen several posts about music randomly pausing, and as this has been an on going issue for me, I have tried them all. I am using the Spotify app on my Samsung S5 and the music randomly pauses. I have done the following:-Deleted the app ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi all,   I've seen several posts about music randomly pausing, and as this has been an on going issue for me, I have tried them all. I am using the Spotify app on my Samsung S5 and the music ...
  • Joe
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Losing all offline data - Spotify changes save location

So I have the following problem:I have downloaded my music to my SD card to be able to play it offline. But sometimes Spotify just changes the location to save the files from external to internal, where of course I don't have any downloaded songs so ...

  • Casual Listener
  • So I have the following problem: I have downloaded my music to my SD card to be able to play it offline. But sometimes Spotify just changes the location to save the files from external to internal, ...
  • Justsomegirl
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Old widgets on Android 7.0

So I recently updated my Xperia Z5 to Android Nougat, and I noticed both the lockscreen and notification widgets were white. But I gave my phone a factory reset and all of the sudden the app is now somehow a system app, and the widgets look like the ...

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  • So I recently updated my Xperia Z5 to Android Nougat, and I noticed both the lockscreen and notification widgets were white. But I gave my phone a factory reset and all of the sudden the app is now s...
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Solved!! [Android 5.0+] Use primary SD CARD please!

My phone internal storage only 8 GB and free only 1 GB>**The Google Play Music, Deezer have the storeage select:-Internal (Phone storage)-External (SD card)But only Spotify not have this option. If have update then i delete old version and clear app ...

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  • My phone internal storage only 8 GB and free only 1 GB>** The Google Play Music, Deezer have the storeage select: -Internal (Phone storage) -External (SD card) But only Spotify not have this...
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Solved!! Feature

Please have this Feature in your app-Separate Bass and treble adjustment-Stereo expansion,mono mixing balance-Crossfade-Gapless-Custom visual Themes-Fast scanning-Hardware Trigger-Widget Pack

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  • Please have this Feature in your app -Separate Bass and treble adjustment -Stereo expansion,mono mixing balance -Crossfade -Gapless -Custom visual Themes -Fast scanning -Hardware Trigger -W...
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Notification player is too big

I have a Samsung galaxy note 3, and when the player appears in the notification bar, if I expand it it's too big, like 3 regular notification items. Photos attached.Samsung Galaxy Note 3: Android 5.0Spotify: latest version, but it has been a issue si...

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  • I have a Samsung galaxy note 3, and when the player appears in the notification bar, if I expand it it's too big, like 3 regular notification items. Photos attached. Samsung Galaxy Note 3: Android...
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Playlist

Why cant spotify only play my playlist? It always goes to a radio. I dont want a radio, i want my playlist.

  • Newbie
  • Why cant spotify only play my playlist? It always goes to a radio. I dont want a radio, i want my playlist.
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Hello lately my music will stop playing in the middle of a song..

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  • Hello lately my music will stop playing in the middle of a song..
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Where is my queue/up next access?

Yesterday, I just happened to use Spotify mobile to remotely control playback from my desktop app. I was lucky for the most part to have it as my desktop app was blanked out and all I saw was nothing but grey and I had only played 2 songs at that poi...

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  • Yesterday, I just happened to use Spotify mobile to remotely control playback from my desktop app. I was lucky for the most part to have it as my desktop app was blanked out and all I saw was nothing...
  • ErikG
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Two different versions of same song on different devices

Peculiarly enough, I have one song that plays the "studio" version when played on PC, but on my android mobile phone, it's the concert version with fans cheering in the background. Even more interesting is that the song indicated on the artist page s...

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  • Peculiarly enough, I have one song that plays the "studio" version when played on PC, but on my android mobile phone, it's the concert version with fans cheering in the background.   Even more...
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[Android][Running] Spotify stops playing and giving feedback is impossible

1. Spotify sometimes abrubtly stops or starts playing music for no apparent reason. I have a Premium account, my phone is an LG Nexus 5 with Android 6.0.1. and Spotify version 7.6.0.1219.2. Why can't I give direct feedback or report a malfunction? In...

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  • 1. Spotify sometimes abrubtly stops or starts playing music for no apparent reason. I have a Premium account, my phone is an LG Nexus 5 with Android 6.0.1. and Spotify version 7.6.0.1219. 2. Why c...
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Spotify won't play more than 6 songs in an album.

I have a free account in Spotify (so maybe that might be the case). I have several albums saved and also downloaded for offline listening but everytime i listen to an album while offline after 6 songs it will try to play a suggested song and not a so...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a free account in Spotify (so maybe that might be the case). I have several albums saved and also downloaded for offline listening but everytime i listen to an album while offline after 6 song...
  • TheCakeIsALie
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Issues in Memory: Spotify won't Download All music in the External SD Card

OK, this is my problem:I got a Alcatel POP 3(5.5)I got a Micro SD Maxwell 8gbI download SpotifyChoose the External SD like default StorageChoose The External SD like default storage in SpotifyGo to the libraryOpen "Songs"Click on DownloadThe download...

  • Casual Listener
  • OK, this is my problem: I got a Alcatel POP 3(5.5) I got a Micro SD Maxwell 8gb I download Spotify Choose the External SD like default Storage Choose The External SD like default storage in Spot...
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Local Files on Android

I've got Spotify on 2 PCs, and on my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 phone, yet even when I download a playlist with the songs on every device, including the Note 5, they show up in the playlist on my phone as unavailable? Any ideas?

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  • I've got Spotify on 2 PCs, and on my Samsung Galaxy Note 5 phone, yet even when I download a playlist with the songs on every device, including the Note 5, they show up in the playlist on my phone as...
  • Joe
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I cant log in

I have my spotify connected with my Facebook account but yesterday I had to log in on Spotify but everytime I click log in it says my password or username is not correct but I didn't change anything. So now I can't log in, help me or I will delete it...

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  • I have my spotify connected with my Facebook account but yesterday I had to log in on Spotify but everytime I click log in it says my password or username is not correct but I didn't change anything....
  • Joe
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Editing my Downloaded songs

Hey All, I started downloading albums from my library on my phone so I can listen in the car when I don't have service. My phone is now full up from everything I downloaded and I'm wondering if there's a way to access just the downloaded albums so I ...

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  • Hey All,   I started downloading albums from my library on my phone so I can listen in the car when I don't have service.  My phone is now full up from everything I downloaded and I'm won...
  • Joe
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Songs aus lokalen Dateien lassen sich nicht auf Android synchronisieren

Hallo, habe folgendes Problem:-seit ein paar Tagen ist bei meinem Smartphone das WLAN kaputt. Kann also Songs nur über mobile Daten herunterladen, was bei auf Spotify verfügbaren Songs auch problemlos geklappt hat. Nur bei den Songs die lokal auf mei...

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  • Hallo,  habe folgendes Problem: -seit ein paar Tagen ist bei meinem Smartphone das WLAN kaputt. Kann also Songs nur über mobile Daten herunterladen, was bei auf Spotify verfügbaren Songs auch ...
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Solved!! From offline to (undesired) artist radio

Hi! I'm a Premium user. Recently, just after my downloaded music finishes, Spotify automatically starts with the (same artist) radio by using my smartphone 3G data How can I stop this (undesired) behavior?Thanks!

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi! I'm a Premium user. Recently, just after my downloaded music finishes, Spotify automatically starts with the (same artist) radio by using my smartphone 3G data 🙁 How can I stop this (undesired)...
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Spotify How to invite people

Sorry to bother you, but i buy the Spotify premium family and invite one of my brothers but now i can't but any person, and i dont know what to do... Can tou help me??

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  • Sorry to bother you, but i buy the Spotify premium family and invite one of my brothers but now i can't but any person, and i dont know what to do... Can tou help me??
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LG G4 and Applink Microsoft

Hello, I have an account for Spotify premium and I've tried connecting my LG G4 phone with Applink of Microsoft but it says that it doesn't find any app available , I would like to know if my LG G4 will be compatible ? Because I tried it with an iPho...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I have an account for Spotify premium and I've tried connecting my LG G4 phone with Applink of Microsoft but it says that it doesn't find any app available , I would like to know if my LG G4 w...
  • MattSuda
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