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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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Playlist plays different genre on shuffle play

My Abzu playlist plays pop music from 2-3 years ago when I use Shuffle Play. Why does this happen, and what can I do to prevent it, without buying premium?

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  • My Abzu playlist plays pop music from 2-3 years ago when I use Shuffle Play. Why does this happen, and what can I do to prevent it, without buying premium?
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Solved!! Why is Spotify playing more songs when it finishes the playlist

I have not asked for "songs based on my playlist". I carefully make my playlists as to what I want on them, then play them.I do not wish anything else to be played. When it finishes, stop playing.. And go back to the start if I hit the "play" button....

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  • I have not asked for "songs based on my playlist". I carefully make my playlists as to what I want on them, then play them. I do not wish anything else to be played. When it finishes, stop playing.....
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Solved!! Songs skip every few songs

I have a premium account on my android and within the past few days I have noticed every song skips every few seconds. How do I fix this?? This is very annoying and frustrating when I'm paying for a premium service.

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  • I have a premium account on my android and within the past few days I have noticed every song skips every few seconds. How do I fix this?? This is very annoying and frustrating when I'm paying for a ...
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Spotify app downloads music every time I open the app

I have noticed that my Spotify app always downloads 16 songs (more or less) when I open it. It's not like it prohibits me from listening, but I'm tired of always seeing 'downloading 0 of 16' as a notification.I think the problem comes from the fact t...

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  • I have noticed that my Spotify app always downloads 16 songs (more or less) when I open it. It's not like it prohibits me from listening, but I'm tired of always seeing 'downloading 0 of 16' as a not...
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Solved!! I'm unable to edit most of the settings ony my Android device

Almost every settings is greyed out (screenshots included). I've never had this problem before, phone is LG G3 running official Android 6.0. I have Spotify Family Premium. I tried re-installing with complete data delete via SD Maid.

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  • Almost every settings is greyed out (screenshots included). I've never had this problem before, phone is LG G3 running official Android 6.0. I have Spotify Family Premium. I tried re-installing with ...
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Set Spotify as default Audio Application

Hi Folks, is there a way to set Sportify as my default Android Audio Player?Every Time i connect to my Car-BT-Audio System or my Audio Headset, the wrong application starts. GreetsDerLonG

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  • Hi Folks,   is there a way to set Sportify as my default Android Audio Player? Every Time i connect to my Car-BT-Audio System or my Audio Headset, the wrong application starts.   Greet...
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Solved!! Shuffle Play

I just downloaded Spotify and I understand Shuffle Play is only option. But, I select a playlist and it plays a different one and no way to get out of the one the system selected. How do I get to my selected Playlist? I am OK with random order I just...

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  • I just downloaded Spotify and I understand Shuffle Play is only option.  But, I select a playlist and it plays a different one and no way to get out of the one the system selected.  How do ...
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Bezahlungs Fehler?

Ich habe folgendes Problem ich habe premium für 2 monate bezaht (mit Gutscheinen) aber mir werden bei der app nur 29 Tage angezeigt

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  • Ich habe folgendes Problem ich habe premium für 2 monate bezaht (mit Gutscheinen) aber mir werden bei der app nur 29 Tage angezeigt
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cant log in with my xiaomi phone

Hello i have some problemI just bought a new phone- if you wanna know what brand is, its XiaomiMy older brand phone is Xiaomi too, but I bought another type I always log in with my facebook account, but my new phone cant log in with it It says :'You ...

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  • Hello i have some problem I just bought a new phone- if you wanna know what brand is, its Xiaomi My older brand phone is Xiaomi too, but I bought another type I always log in with my facebook accou...
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Android Music on SD-Card

Hello everyone I downloaded some music from spotify onto my sd-card. After that i resetted my phone because my wlan was not working. But now my spotify account signals me that i don't have any music downloaded even tho the storage on my sd card is st...

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  • Hello everyone   I downloaded some music from spotify onto my sd-card. After that i resetted my phone because my wlan was not working.  But now my spotify account signals me that i don't...
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[Redmi note 3] Consuming mobile data when play Offline Playlist

Hi community,Since 2 months ago I've noted that Spotify is consuming 'Mobile Data' , but I'm only playing music already downloaded ( Offline checkbox in the PlayList switched On ). How is it possbile? I've about 3X Mb of consumption per day.Could it ...

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  • Hi community, Since 2 months ago I've noted that Spotify is consuming 'Mobile Data' , but I'm only playing music already downloaded ( Offline checkbox in the PlayList switched On ). How is it possbi...
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Solved!! Songs can't be played

There are certain songs in my playlist that I can't play, for example A sky full of stars (coldplay). If I want to listen to this song it does play (everything seems to be fine) but there is no sound. I can play other songs in my playlist but some so...

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  • There are certain songs in my playlist that I can't play, for example A sky full of stars (coldplay). If I want to listen to this song it does play (everything seems to be fine) but there is no sound...
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Spotify premium non funziona

Ho attivato Spotify premium, mi sono stati addebitati i 0,99€ per tre mesi ma il mio account è ancora in modalità gratis. Ho provato ad fare un log out e poi rientrare ma non è cambiato nulla.

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  • Ho attivato Spotify premium, mi sono stati addebitati i 0,99€ per tre mesi ma il mio account è ancora in modalità gratis. Ho provato ad fare un log out e poi rientrare ma non è cambiato nulla.
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Solved!! Artist radio automatically starts after I finished playing an album

Since today, whenever I finished playing an album, Spotify will automatically start playing the associated 'artist radio'. This is quite a problem when I'm not connected to Wifi because although the album is downloaded to my phone, the songs on the r...

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  • Since today, whenever I finished playing an album, Spotify will automatically start playing the associated 'artist radio'. This is quite a problem when I'm not connected to Wifi because although the ...
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Solved!! Lockscreen widget not showing android 6.0.1

Hi, I tried changing my notification settings and a restart, but I can't get the lockscreen widget to work on my samsung galaxy a5 2016.

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  • Hi, I tried changing my notification settings and a restart, but I can't get the lockscreen widget to work on my samsung galaxy a5 2016.
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Solved!! Can't save Spotify to SD Card (Galaxy S5)

I completely in installed the app and reinstalled and the option to save to SD Card in the app manager still isn't available.

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  • I completely in installed the app and reinstalled and the option to save to SD Card in the app manager still isn't available.
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Solved!! Downloaded songs undiscoverable after reinstall

I had my phone (Xperia X) restored to factory settings, prior to which I removed the microSD card to save my data. All of the spotify downloads were being stored on SD card, and they are still there (a folder in Android/data/com. spotify.music is cou...

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  • I had my phone (Xperia X) restored to factory settings, prior to which I removed the microSD card to save my data. All of the spotify downloads were being stored on SD card, and they are still there ...
  • Joe
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Artists in Me widget don't show up

Only three artists show up when I try to search for songs by artist in the Me widget. The only real function of spotify premium for me is to be able to use spotify offline and I want to be able to search for songs by individual song, artist and playl...

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  • Only three artists show up when I try to search for songs by artist in the Me widget. The only real function of spotify premium for me is to be able to use spotify offline and I want to be able to se...
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Biblioteca substituída por EU

O menu Biblioteca foi substituído pelo menu "Eu". Tenho que entrar nesse menu e selecionar Favoritos, mas não consigo simplesmente visualizar minhas músicas listadas por artista, somente por álbum. Vejo que outros usuários de Android têm a Biblioteca...

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  • O menu Biblioteca foi substituído pelo menu "Eu". Tenho que entrar nesse menu e selecionar Favoritos, mas não consigo simplesmente visualizar minhas músicas listadas por artista, somente por álbum. V...
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Not premium anymore ?

I am premium and I am listening to adds. If I go to settings it asks me to pay to get premium... But I am premium...

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  • I am premium and I am listening to adds. If I go to settings it asks me to pay to get premium... But I am premium...
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