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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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Supprimer téléchargements ?

Bonjour,J'utilise Spotify sur Android, j'aimerai savoir comment faire pour supprimer certains téléchargements (pas tous) que j'ai fais en local sur mon tel (sur ma carte SD) ?Car lorsque je sélectionne un titre ou un album à supprimer et que je sélec...

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  • Bonjour, J'utilise Spotify sur Android, j'aimerai savoir comment faire pour supprimer certains téléchargements (pas tous) que j'ai fais en local sur mon tel (sur ma carte SD) ? Car lorsque je sélec...
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Songs wont be fully downloaded

I am having trouble downloading some songs. My phone does download all the songs and they are marked as downloaded but when I try to listen to them offline, some songs just play a little time and then completely freeze while most of the songs can be ...

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  • I am having trouble downloading some songs. My phone does download all the songs and they are marked as downloaded but when I try to listen to them offline, some songs just play a little time and the...
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How can I download my offline local music from my phone

So pretty much I had local music in my PC and I offline downloaded it in my phone in a playlist. Long story short I formatted my PC and lost all the local music and thought I lost it from Spotify since it disappeared from the desktop client (obviousl...

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  • So pretty much I had local music in my PC and I offline downloaded it in my phone in a playlist. Long story short I formatted my PC and lost all the local music and thought I lost it from Spotify sin...
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How deactivate random mode

Hi all !I have a Premium account and cannot deactivate random/aleatory mode on my Samsung (Android). No problems with PC or iPad... Any comment about?Thanks !

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  • Hi all ! I have a Premium account and cannot deactivate random/aleatory mode on my Samsung (Android). No problems with PC or iPad... Any comment about? Thanks !
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Solved!! offline playlist keep redownloading

I have premium subscription, but i can't play offline. i have hundreds of songs, once i've finished downloading, i go offline and i can't play the downloaded song. i figure it out that when i press download button on a playlist, it start downloading,...

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  • I have premium subscription, but i can't play offline. i have hundreds of songs, once i've finished downloading, i go offline and i can't play the downloaded song. i figure it out that when i press d...
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Chromecast audio problems

I've just purchased a Google ChromeCast Audio "puck". Working perfectly with TuneIn radio but a disaster with Spotify. It constantly drops out when casting from my Android tablet. Sound stutters and sometimes the cast device goes MIA from the tablet ...

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  • I've just purchased a Google ChromeCast Audio "puck". Working perfectly with TuneIn radio but a disaster with Spotify. It constantly drops out when casting from my Android tablet. Sound stutters and ...
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Songs don't want start

Hi guys!I pay each month to be premium for listen the music without the Wi-Fi, but since few days some of the songs just don't want start without. It's maybe 1/4 of my playlist who doesn't work and it's really annoying because I paid for that! And I ...

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  • Hi guys! I pay each month to be premium for listen the music without the Wi-Fi, but since few days some of the songs just don't want start without. It's maybe 1/4 of my playlist who doesn't work and...
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Chromecast Stops Audio

Phone: Pixel XL Android 7.1.1For some reason after about 1 minute of the song playing on the Chromecast or Chromecast Audio it stops the audio. I'll go back into the app and it still says the song is playing even though the sound definitely stops. It...

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  • Phone: Pixel XL Android 7.1.1 For some reason after about 1 minute of the song playing on the Chromecast or Chromecast Audio it stops the audio. I'll go back into the app and it still says the son...
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Settings change after power down

I turn my phone off when I'm at work. Every day, when I turn it back on, Spotify has switched my storage preference from SD card to internal storage, and switched my saved songs from download to not. I have to re download over a thousand songs EVERY ...

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  • I turn my phone off when I'm at work. Every day, when I turn it back on, Spotify has switched my storage preference from SD card to internal storage, and switched my saved songs from download to not....
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Can't download songs/albums for offline use

Just got a new Google pixel XL, had Spotify on my galaxy note 4, with a vast library both downloaded and not. Obviously I am a premium member if you didn't already know. Got rid of the note, got the pixel, signed into my account and tried to download...

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  • Just got a new Google pixel XL, had Spotify on my galaxy note 4, with a vast library both downloaded and not. Obviously I am a premium member if you didn't already know. Got rid of the note, got the ...
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Solved!! Shuffle on android doesnt work , but on pc works fine.

So , i recently got from google play music to spotify. Made same playlist , like on google account , like 630 songs. So , when i press shuffle on pc , it works fine , random songs from whole playlist, but when i shuffle from android , it just shuffle...

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  • So , i recently got from google play music to spotify. Made same playlist , like on google account , like 630 songs. So , when i press shuffle on pc , it works fine , random songs from whole playlist...
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Song restarts when it has played aprox 70%

I noticed it when I used Spotify connect to my Heos. Then I disconnected it and played the song in my phone but still the same problem. Tried another playlist with different songs and at one song it happened again.I use a Samsung S6.What can cause th...

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  • I noticed it when I used Spotify connect to my Heos. Then I disconnected it and played the song in my phone but still the same problem. Tried another playlist with different songs and at one song it ...
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Spotify on Samsung S7 flat gets phone extremly HOT

I play music and leave my cell phone at Standby, after a few minutes the cell gets too hot.This happens independently if the phone is listening to music online or offline.My cellphone is a samsung SM-G930F with android 6.0.1.

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  • I play music and leave my cell phone at Standby, after a few minutes the cell gets too hot. This happens independently if the phone is listening to music online or offline. My cellphone is a samsun...
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This song is not available.

Hey. I get "this song is not available" on a great deal of my playlist. Also when I search for..example wasted years in search mode and hit the somg for playback the same message comes up. Any ideas? I don't want to delete and install again since I h...

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  • Hey. I get "this song is not available" on a great deal of my playlist. Also when I search for..example wasted years in search mode and hit the somg for playback the same message comes up. Any ideas?...
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Didnt get an email with yearly most listened to songs

Hi everyone,My roommates were comparing the emails they got about their year on spotify. It included their most popular artists, songs, etc. I'd really like to see my own records as well, but I never received an email from spotify. I checked my accou...

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  • Hi everyone, My roommates were comparing the emails they got about their year on spotify. It included their most popular artists, songs, etc. I'd really like to see my own records as well, but I n...
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Occasionally losing offline files and have to redownload

I only have 2 devices that has offline files. ( 1 iPhone and 1 Android DAP)but I do stream from another 1 laptop ( work ) , 1 desktop ( home ) , another iPad ( home ). Of course I didn't stream all of them at the same time. Pls advise. Thanks.

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  • I only have 2 devices that has offline files. ( 1 iPhone and 1 Android DAP) but I do stream from another 1 laptop ( work ) , 1 desktop ( home ) , another iPad ( home ).    Of course I di...
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Feature Request: Sort all titles by Date added

Device: S7 on Android 6.01 I have one feature request that I really really would like to see in spotify: When choosing Playlist > All Titles let us sort these titles by Date added That´s analogue to what you already do in the 'Songs' library. So, all...

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  • Device: S7 on Android 6.01  I have one feature request that I really really would like to see in spotify:  When choosing Playlist > All Titles let us sort these titles by Date adde...
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Músicas cortadas

Minhas músicas simplesmente estão cortadas, boa parte das músicas que eu baixo para ouvir offline, ficam no máximo 30 segundos e ficam mudas.

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  • Minhas músicas simplesmente estão cortadas, boa parte das músicas que eu baixo para ouvir offline, ficam no máximo 30 segundos e ficam mudas.
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Weird behaviour since uptade to 7.1.0.1025 armV7

Hello guys,my app recently got updated and since than everything is really messed up.So at first i was a little bit confused about the new "me" tab and that i couldnt find anything like artists/songs or albums. By the time i figured out it is in me /...

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  • Hello guys, my app recently got updated and since than everything is really messed up. So at first i was a little bit confused about the new "me" tab and that i couldnt find anything like artists/s...
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