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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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Bug no notification icon when spotify is playing on android?

I just realised why my battery drained so fast the previous week. I found out that spotify continued to play when I left my car (Bluetooth). Normally spotify stops playing when disconnect but that seems to not be the case. And I don't have any spotif...

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  • I just realised why my battery drained so fast the previous week. I found out that spotify continued to play when I left my car (Bluetooth). Normally spotify stops playing when disconnect but that se...
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Issues with Android UI context menu touch area

Hi, I've been using Spotify on a number of different sized android devices for about 3 months, and there is a very specific UI niggle that I've experienced on every device I've used it on (so far, 4.0", 4.7", 8.9" and 10.1" screen devices). The conte...

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  • Hi,  I've been using Spotify on a number of different sized android devices for about 3 months, and there is a very specific UI niggle that I've experienced on every device I've used it o...
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Buzzing and dragging on android

Have searched and cant find anything on this for android. Songs regularly buzz and drag on sgs7 android v 6.0.1 and spotify v 6.9.0.1212 armv7. Is there anything that can be done to fix this?

  • Casual Listener
  • Have searched and cant find anything on this for android. Songs regularly buzz and drag on sgs7 android v 6.0.1 and spotify v 6.9.0.1212 armv7. Is there anything that can be done to fix this?
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Superuser Contribution Download folder is not saved

Dear community,I have a Problem. I've downloaded a lot songs and when I restarted my Phone (Android) Spotify wants me to log in again, this is not a problem but i have saved all Downloaded songs to my SD card and when i log in the standard download f...

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  • Dear community, I have a Problem. I've downloaded a lot songs and when I restarted my Phone (Android) Spotify wants me to log in again, this is not a problem but i have saved all Downloaded songs ...
  • Joe
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Green arrow question

What exactly is the green arrow at the song meaning . I first thought this are offline synced songs. But i also have songs wich have no arrow and are playing if i am offline. Please see at the screenshot:

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  • Roadie
  • What exactly is the green arrow at the song meaning . I first thought this are offline synced songs. But i also have songs wich have no arrow and are playing if i am offline. Please see at the screen...
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Spotify se cuelga

Hola. En android, coriendo con bluetoth, spotify a veces se cuelga, reproduce la musica, pero no muestra las opciones del programa

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  • Hola. En android, coriendo con bluetoth, spotify a veces se cuelga, reproduce la musica, pero no muestra las opciones del programa
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Playlists keep losing "offline" status

I've had this problem for years accorss all my android phones:I set a playlist to be available offline. It downloads the songs and works fine. For a while. At some point, after a few days the playlist is no longer tagged as "offline" and I need to st...

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  • I've had this problem for years accorss all my android phones: I set a playlist to be available offline. It downloads the songs and works fine. For a while.   At some point, after a few day...
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Singles section gone on my android device

The singles section on my android device is gone. I can still access singles or EP's if they're listed as a new release on top of the artist page, or if i hit on "go to album", but the list just isn't there and there's no way to get to it. It still a...

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  • The singles section on my android device is gone. I can still access singles or EP's if they're listed as a new release on top of the artist page, or if i hit on "go to album", but the list just isn'...
  • boutitbenza_699
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Can't view any artists singles on Spotify

Recently i have not been able to view singles for any artists on their page. When i search up the single i could find it but i cant see it on the artists page. Any fixes for this? Im using the most current android version btw.

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  • Recently i have not been able to view singles for any artists on their page. When i search up the single i could find it but i cant see it on the artists page. Any fixes for this? Im using the most c...
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Skipping on chromecast causes freezing

Help!! I'm getting angry. Spotify gets stuck in pause mode whenever I skip songs or want to go back... help...all firmware is up to date.

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  • Help!! I'm getting angry. Spotify gets stuck in pause mode whenever I skip songs or want to go back... help...all firmware is up to date.
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Spotify Premium e Riproduzione casuale

Ciao, ho attivato ieri sera la mia settimana di prova di spotify premium.Ho scaricato qualche album intanto che ero in casa col wifi e stamattina in macchina li ho ascoltati offline. Come mai però vanno in riproduzione casuale? Avendo scaricato l'int...

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  • Ciao, ho attivato ieri sera la mia settimana di prova di spotify premium. Ho scaricato qualche album intanto che ero in casa col wifi e stamattina in macchina li ho ascoltati offline. Come...
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Android Background Not Runing..

Hello,I'm Ahmet. From Turkey. İn the İstanbul. I'm using phone Samsung Note 5. Background not runing.. Clear all apps the spotify closed. I'm sure. This problem with great solutions.Regards..

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  • Hello, I'm Ahmet. From Turkey. İn the İstanbul. I'm using phone Samsung Note 5. Background not runing.. Clear all apps the spotify closed. I'm sure. This problem with great solutions. Regards..
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¿Porque ya no reproduce el aleatorio?

De la nada dejó de reproducir las playlist parece que si las reproduce pero no. Y salta de canciones sólo

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  • De la nada dejó de reproducir las playlist parece que si las reproduce pero no. Y salta de canciones sólo
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Song paused when giving a like on facebook

I was on facebook while spotify was runnign background, when i "liked" any post, the song stopped like for 2 or 3 second

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  • I was on facebook while spotify was runnign background, when i "liked" any post, the song stopped like for 2 or 3 second 😞
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Tell Spotify to store Music on SD card

Hi there,for some reason, all my stored music on my SD card wasn't readable anymore after a crash so I decided to re-download them. But now, for undisclosed reasons, Spotify refuses to save them onto the SD card. I also tried to move the com.spotify....

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  • Hi there, for some reason, all my stored music on my SD card wasn't readable anymore after a crash so I decided to re-download them. But now, for undisclosed reasons, Spotify refuses to save them ...
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Can't play music on my android phone

Every time I try to play and hear music on my android phone Spotify tells me that I need a premium account.Isn't it possible anymore to hear ANY music on the phone if you don't have a premium account??

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  • Every time I try to play and hear music on my android phone Spotify tells me that I need a premium account. Isn't it possible anymore to hear ANY music on the phone if you don't have a premium accou...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify se para al minimizar la app

Tengo un alcatel pop 4 y la musica de spotify se detiene al hacer cualquier accion fuera de la app, alguna solucion?

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  • Tengo un alcatel pop 4 y la musica de spotify se detiene al hacer cualquier accion fuera de la app, alguna solucion?
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Superuser Contribution Ayuda porfavor!!

Lo que sucede es que hay algunas canciones que no se reproducen en spotify no estan en gris y nada pero si busco alguna otra version de la cancion si se reproduce y no se porque. Me prodrian ayudar

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  • Lo que sucede es que hay algunas canciones que no se reproducen en spotify no estan en gris y nada pero si busco alguna otra version de la cancion si se reproduce y no se porque. Me prodrian ayudar
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