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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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Solved!! Spotify premium downloads music in the sd card and also in the internal storage

Hi I have spotify premium and in the settings section I can see that I have 3gb of music downoaded in my sd card, where I want to have it, but it es also downloaded in the internal storage. Can anybody help me to change this?

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  • Hi I have spotify premium and in the settings section I can see that I have 3gb of music downoaded in my sd card, where I want to have it, but it es also downloaded in the internal storage. Can anybo...
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[Android][Other] Correct usage of Android Marshmallow Permissions

I have been noticed that my app is freezing, mostly when I open an Artist or a Playlist page. Contacting support, I reinstalled the app but I realized that the songs was been downloaded to Internal Storage, but I had configured to download at SD Card...

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  • I have been noticed that my app is freezing, mostly when I open an Artist or a Playlist page. Contacting support, I reinstalled the app but I realized that the songs was been downloaded to Inter...
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Solved!! Local Files not syncing to mobile app as of most recent update help

as of the most recent update to spotify, my local files from my computer will no longer sync to my mobile app and I'm unsure as to why, i tryed tapping the download button to try to resync everything but all that did was grey out all the local files ...

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  • as of the most recent update to spotify, my local files from my computer will no longer sync to my mobile app and I'm unsure as to why, i tryed tapping the download button to try to resync everything...
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Android local files?

So is it possible to get my mp3 files from my android library to my spotify library?Like if i download a song from internet can i get it to spotify library without transferring it to pc, going to same wifi and syncing?

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  • So is it possible to get my mp3 files from my android library to my spotify library? Like if i download a song from internet can i get it to spotify library without transferring it to pc, going to...
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Error descarga to download

No puedo descargar musica este es el error porque sale si soy premium

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  • No puedo descargar musica este es el error porque sale si soy premium
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move spotify to sd card on moto g3

HI i was wondering if there is a way to move my spotify on my moto g3 to my sd card or atleast dl the playlists to it

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  • HI i was wondering if there is a way to move my spotify on my moto g3 to my sd card or atleast dl the playlists to it
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No "Storage" option with External SD

Hi guys, I've read multiple (15-20) threads about this issue but can't resolve it.I have a cheap Android Tablet (Gadget Mini) that runs 4.0.4. it has an SD card slot, but the card gets mounted as /mnt/extsd in file explorer. The internal memory is li...

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  • Hi guys, I've read multiple (15-20) threads about this issue but can't resolve it. I have a cheap Android Tablet (Gadget Mini) that runs 4.0.4. it has an SD card slot, but the card gets mounted as...
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Solved!! Long titles do not scroll any longer on Android

Long titles do not scroll any longer on Android.Untill a short while ago long titles started to scroll. So if for example the title of an audio book track is "Netwars - Totzeit, Folge 1: Gefahr, Kapitel 19", the title startet to scroll if you are on ...

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  • Long titles do not scroll any longer on Android. Untill a short while ago long titles started to scroll. So if for example the title of an audio book track is "Netwars - Totzeit, Folge 1: Gefahr, Ka...
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Solved!! Spotify keeps playing when I answer calls, pull out headphones etc.

Hey! I have a Galaxy S6 and, as the title says, the music sometimes keeps playing when I answer or make a call, or when I pull the headphones out (previously it woudld shut down). This has been going on for a few weeks.As far as I can tell I have the...

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  • Hey!   I have a Galaxy S6 and, as the title says, the music sometimes keeps playing when I answer or make a call, or when I pull the headphones out (previously it woudld shut down). This has b...
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Android App, Smaller Size Option

Hello,I need help with something I did to my Android app earlier . I was using the spotify app (not widget mode) on my phone when I pushed something by accident and it turned the app into a smaller version of itself, kind of like when a program or ga...

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  • Hello, I need help with something I did to my Android app earlier . I was using the spotify app (not widget mode) on my phone when I pushed something by accident and it turned the app into a sm...
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Music keeps getting deleted from my phone each time the app crashes

I transferred onto a Galaxy S7 Edge in July 2016 and I've been using Spotify premium since January 2016 and I am really enjoying the app and the music available compared to its rivals. But ever since August, I've had to redownload all of my offline m...

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  • I transferred onto a Galaxy S7 Edge in July 2016 and I've been using Spotify premium since January 2016 and I am really enjoying the app and the music available compared to its rivals. But ever since...
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Gsichtsbuch

Servus;)Hab mich vor Ewigkeit mal mit fb verbunden und hab den Account schon lang nicht mehr. Kann mich deswegen mit meinem jetzigen account nicht anmelden. Wie kann ich das ändern? Danke:)

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  • Servus;) Hab mich vor Ewigkeit mal mit fb verbunden und hab den Account schon lang nicht mehr. Kann mich deswegen mit meinem jetzigen account nicht anmelden. Wie kann ich das ändern? Danke:)
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Song not available

Since I recent update, I see this all of the time. Usually it's when I come back to Spotify. I'll be listening to a song and try to find another song by that artist or something and I click it and I get "Song not available" then I close the app and o...

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  • Since I recent update, I see this all of the time.  Usually it's when I come back to Spotify.  I'll be listening to a song and try to find another song by that artist or something and I cli...
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Solved!! Offline music deleted from SD card

All my offline tunes keep getting deleted.I moved everything to my sd card and then the sd card wasnt being recognised so they got deleted again.Tried uninstall & reinstall as mentioned in other articles and same problem. It will let me move the song...

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  • All my offline tunes keep getting deleted. I moved everything to my sd card and then the sd card wasnt being recognised so they got deleted again. Tried uninstall & reinstall as mentioned in ot...
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No more X on Samsung S7 screensaver

Hello,I recently noticed that on the Screensaver of my Galaxy S7 (the screen before you do your password) I had no more x to stop spotify without unlocking my phone, is it a recent update or a parameter I may have changed by mistake?

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  • Hello, I recently noticed that on the Screensaver of my Galaxy S7 (the screen before you do your password) I had no more x to stop spotify without unlocking my phone, is it a recent update or a para...
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Double height notification bar, tiny album art, huge wasted black void?

Yeah, so... Recently Spotify changed the notification bar significanlty on my device (Note 3). It's currently twice the normal height, with a small album art square in the top left, artist/album to the right, a yawning black abyss below and the play ...

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  • Yeah, so...    Recently Spotify changed the notification bar significanlty on my device (Note 3). It's currently twice the normal height, with a small album art square in the top left, ar...
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Support to connect Spotify and Last.fm

I can't connect the Spotify with last.fm it say that are problems on login, but doesn't have, it's everything correct, I checked my last.fm account and the option to able Spotify is allowed, help me please

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  • I can't connect the Spotify with last.fm it say that are problems on login, but doesn't have, it's everything correct, I checked my last.fm account and the option to able Spotify is allowed, help me ...
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Not playing next song

For some reason my spotify stops after one song and won't play the next automatically. Never had this problem when using before. Using a Sony Experia z3. Any ideas? Cheers

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  • For some reason my spotify stops after one song and won't play the next automatically. Never had this problem when using before. Using a Sony Experia z3. Any ideas? Cheers
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Android won't play

I tried loading and playing a song on my Android phone app, and now it won't play the song I select. It worked before on my previous phone but not now. I click and click but it stays grayed out and only asked to be downloaded which leads to the premi...

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  • I tried loading and playing a song on my Android phone app, and now it won't play the song I select. It worked before on my previous phone but not now. I click and click but it stays grayed out and o...
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Playlisten einfach gelöscht

Meine playlisten wurden einfach gelöscht und sind jz nicht mehr da bekomm ich die irgendwie wieder

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  • Meine playlisten wurden einfach gelöscht und sind jz nicht mehr da bekomm ich die irgendwie wieder
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