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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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Spotify keeps crashing/pausing randomly (HTC Desire)

Hi! My setup: HTC Desire (Android) with Spotify Premium version 0.5.1.15 My problem: Spotify keeps crashing and/or pausing randomly. This can happen either after playing 30 seconds of a song, or after playing 30 songs. It happens both in offline and ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi!   My setup: HTC Desire (Android) with Spotify Premium version 0.5.1.15   My problem: Spotify keeps crashing and/or pausing randomly. This can happen either after playing 30...
  • Joe
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Solved!! No sound on HTC Sensation

Hi,Yesterday afternoon I listened to spotify while going to work. In the evening when I went home I was going to listen to music again, but for some reason the tracks kept playing but no sound was comming out. Now, the sound works just fine in the no...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, Yesterday afternoon I listened to spotify while going to work. In the evening when I went home I was going to listen to music again, but for some reason the tracks kept playing but no sound was ...
  • zaharlequin
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Spotify restarts phone on bluetooth.

Spotify will randomly restart my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 during bluetooth playback. It normally will restart sometime during the second song, though I've had it take 4-5 before it restarts. Once it restarts I can't finish a song before it restarts agai...

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  • Spotify will randomly restart my Samsung Galaxy Note 2 during bluetooth playback. It normally will restart sometime during the second song, though I've had it take 4-5 before it restarts.   On...
  • Idontcareanymor
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My Spotify premium ( free for 1 year, present by Vodafone) doesn't work

Five months ago, Vodafone gave me an year of spotify premium. But since last July it stoped working and now when I try to open Spotify, the device tells me the premium version is not available.So, I had sent an email to Spotify, where I explained wha...

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  • Five months ago, Vodafone gave me an year of spotify premium.  But since last July it stoped working and now when I try to open Spotify, the device tells me the premium version is not avai...
  • Joe
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Playback pausing - Marshmallow; Family Subscription

The music pauses sporadically on my Android phone - it seems it happens when the screen is off. One of my family members is also having the same problem on their Samsung S7. I have a WileyFox Swift. Any ideas why?

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  • The music pauses sporadically on my Android phone - it seems it happens when the screen is off.  One of my family members is also having the same problem on their Samsung S7.  I have a Wile...
  • Joe
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Volume control is getting stuck with time (Spotify connect)

Mobile phone: Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016)Android: 6.0.1Spotify: 6.3.0.882 1. Play something through Spotify connect to some speaker which support Spotify connect2. Use volume buttons on mobile phone for volume control: it's possible to increase and decr...

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  • Mobile phone: Samsung Galaxy A3 (2016) Android: 6.0.1 Spotify: 6.3.0.882   1. Play something through Spotify connect to some speaker which support Spotify connect 2. Use volume buttons on m...
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Solved!! Tag Music

How come when ever i close all active applications, spotify music stops also?Is there a way to have my song continue playing even after i close all active application?

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  • How come when ever i close all active applications, spotify music stops also? Is there a way to have my song continue playing even after i close all active application?
  • Joe
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radio not adding new songs to the playlist

I'm getting an issue on radio on my google nexus. I You can see on the radio playlist the next 15 or so songs that will be played. At the bottom it says "more songs will be added as you listen".... but songs aren't beeing added, so when I get to the ...

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  • I'm getting an issue on radio on my google nexus.   I   You can see on the radio playlist the next 15 or so songs that will be played.  At the bottom it says "more songs will be adde...
  • larrysp
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Spotify connect resets every time the app is switched to?

This is an interesting problem that's just started occuring today.Every time I open the app on the phone, or simply swipe to unlock while it's in the foreground, Spotify connect drops from my receiver, and goes back to "devices available" with the so...

  • Music Fan
  • This is an interesting problem that's just started occuring today. Every time I open the app on the phone, or simply swipe to unlock while it's in the foreground, Spotify connect drops from my rec...
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Playing on laudspeaker after unplugging headfones

Last few weeks I'm facing a new problem on my Nexus 5x. After unplugging headfones the music continues to Play over laudspeaker instead of resume. Bitte not always.

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  • Last few weeks I'm facing a new problem on my Nexus 5x. After unplugging headfones the music continues to Play over laudspeaker instead of resume. Bitte not always.
  • Joe
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Superuser Contribution Google cast in Android app stopped working

From one day to another the app won't cast to my chrome cast anymore. When I cast from the general cast app, it works. But when I go to Spotify > Devices Available > Chromecast name, it goes to "Connecting.." and then just returns.

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  • From one day to another the app won't cast to my chrome cast anymore.   When I cast from the general cast app, it works. But when I go to Spotify > Devices Available > Chromecast name, i...
  • rpbaptist
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Spotify keeps closing when entering "fullscreen" view...

I've got the latest version of Spotify (to be exact 6.3.0.882) on my phone (Xiaomi Note 3 Pro running Android 5.1).If tap on the bar on the bottom of the app, the one that show what is currently playing Spotify crashes immiediately and exists. From t...

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  • I've got the latest version of Spotify (to be exact 6.3.0.882) on my phone (Xiaomi Note 3 Pro running Android 5.1). If tap on the bar on the bottom of the app, the one that show what is currently pl...
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Lock Screen back and forward doesn't function

Hey. In the lock screen mode back and forward buttons doesn't do anything. Pause functions as usual. To move between the tracks, have to go to app and push buttons there. Started after the last update for me. Also the exit button in the lock screen m...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey. In the lock screen mode back and forward buttons doesn't do anything. Pause functions as usual. To move between the tracks, have to go to app and push buttons there. Started after the last updat...
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Solved!! Can't play some songs in downloaded playlist

Hey,recently I downloaded a few playlists to my android phone, got offline to listen to them but some songs won't play or stop playing at a particular point no matter how often I restart them. I even tried do delete other playlists because I thought ...

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  • Hey, recently I downloaded a few playlists to my android phone, got offline to listen to them but some songs won't play or stop playing at a particular point no matter how often I restart them. I ev...
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Solved!! Exclusive the forever edition

I was wondering why exclusive the forever edition by Chris brown is not on spotify. is it because of a certain license transfer?

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  • I was wondering why exclusive the forever edition by Chris brown is not on spotify. is it because of a certain license transfer?
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Solved!! Samsung Galaxy S7 Problems

I recently upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S7 and for a while was using Spotify Premium without any troubles. However of late a few annoying troubles have started.- the Home screen widget does not work anymore.- the Lock screen widget no longer appears ...

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  • I recently upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S7 and for a while was using Spotify Premium without any troubles. However of late a few annoying troubles have started. - the Home screen widget does not w...
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Entire account wiped!

Everything is gone! All my music and playlists have disappeared after the app uninstalled itself, then after reinstalling, closed itself out and said I had no more storage, which is a lie.

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  • Everything is gone! All my music and playlists have disappeared after the app uninstalled itself, then after reinstalling, closed itself out and said I had no more storage, which is a lie.
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Solved!! Can't Download Local Files Music

I just can't donwload Local Files on my cellphone. I get stuck on this message "Waiting to download" but the music never gets downloaded and I dont know why. Can anyone help me please?Obs: There's an image as attachment.

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  • I just can't donwload Local Files on my cellphone. I get stuck on this  message "Waiting to download" but the music never gets downloaded and I dont know why. Can anyone help me please? Obs: Th...
  • kirashi
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i cant see spotify controls in notification bar & block screen

Im premium since several months ago.With the new upload in my phone (samsung s4) i cant see the spotify controls in notification bar and block screen.Now im thinking leave Spotify cause of this mistake.¿Can i get any help about how to get those contr...

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  • Im premium since several months ago. With the new upload in my phone (samsung s4) i cant see the spotify controls in notification bar and block screen. Now im thinking leave Spotify cause of this m...
  • Joe
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