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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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Solved!! Trouble logging in w/ Samsung Edge

Hi Spotify Community, I'm posting for a friend who can't post this because he's having trouble logging in via the Spotify Android App. Here are the details I have:Phone: Samsung Galaxy S6 EdgeAndroid OS Version: Marshmallow (6.0.1)Updated to latest v...

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  • Hi Spotify Community,    I'm posting for a friend who can't post this because he's having trouble logging in via the Spotify Android App.    Here are the details I have: ...
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Solved!! [Android and PS4] PLEASE HELP ME.

My name is Anthony. I'm a free user with an account and multiple spotify apps, and I'm fine with the limit on skipping songs, and with ads because advertising is how spotify supports it's app and makes money to pay bills, like every other being on th...

  • Casual Listener
  • My name is Anthony. I'm a free user with an account and multiple spotify apps, and I'm fine with the limit on skipping songs, and with ads because advertising is how spotify supports it's app and mak...
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"Song Not Available"

After listening to a playlist/album for an extended time and then pausing for a while, attempts to play a track from another playlist/album are met with "Song Not Available" and then even attempts to restart the song that was in progress meet the sam...

  • Newbie
  • After listening to a playlist/album for an extended time and then pausing for a while, attempts to play a track from another playlist/album are met with "Song Not Available" and then even attempts to...
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Running Spotify in the background of Kiii TV Box

My organization recently purchased a Kiii Quad-core OTT TV Box intending to use the box for digital signage projection in our lobby via Xibo, as well as provide some background music by running Spotify Premium. The tv box runs Android 5.1. I have bee...

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  • My organization recently purchased a Kiii Quad-core OTT TV Box intending to use the box for digital signage projection in our lobby via Xibo, as well as provide some background music by running Spoti...
  • Joe
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Android app feedback

My app routinely takes over 2 minutes to load my music on startup. It also doesn't play music saved to my device when I have a spotty connection and seems to try to stream it. I have a lot of brand loyalty or I would have switched music apps a long t...

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  • My app routinely takes over 2 minutes to load my music on startup. It also doesn't play music saved to my device when I have a spotty connection and seems to try to stream it. I have a lot of brand l...
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Why doesnt the music paus when i get a call?

In my old Phone the music did paus when i got incommming calls. But not in mycket new phone. How do i make it happend?

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  • In my old Phone the music did paus when i got incommming calls. But not in mycket new phone. How do i make it happend?
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FIXED - Can't Control Spotify with Bluetooth Earbuds

My Parasom A1 Bluetooth Earbuds can't control Spotify with the device control buttons. When I click the play/pause button, nothing happens. When I try to skip songs, it opens Google Music and starts playing that on top of Spotify.I have a Nexus 5X; A...

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  • My Parasom A1 Bluetooth Earbuds can't control Spotify with the device control buttons. When I click the play/pause button, nothing happens. When I try to skip songs, it opens Google Music and starts ...
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Superuser Contribution Becomimg premium

I put all my informations but when I click confirm he just loads foreverWhat I do?

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  • I put all my informations but when I click confirm he just loads forever What I do?
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Dúvida com o uso de dados

Boa tarde, caros!Primeiramente gostaria de sinalizar que estou realizando estes apontamentos em minha língua original (português-brasileiro), pois não encontrei nenhuma forma de enviar feedback ou enviar alguma pergunta através de nenhum canal em min...

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  • Boa tarde, caros! Primeiramente gostaria de sinalizar que estou realizando estes apontamentos em minha língua original (português-brasileiro), pois não encontrei nenhuma forma de enviar feedback o...
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No Internet Connection

I don't have Spotify Premium so I use WIFI to listen to music. Spotify connects to my home WIFI and works perfectly. Although when I connect to a different WIFI I am unable to use Spotify as it apparently has 'No Internet Connection' I go on other in...

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  • I don't have Spotify Premium so I use WIFI to listen to music. Spotify connects to my home WIFI and works perfectly. Although when I connect to a different WIFI I am unable to use Spotify as it appar...
  • Joe
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Notification / Lock Screen Controls Dissapearing- Marshmallow

Hi Spotify Crew, I've found similiar threads about this issue, but the suggested fixes haven't worked. The problem is that the ongoing notifcation is randomly dissapearing, which in turn removes it from the lock screen. Typically it will happen if th...

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  • Hi Spotify Crew,   I've found similiar threads about this issue, but the suggested fixes haven't worked.   The problem is that the ongoing notifcation is randomly dissapearing, which in...
  • DanJayF
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Not on WiFi and Music skips!

I had this problem before and I had to reset up a new account and my song list was transferred. I don't know why it started happening all of a sudden. I have a Family plan and that means they would all have to start over with their own play lists if ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I had this problem before and I had to reset up a new account and my song list was transferred. I don't know why it started happening all of a sudden. I have a Family plan and that means they would a...
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Playlist

All my playlist have disappeared and I cant download them. Not happy at all. How can I get my playlist downloaded so I can listen to them

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  • All my playlist have disappeared and I cant download them. Not happy at all. How can I get my playlist downloaded so I can listen to them
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App goes in crash

Hi all.I've a problem with Android app.Every time i try to open the details of a song in reproduction (the menu where i see the cover of the song and other commands of reproduction) the app goes in crash and i can't open it again.I need to delete all...

  • Newbie
  • Hi all. I've a problem with Android app. Every time i try to open the details of a song in reproduction (the menu where i see the cover of the song and other commands of reproduction) the app goes ...
  • Joe
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Solved!! background play

now when i play sotify on my phone, i'll have to go into the app each time to skip,play or change the track. Meaning, the playback options are not coming on the roll down menu. Usually it stops when i pull out the headphones but its not doing so anym...

  • Casual Listener
  • now when i play sotify on my phone, i'll have to go into the app each time to skip,play or change the track. Meaning, the playback options are not coming on the roll down menu. Usually it stops when ...
  • robin4t
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[PREMIUM] Problem downloading the best quality songs/albums/playlists

Hi. I have problem with offline musics' quality. To get the best quality (checked settings the best quality is on) I have to uninstall app, remove all Spotify files, install Spotify and redownload albums/songs again. After this I get songs with the b...

  • Music Fan
  • Hi. I have problem with offline musics' quality. To get the best quality (checked settings the best quality is on) I have to uninstall app, remove all Spotify files, install Spotify and redownload al...
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How can I check which songs Spotify can't download?

I have quite a lot of playlists selected to be downloaded to phone, but every so often (couple times a day at least) I see this notification that spotify is trying to download song 0 from 11, and then it stops. Clearly some of the playlists contain s...

  • Gig Goer
  • I have quite a lot of playlists selected to be downloaded to phone, but every so often (couple times a day at least) I see this notification that spotify is trying to download song 0 from 11, and the...
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Spotify on Lock Screen/Action Bar

New Galaxy S7 with updates, fresh install of Spotify. Music plays, home screen widget works, but not widget on Lock Screen or on the drop down menu like there used to be.

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  • New Galaxy S7 with updates, fresh install of Spotify. Music plays, home screen widget works, but not widget on Lock Screen or on the drop down menu like there used to be.
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Offline mode bug?

For the last few versions now - I can't recall exactly when it happened- but I've noticed what I can only call a bug.Problem:Any time Spotify is closed out of memory in Offline mode it clears your playlists (even synced songs/lists) and you are REQUI...

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  • For the last few versions now - I can't recall exactly when it happened- but I've noticed what I can only call a bug. Problem: Any time Spotify is closed out of memory in Offline mode it clears...
  • Joe
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Cromecast randomly skipping songs

When I'm casting Spotify from my nexus 6p to a chromecast at work it will randomly stop playing and skip the song it was playing, like it's halfway in a song and then it just goes to the next song.

  • Casual Listener
  • When I'm casting Spotify from my nexus 6p to a chromecast at work it will randomly stop playing and skip the song it was playing, like it's halfway in a song and then it just goes to the next song.
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