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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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Losing my place when no internet connection

I use Spotify on my Android to listen to my downloaded playlists. That is what I have been using it for since I joined Premium.If I stop Spotify for a significant length of time then when I come back, it has lost my place.I think this has something t...

  • Roadie
  • I use Spotify on my Android to listen to my downloaded playlists. That is what I have been using it for since I joined Premium. If I stop Spotify for a significant length of time then when I come ba...
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Spotify only works when I'm connected to a wireless network (WiFi)

When I try to search anything on Spotify with my mobile network, it shows that there's "No internet connection available". As soon as I turn on WiFi on my Galaxy, Spotify loads everything normally.I already tried to reinstall Spotify, even clearing d...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I try to search anything on Spotify with my mobile network, it shows that there's "No internet connection available". As soon as I turn on WiFi on my Galaxy, Spotify loads everything normal...
  • EarlPurple
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Following Artists

Sometimes it just unfollowes artists and I don't know why!

  • Casual Listener
  • Sometimes it just unfollowes artists and I don't know why!
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Offline saving on SD-card

Do I have to save offline songs to my cell phones internal storage before moving it to my SD card? The option to save offline songs to the SD-card isn't showing for me. Do I have to make a playlist available offline before the option will show or som...

  • Casual Listener
  • Do I have to save offline songs to my cell phones internal storage before moving it to my SD card? The option to save offline songs to the SD-card isn't showing for me. Do I have to make a playl...
  • borjan97
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Cancled premium, can't delete offline songs

I went back to free, and every song I saved offline is offline. The button is set to "available offline" and grey (which I expect), but I can't delete them. I don't want to reinstall the app because I'm not even sure it would delete the songs. What a...

  • Newbie
  • I went back to free, and every song I saved offline is offline. The button is set to "available offline" and grey (which I expect), but I can't delete them. I don't want to reinstall the app because ...
  • Joe
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Samsung s6 won't display preview/arrows on lockscreen

My Samsung s6 will only let me change the song if I go through the app and this is really difficult. Sometimes I'm working out and I just need a "next" arrow button on my lockscreen. Any advice? I checked the app settings already idk what to do

  • Newbie
  • My Samsung s6 will only let me change the song if I go through the app and this is really difficult. Sometimes I'm working out and I just need a "next" arrow button on my lockscreen. Any advice? I ch...
  • Joe
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Share song gives app list and not people

Over the past 6 months I have been trying to figure out what happened. It started with an app update and I can't fix it.Problem: When you access the menu for a song and press "Share" my Android Maxx (Version 4.4.4) gives me a "Share Using..." menu an...

  • Newbie
  • Over the past 6 months I have been trying to figure out what happened. It started with an app update and I can't fix it. Problem: When you access the menu for a song and press "Share" my Android Max...
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Looking for pop chillout playlist from august 16th 2016

I had this playlist and it was great but as usual the songs switch weekly and I never had a chance to save the songs from the list. Is there a way to recover a list of the songs from this ever changing playlist for a particular week? Any help is welc...

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  • I had this playlist and it was great but as usual the songs switch weekly and I never had a chance to save the songs from the list. Is there a way to recover a list of the songs from this ever changi...
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Share whole songs on fb

Is there any way to share the WHOLE song I want to share on fb, instead of just 30 seconds? This is ridicoulously frustrating! Who wants to share a sample of a song? If I want to share a specific someone, of course I want everyone to listen to the wh...

  • Casual Listener
  • Is there any way to share the WHOLE song I want to share on fb, instead of just 30 seconds? This is ridicoulously frustrating! Who wants to share a sample of a song? If I want to share a specific som...
  • Joe
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Spotify playback keeps stopping

My Spotify (on Android latest version) stops two or three times during each track, which is incredibly annoying to say the least. This has only started to happen since I upgraded to the latest version of Android.Before I ditch my beloved Spotify, I w...

  • Newbie
  • My Spotify (on Android latest version) stops two or three times during each track, which is incredibly annoying to say the least. This has only started to happen since I upgraded to the latest versio...
  • ameikle
  • Newbie
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Downloads continually self destructing

Using a wileyfox swift handset that runs a modified version of android, specifically cyanogen OS crackling 13.01.2 (android 6.0.1).Over different OS updates and Spotify updates, and since using this phone for coming up a year the downloads will undow...

  • Casual Listener
  • Using a wileyfox swift handset that runs a modified version of android, specifically cyanogen OS crackling 13.01.2 (android 6.0.1). Over different OS updates and Spotify updates, and since using t...
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Android Device Id - Spotify Offline Songs on SD Card but not showing in App

Hi, I am having a problem where my offline tracks disappear. I have recently moved to a country where internet is limited and therefore this is a real problem for me. I'm 90% sure that the issue is due to using Android File Transfer to mount the sd c...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I am having a problem where my offline tracks disappear. I have recently moved to a country where internet is limited and therefore this is a real problem for me.     I'm 90...
  • benchharp
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Music stops in offline and online modes on Android

Need help ASAP. Posted a few days ago with no response, I have a marathon in a week and my offline music (online as well) stops randomly. I have reinstalled the program, turned off my phone, but I can't find any recent threads that help with this iss...

  • Newbie
  • Need help ASAP. Posted a few days ago with no response, I have a marathon in a week and my offline music (online as well) stops randomly. I have reinstalled the program, turned off my phone, but I ca...
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Adroid phone not syncing

I had an old account and before when I'd save a song. It would automatically save that artist in my library because I have their song. Now when i save a song, it only saves that song in the song section and doesn't save it anywhere else. If I save al...

  • Newbie
  • I had an old account and before when I'd save a song. It would automatically save that artist in my library because I have their song. Now when i save a song, it only saves that song in the song sect...
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Help me

I am using premium but ıt says 'you are using free spotify' I can't listen my musics

  • Newbie
  • I am using premium but ıt says 'you are using free spotify' I can't listen my musics 😞
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Problemas en descarga

Agrego una cancion y no se me descarga que puedo hacer?

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  • Agrego una cancion y no se me descarga que puedo hacer?
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Playlist/library issues

I just downloaded Spotify. I am unable to save songs, I can't add to my library. I don't even have a library to view. I can't download anything either. It will only let me "play shuffle". If anyone has any advice, I could use the help.

  • Newbie
  • I just downloaded Spotify. I am unable to save songs, I can't add to my library. I don't even have a library to view. I can't download anything either. It will only let me "play shuffle". If anyone h...
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New phone and moving music on SD card

I have spotify set up on my Android phone with the offline music saving to the SD Card. If I buy a new phone is it possible to transfer the SD Card to the new phone and point Spotify to the SD card location and pick up the offline music so it doesn't...

  • Music Fan
  • I have spotify set up on my Android phone with the offline music saving to the SD Card.   If I buy a new phone is it possible to transfer the SD Card to the new phone and point Spotify to the ...
  • Daniel
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Share Playlist without Following each other

So basically I just made a playlist for someone, and I want to share it with him. the thing is, I follow his spotify account but he doesn't follow mine (He just doesn't care) and he doesn't have Facebook either, so is it still possible to share my pl...

  • Newbie
  • So basically I just made a playlist for someone, and I want to share it with him. the thing is, I follow his spotify account but he doesn't follow mine (He just doesn't care) and he doesn't have Face...
  • Daniel
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