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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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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!! how to play spotify when its offline?

hi, i have a samsung note 3 phone and im (as you can see) a free user of spotify. so when i attempt to play one of my offline playlists on spotify with no wifi and data, spotify was offline. so i tried to figure out how to load up my offline playlist...

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  • hi, i have a samsung note 3 phone and im (as you can see) a free user of spotify.   so when i attempt to play one of my offline playlists on spotify with no wifi and data, spotify was offline....
  • eena-chan
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Cant start app

Hi. When i download spotify app for android it says i need 496 GB of free space on my device to use it and since it's on a phone i dont have that space free for it. I have tried to remove my devices when i'm logged into spotifty.com and i've tried to...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi.   When i download spotify app for android it says i need 496 GB of free space on my device to use it and since it's on a phone i dont have that space free for it.   I have tried to ...
  • Joe
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Galaxy s7 - premium - wont download songs in offline (or online) mode

I'm in offline mode, and my songs will not down load. They were once downloaded, but erased. So I Uninstaller, then reinstalled the app. Now they just sit there and do nothing whether I'm in offline or online mode. I'm connected to wifi.

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  • I'm in offline mode, and my songs will not down load. They were once downloaded, but erased. So I Uninstaller, then reinstalled the app. Now they just sit there and do nothing whether I'm in offline ...
  • Joe
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Can log in on Android app but not on the website

Hey Guys, the weirdest thing is happening. I just downloaded the android app and it was no problem logging in with my facebook account info. But if I want to sign into the spotify website it says that the exact same login info is incorrect. Upon requ...

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  • Hey Guys,    the weirdest thing is happening. I just downloaded the android app and it was no problem logging in with my facebook account info. But if I want to sign into the spotify webs...
  • Joe
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Volume goes up and down

When i play songs on my Samsung galaxy tab GT-P7320, the volume goes up and down. Can anybody hjelp me? I have read in many forums, but still not get a solution. Thanks for help

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  • When i play songs on my Samsung galaxy tab GT-P7320, the volume goes up and down. Can anybody hjelp me? I have read in many forums, but still not get a solution. Thanks for help
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Constantly re-downloading music

I have spotify premium, it worked great until I went camping and tried to use my offline music. None of the music I had taken the time to save was available and a lot of my playlists were incomplete. After saving everything again when I got to WiFi, ...

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  • I have spotify premium, it worked great until I went camping and tried to use my offline music. None of the music I had taken the time to save was available and a lot of my playlists were incomplete....
  • Joe
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Offline Music Problem

My primary use of Spotify is on my Android Sony Z5, but every time that my phone turns off due to Power Loss or Sim Removal it removes all my music.Is there any way to authorise this as my main device so i dont lose my music?

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  • My primary use of Spotify is on my Android Sony Z5, but every time that my phone turns off due to Power Loss or Sim Removal it removes all my music. Is there any way to authorise this as my main dev...
  • Joe
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Solved!! Local Files Playlist not completely there

I've nade a playlist from Local FIles on my PC, in order to listen to them on my phone. Except a bunch of the songs appear greyed out when listening on the phone(this is not the case on desktop) Quite annoying, especially since I only went this route...

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  • I've nade a playlist from Local FIles on my PC, in order to listen to them on my phone. Except a bunch of the songs appear greyed out when listening on the phone(this is not the case on desktop) &nb...
  • WillMcD
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Spotify lose track of my offline data

Hi!I know that I have put a few of my list in offlinemode. But yesterday when I needed them spotify couldn´t find the music, BUT the app is using 17 GB of storage.Why and how could this be? Best regards

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  • Hi! I know that I have put a few of my list in offlinemode. But yesterday when I needed them spotify couldn´t find the music, BUT the app is using 17 GB of storage. Why and how could this be? &nbs...
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Use of Android Spotify App

For those of you using the Android phone or tablet app for Spotify, have you figured out a way to edit a playlist (i.e., the order of the songs). There doesn't seem to be that functionality. On Apple, it is simple You just click the edit buttom in th...

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  • For those of you using the Android phone or tablet app for Spotify, have you figured out a way to edit a playlist (i.e., the order of the songs). There doesn't seem to be that functionality. On Apple...
  • Joe
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Says Everything Needs Premium

Im just trying to use my Playlists I've made buy this app tells me I need premium for shuffle play. I'm not happy about this seeing as how when I used Spotify before I never needed premium for just basic shuffle play. I feel as if they are pressurein...

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  • Im just trying to use my Playlists I've made buy this app tells me I need premium for shuffle play. I'm not happy about this seeing as how when I used Spotify before I never needed premium for just b...
  • Joe
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Problem with download and storage

Lo siento por hablar en español. Quiero saber si existe solución a un problema. Cuando tengo mi lista descargada y mi suscripción de premium se agota por cualquier causa, me obliga a descargar la lista de nuevo, el problema está en que los archivos q...

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  • Lo siento por hablar en español. Quiero saber si existe solución a un problema. Cuando tengo mi lista descargada y mi suscripción de premium se agota por cualquier causa, me obliga a descargar la...
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Nested playlists

I have two groups of playlists. One thats fine to listed to with kids around and another were its not. Inside these folders are about 8-10 playlists of different genres.On my desktop all is well. On my android phone when i select ALL songs it only li...

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  • I have two groups of playlists. One thats fine to listed to with kids around and another were its not. Inside these folders are about 8-10 playlists of different genres. On my desktop all is well....
  • Joe
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Got logged out the Spotify app and can't log back in

Hey, I have Samsung S5 phone and during the night I was listening to Spotify, when I woke up and turned on the app, I got redirected at the Log In window. I tried logging back in and it didn't let me, even though on my laptop with Windows OS, works f...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey, I have Samsung S5 phone and during the night I was listening to Spotify, when I woke up and turned on the app, I got redirected at the Log In window. I tried logging back in and it didn't let me...
  • Joe
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Sound stops, restarts and then stops permamently

Device: moto x style android 6.0After a random amount of time, always less than 5 minutes, the sound will suddenly stop, immediately restart for a second and then permanently stop until I repress the play button. The problem only seems to occur with ...

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  • Device: moto x style android 6.0 After a random amount of time, always less than 5 minutes, the sound will suddenly stop, immediately restart for a second and then permanently stop until I repress...
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+ sign is not working to save music

The sign to save music to your library that looks like this + is not working I have to manually press the three dotted options button to save it. Its not a big deal it's just annoying. Is this a bug or what ? Please help usingLG V10Running on Android...

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  • The sign to save music to your library that looks like this + is not working I have to manually press the three dotted options button to save it. Its not a big deal it's just annoying. Is this a bug ...
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Spotify no internet connection on mobile

I have no internet connection when using mobile internet in spotify.WLAN everything works fine, interestingly, when I start the APP with WLAN switch to mobile, it will play some songs, I can even skip, until at some point maybe 15min later it stops w...

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  • I have no internet connection when using mobile internet in spotify. WLAN everything works fine, interestingly, when I start the APP with WLAN switch to mobile, it will play some songs, I can even s...
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Random pausing on Nextbook

Spotify keeps pausing randomly on my Nextbook Ares 11 tablet, but only when I have headphones in? Have tried signing out, reinstalling, clearing cache and data, and all my software is up to date. Doesn't happen with other apps, so not an issue with m...

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  • Spotify keeps pausing randomly on my Nextbook Ares 11 tablet, but only when I have headphones in? Have tried signing out, reinstalling, clearing cache and data, and all my software is up to date. Doe...
  • khackeborn
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Music no longer plays

Half of the songs in my library just won't play anymore. What the heck am I paying for?

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  • Half of the songs in my library just won't play anymore.  What the heck am I paying for?
  • Bittencourt
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