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Solved!! 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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
  • Regular
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Spotify runs background processes when app is closed

Even after I close out Spotify on my device, under Apps > Running, there are 6 Spotify services still running in the background. I have Spotify's Offline mode enabled, so there are no notifications coming in, nor do not have any Spotify widgets activ...

  • Gig Goer
  • Even after I close out Spotify on my device, under Apps > Running, there are 6 Spotify services still running in the background.   I have Spotify's Offline mode enabled, so there are no ...
  • pantadeusz
  • Regular
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    background
    battery drain
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facebook error

Hey guys!My spotify account is linked to my facebook. Since logging out of my spotify app on my android smartphone on Saturday i am no more able to log in. Everytime i try to log in to my spotify app the message "a facebook error occurred. Please try...

  • Newbie
  • Hey guys! My spotify account is linked to my facebook. Since logging out of my spotify app on my android smartphone on Saturday i am no more able to log in. Everytime i try to log in to my spotify a...
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Playlists desync after rebooting my phone

Hello, first of all, Sry for my english,I have big troubles with my spotify app on my Huawei p8 lite : when I reboot my phone or shut it down, all my playlists desync...it's horrible because I have thousands songs to resync everytime I forget to rech...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, first of all, Sry for my english, I have big troubles with my spotify app on my Huawei p8 lite : when I reboot my phone or shut it down, all my playlists desync...it's horrible because I have...
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Switching the sound quality

Hi guysI had all my music downloaded in normal quality but I went to settings and switched to extreme quality. Does this automatically change the sound quality of the music that has been in my library or does it only change the quality of the music t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys I had all my music downloaded in normal quality but I went to settings and switched to extreme quality. Does this automatically change the sound quality of the music that has been in my li...
  • driveflanger
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Sharing Playlist

I CAN NOT figure out how to make my playlist public. For instance my spouse follows me, but the playlist that I have created can not be seen when my profile is searched from another device. Can someone help with this.

  • Newbie
  • I CAN NOT figure out how to make my playlist public. For instance my spouse follows me, but the playlist that I have created can not be seen when my profile is searched from another device. Can someo...
  • DasPeter
  • Community Legend
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Save to sd card?

Would someone please tell me how to save on sd card? I have latest spotify 5.5 (just reinstalled) and android 6. But I can't find this option at all?This app is getting worse and worse. The other day it used my mobile data instead of offline saved da...

  • Casual Listener
  • Would someone please tell me how to save on sd card? I have latest spotify 5.5 (just reinstalled) and android 6. But I can't find this option at all? This app is getting worse and worse. The other...
  • Kamran
  • Composer
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Solved!! Hijacking somebody's iPhone

Yesterday, I was listening to Spotify in my kitchen. A connection notification popped up, saying "Connected to Jasper's iPhone [then the normal options: Continue Listening, Listen on this Device]" Meaning that my music from my Android (running the la...

  • Casual Listener
  • Yesterday, I was listening to Spotify in my kitchen.   A connection notification popped up, saying "Connected to Jasper's iPhone [then the normal options: Continue Listening, Listen on this De...
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  • Casual Listener
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Assinatura errada

Por favor, cotratei o serviço premium por 1,99 por três meses. Quando fui ver meu e-mail tinha uma mensagem que tinha contratado o plano Premium familiar, tem um engano. Por favor entre em contato para corrigir isso

  • Newbie
  • Por favor, cotratei o serviço premium por 1,99 por três meses. Quando fui ver meu e-mail tinha uma mensagem que tinha contratado o plano Premium familiar, tem um engano. Por favor entre em contato pa...
  • OviiiOne
  • Community Legend
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Superuser Contribution Free premium

Okay, so I just downloaded spotify and I have sign up. I thought that I will get free premium but I didn't. Why?

  • Newbie
  • Okay, so I just downloaded spotify and I have sign up. I thought that I will get free premium but I didn't. Why?
  • meahtenoha
  • Spotify
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Spotify Premium Anmeldung

Wollte mich über Rechnung Premium holen, jedoch kommt immer eine Fehlermeldung, dass ich ein Feld falsch hätte. Habe jedoch alle Angaben richtig. Was kann ich tun?

  • Newbie
  • Wollte mich über Rechnung Premium holen, jedoch kommt immer eine Fehlermeldung, dass ich ein Feld falsch hätte. Habe jedoch alle Angaben richtig. Was kann ich tun?
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Superuser Contribution Offline Modus deltes songs

Hi. I have a problem with my offline playlist. Every time I sync my playlist for offline service, the app delets some songs after a few hours. It happens on different playlists, songs and timeintervals. I already put the location of the offline playl...

  • Newbie
  • Hi.   I have a problem with my offline playlist. Every time I sync my playlist for offline service, the app delets some songs after a few hours. It happens on different playlists, songs and ti...
  • meahtenoha
  • Spotify
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Solved!! Spotify no longer works on samsung phones??

So Friday (01/15/16) I was playing spotify from my phone via blue tooth and regualr head phone hook ups and it was working perfectly fine. Then Sunday (01/17/16) I could no longer log in on my cell phone, only a black screen and after 2min it says th...

  • Casual Listener
  • So Friday (01/15/16) I was playing spotify from my phone via blue tooth and regualr head phone hook ups and it was working perfectly fine.  Then Sunday (01/17/16) I could no longer log in on my ...
  • Granny41845
  • Casual Listener
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Payment keeps failing

Tried paying my spotify kept getting a error message. Bank says I was charged . If this keeps happening I'm downloading tidal

  • Newbie
  • Tried paying my spotify kept getting a error message. Bank says I was charged . If this keeps happening I'm downloading tidal
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Transfering Music

I deleted Facebook and can't figure out how to transfer music from my old account to my new one. I tried the contact form and it told me to contact them to transfer music, they did nothing! They sent me some generic e-mail that had nothing to do with...

  • Newbie
  • I deleted Facebook and can't figure out how to transfer music from my old account to my new one. I tried the contact form and it told me to contact them to transfer music, they did nothing! They sent...
  • osornios
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I cant save music in my sd

Hi please help, in my spotify app it doesnt shows the option for saving my music in my sd.

  • Newbie
  • Hi please help, in my spotify app it doesnt shows the option for saving my music in my sd.
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No premium features at all and double charge on credit card. How can I get help?

I was trying to get premium9 mxp for 3 months.I entered my credit card info and got a message saying the charge couldn't be completed, after that I received an SMS from my bank telling me the charge was successful and then a 2nd message with another ...

  • Newbie
  • I was trying to get premium 9 mxp for 3 months. I entered my credit card info and got a message saying the charge couldn't be completed, after that I received an SMS from my bank telling me the cha...
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Make the app more album-listening friendly.

So I reported the concept of making the app more album-friendly as an idea, and it was closed prematurely with the following response: ===================When you've started the song from an album you can always go back to that album by clicking: on ...

  • Casual Listener
  • So I reported the concept of making the app more album-friendly as an idea, and it was closed prematurely with the following response:   =================== When you've started the son...
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    UI
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Activities Mobile Phone

Hi There! I'm Italian, sorry for my English not so great.When I use Spotify on my Android, the others people can't see my activities: they can see them only when I listen spotify music on my computer! I use Spotify more on the mobile phone than on th...

  • Newbie
  • Hi There! I'm Italian, sorry for my English not so great. When I use Spotify on my Android, the others people can't see my activities: they can see them only when I listen spotify music on my comput...
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Solved!! Unable to login to app or website on galaxy s6

Getting error 3. I get an error message claiming the Username or Password entered are incorrect. Im 100% sure I am entering the correct information. I am not entering in my email. Reinstalling was ineffective, as the problem persists for chrome as we...

  • Newbie
  • Getting error 3. I get an error message claiming the Username or Password entered are incorrect. Im 100% sure I am entering the correct information. I am not entering in my email. Reinstalling was in...
  • Cassycollins
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