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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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[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems. First thing to do before trying anything else is r...

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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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Stop reuploading existing tracks to spotify playlists

I don't know why but every few weeks or so spotify reuploads the entire playlist together with new and old songs, nullifying the purpose of the "sort by recently added" option. I want to know which songs in a playlist are new. In other words somethin...

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  • I don't know why but every few weeks or so spotify reuploads the entire playlist together with new and old songs, nullifying the purpose of the "sort by recently added" option. I want to know which s...
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Lost access

I have tried to access music on sonos and it says access to Spotify lost and is deleting my playlists. What do I do.

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  • I have tried to access music on sonos and it says access to Spotify lost and is deleting my playlists.  What do I do.
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paid .99$ twice still doesn't allow me to use premium!?!?! help

I had a free month trial a while ago and I wanted to use the .99 $ for 3 months i entered my card info again and it charged me but then said because i had the free trial I couldn't use premium. I thought ok maybe it didn't charge me since it said I c...

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  • I had a free month trial a while ago and I wanted to use the .99 $ for 3 months i entered my card info again and it charged me but then said because i had the free trial I couldn't use premium. I tho...
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ManuelaTeodoro

Recebi um e-mail de falha no pagamento da mensalidade spotify.Efetuei o pagamento.Na minha fatura o valor veio duplicado. Gostaria de uma resolução.

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  • Recebi um e-mail de falha no pagamento da mensalidade spotify. Efetuei o pagamento. Na minha fatura o valor veio duplicado. Gostaria de uma resolução.
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Automatic payment

Could you please transfer payment from my gmail account to my Yahoo account.. I no longer use the gmail account and haven't for a while. Then cancel that gmail account please... I only use my yahoo account so transfer automatic payments to hit the co...

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  • Could you please transfer payment from my gmail account to my Yahoo account.. I no longer use the gmail account and haven't for a while. Then cancel that gmail account please... I only use my yahoo a...
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Spotify logs me out and deletes downloaded songs

So this has happened a couple times. And what happens is that spotify forgets my account and I have to log in again. It also forgets where my storage location is in the settings. When I try to set it back to the area it was, it says there's an error....

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  • So this has happened a couple times. And what happens is that spotify forgets my account and I have to log in again. It also forgets where my storage location is in the settings. When I try to set it...
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Sonos and Android Issue - Spotify has been paused because account is used somewhere else

I have an issue here that surrounds use of Spotify on my phone and my Sonos system. When I'm playing music on my Sonos system and I start Spotify on my phone, it pauses the audio on my Sonos system. Additionally, if I'm playing music on my phone and ...

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  • I have an issue here that surrounds use of Spotify on my phone and my Sonos system. When I'm playing music on my Sonos system and I start Spotify on my phone, it pauses the audio on my Sonos system. ...
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ArtWork not showing on lock screen

Hello all,I know this problem has been asked a lot. I am currently using the latest version of spotify and Android and album art Works are not showing on lock screen. I am a premium user. Got Samsung a5 2016. I looked up for a solution but couldnt fi...

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  • Hello all, I know this problem has been asked a lot. I am currently using the latest version of spotify and Android and album art Works are not showing on lock screen. I am a premium user. Got Sam...
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The song "Blessings" from Chance's new album: Coloring Book

My galaxy s6 edge fails to recognize that Blessings and Blessings are 2 different tracks on the same album. It always plays the same one for both, but I actually want to listen to the 2 DIFFERENT tracks. Is this a bug with spotify or just my phone???...

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  • My galaxy s6 edge fails to recognize that Blessings and Blessings are 2 different tracks on the same album. It always plays the same one for both, but I actually want to listen to the 2 DIFFERENT tra...
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Can't open Podcast-Link

Hi, I sent me this link to my smartphone: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VpyIy8Srg5IKQdRAbDDH1#numberToText_linkTexting_0 It's a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini. The Spotify-App is installed and updatet, but the link won't open. I also don't have a "shows"...

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  • Hi,   I sent me this link to my smartphone: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0VpyIy8Srg5IKQdRAbDDH1#numberToText_linkTexting_0   It's a Samsung Galaxy S3 mini. The Spotify-App is instal...
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grabbing music from the radio

hi, i am trying to find in spotify how to grab a song that i hear on the radio and add the song to my playlist, any help much appreciated.

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  • hi,   i am trying to find in spotify how to grab a song that i hear on the radio and add the song to my playlist, any help much appreciated.  
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My radio stations won't show up!

Hey, my stations on my phone won't show up but they will on the desktop app and the web player.On the phone when I go to "My Music">"Stations" it never loads, and when I go to "Radio" it only shows recently played stations and not the suggestions or ...

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  •  Hey, my stations on my phone won't show up but they will on the desktop app and the web player. On the phone when I go to "My Music">"Stations" it never loads, and when I go to "Radio"...
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Radio based on Artist or Album plays the same songs over and over

If I select an artist or an album and start a radio a number of tracks are shown for that station, it states that more songs will be added as it goes along but it doesn't, it just loops the same songs over & over. I've tried on different albums and a...

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  • If I select an artist or an album and start a radio a number of tracks are shown for that station, it states that more songs will be added as it goes along but it doesn't, it just loops the same song...
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[Android][Other] Solution of the Nexus 5 Problemes with the sound quality.

Hello,I wish that I with my Nexus 5 (with Andorid 6) can listen the music without these scratch sound when the equalizer is turned on.Thank you very much.

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  • Hello, I wish that I with my Nexus 5 (with Andorid 6) can listen the music without these scratch sound when the equalizer is turned on. Thank you very much.
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Solved!! Lock screen widget and controls not working on Huawei Ascend Mate 7

After the device has been locked the widget does not skip forward/backwards. Also pressing "Pause" stops the playback and it is no longer possible to start it again without unlocking the device. Any ideas how to get this solved?

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  • After the device has been locked the widget does not skip forward/backwards. Also pressing "Pause" stops the playback and it is no longer possible to start it again without unlocking the device. &n...
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How do you remove artists from "your library > artists"?

Hi, I've searched already for an answer but all I could find were people advising to either remove songs or albums from their library and to make sure your not following the artist to remove them but this isnt my problem. How do you remove artists fr...

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  • Hi,   I've searched already for an answer but all I could find were people advising to either remove songs or albums from their library and to make sure your not following the artist to remove...
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Can't install Spotify for Android TV on nVidia Shield TV

I'm not able to install the Spotify for Android TV app on my Shield TV, it doesn't appear when I search for it in Google Play. Other unofficial apps appear, but not the official from Spotify.If I do a global search (from the Shield TV start screen), ...

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  • I'm not able to install the Spotify for Android TV app on my Shield TV, it doesn't appear when I search for it in Google Play. Other unofficial apps appear, but not the official from Spotify. If I...
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Not receiving what I pay for

Just now I payed for the 3 month of spotify for $0.99. I was charge twice. what sucks is that I still can't listen to the music I want to hear .

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  • Just now I payed for the 3 month of spotify for $0.99. I was charge twice. what sucks is that I still can't listen to the music I want to hear .
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Solved!! Changed from iphone to android now can't log in!

Please help! I purchased new sony xperia and installed spotify on my new phone. Now when trying to log in it tells me either username or password are incorrect.i am on premium and very frustrated.many thanks in advance

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  • Please help! I purchased new sony xperia and installed spotify on my new phone. Now when trying to log in it tells me either username or password are incorrect. i am on premium and very frustrated. ...
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Download, Remove Download issues

First up: I've read plenty of threads about the 3,333 offline song limit on a device, 10,000 saved/my music limit etc. While I think these numbers are arbitrary and only hurts Spotify in its ability to fight off the likes of Apple Music and the rest,...

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  • First up: I've read plenty of threads about the 3,333 offline song limit on a device, 10,000 saved/my music limit etc. While I think these numbers are arbitrary and only hurts Spotify in its ability ...
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