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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!! Reached download limit, removed songs, but still getting message that I reached limit...,

Hi, I reached the download limit (3333 songs), and I received a message to remove songs if I want to download more. I did this, but Im still getting a message that I reached limit... Anyone else had the same problem? How did you fix this?

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  • Hi, I reached the download limit (3333 songs), and I received a message to remove songs if I want to download more. I did this, but Im still getting a message that I reached limit...   An...
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How can I create a live playlist?

I believe there are enough good music in the world, that we don’t "need" to listen to a track twice!That being said, my question is: How can I create a live playlist, or setup my Spotify in a way that I can listen to new music every time?*I don’t lik...

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  • I believe there are enough good music in the world, that we don’t "need" to listen to a track twice! That being said, my question is: How can I create a live playlist, or setup my Spotify in a way t...
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Spotify deletes everything upon reboot of the device.

Hello world,Every time I restart my Oneplus X, Spotify deletes all local content and checks off the offline setting for all my playlists. Anyone have a clue what to do in rider to prevent this from happening?Every now and then it logs me out as well,...

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  • Hello world, Every time I restart my Oneplus X, Spotify deletes all local content and checks off the offline setting for all my playlists. Anyone have a clue what to do in rider to prevent this fr...
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Spotify Logo has gray rings around it

Ever since I upgraded to Samsung S7 Edge, my app occasionally has gray rings around the logo on my homescreen. I have tried turning every setting on and off and nothing seems to trigger it. I'll restart my phone and sometimes the rings are there and ...

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  • Ever since I upgraded to Samsung S7 Edge, my app occasionally has gray rings around the logo on my homescreen. I have tried turning every setting on and off and nothing seems to trigger it. I'll rest...
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Solved!! Popup current playing song

Hi, When using Spotify on my laptop a pupup apears on my Android phone.The popup shows the current playing song choosen on my laptop.Question is, how can I disable the popup on my Android phone if I dont want this notification to apear on my phone ?I...

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  • Hi,   When using Spotify on my laptop a pupup apears on my Android phone. The popup shows the current playing song choosen on my laptop. Question is, how can I disable the popup on my Androi...
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Samsung S4

Cant play music

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Old, incorrect email

I opened my first Spotify account on an old phone with an old email that I no longer can get into. It is connected with my current Facebook account. I have tried thousands of ways to get into the old email but it is impossible. I stupidly signed up f...

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  • I opened my first Spotify account on an old phone with an old email that I no longer can get into. It is connected with my current Facebook account. I have tried thousands of ways to get into the old...
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Problems in Galaxy S7 Edge Android APP with memory micro sd 128 GB

HelloI have a Galaxy S7 EDGE, with a micro SD 128GB If the app tell you who has downloaded the music in micro SD, restarting the phone, the user asks me and password, I select the internal memory and erases all music I downloaded. HolaTengo un Galaxy...

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  • Hello I have a Galaxy S7 EDGE, with a micro SD 128GB If the app tell you who has downloaded the music in micro SD, restarting the phone, the user asks me and password, I select the internal memory a...
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Random songs on recently played, random device trys to connect

I logged on to find random songs on my recently played list, my playlist gone, new ones in their place. Also a unknown device a Samsung s5 tries to connect as an account device.

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  • I logged on to find random songs on my recently played list, my playlist gone, new ones in their place. Also a unknown device a Samsung s5 tries to connect as an account device.
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Playlists wont load

I recently made some new playlists and after spotify 'forgot' most of my songs (couldnt play any song i downloaded,needed to go online and redownload most of them) 6 of my playlist wont load. It says "loading" and "0 songs" although there are about 2...

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  • I recently made some new playlists and after spotify 'forgot' most of my songs (couldnt play any song i downloaded,needed to go online and redownload most of them) 6 of my playlist wont load. It says...
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Automatically downloading

Hello, on Android when I launch Spotify it automatically downloads the songs on my device, even though I only made avaliable online two playlist, but apparently il is downloading everything without asking... (on Wifi) and I just don't know how to sto...

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  • Hello, on Android when I launch Spotify it automatically downloads the songs on my device, even though I only made avaliable online two playlist, but apparently il is downloading everything without a...
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Playlist radio

Let me preface this message that I currently have a premium membership 7 day trial and prefer to listen to music in a radio setting vs playlists.... So I created a playlist with 350+ songs from different sub-genres of EDM and then clicked on playlist...

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  • Let me preface this message that I currently have a premium membership 7 day trial and prefer to listen to music in a radio setting vs playlists.... So I created a playlist with 350+ songs from ...
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Offline devices

How do I add offline devices

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Spotify will not play on Mobile or WIFi

Spotify has suddenly stopped working on my phone. I have an HTC Desire 520 that I bought less than a month ago. It was working fine last week.I have uninstalled, reinstalled, cleared the cache and my playlists are still grayed out, and now Spotify is...

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  • Spotify has suddenly stopped working on my phone. I have an HTC Desire 520 that I bought less than a month ago. It was working fine last week. I have uninstalled, reinstalled, cleared the cache an...
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How Do I Get Spotify To Play In My Car Through Bluetooth?

I have a 2011 Chevy Cruze that is paired to my phone. I can make and receive calls just fine, but I can't figure out how to play my Spotify without having to plug the cable into my phone and listening to it that way. Is it my car or the app that's no...

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  • I have a 2011 Chevy Cruze that is paired to my phone. I can make and receive calls just fine, but I can't figure out how to play my Spotify without having to plug the cable into my phone and listenin...
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still cant get my premium suscription

I paid for the premium suscription, but Im still on the free mode. First, I closed the app and entered again, and still on free mode. Then I totally erased the app and downloaded again... but still on free mode..... what else can I do???

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  • I paid for the premium suscription, but Im still on the free mode. First, I closed the app and entered again, and still on free mode. Then I totally erased the app and downloaded again... but still o...
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Playback Glitch (Only one genre plays from my multi genre playlist)

For some reason when I use Spotify on my S6 Edge to control playback of Spotify on my PC, Spotify will only play country music from my playlist. My playlist consists of over 2000 songs and only half of them are country. When I try to re-shuffle on my...

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  • For some reason when I use Spotify on my S6 Edge to control playback of Spotify on my PC, Spotify will only play country music from my playlist. My playlist consists of over 2000 songs and only half ...
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What happens to my saved songs when I uninstall the app?

I will start this by saying I am a Premium user and I use Spotify almost solely on my Galaxy Note 4. Recently I have been getting a pop-up that says I have reached the maximum number of downloads. From what I understand this is 3,333 on a single devi...

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  • I will start this by saying I am a Premium user and I use Spotify almost solely on my Galaxy Note 4.  Recently I have been getting a pop-up that says I have reached the maximum number of downloa...
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not recieving what I pay for

about a day or two I purchase the promotion of 3 months for .99 . I was excited to listen to music without adds, but when I when to see if my account was active to the promotion everything was still the same . I cant listen to the music I choose . th...

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  • about a day or two I purchase the promotion of 3 months for .99 . I was excited to listen to music without adds, but when I when to see if my account was active to the promotion everything was still ...
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Automatically shuts down Spotify after +/-3 tracks

No idea why, but everytime i'm listening to spotify it automatically shut itself down after about 3 tracks.I tried to reinstall but nothing works...some ideas anyone?Cheerz,B.

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  • No idea why, but everytime i'm listening to spotify it automatically shut itself down after about 3 tracks. I tried to reinstall but nothing works...some ideas anyone? Cheerz, B.
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