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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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Can't Purchase the Spotify Premium

Please help me I want to Purchase the Spotify Premium I have enough load Balance ro Purchase it but I can't buy it. Please reply Asap. To my email.: Shoutaroukimoto@gmail.com

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  • Please help me I want to Purchase the Spotify Premium I have enough load Balance ro Purchase it but I can't buy it. Please reply Asap. To my email.: Shoutaroukimoto@gmail.com
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Downloaded playlists keep being deleted

I have a playlist downloaded on my phone with 200+ songs and every month or so they get deleted from my phone. I still have the option to stream it but my mobile data situation isn't the greatest. I've done the offline playlist troubleshooting but th...

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  • I have a playlist downloaded on my phone with 200+ songs and every month or so they get deleted from my phone. I still have the option to stream it but my mobile data situation isn't the greatest. I'...
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Pago en oxxo

Necesito ayuda, eh realizado mi pago con paypal y mi cuenta no cambia a premium, que puedo o debo hacer??

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  • Necesito ayuda, eh realizado mi pago con paypal y mi cuenta no cambia a premium, que puedo o debo hacer??
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Can't Download Playlists For Offline Use

I've read through pages upon pages of postings about this, but have yet to find a solution... I have spotify premium, and noticed that my android wasn't downloading the playlists I wanted to listen to offline. It would either not download at all, or ...

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  • I've read through pages upon pages of postings about this, but have yet to find a solution...   I have spotify premium, and noticed that my android wasn't downloading the playlists I wanted ...
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Downloading over cellular doesn't work but apparently it's my only option.

Spotify is telling me to go to settings to download the Playlist over cellular. So I flip that on and it still tells me the same thing...

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  • Spotify is telling me to go to settings to download the Playlist over cellular. So I flip that on and it still tells me the same thing...
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android auto can't scroll backwards

in android auto, when I select a playlist, I can't go to the last track of the playlist - the last track button has been replaced by the shuffle button???

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  • in android auto, when I select a playlist, I can't go to the last track of the playlist - the last track button has been replaced by the shuffle button???
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Downloading over cellular doesn't work but apparently it's my only option.

Spotify is telling me to go to settings to download the Playlist over cellular. So I flip that on and it still tells me the same thing...

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  • Spotify is telling me to go to settings to download the Playlist over cellular. So I flip that on and it still tells me the same thing...
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premium and playlist gone!

Upgraded my phone and lost premium and playlist need help recovering and NOT getting it!!

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  • Upgraded my phone and lost premium and playlist need help recovering and NOT getting it!!
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Playlists

Ok..... so I just signed up for family premium and my wife and kids have their own accounts now. We've been members of Spotify pretty much since the beginning and have always shared the same account on Spotify premium. Is there a way to transfer ever...

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  • Ok..... so I just signed up for family premium and my wife and kids have their own accounts now. We've been members of Spotify pretty much since the beginning and have always shared the same account ...
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Solved!! Android app won't leave ad

So I opened up the Android phone app and I was immediately brought to the screen that appears to play a video to skip ads. However, when I pressed play, it brought me to an pop-up for premium. When I denied the pop-up, it brought me to my playlist, b...

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  • So I opened up the Android phone app and I was immediately brought to the screen that appears to play a video to skip ads. However, when I pressed play, it brought me to an pop-up for premium. When I...
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App randomly stops in the middle of a song

I just got a new phone, Samsung Galaxy s5.. i installed the app and whenever I'm listening to a song and switch to another app, it just stops playing. Then I go into the app and if it play the song it starts from the beginning.. help! I can't listen ...

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  • I just got a new phone, Samsung Galaxy s5.. i installed the app and whenever I'm listening to a song and switch to another app, it just stops playing.  Then I go into the app and if it play the ...
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"Podcasts and Videos" category missing using latest Spotify App

Hi, I`m a Spotify Premium User on a Samsung running Android 4.2.2 and downloaded the latest Spotify App (Version 5.4.0.858). Though being logged in, I can`t see the "podcasts and videos" category when clicking on "browse". Is this a known problem? Ca...

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  • Hi,   I`m a Spotify Premium User on a Samsung running Android 4.2.2 and downloaded the latest Spotify App (Version 5.4.0.858).   Though being logged in, I can`t see the "podcasts and vi...
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Cancelling subscription

Im trying to cancel my subscription and it asks me to sign in with fb to continue but then it tells me something has gone wrong so i cant ever cancel it! Someone please help!

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  • Im trying to cancel my subscription and it asks me to sign in with fb to continue but then it tells me something has gone wrong so i cant ever cancel it! Someone please help!
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Spotify sucks pretty bad

Premium subscription expired. Now no songs play. The very few that do, take 3 - 4 minutes to load, and then stop playing for a minute or two every 15 - 30 seconds. Spotify is actually a pretty terrible service. Not to mention their caching is pretty ...

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  • Premium subscription expired.  Now no songs play.  The very few that do, take 3 - 4 minutes to load, and then stop playing for a minute or two every 15 - 30 seconds.   Spotify is a...
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Solved!! No Equalizer for local files from computer

Hey everybody, since I use the Spotify app, the equalizer of it works just fine on normal songs (the ones which are from spotify itself). Whenever I play synced music from my computer (added from the local files to the playlist and downloaded with Sp...

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  • Hey everybody,   since I use the Spotify app, the equalizer of it works just fine on normal songs (the ones which are from spotify itself). Whenever I play synced music from my computer (added...
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Next song doesn't play automatically when the other is finished

I just upgraded the app and now I'm having trouble with songs not playing automatically after a song is over. It only does it when my android phone is asleep or when I'm not in the spotify app, but works fine when I keep my phone on and in the app. P...

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  • I just upgraded the app and now I'm having trouble with songs not playing automatically after a song is over. It only does it when my android phone is asleep or when I'm not in the spotify app, but w...
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Downloading

Just got a LG V10, and can't get spotify to download, any suggestions.

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  • Just got a LG V10, and can't get spotify to download, any suggestions.
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Locally saved files won't play on smartphone

Hello guys, so i have the problem that i can't listen to any of my locally saved songs on my Sony Z3 Compact.I synchronize the folder with the music tracks on my desktop computer and then add them to a playlist.On my phone i make sure the Playlist is...

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  • Hello guys,   so i have the problem that i can't listen to any of my locally saved songs on my Sony Z3 Compact. I synchronize the folder with the music tracks on my desktop computer and then ...
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No connection on Android

The message "no storage space found" appear when I run the Spotify app but it never open ... ??? FYI: I have a Sony Z3... Help!!! Thx !

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  • The message "no storage space found" appear when I run the Spotify app but it never open ... ??? FYI: I have a Sony Z3... Help!!! Thx !
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