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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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Solved!! Can't acces on Playlist

Hey guys,Since today i can't Access on two of more than ten playlists, but this morning i had could. Now i don't know which Songs were in these and can't restore them. What can i do to get them back?When i want to open the playlist spotify is saying:...

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  • Hey guys, Since today i can't Access on two of more than ten playlists, but this morning i had could. Now i don't know which Songs were in these and can't restore them. What can i do to get them bac...
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Solved!! How to adjust kbps to 128

Some cellphone services doesn't charge for data on spotify but they restrict it to 128 kbps in quality. How can you tell on the app how many kbps the songs are played at? I use the normal quality right now to be safe but... am I?

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  • Some cellphone services doesn't charge for data on spotify but they restrict it to 128 kbps in quality. How can you tell on the app how many kbps the songs are played at? I use the normal quality rig...
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Spotify connect stops connection to samsung soundbar

I use Spotify on a Samsung Galaxy Note3 and connect it to a samsung soundbar HW H750. This works fine but after random time, the connection aborts (musik stops) and I have to choose the soundbar at the "available devices" screen again. Firmware of so...

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  • I use Spotify on a Samsung Galaxy Note3 and connect it to a samsung soundbar HW H750. This works fine but after random time, the connection aborts (musik stops) and I have to choose the soundbar at t...
  • Daniel
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Problem trying to save my music into my sd

Hi all, I have a spotify premium account and when i try to use my sd storage to save the music of Spotify i have a notification :We couldnt move your data. There might be something wrong with your SD card. Check permissions and try again. I tried eve...

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  • Hi all,   I have a spotify premium account and when i try to use my sd storage to save the music of Spotify i have a notification :We couldnt move your data. There might be something wrong wit...
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Playlist sorting smartphone app

Regarding the Android- AND iOS App and sorting playlists One big downside with using Spotify in either my Android device or my iOS device is that I can't switch between latest added songs or oldest added songs at top in my playlist with 1600+ songs M...

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  • Regarding the Android- AND iOS App and sorting playlists   One big downside with using Spotify in either my Android device or my iOS device is that I can't switch between latest added songs or...
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Xperia Z3 issues

Could anybody help me in trying to solve my Xperia Z3 issue?Spotify keeps stopping after every track, this includes direct streaming and playback from saved files. It also does not let me save songs and will continue to redownload them after reopenin...

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  • Could anybody help me in trying to solve my Xperia Z3 issue? Spotify keeps stopping after every track, this includes direct streaming and playback from saved files. It also does not let me save so...
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Offline mode and songs stopping

Hello All, I have downloaded Spotify onto my computer and mobile.On my mobile (Galaxy s6) I can use everything OK, But when i want to play music it plays around 2 songs then stops and shuts the App down and i have to go into it again. If i sit there ...

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  • Hello All,   I have downloaded Spotify onto my computer and mobile. On my mobile (Galaxy s6) I can use everything OK, But when i want to play music it plays around 2 songs then stops and...
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Solved!! Urbanears Plattan wireless android problems

Dear spotify community, I recently got the Urbanears Plattan ADV wireless headset, the one from the offer. It's a nice little headset, with nice audio quality.However, I have one small problem. My problem is, when I try to use the headphones with spo...

  • Casual Listener
  • Dear spotify community,   I recently got the Urbanears Plattan ADV wireless headset, the one from the offer. It's a nice little headset, with nice audio quality. However, I have one smal...
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New Releases feature technical issue

Greetings..I am a Spotify premium listener currently utilizing an LG Volt/Android/Smartphone device. The problem Ive encountered is when I go to the "New Releases" section in the Browse area, when I go to scroll down through the listing & selections ...

  • Roadie
  • Greetings..I am a Spotify premium listener currently utilizing an LG Volt/Android/Smartphone device. The problem Ive encountered is when I go to the "New Releases" section in the Browse area, when I ...
  • Beltane575xx
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Spotify-Client independently deletes offline tracks...

Hello!I'm using spotify premium-account @ my android-device.After downloading a playlist I switch to offline-mode.At once after setting offline mode spotify starts to delete serveral downloaded tracks from my sd-card.Spotify never erases a complete p...

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  • Hello! I'm using spotify premium-account @ my android-device. After downloading a playlist I switch to offline-mode. At once after setting offline mode spotify starts to delete serveral downloaded...
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App won't open - Kein Speicherbereich gefunden

Hi, I am unable to open the Spotify app. It displays the Error Message: "Kein Speicherbereich gefunden - Speichereinst. des Gerätes überprüfen.This error suddenly appeared. Before I had no problem with my saved music. I have roughly 2 GB of Music on ...

  • Casual Listener
  •  Hi,   I am unable to open the Spotify app. It displays the Error Message: "Kein Speicherbereich gefunden - Speichereinst. des Gerätes überprüfen. This error suddenly appeared. Before I ...
  • Chris1692
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Thumbs down isnt working

When I thumbs down a song, the app doesn't care. I can thumbs down the song all day long and it will get played 2 songs later. Is this normal? I can tell that the thumbs up SORT OF works, but thumbs down is ridiculously broken. Very frustrating...in ...

  • Newbie
  • When I thumbs down a song, the app doesn't care.   I can thumbs down the song all day long and it will get played 2 songs later.   Is this normal?   I can tell that the thu...
  • travis3997
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thumbs down

I like spotify but why do songs that get things down on the radio play again like five minutes later. That and the radio in general just doesn't really work that good, it's matches a bunch of junk i don't like to my stations and repeats a ton.Are the...

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  • I like spotify but why do songs that get things down on the radio play again like five minutes later. That and the radio in general just doesn't really work that good, it's matches a bunch of junk i ...
  • travis3997
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Spotify Crashes On Android App when connecting to Server

I updated my Spotify App on Android Lollipop a few days ago. I got logged out of my account for some reason, and now, Spotify crashes whenever I log in either thru Facebook or through email. The app just crashes. No error messages, nothing. I've trie...

  • Visitor
  •               I updated my Spotify App on Android Lollipop a few days ago. I got logged out of my account for some reason, and now, Spotify crashes whenever ...
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Plays a few songs then stops have to open phone and restart

Plays a few songs then stops I have to open my phone and restart the app

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  • Plays a few songs then stops I have to open my phone and restart the app
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Spotify dosent connect with Wi Fi in iPhone

Hey guys my Spotify takes an extremely long time connecting or not connecting at all using the Wi Fi connection but connects immediately using mobile internet.I am using the most recent updated version of Spotify and using iOS 8.4 on my iPhone 6.Plea...

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  • Hey guys my Spotify takes an extremely long time connecting or not connecting at all using the Wi Fi connection but connects immediately using mobile internet. I am using the most recent updated ver...
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Storage on device

Hey Spotify, I am a faithful user and recently, when I lasted updated on 3/26/16 Spotify will not work any longer on my Samsung Galaxy S3. I get an error message saying that the device storage settings are off, and after contacting my service provide...

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  • Hey Spotify,  I am a faithful user and recently, when I lasted updated on 3/26/16 Spotify will not work any longer on my Samsung Galaxy S3. I get an error message saying that the device storage...
  • Daniel
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[Android 2.3] Farewell to Gingerbread & Honeycomb

Hello community, staff here. The time has come for us to say farewell to support for Android software Gingerbread and Honeycomb. Also, we'll be saying farewell to support for armv5 processors. We take deprecating platform versions very seriously but ...

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  • Hello community, staff here.    The time has come for us to say farewell to support for Android software Gingerbread and Honeycomb. Also, we'll be saying farewell to support for armv5 p...
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fb connection with spotify

I have created an account then i connected it wz fb ... And then ive created another account and when i goto connect it wz fb i couldn't it says "this fb is connectimg to amother account" ..help

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  • I have created an account then i connected it wz fb ... And then ive created another account and when i goto connect it wz fb i couldn't it says "this fb is connectimg to amother account" ..help
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Spotify crashes whilst logging in (android S5)

Hi, hoping someone can help. I recently uninstalled spotify during the most recent update a few days ago which caused login issues (myself included) with Sptofiy. I've completely wiped all information/data of Spotify from my phone/sd card and uninsta...

  • Visitor
  • Hi, hoping someone can help.   I recently uninstalled spotify during the most recent update a few days ago which caused login issues (myself included) with Sptofiy.   I've completely wi...
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