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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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  • Timbo6sic6
  • Casual Listener
  • 67744 Views
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • Sumit_Ghosh
  • Regular
  • 28947 Views
  • 5 replies
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Spotify changes song when I lock my Note 5 screen

Hello, everytime I plug in my aux cable when i get in my car and play a song, as soon as I lock it or put my phone down the song changes. Other people I know have had this issue too and im assuming its an update. For as long as i can remember its bee...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, everytime I plug in my aux cable when i get in my car and play a song, as soon as I lock it or put my phone down the song changes. Other people I know have had this issue too and im assuming i...
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 1661 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Web Player
  • 1661 Views
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Crash after playing for a short time

Phone: Redmi Note2Version: LatestIt happened to my phone where the Spotify just close by itself after playing not more than a song time. I rebooted my phone, deleted and redownload it but it seems it never help.

  • Casual Listener
  • Phone: Redmi Note2 Version: Latest It happened to my phone where the Spotify just close by itself after playing not more than a song time. I rebooted my phone, deleted and redownload it but it seem...
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 475 Views
  • 4 replies
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  • 475 Views
  • 4 replies
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App shortcut not on phone

I have downloaded Spotify, but the app is not appearing on my phone. I have to go to app store and "open" the app to start using.

  • Casual Listener
  • I have downloaded Spotify, but the app is not appearing on my phone. I have to go to app store and "open" the app to start using.
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 733 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • No app shortcut
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option to cache to sdcard is required

this whole "uninstall the app and pray to google or cthulu that it will save to the sdcard on restinstall is fking stupid. especially since it doesnt work. ever. and oh, you want to install another app on your phone? nope, spotifiy cache-whore used A...

  • Newbie
  • this whole "uninstall the app and pray to google or cthulu that it will save to the sdcard on restinstall is fking stupid.   especially since it doesnt work.   ever.   and oh, yo...
  • navaira
  • Roadie
  • 394 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • 394 Views
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Accidentally removed an album - any way to undo it?

I had an album saved in my collection, and was saving it locally on my phone, and I accidentally clicked on the "remove album" button instead of the "download" one. I don't remember which album it was. Is there any way to look at recently removed alb...

  • Casual Listener
  • I had an album saved in my collection, and was saving it locally on my phone, and I accidentally clicked on the "remove album" button instead of the "download" one. I don't remember which album it wa...
  • spamcannon
  • Casual Listener
  • 1346 Views
  • 3 replies
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Solved!! Spotify Android not available

Hello everybody, I have a premium account and I am using it on my laptop. I live in Jamaica and I noticed that I can not find Spotify app for Android on the Google Store. I guess Jamaica is in the banned country list, is there a way to install the ap...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello everybody, I have a premium account and I am using it on my laptop. I live in Jamaica and I noticed that I can not find Spotify app for Android on the Google Store. I guess Jamaica is in the ba...
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 1439 Views
  • 6 replies
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  • 1439 Views
  • 6 replies
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Album Cover not showing.

I have a Note 5 with Android 6.0.1 and album cover not showing... In 5.1.1 dont work too, someone know how to fix this?

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a Note 5 with Android 6.0.1 and album cover not showing... In 5.1.1 dont work too, someone know how to fix this?
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 1111 Views
  • 5 replies
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  • 1111 Views
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Connect for my Android devices not working

I have a Android tablet running Android 5.1.1 on Spotify version 4.9.0.992.Connect stoped working for my wife about 3 weeks ago for her account. When I login on the same Anroid tablet with my accountI can use the connect feature but she cannot. I am ...

  • Newbie
  • I have a Android tablet  running Android 5.1.1 on Spotify version 4.9.0.992. Connect stoped working for my wife about 3 weeks ago for her account. When I login on the same Anroid tablet with my...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 304 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • 304 Views
  • 2 replies
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No navigation-notifications while listening to music

Hello I found an anoying bug in Spotify.When Im listening to music and a notification is coming in, the volume of the music is lowered, but the notification is not played.This is really annoying when Im in the car and the navigation app (Sygic) is tr...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello 🙂 I found an anoying bug in Spotify. When Im listening to music and a notification is coming in, the volume of the music is lowered, but the notification is not played. This is really a...
  • s_amu
  • Casual Listener
  • 710 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • bug
  • 710 Views
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samsung galaxy S6 edge+ - spotify crashes

Hi guys, I have Samsung galaxy S6 Edge+. Connected to LTE (or wireless) I start the app, choose playlist/or radio/ or song que, press play and close lid (samsung's original cear view cover, model: EF-ZG928), set side. no other application is running ...

  • Newbie
  • Hi guys, I have Samsung galaxy S6 Edge+. Connected to LTE (or wireless) I start the app, choose playlist/or radio/ or song que, press play and close lid (samsung's original cear view cover, model: EF...
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 1107 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Galaxy S6
    galaxy S6 edge plus
  • 1107 Views
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Solved!! Offline playlist

I payed the premium account, but now How can I transfer the musics to my SD Card to listen after or listen on my Sony Xperia Z5? I have that option, like download the musics and save on SD Card memory? After the premium expired I will keep listen the...

  • Casual Listener
  • I payed the premium account, but now How can I transfer the musics to my SD Card to listen after or listen on my Sony Xperia Z5? I have that option, like download the musics and save on SD Card memor...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 525 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 525 Views
  • 1 replies
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Menu button next to track SHOULD NOT START PLAYING IT

Next to the track there is a little menu button with 3 vertical dots. There are times I click very carefully on this but it still moves to start playing the track. That button DOES NOT MEAN PLAY. It is for a popup menu only, e.g. I want to remove the...

  • Roadie
  • Next to the track there is a little menu button with 3 vertical dots.   There are times I click very carefully on this but it still moves to start playing the track.   That button DOES ...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 435 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • 435 Views
  • 1 replies
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Low storage and unsupported files

Spotify is taking up way to much stoeage space on my phone. I have found a bunch of files have been saved to my phones internal storage but they are unsupported files and i have no clue what they are. If i delete them will it harm the app or remove a...

  • Newbie
  • Spotify is taking up way to much stoeage space on my phone. I have found a bunch of files have been saved to my phones internal storage but they are unsupported files and i have no clue what they are...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 529 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • storage space
  • 529 Views
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[Android][Running] Running

I'm getting really irritated by the running of the songs. Every time I use the app and a song is playing, I go to another app or Google but then Spotify crashes and when I go back to it the song is all the way at the beginning. Please fix this proble...

  • Newbie
  • I'm getting really irritated by the running of the songs. Every time I use the app and a song is playing, I go to another app or Google but then Spotify crashes and when I go back to it the song is a...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 435 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Android
    Running
  • 435 Views
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Can't fast scroll down in playlist

Dear Spotify, I'm an Android app user. I'm pretty sure some other persons reported this issue as well, but as this is very frustrating i'd like to add my own post so it shows you that this issue matters a lot to your users (who pays for premium and g...

  • Newbie
  • Dear Spotify,   I'm an Android app user.   I'm pretty sure some other persons reported this issue as well, but as this is very frustrating i'd like to add my own post so it shows you th...
  • Alx
  • Regular
  • 2950 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 13 likes
  • 2950 Views
  • 4 replies
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Local Files Playlists no longer working

I have looked through all similar threads and nothing has worked.Today, I woke up to Spotify having undownloaded every single one of my songs, including the ones I synced from my PC to my phone. Now, no matter what I try, I cannot sync songs from my ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have looked through all similar threads and nothing has worked. Today, I woke up to Spotify having undownloaded every single one of my songs, including the ones I synced from my PC to my phone. ...
  • Bittencourt
  • Spotify Star
  • 511 Views
  • 5 replies
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Solved!! New phone and all is lost.

I got a new phone. Galaxy S7. When I installed Spotify to my new phone all my music was and still is gone. Playlists and catalog of albums except for one album. One. It also doesn't recognize me as a premium subscriber which I have been for quite som...

  • Casual Listener
  • I got a new phone. Galaxy S7. When I installed Spotify to my new phone all my music was and still is gone. Playlists and catalog of albums except for one album. One. It also doesn't recognize me as a...
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 809 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes
  • new phone
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Mobile App stops audio playback

When playing music from my android (Pantech P8010; Android v4.1.2), after every other song the music will stop playing. The track continues as if it is playing, but no sound comes out. Sometimes I can correct it by hitting pause & then play and it wi...

  • Music Fan
  • When playing music from my android (Pantech P8010; Android v4.1.2), after every other song the music will stop playing. The track continues as if it is playing, but no sound comes out. Sometimes I ca...
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 695 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Android 4.1.2
    Mobile Phone
  • 695 Views
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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:...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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...
  • Konni_W
  • Casual Listener
  • 2729 Views
  • 3 replies
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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?

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 2468 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • 2468 Views
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