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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...

Daniel
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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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Cannot play songs non-stop from my playlist. Freezes after playing 2 songs ( Samsung galaxy S7 edge)

Hi, I have been using spotify on a samsung galaxy S4 without any issues. Now, I just upgraded my phone to a samsung galaxy s7 edge and I am running into this issue. My playlist does not play non-stop. For some reason it will stop playing after playin...

ted10
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Hi, I have been using spotify on a samsung galaxy S4 without any issues. Now, I just upgraded my phone to a samsung galaxy s7 edge and I am running into th...
2016-03-16 2:45:09 PM
2016-03-27 10:14:06 AM
vstrfrmufo
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Chromecast private session?

Hi there,Streaming Spotify to my chromecast audio and I'd like to enable a private session but the option to do so is unavailable and greyed out.Anyway to enable a private session whilst chromecast audio streaming?Cheers all

jimardee
Music Fan
Hi there, Streaming Spotify to my chromecast audio and I'd like to enable a private session but the option to do so is unavailable and greyed out. Anyway to enable a private session whilst chro...
2016-03-27 10:01:56 AM
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Chromecast Android
chromecast audio

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Solved!! Does a weak wi fi signal affect offline playlists?

I have set up a playlist at work and set it to offline. I noticed that the whole playlist was not available. I could see the songs but they were highlighted with the green arrow. I then turned off the offline and hoped the wi fi signal would allow fo...

laurasnyder_
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I have set up a playlist at work and set it to offline. I noticed that the whole playlist was not available. I could see the songs but they were highlighted with the green arrow. I then turned off th...
2016-03-25 5:32:38 AM
2016-03-27 9:19:01 AM
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Problems downloading songs

Hi! I hope someone can help me with that. (Sorry about my English).I get a 32gb sd card to my Galaxy Note 3. I have 4 playlist in my account which I want to download and play offline. Two of them (over 600 songs) download at all, but hours after, I e...

Vargasvictorj
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Hi! I hope someone can help me with that. (Sorry about my English). I get a 32gb sd card to my Galaxy Note 3. I have 4 playlist in my account which I want to download and play offline. Two of them...
2016-03-23 8:58:15 AM
2016-03-27 8:10:48 AM
Daniel
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download playlist
downloaded music
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Playlist : lecture sans son

Bonjour, J'utilise toujours mon spotify en mode hors connexion, de ce fait je télécharge en hors ligne toutes mes playlists. Dans les préférences, je suis en lecture continue et fondu enchaîné à 2 secondes. Je suis évidemment en spotify premium, et j...

sitan31
Newbie
Bonjour, J'utilise toujours mon spotify en mode hors connexion, de ce fait je télécharge en hors ligne toutes mes playlists. Dans les préférences, je suis en lecture continue et fondu enchaî...
2016-03-26 12:12:55 PM
2016-03-27 8:09:21 AM
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Save Music on sd-card

Hey guys, im currently struggling with the Problem trat i am not able to save my Music on the Sd-card, just on my Phone. If i try to convert the files to the sd-card it always "Has a problem"I have a Sony Xperia m4 if that helps.Trank you!:)

Angrybanana
Newbie
Hey guys, im currently struggling with the Problem trat i am not able to save my Music on the Sd-card, just on my Phone. If i try to convert the files to the sd-card it always "Has a problem" I have...
2016-03-26 2:38:22 PM
2016-03-27 8:02:37 AM
Daniel
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Sorting tracks in playlists on Android.

It's ridiculous that Spotify doesn't care what the users want. I've seen multiple threads about this issue over several years, and still this feature is missing from Android. How do we push spotify to add this feature to Android? If Spotify doesn't c

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cipher64
Newbie
<p>It's ridiculous that Spotify doesn't care what the users want. I've seen multiple threads about this issue over several years, and still this feature is missing from Android. How do we push ...
2016-03-26 7:05:06 AM
2016-03-27 7:48:31 AM
Daniel
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Can't undownload

So on my old phone I had over 2000 songs on Spotify and a lot of it was downloaded for offline but some of it wasn't so that they only played online. I got a new phone and just downloaded everything at once for times sake and would just undownload th...

hunterchips
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So on my old phone I had over 2000 songs on Spotify and a lot of it was downloaded for offline but some of it wasn't so that they only played online. I got a new phone and just downloaded everything ...
2016-03-26 4:54:05 AM
2016-03-27 7:38:21 AM
Daniel
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Music stops sometimes in premium

Hello, i have samsung galaxy a5, when i play in my premium spotify through bluethoot on android 5, after some songs playing, it stops, and the only way to continue playing is to put on my screen, go to spotify app and pull play button, what is the pr...

spoti1032
Newbie
Hello, i have samsung galaxy a5, when i play in my premium spotify through bluethoot on android 5, after some songs playing, it stops, and the only way to continue playing is to put on my screen, go ...
2016-03-26 12:36:54 PM
2016-03-26 5:15:55 PM
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Chromecast audio keeps stopping

Until a few weeks ago I was loving using Spotify via Chromecast audio. But an update some point seems to have ruined it. If one scrolls through a couple of songs it shows as playing but no sound. Often have to then stop casting via the Chromecast app...

Sparkytwo
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Until a few weeks ago I was loving using Spotify via Chromecast audio. But an update some point seems to have ruined it. If one scrolls through a couple of songs it shows as playing but no sound. Oft...
2016-03-19 10:25:34 PM
2016-03-26 4:28:23 PM
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Won't play certain songs

Just upgraded to premium, and about half of the songs i have saved that i listened to before premium will not play. It just automatically skips over them. They still show up on my playlist but will not let me play the songs.

Lauraburke55555
Newbie
Just upgraded to premium, and about half of the songs i have saved that i listened to before premium will not play. It just automatically skips over them. They still show up on my playlist but will n...
2016-03-26 3:24:37 PM
2016-03-26 4:02:08 PM
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Your Library option not responding

Okay So I open up Spotify on my Android device. All of the options: Search, Home, Browse and Radio work. But the tab 'Your Library' does not respond, hardly opening nor giving me an error message I've tried logging out and back in, reinstalling the a...

carnagesam
Newbie
Okay So I open up Spotify on my Android device. All of the options: Search, Home, Browse and Radio work. But the tab 'Your Library' does not respond, hardly opening nor giving me an error message &n...
2016-03-25 12:51:27 AM
2016-03-26 5:31:12 AM
Daniel
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Spotify stops playing music randomly

Hey Spotify community,I am a Spotify Premium user and using Spotify on my Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2.The music stops playing randomly but frequently. I read in several forum about other users with the same problem. Is there any solution ava...

DukeS
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Hey Spotify community, I am a Spotify Premium user and using Spotify on my Samsung Galaxy S3 with Android 4.1.2. The music stops playing randomly but frequently. I read in several forum about oth...
2013-04-01 1:37:53 AM
2016-03-25 12:20:35 AM
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Solved!! Fast Scroll Button missing after update

Hey guys,after I have done the latest Spotify update, I can't use this "fast scroll" option in my playlist view. It's very annoying to scroll down 500 songs by swiping and swiping.Will this green bar come back?Regards

handsomehauke
Newbie
Hey guys, after I have done the latest Spotify update, I can't use this "fast scroll" option in my playlist view. It's very annoying to scroll down 500 songs by swiping and swiping. Will this g...
2016-03-25 7:55:30 PM
2016-03-25 10:22:25 PM
Daniel
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Solved!! trouble sorting playlists

I want to sort my plalists, and I'm trying to following the instructions here: https://support.spotify.com/us/learn-more/guides/#!/article/sorting-and-filtering I have no problem opening the playlist I want to sort, but I don't know how to: "Pull dow...

dang001
Gig Goer
I want to sort my plalists, and I'm trying to following the instructions here: https://support.spotify.com/us/learn-more/guides/#!/article/sorting-and-filtering I have no problem op...
2016-03-23 11:21:35 PM
2016-03-25 10:20:32 PM
Daniel
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Solved!! Offline Data Usage?

First, let me admit that I am brand new to streaming and Spotify so don't be too harsh! I am going on a road trip next week and I just want to confirm that what I think is correct.I have a premium account and I have downloaded my playlists to "offlin...

user-removed
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First, let me admit that I am brand new to streaming and Spotify so don't be too harsh! 😉 I am going on a road trip next week and I just want to confirm that what I think is correct. I have a ...
2016-03-25 11:00:14 AM
2016-03-25 8:47:44 PM
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data usage
Offline Access
Offline listening

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Notifications are in Spanish

All my Spotify notifications are in Spanish. This is strange because none of the devices or computers connected to Spotify are set to Spanish. Anyone esLee seeing this?Nexus 5 - 6.0.1 -Spotify 4.9.0.992

tdub1
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All my Spotify notifications are in Spanish. This is strange because none of the devices or computers connected to Spotify are set to Spanish. Anyone es Lee seeing this? Nexus 5 - 6.0.1 - Spotif...
2016-03-25 4:45:58 PM
2016-03-25 6:26:20 PM
Bittencourt
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Local Files on Android

Good Morning I got a problem when i try to add local files on my spotify account.They reproduce without problems on my PC; but when i try to listen to them in my Android phone, some play and some not.The ones that didn't play says "this song isn´t av...

DanielShtrada
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Good Morning I got a problem when i try to add local files on my spotify account. They reproduce without problems on my PC; but when i try to listen to them in my Android phone, some play a...
2016-03-22 1:15:26 PM
2016-03-25 12:38:28 PM
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lokale dateinen

Hallo, ich habe dass problem, dass lokale dateien nicht auf android herunter geladen werden. Am pc klappt es, und ich habe alle schritte befolgt aber es klappt einfach nicht. Ich hoffe irgendwer kann mir helfen

beatsmusic88
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Hallo, ich habe dass problem, dass lokale dateien nicht auf android herunter geladen werden. Am pc klappt es, und ich habe alle schritte befolgt aber es klappt einfach nicht. Ich hoffe irgendwer kann...
2016-03-15 4:18:01 PM
2016-03-25 11:54:54 AM
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PS4/Android App and sync

Hi, Attempting to play music through my PS4 via the android app. App is saying that devices are available, yet when I click on that I'm getting the PS4 icon greyed out with the message saying 'Can't play this right now'.Can anyone shed any light as t...

ivanvarian
Newbie
Hi, Attempting to play music through my PS4 via the android app. App is saying that devices are available, yet when I click on that I'm getting the PS4 icon greyed out with the message sayin...
2016-03-25 11:04:40 AM
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