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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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Sound suddenly stops playing on certain tracks on my Samsung

Brief description of the issue: * my Spotify Premium plays fine on all my PCs and laptops* however when listening on my Samsung Galaxy S4, a couple of tracks will play fine (sometimes only one) and then it will go silent. The player (Play arrow) indi...

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  • Brief description of the issue:   * my Spotify Premium plays fine on all my PCs and laptops * however when listening on my Samsung Galaxy S4, a couple of tracks will play fine (some...
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Spotify broke my Android 'Available Storage' calculation

Spotify reported that it was using nearly 3Gb of internal storage. I cleared 'Cache', cleared 'Data' and then uninstalled Spotify. My internal stoarge hasn't increased at all. In the Android 'Storage & USB' settings option, it tells me... 6.58Gb used...

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  • Spotify reported that it was using nearly 3Gb of internal storage. I cleared 'Cache', cleared 'Data' and then uninstalled Spotify.   My internal stoarge hasn't increased at all. In the Android...
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Spotify offline error

I changed my storage device from my internal storage to my SD card on my Samsung galexy s5 active and since then I transfered everything to the SD card. I now get a notification everytime I start spotify on my phone that I have reached the maximum nu...

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  • I changed my storage device from my internal storage to my SD card on my Samsung galexy s5 active and since then I transfered everything to the SD card. I now get a notification everytime I start spo...
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No area storage found

No storage area found, I don't know why spotify say this, because my cellphone had memory for install the app, I trai it with re install the app and doesn't have results, pls help me !!!!

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  • No storage area found, I don't know why spotify say this, because my cellphone had memory for install the app, I trai it with re install the app and doesn't have results, pls help me !!!!
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New Update to Spotify

I have over 1000 songs and before I was able to scroll down quickly on the left side of the playlist now with the new update there is no scrolling at all and takes forever to get to the end of my playlist. Add this feature back please.

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  • I have over 1000 songs and before I was able to scroll down quickly on the left side of the playlist now with the new update there is no scrolling at all and takes forever to get to the end of my pla...
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Solved!! Sony Xperia with spotify no sound

Hi there, Spotify plays a few songs fine, then apparently continues to play but with no sound. i restart the song and it works fine. This continues to happen over and over again. I have searched for solutions but to no avail. Have reinstalled spotify...

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  • Hi there,   Spotify plays a few songs fine, then apparently continues to play but with no sound. i restart the song and it works fine. This continues to happen over and over again. I have sear...
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I'm paying for spotify but every time I go listen offline its telling me to upgrade!!

This is getting incredibly annoying! I'm paying for a service I can't use. At its also ridiculous you folks at spotify don't have a number to call!? That's pretty pathetic

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  • This is getting incredibly annoying! I'm paying for a service I can't use. At its also ridiculous you folks at spotify don't have a number to call!? That's pretty pathetic
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App wont load my local data anymore!

The Spotify App on Android wont play all of my songs anymore so i went online to download them AGAIN and now it wont download all of them (witch it had before..) the tutorial to download local files on your smartphone wont work eather ... Why? just w...

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  • The Spotify App on Android wont play all of my songs anymore so i went online to download them AGAIN and now it wont download all of them (witch it had before..) the tutorial to download local files ...
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playing music offline

do I need to download songs before I'm able to play them offline

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Solved!! Can't change to another song after 5 songs that I skipped

Spotify Music prevents me from changing or skipping to another song.It just doesn't show any arrows to move to the next song. 4.8.0.1004 is the version of Spotify Music that I use.

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  • Spotify Music prevents me from changing or skipping to another song. It just doesn't show any arrows to move to the next song.   4.8.0.1004 is the version of Spotify Music that I use.
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Spotify on Samsung Galaxy S3

Hello, So the Spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy S3 device does this thing where when the next song plays after the first song, it shows that it is playing but no sound comes through. I have to hit the "Pause" button then "play" button to hear the song...

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  • Hello,   So the Spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy S3 device does this thing where when the next song plays after the first song, it shows that it is playing but no sound comes through. I have t...
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Solved!! Songs are PLAYING but NO SOUND (Samsung GS3)

Hi Guys, I'm having this problem, but I'm getting no sound via headphones on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Running ICS).Any clear help would be much appreciated!! Tom.

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  • Hi Guys,   I'm having this problem, but I'm getting no sound via headphones on my Samsung Galaxy S3 (Running ICS). Any clear help would be much appreciated!!   Tom.
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Lock screen controls not working on Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat) on Huawei P7 Ascend phone

I seem to have lost my lock screen controls (play, pause etc) on my Huawei P7 Ascend phone running Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat). Spotify runs perfectly well except for this one little issue. I've made sure all notifications are selected to show but for som...

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  • I seem to have lost my lock screen controls (play, pause etc) on my Huawei P7 Ascend phone running Android 4.4.2 (Kitkat). Spotify runs perfectly well except for this one little issue. I've made sure...
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App starting on it's own when I hang up from a call in the car

Recently the app has been starting even though it's not in use once I hang up from a call in the car. This is a problem as I often have clients in my vehicle. I love the service but there has to be a way to stop this from happening. 2013 BMW 550i, th...

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  • Recently the app has been starting even though it's not in use once I hang up from a call in the car. This is a problem as I often have clients in my vehicle. I love the service but there has to be a...
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Why has a song become 'unplayable'?

It's just suddenly become unplayable why?

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  • It's just suddenly become unplayable why?
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Song appears to be playing but there is no sound

This is an issue that I am having on my samsung Ace 3. Whenever i'm playing music on my phone on shuffle play, about 50% of the time when it goes to the next song, it'll be "playing" as shown by the time slider moving at the bottom, however there'll ...

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  • This is an issue that I am having on my samsung Ace 3. Whenever i'm playing music on my phone on shuffle play, about 50% of the time when it goes to the next song, it'll be "playing" as shown by the ...
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Song stops playing/looks like it's playing/no audio

I'm not sure if this has been posted before. I thought that I'd found a workaround for this problem by using an older apk but that also stopped working. I recently got a pair of Bluetooth headphones and the problem hasn't occurred while using them. N...

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  • I'm not sure if this has been posted before. I thought that I'd found a workaround for this problem by using an older apk but that also stopped working. I recently got a pair of Bluetooth headphones ...
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Audio keeps cutting out

** COPIED MY EMAIL **Hi,I have several gripes with the app at the moment. My app keeps crashing and I have to close and restart it. However my main issue is that audio suddenly stops playing yet the app says the song is playing. In order to play the ...

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  • ** COPIED MY EMAIL ** Hi, I have several gripes with the app at the moment. My app keeps crashing and I have to close and restart it. However my main issue is that audio suddenly stops playing ...
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New Music Friday Update needed

Hi..I'm a Spotify Premium user utilizing Spotify on my LG/Android device...anyways long story short..the Spotify New Music Friday playlist usually almost always updates every Friday morning along with the new album releases for the week..however soon...

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  • Hi..I'm a Spotify Premium user utilizing Spotify on my LG/Android device...anyways long story short..the Spotify New Music Friday playlist usually almost always updates every Friday morning along wit...
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Wrong Password Always!

I reset my password and it still won't let me log in using my Android device. I have tried uninstall in and reinstalling. I have reset my phone with no prevail. I have no idea where I can contact support this is so frustrating

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  • I reset my password and it still won't let me log in using my Android device. I have tried uninstall in and reinstalling. I have reset my phone with no prevail. I have no idea where I can contact sup...
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