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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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Oops! A Lot of Things Going Wrong!

I'm having trouble with my Spotify on my Android tablet. As soon as I log in, I keep the ! with the circle around it and the "Oops! Something Went Wrong!" message If I fool around with it long enough, it will let me browse, but all the playlists show...

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  • I'm having trouble with my Spotify on my Android tablet.   As soon as I log in, I keep the ! with the circle around it and the "Oops! Something Went Wrong!" message   If I fool around w...
  • Daniel
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Playlists disappear

Hi,Since a week now, I lost all the playlists under "sleep" mood. In fact, sleep category is not appearing in the choice anymore.How to solve this? Thanks

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, Since a week now, I lost all the playlists under "sleep" mood. In fact, sleep category is not appearing in the choice anymore. How to solve this? Thanks
  • Daniel
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Solved!! App Now Opens to Home

After a recent update the Spotify app Now Opens to Home instead of My Library as it should every time. How can I correct this?

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  • After a recent update the Spotify app Now Opens to Home instead of My Library as it should every time. How can I correct this?
  • Daniel
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default playlist on startup? idea

hi all, most of the time when Spotify starts due to a BT connetion (ie car), the app loads ok, butg i think it doesnt know what to do,if i havent already opened it and selected a playlist etc so was thinking that a setting for a default play item mig...

  • Visitor
  • hi all,   most of the time when Spotify starts due to a BT connetion (ie car), the app loads ok, butg i think it doesnt know what to do, if i havent already opened it and selected a playlist ...
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Spotfy app stops playing music mid song and cannot restart music in the app

Ever sinc I've donwloaded the most recent version of the app to my Sansung Galaxy Nexus, the app has been extremely buggy. Every single time I play music from my phone, about half way through the second song, the music stops playing. The pause button...

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  •   Ever sinc I've donwloaded the most recent version of the app to my Sansung Galaxy Nexus, the app has been extremely buggy. Every single time I play music from my phone, about half way throug...
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Solved!! Offline song in SD card

Hi, i was seeing the space in my phone and i realized that "something" was taken like 5gb of space. when i started to see the memory of my phone i discovered that those 5gb were all the offline songs from spotify, but i have the app installed in my s...

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  • Hi, i was seeing the space in my phone and i realized that "something" was taken like 5gb of space.   when i started to see the memory of my phone i discovered that those 5gb were all the offl...
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Stuck on Waiting to Download

I am trying to make a playlist available offline and have turned on download on cellular network but it still is saying Waiting to Download on the playlist. What's wrong?

  • Casual Listener
  • I am trying to make a playlist available offline and have turned on download on cellular network but it still is saying Waiting to Download on the playlist. What's wrong?
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Android Help: Can't edit playlists

I'm using the premium version of Spotify and I can't manually sort my playlists. I used to be able to do this on my computer, but I don't use that thing anymore. Is this a bug? A feature that's being added?

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  • I'm using the premium version of Spotify and I can't manually sort my playlists. I used to be able to do this on my computer, but I don't use that thing anymore.    Is this a bug? A featu...
  • Daniel
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Limited number of songs on Radio.

What's up with there only being about 15 songs on either a genre or song radio?Am I wrong in remembering that a radio station used to play indefinitely?The current setup is ridiculous. I've a premium account so my account is not the issue, and I'm on...

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  • What's up with there only being about 15 songs on either a genre or song radio? Am I wrong in remembering that a radio station used to play indefinitely? The current setup is ridiculous. I've a...
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Solved!! Android 6.0 Marshmallow Storage Problem

Hi, I'm on Moto X 2013 XT1058 with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. I install Spotify app from Google Play and when I open it, I get a erro warning that app didn't find storage system.Could anyone help me? Thanks.

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  • Hi,   I'm on Moto X 2013 XT1058 with Android 6.0 Marshmallow. I install Spotify app from Google Play and when I open it, I get a erro warning that app didn't find storage system. Could anyone...
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music deleted

My music delete again for the third time im tired andy sick of this **bleep**in app

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  • My music delete again for the third time im tired andy sick of this **bleep**in app
  • Daniel
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Not playing music

I recently bought a Sony Xperia Z5 compact and I registered Spotify with it but it does not play music through Spotify, but all other apps play sound?

  • Casual Listener
  • I recently bought a Sony Xperia Z5 compact and I registered Spotify with it but it does not play music through Spotify, but all other apps play sound?
  • Daniel
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Not playing music

I recently bought a Sony Xperia Z5 compact and I registered Spotify with it but it does not play music through Spotify, but all other apps play sound?

  • Casual Listener
  • I recently bought a Sony Xperia Z5 compact and I registered Spotify with it but it does not play music through Spotify, but all other apps play sound?
  • Daniel
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no sound playing after few songs

premium user here. there's no sound playing after few songs. if you stop and play or click previous track the sound comes back. i have tried logging in and out, uninstall the app, reboot and even reset my phone just to get it working but no luck. has...

  • Casual Listener
  • premium user here. there's no sound playing after few songs. if you stop and play or click previous track the sound comes back. i have tried logging in and out, uninstall the app, reboot and even res...
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Songs not playing continuously

I've clean installed 3 or so times, tried turning off hapless play as well as crossfade, and changed quality. I have still been unable to figure out why songs aren't playing consecutively.

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  • I've clean installed 3 or so times, tried turning off hapless play as well as crossfade, and changed quality. I have still been unable to figure out why songs aren't playing consecutively.
  • Daniel
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Strange playlists and some one controlling my spotify on android device

Since a couple of weeks. I find strange playlists on my spotify. Which i did not add myself. Also a couple of weeks ago, i was using my phone and it constantly kept changing to a particular album (frozen soundtrack which i never ever would listen to)...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since a couple of weeks. I find strange playlists on my spotify. Which i did not add myself.  Also a couple of weeks ago, i was using my phone and it constantly kept changing to a particular al...
  • Daniel
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"devices available" BUG

I found a bug! Device: Sony Xperia E4G When wifi is turned on, a "Chromecast" always appear in the "devices available" section. To exclude it isn't my neighbours Chromecast, I turned on wifi while taking a walk in the woods, and the "Chromecast" ghos...

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  • I found a bug!   Device: Sony Xperia E4G   When wifi is turned on, a "Chromecast" always appear in the "devices available" section.   To exclude it isn't my neighbours Chromecast...
  • Daniel
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Tempo Matching on Nexus 5

I have the Google Nexus 5 and it does not have the tempo matching feature in Spotify Running. I also have a Zenfone 2 that has the feature enabled. I understand not all Android phones have the feature enabled, but the Nexus 5 has a pedometer, acceler...

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  • I have the Google Nexus 5 and it does not have the tempo matching feature in Spotify Running. I also have a Zenfone 2 that has the feature enabled. I understand not all Android phones have the featur...
  • Daniel
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Listening to local files offline on Android

I performed the following steps to download my local files off my desktop onto my Samsung Galaxy S4: 1. Added the source folder of all my local files in the desktop Spotify app.2. Added some of those local files into a playlist.3. Clicked "Available ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I performed the following steps to download my local files off my desktop onto my Samsung Galaxy S4:   1. Added the source folder of all my local files in the desktop Spotify app. 2. Added so...
  • Daniel
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