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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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Problem with Spotify android app and chromecast

Can Spotify fix its app for an android device to use chromecast audio. This problem has been reported in forums. When you press play it flicks back to stop. The Pandora app works perfectly with chromecast audio. If Spotify can't fix its android app s...

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  • Can Spotify fix its app for an android device to use chromecast audio. This problem has been reported in forums. When you press play it flicks back to stop. The Pandora app works perfectly with chrom...
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Solved!! Downloads taking up storage space

Lately I had been getting an error on my phone about low storage, but seeing as I don't have anything but a few pictures and apps, I knew it had to do with Spotify as I had a similar problem before, where I had downloaded too many albums. However, af...

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  • Lately I had been getting an error on my phone about low storage, but seeing as I don't have anything but a few pictures and apps, I knew it had to do with Spotify as I had a similar problem before, ...
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just not working

Songs don't play offline, online plays one song then stops, worked perfectly fine until I updated.

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  • Songs don't play offline, online plays one song then stops, worked perfectly fine until I updated.
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ghost copies of modified local tracks

Hi. I have a playlist with some local files files in it. I have retagged and renamed most of the files. The changes are visible in the desktop client, but on my Android device there are duplicate entries for local tracks that have been modified. It s...

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  • Hi. I have a playlist with some local files files in it. I have retagged and renamed most of the files. The changes are visible in the desktop client, but on my Android device there are duplicate ent...
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Can't hear facebook messenger notification sounds while using spotify, unlike all the others sounds

I can hear all app-in sounds, even facebook ones, but when i get a message on messenger the phone vibrates but i get no sound.i have sound on in the app, tried to switch between sounds, but didn't work eitherthis happens since the first time i used s...

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  • I can hear all app-in sounds, even facebook ones, but when i get a message on messenger the phone vibrates but i get no sound. i have sound on in the app, tried to switch between sounds, but didn't ...
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SD card memory decreased

Hello everybody I store my music into SD card, but when I delete couple songs from my playlist, memory of SD card didn't increased. Its showing the same amount of free space as it was before delete. My telephone is Sony Xperia Z3 compact. Does anybod...

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  • Hello everybody 🙂   I store my music into SD card, but when I delete couple songs from my playlist, memory of SD card didn't increased. Its showing the same amount of free space as it was bef...
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Spotify is downloading music on internal storage instead of sdcard

Hi guys, I have a moto g3 8gb with an 128 sdcard formated as internal storage... But for one reason or another Spotify seams to refuse to use the sdcard for storing it's data (downloaded music), everything is on the internal storage and because of th...

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  • Hi guys, I have a moto g3 8gb with an 128 sdcard formated as internal storage... But for one reason or another Spotify seams to refuse to use the sdcard for storing it's data (downloaded music), ever...
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Artist's update notification on mobile device

Hi guys, I really like Spotify notification about followed artists update on desktop. Is there a way to get it on mobile device? No, I'm not talking about push, I talking about page where I can find all my updates about artists if I already seen push...

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  • Hi guys,   I really like Spotify notification about followed artists update on desktop. Is there a way to get it on mobile device? No, I'm not talking about push, I talking about page whe...
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Playlist wird ohne Tob abgespielt

Hallo!:)Ich habe aktuell den Probemonat von Spotify und ich bin an sich begeistert.Mich stört es aber tierisch, dass meine offline Playlist nur 2-3 Songs laut abspielt und dann hört man nichts mehr, das nächste Lied wird abgespielt, aber wie gesagt o...

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  • Hallo!:) Ich habe aktuell den Probemonat von Spotify und ich bin an sich begeistert. Mich stört es aber tierisch, dass meine offline Playlist nur 2-3 Songs laut abspielt und dann hört man nichts ...
  • Daniel
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Playlist gone

Went to play my song,no playlist to be found anywhere,logged in but there is no sign of them...They were not deleted so I don't know where they are..Used to turn on Spotify and there I could start getting songs,not now can anyone help

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  • Went to play my song,no playlist to be found anywhere,logged in but there is no sign of them...They were not deleted so I don't know where they are..Used to turn on Spotify and there I could start ge...
  • Daniel
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cant update android app

Hey there ,I'm abroad for some time now , I don't have access to play store using my US google account.I used to always go to m.spotify.com and download the latest apk .but now , for some reason this is no longer working.is there another way to downl...

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  • Hey there , I'm abroad for some time now , I don't have access to play store using my US google account. I used to always go to m.spotify.com and download the latest apk . but now , for some reaso...
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Wear app?

Hi guys.Is or will there be a android wear app for improved music control and features?ThanksDan

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  • Hi guys. Is or will there be a android wear app for improved music control and features? Thanks Dan
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Offline playlist stops working

HI! First phone hold my offline playlist for 17 days untill it stoped working by just claiming that i can't play it offline.Second phone hold my offline playlist for 13 days same thing happened now, while on my PC it holded for 30 days like it should...

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  • HI!   First phone hold my offline playlist for 17 days untill it stoped working by just claiming that i can't play it offline. Second phone hold my offline playlist for 13 days same thing hap...
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Sony Xperia latest update crashes Spotify

Me and my wife both encountered the same problem as soon as upgraded Sony Xperia latest update. Error message said "No storage area found, check the device storage settings" Please help!

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  • Me and my wife both encountered the same problem as soon as upgraded Sony Xperia latest update. Error message said "No storage area found, check the device storage settings" Please help!
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Android app won't open - can't detect storage online or offline

Hi all! Phone: Android Galaxy Note 6 My phone has this problem where it randomly forgets that my SD card exists and then corrupts it, so I never have my own music on-hand. Instead, I have Spotify, which is set up to play online (of course), as well a...

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  • Hi all! 😄   Phone: Android Galaxy Note 6   My phone has this problem where it randomly forgets that my SD card exists and then corrupts it, so I never have my own music on-hand. Instea...
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Spotify crashes in Android 5.0 as soon as it opens

Spotify crashes in Samsung Galaxy S5, 5.0 as soon as it opens, or does not open at all. I've already re-installed Spotify and restarted the system several times; already cleaned the cache.I have a Premium accountSpotify app version: 4.8.0.1004

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  •   Spotify crashes in Samsung Galaxy S5, 5.0 as soon as it opens, or does not open at all.   I've already re-installed Spotify and restarted the system several times; already cleaned the ...
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Can't login to app (android)

I have a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime and ever since I updated the app it won't let me log in. I tried creating a new account and it let me in but I logged and out and tried to log back in and now I having the exact same problem

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  • I have a Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime and ever since I updated the app it won't let me log in. I tried creating a new account and it let me in but I logged and out and tried to log back in and now I ha...
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Android Wear add to Library?

Hi all, is it possible from Android wear to be able to add tracks to my libary? If I'm listening to a station I offten want to add tracks I like but I need to get my phone out to do so!

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  • Hi all, is it possible from Android wear to be able to add tracks to my libary? If I'm listening to a station I offten want to add tracks I like but I need to get my phone out to do so!
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Local Files not playable in playlist

I have a playlist with a local song on it not available on spotify but which I added to a playlist on the windows version of spotify then syncing it to my android phone. It now doesnt show up even though I have my local file for the song saved in the...

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  • I have a playlist with a local song on it not available on spotify but which I added to a playlist on the windows version of spotify then syncing it to my android phone. It now doesnt show up even th...
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Ayuda con Playlist

hola buenas tardes , quisiera que me ayuden con lo siguiente: cree una playlist colaborativa con maigos ne los cuales todos aportamos musica. como funciona eso?... osea si ellos agregan lista , yo voy ap oder ver los temas? ,si hay temas que no quier...

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  •   hola buenas tardes , quisiera que me ayuden con lo siguiente:  cree una playlist colaborativa con maigos ne los cuales todos aportamos musica. como funciona eso?... osea si ellos agreg...
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