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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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Android N Developer Preview

Spotify crashes within seconds of opening the app every time. Is there a way you could compile a version with a target of Android N and post it here for people running the Developer Preview?

  • Casual Listener
  • Spotify crashes within seconds of opening the app every time. Is there a way you could compile a version with a target of Android N and post it here for people running the Developer Preview?
  • Daniel
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Album not given in mobile app but available on Spotify Web

Can't find the album of maximum balloon although it is given in the web version. So if I search for the song "tiger" maximum balloon feat aku in Google, I can see the song. If I touch on "open with the app" , the app opens but the song is not played....

  • Casual Listener
  • Can't find the album of maximum balloon although it is given in the web version. So if I search for the song "tiger" maximum balloon feat aku in Google, I can see the song. If I touch on "open with t...
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Solved!! Trouble with the chromecast audio

I can click the chromecast audio in spotify, but nothing happens... 

  • Casual Listener
  • I can click the chromecast audio in spotify, but nothing happens...  
  • Daniel
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Equilizer issues in spotify

So I downloaded spotify on my new galaxy grand prime and as I was looking in the settings I saw an equilizer option so I clicked on it and I was given a message saying it may mess with the sound and that if u have problems I should disable it so it d...

  • Visitor
  • So I downloaded spotify on my new galaxy grand prime and as I was looking in the settings I saw an equilizer option so I clicked on it and I was given a message saying it may mess with the sound and ...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! Every other song has no sound but does seem to be playing.

Hi guys. For the last week or so a problem started happening. I'm listening to Spotify a few songs will play normally and then the next won't have any sound. If i skip the next song will be fine. If i close and reopen, the song will play fine also. I...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys. For the last week or so a problem started happening. I'm listening to Spotify a few songs will play normally and then the next won't have any sound. If i skip the next song will be fine. If ...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! Help me understand how to use Spotify Connect

I and my wife each have a samsung note 3 phone. While I am driving to work in the car and she is at the gym miles away she always starts playing music on my phone. And from what She tells me she can't hear any music on her phone. This morning I say a...

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  • I and my wife each have a samsung note 3 phone. While I am driving to work in the car and she is at the gym miles away she always starts playing music on my phone. And from what She tells me she can'...
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Problems Syncing from my windows 10 desktop to my samsung galaxy S7

So i upgraded my OS to windows 10, and got a new cellphone, samsung galaxy S7. i thought there would be no problems seeing as installing the software to my PC and getting spotify again on my phone was a breeze. there's the problem though LOCAL FILES ...

  • Casual Listener
  • So i upgraded my OS to windows 10, and got a new cellphone, samsung galaxy S7. i thought there would be no problems seeing as installing the software to my PC and getting spotify again on my phone wa...
  • Daniel
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Some songs are labeled as "unplayable" now...

Ok, so I've had spotify for 4 months now. I used to listen to alot of stuff, but now some of the songs I listen to are marked as "unplayable". They were playable a month or two ago. What happened?? Please help me because it has confused me for the lo...

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  • Ok, so I've had spotify for 4 months now. I used to listen to alot of stuff, but now some of the songs I listen to are marked as "unplayable". They were playable a month or two ago. What happened?? P...
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Solved!! Spotify Connect is infuriating How do I kill it?

When I am running it pops up while I am trying to change songs and register clicks without giving me time to read it. It started playing music at my job while I was running at the gym a mile away. Yesterday it popped up while I was trying to run next...

  • Music Fan
  • When I am running it pops up while I am trying to change songs and register clicks without giving me time to read it. It started playing music at my job while I was running at the gym a mile away. Ye...
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Solved!! Spotify pauses after each song

Hello! I have a problem on my Android Nexus 6 running 6.0.1 Marshmallow and fully updated Spotify client. When I play a playlist from my Android, the song will stop playing 1-3 seconds before it ends. It does not pause, I cannot toggle the pause/play...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello! I have a problem on my Android Nexus 6 running 6.0.1 Marshmallow and fully updated Spotify client. When I play a playlist from my Android, the song will stop playing 1-3 seconds before it ends...
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Cómo puedo guardar la música en la SD mototola 2da generación

Tengo un motorola 2da generación y recientemente actualice el software, y ahora no me permite descargar la música en la memoria SD

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  • Tengo un motorola 2da generación y recientemente actualice el software, y ahora no me permite descargar la música en la memoria SD
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next song on wear launches some other app :/

hi guys, new to this wear thing ...just found about the next song ok goolge command for skipping trackgreat! i thought - gave it a try on my 360 sport, but it seems to try to launch some other app rather than just skip spotift track pixempire url hav...

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  • hi guys,   new to this wear thing 🙂 ...just found about the next song ok goolge command for skipping track great! i thought - gave it a try on my 360 sport, but it seems to try to launch som...
  • Daniel
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"Starred" playlist is only visible on Spotify web view not mobile or desktop app

I have tried everything. I've been emailing support but they could not fix it. The problem is that a while ago Spotify had a star system where if you Starred a song it got added to a playlist called "Starred". For whatever reason they removed stars f...

  • Visitor
  • I have tried everything. I've been emailing support but they could not fix it. The problem is that a while ago Spotify had a star system where if you Starred a song it got added to a playlist called ...
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Autoplay of random songs

I have a problem with songs being autoplayed at moments I paused my music. This is both on my mobile phone as my desktop and are songs I've never listened to. I have this for about a week now and I don't know what is giving this problem, I never gave...

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  • I have a problem with songs being autoplayed at moments I paused my music. This is both on my mobile phone as my desktop and are songs I've never listened to.  I have this for about a week now ...
  • Daniel
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Spotify Crash ZTE Obsidian TMO random

Hello. My wife and I both purchased a ZTE Obsidian with Android 5.1.1 a couple of weeks ago. They work great, no problems at all - except for Spotify. Pretty randomly (sometimes when I open spotify, sometimes in the middle of a song, sometimes when s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello. My wife and I both purchased a ZTE Obsidian with Android 5.1.1 a couple of weeks ago. They work great, no problems at all - except for Spotify. Pretty randomly (sometimes when I open spotify, ...
  • Daniel
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Spotify on Fire TV login issues

This version of Spotify on 1st Gen Fire TV (with latest v5 OS updates) makes me login constantly. As you can imagine its quite a pain doing this daily typing in your username/password on the fire tv remote let alone twice in a day. Is this the correc...

  • Casual Listener
  • This version of Spotify on 1st Gen Fire TV (with latest v5 OS updates) makes me login constantly. As you can imagine its quite a pain doing this daily typing in your username/password on th...
  • Daniel
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Android Spotiy stops randomly and then start in fast playback

I have an Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 mobile. With spotify 2.8.0.1081 premium mode.Randomly playback stops and then in2/3 second starts playback in fast mode. Then plays againg in normal way.This can be happening 2/3 times in every song I listen.Please,hel...

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  • I have an Galaxy S5 Android 5.0 mobile. With spotify 2.8.0.1081 premium mode. Randomly playback stops and then in2/3 second starts playback in fast mode. Then plays againg in normal way. This can b...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! Saving Albums and Download Not Working Anymore

All of a sudden, after the 2 recent updates, I've had to save albums over and over again. It's like it keeps erasing it. Then I tried just downloading to make available offline and it Erased it from my storage.What the heck is going on?I'm paying for...

  • Casual Listener
  • All of a sudden, after the 2 recent updates, I've had to save albums over and over again. It's like it keeps erasing it. Then I tried just downloading to make available offline and it Erased it from ...
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Activating bluetooth requires restart of Spotify

This is an irritation. On my Samsung Galaxy Tab, if I switch bluetooth on or off, I have to quit and restart Spotify. Please fix.

  • Newbie
  • This is an irritation. On my Samsung Galaxy Tab, if I switch bluetooth on or off, I have to quit and restart Spotify. Please fix.
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Solved!! What happened to the "Artists" page?

I've just recently updated to the latest Spotify version. Now when I click on an artist under the "Artists" page, it takes me to that artist's page, with their top 5 songs etc. instead of a list of all the songs I have currently downloaded on my phon...

  • Gig Goer
  • I've just recently updated to the latest Spotify version.    Now when I click on an artist under the "Artists" page, it takes me to that artist's page, with their top 5 songs etc. instead...
  • Daniel
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