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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...

Amayy
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2023-07-11 7:43:36 PM
2 weeks ago
0x8EFABE4E
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
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Sumit_Ghosh
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Android premium issues

I am trying to download the spotify app on my Android phone and the google play store won't let me, saying it is "not available in this country" but I am in the UK and my phone is a UK phone with a UK simcard. I have just paid for premium and so this...

cardoso1
Casual Listener
I am trying to download the spotify app on my Android phone and the google play store won't let me, saying it is "not available in this country" but I am in the UK and my phone is a UK phone with a U...
2016-03-06 6:00:10 PM
2016-03-06 7:56:25 PM
Daniel
Community Legend
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Offline Playlists on Android

I have a play list that I complied on Spotify OS X, which contained a mixture of songs from the Spotify catalouge and local files.Everything is cool on the Mac, but when I play the playlist on my Android phone, the local files won't play (and are gre...

lukem118
Casual Listener
I have a play list that I complied on Spotify OS X, which contained a mixture of songs from the Spotify catalouge and local files.Everything is cool on the Mac, but when I play the playlist on my And...
2016-02-24 10:04:55 PM
2016-03-06 12:10:57 PM
Daniel
Community Legend
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373 Views
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"no internet connection"

Spotify on my phone keeps saying i have no internet connection since a couple of days (not in wifi or in 4g). Reinstalled, removed all downloaded songs from my phone, multiple reboots did not help. Is this a known issue since the new update or is thi...

fish21
Regular
Spotify on my phone keeps saying i have no internet connection since a couple of days (not in wifi or in 4g). Reinstalled, removed all downloaded songs from my phone, multiple reboots did not help. ...
2014-05-25 2:01:45 PM
2016-03-06 10:46:11 AM
Eldorado
Music Fan
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Not in my "country"

I tried to manually change my location in my spotify to the USA but it keeps putting I'm in Mexico, it's starting to get annoying saying that I am not in my country that's set up in my account, please help

44ace44
Newbie
I tried to manually change my location in my spotify to the USA but it keeps putting I'm in Mexico, it's starting to get annoying saying that I am not in my country that's set up in my account, pleas...
2016-03-06 3:38:54 AM
2016-03-06 8:04:17 AM
Daniel
Community Legend
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Different country

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Solved!! Spotify No Internet Connection Detected: Error Code 4

Hi, So I'm logging on to my university public wi-fi, which works fun to browse the internet, stream etc. However, when I open Spotify it's always offline and it comes up with a message stating "Error Code: 4". It happens everytime I open Spotify. Can...

Arun2kv
Music Fan
Hi, So I'm logging on to my university public wi-fi, which works fun to browse the internet, stream etc. However, when I open Spotify it's always offline and it comes up with a m...
2016-02-28 2:14:12 PM
2016-03-06 2:21:13 AM
Arun2kv
Music Fan
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internet connection
macbook pro
OS X El Capitan

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Local Files

So I am trying to get my local files from my desktop to my android phone but nothing seems to be working. They are both connected on the same internet and everything and I see the song in my playslist on my phone, the problem is it won't let me play ...

isaachasan1234
Casual Listener
So I am trying to get my local files from my desktop to my android phone but nothing seems to be working. They are both connected on the same internet and everything and I see the song in my playslis...
2016-03-05 11:48:21 PM
2016-03-05 12:15:47 AM
Daniel
Community Legend
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Why is spotify starting up to homepage now instead of my libary?

When you open the app now the first screen you see is the homepage. It use to open to my libary. How do i fix this issue? I need it to open to my libary. I use spotify while driving and the last thing i need is more steps to get to my saved songs.

user-removed
Visitor
When you open the app now the first screen you see is the homepage. It use to open to my libary. How do i fix this issue? I need it to open to my libary. I use spotify while driving and the last thin...
2016-03-05 9:50:59 PM
2016-03-05 12:10:52 AM
Daniel
Community Legend
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266 Views
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Offline songs won't play!!!

Made my songs available offline, they're showing as downloaded but won't play or on the artists page it says "nothing to see" I've paid for this and it does it on a regular basis now!! Nothing but problems since I got it, and I live in a remote area ...

Meaton419
Casual Listener
Made my songs available offline, they're showing as downloaded but won't play or on the artists page it says "nothing to see" I've paid for this and it does it on a regular basis now!! Nothing but pr...
2016-03-05 9:51:22 AM
2016-03-05 11:59:42 PM
Daniel
Community Legend
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4 replies
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469 Views
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Android Auto Voice search playlists?

Is there any way to use voice commands to bring up playlists in Android Auto? It works with the Amazon Echo, if I say "play playlist x on Spotify", but that functionality does not seem to work with Android Auto.

Nolegrl88
Roadie
Is there any way to use voice commands to bring up playlists in Android Auto? It works with the Amazon Echo, if I say "play playlist x on Spotify", but that functionality does not seem to work with A...
2016-03-05 5:10:25 PM
2016-03-05 11:56:12 PM
Daniel
Community Legend
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android auto

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Spotify running with no sound on Sony Z5 Compact

Hi, Spotify worked perfectly the first time I installed in then when I tried to use it a second time, it looked like it was working but there was no sound (sound works perfectly on all other apps etc.) I uninstalled and it worked ok first time again,...

druid-82
Newbie
Hi, Spotify worked perfectly the first time I installed in then when I tried to use it a second time, it looked like it was working but there was no sound (sound works perfectly on all other...
2016-02-10 8:28:35 PM
2016-03-05 10:58:51 PM
pedrot-96
Casual Listener
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sony z5 compact no sound

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Solved!! Android 5.1.1 - How do you change the storage location?

Hello community, I have used spotify premium for a half a year now. I tried to store my music onto my SDXC card. First the spotify app continued storing the music to my internal storage. After reinstalling the app it started to store the music on my ...

Huthman
Casual Listener
Hello community, I have used spotify premium for a half a year now. I tried to store my music onto my SDXC card. First the spotify app continued storing the music to my internal storage. Aft...
2016-03-05 6:10:58 PM
2016-03-05 7:28:43 PM
Huthman
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No sound the songs

No se escucha la canción siguiente en mi lista de reproducción, cuando inicia la siguente cancion, no se escucha, pero si sigue reproduciendose como si le bajara el volumen y cuando termina, ya no reproduce la siguente. ¿Me podrían ayudar? Estoy dese...

Laura74
Newbie
No se escucha la canción siguiente en mi lista de reproducción, cuando inicia la siguente cancion, no se escucha, pero si sigue reproduciendose como si le bajara el volumen y cuando termina, ya no re...
2016-01-26 5:50:54 PM
2016-03-05 3:26:16 PM
Lu23
Newbie
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435 Views
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No se escucha despues de la primer canción

Qué pasa, toca la primer canción y se supone debe continuar la siguiente pero solo avanza y no se scucha la música, diganme cómo solucionar eso por favor...

alan_cast
Newbie
Qué pasa, toca la primer canción y se supone debe continuar la siguiente pero solo avanza y no se scucha la música, diganme cómo solucionar eso por favor...
2016-02-05 8:24:05 PM
2016-03-05 11:24:57 AM
snd1987
Newbie
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Moved com.spotify.music storage cache folder to SD card, and now won't play offline songs

Hi, The spotify folder cache was taking up too much space on my phone, so through file explorer, I found the offending files whichwere in the com.spotify.music storage cache folder and moved these to my SD card. Spotify then would not find these file...

dosania
Newbie
Hi, The spotify folder cache was taking up too much space on my phone, so through file explorer, I found the offending files which were in the com.spotify.music storage cache fol...
2016-03-04 12:24:48 AM
2016-03-05 7:56:21 AM
Daniel
Community Legend
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1 replies
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819 Views
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Solved!! Local Files No Longer Sync

When adding local files to a playlist on my computer, I can no longer sync that music to the Android app. Steps to reproduce the issue:Made sure computer and phone are on same networkCreated new playlist from computer Spotify appAdded directory to Lo...

Lazz0r
Music Fan
When adding local files to a playlist on my computer, I can no longer sync that music to the Android app. Steps to reproduce the issue: Made sure computer and phone are on same network Cr...
2016-03-05 4:45:58 AM
2016-03-05 6:34:08 AM
Lazz0r
Music Fan
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399 Views
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Help Me, Please?

I just paid for Spotify Premium, and I'm happy that there's no ads and I can skip as much as I want, but I live in the middle of nowhere, so I want to listen offline. In order to do that, I have to download the music to my phone. Three times a week, ...

AshMob89
Newbie
I just paid for Spotify Premium, and I'm happy that there's no ads and I can skip as much as I want, but I live in the middle of nowhere, so I want to listen offline. In order to do that, I have to d...
2016-03-04 10:22:10 PM
2016-03-04 10:46:35 PM
Daniel
Community Legend
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311 Views
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Is it possible to change song on mobile from PC?

Hi all, I am currently using Spotify, connected to speakers, through my phone. However, it would be very handy if I could change songs using my desktop PC instead of walking all the way over to the phone to do so. Is it possible?

gazlol
Casual Listener
Hi all, I am currently using Spotify, connected to speakers, through my phone. However, it would be very handy if I could change songs using my desktop PC instead of walking all the way over...
2016-03-04 6:49:08 PM
2016-03-04 10:38:45 PM
Daniel
Community Legend
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2015 Views
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Album Artwork not displaying on Galaxy s7 Edge Lockscreen

Hello spotify community, I have a quesiton regarding album artwork. Usually on an iphone when you play music the album artwork is displayed during lockscreen. I have the Galaxy s7 Edge and everytime I play my music I only get a widget instead of the ...

ASTORIBIO21
Newbie
Hello spotify community, I have a quesiton regarding album artwork. Usually on an iphone when you play music the album artwork is displayed during lockscreen. I have the Galaxy s7 Edge and e...
2016-03-04 6:34:01 PM
2016-03-04 10:35:50 PM
Daniel
Community Legend
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1 replies
2 likes

1812 Views
1 replies
2 likes

Solved!! Can't find "shows"

I want to listen to podcasts but can't seem to find the "shows" button anywhere where the podcasts are supposed to be. I have the Spotify version 4.8.0.1004. My android version is 5. 0.1. I just updated Spotify so it should be the newest available ve...

oscar2107
Regular
I want to listen to podcasts but can't seem to find the "shows" button anywhere where the podcasts are supposed to be. I have the Spotify version 4.8.0.1004. My android version is 5. 0.1. I just upda...
2016-03-04 9:05:18 AM
2016-03-04 6:16:08 PM
oscar2107
Regular
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Shows Podcast ubernoob

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Can't play my downloaded songs offline

Hello,I use Spotify premium.I downloaded a lot of songs to hear them offline.My downloaded play lists I can hear when I'm offline but not my songs.Do you have any suggestions why? I installed the app again and downloaded all the songs again but it di...

191295
Newbie
Hello, I use Spotify premium. I downloaded a lot of songs to hear them offline. My downloaded play lists I can hear when I'm offline but not my songs. Do you have any suggestions why? I installed...
2016-03-04 5:38:46 PM
2016-03-04 6:05:39 PM
Daniel
Community Legend
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473 Views
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