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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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Solved!! Storage space

I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 16GB with a 32GB SD card. I work on a farm with very little reception and use Spotify everyday for music. The problem I have is that I can't save music onto the SD card and the amount of music of have has taken over the bas...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a Samsung Galaxy S6 16GB with a 32GB SD card. I work on a farm with very little reception and use Spotify everyday for music. The problem I have is that I can't save music onto the SD card and...
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Downloaded songs deleted each month

So I'm using Spotify Premium and the payment is included with my monthly plan. Each month, when my plan and therefore Premium payment is done, I fınd all of my offline data deleted. I have 15 - 20 GBs of data and downloading this each month takes day...

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  • So I'm using Spotify Premium and the payment is included with my monthly plan. Each month, when my plan and therefore Premium payment is done, I fınd all of my offline data deleted. I have 15 - 20 GB...
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  • Deleted downloads
    Offline songs
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No local file sync/download on Android.

Hello, i am running Spotify on 2 Pc's and 1 (new) Android Device. All Devices are connected to the same network. I tested adding local files to my playlist on both Pc's,but my Android Device doesnt sync/download the local files to offline mode.I rest...

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  • Hello,   i am running Spotify on 2 Pc's and 1 (new) Android Device. All Devices are connected to the same network.  I tested adding local files to my playlist on both Pc's,but my Android...
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Favorites not there after reinstall

So, my Spotify was having all kinds of problems not being able to go "Online" if off wifi despite clearly being so. Could load webpages, but not good enough for Spotify. Thought uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify might work, but no, it did not res...

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  • So, my Spotify was having all kinds of problems not being able to go "Online" if off wifi despite clearly being so.  Could load webpages, but not good enough for Spotify.    Thought ...
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Redownload

The spotify app suddenly downloaded all the songs in my list again. Where does that come from?

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  • The spotify app suddenly downloaded all the songs in my list again. Where does that come from?
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Android Spotify crashes at albums section

Spotify keeps crashing when I'm going to my albums. The only thing that seems to help is reinstalling Spotify and then it works for the day. The next day same thing. It crashes when accessing my albums. After reinstallation it's fine for the resgt of...

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  • Spotify keeps crashing when I'm going to my albums. The only thing that seems to help is reinstalling Spotify and then it works for the day.  The next day same thing. It crashes when accessin...
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SHUTS DOWN ANY TIME I TRY SEARCHING!

Spotify keeps shutting down anytime I try to search for more than one letter. Have Uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and same issue. Please help, not going to continue paying for premium on an app I can't even use!

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  • Spotify keeps shutting down anytime I try to search for more than one letter. Have Uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and same issue. Please help, not going to continue paying for premium on an ...
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no search

On my spotify premium (only on my samsung note not the other devices in the house) i try to search a song and after the first three letters have been typed, spotify closes down.I have tried resetting phone, redownloading app, made sure there is enoug...

  • Casual Listener
  • On my spotify premium (only on my samsung note not the other devices in the house) i try to search a song and after the first three letters have been typed, spotify closes down. I have tried resetti...
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Downloaded content doesn't appear

I downloaded around half of the songs I have in My Music, but, after I expended around 1 gigabyte of my mobile data, spotify doesn't show me any downloaded song

  • Casual Listener
  • I downloaded around half of the songs I have in My Music, but, after I expended around 1 gigabyte of my mobile data, spotify doesn't show me any downloaded song
  • neofito3000
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Extreme data usage, even with Spotify stopped

My Android Spotify (premium account) is doing funny since about 14 days. While on 4G, during a song, the playback stops and the data usage increases significantly. Even when I quit (not kill!!!) Spotify, the data usage goes through the roof. I had on...

  • Casual Listener
  • My Android Spotify (premium account) is doing funny since about 14 days. While on 4G, during a song, the playback stops and the data usage increases significantly. Even when I quit (not kill!!!) Spot...
  • Samaweto
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It's offline

My playlist is saying offline and I am trying to get it back online

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  • My playlist is saying offline and I am trying to get it back online
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Problems with suggested songs

As firstI don't have a premium account...When I'm listening to my music , the suggested songs are played. I don't like these so when I try to change suggested songs another suggested song starts again and no longer allowed to play music that I really...

  • Newbie
  •  As first I don't have a premium account... When I'm listening to my music , the suggested songs are played. I don't like these so when I try to change suggested songs another suggested song s...
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Issue in Android Spotify

Hello, I am having issues when playing "all songs" in android in the speakers. The songs stop playing after two songs in the playlist. When i have the headset the songs continue to play. I have premium please help me.

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  • Hello,   I am having issues when playing "all songs" in android in the speakers. The songs stop playing after two songs in the playlist. When i have the headset the songs continue to play. I h...
  • gtfMasterJohn
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Spotify bug?

Hello, I am new here so don't now how everything works yet. But i have a little question about something whitin Spotify. Tomorrow Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will release their new album; This unruly mess i've made.So i was listening some older Macklemor...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I am new here so don't now how everything works yet.   But i have a little question about something whitin Spotify.   Tomorrow Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will release t...
  • Husky22
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App will not close on android M

It keeps running in background even if I close the app. It's not in the Open Apps screen, the controller in the notification drawer is gone, yet it keeps playing without end. Most of the time I'd be ok with it but this is really hogging the battery a...

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  • It keeps running in background even if I close the app. It's not in the Open Apps screen, the controller in the notification drawer is gone, yet it keeps playing without end.    Most of t...
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Disable activity sharing on Android

Hi all. I'm running Spotify on my Android device. Usually, I don't want my followers to view the songs I'm playing. At the moment, when I open up the Spotify app, I must enter the settings menu, then choose "Private mode" (or what it's called), befor...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi all.    I'm running Spotify on my Android device. Usually, I don't want my followers to view the songs I'm playing. At the moment, when I open up the Spotify app, I must enter the sett...
  • kenneho
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No storage area found

I can only listen to about one song and then spotify quits and tells me no storage area found. I have ample storage on both my sd card and internal storage. I've tried everything on the Web with no avail.

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  • I can only listen to about one song and then spotify quits and tells me no storage area found. I have ample storage on both my sd card and internal storage. I've tried everything on the Web with no a...
  • Jorge1995
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short sporadic misfires in the title reproduction of sd card

I use Spotify Premium and have a problem with playing my offline stored music from a mobile phone. As cell phone I use a Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1. In my phone is an microSDHC Samsung 64GB card. My problem is that it always comes back to i...

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  • I use Spotify Premium and have a problem with playing my offline stored music from a mobile phone. As cell phone I use a Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android 5.0.1. In my phone is an microSDHC Samsung 64GB...
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I can't log in

I live in Mexico and I already have an acount, but I will be in Germany for 6 months and I can't log in anymore! What can I do?

  • Casual Listener
  • I live in Mexico and I already have an acount, but I will be in Germany for 6 months and I can't log in anymore! What can I do?
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Blutooth phone - equalizer don't work

Why the equalizer dont work with blutooth headphone? Some third party app to do that?

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  • Why the equalizer dont work with blutooth headphone? Some third party app to do that?
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