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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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Are videos not available on Android tablets?

No videos showing on Galaxy Tab 8.4 pro, no videos showing on Nexus 7, both running last Spotify update. Any clues?

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  • No videos showing on Galaxy Tab 8.4 pro, no videos showing on Nexus 7, both running last Spotify update. Any clues?
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How do I create a photo album

After wandering all ova Spit's DroidFone site I finally stumbled across a page that actually gave me permission to upload pix from my fones gallery. I proceeded to "choose file" and although I couldn't see my pix immagonna take Spit's word for it tha...

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  •  After wandering all ova Spit's DroidFone site I finally stumbled across a page that actually gave me permission to upload pix from my fones gallery.  I proceeded to "choose file" and alth...
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How can I make spotify mobile play music files I have on my phone.

I have an album or two downloaded onto my phone's micro SD card and one on or two song onto spotify itself. Is there anyway I can get spotify to play those? It can get annoying traveling back and forth between three different locations on my phone.

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  • I have an album or two downloaded onto my phone's micro SD card and one on or two song onto spotify itself. Is there anyway I can get spotify to play those? It can get annoying traveling back and for...
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Spotify shuts down after 5 minutes

Hello, I have spotify premium. When i am playing songs from My Albums or so the spotify app shuts down. The app is doing this while i am connected to internet by 4G or Wifi. It is very frustrating because i need to start the app like about 10 to 20 t...

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  • Hello,    I have spotify premium. When i am playing songs from My Albums or so the spotify app shuts down. The app is doing this while i am connected to internet by 4G or Wifi. It is very...
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Chromecast not working with android 5.1.1

My girlfriend has a moto g2 with android 5.0.2 and is able to see chromecast as a device. I have a moto g3 with android 5.1.1 and I can't see the chromecast device.both our spotifiy apps are at the same version (4.0.0.8.0.0).She is using the free ver...

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  • My girlfriend has a moto g2 with android 5.0.2 and is able to see chromecast as a device.  I have a moto g3 with android 5.1.1 and I can't  see the chromecast device. both our spotifiy ap...
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Solved!! Problem with Moto G3 and Chromecast (2015) (video version)

Spotify won't find my new Chromecast (2015) (video version) when using my Moto G (3rd generation) phone.All other applicable apps on my Moto G3 finds the Chromecast.When using my other devices the corresponding Spotify app finds the Chromecast. I kno...

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  • Spotify won't find my new Chromecast (2015) (video version) when using my Moto G (3rd generation) phone. All other applicable apps on my Moto G3 finds the Chromecast. When using my other devices th...
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Solved!! How to cast offline playlists to Chromecast while in offline mode?

I have a Spotify Premium account and like to use it throughout the day while I am driving around for work. We just got a new puppy who has to occassionally stay home by himself, and I would like to play music on the Chromecast on my TV for him to lis...

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  • I have a Spotify Premium account and like to use it throughout the day while I am driving around for work. We just got a new puppy who has to occassionally stay home by himself, and I would like to p...
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Spotify deletes all playlists and offline music

Hello everyone,I use spotify premium together with another person. 3 days ago, Spotify started to delete all playlists and offline music I had(the other user lost his music and the playlists too). So I went on the Spotify page and used the playlist r...

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  • Hello everyone, I use spotify premium together with another person. 3 days ago, Spotify started to delete all playlists and offline music I had(the other user lost his music and the playlists too). ...
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Solved!! No sound

Guys, I'm having a trouble about: after the music is over, the next one doesn't make any sound...Help me pleaseOh almost I forgot, I have spotify premiun and this is about my songs that I've downloaded

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  • Guys, I'm having a trouble about: after the music is over, the next one doesn't make any sound... Help me please Oh almost I forgot, I have spotify premiun and this is about my songs that I've down...
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Hi every one,Spotify play one song and after it keeps playing but without musicWhat should i do?

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  • Hi every one, Spotify play one song and after it keeps playing but without music What should i do?
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Most popular from your friends

Where is "most popular from your friends" or something like that. It was few months ago (maybe 2 or 3). Where it is like now?

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  • Where is "most popular from your friends" or something like that. It was few months ago (maybe 2 or 3). Where it is like now?
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new samsung a3 handset

Help.please.I've just had a replacement samsung a3 and everything (contacts etc)has been restored but not my apps.I've installed spotify again but can't log in...it just keeps saying 'you already gave an account'...

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  • Help.please.I've just had a replacement samsung a3 and everything (contacts etc)has been restored but not my apps.I've installed spotify again but can't log in...it just keeps saying 'you already gav...
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playlist got cleard

so using my phone to controll my computer at work 2 of my playlists were wiped with the exclusion of 3 songs. is there a way to get my playlists back? its like a total of 130+ songs and no more then 4 songs from a band

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  • so using my phone to controll my computer at work 2 of my playlists were wiped with the exclusion of 3 songs. is there a way to get my playlists back? its like a total of 130+ songs and no more then ...
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Solved!! Using spotify offline

My spotify keeps telling me that it stopped downloading my songs because I do not have enough space on my device but that is very wrong as I have 46 gigs left of storage that I can use how do I fix this?

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  • My spotify keeps telling me that it stopped downloading my songs because I do not have enough space on my device but that is very wrong as I have 46 gigs left of storage that I can use how do I fix t...
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Not getting shows

Not getting shows on my galaxy s2 tablet it on my galaxy s5 phone 

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For those having issue syncing local files with Android

It seems that the main problem is the Windows app. Tried several ways to create playlists, with 2 different computers. The lists I created often appered empty on Androd and Linux. The playlists I created using Linux, showed just fine, and synced righ...

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  • It seems that the main problem is the Windows app. Tried several ways to create playlists, with 2 different computers. The lists I created often appered empty on Androd and Linux. The playlists I cre...
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spotify connects OVER THE INTERNET to a friends amp who lives 20 miles away

and i cannot stop it doing it. i went round his house a month ago and played spotify via his yamaha av amp which has connect on it. when i got home i found his amp still on the list of devices - so i tried playing something and lo and behold he calle...

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  • and i cannot stop it doing it. i went round his house a month ago and played spotify via his yamaha av amp which has connect on it. when i got home i found his amp still on the list of devices - so i...
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Solved!! My local files from PC won't syn

From a week until now, my spotify stoped to sync local files from my PC. It was working just fine, until I deleted my playlist and wiped the cache. I tried the firewall solution, creating new playlists, uninstall the app from android and from PC, but...

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  • From a week until now, my spotify stoped to sync local files from my PC. It was working just fine, until I deleted my playlist and wiped the cache.   I tried the firewall solution, creating ne...
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Delete linking

HOW Do I DELETE LINKING VIA Spotify URL AND URI ? And link just through Facebook? Thank you for any replies.

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  • HOW Do I DELETE LINKING VIA Spotify URL AND URI ? And link just through Facebook? Thank you for any replies.
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Spotify skipping on its own

My spotify account seems to have an unlimited skipping issue, and I don't know how to fix it.My account reproduced the issue everytime I attempted to solve the problem.What I tried to fix it:First I tried moving to a different playlistAfter that didn...

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  • My spotify account seems to have an unlimited skipping issue, and I don't know how to fix it. My account reproduced the issue everytime I attempted to solve the problem. What I tried to fix it: Fi...
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