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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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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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Music available offline switch

Is there any possibility of moving the available offline switch to maybe a menu or something less easily accessible. I don't know how many times I've downloaded my playlists and then accidentally hit the make available switch to have no downloaded mu...

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  • Is there any possibility of moving the available offline switch to maybe a menu or something less easily accessible. I don't know how many times I've downloaded my playlists and then accidentally hit...
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  • Make available offline switch
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No puedo pasar la musica a mi sd

Ya realice el procedimiento de borrar y volver a descargar toda mi música pero aun así sigue descargándose en mi interna que puedo hacer?

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  • Ya realice el procedimiento de borrar y volver a descargar toda mi música pero aun así sigue descargándose en mi interna que puedo hacer?
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cant look up any music

I cant look up any music on my android, it's not giving me the option to search music or look at my playlists

  • Newbie
  • I cant look up any music on my android, it's not giving me the option to search music or look at my playlists
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HELP LOCAL FILES IN ANDROID DOESN´T DOWNLOAD

please, i don´t know how can i fix that.i download songs to my netbook windows and i create a playlist. but when i wanna download those songs to my android i can´t.

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  • please, i don´t know how can i fix that. i download songs to my netbook windows and i create a playlist. but when i wanna download those songs to my android i can´t.  
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Paid money for a free month trial???

So i went to Target and bought the ten dollar gift card. And I'm new to Spotify so I got the thing where it was a free 30 day trial. I put it in assuming I was going to get the free month and another month with the 10 dollars but now that the first m...

  • Newbie
  • So i went to Target and bought the ten dollar gift card. And I'm new to Spotify so I got the thing where it was a free 30 day trial. I put it in assuming I was going to get the free month and another...
  • Taylor
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Solved!! Party

Party new feature not working. I just updated the app on android, but when I click party on browse section, nothing happens

  • Casual Listener
  • Party new feature not working. I just updated the app on android, but when I click party on browse section, nothing happens
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SD card saving very unstable

When I run spotify for the first time with an SD card, it saves to it fine. But after every phone restart, it seems to forget all saved data on the SD card and redownload to internal storage, eating up my wifi data volume and storage space. I then ha...

  • Casual Listener
  • When I run spotify for the first time with an SD card, it saves to it fine. But after every phone restart, it seems to forget all saved data on the SD card and redownload to internal storage, eating ...
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Allow songs in a Playlist to be manually sorted on android.

Chris Samaan started this petition with a single signature. It needs many more. It takes 3 seconds. Please sign it at: Allow songs in a Playlist to be manually sorted on android.

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  • Chris Samaan started this petition with a single signature.   It needs many more. It takes 3 seconds. Please sign it at:   Allow songs in a Playlist to be manually sorted on androi...
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Solved!! 'Running' disappeared after update to versjon 4.4.0.1008!

Hi allI am a Premium user who lost the running function in Spotify. I have re-installed the app after deleting all old files, turned the phone off and back on ++ I've tried it all, but still no 'Running'I have versjon 4.4.0.1008. Can someone PLEASE t...

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  • Hi all I am a Premium user who lost the running function in Spotify. I have re-installed the app after deleting all old files,  turned the phone off and back on ++ I've tried it all, but sti...
  • virgial
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playlist songs coming back after being deleted

hi all,using spotify on android, HTC, with offline mode.songs deleted from playlists coming back when the app is launched again....so I need to delete those entries again...it does not happen always, so no clue of the reason of this erratic behavior....

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  • hi all, using spotify on android, HTC, with offline mode. songs deleted from playlists coming back when the app is launched again....so I need to delete those entries again... it does no...
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Downloaded songs for offline are gone.

Hi, I just wanted to solve my problem. I have downloaded songs for offline more like 5 to 7 playlists and around 500+ songs. I downloaded it since Dec. 22 and yesterday it was still saved but now Dec. 23 when I'm listening to my downloaded songs, my ...

  • Visitor
  • Hi, I just wanted to solve my problem. I have downloaded songs for offline more like 5 to 7 playlists and around 500+ songs. I downloaded it since Dec. 22 and yesterday it was still saved but now Dec...
  • woodandrew90
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Not saving to SD card on Android marshmallow (6.0)

My moto x pure edition just updated to marshmallow and now storage on SD card doesn't work. Anyone have any experience with fixing this?

  • Casual Listener
  • My moto x pure edition just updated to marshmallow and now storage on SD card doesn't work. Anyone have any experience with fixing this?
  • Jplargente
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Android app doesn't recognize my premium user

SIgned up about 3-4 hours ago and the android app doesnt recognise my priemum user credentials?

  • Newbie
  • SIgned up about 3-4 hours ago and the android app doesnt recognise my priemum user credentials?
  • ainxe90
  • Newbie
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Solved!! Android mobile

How do you add your own music to Spotify from an android mobile phone? I'm actually a musician, how do I share my own music?

  • Casual Listener
  • How do you add your own music to Spotify from an android mobile phone? I'm actually a musician, how do I share my own music?
  • MjBeAtZ50
  • Casual Listener
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Can't share between Facebook users

I have Facebook and so does my friend. Both our accounts are linked with spotify and he can send me messages but I can't send him. We both use android phones. Any help is appreciated.Zoe.

  • Casual Listener
  • I have Facebook and so does my friend. Both our accounts are linked with spotify and he can send me messages but I can't send him. We both use android phones. Any help is appreciated. Zoe.
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Chromecast 2nd Generation support

So it is November 23rd 2015 and I have bought the second generation chromecast and was really excited to use it. I unpackaged it set it up and went to my Spotify application and realized it was not detecting any devices as it would detect my ps3 I un...

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  • So it is November 23rd 2015 and I have bought the second generation chromecast and was really excited to use it. I unpackaged it set it up and went to my Spotify application and realized it was not d...
  • iicoolj
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Spotify Running

Can't find the Spotify Running tool in my android, was it removed? or should i try to reinstall?

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  • Can't find the Spotify Running tool in my android, was it removed? or should i try to reinstall?
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Week Discoveries

Good morning! I can listen to a playlist discoveries of the oldest week? I liked that playlist, but I did not save

  • Newbie
  • Good morning! I can listen to a playlist discoveries of the oldest week? I liked that playlist, but I did not save
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Local Files not syncing/showing up.

Recently my local files became unavailable and undownloaded for whatever reason. I have tried to get them back by following all the steps on every single forum I could find and absolutely nothing has worked so far. In fact the issue has gotten worse....

  • Newbie
  • Recently my local files became unavailable and undownloaded for whatever reason.  I have tried to get them back by following all the steps on every single forum I could find and absolutely nothi...
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Headset buttons override on 5.1.2 Lollipop

Hi. Been using Spotify on Android (phone: Galaxy S2). Everything was fine when I had the original software for the phone (4.1.2 Jelly Bean). The headset buttons would control the music app that was currently active. For example, if Spotify was turned...

  • Newbie
  • Hi.   Been using Spotify on Android (phone: Galaxy S2). Everything was fine when I had the original software for the phone (4.1.2 Jelly Bean). The headset buttons would control the music app t...
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