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Solved!! 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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Solved!! Spotify freezing/crashing at start-up ???????

Hi, Since Sunday (17/05/2015) Spotify has stopped working on my mobile phone, up until then I had had no issues with the Spotify app on my phone. On Sunday I clicked on the app to start Spotify, as normal, and it opened a black screen with the menu s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   Since Sunday (17/05/2015) Spotify has stopped working on my mobile phone, up until then I had had no issues with the Spotify app on my phone. On Sunday I clicked on the app to start Spot...
  • Banshee24
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Spotify not recognising WiFi connection

Hey, so it fixed itself for a while, but the same problem keeps returning. Even though I am connected to my home WiFi and other apps are using the internet fine, for some reason Spotify says that there is no internet connection available. I can conne...

  • Newbie
  • Hey, so it fixed itself for a while, but the same problem keeps returning. Even though I am connected to my home WiFi and other apps are using the internet fine, for some reason Spotify says that the...
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Solved!! Must update?

App updates, including Spotify's, always seem to be larger than what's being replaced. I haven't installed the latest Spotify update because I think it's primarily for BMWs and Chromecast, neither of which I have and because my Android's internal sto...

  • Casual Listener
  • App updates, including Spotify's, always seem to be larger than what's being replaced.  I haven't installed the latest Spotify update because I think it's primarily for BMWs and Chromecast, neit...
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Galaxy Note 4 Syncing Issues

Hello everyone, I just got my new phone, The Galaxy Note 4, and I love it. However, I am having issues with Spotify, specifially syncing music to it. Whenever I sync all my music to it, it unsyncs when I leave the house and then I have to sync it all...

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  • Hello everyone,    I just got my new phone, The Galaxy Note 4, and I love it. However, I am having issues with Spotify, specifially syncing music to it. Whenever I sync all my music to it...
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Chromecast not visible when on wifi, but can connect via PIN

Basically I can't see my chromecast when I'm connected to my wifi network but it's available via PIN when I'm just using my carrier network. Anyone have any ideas?Cheers

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  • Basically I can't see my chromecast when I'm connected to my wifi network but it's available via PIN when I'm just using my carrier network. Anyone have any ideas? Cheers
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How to keep spotify as online device

Hello, I would like to keep spotify still available between online devices. I have android device connected to my sound system and would like to play music remotely from my mobile.It always dissapear from the list once inactive for a short period of ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I would like to keep spotify still available between online devices. I have android device connected to my sound system and would like to play music remotely from my mobile. It alway...
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Unplayable tracks!!!

Recently I have 3 tracks that have been unable to play for whatever reason i do not know. It's not a grey ttack because for the past 2 months the tracks were playable. The time bar keeps progressing normally but there is no sound

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  • Recently I have 3 tracks that have been unable to play for whatever reason i do not know. It's not a grey ttack because for the past 2 months the tracks were playable. The time bar keeps progressing ...
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Moto X Pure only has a 3x1 widget

Today I received my moto x pure and when I added the play back widget and saw there is only a 3x1 version. My 2014 has a 4x1 which I thought was odd. Anyone else seeing this?

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  • Today I received my moto x pure and when I added the play back widget and saw there is only a 3x1 version. My 2014 has a 4x1 which I thought was odd. Anyone else seeing this?
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Stuck in Offline Mode since installing updated Android app.

Hello, the Spotify premium app was working great on my Galaxy S5 until I installed the recommended update this morning. I did allow it to remove the previous version. Since doing this I am stuck in online mode regardless of what I try. I have tried 4...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, the Spotify premium app was working great on my Galaxy S5 until I installed the recommended update this morning. I did allow it to remove the previous version. Since doing this I am stuck in o...
  • Chi3
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Spotify won't open

I've tried to uninstalled, clear cache, clear data nothing will work. I open the app the black background will pop up with the Spotify logo in the top left corner and then crash after a few seconds.Someone please help I cant afford to pay for broken ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've tried to uninstalled, clear cache, clear data nothing will work. I open the app the black background will pop up with the Spotify logo in the top left corner and then crash after a few seconds. ...
  • Nico
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Can't log into spotify on my android Galaxy s6 edge

This has been going on for over a week. I had just gotten the premium too, and I logged out one day, and haven't been able to log in again. I've wiped the program from my phone multiple times and redownloaded it, and nothing. When I try to log in, it...

  • Casual Listener
  • This has been going on for over a week. I had just gotten the premium too, and I logged out one day, and haven't been able to log in again. I've wiped the program from my phone multiple times and red...
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I Can Only See My Own Shares in Activity

Hey guys. I'm somewhat new to Spotify. My roommate and I figured it would be pretty cool to follow eachother, then when we find good tracks we can "Share/Post" them. I figured since we're following eachother, we'd be able to see eachother's Posts/Sha...

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  • Hey guys. I'm somewhat new to Spotify. My roommate and I figured it would be pretty cool to follow eachother, then when we find good tracks we can "Share/Post" them. I figured since we're following e...
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Solved!! Spotify running ridiculously slow

About a month ago an update released and since then the app is ridiculously slow while connected to the internet. It works fine offline but as soon as I connect to the internet, either WiFi or 4g, the app doesn't work at all, just hangs in loading sc...

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  • About a month ago an update released and since then the app is ridiculously slow while connected to the internet. It works fine offline but as soon as I connect to the internet, either WiFi or 4g, th...
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Spotify crashes

Brief description of the issue: Spotify crashes when I try to open it since the update from this morning.Steps to reproduce the issue:First I did this : I update my application.Then I did that: I clic (with my finger) on the Spotify icon.I also did t...

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  • Brief description of the issue: Spotify crashes when I try to open it since the update from this morning. Steps to reproduce the issue: First I did this : I update my application. Then I did ...
  • Nico
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random playlist shuffling

I have no clue why but latley my playlist has been getting randomly shuffled without me pressing the shuffle button whenever i so much as unplug my earbuds from my device. Anyone got any idea why this is happening?

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  • I have no clue why but latley my playlist has been getting randomly shuffled without me pressing the shuffle button whenever i so much as unplug my earbuds from my device. Anyone got any idea why thi...
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Change volume

When i "connect to a device" my android phone and win10 laptop, i can change volume in laptop with my phone. But when i connect my samsung galaxy tab 3, i cant change the volume with phone... Is it even possible change volume in tablet with phone?

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  • When i "connect to a device" my android phone and win10 laptop, i can change volume in laptop with my phone. But when i connect my samsung galaxy tab 3, i cant change the volume with phone... Is it e...
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Solved!! Offline playlist deleted from phone, won't let me download again.

Hi, This morning my music stopped palying while I was lsitening to it, then later in the day when I checked my data I noticed a huge spike! It turns out that my offline songs had been deleted form my phone, as they won't play when i set spotify to of...

  • Newbie
  • Hi,   This morning my music stopped palying while I was lsitening to it, then later in the day when I checked my data I noticed a huge spike! It turns out that my offline songs had been delete...
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EQ revert

I have a Note 3, before the lollipop I had the bulit-in equalizer, now I got soundalive which is much worse. How do I revert? On my old S4 it didn't switch when updated.

  • Newbie
  • I have a Note 3, before the lollipop I had the bulit-in equalizer, now I got soundalive which is much worse. How do I revert? On my old S4 it didn't switch when updated.
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can't play songs in my Playlist

Songs I had on my Playlist I can no longer play. Why?

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  • Songs I had on my Playlist I can no longer play. Why?
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