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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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Offline playlist problems - can you duplicate?

I've been going back and forth with tech support, but no help there, so would love it to see if you all have the same issue or not. I have a probelm where Spotify's current version is trying to playback songs in offline mode that are not already down...

  • Music Fan
  • I've been going back and forth with tech support, but no help there, so would love it to see if you all have the same issue or not.  I have a probelm where Spotify's current version is trying to...
  • OzarkCDN
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Crashes shortly after launching. Moto G 4G Lte

So whenever I got to listen to music the app seems to crash or close itself. I'll launch the app, play music, then go to do other things and it shortly crashes. I've checked to make sure nothing on my phone is doing this so I'm lost here. Any and all...

  • Newbie
  • So whenever I got to listen to music the app seems to crash or close itself. I'll launch the app, play music, then go to do other things and it shortly crashes. I've checked to make sure nothing...
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Cant log in and go online on samsung s6

So when i am at home and i enter my spotify info, it says logging in forever and it doesnt connect after a long time. When i am somewhere else with wifi, it connects after a long time. When i am logged on, it tells me that i am offline even though i ...

  • Casual Listener
  • So when i am at home and i enter my spotify info, it says logging in forever and it doesnt connect after a long time. When i am somewhere else with wifi, it connects after a long time. When i am logg...
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Solved!! [Q] Is it possible to select which SDcard to use for caching?

Hello, I'm on an older Galaxy S2 so I probably have a very singular problem. But is there any way to specify where spotify hosts it's cache? Here's why I ask. My current phone has: - Internal SD card (~11GB)- External SD card (~30GB or something dumb...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I'm on an older Galaxy S2 so I probably have a very singular problem. But is there any way to specify where spotify hosts it's cache?   Here's why I ask. My current phone has: ...
  • Daniel
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Problem with playing imported songs when using mobile data

Hello community, I have a weird problem with my spotify android app. I have some songs in playlist that are imported. I got them synced to my HTC One M8. But there is a problem. When I start listening without connection to the internet everything is ...

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  • Hello community, I have a weird problem with my spotify android app. I have some songs in playlist that are imported. I got them synced to my HTC One M8. But there is a problem. When I start listenin...
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Spotify is not responding.

So after the update from october 1, spotify wont open anymore on my galaxy s5, worked fine until update but now everytime i open it, it just goes to my main screen.my phone its not the proble i already did the clean install twice, factory reset my ph...

  • Casual Listener
  • So after the update from october 1, spotify wont open anymore on my galaxy s5, worked fine until update but now everytime i open it, it just goes to my main screen. my phone its not the proble i alr...
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Very different dynamic range (bass, treble) of music via WLAN and 3G

I don't understand one thing: Music I download or stream at home via WLAN has a MUCH better dynamic (more bass, more treble) than music I stream or download via 3G.My settings are "Extreme Quality" for Streaming and "High Quality" for downloading. An...

  • Roadie
  • I don't understand one thing: Music I download or stream at home via WLAN has a MUCH better dynamic (more bass, more treble) than music I stream or download via 3G. My settings are "Extreme Quality"...
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Solved!! I can't download songs anymore?

I do all the right steps but it dont work anymore. I select to download the song but appear a message,''waiting for download '' but never download. Somebody can help?

  • Casual Listener
  • I do all the right steps but it dont work anymore. I select to download the song but appear a message,''waiting for download '' but never download. Somebody can help?
  • Daniel
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No facebook friends feed in Activity Spotify Android

I have a premium account and a facebook account and those are linked, but I have no feed in Activity section from my facebook friends. What can i do?

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  • I have a premium account and a facebook account and those are linked, but I have no feed in Activity section from my facebook friends. What can i do?
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Wrong song title

Hi. I'm new here, so I hope i'm doing this right. The issue I need help with is really a minor one. It's just that i've found one song's title is wrong, and that makes mi Musixmatch app unable to sinchronize the lyrics. ¿What can i do? Thanks for you...

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  • Hi. I'm new here, so I hope i'm doing this right. The issue I need help with is really a minor one. It's just that i've found one song's title is wrong, and that makes mi Musixmatch app unable to sin...
  • Daniel
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My Account

So i did the 7 day trial and its supposed to go back to normal.. but it didnt. So i cant listen to my music unless i press shuffle. So in other words my music is saying im offline until i press shuffle.

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  • So i did the 7 day trial and its supposed to go back to normal.. but it didnt. So i cant listen to my music unless i press shuffle. So in other words my music is saying im offline until i press shuff...
  • Nico
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offline mode on android

i am having trouble with playing my playlists offline. everytime i hit available offline it say waiting for download. help plz.

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  • i am having trouble with playing my playlists offline. everytime i hit available offline it say waiting for download. help plz.
  • frank7
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Playback stops at random

Spotify stops playback at random. This used to happen less frequently in the past, but now it does it at random intervals between 5 seconds and 1 minute or so. The issue only seems to occur while I'm walking outside with my device in hand or in a poc...

  • Newbie
  • Spotify stops playback at random. This used to happen less frequently in the past, but now it does it at random intervals between 5 seconds and 1 minute or so. The issue only seems to occur...
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Solved!! Playing local files on phone (android)

The Problem! My phone will not download or play local files from my laptop on my phone. 1. All my Local files play in spotify on my laptop.2. When I press the available offline button in my playlist with local files in it. It says " waiting to downlo...

  • Casual Listener
  • The Problem!  My phone will not download or play local files from my laptop on my phone.   1. All my Local files play in spotify on my laptop. 2. When I press the available of...
  • Egner01
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[Android][Other] [Bug] Available connections for Cast without ChromeCast device.

Hi, yesterday I was walking through the street listening some music on my cellphone, suddenly I see the option "Connections availables" , I clicked the button, and I see "Cast" as available connection, it's very weird, because I don't have a chrome c...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, yesterday I was walking through the street listening some music on my cellphone, suddenly I see the option "Connections availables" , I clicked the button, and I see "Cast" as available connectio...
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Solved!! Why can't I rearrange my playlist

I used to be able to change the order of songs in my playlists. I.e move a song from the top to the middle, middle to top etc. This was on my iPhone. Now I use android its not letting me. Its also not letting me on the webplayer on windows PC.What do...

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  • I used to be able to change the order of songs in my playlists. I.e move a song from the top to the middle, middle to top etc. This was on my iPhone. Now I use android its not letting me. Its also no...
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can´t log in

Here is the case I use to log in to spotify trough facebook. My facebook web got converted into bussiness and the migration never finished.I want to resset my premium spotify password without going trough facebook Can anybody help Thank you Guillermo

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  • Here is the case   I use to log in to spotify trough facebook.   My facebook web got converted into bussiness and the migration never finished. I want to resset my premium spotify pass...
  • Daniel
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spotify does not start on my cell

since the last update of Spotify does not start the program on my phone. And I've already uninstalled several times and nothing works.

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  • since the last update of Spotify does not start the program on my phone. And I've already uninstalled several times and nothing works.
  • Daniel
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Faulty "No internet connection" message [Android samsung galaxy S5]

Alright, from the top About two weeks ago, Spotify on my phone started messing up. About 80% of the time, the app doesn't get any internet connection, even though every other app on the device has internet connection. It all started with not being ab...

  • Newbie
  • Alright, from the top   About two weeks ago, Spotify on my phone started messing up. About 80% of the time, the app doesn't get any internet connection, even though every other app on the devi...
  • xRile
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Only play in shuffle mode with android tablet

Hello, as I wrote in Subject I've tried to install Spotify on my android tablet (model mid-A13 with 4.0.4 version) but I can only play in shuffle mode... on Spotify website is written that I could play the songs I like, maybe I've made something wron...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   as I wrote in Subject I've tried to install Spotify on my android tablet (model mid-A13 with 4.0.4 version) but I can only play in shuffle mode... on  Spotify website is writte...
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