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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!! Some synced local files won't play on spotify

I've tried to google the problem from a while now, but can't find any solutions. I have recently downloaded some mp3 files from youtube using clipconverter.cc When I tried to sync those local files to my phone, only some of them worked. No songs are ...

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  • I've tried to google the problem from a while now, but can't find any solutions. I have recently downloaded some mp3 files from youtube using clipconverter.cc When I tried to sync those local fil...
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Android completely broken

Been using Spotify for year and since lolipop its been terrible. First the lock screen stopped dislaying a media hub, had to work around that, since the lastest update its 100% broken.All my music went offline DISPITE having premium for god knows how...

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  • Been using Spotify for year and since lolipop its been terrible. First the lock screen stopped dislaying a media hub, had to work around that, since the lastest update its 100% broken. All my musi...
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Solved!! Can't delete empty playlist folder in the new Spotify Android update.

Here is my desktop Spotify playlist http://i.imgur.com/S5b3E.jpg and here is my mobile Spotify playlist http://i.imgur.com/B6faU.png Now for some reason or another, I've tried EVERTHING imaginable to try and delete that Timbaland playlist in the bott...

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  • Here is my desktop Spotify playlist http://i.imgur.com/S5b3E.jpg and here is my mobile Spotify playlist http://i.imgur.com/B6faU.png Now for some reason or another, I've tried EVERTHING ima...
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Not syncing properly with Wifi and other issues

With the new update spotify on my phone will no longer properly connect to my wifi, it keeps showing the not connected message, I have cleared catch and data, uninstalled spotify, restarted my phone and then reform loaded the new version from the pla...

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  • With the new update spotify on my phone will no longer properly connect to my wifi, it keeps showing the not connected message, I have cleared catch and data, uninstalled spotify, restarted my phone ...
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Cannot reset new password

I have tried multiple times to reset my password. But before being accepted my new password, I get a message that the form sent has expired.

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  • I have tried multiple times to reset my password. But before being accepted my new password, I get a message that the form sent has expired.
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offline music disappeared

Hey! I have a problemw with offlinem music on HTC m7.I am now in Kenya, and in the place wherei stay there is no wi fi, and internet connection is poor. I have had downloaded all my favouritem musicvia the offline mode earlier, but today it just disa...

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  • Hey! I have a problemw with offlinem music on HTC m7. I am now in Kenya, and in the place wherei stay there is no wi fi, and internet connection is poor. I have had downloaded all my favouritem musi...
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Can't listen to local files on my phone

Hey. So i have used spotify for a while now, on my phone and my pc.And i have never had any problems with my local files, but then after the newest update of spotify. i couldn't listen tomy local files on my phone anymore. i have tried to download a ...

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  • Hey.   So i have used spotify for a while now, on my phone and my pc. And i have never had any problems with my local files, but then after the newest update of spotify. i couldn't listen to ...
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Please improve the Android client? :)

Dear Spotify team, after using your service for almost 6 months and being a Premium subscriber since day one I have to say that the Desktop client is pretty good, the mobile (especially Android) client is horrible. Here are a few things you could fix...

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  • Dear Spotify team,   after using your service for almost 6 months and being a Premium subscriber since day one I have to say that the Desktop client is pretty good, the mobile (especially Andr...
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Can't use Wifi, only mobile network

Earlier today I upgraded my Spotify account to premium so that I would be able to use wifi to save music onto my phone to listen to in offline mode when only mobile networks are available. However, I cannot log in or use spotify with a wifi connectio...

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  • Earlier today I upgraded my Spotify account to premium so that I would be able to use wifi to save music onto my phone to listen to in offline mode when only mobile networks are available. However, I...
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Some offline songs stop working

I have a really annoying problem with my offline playlist. From the beginning i downloaded a playlist with about 250 songs. And it worked fine for a quite long time. But now I discovered that songs can't be played anymore in offline mode. The green s...

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  • I have a really annoying problem with my offline playlist. From the beginning i downloaded a playlist with about 250 songs. And it worked fine for a quite long time. But now I discovered that songs c...
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Con algunos artistas no me sale su musica solo me salen artistas relacionados a el.

Hola!Bueno, soy nuevo en Spotify y lo tengo hace 3 meses mas o menos con cuenta premium. Resulta que hay canciones que no me aparecen en Spotify y algunos de mis amigos si le aparece esas canciones. Aparece el Artista y no sus canciones. Por ejemplo ...

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  • Hola! Bueno, soy nuevo en Spotify y lo tengo hace 3 meses mas o menos con cuenta premium. Resulta que hay canciones que no me aparecen en Spotify y algunos de mis amigos si le aparece esas canciones...
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With some artists in your profile does not appear their songs i only related to the artists.

Hello!Well, I am new to Spotify hopes and i have 3 months ago more or less with premium account. It turns out that there are songs that I do not appear in Spotify hopes and some of my friends if you get these songs. Displays the artist and not their ...

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  • Hello! Well, I am new to Spotify hopes and i have 3 months ago more or less with premium account. It turns out that there are songs that I do not appear in Spotify hopes and some of my friends if yo...
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No internet connection 4G 3G 2G

I have been using Spotify with no issues for many months (Premium from day 1) but 2 weeks ago Spotify on my android smartphone started to disconnect from internet randomly, the problem got worst and now i cannot even log in... I tried to delete the a...

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  • I have been using Spotify with no issues for many months (Premium from day 1) but 2 weeks ago Spotify on my android smartphone started to disconnect from internet randomly, the problem got worst and ...
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Solved!! Help! I want to unistall the most recent update but can't find the supported APK for it.

Help I want to unistall the update on August 10th because it stinks really. But I can't find the apk that is supported to still get the old spotify back.

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  • Help I want to unistall the update on August 10th because it stinks really. But I can't find the apk that is supported to still get the old spotify back.
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I can't log into the app! !!!!!!!!!!!

I can log into the web, but not the app. I have tried all the suggestions here and those that were given to me by support, and NOTHING works. I will give it one more try and if it's not resolved, I'm done with spotify.

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  • I can log into the web, but not the app. I have tried all the suggestions here and those that were given to me by support, and NOTHING works. I will give it one more try and if it's not resolved, I'm...
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(Galaxy S5) Android 5.0 album cover bug

Hey,it is normal that the lockscreen is set to the album cover when listening to a song via spotify, but i noticed that even if you close the app, it doesnt change back to the system's lockscreen background.Please fix that it is kinda annoying and th...

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  • Hey, it is normal that the lockscreen is set to the album cover when listening to a song via spotify, but i noticed that even if you close the app, it doesnt change back to the system's lockscreen b...
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How to change download location to external sd card

I was just wondering if there was a option to change download location to my external sd cardThank you

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  • I was just wondering if there was a option to change download location to my external sd card Thank you
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Solved!! some albuns is only to premium access?

Hello , i'm trying access this album below put is not avaible, i see this songs via WEB but i can't click on play, and via android i can't see this album https://play.spotify.com/album/3xYNQ0WHbe15Jxj8omO8cA thank yourapha

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  • Hello , i'm trying access this album below put is not avaible, i see this songs via WEB but i can't click on play, and via android i can't see this album   https://play.spotify.com/album/...
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searching playlists

Why is that on premium app I cannot search my own playlists and can only listen in shuffle mode ! This is not good. I currently have a windows phone but previously had an iphone and I could search in that ,so why not on the windows phone ? This will ...

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  • Why is that on premium app I cannot search my own playlists and can only listen in shuffle mode ! This is not good. I currently have a windows phone but previously had an iphone and I could search in...
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