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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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Spotify not available in my country error on new phone

Hi, I got myself a new phone yesterday. Now i am trying to install spotify, which i already use for a couple of years, but it won't download because it says it is not available in my country. I live in Holland and it should be available. I think the ...

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  • Hi,   I got myself a new phone yesterday. Now i am trying to install spotify, which i already use for a couple of years, but it won't download because it says it is not available in my country...
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Spotify used 630mb on it's own

Yesterday evening Spotify on my OnePlus One decided to do something weird. I got some kind of notification so I took my phone (from the table, not from my pocket). I immediately noticed the phone was super hot, like way-beyond-comfortable hot. I unlo...

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  • Yesterday evening Spotify on my OnePlus One decided to do something weird.   I got some kind of notification so I took my phone (from the table, not from my pocket). I immediately no...
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My Inbox button disappeared

Hi, my Inbox button just disappeared 1 month ago. I thought the updates will fix it, but not. And I can get my Inbox message, but after I close it, I can't open it again, because I don't have any button for that. Screenshot :http://i.imgur.com/tuVRz3...

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  • Hi, my Inbox button just disappeared 1 month ago. I thought the updates will fix it, but not. And I can get my Inbox message, but after I close it, I can't open it again, because I don't have any but...
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ad free

While listening through phone in my car, it will ask that I can listen ad free for the next 30 mins but then spotify freezes and I can't do anything

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  • While listening through phone in my car, it will ask that I can listen ad free for the next 30 mins but then spotify freezes and I can't do anything
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No Metadata or ability to use steering wheel controls

I updated my Galaxy S4 to the latest and greatest OS yesterday and in doing so it updated spotify. After the update the music will still play over my Kenwood DNX9990HD but it doesnt show me any of the information and cannot be controlled from the ste...

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  • I updated my Galaxy S4 to the latest and greatest OS yesterday and in doing so it updated spotify.  After the update the music will still play over my Kenwood DNX9990HD but it doesnt show me any...
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why is my music sound wierd

It is always too high pitched or loelw pitched

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Solved!! "No SD card found" on Cat B15Q

Hi folks, I just purchased a new Cat phone with Android KitKat. 16 GB SD card works with other applications, but Spotify doesn't seem to recognize it. After a clean Spotify install (all caches removed etc.), the message "No SD card found" is displaye...

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  • Hi folks,   I just purchased a new Cat phone with Android KitKat. 16 GB SD card works with other applications, but Spotify doesn't seem to recognize it.   After a clean Spotify in...
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Solved!! Car stereo not getting updated for each song.

Greetings, In the past, the data (song and album) would be updated for each song change. Currently this only happens at the beginning of the album. This changed after the last phone update. Device: Samsung SM-G900A (Galaxy S5)Android : 4.4.4Car Stere...

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  • Greetings,   In the past, the data (song and album) would be updated for each song change. Currently this only happens at the beginning of the album.   This changed after the last phone...
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All my saved music suddenly desapeared from my account

All my saved music desapeared and only my saved playlists remained. But when i check the device storage it says that spotify still occupies the same memory. What can i do?

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  • All my saved music desapeared and only my saved playlists remained. But when i check the device storage it says that spotify still occupies the same memory. What can i do?
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Google Play Gift Card

I recently bought a Google Gift Play Card just to upgrade to Premium. But when I keyed in the code, they said that it is invalid. Please help me!!

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  • I recently bought a Google Gift Play Card just to upgrade to Premium. But when I keyed in the code, they said that it is invalid. Please help me!!
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Not downloading playlists

When ever I try to download playlists I previously had downloaded before I had reinstalled Spotify it'll tell me that there isn't enough device memory but that is not correct more then half of my memory on my phone is empty. I put majority of my othe...

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  • When ever I try to download playlists I previously had downloaded before I had reinstalled Spotify it'll tell me that there isn't enough device memory but that is not correct more then half of my mem...
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Re: Local files not playing in offline playlists

Did you find a solution to your problem? I have the same issue on my android device. No local files are synced.

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  • Did you find a solution to your problem? I have the same issue on my android device. No local files are synced.
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Android client crashes with lock screen - both 4.4 and 5.x

I use Spotifyon my mobile devices (iPhone 6, Nexus 5, OnePlus One) and I keep having problems with the Android client: On both Androids (4.4 and 5.x) the client most of the time is not reacting to the lock screen widget and in some cases crashing to ...

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  • I use Spotifyon my mobile devices (iPhone 6, Nexus 5, OnePlus One) and I keep having problems with the Android client:   On both Androids (4.4 and 5.x) the client most of the time is not react...
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Refresh/Reload screen

Every few seconds, I get a white screen with a spinning green refresh/reload arrow. It's quite annoying.I've tried reinstalling the app and even resetting the phone but the problem persists.Has anyone experienced this? How did you fix it?

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  • Every few seconds, I get a white screen with a spinning green refresh/reload arrow. It's quite annoying. I've tried reinstalling the app and even resetting the phone but the problem persists. H...
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[Android] - Spotify stops playing when screen locks (Lollipop 5.1)

My rig is:Samsung Galaxy Note IIRooted with: Cyanogenmod 12.1 I haven't the slightest clue what to do about this at this point. I tried uninstall/reinstall, cleared cache, googled for quite awhile. I'm not running any task killer app either, the only...

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  • My rig is: Samsung Galaxy Note II Rooted with: Cyanogenmod 12.1   I haven't the slightest clue what to do about this at this point. I tried uninstall/reinstall, cleared cache, googled for qu...
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Huawei Ascend P7: Menu button not working

Hey everyone, today I received my new Huawei Ascend P7 and installed Spotify (weirdly it was not installed automatically, unlike most other apps I had had on my old Samsung Galaxy S Plus). I immediately noticed an issue: the menu-button in the top le...

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  • Hey everyone,   today I received my new Huawei Ascend P7 and installed Spotify (weirdly it was not installed automatically, unlike most other apps I had had on my old Samsung Galaxy S Plus)....
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lenght of title at playlist

How can I show up the title lenght inside a playlist?

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Cannot play some songs on mobile

So I have synced many of my local files onto my mobile device. However, it seems that certain songs that are not in Spotify's catalog cannot be played on my mobile device. For example, there is only one Aaliyah album on Spotify which is Age Ain't Not...

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  • So I have synced many of my local files onto my mobile device.  However, it seems that certain songs that are not in Spotify's catalog cannot be played on my mobile device.   For example,...
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Release Notes - Spotify for Android (2.4.0) {Updated 27/03/15}

What's new in this version (2.4.0) New: Play Spotify in your Android Auto equipped vehicle. Just connect a compatible Android phone and you're ready to roll. Improved: Check out the new daily charts. New: Discover has gone horizontal.

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  •   What's new in this version (2.4.0)   New: Play Spotify in your Android Auto equipped vehicle. Just connect a compatible Android phone and you're ready to roll. Improved: Check o...
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Connect not working on Android Samsung S5

Hi... I've just bought a new Samsung S5 and the Spotify Connect fuction does not show any of my airplay speakers. Is there a trick I'm missing, as they all work fine on my iPad..?Thanks for your help

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  • Hi... I've just bought a new Samsung S5 and the Spotify Connect fuction does not show any of my airplay speakers. Is there a trick I'm missing, as they all work fine on my iPad..? Thanks for your he...
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