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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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Avengers Assemble Album

Should be 15 songs on this Album. I only see 11 on the Anroid App.... license restrictions. Notably, Five Finger Death Punch is missing.

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  • Should be 15 songs on this Album. I only see 11 on the Anroid App.... license restrictions. Notably, Five Finger Death Punch is missing.
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help!

Al tratar de acceder a mi cuenta desde la app me dice que estoy entrando desde otro país a que se debe

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  • Al tratar de acceder a mi cuenta desde la app me dice que estoy entrando desde otro país a que se debe
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Why is there no sound on my Moto G phone with or without headphones?

When I click on a song to play on my Moto G the timer begins but I can't hear ANYTHING! When I put headphones I still heard nothing. The sound for Spotify is up so that is not the reason! It isn't my account because my music works on my laptop etc. W...

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  • When I click on a song to play on my Moto G the timer begins but I can't hear ANYTHING! When I put headphones I still heard nothing. The sound for Spotify is up so that is not the reason! It isn't my...
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Solved!! Problem with the account

Hello! I have two problems with my account of spotify! I would stay at sportify free and remove the association with my facebookaccoun. How can I do? Can you help me please?Thanks Eleonora

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  • Hello! I have two problems with my account of spotify! I would stay at sportify free and remove the association with my facebookaccoun. How can I do? Can you help me please? Thanks Eleonora
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Slow song change and car text update

Hi, First my setup I use my phone Xiaomi Mi4 with Android 4.4.4 and MIUI v6 to listen music in my car. My car stereo is Alpine CDE 173BT.My phone is set to pair automatic with the car stereo. I usually start my car, select playlist on the phone, musi...

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  • Hi,   First my setup I use my phone Xiaomi Mi4 with Android 4.4.4 and MIUI v6 to listen music in my car. My car stereo is Alpine CDE 173BT. My phone is set to pair automatic with th...
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Using Android to control PC spotify shows incorrect track for queue

Device: HTC One M8 - Android 5.0.1 Steps to reproduce:1. Start playing spotify on a desktop PC.2. Start spotify on your Android phone3. Set the phone to control the PC so it says "Playing From "4. Select a track from the playlist and Add to Queue5. W...

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  • Device: HTC One M8 - Android 5.0.1   Steps to reproduce: 1. Start playing spotify on a desktop PC. 2. Start spotify on your Android phone 3. Set the phone to control the PC so it say...
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How can I turn off spotify connect

Hi I'm having trouble with the spotify connect when I play music on my moms account when she goes to play something on her phone on her account also it turns off what I'm listening too can anyone please help me fix this problem it's very irritating a...

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  • Hi I'm having trouble with the spotify connect when I play music on my moms account when she goes to play something on her phone on her account also it turns off what I'm listening too can anyone ple...
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Disappointed in Spotify mobile for phone

I have installed Spotify on my LG G2 android phone , but cannot play the preferred playlist I want to. Have to use shuffle. I am very unhappy about this and will probably uninstall from my phone. I don't want the paid version. Will be looking for a r...

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  • I have installed Spotify on my LG G2 android phone , but cannot play the preferred playlist I want to. Have to use shuffle. I am very unhappy about this and will probably uninstall from my phone. I d...
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Playlist

is there a way I can combine playlist together? I usually use Spotify on my phone only and its very tedious to select each song and go through the add to playlist process.

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  • is there a way I can combine playlist together? I usually use Spotify on my phone only and its very tedious to select each song and go through the add to playlist process.
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Spotify app crashed, sony z1 compact

The app doesn't work at all, any attempt to start the app ends up crashing. Sent in crashreports every time. No results Tried to reset the phone to factory settingsEven after numourus app updatesTried to reinstall the appStill dont work. Any suggesti...

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  • The app doesn't work at all, any attempt to start the app ends up crashing. Sent in crashreports every time. No results   Tried to reset the phone to factory settings Even after numourus app ...
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playing music not on your playlist

I recently removed some music from my playlist and they will sometimes play anyways and I have double checked to make sure I actually removed them. Any suggestions?

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  • I recently removed some music from my playlist and they will sometimes play anyways and I have double checked to make sure I actually removed them. Any suggestions?
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Why is Spotify sooooo slow?

My Android app is driving me crazy ... I see this is a common problem. It's slow in loading, slow in searches, slow in playing and lags between each song. By slow I mean glacial at best, not working at all at worst. My laptop app is fine. No problems...

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  • My Android app is driving me crazy ... I see this is a common problem. It's slow in loading, slow in searches, slow in playing and lags between each song. By slow I mean glacial at best, not working ...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! can't seem to browse for playlists... appears to be offline

When I click 'Browse' to see Featured Playlists all of the Icons (Mood, Party, Pop, Workout etc...) seem to not show up. They display generic icons next to them. It seems to be offline. All my other features seem to be working. I can assure you I am ...

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  • When I click 'Browse' to see Featured Playlists all of the Icons (Mood, Party, Pop, Workout etc...) seem to not show up. They display generic icons next to them. It seems to be offline. All my other ...
  • Daniel
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Streaming quality based on sound device

It would be great an way to fix steaming audio quality for a given audio device rather than type of Internet connection. Most cases there is no point streaming more than normal quality for smartphone built-in speaker reproduction or simple Bluetooth ...

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  • It would be great an way to fix steaming audio quality for a given audio device rather than type of Internet connection. Most cases there is no point streaming more than normal quality for smartphone...
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Solved!! En mi LG G3 aviso de consumición de batería

Desde que actualicé a Android 5.0 cada vez que utilizo la app me salta un aviso de que se está consumiendo mucha batería.Llega a ser molesto cada vez que abro Spotify

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  • Desde que actualicé a Android 5.0 cada vez que utilizo la app me salta un aviso de que se está consumiendo mucha batería. Llega a ser molesto cada vez que abro Spotify
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Searching for tracks queues up rest of album on Desktop, but not on Android

On the desktop version of Spotify, if I search for a track and select one from the search results, it opens up the album view of that track and but doesn't start playing. If I double-click the song in the album view, I can then play the track and que...

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  • On the desktop version of Spotify, if I search for a track and select one from the search results, it opens up the album view of that track and but doesn't start playing. If I double-click the song i...
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What app let you move music to sd card

LG -F60- I can't move any music to my sd card from spotify. How or what app does it?

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  • LG -F60- I can't move any music to my sd card from spotify. How or what app does it?
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No SD Card Found

Android version 5.0.2 No SD Card Found we found no place to store our data, please check that you have a working SD card and free space Cannot install spotify on HTC One M7 android version 5.0.2 Any help that you can provide is greatly appreciated.

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  • Android version 5.0.2   No SD Card Found we found no place to store our data, please check that you have a working SD card and free space    Cannot install spotify on HTC One M7 an...
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Local Music

As a musician myself and a supporter of local music, I collect quite a few cds from shows I attend. However, my car doesn't have a CD player. I connect my phone via auxiliary for music, so I have uploaded these files into my phone. I primarily stream...

  • Casual Listener
  • As a musician myself and a supporter of local music, I collect quite a few cds from shows I attend. However, my car doesn't have a CD player. I connect my phone via auxiliary for music, so I have upl...
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Offline sync location?

Hello! New user here. I mostly use Spotify on my smartphone (Samsung Stratosphere II / Android 4.1.2) and I have a playlist set to offline sync. I wondered if there was a way to see where the files are being downloaded to my phone, and if it's possib...

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  • Hello! New user here.   I mostly use Spotify on my smartphone (Samsung Stratosphere II / Android 4.1.2) and I have a playlist set to offline sync. I wondered if there was a way to see where th...
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