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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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More Player Control Buttons

If one listens to music while browsing lists, one can see the player in the bar at the bottom of the app. The only control this bar offers is a pause button. I think there should be more, at least a 'next track' button. Leave Kudos if you agree.

  • Gig Goer
  • If one listens to music while browsing lists, one can see the player in the bar at the bottom of the app. The only control this bar offers is a pause button. I think there should be more, at least a ...
  • Daniel
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Spotify Premium Car Issues

I own a 2009 VW Jetta and constantly listen to my offline playlist, recently i have noticed that the audio from spotify does not come out of my right side passenger speaker. I use an AUX cable and have tried other phones with their default music play...

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  • I own a 2009 VW Jetta and constantly listen to my offline playlist, recently i have noticed that the audio from spotify does not come out of my right side passenger speaker. I use an AUX cable and ha...
  • Daniel
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music is missing

I became a premium member for a few months now and all of a sudden I look and there are certain albums missing from certain groups. If I'm going to constantly lose albums I'm not paying for this anymore. I loved spotify but not anymore

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  • I became a premium member for a few months now and all of a sudden I look and there are certain albums missing from certain groups. If I'm going to constantly lose albums I'm not paying for this anym...
  • Daniel
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riproduzione casuale

buongiorno a tutti. sono momentaneamente registrato con spotify free in attesa di premium. vorrei chiedere come mai quando apro un album mi dà la lista dei brani completa ma non posso selezionare un singolo brano a piacimento, mi dà solo riproduzione...

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  • buongiorno a tutti. sono momentaneamente registrato con spotify free in attesa di premium. vorrei chiedere come mai quando apro un album mi dà la lista dei brani completa ma non posso selezionare un ...
  • Daniel
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shuffle and repeat diactivates by itself

When i activate shuffle and/or repeat, it deactivates by itself after some time.. I think its when Spotify is restarted. Is it a bug or a setting?

  • Newbie
  • When i activate shuffle and/or repeat, it deactivates by itself after some time.. I think its when Spotify is restarted. Is it a bug or a setting?
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spotify has unfortunatly stopped

Hi I keep getting this error on my z2 tablet  and it's getting annoying as I have paid for premium help

  • Newbie
  • Hi I keep getting this error on my z2 tablet  and it's getting annoying as I have paid for premium help
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music stop by it self

hi all...sometime when i'm listening to rhe music it stop by itself...if i press play again he begin palying fron the beginning of the track...can you tel me how to solve this problem?

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  • hi all...sometime when i'm listening to rhe music it stop by itself...if i press play again he begin palying fron the beginning of the track...can you tel me how to solve this problem?
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Songs play about halfway through and then just skip to the next

I've done a factory reset, logged out, and reinstall multiple timesRecently it just started to play about 1 to 2 minutes (it's random how long the song goes on for) and then just skips to the next song on the album.Any way to fix this?I really love t...

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  • I've done a factory reset, logged out, and reinstall multiple times Recently it just started to play about 1 to 2 minutes (it's random how long the song goes on for) and then just skips to the nex...
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Moving all songs from a playlist into "Your Music"

I have an interesting dilemma. I've been a spotify subscriber for a long while. When i first joined they didn't have "Your Music" so I put all my songs that I wanted saved for offline use in a single playlist. Well this playlist is getting pretty unw...

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  • I have an interesting dilemma. I've been a spotify subscriber for a long while. When i first joined they didn't have "Your Music" so I put all my songs that I wanted saved for offline use in a single...
  • Daniel
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Offline songs questions

I was just curious if I removed tracks from a playlist that I have downloaded for offline use, if Spotify also removes those tracks from my phone. Or if they are still saved on my phone somewhere. Thanks.

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  • I was just curious if I removed tracks from a playlist that I have downloaded for offline use, if Spotify also removes those tracks from my phone. Or if they are still saved on my phone somewhere. Th...
  • Daniel
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Local content stops playback when service is lost

Over the past few days, I've noticed that playback of my local media will stop when I lose data service. I can go back to the app and restart the song I was listening to, but then playback will stop again once service is restored. I'm on Android 4.4....

  • Casual Listener
  • Over the past few days, I've noticed that playback of my local media will stop when I lose data service.  I can go back to the app and restart the song I was listening to, but then playback will...
  • Daniel
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Ridiculous amount of problems. Please help.

The amount of problems I'm experiencing is insane, especially since the last major update.1. 90% of the time, the search option doesn't work, on either 4G or Wifi. (Search for new music, not through my playlists.) I'll type something, wait 2 minutes,...

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  • The amount of problems I'm experiencing is insane, especially since the last major update. 1. 90% of the time, the search option doesn't work, on either 4G or Wifi. (Search for new music, not thro...
  • Daniel
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STOP START STOP START HANG HANG AGAIN when all I want to do is play a downloaded playlist

Firstly yesterday it kept STOPPING every time I went from no internet connection to having one. Hey, mobiles do that. That is NO REASON TO STOP PLAYING MY DOWNLOADED PLAYLIST. Today I am trying to play a downloaded playlist AND IT JUST KEEPS STOPPING...

  • Roadie
  • Firstly yesterday it kept STOPPING every time I went from no internet connection to having one. Hey, mobiles do that. That is NO REASON TO STOP PLAYING MY DOWNLOADED PLAYLIST.   Today I am try...
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Sound Quality changed

Hey there, So I've had premium access to Spotify for a while now, and the sound DID sound awesome. I was listening to my playlist this morning, and everything was fine. I haven't changed any settings in my phone, in Spotify, and I haven't changed my ...

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  • Hey there,   So I've had premium access to Spotify for a while now, and the sound DID sound awesome. I was listening to my playlist this morning, and everything was fine.   I haven't ch...
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YOU LOST MY PLACE!

I was listening in offline mode to a downloaded playlist. For some reason my device restarted. I opened Spotify and did not have the place I was playing marked, like it is supposed to. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE SONG THAT WAS PLAYING WHEN IT STOPPED ...

  • Roadie
  • I was listening in offline mode to a downloaded playlist.   For some reason my device restarted.   I opened Spotify and did not have the place I was playing marked, like it is supposed ...
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Spotify stopped working on my lock screen after the Lolipop update.

Spotify's music will play when my screen times out, but when it comes to the lock screen, i have no controls. No fastforward, play button, no skip, not even a song title. Just the album cover. This is extremely annoying as I want to be able to contro...

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  • Spotify's music will play when my screen times out, but when it comes to the lock screen, i have no controls. No fastforward, play button, no skip, not even a song title. Just the album cover. This i...
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When using radio starts by playing same songs in same order everytime

So my issue is no that my songs repeat too frequently but that everytime I click radio it plays the same sequence of songs in the EXACT SAME ORDER. I have tried deleting the station and reinstalling spotify bit nothing seems to work.I am using an HTC...

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  • So my issue is no that my songs repeat too frequently but that everytime I click radio it plays the same sequence of songs in the EXACT SAME ORDER. I have tried deleting the station and reinstalling ...
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Solved!! Where do liked tracks go?

I have clicked the + button and expected to find the track in my favorite playlist, but it is not there. Where do the liked tracks go?

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  • I have clicked the + button and expected to find the track in my favorite playlist, but it is not there. Where do the liked tracks go?   
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Solved!! Having problems with Spotify on my Samsung Galaxy S5

I'm running spotify on my Samsung Galaxy S5 with no SD card.I'm having all kinds of issues, problems to connect to a network even though it's working on everything else, same with mobile network and 2 different wifi's.If i can connect to a network, i...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm running spotify on my Samsung Galaxy S5 with no SD card. I'm having all kinds of issues, problems to connect to a network even though it's working on everything else, same with mobile network an...
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WHIRLY WHIRLY WHIRLY forever when I try to go into Settings

All I get is a black screen and some stupid green whirly thing. I AM ONLY TRYING TO GO INTO SETTINGS. HOW CAN THAT TAKE SO LONG???

  • Roadie
  • All I get is a black screen and some stupid green whirly thing.   I AM ONLY TRYING TO GO INTO SETTINGS. HOW CAN THAT TAKE SO LONG???  
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