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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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Spotify Connect Freezes

If I use the Spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy S5 to control music on another device via Connect (usually PS3 recently but I have the same problem with other devices), within a few songs the app freezes on one song and I can no longer see what's playi...

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  • If I use the Spotify app on my Samsung Galaxy S5 to control music on another device via Connect (usually PS3 recently but I have the same problem with other devices), within a few songs the app freez...
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saved offline music vanished after making payment

Made payment, now my music is gone. followed directions, Logged out and back in. it says to delete "empty" account. There is no empty account! Still no music. Im paying 10$ a month for this crap? Bull**bleep** yo!

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  • Made payment, now my music is gone. followed directions, Logged out and back in. it says to delete "empty" account. There is no empty account! Still no music. Im paying 10$ a month for this crap? Bul...
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BUG: Spotify Connect - Using Radio function on controlling device causes disconnect

Whenever I try to use the radio function on a device (A) which is controlling the playback of another device (B), my playback device (B) will disconnect from Spotify Connect and I have to force close and start it again on the playback device (B) to s...

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  • Whenever I try to use the radio function on a device (A) which is controlling the playback of another device (B), my playback device (B) will disconnect from Spotify Connect and I have to force close...
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favourites

Spotify works slow, loading in the favourites list takes forever! So my request is: to erase the favourites list, its enormous with 254.000 songs. I have them safely on another acount, but if possible: i'd gladly keep my playinglists. Spotify works h...

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  • Spotify works slow, loading in the favourites list takes forever! So my request is: to erase the favourites list, its enormous with 254.000 songs. I have them safely on another acount, but if possibl...
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Spotify Free instead of Premium/Music not playing

Evening! Ive basically seen that since 31st March some people premium account have gone to spotify free. This has just occured to me tonight.My spotify 'free' is working on my Laptop but on my phone it isnt. When i try to play music on my playlist it...

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  • Evening! Ive basically seen that since 31st March some people premium account have gone to spotify free. This has just occured to me tonight. My spotify 'free' is working on my Laptop but on my ph...
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Playlist problems

I logged in and out.. and even switched my phone off but I still cant select what song I want to play.. DX

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  • I logged in and out.. and even switched my phone off but I still cant select what song I want to play.. DX
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have to dl dled music time and again

It's so freaking annoying.It happens very often now that dled playlists are suddenly not available offline anymore. I don't get it, what's to be done about this?I have an s4, standard, with sd card

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  • It's so freaking annoying. It happens very often now that dled playlists are suddenly not available offline anymore. I don't get it, what's to be done about this? I have an s4, standard, with sd ca...
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Adding Local Music

is there any way to import my local music I have on my PC (windows 7) from iTunes and import it into Spotify to sync with my Android phone?I want to be able to listen to it on my Android (nexus 5) but can't find any way to do this.... song > desktop ...

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  • is there any way to import my local music I have on my PC (windows 7) from iTunes and import it into Spotify to sync with my Android phone? I want to be able to listen to it on my Android (nexu...
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my music isn't syncing

I recently made a new playlist and it isn't syncing to offline mode when I set it so it tried reinstalling the app on my iPhone 5 and now all my old music that was offline isn't anymore and it's not letting me put it offline anymore.

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  • I recently made a new playlist and it isn't syncing to offline mode when I set it so it tried reinstalling the app on my iPhone 5 and now all my old music that was offline isn't anymore and it's not ...
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IPhone to Android

I switched from iPhone to Android and noticed an insane amount of small features that make a big difference in the flow of the app. I was wondering if this is because of a good reason or just because iPhone costumers are more important? I love the se...

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  • I switched from iPhone to Android and noticed an insane amount of small features that make a big difference in the flow of the app. I was wondering if this is because of a good reason or just because...
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Not usable anymore on Xperia SP (C5303)

Greetings! I'm experiencing few disadvantages of using Spotify on my Xperia SP (C5303) with Android v4.3. The problem appeared after certain update of the software (I don't remember which it was and I don't remember of the version of that app in the ...

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  • Greetings!   I'm experiencing few disadvantages of using Spotify on my Xperia SP (C5303) with Android v4.3. The problem appeared after certain update of the software (I don't remember which it...
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Spotify on phone uses a lot of battery if only used as remote

Hi, I use my Android phone to control Spotify on the PC, and it still uses a lot of battery. This is inconvenient. Is there any way to fix this?

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  • Hi,   I use my Android phone to control Spotify on the PC, and it still uses a lot of battery. This is inconvenient. Is there any way to fix this?
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Connection problems since lollipop update Sony Xperia Z3 conpact

Spotify app says "There is no internet connection" when 4g is avaible and working. Tried to restart, sign out, reinstall, still nothing. Please fix!

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  • Spotify app says "There is no internet connection" when 4g is avaible and working. Tried to restart, sign out, reinstall, still nothing. Please fix!
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unusable Samsung Galaxy S4 4.4.2 kernel 3.4.0 Clean Install please help

Greetings, One hundred premium supported of Spotify since US release. loved the my app"s Api now that has been shelved and is missed deeply. The Chrome Spotifyy web helper simply causes to come to a halt. What is beautiful and amazing is to be able t...

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  • Greetings, One hundred premium supported of Spotify  since US release. loved the my app"s Api now that has been shelved and is missed deeply. The Chrome Spotifyy web helper simply causes to...
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Cannot Download songs with Ethernet (wired) connection

I can't download song while i'm on ethernet (wired conenction), with my asus fonepad 7.Spotify streaming works, but if i want to download songs it says that i should enable sync over 2G/3G . If i enable that options i still get this error message.I h...

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  • I can't download song while i'm on ethernet (wired conenction), with my asus fonepad 7. Spotify streaming works, but if i want to download songs it says that i should enable sync over 2G/3G . If i e...
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spotify logs off every time phone is restarted

Spotify logs off every time phone is restarted. If I'm unlucky enough to be somewhere there is no internet, I end up with no music. When I have internet, sometimes it tells me I have too many offline devices, yet I only have it on one cellphone!!!I'm...

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  • Spotify logs off every time phone is restarted. If I'm unlucky enough to be somewhere there is no internet, I end up with no music. When I have internet, sometimes it tells me I have too many offline...
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Why wont spotify let me log in??

I moved to japan and this litle box keeps popping up saying "looks like you are trying to log in in a different country" I already change my adress on my fb saying that I live in japan but it won't work and im getting really tierd of it!!

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  • I moved to japan and this litle box keeps popping up saying "looks like you are trying to log in in a different country" I already change my adress on my fb saying that I live in japan but it won't w...
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Copying playlist AND be able to add songs

I currently have a family membership with spotify. Main account and a sub-account. Both are shared between 4 family members. I want to copy a Playlist from the main account to the sub account and then be able to add to it.Right now, I have the Playli...

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  • I currently have a family membership with spotify. Main account and a sub-account. Both are shared between 4 family members. I want to copy a Playlist from the main account to the sub account and the...
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lost all music saved

hey there Maybe the question has been asked a million times, so i am sorry if I ask again. Due to the fact that my Samsung Galaxy S4 didn't work anymore after the update to lollipop I had to do a factory reset. I of course backed up everything and in...

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  • hey there   Maybe the question has been asked a million times, so i am sorry if I ask again.   Due to the fact that my Samsung Galaxy S4 didn't work anymore after the update to lollipop...
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Spotify premium

I went on spotify and I went I to my playlist and I Tryed to play offline but it said that only premium customers can do so . I am a premium customer and I went back onto my playlist and it said the same thing . Went onto the spotify website and it s...

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  • I went on spotify and I went I to my playlist and I Tryed to play offline but it said that only premium customers can do so . I am a premium customer and I went back onto my playlist and it said the ...
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