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Solved!! 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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  • Timbo6sic6
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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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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?
  • Daniel
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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
  • Daniel
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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?

  • Casual Listener
  • 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?
  • Daniel
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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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • Daniel
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • 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,...

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • EarlPurple
  • Roadie
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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 ...

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • EarlPurple
  • Roadie
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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...

  • Newbie
  • 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...
  • atom1989
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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...

  • Newbie
  • 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 ...
  • atom1989
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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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Solved!! Offline Stops working

Hey all, im having an issue hopeing someone can help. i have spotify on android tablet, when i have set my playlist to download for offline usage and then turn off my internet connection they all play fine, however im finding after around 24 hours or...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey all,     im having an issue hopeing someone can help.   i have spotify on android tablet, when i have set my playlist to download for offline usage and then turn off my intern...
  • sp8ced21
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Albums I saved for offline access disssappear after I close the app.

So I've saved three albums for offline use. After waiting for it to download and checking the "downloaded" icon is there for all three albums I closed the app and ran it again to I find only one of the albums has been saved.What could I be doing wron...

  • Newbie
  • So I've saved three albums for offline use. After waiting for it to download and checking the "downloaded" icon is there for all three albums I closed the app and ran it again to I find only one of t...
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Solved!! Spotify won't play albums in the correct order

Spotify used to work fine on my Xperia Z3. Then Sony changed its Walkman/Playmobile function to integrate Spotify. Now, it seems impossible to play an album in the correct order. At best, when I start playing the first track from an album it subseque...

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  • Spotify used to work fine on my Xperia Z3. Then Sony changed its Walkman/Playmobile function to integrate Spotify. Now, it seems impossible to play an album in the correct order. At best, when I star...
  • NightHeat
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  • Spotify shuffle tracks Android Xperia Z3
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No more artist on my mobile

Hi,this morning I discovered thar on my spotify app, I don't have anymore artists on my list. Playlists are ok, but artist, no more !! I check on my computer desktop and I found them.So I don't understand whats up ? ! I restart my mobile, I relog my ...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, this morning I discovered thar on my spotify app, I don't have anymore artists on my list. Playlists are ok, but artist, no more !! I check on my computer desktop and I found them. So I don't u...
  • atom1989
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