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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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Charts

None of the charts are showing up under browse. Just a blank screen. Also, may or may not be related, but listening to my songs the other day, and phone rebooted on its own. It has never done that before.

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  • None of the charts are showing up under browse.  Just a blank screen.   Also, may or may not be related, but listening to my songs the other day, and phone rebooted on its own.  It h...
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i bought new phone cant get spotify premium on it even though im paying

I bought new s5 android im paying for spotify premium yet cant use it and of course spotify is no help ijust want service or cancel

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  • I bought new s5 android  im paying for spotify premium yet cant use it and of course spotify is no help  ijust want service or cancel    
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I can save song to playlist but not your music

I can save music to playlist and play it offline but not your music please help!

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  • I can save music to playlist and play it offline but not your music please help!
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Spotify isn't letting me remove or save music

I don't know why but spotify isn't letting me save or remove music. I click remove or save and it appears "save to ur music" or "remove from our music" when it isn't remove or save to my music it's either not removed or not saved

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  • I don't know why but spotify isn't letting me save or remove music. I click remove or save and it appears "save to ur music" or "remove from our music" when it isn't remove or save to my music it's e...
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Random invite

Hello. Is there anyone here experiencing something like this? I got random invites from un unknown username for his/her playlist and when I try to play it, it doesn't play or I encounter an error. I would like you to investigate if this username is l...

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  • Hello. Is there anyone here experiencing something like this? I got random invites from un unknown username for his/her playlist and when I try to play it, it doesn't play or I encounter an error. I ...
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How to turn off Album wall paper

When I wake my phone up to say check time or change music, rather than it being the chosen picture for background it is the Album art, How do I fix this. I did not want this, It is groteqsue especially since, I am at work and some album art is obscen...

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  • When I wake my phone up to say check time or change music, rather than it being the chosen picture for background it is the Album art, How do I fix this. I did not want this, It is groteqsue especial...
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[BUG] The Notifications menu does not show the options

Hi,I am a heavy user of Spotify for a long time. I care about each and every detail about the app, overall it's PERFECT for me. However I found a bug that takes me an important function, push notifications. The options simply do not appear in the app...

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  • Hi, I am a heavy user of Spotify for a long time. I care about each and every detail about the app, overall it's PERFECT for me. However I found a bug that takes me an important function, push not...
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Just lost my entire offline collection!!!

Nice. Tried to play my offine albums and nothing showed up. All gone. Took me a week to download those albums. No way I am going through that hassle again. Getting really fed up with Spotify. Have been on premium for a few months but thinking it's ti...

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  • Nice. Tried to play my offine albums and nothing showed up. All gone. Took me a week to download those albums. No way I am going through that hassle again. Getting really fed up with Spotify. Have be...
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music won't save to "your music"

Recently transferred all my music from one account (which was premium) to a new account (which is free) due to email account changing and wanting spotify to match my new email. I contacted someone over the phone and they did all the transferring fine...

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  • Recently transferred all my music from one account (which was premium) to a new account (which is free) due to email account changing and wanting spotify to match my new email. I contacted someone ov...
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selected music not being available

Got premium and on the trial, but whenever offline certain songs are unavailable to play? Any idea's

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  • Got premium and on the trial, but whenever offline certain songs are unavailable to play? Any idea's
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No Internet Connection

I have the issue that when i have no wlan but lte Connection, i cannot stream. My apn is IPv4 and I cannot find a solution for my Problem with the mighty Google... YouTube and Soundcloud are running good so why not Spotify?Thanks for help.

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  • I have the issue that when i have no wlan but lte Connection, i cannot stream. My apn is IPv4 and I cannot find a solution for my Problem with the mighty Google... YouTube and Soundcloud are running ...
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Playing a song on PC will start app on Android

Hi!When I start a song on PC version of Spotify, the app on my Android device starts. It's not playing, but it's active on the "taskbar" and I can stop the song from there Android app version: 2.5.0.942 (Running on LG Nexus 5 / Android Lollipop 5.0.1...

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  • Hi! When I start a song on PC version of Spotify, the app on my Android device starts. It's not playing, but it's active on the "taskbar" and I can stop the song from there 🙂   Android app...
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cover menu on s5 lollipop

Hi allI have been ignoring this issue for about a month now hoping it would go away with spotify update, but it hasn't, so..When locking the phone screen, no longer appears, the album cover with its menu: back, pause / play, forward.And while you are...

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  • Hi all I have been ignoring this issue for about a month now hoping it would go away with spotify update, but it hasn't, so..When locking the phone screen, no longer appears, the album cover with it...
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Device not seen over usb

I can't see my Xperia phone in Spotify over a usb link. In fact there is no devices tab, empty or otherwise. Spotify sees my phone fine over wifi to use connect, but doesn't identify it in any way that allows me to sync. Used to work, but not now. Ru...

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  • I can't see my Xperia phone in Spotify over a usb link. In fact there is no devices tab, empty or otherwise. Spotify sees my phone fine over wifi to use connect, but doesn't identify it in any way th...
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Solved!! Constantly switching between "Offline" and "Online"

DescriptionI updated the official nightly Cyanogenmod 12 (Lollipop 5.0.x) build and performed a wipe on dalvik and cache, now spotify is switching between Online and Offline mode constantly. What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue?1. Do...

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  • Description I updated the official nightly Cyanogenmod 12 (Lollipop 5.0.x) build and performed a wipe on dalvik and cache, now spotify is switching between Online and Offline mode constantly. &nb...
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Why should the mobile app access my call's app?

Mobile app needs to access your call Info, device ID, know whether a call is active and remote number of that call? What for?Is this app an music player?

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  • Mobile app needs to access your call Info, device ID, know whether a call is active and remote number of that call? What for? Is this app an music player?    
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'SHUFFLE PLAY' button in My Music/Songs doesn't work

Galaxy S3 4.4After a clean install it works once then doesn't work again. I can use the Shuffle Play button within Playlists, then if I go back to Songs the button will also work once but not after that. It's started happening after one of the recent...

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  • Galaxy S3 4.4 After a clean install it works once then doesn't work again. I can use the Shuffle Play button within Playlists, then if I go back to Songs the button will also work once but not aft...
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help me

I can not download a melendi album ( lágrima desordenadas ) could help me

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Sony Walkman App and Spotify service

I recently bought Xperia Z1 Compact and it comes with the Walkman app preinstalled. In the settings there is an option to enable Spotify service in the Walkman app. I'd like to know what does that do because in my case Walkman doesn't show Spotify mu...

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  • I recently bought Xperia Z1 Compact and it comes with the Walkman app preinstalled. In the settings there is an option to enable Spotify service in the Walkman app. I'd like to know what does that do...
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Suddenly, certain songs "play" silence.

Description I've been running Spotify on my Android device for a few months now. Just yesterday it started with this problem, where it would appear to play a song, but there was no audio. The UI shows that it seems to be playing. When it gets to the ...

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  • Description I've been running Spotify on my Android device for a few months now. Just yesterday it started with this problem, where it would appear to play a song, but there was no audio. The UI sh...
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