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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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Solved!! Snowflakes??

Really?? How can I take it off?

  • Newbie
  • Really?? How can I take it off?
  • polde
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Continuously crashes!

I downloaded the app yesterday and it was working just fine. However, since signing up to the free trial, I have not been able to access the app without it crashing. It only gets as far as a black screen with the little menu bars on the left. I wait ...

  • Newbie
  • I downloaded the app yesterday and it was working just fine. However, since signing up to the free trial, I have not been able to access the app without it crashing. It only gets as far as a black s...
  • kol_nilsson
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Solved!! login in another country

Hello users, I set up my spotify account in the UK, am now working in Switzerland and I cannot access my playlists as when asked to login it identifies that I am in a different country.. any ideas how I can listen to my playlists

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello users, I set up my spotify account in the UK, am now working in Switzerland and I cannot access my playlists as when asked to login it identifies that I am in a different country.. any ideas ho...
  • OviiiOne
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The new update is frustratingly buggy

Third day in a row waking up to all my offline music all gone! 6,000 songs in total downloaded and I have to spend hours out of my day to re sync!Not only that but the one new feature, offline search, doesn't even work! None of them play. Even worse,...

  • Visitor
  • Third day in a row waking up to all my offline music all gone! 6,000 songs in total downloaded and I have to spend hours out of my day to re sync! Not only that but the one new feature, offline se...
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spotify can't find sd card

Hello. I bought a 32GB microSDHC card for my smartphone specifically to store music downloaded from Spotify, but I can't get the app to find my SD card. When I start the Spotify app the first time it complains that it cannot find any SD card and that...

  • Music Fan
  • Hello.   I bought a 32GB microSDHC card for my smartphone specifically to store music downloaded from Spotify, but I can't get the app to find my SD card.   When I start the Sp...
  • davidPerra
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"Está canción no está disponible "

Acabo de contratar premium y hay algunas canciones que reproduce por uno o dos segundos y después se detiene y aparece el letrero "está canción no está disponible"

  • Casual Listener
  • Acabo de contratar premium y hay algunas canciones que reproduce por uno o dos segundos y después se detiene y aparece el letrero "está canción no está disponible"
  • Daniel
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Solved!! Shuffle Albums and playlists offline

Hi, Is it possible to have all albums and playlists randonly shuffle while offline? I know you can cue albums to play one after the other but I just wonder if its possible to have music continually playing randomly on an Android phone?

  • Community Legend
  • Hi,   Is it possible to have all albums and playlists randonly shuffle while offline? I know you can cue albums to play one after the other but I just wonder if its possible to have music co...
  • Daniel
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Spotify on Android, can't download playlist

Hey guys, I know there's been going several issues concerning playlists that can't seem to be downloaded for offline use. Well, I have the same problem, everytime I want to download a playlist, it starts and it's all fine, but once the download is ov...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey guys, I know there's been going several issues concerning playlists that can't seem to be downloaded for offline use. Well, I have the same problem, everytime I want to download a playlist, it st...
  • Daniel
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Spotify keeps un-syncing my music

This just started happening with the new update but yesterday it was my offline tracks. Today it was My Music. You know how annoying it is to have to re-download 5,000+ songs?!

  • Visitor
  • This just started happening with the new update but yesterday it was my offline tracks. Today it was My Music. You know how annoying it is to have to re-download 5,000+ songs?! 
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Radio stops a lot

I am listening to Radio (Premium) with my Nexus 7 over Wifi. After 2 hours it stops and stops and stops while listening. I had this issue in the past too. I dont listen that long to often, so i cant tell whether this is normal. My Internet is working...

  • Regular
  • I am listening to Radio (Premium) with my Nexus 7 over Wifi. After 2 hours it stops and stops and stops while listening. I had this issue in the past too. I dont listen that long to often, so i...
  • Webstrateg
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Solved!! LG G3 keeps music into internal memory

Hi i've got an Lg G3 with 4.4.2 Android version and latest Spotify version. I am a premium user. I want to download my music for off-line usage into my SD card instead of internal memory but i can't. Music goes into internal memory. My SD is perfectl...

  • Visitor
  • Hi i've got an Lg G3 with 4.4.2 Android version and latest Spotify version. I am a premium user. I want to download my music for off-line usage into my SD card instead of internal memory ...
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Playlist Shuffle issue - Premium Account

I own an HTC One (M7). I'm a premium account holder who's been pretty happy with my Spotify subscription for a number of years now. I have a couple of playlists I've compiled as well as a backlog of albums which I would listen to OFFLINE every day. I...

  • Music Fan
  • I own an HTC One (M7). I'm a premium account holder who's been pretty happy with my Spotify subscription for a number of years now. I have  a couple of playlists I've compiled as well as a ...
  • Daniel
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Crashed Hard Drive

I lost all my local music, it is still on my phone. Can I pull my music off of the phoen back onto my computer?

  • Newbie
  • I lost all my local music, it is still on my phone. Can I pull my music off of the phoen back onto my computer?
  • Daniel
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internet connection issue

So, I just got an HTC one m8 and everything is working great but spotify I'm sad to say . I keep getting no internet connection display and spotify stops working. It starts working again when I take out my SIM card and put it back in and then within ...

  • Newbie
  • So, I just got an HTC one m8 and everything is working great but spotify I'm sad to say . I keep getting no internet connection display and spotify stops working. It starts working again when I take ...
  • Daniel
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Can't delete a folder in nexus 5 android 5.0.1

I have a folder called Rap por descubrir in my nexus 5. but i can't delete it using spotify for android. I open spotify from my windows pc machine and the folder does not appear. i go back to my cellphone and the folder appears there.i have one day t...

  • Newbie
  • I have a folder called Rap por descubrir in my nexus 5. but i can't delete it using spotify for android. I open spotify from my windows pc machine and the folder does not appear. i go back to m...
  • Daniel
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Spotify connect: queueing not working properly

I'm just using Spotify connect, using my android phone as a remote control for my Pc (windows 7). When I manually queue a song to my playlist, the song gets played next, but my phone displays the next not manually queued track instead, and the time l...

  • Roadie
  • I'm just using Spotify connect, using my android phone as a remote control for my Pc (windows 7). When I manually queue a song to my playlist, the song gets played next, but my phone displays the n...
  • Daniel
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trackset links or embed players don't play on mobile

Is there any news on when trackset links or embedded players will play on a mobile device? They work great on the desktop but not mobile. I have a script that converts any text list of songs to a track set that I would love to use when I'm not at my ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Is there any news on when trackset links or embedded players will play on a mobile device? They work great on the desktop but not mobile. I have a script that converts any text list of songs to a t...
  • Daniel
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    embedded
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Blank screen and small pauses when offline

Hello, I have double din with android in my car. I have synced some playlist for offline access and every once in a while when I open spotify (after device boot up) the screen is blank. I can see the menu icon in the left corner but when I click it t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I have double din with android in my car. I have synced some playlist for offline access and every once in a while when I open spotify (after device boot up) the screen is blank. I ...
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Solved!! Is Spotify slow when searching?

Hi! Since the last actualizations is Spotify on my Andorid device and PC working slow when trying to search a song or want to 'Explore' songs. At first I tought it was my network but as I said it began to work slow on the search on both devices! On m...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi!   Since the last actualizations is Spotify on my Andorid device and PC working slow when trying to search a song or want to 'Explore' songs. At first I tought it was my network but as ...
  • PeopleCallMeTim
  • Casual Listener
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