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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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[Android] Spotify app uses data while app is not in use

Hi I recently found this forum and have been looking around a bit. I couldn't find anything on this subject, but I might have been looking in the wrong places. So sorry if that is the case. I have spotify on my android phone (HTC one S), and I have h...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi 🙂   I recently found this forum and have been looking around a bit. I couldn't find anything on this subject, but I might have been looking in the wrong places. So sorry if that is the c...
  • TangoTiger
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Solved!! Music playback stops suddenly; Spotify App very unstable

When I start playback on my phone, it will work fine for a couple of minutes, but then it crashes. The app doesn't force close or something you would think of now; in fact, only the part of the app responsible for playback seems to crash. When it hap...

  • Gig Goer
  • When I start playback on my phone, it will work fine for a couple of minutes, but then it crashes. The app doesn't force close or something you would think of now; in fact, only the part of the app r...
  • Daniel
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How to stop Spotify from downloading all music?

Ok I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and got Spotify Premium to download one playlist to listen to in my car. My problem is it is making me download all of my music instead of this one playlist. Can anyone tell me how to just download one playlist???

  • Newbie
  • Ok I have a Samsung Galaxy S3 and got Spotify Premium to download one playlist to listen to in my car. My problem is it is making me download all of my music instead of this one playlist. Can anyone ...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! Local files on mobile

Hi! Can I sync my music on mobile with spotify? And how? Thanks for the answer!

  • Regular
  • Hi! Can I sync my music on mobile with spotify? And how? Thanks for the answer!
  • Daniel
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Cannot remove songs

I upgraded to Premium today, then uninstalled and reinstalled the app so that songs would download on my SD card. However, I am having a very annoying problem. Under the Songs tab, I am trying to remove songs so that when I click "Available Offline",...

  • Music Fan
  • I upgraded to Premium today, then uninstalled and reinstalled the app so that songs would download on my SD card.  However, I am having a very annoying problem.  Under the Songs tab, I am t...
  • Daniel
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Different songs on the same playlist depending on which device I am using

Just as the title says, my playlist has different songs on the same exact playlist on different devices. On my Desktop Application, I have songs like Prom Night by Amanaguchi and Back Home by Proleter but, these songs don't appear on my mobile device...

  • Newbie
  • Just as the title says, my playlist has different songs on the same exact playlist on different devices. On my Desktop Application, I have songs like Prom Night by Amanaguchi and Back Home by Prolete...
  • Daniel
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Premiun no se activa en Android.

Recientemente hice mi pago de Premium después de que mi tarjeta de crédito fallo en uno de los pagos. En mi computadora, Spotify premium funciona a la perfección, pero desde que lo renové, la aplicación de mi Samsung S4 no abre mi premium. Intenté de...

  • Newbie
  • Recientemente hice mi pago de Premium después de que mi tarjeta de crédito fallo en uno de los pagos. En mi computadora, Spotify premium funciona a la perfección, pero desde que lo renové, la aplicac...
  • Daniel
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Can I use my phone as a remote for Spotify on my desktop computer

The answer is no but I want that to be different I'm in the bathroom wishing I could change the song playing from my computer through my nice speakers with Spotify from my phone where I'm logged in to the same account...this needs to be a thing

  • Newbie
  • The answer is no but I want that to be different I'm in the bathroom wishing I could change the song playing from my computer through my nice speakers with Spotify from my phone where I'm logged in t...
  • Daniel
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Shuffle all songs in Artist tab

I have an HTC One M8 (Android) and want to shuffle all of the songs by artists I am following. I recently upgraded to Premium and hoped it would allow me to do this. However, when I click the menu bar in the upper left hand corner, there is no option...

  • Music Fan
  • I have an HTC One M8 (Android) and want to shuffle all of the songs by artists I am following.  I recently upgraded to Premium and hoped it would allow me to do this.  However, when I click...
  • Daniel
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2 smartphones

Hello,Can I use spoyfy ONLINE on 2 smartphones in te same time? In premium account.

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, Can I use spoyfy ONLINE on 2 smartphones in te same time? In premium account.
  • Daniel
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saved music disappeared from app

I opened spotify app to listen to music while driving and it would appear that all bar the most recent 3 songs have disappeared from my saved music. All the songs that used to be in my music under songs have disappeared. I had close to the 3333 downl...

  • Casual Listener
  • I opened spotify app to listen to music while driving and it would appear that all bar the most recent 3 songs have disappeared from my saved music. All the songs that used to be in my music under so...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! spotify wont play any songs on mobile

Ås the title says, I'm having trouble playing songs on Spotify. I'm running Android 4.4.2 on HTC one x. So får I've tried to restart the phone, restart Spotify, redownload the playlists, tried going online and playing and also reinstalling Spotify.Ev...

  • Regular
  • Ås the title says, I'm having trouble playing songs on Spotify. I'm running Android 4.4.2 on HTC one x. So får I've tried to restart the phone, restart Spotify, redownload the playlists, tried going ...
  • Lilyanaglz
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Solved!! Why doesn't music pay in order of playlist

When I save an album to my music it will play but skip around like in shuffle mode

  • Casual Listener
  • When I save an album to my music it will play but skip around like in shuffle mode
  • hawk1-us
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Spotify freeze - Lost offline data on restart

This is the third time the problem arises, and I am furious For the third time (not continuosly, but randomly after a while) I have spent days (couldn't offline sync be performd through USB cable?Certainly faster!) downloading 11GB of offline music t...

  • Roadie
  • This is the third time the problem arises, and I am furious 😐   For the third time (not continuosly, but randomly after a while) I have spent days (couldn't offline sync be performd through...
  • jorgearroba
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No volume when playing via bluetooth in car suddenly???

Hey long time premium spotify user here. Pretty tech savy and have always been able to figure any issue Ive had without much help at all. I started having issues about 2 weeks ago now. Ill start from the beginning even though Im not sure its relevant...

  • Regular
  • Hey long time premium spotify user here.  Pretty tech savy and have always been able to figure any issue Ive had without much help at all.  I started having issues about 2 weeks ago now.&nb...
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Solved!! Can't login to Spotify on htc one m8

I can't login to Spotify on my htc one m8 no matter what I do. I just bought a membership because it was on sale if that's relevant.

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  • I can't login to Spotify on my htc one m8 no matter what I do. I just bought a membership because it was on sale if that's relevant.
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Droid Mini Spotify stopped working

My Spotify no longer works at all. It just started today.

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  • My Spotify no longer works at all. It just started today.
  • Daniel
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Thanks, Spotify.

Thank you so much Spotify for the abysmal Android devs that you employ. I have had to waste a good hour of time today after my Spotify out of the blue decided to say I had 0 songs on all the artists I follow. PC was fine. Tried restarting phone and l...

  • Music Fan
  • Thank you so much Spotify for the abysmal Android devs that you employ. I have had to waste a good hour of time today after my Spotify out of the blue decided to say I had 0 songs on all the art...
  • kbrooksc
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Solved!! only shuffle play on premium trial?

I got a premium trial and I'll be renewing, yet I still have only shuffle play. How do I change this?

  • Newbie
  • I got a premium trial and I'll be renewing, yet I still have only shuffle play. How do I change this?
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