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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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[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems. First thing to do before trying anything else is r...

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  • Daniel
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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 keeps crashing on my Note 2

When I try to open spotify on my note 2 a message pops up saying it has quit working...WTF

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  • When I try to open spotify on my note 2 a message pops up saying it has quit working...WTF
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Android 5 lock screen controls.

This is more just a post to ensure the devs are aware... Currently, in Android L/5, notifications are displayed now instead of the lockscreen controls. This means that lockscreen controls aren't displayed for the Spotify app on Android L. The followi...

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  • This is more just a post to ensure the devs are aware...   Currently, in Android L/5, notifications are displayed now instead of the lockscreen controls.   This means that lockscree...
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Latest version Spotify Android keeps crashing!

Recently I've noticed that Spotify keeps crashing on Android, It doesn't matter if I'm in an online playlist or an offline synced one. It suddenly stops playing and I need to force it tio stop from my Android settings menu. I'm on Android 4.4.2 and S...

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  • Recently I've noticed that Spotify keeps crashing on Android, It doesn't matter if I'm in an online playlist or an offline synced one. It suddenly stops playing and I need to force it tio stop from...
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Respond to messages on mobile app?

Is it possible to respond to messages using the mobile app? I can respond when using my computer but see no option to reply on my mobile app. Any help would be much appreciated.

  • Casual Listener
  • Is it possible to respond to messages using the mobile app?  I can respond when using my computer but see no option to reply on my mobile app.   Any help would be much appreciated.
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Downloaded the update now I cant open the app

I just now downloaded version 1.6.0.952 and now I cant even open the app. Ivr tried reinstalling it and restsrting my phone but nothing is working.

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  • I just now downloaded version 1.6.0.952 and now I cant even open the app. Ivr tried reinstalling it and restsrting my phone but nothing is working.
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Tablet android - Only Shuffle Play

I have a Woopad705 tablet, on tablet and pc I choose the song to play but for some reason on my tablet spotify just let me do it on shuffle play. Someone can help me?

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  • I have a Woopad705 tablet, on tablet and pc I choose the song to play but for some reason on my tablet spotify just let me do it on shuffle play. Someone can help me?
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Please help me!!

1. Whenever I change the 'Surround Sound' in the Equalizer, the app becomes unresponsive then I have to force stop it in the App Manager. Then when I open it to play a song, there is no audio! 2. Whenever I browse for songs then tap on about 5 songs ...

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  • 1. Whenever I change the 'Surround Sound' in the Equalizer, the app becomes unresponsive then I have to force stop it in the App Manager. Then when I open it to play a song, there is no audio! 2. Wh...
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Solved!! Your Music PC to Sony Xperia M2.

I have some music I want to listen to every now and then on my M2 device, how do I copy "Albums" list from PC to the phone?

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  • I have some music I want to listen to every now and then on my M2 device, how do I copy "Albums" list from PC to the phone?
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Solved!! offline sync has stopped cuz of limited memory

I have trouble getting my offline list download. I got a new Xperia z1 compact by warranty after an accident and then suddenly all my offline lists were heading towards the internal 16gb memory instead of my external 64gb as before. So I could just g...

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  • I have trouble getting my offline list download. I got a new Xperia z1 compact by warranty after an accident and then suddenly all my offline lists were heading towards the internal 16gb memory inste...
  • Daniel
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Spotify App won't play some Albums

I got Spotify yesterday. Every song in my ist does play, except for some of Metallicas Albums. Those are Death Magnetic, Kill'em'All, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets, Load, Reload and St. Anger. From those, only a few songs are playing. Orion a...

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  • I got Spotify yesterday.   Every song in my ist does play, except for some of Metallicas Albums. Those are Death Magnetic, Kill'em'All, Ride The Lightning, Master of Puppets, Load, Reload ...
  • Daniel
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SD Card Completely Useless After Clearing Data + Cache

After using the clear data and log off button to make some space on my sdcard, the application froze and crashed. After that the sd card wouldn't let me delete/write anything to it. Later i found out that it somehow got mounted as read-only so i moun...

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  • After using the clear data and log off button to make some space on my sdcard, the application froze and crashed. After that the sd card wouldn't let me delete/write anything to it. Later i found out...
  • Daniel
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swapped phones

So i swapped my samsung galaxy s3 for a samsung galaxy s5. And when i want to acces my premium account it doesnt want to log me in and it just gives me a free account.

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  • So i swapped my samsung galaxy s3 for a samsung galaxy s5. And when i want to acces my premium account it doesnt want to log me in and it just gives me a free account.
  • Daniel
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[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems. First thing to do before trying anything else is r...

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  • Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems....
  • Daniel
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no sd card

I recently got a new phone and I don't have an SD card and when I try and run spotify it says it can't because of this. I've reinstalled multiple times and even done a reset and it still doesn't work

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  • I recently got a new phone and I don't have an SD card and when I try and run spotify it says it can't because of this. I've reinstalled multiple times and even done a reset and it still doesn't work
  • Daniel
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Solved!! Unlimited

Hi, I have unlimited on my laptop and now using a tablet< i have adds. Why am I paying $6.99 month. Am I doing something wrong here?

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  • Hi, I have unlimited on my laptop and now using a tablet< i have adds.      Why am I paying $6.99 month.   Am I doing something wrong here?       &nb...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! Black screen on login screen after updating spotify

After the latest update from play store it gives me a black screen when I hit the login button. Then I have to hard reset the phone. I have the same problem with a lot of roms (cm11, miui, paranoidandroid, 4.1, 4.4.3) , that I used for my device (xpe...

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  • After the latest update from play store it gives me a black screen when I hit the login button. Then I have to hard reset the phone. I have the same problem with a lot of roms (cm11, miui, paranoidan...
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Cannot get to the Now Playing screen

Sometimes when I am playing music, I have no way of getting to the Now Playing screen. So I can't pause or skip/rewind my music, turn shuffle on or off, or do other things that I can only do from the Now Playing screen. Normally there is that bar acr...

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  • Sometimes when I am playing music, I have no way of getting to the Now Playing screen.   So I can't pause or skip/rewind my music, turn shuffle on or off, or do other things that I can only ...
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Track degradation or skipping when streming bluetooth to car

Hi All, often when i play music in my car (volvo V40) streaming it from Spotify through bluetooth the audio start skipping, i've tried a clean install of spotify, formatting the phone (HTC One M7),Changing ROM of the phone, changing the quality of th...

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  • Hi All,   often when i play music in my car (volvo V40) streaming it from Spotify through bluetooth the audio start skipping, i've tried a clean install of spotify, formatting the phone (HTC...
  • Daniel
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