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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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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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Short high volume period

Greetings, Platform: Samsung S5, 4.4.2 Whenever I start listening to music, I get a short burst of high volume music. Then it settles down to the volume settings. The short burst is maybe 1/4 to 1/2 second long. It doens't matter if I am listening to...

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  • Greetings,   Platform: Samsung S5, 4.4.2   Whenever I start listening to music, I get a short burst of high volume music. Then it settles down to the volume settings. The short burs...
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Spotify telling me I don't have premium when I do.

I have two spotify accounts and I know for sure that one of them has the premium on it and I logged into both accounts on spotify on my phone and both tell me that I have the free account what do I do?

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  • I have two spotify accounts and I know for sure that one of them has the premium on it and I logged into both accounts on spotify on my phone and both tell me that I have the free account what do I d...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! Local Desktop Files not showed on my Android

Hi there! I'm actually having some problems with sinchronizing my local desktop files on my Android. So, the fact is simple, I just can't see my sincronized local files on the phone, unless I put them on a playlist, or in the "Selected songs" default...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi there!   I'm actually having some problems with sinchronizing my local desktop files on my Android. So, the fact is simple, I just can't see my sincronized local files on the ph...
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Solved!! Shuffle play in album shuffles through entire artist instead

Hey guys, I'm a free user and I don't mind the shuffle play option for listening to music. But for what ever reason it doesn't want to shuffle play for a single album. When I go to a single album and select Shuffle Play, it might start with a song in...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey guys, I'm a free user and I don't mind the shuffle play option for listening to music.  But for what ever reason it doesn't want to shuffle play for a single album.  When I go to a sing...
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Solved!! Spotify constant crashes Android

When i try to start the app it just goes direcly to "Spotify have unfortunately stopped" and thats it. Tried to reinstall several times but to noe use. Running og an Sony X1 updated android version.

  • Casual Listener
  • When i try to start the app it just goes direcly to "Spotify have unfortunately stopped" and thats it.  Tried to reinstall several times but to noe use.  Running og an Sony X1 updated a...
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Constant Connection Issues

As long as I have been using Spotify, which spans two different models of mobile phones and two telcos, I have never had much luck with getting it to play or even search over data connection. Currently I have a Nexus 5 4.4.4 with Telstra and any time...

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  • As long as I have been using Spotify, which spans two different models of mobile phones and two telcos, I have never had much luck with getting it to play or even search over data connection. &nbsp...
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alot of trouble now. Need urget help.

I have an Samsung S4. When all my playlists are finished downloaded. And everything seems fine. Then diferent things starts to happen. When i start Spotify: I have to log on again ? The downloaded playlist have to download again? And everythig are go...

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  • I have an Samsung S4. When all my playlists are finished downloaded. And everything seems fine. Then diferent things starts to happen. When i start Spotify: I have to log on again ? The d...
  • Daniel
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Playlist goes back to earlier song for no apparent reason

I'm using Spotify premium on my PC at work and also my cell phone. When I switch between them the music picks up where I left off usually -- but sometimes it'll go back to an earlier song in my playlist for no apparent reason. Is this happening to an...

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  • I'm using Spotify premium on my PC at work and also my cell phone.  When I switch between them the music picks up where I left off usually -- but sometimes it'll go back to an earlier song in my...
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Queue Problems Between Android and PC

Well, all of a sudden, Spotify seems to have thrown yet another wrench into something that there wasn't even a problem with. I keep a (way too) large play queue on my PC. It was 1,200 songs a few days ago. Within the last week or two, it seems that S...

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  • Well, all of a sudden, Spotify seems to have thrown yet another wrench into something that there wasn't even a problem with. I keep a (way too) large play queue on my PC. It was 1,200 songs a few day...
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Free month?

I just signed up for spotify because it offered me a free month. Why does it say I will be charged 10 in 3 days from now?

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  • I just signed up for spotify because it offered me a free month. Why does it say I will be charged 10 in 3 days from now?
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cannot download playlists to Android phone

Tried a clean re-install, re-syncing, and my Droid Razrr Maxx smartphone has plenty of space in internal storage and on the SD card, but I'm still not able to download playlists or albums for use offline to this device. The app message notes "waiting...

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  • Tried a clean re-install, re-syncing, and my Droid Razrr Maxx smartphone has plenty of space in internal storage and on the SD card, but I'm still not able to download playlists or albums for use off...
  • Daniel
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Android - Spotify not playing on headphones

Hello, I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android v4.4.2 and Spotify v1.5.0.739, And it is not playing any track when I'm using the headphones/headset, it seems like the track is playin on the app progress bar, but it doesn't play any sound. It does wor...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   I have a Samsung Galaxy S4 with Android v4.4.2 and Spotify v1.5.0.739, And it is not playing any track when I'm using the headphones/headset, it seems like the track is playin on th...
  • Daniel
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how much data does spotify use on a 8gb plan

Hello, all I have a question and I want to know how much data on the lowest quality. Thanks

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  • Hello, all  I have a question and I want to know how much data on the lowest quality. Thanks
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Solved!! Headphone Controls sometimes ignored or starts LG stock music player

Phone: LG G2 Sometimes when I've listened to music without unlocking my phone or changing song for a while, if I try to change song with the headphone controls the stock music player takes over. However most of the time nothing happens when I press t...

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  • Phone: LG G2   Sometimes when I've listened to music without unlocking my phone or changing song for a while, if I try to change song with the headphone controls the stock music player takes...
  • Daniel
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Deleted Playlist Still Showing Up

I'm on an LG G2 running latest version of android. Spotify runs fine. New playlists that I've created on the webplayer are showing up on the phohne. The problem is that old playlists that I deleted on the webplayer are still showing on my phone (thou...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm on an LG G2 running latest version of android. Spotify runs fine. New playlists that I've created on the webplayer are showing up on the phohne.   The problem is that old playlists that ...
  • Daniel
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...is there anyway to sync my downloaded playlists to my phone without a pc

I've tried everything. They say thet my phone is not connected to the internet I have internet on my phone can I move my playlist to my phone without a pc

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  • I've tried everything. They say thet my phone is not connected to the internet I have internet on my phone can I move my playlist to my phone without a pc
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Autopauses after play

Since yesterday Spotify pauses the song right after (max 3 seconds) I press play on my Sony Z1C and on my Nexus 4. It doesn't crash or anything. Just pauses the song. On my computer it works fine. Is this a known bug or what? As of now I can't use Sp...

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  • Since yesterday Spotify pauses the song right after (max 3 seconds) I press play on my Sony Z1C and on my Nexus 4. It doesn't crash or anything. Just pauses the song. On my computer it works fine. ...
  • Daniel
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Spotify stops playing / SD Card storage problem

Hi guys, since a month ago I am user of an LG G3. Here goes the 2 problems that I am having: Spotify closes: The APP just crashes without any reason, keeps on playing the music, but disappears from the screen. I need to open it again, and brings me t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys, since a month ago I am user of an LG G3. Here goes the 2 problems that I am having:   Spotify closes: The APP just crashes without any reason, keeps on playing the music, but disa...
  • Daniel
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spotify crashed and cannot reinstall

Hi! My spotify crashed. Pop up says spotiy stopped working. i uninstalled and re-installed already several times. Though i am able to reinstall the app, once i open it, it says SPOTIFY STOPPED. help pls.

  • Newbie
  • Hi! My spotify crashed.  Pop up says spotiy stopped working.  i uninstalled and re-installed already several times.  Though i am able to reinstall the app, once i open it, it says SPOT...
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País diferente - erro

Até algumas horas atrás eu conseguia usar meu spotify normalmente. Após reiniciar o celular, eu estou tentando conectar mas não consigo. Ele da um erro como se estivesse num país diferente, sendo que nem mesmo sai de casa. Alguem pode me ajudar? Já r...

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  • Até algumas horas atrás eu conseguia usar meu spotify normalmente. Após reiniciar o celular, eu estou tentando conectar mas não consigo. Ele da um erro como se estivesse num país diferente, sendo que...
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