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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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How can I disable autostart at jack connection?

Hello! Does anybody know how can I block Spotify's autostart at jack connection? I am using a different music app for music listening and don't want to use Spotify all the time, but I still wanna use it often. I already blocked every permissions with...

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  • Hello! Does anybody know how can I block Spotify's autostart at jack connection? I am using a different music app for music listening and don't want to use Spotify all the time, but I still wanna use...
  • Daniel
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[Android] Bug on CyanogenMod 11

I'm a premium user. I've been having a problem with Spotify for the last two or three M versions of CyanogenMod 11 for Galaxy S2.It's a problem that i can now perfectly identify and explain:So, sometimes the Spotify stops playing music. I go check th...

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  • I'm a premium user.   I've been having a problem with Spotify for the last two or three M versions of CyanogenMod 11 for Galaxy S2. It's a problem that i can now perfectly identify and ex...
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EQ for Spotify Mobile

Hey Spotify! What about integrating an equalizer in the spotify player? I can't understand why spotify left it out... shocked that I didn't find it integrated in the computer version. You know, spotify users love music... nuff' said.

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  • Hey Spotify! What about integrating an equalizer in the spotify player?   I can't understand why spotify left it out... shocked  that I didn't find it integrated in the computer version...
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Android Facebook Login broken

I had to relogin to my Spotify app today. I selected the Login via Facebook option. I Tapped on the username and password fields, but the keyboard doesn't show up. I was able to eventually get my username in by copy and pasting, but I can't do that f...

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  • I had to relogin to my Spotify app today. I selected the Login via Facebook option. I Tapped on the username and password fields, but the keyboard doesn't show up. I was able to eventually get my use...
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Release Notes - Spotify for Android (0.7.3)

Hi! I'm trying to install Spotify on my old HTC Desire that is running Android 2.2.2 but having troubble finding a working version. What version works with 2.2.2 or earlier and where can I find it'? Thanks Hej! Jag försöker installera Spotify på min ...

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  • Hi! I'm trying to install Spotify on my old HTC Desire that is running Android 2.2.2 but having troubble finding a working version. What version works with 2.2.2 or earlier and where can I find it'...
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Problems downloading playlists Spotify Version 1.3.0.423

Up until 3-4 days ago, I have never had an issue downloading playlist. Just within the last few days my playlist will not download. I have clear all the data in the cache, uninstalled, re-installed, deleted other saved playlists on other devices (eve...

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  • Up until 3-4 days ago, I have never had an issue downloading playlist. Just within the last few days my playlist will not download. I have clear all the data in the cache, uninstalled, re-installed, ...
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Spotify doesn't save my place after locking device

Let me explain: I like to listen to whole albums, but don't often finish them in their entirety before locking my device (Google Nexus 7). When I unlock my device, the track that was previously paused is no longer playing, and I have to select it aga...

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  • Let me explain: I like to listen to whole albums, but don't often finish them in their entirety before locking my device (Google Nexus 7). When I unlock my device, the track that was previously pause...
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How can I get expicit versions of albums?

I can't seem to find a lot of explicit albums, can anybody help me with this? Thank you.

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  • I can't seem to find a lot of explicit albums, can anybody help me with this? Thank you.
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Audio effect not working on some songs and some playlist

I'm running kitkat 4.4.2 stock ROM on my nexus 4, Spotify 0.7.4.608.g206da179 Audio effect is not working on some songs and some playlist, seems really weird eh? Audio effect works on most of the songs in my old playlist (both streamed and stored for...

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  • I'm running kitkat 4.4.2 stock ROM on my nexus 4,   Spotify 0.7.4.608.g206da179   Audio effect is not working on some songs and some playlist, seems really weird eh?   Audi...
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Artists and albums disappearing

For some reason, most of the artists and albums I have downloaded have disappeared from the artist and album views. I can still access everything from my playlists, but my playlists are long and unorganized so it would be very inconvienient. Spotify ...

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  • For some reason, most of the artists and albums I have downloaded have disappeared from the artist and album views. I can still access everything from my playlists, but my playlists are long and unor...
  • skthelegend
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Playlist stops

I have a IPod and playlist stops at the end of some songs. The problem started with a recent update.

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  • I have a IPod and playlist stops at the end of some songs. The problem started with a recent update.
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New songs added via spotify mobile to playlist do not appear on desktop playlist, and vice-versa.

I have a playlist that I regularly add music to. Whenever I add new music to it via the mobile app, it doesn't show up inside the same playlist on the desktop version of spotify, and vice-versa (whether online or local). This is very frustrating. I'm...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a playlist that I regularly add music to. Whenever I add new music to it via the mobile app, it doesn't show up inside the same playlist on the desktop version of spotify, and vice-versa (whet...
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Spotify slows down S3

Hi there,Whenever I start spotify on my S3 phone, my phone slows to a crawl. I hate this! it takes forever to open other apps such as facebook etc.Can you help?

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  • Hi there, Whenever I start spotify on my S3 phone, my phone slows to a crawl. I hate this! it takes forever to open other apps such as facebook etc. Can you help?
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My Spotify downloads music everytime I start it

Im a premium user of Spotify for a long time. Recently I got a new android phone and started to download some playlists I Had. The problem is that every time I start the app it always downloads music that was already downloaded. It starts with some s...

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  • Im a premium user of Spotify for a long time. Recently I got a new android phone and started to download some playlists I Had. The problem is that every time I start the app it always downloads music...
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premium doesn't work

i started testing the premium "mode" a few hours ago on my laptop. i thought that i could use this also on my mobile phone but it doesn't work. now my question: what do i have to do to use premium with my mobile phone ? or can i only use it with my l...

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  • i started testing the premium "mode" a few hours ago on my laptop. i thought that i could use this also on my mobile phone but it doesn't work. now my question: what do i have to do to use premium wi...
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Intrusive or what!!!!!!

The latest android update has become very intrusive, I can understand needing know when the phone is in use buy why does it need to know the remote number that you called? This is absolutely disgraceful behaviour on the part of spotify, it is like mu...

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  • The latest android update has become very intrusive, I can understand needing know when the phone is in use buy why does it need to know the remote number that you called?   This is absolute...
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Not working on Bq Maxwell Lite 4.1

The app doesn't work on my tablet with the new updates

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  • The app doesn't work on my tablet with the new updates
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Distortions during playback

Hello, I started using Spotify on my mobile when I got my Nexus 5 last year in november/december. It always was on stock 4.2 and now 4.4.4, using the franco Kernel for almost the whole time. I did nothing with it but reducing the CPU's voltage (devic...

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  • Hello,   I started using Spotify on my mobile when I got my Nexus 5 last year in november/december. It always was on stock 4.2 and now 4.4.4, using the franco Kernel for almost the whole tim...
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spotify stops playing song in random moments

Since june / 2014 (version 1.1.1.162) I am encounrering this annoying bug:Music pauses in different moments without any reason, sometimes I have to tap 'play' 10 times to finish listening one song. Really annoying. It happens with downloaded songs to...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since june / 2014 (version 1.1.1.162) I am encounrering this annoying bug: Music pauses in different moments without any reason, sometimes I have to tap 'play' 10 times to finish listening one son...
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help please!

On my pc I can see all of my songs in a Playlist but in my phone I got 7 songs instead of all 500

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  • On my pc I can see all of my songs in a Playlist but in my phone I got 7 songs instead of all 500
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