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Solved!! 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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all the songs of the artists that i follow missing

in my android version 4.1.2, all the songs that i had saved are missing. In my windows version they are there....what can i do?

  • Casual Listener
  • in my android version 4.1.2, all the songs that i had saved are missing. In my windows version they are there....what can i do?
  • kbrooksc
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black screen

Sony Xperia Z1 upgraded spotify a couple of months ago ever since then I get a black screen have re installed Desktop works fine but I use it mainly for music in the car Really I am paying for premium and cant use it I am about to cancel my subscript...

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  • Sony Xperia Z1 upgraded spotify a couple of months ago ever since then I get a black screen have re installed Desktop works fine but I use it mainly for music in the car   Really I a...
  • kbrooksc
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Track not available/clean queue after Spotify restart

HTC M8. Latest version of Spotify (Premium). A number of albums downloaded locally ok - and they play ok, once added to the queue. If I pause Spotify and switch to other Android apps, at some point Spotify gets killed by the Android (typical for Andr...

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  • HTC M8. Latest version of Spotify (Premium). A number of albums downloaded locally ok - and they play ok, once added to the queue.   If I pause Spotify and switch to other Android apps, at s...
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I am not able to add music to "my music"

I am not able to add music to "my music" anymore in my android. I select the "+" burton, but the song doesn't appear in "my music" and when I search it again, it is not saved in any playlist. Is there a limit?

  • Newbie
  • I am not able to add music to "my music" anymore in my android. I select the "+" burton, but the song doesn't appear in "my music" and when I search it again, it is not saved in any playlist. Is the...
  • Kyleb
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Solved!! Spotify won't install

Hi. I have tried to install spotify to my Samsung xcover2 from play and manually. Ether way it wont install, saying not enough space. Phones internal storage is 532 mb / 1,18 Gt so it has plenty of room avaible. Clearing cache and ram and re-booting ...

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  • Hi.   I have tried to install spotify to my Samsung xcover2 from play and manually. Ether way it wont install, saying not enough space. Phones internal storage is 532 mb / 1,18 Gt so it has ...
  • Daniel
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All of the songs and albums from, "my music," we're deleted!

Not sure how or why this happened but all of a sudden there was nothing there. I have yet to check if this is also prevalent on my computer or not and I won't be able to do so until sometime tomorrow. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

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  • Not sure how or why this happened but all of a sudden there was nothing there. I have yet to check if this is also prevalent on my computer or not and I won't be able to do so until sometime tomorrow...
  • goopydudest
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No SD card found - We found nowhere we would store your data

I have a galaxy s3 running Android 4.4.2. When I download the Spotify app from the play store it gives me this error. If I reboot the phone and try to reload the app it just crashes. If I go through all the troubleshooting steps, (Clear Cache, Uninst...

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  • I have a galaxy s3 running Android 4.4.2.   When I download the Spotify app from the play store it gives me this error. If I reboot the phone and try to reload the app it just crashes. If I ...
  • Joe
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Playlists won't show up

I put together a few playlists on my iPhone and made sure they were available offline but I cannot download them on my iPod, they don't even show up in my playlists section...any solutions?

  • Newbie
  • I put together a few playlists on my iPhone and made sure they were available offline but I cannot download them on my iPod, they don't even show up in my playlists section...any solutions?
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You are not logged in issue

Hello, I have trouble Witherspoon spotify. I had à free premium accourt and it worked good. But non i am disconnected directly few seconds after being logged. The image is say "you are not logged in". I am on android With an HTC m8, i have tried in W...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I have trouble Witherspoon spotify. I had à free premium accourt and it worked good. But non i am disconnected directly few seconds after being logged. The image is say "you are not logg...
  • Rems
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alles verwijderen

Hallo, Kan iemand mij helpen? Ben onlangs overgegaan van kpn naar hi met een nieuw spotify abonnement. Om dit te activeren moet ik echter mijn huidige abonnement compleet verwijderen. Kan op de site wel vinden dat ik op "alles verwijderen" moet drukk...

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  • Hallo,  Kan iemand mij helpen? Ben onlangs overgegaan van kpn naar hi met een nieuw spotify abonnement. Om dit te activeren moet ik echter mijn huidige abonnement compleet verwijderen. Kan op ...
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  • Roadie
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email address linked to spotify account

Hi, i signed up for premium this week and dont know the email address that is linked to spotify. my spotify account has upgraded to premium so thats fine but i cannot find the email address that i would get a confirmation email to. i have tried to lo...

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  • Hi, i signed up for premium this week and dont know the email address that is linked to spotify. my spotify account has upgraded to premium so thats fine but i cannot find the email address that i wo...
  • Daniel
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Deleting songs from Android

Hi I am new at this spotify thing so apologies if question is stupid! I have an S3 mini - I don't really use playlist section just download songs into library and listen from there. As i have an s3 mini storage is already gone. I have tried to delete...

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  • Hi I am new at this spotify thing so apologies if question is stupid! I have an S3 mini - I don't really use playlist section just download songs into library and listen from there. As i have an s3 m...
  • Daniel
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Audio skips in standby mode

Hello there.In Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with Android 4.4.2 sound skips any 1-2 minutes.Any solutions?Thanks and best regards

  • Music Fan
  • Hello there. In Samsung Galaxy Note 2 with Android 4.4.2 sound skips any 1-2 minutes. Any solutions? Thanks and best regards
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Solved!! Where has genre-based radio gone?

Since 'Radio' has been removed from the menu (and has now moved to 'Stations' under 'My Music'), how do you start a genre-based radio station?

  • Roadie
  • Since 'Radio' has been removed from the menu (and has now moved to 'Stations' under 'My Music'), how do you start a genre-based radio station?
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Android distortion issue playback

Hi When I play a song on my htc one m8 the sound is very distorted with quiet vocals and heavy bass lines making the music unlistenable.I am a long time user of spotify premium and wondering what could be wrong. It's not an EQ problem. Any help will ...

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  • Hi When I play a song on my htc one m8 the sound is very distorted with quiet vocals and heavy bass lines making the music unlistenable. I am a long time user of spotify premium and wondering ...
  • Daniel
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I use spotify trial on my phone and it skips alot...what do i do?

When i start playing music from spotify, it starts to skip almost every 10 seconds...i dont know what to do!!! Please Help Me!!!

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  • When i start playing music from spotify, it starts to skip almost every 10 seconds...i dont know what to do!!! Please Help Me!!!
  • Daniel
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adding music but won't show up???

So when I'm in the "discover" tab I'll click the little plus icon and it will turn to a green check but when I go to my music the song isn't there and then I'll go back to the discover tab and it will be a grey plus again like I never added it ?!?! I...

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  • So when I'm in the "discover" tab I'll click the little plus icon and it will turn to a green check but when I go to my music the song isn't there and then I'll go back to the discover tab and it wil...
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Solved!! Confused - offline listening

Hi guys, recently I've read this article and it made me a little confused, what do u think bout that? http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/spotify-free-mobile-and-tablet-users-can-now-listen-to-free-music-offline-on-the-popular-streaming-service-226...

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  • Hi guys,   recently I've read this article and it made me a little confused, what do u think bout that?   http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/spotify-free-mobile-and-tablet-users-...
  • kbrooksc
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car stereo with Spotify control

Hi. I'm looking for a car stereo that is compatible with my nexus 5 and would allow me to control Spotify through the head unit. Any suggestions? Thanks.

  • Newbie
  • Hi. I'm looking for a car stereo that is compatible with my nexus 5 and would allow me to control Spotify through the head unit. Any suggestions? Thanks.
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BUG: missing song covers in offline mode on android

DescriptionI noticed that when I listen in offline mode, some tracks downloaded on my device doesn't have a cover (see attached screenshot). If I go online cover will be updated. But next time when I listen offline some covers are missing again. I wo...

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  • Description I noticed that when I listen in offline mode, some tracks downloaded on my device doesn't have a cover (see attached screenshot). If I go online cover will be updated. But next time when...
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