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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...

Amayy
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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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Sumit_Ghosh
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Android: Please improve current song buffering

Hello, I’m using Spotity (lastest version) for android 4.1 and set music as "extreme quality". It works well, even on 3G+. However, the single song buffer works systematically bad on Wifi (sometimes on 3G too). I’ve tested my wifi bandiwth and it’s q...

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Hello, I’m using Spotity (lastest version) for android 4.1 and set music as "extreme quality". It works well, even on 3G+. However, the single song buffer works systematically bad on Wifi (someti...
2014-04-15 11:26:29 AM
2014-04-16 4:33:30 PM
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Buffering
preload
stream

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Songs not available offline

On the new app for android they seem to have got rid of the star system but now you save the songs. But this means it doesnt add it into a playlist so i cannot download them to be available offline. Is there a way? I dont want to add them all into a ...

user-removed
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On the new app for android they seem to have got rid of the star system but now you save the songs. But this means it doesnt add it into a playlist so i cannot download them to be available offline. ...
2014-04-16 2:34:43 PM
2014-04-16 2:54:34 PM
Joe
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Spotify shuts off during bootup on Samsung S4

Ever since the KitKat update, whenever I start spotify it says "The process spotify has been stopped" (Pure guessing on the exact text as I'm just translating it from the Swedish "Spotify har stoppats.". Nothing works when I attempt to fix it. I've t...

Nihenna
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Ever since the KitKat update, whenever I start spotify it says "The process spotify has been stopped" (Pure guessing on the exact text as I'm just translating it from the Swedish "Spotify har stoppat...
2014-04-02 3:38:44 PM
2014-04-16 2:01:07 PM
Joe
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Offline Playlist Randomly Deleted Repeatedly.

I'm fairly sure it isn't because if the device limit, but my playlists on my three offline devices (My android phone and tablet and my windows 7 desktop) and I really cannot figure out why. Its been playing up ever since I have started to use the ser...

TheFlaskjar
Newbie
I'm fairly sure it isn't because if the device limit, but my playlists on my three offline devices (My android phone and tablet and my windows 7 desktop) and I really cannot figure out why. Its been ...
2014-04-15 7:55:58 PM
2014-04-15 8:19:09 PM
Joe
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HTC One - Downloaded songs randomly skip - Premium User

Hi, A very frustrating issue which is annoying and cant seem to find any solution for anywhere.I have a HTC One, with the latest version of Spotfy from the Play Store.Download songs will randomly skip only when played through headphones . Have reinst...

swalehz
Casual Listener
Hi, A very frustrating issue which is annoying and cant seem to find any solution for anywhere. I have a HTC One, with the latest version of Spotfy from the Play Store. Download songs will ...
2014-04-15 9:55:32 AM
2014-04-15 3:09:28 PM
Joe
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Spotify doesn't recognize my phone

LG 4x HD, Tried to add some local datas after about ~3 Months without adding new local datas. Spotify wont recognize my phone and thus not download any local stuff.. Spotify isnt blocked by my firewall. Tried reinstalling the app and desktop version....

uLtr4numb
Regular
LG 4x HD, Tried to add some local datas after about ~3 Months without adding new local datas. Spotify wont recognize my phone and thus not download any local stuff.. Spotify isnt blocked by my firewa...
2014-04-11 8:25:21 PM
2014-04-15 2:32:48 PM
Joe
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Nothing is working!

I've been using my sister'a spotify account for a while because she has unlimited, so I decided to sign up for unlimited myself and use my account. It's been 5 days, and I've had nothing but problems. I can't get any of my music offline like I could ...

mindastya1029
Casual Listener
I've been using my sister'a spotify account for a while because she has unlimited, so I decided to sign up for unlimited myself and use my account. It's been 5 days, and I've had nothing but problems...
2014-04-14 8:56:31 PM
2014-04-14 12:32:52 AM
Joe
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Can't get music offline
Can't select music
Signed up for unlimited membership

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All playlists removed from device

Today I opened spotify on my mobile to find all the playlists that I had marked as "available offline" were reset and all the music was gone. What happened here, and how can I revert that? It was especially annoying since I was on a long trip and did...

icksie
Regular
Today I opened spotify on my mobile to find all the playlists that I had marked as "available offline" were reset and all the music was gone. What happened here, and how can I revert that? It was e...
2014-04-13 8:58:24 PM
2014-04-14 2:13:05 PM
icksie
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premium devices

Got a new phone yesterday and i went to download my playlists on my device. Turned on my tablet to find everything had been undownloaded as i had more than 3 devices. Reset my devices as suggested and downloaded again on 3 devices only. Went to turn ...

kob91
Newbie
Got a new phone yesterday and i went to download my playlists on my device. Turned on my tablet to find everything had been undownloaded as i had more than 3 devices. Reset my devices as suggested an...
2014-04-14 12:31:00 PM
2014-04-14 1:38:18 PM
Joe
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Solved!! Internet problem

Hello everybody. I have problems to use Spotify on Wi-Fi with Android. I can connect and use the application, but when the phone system is some idle time, the application disconnects from the internet and I have to open the application again to re-co...

JeffersonLima
Casual Listener
Hello everybody. I have problems to use Spotify on Wi-Fi with Android. I can connect and use the application, but when the phone system is some idle time, the application disconnects from the interne...
2014-04-13 3:17:49 AM
2014-04-14 5:03:51 AM
JeffersonLima
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Solved!! queue isnt resetting like it used to

Hi guys, before the latest version if I selected a playlist im sure it would reset my queue but would retain hard added tracks. Tonight I noticed that the queue seems to be cumulating/duplicating my choices. I.e chose shuffle playlist1 and then again...

andedrunkard
Roadie
Hi guys, before the latest version if I selected a playlist im sure it would reset my queue but would retain hard added tracks. Tonight I noticed that the queue seems to be cumulating/duplicating my ...
2014-04-14 1:42:22 AM
2014-04-14 2:10:38 AM
andedrunkard
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Forced to resync songs to offline mode

Hi guys, I have a problem with Spotify's offline mode. I can sync songs to my external sd card just fine; however, the songs do not stay synced. While in offline mode, the songs will suddenly become unavailable after an hour of unuse or after restart...

MimiTaylor
Music Fan
Hi guys, I have a problem with Spotify's offline mode. I can sync songs to my external sd card just fine; however, the songs do not stay synced. While in offline mode, the songs will sudde...
2014-04-13 8:37:16 PM
2014-04-13 9:17:44 PM
Joe
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Solved!! 'Browse' and 'Discover' tab gone frome mobile app after the new update

Hey everyone, I updated to the newest version of Spotify a few days ago, and so far I'm loving it, but I have one really annoying bug. The 'Browse' and 'Discover' tabs have disappeared from my phone menu after this update. I still have them on my com...

cdl94
Regular
Hey everyone, I updated to the newest version of Spotify a few days ago, and so far I'm loving it, but I have one really annoying bug. The 'Browse' and 'Discover' tabs have disa...
2014-04-13 11:48:31 AM
2014-04-13 12:11:07 PM
Joe
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My Spotify account lagging/crashing on all devices.

Hello, Gonna try get help from here because the support team aren't being all that helpful. Since the last update for android (0.7.9), whenever I have the playlist tab open, my playlists will load really slowly and most of the time will stop loading,...

VLEX26
Regular
Hello, Gonna try get help from here because the support team aren't being all that helpful. Since the last update for android (0.7.9), whenever I have the playlist tab open, my playlists will...
2014-04-13 6:22:12 AM
2014-04-13 12:00:23 PM
Joe
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Certain songs wont sync to Andriod

I bought an album off of Itunes and transferred it to a Spotify playlist. They all worked except one song, the message "This track is not available" comes up when I try to play it off of my phone. It will work on my laptop off of Spotify though. It i...

danman129
Newbie
I bought an album off of Itunes and transferred it to a Spotify playlist. They all worked except one song, the message "This track is not available" comes up when I try to play it off of my phone. It...
2014-04-13 1:49:00 AM
2014-04-13 2:18:24 AM
Joe
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Some Available Songs/Tracks Won't Play

Only one of my playlists have this problem but when I go to play the songs on shuffle on my android phone suggested songs play instead of my playlist is there a way of turning this off?

thesparkmellark
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Only one of my playlists have this problem but when I go to play the songs on shuffle on my android phone suggested songs play instead of my playlist is there a way of turning this off?
2014-04-12 7:14:47 PM
2014-04-12 10:16:26 PM
Joe
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Solved!! External SD Card

Hi. I've been using Spotify Premium for a few months now. My external card has now 9 GB free space(I downloaded the songs from Spotify, Spotify online) and my phone has like 7-8 GB free space(Galaxy S4). I think Spotify downloads songs into where the...

Ranghild
Regular
Hi. I've been using Spotify Premium for a few months now. My external card has now 9 GB free space(I downloaded the songs from Spotify, Spotify online) and my phone has like 7-8 GB free space(Galaxy ...
2014-04-12 2:34:09 PM
2014-04-12 3:53:48 PM
Ranghild
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App freezing on mobile data

Hi! My phone does well when I play music on Spotify via my wifi in any condition and state of screen and whole device. Problem starts when I go outside. It plays a few songs normally (1-3 songs), even when screen turns off, but on next song it plays ...

mololol303
Music Fan
Hi! My phone does well when I play music on Spotify via my wifi in any condition and state of screen and whole device. Problem starts when I go outside. It plays a few songs normally (1-3 songs), eve...
2014-04-03 11:09:34 PM
2014-04-12 1:58:35 PM
Sincredible
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Bug - Connect is unstable when Mobile Device turns into sleep mode

Hey there.. As a German user please be patient with my grammar. My connect setupSender: galaxy s4 playlist in shuffle mode Player: nexus 7 connected to a set of boxesProblemAfter picking a playlist with my s4, I turn off the display. A few songs late...

HobiToo
Newbie
Hey there.. As a German user please be patient with my grammar. My connect setup Sender: galaxy s4 playlist in shuffle mode Player: nexus 7 connected to a set of boxes Problem After pick...
2014-04-11 12:51:40 AM
2014-04-12 1:31:39 PM
Joe
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Bug connect wake wifi nexus 7 s4 reconnect problem

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Bluetooth problem

Bluetooth connection to my car stereo works very good until the screen turns off on my Note 2, after that the sound is stuttering every 3-4 seconds. When I turn the screen on again, the sound flows perfectly. This only happens on bluetooth connection...

Johnsa
Regular
Bluetooth connection to my car stereo works very good until the screen turns off on my Note 2, after that the sound is stuttering every 3-4 seconds. When I turn the screen on again, the sound flows p...
2014-04-04 11:44:32 PM
2014-04-12 11:01:11 AM
Johnsa
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