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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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  • Sumit_Ghosh
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Spotify crashing

Why is my spotify keep crashing on my GS3 all of a sudden?! I havn't installed anything new lately...in fact nothing has changed on my phone for probably a month or so...why am I paying for this garbage service and why doesn't spotify have a customer...

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  • Why is my spotify keep crashing on my GS3 all of a sudden?! I havn't installed anything new lately...in fact nothing has changed on my phone for probably a month or so...why am I paying for this garb...
  • Daniel
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Solved!! Ghost playlist folder(?)

In my android app, i keep seeing 2 playlist folders that i cant remove. And they doesn't exist in pc app because i removed them a long time ago...

  • Casual Listener
  • In my android app, i keep seeing 2 playlist folders that i cant remove. And they doesn't exist in pc app because i removed them a long time ago...
  • Joe
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equalizer doesnt work

Hi, the equalizer on spotify for android doesnt work for me, it does not adjust the sound. how can i fix this?

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  • Hi, the equalizer on spotify for android doesnt work for me, it does not adjust the sound. how can i fix this? 
  • Joe
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Solved!! Wont add songs to downloaded list

I just added some more songs to my playlist on the desktop version, and they do not sync on my android. What can be wrong? Also, the desktop says 296 songs and the android 298. Total playtime is 19 hours.

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  • I just added some more songs to my playlist on the desktop version, and they do not sync on my android.   What can be wrong?   Also, the desktop says 296 songs and the android 298. ...
  • Joe
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Spotify won't open in Galaxy S4 when logging through Facebook

Hey guys im having an issue were my spotify refuses to open on my cell, mainly because i have all my things via my fb account. Every time i try to log in through fb it throws me back to the "select to log in through fb account or spotify user details...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey guys im having an issue were my spotify refuses to open on my cell, mainly because i have all my things via my fb account. Every time i try to log in through fb it throws me back to the "select t...
  • Rvill028
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Solved!! Spotify Unlimited - ads on tablet

Hi Today I subscribed spotify unlimited just to avoid ads while listening music from my tablet. Unfortunetely - nothing happened. On PC spotify is ad-free, but on android my playlists are still interrupted by (much louder than music) ads. Why isn't i...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi   Today I subscribed spotify unlimited just to avoid ads while listening music from my tablet. Unfortunetely - nothing happened. On PC spotify is ad-free, but on android my playlists are ...
  • Joe
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Audio glitch on audio playback

About three or four times a song I hear some kind of audio glitch / tick. These are random, when I go back to the position in the track where I first heard the glitch, I don't hear it again on that position. So it occurs at random positions. I don't ...

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  • About three or four times a song I hear some kind of audio glitch / tick. These are random, when I go back to the position in the track where I first heard the glitch, I don't hear it again on that p...
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spotify mobile allowing download playlist only, not streaming

Hi there, Have a samsung gt-i5800 which has the spotify app installed. However, it only appears to download playlists rather than simply streaming over wifi. I dont havethis same issue with the galaxy note 2. Tried to isolate issue from account or ha...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi there,   Have a samsung gt-i5800 which has the spotify app installed. However, it only appears to download playlists rather than simply streaming over wifi. I dont havethis same issue wit...
  • te3re
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Sudden volume spikes

Everytime I start a song from any of my playlists, I get a sudden volume spike, which will one day give me a heart attack! I need to put my volume to atleast 80-90% because of the equalizer makes the volume really low, because of my equalizer setting...

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  • Everytime I start a song from any of my playlists, I get a sudden volume spike, which will one day give me a heart attack! I need to put my volume to atleast 80-90% because of the equalizer makes the...
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Can't select specific songs

I am a pretty new subscriber and I all the sudden can't select songs. Help.

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  • I am a pretty new subscriber and I all the sudden can't select songs. Help.
  • Christoffer
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Spotify Premium not working consistently with Android and iPad mini

I have Spotify premium, playing it on my Mac, my iPad mini and my Huawei mobile phone. Within reach of any available wifi (wlan) systems everything is ok, but when I use my mobile devices, allowing for streaming on my devices and have strong signals ...

  • Regular
  • I have Spotify premium, playing it on my Mac, my iPad mini and my Huawei mobile phone. Within reach of any available wifi (wlan) systems everything is ok, but when I use my mobile devices, allowing f...
  • kianho
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Nexus 7 Equalizer

Does anyone have experience using an android equalizer app with Spotify? I tried loading a couple different apps and they wouldn't work when using spotify.

  • Casual Listener
  • Does anyone have experience using an android equalizer app with Spotify?  I tried loading a couple different apps and they wouldn't work when using spotify.
  • MikeLloydTexas
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Es fehlen Lieder in der Playlist

Moin, ich habe eine Playlist für die Böhsen Onkelz in der Suche des Webplayers gefunden und folge dieser nun. Auf dem Samsung Galaxy S3 sehe ich die Playlist und da steht, dass 237 Titel enthalten sind. Wenn ich die Liste öffne sind aber nur einige S...

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  • Moin,   ich habe eine Playlist für die Böhsen Onkelz in der Suche des Webplayers gefunden und folge dieser nun. Auf dem Samsung Galaxy S3 sehe ich die Playlist und da steht, dass 237 Titel...
  • Matze
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Spotify For Android Tablets

I understand that there is a free version of spotify for tablets that allows playing un-shuffled, whereas the phone version can only play shuffled. I have tried several time to install on my Natpc table but I alway end up with the shuffle version. An...

  • Casual Listener
  • I understand that there is a free version of spotify for tablets that allows playing un-shuffled, whereas the phone version can only play shuffled. I have tried several time to install on my Natpc ...
  • d11235
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i have a issue with my spotify any advice would be greatly recived

ive bought a licence for Spotify and love it I have 1 issue I have a Samsung note 10.1 and a cell phone Samsung galaxy mini 2 I have Spotify on both but there's a issue when i log on Samsung note 10.1 and use Spotify the cell phone Samsung galaxy min...

  • Casual Listener
  • ive bought a licence for Spotify and love it I have 1 issue I have a Samsung note 10.1 and a cell phone Samsung galaxy mini 2 I have Spotify on both but there's a issue when i log on Samsung note 10....
  • Joe
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Spotify as a substitute of my MP3 Player-sync Local files

Hi, Probably the Spotify Community is full of comments like mine, but as a new customer who just paid for a premium account I'd like to have some answers to convince me that Spotify is the best option at the moment to listen music. I’m a music lover ...

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  • Hi,   Probably the Spotify Community is full of comments like mine, but as a new customer who just paid for a premium account I'd like to have some answers to convince me that Spotify is the...
  • Joe
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Using Spotify in Canada

Ive been using spotify premium in NZ, however im in Canada for 2 months and Ive got a new samsung device, however i cant download the app here in canada.. How can i download the app onto my s4 ??

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  • Ive been using spotify premium in NZ, however im in Canada for 2 months and Ive got a new samsung device, however i cant download the app here in canada.. How can i download the app onto my s4 ??&nbs...
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Which are all navigational and editing features? [Premiun]

Hi, I would like to know all ways to explore and do commands within the Android App. A big example would be "multiple selection" Thanks for any help in advance. PS: This is my first post in forums. Please, correct me if I'm doing anything wrong.

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  • Hi,   I would like to know all ways to explore and do commands within the Android App.   A big example would be "multiple selection"   Thanks for any help in advance. &nb...
  • Karolinger
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Only shuffle mode :(

Hello!I am free Spotify user. I have Huawei Media Pad FHD tablet. On such device I should be able to listen my library without litimit. However I have only the "shuffle mode". I don't know how to change it

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello! I am free Spotify user. I have Huawei Media Pad FHD tablet. On such device I should be able to listen my library without litimit. However I have only the "shuffle mode". I don't know how to...
  • ms87
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spotify extremely slow on Samsung Galaxy S 3

Recently, Spotify on my Samsung Galaxy S3 is extremely slow. Having a fast Wifi connection (VDSL 50), it takes sometimes minutes only to load a playlist, sometimes ist does not work at all, so i have to restart spotify and try again. streaming music ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Recently, Spotify on my Samsung Galaxy S3 is extremely slow. Having a fast Wifi connection (VDSL 50), it takes sometimes minutes only to load a playlist, sometimes ist does not work at all, so i have...
  • janberlin74
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