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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...

Amay
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2023-07-11 7:43:36 PM
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0x8EFABE4E
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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...

Plaguedoctor
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2020-03-30 2:54:13 AM
2025-01-27 7:09:21 AM
Sumit_Ghosh
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Playback stops / is messed up after songs from "Social Distortion" or "Mike Ness"

Hi there! Subject sounds strange, but that's how it is. I have a Premium account and a playlist with about 1.500 songs for Offline usage on my Android phone / HTC. There are no errors with the playback until the point where Spotify has to play a song...

user-removed
Visitor
Hi there! Subject sounds strange, but that's how it is. I have a Premium account and a playlist with about 1.500 songs for Offline usage on my Android phone / HTC. There ar...
2012-10-22 11:53:42 PM
2013-09-25 4:50:47 PM
Brent212
Roadie
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Soft bass through aux into surround sound sys

Hi guys, I have a nice sound system but when I played music through it the base was pathetic even with bass booster on the system and Spotify. Figured out you have to turn bass booster down to 0 on audio effects to fix it, on the app. I have a Samsun...

L-Bills
Newbie
Hi guys, I have a nice sound system but when I played music through it the base was pathetic even with bass booster on the system and Spotify. Figured out you have to turn bass booster down to 0 on...
2013-09-25 12:25:00 PM
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Solved!! Local Files -- Album Art

Cannot figure this out. I've tried various tag editors, iTunes, various image sizes. No matter what I do, I cannot get embedded album art to work on the mobile side. It works fine on Windows or Ubuntu, but I get the generic album art on Android. Any ...

user-removed
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Cannot figure this out. I've tried various tag editors, iTunes, various image sizes. No matter what I do, I cannot get embedded album art to work on the mobile side. It works fine on Windows or Ubunt...
2013-02-01 6:34:24 AM
2013-09-25 3:41:21 AM
jessieLmiller
Newbie
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Artist View Under Collection Sorts by "The"

Similar to a problem I posted about in the Web player, in the new Collection view, artists that begin with "The" are sorted by "The" under "T". This is bad, and seems to be a simple mistake in coding (since other artist views ignore "The" when sortin...

djshackesq
Roadie
Similar to a problem I posted about in the Web player, in the new Collection view, artists that begin with "The" are sorted by "The" under "T". This is bad, and seems to be a simple mistake in ...
2013-09-24 7:10:14 PM
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Some tracks will not play

Hi...premium user here. Since moving to a new phone (Sgs3 to Sgs4) Spotify just refuses to work well. Playlists that worked fine for me previously now just show add though the track is playing but there's no sound. (Both on and offline). On some trac...

kelmac79
Newbie
Hi...premium user here. Since moving to a new phone (Sgs3 to Sgs4) Spotify just refuses to work well. Playlists that worked fine for me previously now just show add though the track is playing but ...
2013-07-19 12:31:11 AM
2013-09-24 2:21:34 AM
eefzelf
Newbie
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Upgrade not working

No matter what I do, it still says I'm not a premium member. I've upgraded, paid, logged in and out and still no luck.

Stinanelson
Newbie
No matter what I do, it still says I'm not a premium member. I've upgraded, paid, logged in and out and still no luck.
2013-09-23 7:57:55 PM
2013-09-23 8:00:43 PM
Taylor
Community Legend
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BIG number time/counter needed on PDA screen

Hi, I use spotify playlist for spinning training workout purpose. The time/counter is very small and that is a bit pitty; to diffiult to see.. I want to see BIG numbers to watch for specific times to stand-up of go-down. Does anyone know a app that w...

R0bJ0
Newbie
Hi, I use spotify playlist for spinning training workout purpose. The time/counter is very small and that is a bit pitty; to diffiult to see.. I want to see BIG numbers to wa...
2013-09-23 6:55:02 PM
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Problems With Spotify on Android

Spotify doesn't start at all. It just stays grey. What I did: -Doing the troubleshooting with deleting the cache and the data, both from the phone and sd storage. Then I uninstalled Spotify and restarted the phone. Afterwards I installed Spotify agai...

User2054
Casual Listener
Spotify doesn't start at all. It just stays grey. What I did: -Doing the troubleshooting with deleting the cache and the data, both from the phone and sd storage. Then I uninstalled Spo...
2013-09-23 3:33:56 PM
2013-09-23 6:38:32 PM
DeRoomzzz
Newbie
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Release Notes - Spotify for Android (0.6.6)

What's new in this version: New: Spotify now speaks Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish and Malay Fixed: Much more stable on Android 4.3 Fixed: Now even kinder to your battery Fictitious: This app goes well with cheese and biscuits. Notes: As always,...

Goodman
Spotify Legend
What's new in this version: New: Spotify now speaks Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish and Malay Fixed: Much more stable on Android 4.3 Fixed: Now even kinder to your battery Fictitious: T...
2013-08-01 1:08:54 PM
2013-09-23 10:48:18 AM
Goodman
Spotify Legend
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I cant sync local files to my Android

Hi. I had 3 lists with some locasl files in it, all was working fine... Untill yesterday. I was adding a new track (from locasl files) to one of my list. And suddenly, that song can't be synced. So i Undownloaded the list, and tried to sync that one ...

jimpzz
Casual Listener
Hi. I had 3 lists with some locasl files in it, all was working fine... Untill yesterday. I was adding a new track (from locasl files) to one of my list. And suddenly, that song can't be s...
2013-09-20 1:32:50 PM
2013-09-22 6:06:34 PM
jimpzz
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Time to do something about awful album/playlist sorting

I live in the 21st century, middle of the second decade. I tend to use a smartphone or a tablet for my everyday entertainment needs. I use Spotify almost exclusively on tablet/smartphone. No need to say the Spotify mobile app is just crap. The develo...

alksv
Casual Listener
I live in the 21st century, middle of the second decade. I tend to use a smartphone or a tablet for my everyday entertainment needs. I use Spotify almost exclusively on tablet/smartphone. No need t...
2013-09-21 9:08:33 PM
2013-09-21 9:56:16 PM
Thedev
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Cant get the pad to use the SD card for offline storage, bleep it, canceled sub!

Yeah, i know about the workaround, and i got it to work for a time, but then i frelled up on me and i just cant get myself to do it again. Syncing takes hours! So i canceled sub completly, gonna try Deezer for some time, maybe also try Rdio to see wh...

Truls_V
Casual Listener
Yeah, i know about the workaround, and i got it to work for a time, but then i frelled up on me and i just cant get myself to do it again. Syncing takes hours! So i canceled sub completly,...
2013-09-21 10:21:13 AM
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Android Phone not showing up under devices.

Since wednesday my Android Phone (HTC Sensation) isn't showing up under devices. - preview releaseof new Android app installed: yes - same WIFI-network: yes - log on/of app while desktop client running: yes -reboot phone/desktop client: yes - reinsta...

pzb
Regular
Since wednesday my Android Phone (HTC Sensation) isn't showing up under devices. - preview releaseof new Android app installed: yes - same WIFI-network: yes - log on/of app while deskt...
2012-06-09 9:04:33 PM
2013-09-21 5:38:36 AM
vincenz2004
Newbie
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How do I get my playlists from my android to my computer?

I guess I did it backwards. But I started play lists on my android phone and do not see them on my computer. I would think they would show up everywhere as long as I am logged into my account.

joykramer
Newbie
I guess I did it backwards. But I started play lists on my android phone and do not see them on my computer. I would think they would show up everywhere as long as I am logged into my acc...
2013-05-01 5:11:00 PM
2013-09-21 4:33:36 AM
punkchic4Christ
Newbie
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How to change where to store downloaded playlists?

Hi, Have had spotyfy prem on my phones like forever... Now my sd is full and a have huge amounts of free **bleep** space on my internal memory.. Didn't find anything on the options, Have tried to delete all spotify data to see if something popped up ...

dal3bo
Newbie
Hi, Have had spotyfy prem on my phones like forever... Now my sd is full and a have huge amounts of free **bleep** space on my internal memory.. Didn't find anything on the options, H...
2013-09-20 3:35:59 PM
2013-09-20 12:24:35 AM
syknyk
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Spotify for Android v.0.7.0.224

Hasn't anyone received the latest update? I noticed it now runs faster on my Asus Infinity tablet. Apart from that, the settings menu is reshuffled and browse tab is finally working, at least you can see the latest releases, some of them though.

Independiente
Music Fan
Hasn't anyone received the latest update? I noticed it now runs faster on my Asus Infinity tablet. Apart from that, the settings menu is reshuffled and browse tab is finally working, at least you can...
2013-09-20 8:01:35 PM
2013-09-20 10:44:26 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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Solved!! Spotify premium not activating on mobile

I got a Spotify Premium gift card recently and activated it on my computer. I then downloaded the Spotify app on my mobile phone (Samsung Galaxy Expres) and logged in with the same account. Now that the free 48 hour trial period passed, I'm told that...

fredemar
Regular
I got a Spotify Premium gift card recently and activated it on my computer. I then downloaded the Spotify app on my mobile phone (Samsung Galaxy Expres) and logged in with the same account. Now that ...
2013-09-20 9:35:12 AM
2013-09-20 12:03:53 PM
Thedev
Community Legend
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Solved!! KINDLE FIRE -- Music Stops Playing when OFF

If I turn the Fire off while playing music on Spotify, after a minute or two the music just STOPS. I have to turn the Fire back on. Then the music picks up exactly where it left off and plays until a minute or so after Kindle Fire either goes off aut...

maggimagoo
Casual Listener
If I turn the Fire off while playing music on Spotify, after a minute or two the music just STOPS. I have to turn the Fire back on. Then the music picks up exactly where it left off and plays until a...
2012-05-28 2:17:47 AM
2013-09-19 7:41:11 PM
viqiandjohnny
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Tutorial Spotify for Development app for Android, java

hi,I want to write an App for Android and this app is to create a new playlist, etc. Where can I develop a good tutorial for Spotify for Android Apps? Spotify in the documentation I'm not hose. help please... Best reagerds Pedro

Sectj
Regular
hi, I want to write an App for Android and this app is to create a new playlist, etc. Where can I develop a good tutorial for Spotify for Android Apps? Spotify in the documentation...
2013-09-19 1:18:26 PM
2013-09-19 3:28:46 PM
Joe
Community Legend
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Spotify Premium on Android

Hello, I just signed up for Premium, set up my mobile password, cleared the cache/uninstalled spotify on my mobile device, and then re-installed it. I put in the account number Spotify gave me along with the moble password i created. When I try to pl...

mushutofu
Casual Listener
Hello, I just signed up for Premium, set up my mobile password, cleared the cache/uninstalled spotify on my mobile device, and then re-installed it. I put in the account number Spoti...
2012-08-30 6:17:02 AM
2013-09-19 1:46:34 PM
Joe
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