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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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Solved!! Can't enter last.fm details

Hi there, signed up for spotify premium again the other day. It's been some time since I used the android app and it's come one hell of a way. One thing I was excited to use was last.fm scrobbling. Only when I go to enter my Last.fm credentials, I ta...

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  • Hi there, signed up for spotify premium again the other day. It's been some time since I used the android app and it's come one hell of a way. One thing I was excited to use was last.fm scrobbling. ...
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Local files

I have a Samsung galaxy s3 and I have a lot of songs in the local library on my phone that I can't find on spotify. So I was wondering how can I sync the songs in the local library in my phone to the spotify on my phone

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  • I have a Samsung galaxy s3 and I have a lot of songs in the local library on my phone that I can't find on spotify. So I was wondering how can I sync the songs in the local library in my phone to the...
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Android Offline Desync Observations.

Let this thread be used to post only observations of desyncing offline playlists in the following format:Device:Android version:Spotify version:Observations: If more information is needed, I or a moderater can revise this post. My information is as f...

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  • Let this thread be used to post only observations of desyncing offline playlists in the following format: Device: Android version: Spotify version: Observations: If more information...
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Offline Track Error

Problem:I have ripped a CD album to my laptop hard drive (Oasis - Stop The Clocks). The tracks appear in my local files as shown below: When I make a playlist and sync with my Galaxy S3 for offline play, I get this:I don't want 'Oasis For Piano'. I w...

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  • Problem: I have ripped a CD album to my laptop hard drive (Oasis - Stop The Clocks). The tracks appear in my local files as shown below:   When I make a playlist and sync with my Ga...
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Stop without having to log out?

Is there a way to stop the application without having to log completely out of the app? I have to click on the Log Out option to get the application to stop. I wish I didn't have to log out every time just to get the app to stop.

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  • Is there a way to stop the application without having to log completely out of the app?  I have to click on the Log Out option to get the application to stop.  I wish I didn't have to log o...
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On Andriod can you Sort on Date Added?

In the desktop version I can sort on Date Added but I can't see to do that on the Mobile App. Is there a way to do this or is this a feature that is on the list?

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  • In the desktop version I can sort on Date Added but I can't see to do that on the Mobile App.  Is there a way to do this or is this a feature that is on the list?
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S3 not appearing under devices

My spotify app and deskop (Mac) app used to work fine. This morning, I switched on the app and all my playlists were missing and a random album playlist appeared, one that I'd never seen or heard before. The playlists were all gone from my desktop cl...

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  • My spotify app and deskop (Mac) app used to work fine. This morning, I switched on the app and all my playlists were missing and a random album playlist appeared, one that I'd never seen or heard bef...
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Spotify is selective on which local files to sync with my smartphone...

Hi, I am having trouble with syncing my playlist - which exists entirely out of local files- with my smartphone. I have succesfully synced 340 out of 343 songs, but it somehow refuses to sync 3 songs. If anyone knows help for this problem, please... ...

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  • Hi,   I am having trouble with syncing my playlist - which exists entirely out of local files- with my smartphone. I have succesfully synced 340 out of 343 songs, but it somehow refuses to...
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Having trouble with Spotify in my car

Hello all, I have a 2012 Prius C and I just purchased the Galaxy S4 the other day. Whenever I try to listen to Spotify in my car, it only wants to play my Google Play app (for which I only have one song in). Sometimes Spotify works, but it's not cons...

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  • Hello all, I have a 2012 Prius C and I just purchased the Galaxy S4 the other day. Whenever I try to listen to Spotify in my car, it only wants to play my Google Play app (for which I only have one...
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Solved!! Force MP3 Playlist Sync

I have Spotify on my Windows PC and Android phone. At the minute, I create MP3 playlists from my local library of MP3s on my PC, then sync these playlists using Spotify from PC to phone. To get it to sync a new or updated MP3 playlist, I have to clos...

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  • I have Spotify on my Windows PC and Android phone.  At the minute, I create MP3 playlists from my local library of MP3s on my PC, then sync these playlists using Spotify from PC to phone.  ...
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Deactivated facebook, can't log into spotify, help.

Spotify and facebook are synced. I am no longer using facebook or intend to. Seems the only way to log into spotify is by activating my facebook which I do not want. Is there anyway to change my email or password from the account I have now?

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  • Spotify and facebook are synced. I am no longer using facebook or intend to. Seems the only way to log into spotify is by activating my facebook which I do not want. Is there anyway to change my emai...
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Solved!! Playlists stay pending

Spotify won't sync some of my playlists anymore. This behaviour popped up a few eeks ago. Not matter what I do (I've reset my device, reinstalled spotify everything) the same playlists just won't sync. On the desktop client they stay pending and on t...

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  • Spotify won't sync some of my playlists anymore. This behaviour popped up a few eeks ago. Not matter what I do (I've reset my device, reinstalled spotify everything) the same playlists just won't syn...
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Spotify Not Logging In

pretty irritated that i cant seem to find any help with a service i pay for every month!! I have uninstalled and reinstalled 3 times and no luck. SOptify gets to the log in page, i enter everything and it just sits and spins its wheels. will not log ...

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  • pretty irritated that i cant seem to find any help with a service i pay for every month!!  I have uninstalled and reinstalled 3 times and no luck.  SOptify gets to the log in page, i enter ...
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Solved!! Spotify Mobile download in an international country

Hello. I have a uk spotify premium subscription but recently while in Dubai my phone broke and i got a temporary replacement phone (sony xperia). I tried downloading spotify it's not avalible via tha app store because I'm not in an approved country o...

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  • Hello. I have a uk spotify premium subscription but recently while in Dubai my phone broke and i got a temporary replacement phone (sony xperia).   I tried downloading spotify it's not avali...
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Make it Stop

Nook HD / Android Is there any way to close the app altogether (without shutting the tablet down)?

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  • Nook HD / Android Is there any way to close the app altogether (without shutting the tablet down)?
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Solved!! Clean Master causing disappearing downloaded tracks

OK, so after trying the troubleshooting on here I didn't find a solution, but it seems that clean Master is removing or causing a problem with spotify DESPITE asking it to keep my downloaded tracks.Will give this a whirl and remove my cache remover c...

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  • OK, so after trying the troubleshooting on here I didn't find a solution, but it seems that clean Master is removing or causing a problem with spotify DESPITE asking it to keep my downloaded tracks. ...
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Spotify Windows Phone

I have a Premium account and used it extensively on my Samsung Android phone in Seoul, Korea. I recently lost that phone and got a new Sangsung Android phone and I don't know how to get Spotify on it. I already have two mobile devices connected to my...

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  • I have a Premium account and used it extensively on my Samsung Android phone in Seoul, Korea. I recently lost that phone and got a new Sangsung Android phone and I don't know how to get Spotify on it...
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Playlist empty each day

Hi, I seem to have a weird issue I would like to sort. On my Android (Galaxy S2 with Jelly Bean, spotify version 0.6.5.183) - each day I come to play a song in one of my playlists - it's empty. The only way I can play a song each morning is to enable...

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  • Hi,   I seem to have a weird issue I would like to sort. On my Android (Galaxy S2 with Jelly Bean, spotify version 0.6.5.183) - each day I come to play a song in one of my playlists - it's e...
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HTC Desire not syncing

Thanks Adam. My device (HTC Desire) will now only sync if set 'on-line'. As soon as you change it to 'off-line' it stops syncing.....and I have a feeling that even if I leave it to completely sync whilst 'on-line'; the tracks won't be available as so...

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  • Thanks Adam.   My device (HTC Desire) will now only sync if set 'on-line'.  As soon as you change it to 'off-line' it stops syncing.....and I have a feeling that even if I leave it to c...
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Spotify op Android toestel streamen in auto (blue&me in combinatie met BOSE hifi)

Hopelijk kan iemand me helpen. Ik ben vorige week overgestapt van mn Iphone 4 naar een Android toestel (en eerlijk is eerlijk, toestel bevalt heel goed ) . Ik loop echter tegen 1 groot probleem aan. In mn auto heb ik een Blue&Me navigatie met BOSE hi...

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  • Hopelijk kan iemand me helpen. Ik ben vorige week overgestapt van mn Iphone 4 naar een Android toestel (en eerlijk is eerlijk, toestel bevalt heel goed 🙂 ) . Ik loop echter tegen 1 groot probleem aa...
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