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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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Stpotify stops streaming and goes offline when device goes to sleep

Noticed this a couple of times now -- when I'm on mobile data and using the radio or any form of streaming, the music stops and Spotify goes offline when the phone goes to sleep. I'm on a Nexus 4 with the latest version of Spotify - 0.6.4.47

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  • Noticed this a couple of times now -- when I'm on mobile data and using the radio or any form of streaming, the music stops and Spotify goes offline when the phone goes to sleep.    I'm...
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spotify library

i see repeated tracks in spotify how do I get rid of these tracks. when i right clicking the delete buttton is gray out this are all spotify tracks i am deealing with

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  • i see repeated tracks in spotify how do I get rid of  these tracks. when i  right clicking  the delete buttton  is gray out  this are all spotify tracks i am deeali...
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My spotify premium stopped working

I have payed for Spotify Premium for about a year now, and suddenly my Spotify tells me I cant listen offline bevise my trial has ended? Why is this happening? I have payed, and have receipts.

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  • I have payed for Spotify Premium for about a year now, and suddenly my Spotify tells me I cant listen offline bevise my trial has ended? Why is this happening? I have payed, and have receipts.
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Why do I require an internet connection to listen to downloaded songs?

Right, I've got a spotify premium account and have downloaded my songs to the device, yet when my phone loses internet connection, I am unable to listen to music. Not only does this stop me choosing a song (Can't even see them), but it also cuts out ...

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  • Right, I've got a spotify premium account and have downloaded my songs to the device, yet when my phone loses internet connection, I am unable to listen to music.   Not only does this stop m...
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bad sound quality if Equalizer enabled

Hi, I have just purchased spotify premium and would like to use the Equalizer. When I turn it on, I can hear noise in the background (high frequency soughing/squeling) that modulates with the music. When I turn the EQ off, it goes away. Hardware is G...

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  • Hi, I have just purchased spotify premium and would like to use the Equalizer. When I turn it on, I can hear noise in the background (high frequency soughing/squeling) that modulates with the ...
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Android mobile app, HTC Sensation, what a disappointment

Been using this for a couple of days on my HTC Sensation, Android 4.0.3. 1. I updated my playlists on my computer, but the mobile app will not acknowledge the updates, it still shows the playlists as having the same amount of tracks as before I updat...

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  • Been using this for a couple of days on my HTC Sensation, Android 4.0.3.   1. I updated my playlists on my computer, but the mobile app will not acknowledge the updates, it still shows the p...
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Impossible to enter username

Description When I try to login with my Spotify details (not Facebook) I'm not able to enter anything in the username field. What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue? 1. Open Spotify on android. 2.Choose to login with spotify details. 3....

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  • Description When I try to login with my Spotify details (not Facebook) I'm not able to enter anything in the username field.   What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue? 1. O...
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Missing Playlist!!

I was gonna go back to being a premium member and when i logged in on my phone and laptop, ALL of my playlist are missing! Can someone please restore them?? If not, I will return to Rhapsody who I left for Spotify to begin with! This is ridiculous! U...

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  • I was gonna go back to being a premium member and when i logged in on my phone and laptop, ALL of my playlist are missing! Can someone please restore them?? If not, I will return to Rhapsody who I le...
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Stream spotify to my car radio

Hi there, I would like to use spotify in my car. It's definitely possible, I have an AUX in. I also have a USB port - reads MP3 from USB drives - and I was wondering though whether I could stream the music using the USB port, maybe through a third pa...

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  • Hi there,   I would like to use spotify in my car. It's definitely possible, I have an AUX in. I also have a USB port - reads MP3 from USB drives - and I was wondering though whether I could...
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Can't login on android app.

HTC One X Android 4.0.4 I can't log into spotify with the latest version with the latest facebook. I recently factory reset my phone and tried reloging in. Now nothing works. Is there a common problem going on? Preview works. Why in the world did it ...

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  • HTC One X   Android 4.0.4   I can't log into spotify with the latest version with the latest facebook. I recently factory reset my phone and tried reloging in. Now nothing works. ...
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Spotify does not detect my Android device - updated issue

Well I am now having this problem as well. I have Spotify Premium v 0.9.1.53 desktop and 0.6.4.47 on my mobile. Using a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android version 4.1.2. Spotify found my phone with no problem until the last couple of days. Now it does...

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  • Well I am now having this problem as well.   I have Spotify Premium v 0.9.1.53 desktop and 0.6.4.47 on my mobile. Using a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android version 4.1.2.   Spotify ...
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Solved!! Offline not working

Hi, I have an HTC handset and a premium account. When trying to go in to Offline mode I'm informed that my license has expired and I need to renew it. I have been a premium customer for some time now and this function has worked on previously owned H...

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  • Hi,   I have an HTC handset and a premium account.  When trying to go in to Offline mode I'm informed that my license has expired and I need to renew it.  I have been a premium cus...
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Solved!! Playlist - order of the tracks on android.

Hello,I want to use spotify for audiobooks.I make the playlists on my desktop and put them in the right order. But when i download the playlist on my android phone the order of the files are completely messed up...I dont want to sort anything i just ...

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  • Hello, I want to use spotify for audiobooks. I make the playlists on my desktop and put them in the right order. But when i download the playlist on my android phone the order of the fi...
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Cancelled

I signed up Mar. 5 for a 30 day trial and have been frustrated by the bugs on my Galaxy Nexus and Transformer Prime . The app is very unstable as you all know. I have been posting and reading the complaints on the Android Market with no response from...

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  • I signed up Mar. 5 for a 30 day trial and have been frustrated by the bugs on my Galaxy Nexus and Transformer Prime . The app is very unstable as you all know. I have been posting and reading the com...
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HELP!

my premium isnt working with my phone. i have uninstalled, reinstalled, logged in, logged out, turned my phone on off taken the battery out and everything. i am so flustered and would love to be able to listten to music!!!

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  • my premium isnt working with my phone. i have uninstalled, reinstalled, logged in, logged out, turned my phone on off taken the battery out and everything. i am so flustered and would love to be able...
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3rd party EQ issues

I'm using Spotify on an Android phone and am running into issues with 3rd part eq apps specifically with bass boost features. The app I am using is Android EQ, but I have tried others with the same result.The bass boost works fine for one or 2 tracks...

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  • I'm using Spotify on an Android phone and am running into issues with 3rd part eq apps specifically with bass boost features. The app I am using is Android EQ, but I have tried others with the s...
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can't see select synced offline playlist when not connected to internet

Nexus 4, newest android version, newest Spotify version.I sync a playlist, I made, called best of rock, and then, when I am sure it's finished syncing, I disconnect wifi and try to view the playlist, but when I click on it, there is nothing there (it...

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  • Nexus 4, newest android version, newest Spotify version. I sync a playlist, I made, called best of rock, and then, when I am sure it's finished syncing, I disconnect wifi and try to view the playl...
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Spotify on my devices

Can anybody explain to me why about once a month my android devices come up with a "Syncing Error" and i then loose everything i have downloaded and have to do it all again.The devices do this within about a week of each other. Becoming a bit of a pa...

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  • Can anybody explain to me why about once a month my android devices come up with a "Syncing Error" and i then loose everything i have downloaded and have to do it all again.The devices do this within...
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Repeatedly downloading costing me a fortune and using all my broadband allowance

Help My downloaded playlists keep disappearing and reloading, I have used up huge amounts of broadband allowances without realising it. What is going on, I only have the downloaded lists on one device. Sometimes it cleans the list two or three times ...

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  • Help   My downloaded playlists keep disappearing and reloading, I have used up huge amounts of broadband allowances without realising it.  What is going on, I only have the downloaded l...
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