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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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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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Listening spotify offline on Android phone

Hello, I cannot listen spotify when I am offline on my phone. How can I still listen spotify while being offline on my android phone? Thanks

  • Newbie
  • Hello,    I cannot listen spotify when I am offline on my phone.  How can I still listen spotify while being offline on my android phone?    Thanks 
  • Richard
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nouvelles conditions générales Offline

bonjour, je lis depuis ce matin que vous changez les conditions d'utilisations pour supprimer l'achat en ligne de titres via spotify et supprimer aussi la syncronisation hors ligne. cela afin de faire uniquement du streaming. mon abonnement arrive a ...

  • Newbie
  • bonjour,   je lis depuis ce matin que vous changez les conditions d'utilisations pour supprimer l'achat en ligne de titres via spotify et supprimer aussi la syncronisation hors ligne. cela a...
  • Peter__
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Problem with mobiles with multiple internal memory cards (ie experia st21i)

I have 2 smartphones, one older, with a 4gb extra memory card, which I can save more than 500 songs on, and a new experia with 32gb extra memory, which only allows 200 songs to be downloaded offline. The problem is that the experia has 2 internal mem...

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  • I have 2 smartphones, one older, with a 4gb extra memory card, which I can save more than 500 songs on, and a new experia with 32gb extra memory, which only allows 200 songs to be downloaded offline....
  • Sam
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Does it cost money to "download" the spotify Lists in the mobile Phone?

Does it cost money to "download" the spotify Lists in the mobile Phone? Thank you very much, need to know.I'm just using the 30day trial of the premium version

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  • Does it cost money to "download" the spotify Lists in the mobile Phone?  Thank you very much, need to know. I'm just using the 30day trial of the premium version 🙂
  • Marco
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Undownload vs Unsubscribe

Hi Playlists I have created and downloaded I can undownload. Playlists I have downloaded that are not my own, I do not get the unload option, but unsubscribe. This on my android mobile. I do not want to unsubscribe, but just remove the download. Can ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi   Playlists I have created and downloaded I can undownload.   Playlists I have downloaded that are not my own, I do not get the unload option, but unsubscribe. This on my android...
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Can't play local files on Android (Galaxy S3) phone

Hi, I just signed up for Spotify with a trial Premium membership. Spotify on my Macbook imported all my local (iTunes) files, and it can play them well on the desktop. I downloaded the Spotify Android app, and synced a playlist of Spotify songs (i.e....

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  • Hi,   I just signed up for Spotify with a trial Premium membership.  Spotify on my Macbook imported all my local (iTunes) files, and it can play them well on the desktop.  I downlo...
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Request; Bluetooth AVRCP profile "too old"

Case: I am streaming music from my Andriod device (Samsung S2) to my car stereo using Bluethooth. My device is compatible with bluetooth AVRCP profile version 1.3 and so is my car stereo. The nice thing with this profile, is that also artist name and...

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  • Case:   I am streaming music from my Andriod device (Samsung S2) to my car stereo using Bluethooth. My device is compatible with bluetooth AVRCP profile version 1.3 and so is my car stereo. ...
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Android

Hello. I signed up for the 30 days free Spotify trail, but can't get it to work on my Android. When I try to play a song it says it's not possible and comes up with the solution to "Get Premium" (which I have). So I click on this and I am taken to a ...

  • Newbie
  • Hello. I signed up for the 30 days free Spotify trail, but can't get it to work on my Android. When I try to play a song it says it's not possible and comes up with the solution to "Get Premium" (w...
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I download playlists, but they un-download themselves...?

I download playlists, but the next day they are undownloaded on my Android phone. Any solutions?

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  • I download playlists, but the next day they are undownloaded on my Android phone. Any solutions?
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hi

i can not get my lg lucid android 2.3 to play the next song on my playlist i tryed everything i could to get it to work.but it does not work.i can not even shuffle through the songs the only thing i can do is keep going into my list and do each song ...

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  • i can not get my lg lucid android 2.3 to play the next song on my playlist i tryed everything i could to get it to work.but it does not work.i can not even shuffle through the songs the only thing i ...
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problem with downloaded playlists

I have problem with the playlists i all ready downloaded. They keep disapearing from my galaxy 3 , so i cant play them offline

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  • I have problem with the playlists i all ready downloaded. They keep disapearing from my galaxy 3 , so i cant play them offline
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Playlist Re-sync On HTC One Mobile

Hi Spotify, I wish to alert you about a significant problem. You have received several messages about playlists going AWOL from smart phones and in particular Android on HTC. A couple of months ago I blogged to say that as a premium user, my playlist...

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  • Hi Spotify,   I wish to alert you about a significant problem. You have received several messages about playlists going AWOL from smart phones and in particular Android on HTC.  A coupl...
  • SteveBrammer
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How does Spotify not have Notification Controls Yet?

How has this not been implemented yet? How has basically nothing NEW been implemented into the App yet. It's starting to seem that you don't really care about Android. I like Spotify as much as the next person but It's almost been 6 Months and it sti...

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  • How has this not been implemented yet? How has basically nothing NEW been implemented into the App yet. It's starting to seem that you don't really care about Android. I like Spotify as much as the n...
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View Playlist By Album

Some things missing. Landscape mode. Adding a whole album to an existing playlist. Local Files will not show up as a menu option. No easy way to shuffle all tracks (can be done tho) Also in a playlist can't sort by album or view by album. Can't see t...

  • Roadie
  • Some things missing.    Landscape mode. Adding a whole album to an existing playlist.  Local Files will not show up as a menu option.  No easy way to shuffle all tracks ...
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Tablet UI & landscape mode

Hi, At the moment spotify is really missing a working UI for tablets and landscape mode for all android devices. Both of these are really basic functionalities and also essential for good user experience. When are these features expected to appear?

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  • Hi,   At the moment spotify is really missing a working UI for tablets and landscape mode for all android devices. Both of these are really basic functionalities and also essential for good ...
  • nikgare
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Taylor Swift song (local file) won't sync

I downloaded "We are Never Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift from iTunes (so it should be DRM free). It syncs fine with Spotify on my iPhone, but won't on my Nexus 7. I deleted the cache and tried even making the song its own playlist. It says t...

  • Casual Listener
  • I downloaded "We are Never Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift from iTunes (so it should be DRM free). It syncs fine with Spotify on my iPhone, but won't on my Nexus 7. I deleted the cache and tri...
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Importing Playlist

I have created an mP3 playilst by converting WMA files to MP3. When I import the playlist to Spotify, some of the tracks have the artist greyed out and although they play on my computer, they will not play via my phone or my TIVO service. They are vi...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have created an mP3 playilst by converting WMA files to MP3. When I import the playlist to Spotify, some of the tracks have the artist greyed out and although they play on my computer, they will no...
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Clear/remove downloaded music from SD

The option in menus to clear downloaded playlists/songs is deeply missing from the earlier version! When i "undownloading" a playlist it's not erased but it's left in cache. This shouldn't be so. When i remove a downloaded playlist it should be clear...

  • Music Fan
  • The option in menus to clear downloaded playlists/songs is deeply missing from the earlier version! When i "undownloading" a playlist it's not erased but it's left in cache. This shouldn't be so. Whe...
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downloaded playlists not available in flight mode

When i sync playlists so that I can listen to them offline on my galaxy note they disappear when i put the phone in to flight mode. I have some old downloaded playlists appearing, but any new ones that i try and sync do not appear. When i connect the...

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  • When i sync playlists so that I can listen to them offline on my galaxy note they disappear when i put the phone in to flight mode.   I have some old downloaded playlists appearing, but any ...
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last.fm scrobbling whilst offline mode????

hi all, the scrobbling feature is new to me (as i've been waiting for playcounts etc to make charts, but found out last.fm offers it via scrobbling, so here goes!) just a question though, which is really important to me - does spotify scrobble to las...

  • Roadie
  • hi all, the scrobbling feature is new to me (as i've been waiting for playcounts etc to make charts, but found out last.fm offers it via scrobbling, so here goes!)   just a question though, ...
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