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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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Competitor Feedback (rdio, MOG, etc.)?

since obviously a lot of peeps are jumping ship after the most recent update not addressing anyone's issues, i though it might be helpful to start a thread to compare major features and bugs between spotify and its competitors. i know there are sever...

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  • since obviously a lot of peeps are jumping ship after the most recent update not addressing anyone's issues, i though it might be helpful to start a thread to compare major features and bugs between ...
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Spotify app doesn't remember login details (Android 4.2)

Hi, I recently upgraded my android phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) to Android 4.2. If I login the app plays my offline and local music just fine. The problem is, it won't remember my login details when I reboot my phone or when I shut the app down through ...

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  • Hi,   I recently upgraded my android phone (Samsung Galaxy S2) to Android 4.2. If I login the app plays my offline and local music just fine. The problem is, it won't remember my login det...
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Spotify app won't play any of my songs!

I've been using Spotify premium for about 2 months now (paid), but today it suddenly stopped working. I can log on with my Facebook account as usual, but even though the songs seem to be playing (the playbar moves as it was playing), none of the song...

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  • I've been using Spotify premium for about 2 months now (paid), but today it suddenly stopped working. I can log on with my Facebook account as usual, but even though the songs seem to be playing (the...
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connect spotify android tab

Hi I've just bought a tablet but when I try to connect with my Facebook ID, it doesn'y work, when i put my client number it say to me " We currently experiencing some problems, plese try again later (error 404)" Have you go a solution ? Thank you

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  • Hi I've just bought a tablet but when I try to connect with my Facebook ID, it doesn'y work, when i put my client number it say to me " We currently experiencing some problems, plese try again later ...
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Galaxy Nexus audio problem

Hi, every time that I play a song at the first 1 or 2 seconds I can hear a distorted sound. I've tried with my friend Galaxy Nexus and they have the same problem. It's annoying to hear all the time with all the songs this sound. My system is Jelly Be...

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  • Hi, every time that I play a song at the first 1 or 2 seconds I can hear a distorted sound. I've tried with my friend Galaxy Nexus and they have the same problem. It's annoying to hear all the time w...
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spotify premium doesn't work for me

I bought spotify premium yesterday for 30days and it doesn't work on my phone. It lags and I can't even download playlists nor can I listen to it offline. Help?

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  • I bought spotify premium yesterday for 30days and it doesn't work on my phone. It lags and I can't even download playlists nor can I listen to it offline. Help?
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Solved!! Desktop and Droid no longer spekaing

For some reason tosay, the desktop client and the droid app aren't seeing each other. So now I can't sync any of my local tracks. I've made no changes. Any ideas?

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  • For some reason tosay, the desktop client and the droid app aren't seeing each other. So now I can't sync any of my local tracks.   I've made no changes.   Any ideas?
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App keeps saying i'm offline

The andorid app on my samsung galaxy s3 keeps saying i'm offline even though i'm online and everything else on my phone works this hapens on wi-fi and 3g can you offer any help? Thanks in advance

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  • The andorid app on my samsung galaxy s3 keeps saying i'm offline even though i'm online and everything else on my phone works this hapens on wi-fi and 3g can you offer any help?   Thanks in ...
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Synchonization

Good morning, I just installed spotify premium some weeks ago and have a problem with it. I have download to my mobile around 20 playlists, not more than 400 songs. The synchronization stops and an error message displays telling I don´t have enough s...

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  • Good morning, I just installed spotify premium some weeks ago and have a problem with it.   I have download to my mobile around 20 playlists, not more than 400 songs. The synchronization s...
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App on Galaxy S3 not playing songs continuously.

I'm getting very frustrated, and I've tried all the tips I've found through these message boards. No matter what I do songs will not play continuously through my new phone using my playlists or radio. This is a pain, and I know other people are havin...

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  • I'm getting very frustrated, and I've tried all the tips I've found through these message boards. No matter what I do songs will not play continuously through my new phone using my playlists or radio...
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Solved!! Problems With Spotify on Android

Version 0.4.12.180 on Samsung Galaxy S2: - Crashes when I go to "info" for the currently playing song, select "add to playlist", and select a playlist.- No lockscreen controls.- No landscape mode.- Queue isn't easily accessible... only from "now play...

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  • Version 0.4.12.180 on Samsung Galaxy S2:   - Crashes when I go to "info" for the currently playing song, select "add to playlist", and select a playlist. - No lockscreen controls. - No lands...
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Not worth my money!

I'm about to cancel my premium subscription for my spotify since everytime I go back to my 'downloaded' playlists on my phone, they're not downloaded. I basically get no offline mode, which is the main reason I pay for Spotify. Not to mention the fac...

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  • I'm about to cancel my premium subscription for my spotify since everytime I go back to my 'downloaded' playlists on my phone, they're not downloaded. I basically get no offline mode, which is the ma...
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having problems logging in

I've uninstalled and reinstalled still wont log in it takes more the five mind and forecloses

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  • I've uninstalled and reinstalled still wont log in it takes more the five mind and forecloses
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spotify does not synchronize new songs - solution wanted

Hi, i have seen very long threads about this topic and many users have the same problem. i am looking for a simple and short solution. sorry, but i do not have the time to read hundrets of posts... and i pay for this service. the problem: spotify doe...

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  • Hi,    i have seen very long threads about this topic and many users have the same problem. i am looking for a simple and short solution. sorry, but i do not have the time to read hundr...
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Can't remove downloaded playlist

Hello! I'm using spotify on my android-phone. I have downloaded a few playlists. Now I want to remove some of the downloads, so I use the button 'remove' (translated from Dutch). But when I start spotify again, or sometimes even sooner, spotify is do...

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  • Hello!   I'm using spotify on my android-phone. I have downloaded a few playlists. Now I want to remove some of the downloads, so I use the button 'remove' (translated from Dutch). But when ...
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Spotify using 3g data while roaming, 'Download over 2G/3G' is explicitly OFF.

I was out of the country and on roaming (O2, in Marseille) from the 30th to the 2nd of December. During this time, Spotify downloaded almost 70mb of data, even though I had expressly unchecked the use 2g/3g option. The only thing I can think of that ...

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  • I was out of the country and on roaming (O2, in Marseille) from the 30th to the 2nd of December. During this time, Spotify downloaded almost 70mb of data, even though I had expressly unchecked the us...
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Problem with android app

Hello, I'm spanish, so sorry for my english. I have a problem with the Android app of Spotify, it worked well until several days ago, I try to listen to music but suddenly the song don´t change to the second, and when I try to choose one opening the ...

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  • Hello, I'm spanish, so sorry for my english. I have a problem with the Android app of Spotify, it worked well until several days ago, I try to listen to music but suddenly the song don´t change to ...
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Any replacement for PC version's "Ctrl+S"?

I'm using spotify on both my PC and smartphone, and I really miss the option to search inside the current playlist (Ctrl+F) on android version. Since I use playlist mainly to sync whatever artist I want on my smartphone today, I still need to search ...

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  • I'm using spotify on both my PC and smartphone, and I really miss the option to search inside the current playlist (Ctrl+F) on android version. Since I use playlist mainly to sync whatever artist I w...
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Cannot delete songs from sdcard

Hello, my English isn't very well so I'm sorry for mistakes, but I'll try to express my problem in a way which everyone can understand.. First of all I'm very pleased with spotify, very good work, I'm lovin it! To come to my problem: I have some play...

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  • Hello,   my English isn't very well so I'm sorry for mistakes, but I'll try to express my problem in a way which everyone can understand.. First of all I'm very pleased with spotify, very ...
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