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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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Android version bug mess!

The new "bright" Android version is still after a few month of its release an unusable bug mess. Problem with downloaded lists disappearing is still there. The lists are still eating gigabytes on my built in memory and since my smartphone doesn't hav...

  • Music Fan
  • The new "bright" Android version is still after a few month of its release an unusable bug mess.   Problem with downloaded lists disappearing is still there. The lists are still eating gig...
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Solved!! New 12.06.2012 release stops playing music in 5-10 min. intervals

Hi, I had the beta-version until yesterday when the official, new Android app went online. The new version stops playing music from time to time. The startup screen (playlists) is also being a big "buggy" - just loading a blank screen. Hard restart o...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I had the beta-version until yesterday when the official, new Android app went online. The new version stops playing music from time to time. The startup screen (playlists) is also...
  • Igelchen
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Facebook Login results in playlist passby

I am and have been a premium user for several months and have enjoyed using spotify in my car with my bluetooth. When it works, it's awesome. But yesterday while trying to start the app, I received a login screen; never had that since installing spot...

  • Newbie
  • I am and have been a premium user for several months and have enjoyed using spotify in my car with my bluetooth. When it works, it's awesome. But yesterday while trying to start the app, I received a...
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Problem With SIII And Ipad with premiun

Hello. I have paid the premium fare but i have one problem. With the same nickname i can use premium in the computer but i cant use in my SIII and in the Ipad, dont recognice that im premium user. What can i do??? Thanks

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  • Hello. I have paid the premium fare but i have one problem. With the same nickname i can use premium in the computer but i cant use in my SIII and in the Ipad, dont recognice that im premium user...
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Why iOS' spotify is so vastly superior to Android's

Two very simple things: - Playback resume after leaving the phone idle, same song, same time. - Album name displayed in playlists. Is it so very hard to implement?

  • Roadie
  • Two very simple things: - Playback resume after leaving the phone idle, same song, same time. - Album name displayed in playlists.   Is it so very hard to implement? 
  • David
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Undownloaded tracks remain on phone

If I undownload a playlist, no memory is freed up on my phone. I then download it again and the memory has increased. Apologies if this is a known problem but help appreciated. Cheers p.s. Latest version of spotify, Galaxy s3

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  • If I undownload a playlist, no memory is freed up on my phone. I then download it again and the memory has increased.   Apologies if this is a known problem but help appreciated.   ...
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Spotify streaming to Apple TV

Just got a galaxy tab, and I don't know hot to get the spotify music to play on my Apple TV. Any apps for this? I am used to the simple world of Apple, so hoping an app can help solve my problem?

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  • Just got a galaxy tab, and I don't know hot to get the spotify music to play on my Apple TV. Any apps for this?    I am used to the simple world of Apple, so hoping an app can help solv...
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Galaxy S III vibrating to the beat

I've read the solutions and tried it on my fone, but it didn't work! I turned off the haptic feedback and the phone keeps vibrating, what can I do to stop the vibration?

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  • I've read the solutions and tried it on my fone, but it didn't work! I turned off the haptic feedback and the phone keeps vibrating, what can I do to stop the vibration?
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Some help required .....'

I currently have an HTC Android smartphone. Some issues; Playlists cannot be alphabetized. As I add albums and groups of songs to a playlist, they appear in the order they were acquired. Its very tedious trying to find a particular song amongst 800-1...

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  • I currently have an HTC Android smartphone.   Some issues;   Playlists cannot be alphabetized.  As I add albums and groups of songs to a playlist, they appear in the order they...
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Replaced songs

I just upgraded from Spotify Free to Spotify Premium and installed the app on my Android phone. So far I've just noticed one song being replaced with another. Desperado by The Eagles. In my playlist on my computer it's the real song with vocals but t...

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  • I just upgraded from Spotify Free to Spotify Premium and installed the app on my Android phone.  So far I've just noticed one song being replaced with another. Desperado by The Eagles. In my p...
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Spotify Social and Mobile Devices

Just wondering: Does Spotify Social, e.g. that my friends can see what i am listening to, work only when I am listening in the desktop app or does it prepare this information also while listening from my mobile device? And if it does, what about offl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Just wondering: Does Spotify Social, e.g. that my friends can see what i am listening to, work only when I am listening in the desktop app or does it prepare this information also while listening fro...
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problem with premium account and offline mode

Im using xcover android ver 2.3.6. I have latest spotify app My account is premium and i have playlist downloaded to offline mode. Spotify app wants to connect to internet every time is starts and offline songs are not playable before there is intern...

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  •   Im using xcover android ver 2.3.6. I have latest spotify app My account is premium and i have playlist downloaded to offline mode.   Spotify app wants to connect to internet eve...
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Solved!! download playlist question

So if I download my playlist on my android to "listen offline" does that mean I can listen to my playlist without using my data plan?

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  • So if I download my playlist on my android to "listen offline" does that mean I can listen to my playlist without using my data plan?
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Re: Jelly Bean

I just received Jelly Bean on my RAZOR MAXX. I download my playlists and for no unexplained reason my downloaded playlists disappear. The disappearing playlists have happened 3 times so far and I am unsure what is causing it. I have rebooted my devic...

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  • I just received Jelly Bean on my RAZOR MAXX.  I download my playlists and for no unexplained reason my downloaded playlists disappear.  The disappearing playlists have happened 3 times so f...
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Streaming on Android

Why on earth can I not stream music on an Android wifi only tablet? I don't want to sync files for offline use, I just want to listen online whilst connected to a WiFi network. Is it not possible? If not, I'll sign up to a different provider.

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  • Why on earth can I not stream music on an Android wifi only tablet? I don't want to sync files for offline use, I just want to listen online whilst connected to a WiFi network.   Is it not p...
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Solved!! No SD Card storage !!

Hello evdb, I just bought a SD Card for Spotify ... and realised it's not possible to use it with Spotify ! Hello guys .... We are in 2012 ! We need to use space as we want. The "solution" is to downgrade Spotify, clear data, and add path to SD Card ...

  • Gig Goer
  • Hello evdb,   I just bought a SD Card for Spotify ... and realised it's not possible to use it with Spotify !   Hello guys .... We are in 2012 ! We need to use space as we want. T...
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Why doesn't the app have external storage officialy built-in?

So this is just breaking my brain. Bought a new phone and had to reinstall and sync Spotify. For it to store on the external SD which is 64GB I had to use the workaround. The workaround still works without flaw so there's still code in the app which ...

  • Music Fan
  • So this is just breaking my brain. Bought a new phone and had to reinstall and sync Spotify. For it to store on the external SD which is 64GB I had to use the workaround.   The workaround st...
  • David
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Re: Songs in offline mode unsync without reason

Same problem.... really annoying. Can someone at spotify pleas respond. Using a gallaxy one i9800, and a gallaxy III. One the old phone entire lists disapear as son as i listen to them. On III random tracks in the list gets unsynced. WTF is going on?

  • Casual Listener
  • Same problem.... really annoying. Can someone at spotify pleas respond.   Using a gallaxy one i9800, and a gallaxy III. One the old phone entire lists disapear as son as i listen to them. O...
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Local Mp3s are wrongly synced to android

I have the CD Adele Live at albert hall .. if i sync the converted mp3 files to my android device and listen to it i get the normal "notlive" version although i can here the live version in spotify pc version .. they also have the covers of the norma...

  • Roadie
  • I have the CD Adele Live at albert hall .. if i sync the converted mp3 files to my android device and listen to it i get the normal "notlive" version  although i can here the live version in spo...
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