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Solved!! 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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Bidirectional Sync

Hello. I'm French so sorry for my french english... I can synchronize my playlist from my spotify account to my android mobile. I would like to know if it's possible to do the same but in the opposite direction. I explain me, i have made some search ...

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  • Hello. I'm French so sorry for my french english...   I can synchronize my playlist from my spotify account to my android mobile. I would like to know if it's possible to do the same but i...
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Battery Drain

Hi Guys, Once again starting up this forum. Downloaded the new Spotify App and it is absolutely draining my battery like never before? Doesnt matter if you force close it, still using 20%. Seeing as nobody from Spotify answered this question the last...

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  •   Hi Guys,   Once again starting up this forum. Downloaded the new Spotify App and it is absolutely draining my battery like never before? Doesnt matter if you force close it, still u...
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Logging in through facebook on mobile

I have spotify premium. when i try to login through the spotify app using my Facebook login, the app starts going through this screen refresh/loading loop and never loads. i have tried uninstalling/ re-installing several times and this did not fix th...

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  • I have spotify premium. when i try to login through the spotify app using my Facebook login, the app starts going through this screen refresh/loading loop and never loads. i have tried uninstalling/ ...
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my android tablet is driven me nuts...HELP!!!

I cant get no tools like spotity,google chrome,windows or anything to download.does anyone no what iam doin wrong?

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  • I cant get no tools like spotity,google chrome,windows or anything to download.does anyone no what iam doin wrong?
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Nothing works in New App. Premium Account Now Useless

I have used spotify for about 6 months now, on a premium membership with no issues. My Droid recently auo updated to the new version of Spotify ("Version .5.0.xx") and now almost nothing works. My Specs - Running GAlaxy Nexus with Android Version 4.0...

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  • I have used spotify for about 6 months now, on a premium membership with no issues.  My Droid recently auo updated to the new version of Spotify ("Version .5.0.xx") and now almost nothing works....
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Solved!! Cant hear music!

Hi, I have a premium account and I can't listen to streamed music! It stopped working some time ago. My local files play just fine. I have a Galaxy Note. All I see is the play slider going foward. My volume is on max. I have tried to reinstall spotif...

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  • Hi,   I have a premium account and I can't listen to streamed music! It stopped working some time ago. My local files play just fine. I have a Galaxy Note. All I see is the play slid...
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Scrobbling problem with Android Tablet

When I listen to music on my tablet in my house, my tracks are scrobbled to last.fm. However, when I take it in the car listen, those tracks remain unscrobbled. Why don't the tracks I listen to while on the road get scrobbled when I return home and a...

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  • When I listen to music on my tablet in my house, my tracks are scrobbled to last.fm.  However, when I take it in the car listen, those tracks remain unscrobbled.  Why don't the tracks I lis...
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Solved!! Too big screen for Android Spotify?

Hey, I'm new to this Android new app for Spotify. I have Android 2.3.6 and Motorola RAZR MAXX with 4.3 screen. However in every picture on internet I see Spotify like this - very sweet. Picture from Google. However I see in my phone after Settings wh...

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  • Hey,   I'm new to this Android new app for Spotify. I have Android 2.3.6 and Motorola RAZR MAXX with 4.3 screen. However in every picture on internet I see Spotify like this - very sweet. ...
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Random sound issue with Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9

Hi there, Receltly I bought a Samsung galaxy tab 8.9 (running android 3.2), and installed Spotify on it. For unknown reason, sometimes, the sound just stops working. The song continue to play, but spotify acts as muted. When going to other sound func...

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  • Hi there,   Receltly I bought a Samsung galaxy tab 8.9 (running android 3.2), and installed Spotify on it. For unknown reason, sometimes, the sound just stops working. The song continue to...
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Local data not available on my phone

There are some songs or even albums that are not available on Spotify, if you live in Germany. "Reckless & Relentless" by Asking Alexandria is one of these albums. But I can import my PC's local data into Spotify and listen to those songs on my PC. T...

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  • There are some songs or even albums that are not available on Spotify, if you live in Germany. "Reckless & Relentless" by Asking Alexandria is one of these albums. But I can import my PC's local ...
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Sync playing with phone and Pc please?

Laying in bed trying to fall asleep, and for the fourth time a song I like has just come on that I didn't have in a playlist, now ill have to get up even though I know it will slow the progress of my sleep. This would be made sooooo much easier if I ...

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  • Laying in bed trying to fall asleep, and for the fourth time a song I like has just come on that I didn't have in a playlist, now ill have to get up even though I know it will slow the progress of my...
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Hejsan! Någon som kan hjälpa mig eller komma med "tips" I Torsdags förra veckan så strulade min mobil sony ericsson xperia. Så jag loggade ut från spotify. Sen efter det så har den blivit helt knäpp. Alla mina spellistor är borta och säger att det in...

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  • Hejsan! Någon som kan hjälpa mig eller komma med "tips" 🙂 I Torsdags förra veckan så strulade min mobil sony ericsson xperia. Så jag loggade ut från spotify. Sen efter det så har den blivit helt knä...
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I've decided - after several frustrating years - to give up on Spotify for Android

I don't have anything illuminating to say that hasnt already been extensively covered here or on 'get satisfaction' , but after several years (I'm not sure how many exactly) of suffering with every version of the app on several different phones I've ...

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  • I don't have anything illuminating to say that hasnt already been extensively covered here or on 'get satisfaction' , but after several years (I'm not sure how many exactly) of suffering with every v...
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Android phone not showing up under Devices on spotify PC despite being connected to the same wifi

Android phone not showing up under Devices on spotify PC despite being connected to the same wifi. The only reply i got from support was to connect my pc to the wifi wirelessly. Now that is impossible. I am on a desktop and the only way to connect is...

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  • Android phone not showing up under Devices on spotify PC despite being connected to the same wifi.    The only reply i got from support was to connect my pc to the wifi wirelessly. Now th...
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why can't spotify find my local files anymore?

I have ben using spotify for a while now, and i used to be able to transfer my mp3s to my phone and spotify found my local files. Lately spotify havent found my files and ask me to download playlist. I do not have the fles on my computer anymore, but...

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  • I have ben using spotify for a while now, and i used to be able to transfer my mp3s to my phone and spotify found my local files. Lately spotify havent found my files and ask me to download playlist....
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Purchasing Spotify

Spotify will not let me purchase its unlimited edition on my HTC My Touch. It keeps taking me in circles. It says my phone's compatible. What do I do?

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  • Spotify will not let me purchase its unlimited edition on my HTC My Touch. It keeps taking me in circles. It says my phone's compatible. What do I do?
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No organization/search function in 'starred' songs

I find it to be a pick problem that I can't search or in any ways organize the 'starred' songs on the mobile app. I listen to music almost exclusively from songs that I have starred, so finding them again later on the go can be a pain. Also, the fact...

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  • I find it to be a pick problem that I can't search or in any ways organize the 'starred' songs on the mobile app.  I listen to music almost exclusively from songs that I have starred, so finding...
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Missing Feature - ETA please Spotify

"View entire Library and hence to start playback of all tracks" Can Spotify provide an ETA on this feature? I'm now paying for something I'm not using Anyone here know who I can speak with to get an answer about this - it's making the difference betw...

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  • "View entire Library and hence to start playback of all tracks"   Can Spotify provide an ETA on this feature? I'm now paying for something I'm not using   Anyone here know who I can...
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Currently playing song notification bug

when playing song and the next song starts playing the new notitfication will show the last song that was playing but if you pull down the notitifcation tray it shows correct song!

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  • when playing song and the next song starts playing the new notitfication will show the last song that was playing but if you pull down the notitifcation tray it shows correct song!
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HTC Phone stays offline - cant access playlists

Hello.My HTC Wildfire cant login to Spotify. I´ve got Premium and Spotify insists that I am offline, and thus I cannot play music.I`ve tried to clear cache and uninstall and then reinstall but the problem remain. What is the solution to my problem?

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  • Hello. My HTC Wildfire cant login to Spotify. I´ve got Premium and Spotify insists that I am offline, and thus I cannot play music. I`ve tried to clear cache and uninstall and then reinstall but th...
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