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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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Samsung neo download issue

PlanPremiumCountry Samsung neoOperating System My Question or Issue I previously had spotify, and have deleted it. It's no Where to be found in apps/disabled. I've tried to reininstall with no success. Every time I click the install for Android it sa...

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  •   Plan Premium Country     Samsung neo Operating System     My Question or Issue  I previously had spotify, and have deleted it. It's no Where to be found in a...
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[Bug] Black bars reformatting screen

PlanFreeCountry USDeviceLG V30Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Hi, I use an app that removes my navigation soft keys at the bottom to give extra screen real estate, but Spotify doesn't fill in the space like any other app does. It's ...

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  • Plan Free Country  US Device LG V30 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Hi,    I use an app that removes my navigation soft keys at the bottom t...
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Most of my songs are greyed out

I have the Premium account. I just noticed that almost all of my songs are greyed out. But when I look up the songs in the search feature, they are available to play. Why are my songs greyed out and how do I get them back?

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  • I have the Premium account.  I just noticed that almost all of my songs are greyed out.  But when I look up the songs in the search feature, they are available to play.  Why are my son...
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Spotify fails to start

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid 7 My Question or IssueWhen I start Spotify, I get a black screen. Within 30 seconds, the application crashes and I'm asked if I want to try restarting the app. I've tried restarting m...

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  • Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Android 7   My Question or Issue When I start Spotify, I get a black screen. Within 30 seconds, the application crashe...
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Solved!! Spotify automatically dowloads music saved to my library

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceSamsung s6 edgeOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Hi, I am about to reach the 3,333 downloaded songs limit, so I want to SAVE music to my library instead of DOWNLOADING. However, every time I save an album o...

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  • Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Samsung s6 edge Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  Hi,   I am about to reach the 3,333 downloaded songs limit, so I want...
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No more facebook sharing option

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy S5Operating System My Question or IssueI used to be able to share songs to facebook but since this update there is no option listed when i do try. It has all other social media sites that i have including facebook...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Galaxy S5 Operating System     My Question or Issue I used to be able to share songs to facebook but since this update there is no option l...
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Solved!! Can't disable lastfm scrobbling?

Operating SystemAndroid v6.0My Question or Issue When I try to disable lastFM scrobbling in the app, it appears to disable the option, and then seems to re-enable itself after some time, leading to the Wrong username/password error as I have removed ...

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  •   Operating System Android v6.0 My Question or Issue  When I try to disable lastFM scrobbling in the app, it appears to disable the option, and then seems to re-enable itself after some...
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Volumio: Private playlists vanished

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceRaspberry Pi 2Operating SystemVolumio My Question or IssueAbout one week ago all my private playlists disappeared. Seems Spotify ceised the support for libspotify. Does anyone experience similar problems? As Spotify is...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany  Device Raspberry Pi 2 Operating System Volumio   My Question or Issue About one week ago all my private playlists disappeared. Seems Spotify ceised t...
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Where is the "Songs" tab in library?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Where is the "Songs" tab in library?Not all of my music is in "Favorite Songs" I lost some of my music.

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device   Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  Where is the "Songs" tab in library? Not all ...
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Where is the "Songs" tab in library??

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Where is the "Songs" tab in library??Some of my music lost and not in the "Favorite Songs" list

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device   Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  Where is the "Songs" tab in library?? Some of...
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Unable to start Spotify on my Sony Z5 Compact android 7.1.1

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceSony Z5 CompactOperating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 My Question or IssueUnable to startup Spotify. When i click on the app Spotify asks me to login. After I have typed in my username and password and pressed the button "Login"...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device Sony Z5 Compact Operating System Android 7.1.1   My Question or Issue Unable to startup Spotify. When i click on the app Spotify asks me to log...
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Can't log in on Android App

PlanFreeDeviceSamsung Galaxy S6Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue I can't log in on my Android phone. In the log in form, I press the "Log in" button and the text changes to "Logging in" and the back to "Log in" and nothing happens. I c...

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  • Plan Free Device Samsung Galaxy S6 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue  I can't log in on my Android phone. In the log in form, I press the "Log in" button and the t...
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music hiccups

PlanPremiumCountrynetherlands Device(motorola moto x4)Operating System(Android Oreo) My Question or Issue since i have been using my new phone, motorola moto x4 android oreo, every song has a slight hiccup in the first three seconds where the music s...

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  • Plan Premium Country netherlands  Device (motorola moto x4) Operating System (Android Oreo)   My Question or Issue  since i have been using my new phone, motorola moto x...
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Spotify won't connect to Chromecast (although visible in Devices Available list)

Hi,For a few weeks now I've been having problems connecting Spotify Premium Family (on Android) to my Chromecast Audio.The Chromecast unit shows up in the 'Devices available' list in Spotify.When I click it to connect, it shows "Connecting...", but a...

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  •  Hi, For a few weeks now I've been having problems connecting Spotify Premium Family (on Android) to my Chromecast Audio. The Chromecast unit shows up in the 'Devices available' list in Sp...
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Solved!! Please help -random music keeps playing

I am just about to quit spotify, this is so weird! My playlist and music keep stopping so a random indu playlist can start. I don't even listen to that music, it's the first time I see those playlist and songs.This keeps happening all the time, for w...

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  • I am just about to quit spotify, this is so weird!  My playlist and music keep stopping so a random indu playlist can start. I don't even listen to that music, it's the first time I see those p...
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No more shuffling since the update

Since the update, my playlist doesn't shuffle anymore. Every time I start Spotify, it plays the first song on my list, then the second, then the third, etc. Always in the same order. Always from the top. That means I always hear the same 10-15 songs,...

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  • Since the update, my playlist doesn't shuffle anymore. Every time I start Spotify, it plays the first song on my list, then the second, then the third, etc. Always in the same order. Always from the ...
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Newest update *completely* broke spotify

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung GalaxyOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSince the new update was (automatically) installed, spotify can no longer start on my phone! I just get a black screen, with absolutely no indication of any progress, options,...

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  • Plan Premium Device Samsung Galaxy Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Since the new update was (automatically) installed, spotify can no longer start on my phone! I just get...
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Solved!! Local files on phone keep skipping back to start of song.

Hi, This has just started happening today. I can't skip through the timeline of local songs (ie. to skip forward or back in the song) without the song resetting to the begining. These are local files from my PC that I've transferred to my phone via a...

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  • Hi,   This has just started happening today. I can't skip through the timeline of local songs (ie. to skip forward or back in the song) without the song resetting to the begining. These are lo...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When someone uses Alexa in my house my phone runs Spotify

I have an Alexa linked to Spotify and the Spotify application on my phone If someone at home uses Spotify through Alexa my phone immediately loads the Spotify application even if I am miles away from home. For the last 2-3 months I have reached my da...

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  • I have an Alexa linked to Spotify and the Spotify application on my phone   If someone at home uses Spotify through Alexa my phone immediately loads the Spotify application even if I am miles ...
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Superuser Contribution App 'loses' downloaded library..

sometimes Spotify loses downloaded library (no green arrow next to tracks/playlists anymore).Ok, it tries to download it again, but why the **bleep** it doesn't clear previous files?? today i had to mark playlists to download (offline) again (spotify...

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  • sometimes Spotify loses downloaded library (no green arrow next to tracks/playlists anymore). Ok, it tries to download it again, but why the **bleep** it doesn't clear previous files??  today ...
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