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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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[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems. First thing to do before trying anything else is r...

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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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Spotify suddenly logout on Android - cannot reconnect

Hi, I want to report an issue that really made me angry.I have Spotify Premium and have been using it for years. I have several playlists on my account, and several songs downloaded for offline listening during travelling.Last week, when I was travel...

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  • Hi, I want to report an issue that really made me angry. I have Spotify Premium and have been using it for years. I have several playlists on my account, and several songs downloaded for offline lis...
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Spotfiy keeps playing while phone is ringing on adroid mi6

Spotfiy keeps playing while phone is ringing on adroid mi6. I want to stop spotify when phone is ringing but it happens when phone in vibration. How can i fix that

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  • Spotfiy keeps playing while phone is ringing on adroid mi6. I want to stop spotify when phone is ringing but it happens when phone in vibration. How can i fix that
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Spotify wants to download already downloaded playlist - there is no space

I recently had to log in to Spotify on my mobile phone (Android Galaxy S2, OS 4.2). I already have all the songs downloaded on my external SD, but Spotify wants to download them again and finds out there is no space. I have problems with my internal ...

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  • I recently had to log in to Spotify on my mobile phone (Android Galaxy S2, OS 4.2). I already have all the songs downloaded on my external SD, but Spotify wants to download them again and finds out t...
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Potential bug?

I use spotify all the time, every day. I'm a premium user and i recommend the app to everyone, but i noticed something since the most recent update that is bothering me.If i'm playing music or a podcast from seemingly any source (saved or playlists o...

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  • I use spotify all the time, every day. I'm a premium user and i recommend the app to everyone, but i noticed something since the most recent update that is bothering me. If i'm playing music or a po...
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SCROBBLE NOT FINISHING, PLZ HELP

Hello!!When i play a song on my phone you can see that it scrobbles on my monitor. When the song is finished on my phone it does not show that i have scrobbled the song i just listened to. I just shows the new song that comes onIt works totally fine ...

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  • Hello!! When i play a song on my phone you can see that it scrobbles on my monitor. When the song is finished on my phone it does not show that i have scrobbled the song i just listened to. I just s...
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Music Playback (Bug?)

It has been a while as a Premium user and I have been able to use every feature available such as playing any song and downloading your own music. 2 days ago I have encountered an issue specifically for local files saved from my Android Phone. The lo...

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  • It has been a while as a Premium user and I have been able to use every feature available such as playing any song and downloading your own music. 2 days ago I have encountered an issue specifically ...
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can i only hear explicit versions?

Hi there! I dont want to hear the edited version of songs, I only want to hear the original (sometimes explicit) versions. when I looked at "settings" I couldnt find the explicit option. what can be done?

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  • Hi there!  I dont want to hear the edited version of songs, I only want to hear the original (sometimes explicit) versions. when I looked at "settings" I couldnt find the explicit option. what ...
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Accident!

Hi guys, I accidently used a Gift Code for a wrong e-mail. Is it possible to retrograde it?

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  • Hi guys, I accidently used a Gift Code for a wrong e-mail. Is it possible to retrograde it?
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Solved!! Scrobbles appear on last.fm during play then vanish

I noticed today that when I play a track on Android it appears on last.fm as "scrobbling now" but when the track is finished the scrobble vanishes on last.fm and isn't registered. This doesn't happen from the desktop client. I tried switching offline...

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  • I noticed today that when I play a track on Android it appears on last.fm as "scrobbling now" but when the track is finished the scrobble vanishes on last.fm and isn't registered. This doesn't happen...
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Solved!! Local files on Android won't skip to center of song

Recently I've been listening to a lot of audiobooks on my phone by downloading the local files from my computer. Unfortunately today I tried to jump back into the middle of a book and the app won't let me on iPhone or android. I can listen to the boo...

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  • Recently I've been listening to a lot of audiobooks on my phone by downloading the local files from my computer. Unfortunately today I tried to jump back into the middle of a book and the app won't l...
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Tracks skipping a second after phone turns on or off

This happens every single time. The act of pressing the power button, or even the screen turning on from a notification causes the track on spotify to skip ahead a second or two. I tried reinstalling entirely, tried on different networks, different p...

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  • This happens every single time. The act of pressing the power button, or even the screen turning on from a notification causes the track on spotify to skip ahead a second or two. I tried reinstalling...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Problemas con las canciones descargadas

Hace unos dias descargue todas las canciones de mi biblioteca pero cuando pongo el modo offline o no tengo conexion las canciones no se reproducen y me dice que no estan disponibles. La musica la baje a traves de wifi, desbincule mis dispositivos off...

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  • Hace unos dias descargue todas las canciones de mi biblioteca pero cuando pongo el modo offline o no tengo conexion las canciones no se reproducen y me dice que no estan...
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Spotify with alexa. YOU make it easy for me....

I see a lot of stupid solutions that require ME to do some pain in the **bleep** work, just so my family can use spotify easily between our echo devices. Here's the thing.... .I PAY BOTH OF THOSE COMPAINES MONTHLY. YOU FIX IT AND MAKE IT easier for M...

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  • I see a lot of stupid solutions that require ME to do some pain in the **bleep** work,  just so my family can use spotify easily between our echo devices.  Here's the thing.... .I PAY BOTH ...
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Audio Stutter when using Bluetooth with Spotify Android app

When I play audio from the Spotify Android app to Bluetooth speakers, I get little audio stutter/blips a few times per minute. I've verified this is a problem with Bluetooth in the Spotify Android app by checking the following:1. Issue doesn't occur ...

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  • When I play audio from the Spotify Android app to Bluetooth speakers, I get little audio stutter/blips a few times per minute.   I've verified this is a problem with Bluetooth in the Spotify A...
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Saving the last song played in a list of songs

Hi everyone. I would like to know how to save the position of the last song played in a list of songs so as not to go on playing the same songs after leaving it to play other lists and then come back. Thanks in advance.

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  • Hi everyone.   I would like to know how to save the position of the last song played in a list of songs so as not to go on playing the same songs after leaving it to play other lists and then ...
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Free Mobile Android App Won't Shuffle Playlists Anymore

My Free mobile Spotify app will not shuffle anymore. It always plays my playlists from the top of the list in order, which is quite frustrating since the songs at the bottom of the list never get played and I have to hear the same songs every day tha...

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  • My Free mobile Spotify app will not shuffle anymore. It always plays my playlists from the top of the list in order, which is quite frustrating since the songs at the bottom of the list never get pla...
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Search mechanism doesn't works correctly

This happens when I try to search a music on my playlists. I write the name of the music but when I click, the music that is reproduced is the first music of the playlist. This happens even on the desktop version. Another example: when a search an ar...

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  • This happens when I try to search a music on my playlists. I write the name of the music but when I click, the music that is reproduced is the first music of the playlist. This happens even on the de...
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Música se traba al cambiar entre canciones

Hola, el problema que tengo se reproduce en Android 8, ocurre que al cambiar entre canciones la música se traba por unos milisegundos y después continua con normalidad, ya hice el desinstalar y volver a instalar pero no funciona, intenté cambiando el...

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  • Hola, el problema que tengo se reproduce en Android 8, ocurre que al cambiar entre canciones la música se traba por unos milisegundos y después continua con normalidad, ya hice el desinstalar y volve...
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Spotify keeps pausing

Every time I try to listen to music either on my Lenovo tablet or I phone the songs keep pausing sometimes won't play or goes back to begining what seems to be the issue with it

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  • Every time I try to listen to music either on my Lenovo tablet or I phone the songs keep pausing sometimes won't play or goes back to begining what seems to be the issue with it 
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Android oreo 8.0. Cannot install Spotify mucic from Google play store.

Cannot install Spotify mucic software from Google play store. It sais that product you try To buy doesn't exist. How can I install it?

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  • Cannot install Spotify mucic software from Google play store. It sais that product you try To buy doesn't exist. How can I install it? 
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