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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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Solved!! My friends can't see what I'm listening and Last.fm scrobbling doesn't work

I updated Spotify on Android and now the songs I'm listening doesn't go on friends feed and last.fm. But on desktop for windows it works. What can I do? All the settings are right. Feels stupid to pay for premiun when my most important qualitys does ...

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  • I updated Spotify on Android and now the songs I'm listening doesn't go on friends feed and last.fm. But on desktop for windows it works. What can I do? All the settings are right. Feels stupid to pa...
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Local files always play from start regardless of where you click

For some reason, as of yesterday whenever I'm listening to local files offline, if I try to skip part of the song (play from the middle, go back to my favourite part or whatever) it just won't do it. It will either just restart the whole song and go ...

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  • For some reason, as of yesterday whenever I'm listening to local files offline, if I try to skip part of the song (play from the middle, go back to my favourite part or whatever) it just won't do it....
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Superuser Contribution Songs keep skipping and pausing randomly

I'm having this issue on my Samsung Galaxy S8 ever since the most recent update. Can you let us know what operating system and Spotify version you're currently using? Android 8.0 Does this happen when trying to stream music through 3G/4G or on WiFi? ...

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  • I'm having this issue on my Samsung Galaxy S8 ever since the most recent update. Can you let us know what operating system and Spotify version you're currently using?  Android 8.0 Does t...
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App uses 3.8gb on phone, but no downloaded content

as above. Memory usage is massive compared to app size, but when I set to only show downloaded content, nothing is visible. Any thoughts? Thanks

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  • as above. Memory usage is massive compared to app size, but when I set to only show downloaded content, nothing is visible.  Any thoughts?  Thanks
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Can not find the next on shuffle button on my playlist

On the Last spotify update their was an option for me to see what was playing next on my playlist when it was on shuffle and it gave me all the songs that have not played yet on shufle on my spotify playlist on the recent update that was today I coul...

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  • On the Last spotify update their was an option for me to see what was playing next on my playlist when it was on shuffle and it gave me all the songs that have not played yet on shufle on my spotify ...
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New Android user trialing Premium is the last update causing my problems?

I'm not liking Spotify but how could it be so popular with all these issues I read about? I used Apple music on my iPhone, but I want to use Android auto because it supports Waze. Now I need a streaming app. Currently, playlist don't shuffle, request...

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  • I'm not liking Spotify but how could it be so popular with all these issues I read about?  I used Apple music on my iPhone, but I want to use Android auto because it supports Waze.  Now I n...
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Volume Issues New update

With the Latest Spotify update for Android I have noticed a decrease in the Volume of the music, what gives?!?!?! Please fix it!

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  • With the Latest Spotify update for Android I have noticed a decrease in the Volume of the music, what gives?!?!?!    Please fix it!
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cache cleared

I cleared the cache on spotify when I uninstalled it accidentally on my phone. I have slow data, so any songs that aren't cached on my phone load very slowly and I can't listen to them. Is there any way to cache them all quickly?

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  • I cleared the cache on spotify when I uninstalled it accidentally on my phone. I have slow data, so any songs that aren't cached on my phone load very slowly and I can't listen to them. Is there any ...
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Spotify breaks when I play Periphery Heavy Heart

Every time when I start to play Heavy Heart by Periphery, the Android app breaks itself. The app will go blank with only the background and will take 5 minutes to skip ahead 4 songs on my playlist while on random shuffle on repeat playlist. At first ...

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  • Every time when I start to play Heavy Heart by Periphery, the Android app breaks itself. The app will go blank with only the background and will take 5 minutes to skip ahead 4 songs on my playlist wh...
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Solved!! Musicas com som estalando

Prezados, boa noite. Gosto muito do Spotify, contudo desde a última atualização às músicas estão com som ruim. Como se estivesse estalando no ritmo da música. Percebi que a culpa não é da minha caixa de som, já que a mesma música toca perfeitamente p...

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  • Prezados, boa noite. Gosto muito do Spotify, contudo desde a última atualização às músicas estão com som ruim. Como se estivesse estalando no ritmo da música. Percebi que a culpa não é da minha caixa...
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Superuser Contribution La app no detecta la conexion wifi

Buenas noches. Tengo la suscripcion Familiar y de movil un android, concretamente un One Plus 3. Mi problema es que la app no detecta la conexion wifi (Movistar). Funciona perfectamente, ya que he probado la misma, con otras plataformas de musica (qu...

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  • Buenas noches. Tengo la suscripcion Familiar y de movil un android, concretamente un One Plus 3. Mi problema es que la app no detecta la conexion wifi (Movistar). Funciona perfectamente, ya que he pr...
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Problem of connection

i have this problem, but i have connection. both in wifi and in 3g it does not work. I have already delete and reinstall the app but the problem persist. What can i do?

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  • i have this problem, but i have connection. both in wifi and in 3g it does not work. I have already delete and reinstall the app but the problem persist. What can i do?
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App just deleted almost 400 songs from my library

So when the new update hit on android(to version 8.4.52.812 armV7) I went to my library to shuffle play my over 2,000 songs, but only 1,600 appeared on the counter. Since there is no sane way to count 2,048 songs(thank god I have a playlist of my ent...

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  • So when the new update hit on android(to version 8.4.52.812 armV7) I went to my library to shuffle play my over 2,000 songs, but only 1,600 appeared on the counter. Since there is no sane way to coun...
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Problem with SD card storage

Hello, A friend has a problem with storing his music library. This one is supposed to be on the SD card depending on the settings selected in Spotify settings. However, the music library sometimes disappears (as if the music was deleted [not moved] f...

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  • Hello,   A friend has a problem with storing his music library. This one is supposed to be on the SD card depending on the settings selected in Spotify settings. However, the music librar...
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Run in background / Why ?

Hey everyone, Since the last Spotify update, it runs in the background when open. Normally, I could skip or pause songs from the lock screen, but now the only info that shows up is "Spotify is running in the background"... I have tried deinstalling a...

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  • Hey everyone,   Since the last Spotify update, it runs in the background when open.    Normally, I could skip or pause songs from the lock screen, but now the only info that shows ...
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"Dislike" button has no effect

I don't like the band Yo La Tengo. I tell this to Spotify repeatedly via the dislike button (both song and artist). This band persists in appearing in my daily mix. Either: 1) Daily Mix is not updating and/or2) Dislike button does not work What is ha...

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  • I don't like the band Yo La Tengo. I tell this to Spotify repeatedly via the dislike button (both song and artist). This band persists in appearing in my daily mix.   Either:   1) Daily...
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Spotify reverting to default settings

Every time my phone goes to sleep my Spotify app will revert to it's default settings, and I have to log back in. All my downloaded music needs downloading again, I have to change the download quality and the cross fade goes back to zero. My playlist...

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  • Every time my phone goes to sleep my Spotify app will revert to it's default settings, and I have to log back in.  All my downloaded music needs downloading again, I have to change the download ...
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Displaying a song, refusing to play it.

So, i have just discovered that my spotify will display an explicit song, and refuses to play it. However, it allows me to play any other explicit song? I looked through my settings, and the "allow explicit content" button is on. I still cannot play ...

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  • So, i have just discovered that my spotify will display an explicit song, and refuses to play it. However, it allows me to play any other explicit song? I looked through my settings, and the "allow e...
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