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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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Music failing when switched manually.

Music failing when switched manually. Music starts and on 1 second cuts and then runs normally to the end or when I advance the song in the time bar. It happened after my device upgraded to Android 8 (moto x4). My friend is having the same problem on...

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  • Music failing when switched manually. Music starts and on 1 second cuts and then runs normally to the end  or when I advance the song in the time bar. It happened after my device upgraded to And...
  • ale_adans
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No puedo iniciar sesión Spotify

Mi aplicación tiene activado off line y cuando quise iniciar sesión me manda el mensaje que no puedo debido a que no puede conectarse a internet. Así que necita conectarse a internet para iniciar sesión pero la configuración dice que no puede así que...

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  • Mi aplicación tiene activado off line y cuando quise iniciar sesión me manda el mensaje que no puedo debido a que no puede conectarse a internet. Así que necita conectarse a internet para iniciar ses...
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Songs imported from pc wont play on my phone.

Hello so I downloaded songs from somewhere and I put them in my playlist on spotify pc.Now I can listen them on my pc but not on my mobile, on my mobile they just get greyed out and they wont play, I literally tried everything on youtube, and yes I d...

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  • Hello so I downloaded songs from somewhere and I put them in my playlist on spotify pc. Now I can listen them on my pc but not on my mobile, on my mobile they just get greyed out and they wont play,...
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Spotify can't connect to the internet although internet connection is very good

Good Day, I've a TrekStor Android Volkstab and I'm using the spotify app as a premium member since a few months. It works fine until recently. Since a few days it's suddenly not possible for me to listen to music or download playlists completely on t...

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  • Good Day,   I've a TrekStor Android Volkstab and I'm using the spotify app as a premium member since a few months. It works fine until recently.    Since a few days&...
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Play, Pause, Next Song doesn't work with headset

Since the recent 4 or 5 updates to Spotify, the ability to skip songs with a wired headset has stopped working.The strange thing is that I'm able to skip songs 2-3 times, but after that nothing happens. With a Bluetooth headset, the problem is simila...

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  • Since the recent 4 or 5 updates to Spotify, the ability to skip songs with a wired headset has stopped working. The strange thing is that I'm able to skip songs 2-3 times, but after that nothing hap...
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Problème gestion musique en voiture

Bonjour, Depuis quelques jours j'ai des soucis avec Spotify dans ma voiture. J'arrive me connecter en bluetooth avec l'application mais les titres ne s'affichent plus et je n'ai plus la possibilité de changer les musiques depuis le poste ou les comma...

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  • Bonjour,   Depuis quelques jours j'ai des soucis avec Spotify dans ma voiture. J'arrive me connecter en bluetooth avec l'application mais les titres ne s'affichent plus et je n'ai plus la poss...
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Device regullary logouts and removes local cache

Hi,I have a problem, I have a tablet with Android 7.1 mount in my car. It's almost all the time connected to the internet, but because sometimes I go for trips through mountains or villages with low internet connection i have local cache on internal ...

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  • Hi, I have a problem, I have a tablet with Android 7.1 mount in my car. It's almost all the time connected to the internet, but because sometimes I go for trips through mountains or villages with lo...
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Download over cellular off, still downloads over cellular

I just noticed that Spotify has ignored the setting "download over cellular" burning through 1,6 GB of data (almost my monthly bundel) in a day.I'm running:Spotify 8.4.19.792 armV7Android 7.0Samsung Galaxy A5 2017Samsung Experience 8.1As this turned ...

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  • I just noticed that Spotify has ignored the setting "download over cellular" burning through 1,6 GB of data (almost my monthly bundel) in a day. I'm running: Spotify 8.4.19.792 armV7 Android ...
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Spotify randomly skips to next track. It will not finish a single song no more.

I have this annoying problem. When playing a track list, Spotify suddenly starts skipping to the next track after a couple of seconds playing. Sometimes it even skips instantly to the next song and so on. Spotify will not finish a single song no more...

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  • I have this annoying problem. When playing a track list, Spotify suddenly starts skipping to the next track after a couple of seconds playing. Sometimes it even skips instantly to the next song and s...
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New Spotify UI - make it optional

Since this week I have this ugly new Spotify Design in the app, but only, if I'm playing Podcasts. So, apart from the fact that a square cover does not fit into a rectangular design, and all the Titles are now ugly cropped, also the function to switc...

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  • Since this week I have this ugly new Spotify Design in the app, but only, if I'm playing Podcasts.  So, apart from the fact that a square cover does not fit into a rectangular design, and all t...
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Can't play certain artists on Android Phones.

For a few weeks now I am not able to play some artists (examples: The National, The Decemberists, Bohren & Der Club of Gore).When I select any track by one of those artists, the now playing bar in the bottom of the app disappears. When I choose "Shuf...

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  • For a few weeks now I am not able to play some artists (examples: The National, The Decemberists, Bohren & Der Club of Gore). When I select any track by one of those artists, the now playing bar...
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Cannot switch with Device Connect

Android version: 8.4.49.462 armV7Work PC version: 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78Home PC Version: 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78 I accidentally switched playing device from Android to my work PC and I had no longer been able to switch it back. Playback (I think) did not ...

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  • Android version: 8.4.49.462 armV7 Work PC version: 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78 Home PC Version: 1.0.77.338.g758ebd78     I accidentally switched playing device from Android to my work PC and ...
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Audio quality keeps resetting itself back

I cant set the quality that i want to. Its just dont allow me to do it. When i change it even if i dont relaunch spotify, it sets itself to auto quality streaming and normal quality downloading. It can be occuring in even a session or in a relaunch. ...

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  • I cant set the quality that i want to. Its just dont allow me to do it. When i change it even if i dont relaunch spotify, it sets itself to auto quality streaming and normal quality downloading. It c...
  • reauxi
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Small bug when I manually start a song

Hey! In my Motorola Moto x4 (normal version, not android one), there's a small bug when I manually start or change songs. Can somebody help?

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  • Hey!   In my Motorola Moto x4 (normal version, not android one), there's a small bug when I manually start or change songs. Can somebody help?
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Solved!! How to Stop Controls on Lock Screen?

HiI'm using Spotify on Galaxy Note8, and even if Spotify is closed completely, the Play controls keep appearing on the devise lock screen. Several times I have selected "play" when placing the phone in my bag/pocket. How can I prevent the controls on...

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  • Hi I'm using Spotify on Galaxy Note8, and even if Spotify is closed completely, the Play controls keep appearing on the devise lock screen.   Several times I have selected "play" when placing...
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Im offline

When i try to connect to the app it says in currently set to off line and to go online to connect to spotify. Ive tried everythig and it still wont let me log in to the app

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  • When i try to connect to the app it says in currently set to off line and to go online to connect to spotify. Ive tried everythig and it still wont let me log in to the app
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Solved!! Won't let me log in

What do I do when it won't let me log into the app? It keeps saying username password wrong and then I changed the password just incase but still can't get in. I am driven demented!

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  • What do I do when it won't let me log into the app? It keeps saying username password wrong and then I changed the password just incase but still can't get in. I am driven demented!
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Offline all the time. Offline mode is turned off

I've tried everything. Uninstall. Clear cache. Login with account number. Can only access my own playlist and listen to them only. And yes it is streaming online. Nothing works. Please help me

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  • I've tried everything. Uninstall. Clear cache. Login with account number.    Can only access my own playlist and listen to them only. And yes it is streaming online.   Nothing work...
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Daily mix disappear after premium.

The FAQ said to wait 2 weeks but the daily mix feature was there already (and working fine) before I switched to premium. Is this a bug? I have the same issue on both android and Windows pc.

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  • The FAQ said to wait 2 weeks but the daily mix feature was there already (and working fine) before I switched to premium.  Is this a bug?    I have the same issue on both android an...
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no shuffle or repeat on spotify weekly?

the removal of Shuffle and Repeat buttons on Discover Weekly was such a gross mistake that I don't even understand how the decision was made. Please bring them back

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  • the removal of Shuffle and Repeat buttons on Discover Weekly was such a gross mistake that I don't even understand how the decision was made. Please bring them back
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