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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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Spotify taking up too much storage on phone

Spotify is using up the vast proportion of storage of my phone but although I've saved lots of music, I've not downloaded anything. I thought that only downloaded music was stored on the phone (and therefore would use phone storage space) to use when...

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  • Spotify is using up the vast proportion of storage of my phone but although I've saved lots of music, I've not downloaded anything. I thought that only downloaded music was stored on the phone (and t...
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Reproducción automatica no funciona

La siguiente canción no sé reproduce de forma automatica amenos que tenga la aplicación en primer plano. Si bloqueo la pantalla al terminar la canción se para y no reproduce la siguiente hasta que no vuelva a entrar a la aplicación. Uso un galaxy J.

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  • La siguiente canción no sé reproduce de forma automatica amenos que tenga la aplicación en primer plano. Si bloqueo la pantalla al terminar la canción se para y no reproduce la siguiente hasta que no...
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"MY Library" Missing

At some point my app went from having 5 tabs on the bottom to 4. What's missing is the "my library" tab, where I could see all of my saved songs, artists, albums etc. Oddly enough, my wife still has all 5 tabs on her phone (and she is on the latest v...

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  • At some point my app went from having 5 tabs on the bottom to 4. What's missing is the "my library" tab, where I could see all of my saved songs, artists, albums etc. Oddly enough, my wife still has ...
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[ANDROID/EMUI] Shutdown problems with Huawei P9 Lite

The app shuts down in my Huawei P9 Lite (android 7.0 EMUI 5.0) for no apparent reason. Any ideas?

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  • The app shuts down in my Huawei P9 Lite (android 7.0 EMUI 5.0) for no apparent reason. Any ideas?
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Notifications are stopping Spotify playback

Multiple notifications are stopping playback while I'm listening to Spotify on my Galaxy S7 Edge. Oddly enough, it was notifications from Spotifiy itself that would cause my music to stop, but I noticed today it was my WhatsApp that did it. This is N...

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  • Multiple notifications are stopping playback while I'm listening to Spotify on my Galaxy S7 Edge. Oddly enough, it was notifications from Spotifiy itself that would cause my music to stop, but I noti...
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cant listen to album

hi, im trying to listen to a Nightwish's album named Dark Passion Play, and only 1 song is working.. the rest of the album i see the songs and everything but can not listen to them..

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  • hi, im trying to listen to a Nightwish's album named Dark Passion Play, and only 1 song is working.. the rest of the album i see the songs and everything but can not listen to them..
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Mobile App - Play, Pause, and Skip Using Headphone/Headset with Controls.

Hi I've got a Samsung galaxy s8, Spotify doesn't seem to recognise my headphones Sennhiesser momentum s v1 it plays music fine but so I can't skip tracks or pause them, I had the s6 before which was ok. Any help would be great.

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  • Hi I've got a Samsung galaxy s8, Spotify doesn't seem to recognise my headphones Sennhiesser momentum s v1 it  plays  music fine but so I can't skip tracks or pause them, I had the s6 befor...
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Not Offline - Android - Cant search (FIXED)

This is happening for no reason. I am online - no resctrictions on my phone. - uninstalled, cleared cache, re-installed, changed password, desktop version works, all "fixes" on the forum tried and failed. Cant search artist, albums, or songs. Cant se...

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  • This is happening for no reason. I am online - no resctrictions on my phone. - uninstalled, cleared cache, re-installed, changed password, desktop version works, all "fixes" on the forum tried and fa...
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Android: Spotify stops playback

Got the problem since a couple of days. Spotify just stops the playback randomly. So far only if screen is locked, frequently right after locking. Interestingly it doesnt pause the track, it actually cancels it. So if I unlock the screen and start pl...

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  • Got the problem since a couple of days. Spotify just stops the playback randomly. So far only if screen is locked, frequently right after locking. Interestingly it doesnt pause the track, it act...
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Solved!! No option storage in settings

Hi:My android smartphone is a LG X150, with Android 5.0.2. I´ve a microSD card 4 GB. I'm premium user. I try change the device storage to SD card, but the option Storage in settings menu is disappeared.I have reinstalled the apps, clear cache, data, ...

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  • Hi: My android smartphone is a LG X150, with Android 5.0.2. I´ve a microSD card 4 GB. I'm premium user. I try change the device storage to SD card, but the option Storage in settings menu is disappe...
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[Android] Downloaded Music Will Not Play

I have Spotify Premium Student for listening to music offline and I have my entire library of about 700 songs downloaded and stored on my SD card. However, when I try to play any of my downloaded music offline, it will load but not play if I am not o...

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  • I have Spotify Premium Student for listening to music offline and I have my entire library of about 700 songs downloaded and stored on my SD card. However, when I try to play any of my downloaded mus...
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    Android 6.0.1 playback issues
    Offline availability not working
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Chromecast Audio - Skipping tracks breaks the connection.

I can't seem to skip tracks on spotiy when the audio device is a Chromecast Audio without the songs stopping, or hanging. Where as if I leave the song playing it always goes to the next song no worries. Both apps have been updated to latest versions....

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  • I can't seem to skip tracks on spotiy when the audio device is a Chromecast Audio without the songs stopping, or hanging. Where as if I leave the song playing it always goes to the next song no worri...
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Track skips a couple seconds ahead once the power button is pressed.

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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Chromecast No longer?

I can no longer play Spotify from my Android phone to my TV with Chromecast. Spotify says I need to download their app on my smart TV, but I can't find the app on my TV. It's a Philips Smart TV. Is there a new update/version of the Android app that m...

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  • I can no longer play Spotify from my Android phone to my TV with Chromecast. Spotify says I need to download their app on my smart TV, but I can't find the app on my TV. It's a Philips Smart TV. Is t...
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How to I set Spotify to stay on repeat?

When I put Spotify on repeat it automatically turns it off if I change songs or move through a playlist, how do i set it to stay on repeat?

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  • When I put Spotify on repeat it automatically turns it off if I change songs or move through a playlist, how  do i set it  to stay on repeat?
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Image de playlist

Bonjour ! J'ai un problème :Lorsque je change l'image d'une playlist, elle est bien changée sur mon PC, mais pas sur mon téléphone (Samsung Galaxy S7). Que faire ?

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  • Bonjour ! J'ai un problème : Lorsque je change l'image d'une playlist, elle est bien changée sur mon PC, mais pas sur mon téléphone (Samsung Galaxy S7). Que faire ?
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Playlist Cover

Hello ! I have a problem : When I change a playlist cover, it changed well on my computer, but on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7) it didn't change. What can I do ?

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  • Hello ! I have a problem :    When I change a playlist cover, it changed well on my computer, but on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7) it didn't change. What can I do ?
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Spotify acting up on Samsung S7

It's been a couple of days my Spotify started acting up. Each time I try listening to music, it stops and restarts when it wants, sometimes even the sound goes up or down, when I'm listening to a playlist, it stops from the middle of a song and then ...

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  •  It's been a couple of days my Spotify started acting up. Each time I try listening to music, it stops and restarts when it wants, sometimes even the sound goes up or down, when I'm listening to...
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Se detiene la musica en un samsung s8. Como lo soluciono ?

Tengo Premium y se detiene la musica cada dos o tres canciones. Tengo un tel samsung s8. Como lo soluciono ?

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  • Tengo Premium y se detiene la musica cada dos o tres canciones. Tengo un tel samsung s8. Como lo soluciono ?
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