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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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Porque se apaga la app durenta la reproducción pasada 4 a 5 canciones?

La app se apaga pasada la reproducción de 4 a 5 canciones no importa si está conectado a Bluetooth, audífonos o directamente del celular. Es muy molesto estar abriendo la aplicaciones a cada rato.

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  • La app se apaga pasada la reproducción de 4 a 5 canciones no importa si está conectado a Bluetooth, audífonos o directamente del celular. Es muy molesto estar abriendo la aplicaciones a cada rato.
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I can't log in

I'm on my phone and trying to log in with my account, but every time I press "log in", it briefly changes to "logging in..." and then just turns back to "log in" button. No error message no nothing. My password and username are totally correct. Pleas...

  • Regular
  • I'm on my phone and trying to log in with my account, but every time I press "log in", it briefly changes to "logging in..." and then just turns back to "log in" button. No error message no nothing.&...
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Solved!! Android app being auto-killed/crashing

Phone: Moto G (1st gen). Online and offline mode. Since last week or so (perhaps since the last update), the spotify app for android has been being auto-killed regularly, especially when I try to do anything else on the phone. I never used to have an...

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  • Phone: Moto G (1st gen). Online and offline mode.   Since last week or so (perhaps since the last update), the spotify app for android has been being auto-killed regularly, especially when I...
  • nesslucas101
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Unable to find repeat button on spotify android S8?

Hello! Ive recently downloaded spotify and noticed that there seems to be no repeat or shuffle button for any of my playlists? This includes self made and spotify made. Am I doing something wrong or am I just really blind? Thanks!

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  • Hello! Ive recently downloaded spotify and noticed that there seems to be no repeat or shuffle button for any of my playlists? This includes self made and spotify made. Am I doing something wrong or ...
  • Joe
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Can't see some songs in a playlist

Hi, I have a problem with a playlist because I Can see only three tracks instead of 95. The playlist is a public playlist and it's not mine. I have this problem both on android and iOS but not on the web player. How can I solve it?

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  • Hi, I have a problem with a playlist because I Can see only three tracks instead of 95. The playlist is a public playlist and it's not mine. I have this problem both on android and iOS but not on the...
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Songs werden nicht abgespielt

Ich bin spotify free Nutzer über die App auf Android und kann keine Songs abspielen. Weder über Playlists noch in "Songs" ich habe nur die Option auf Shuffle zu gehen und selbst dann werden keine Songs aus der playlist abgespielt sondern ähnliche Vor...

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  • Ich bin spotify free Nutzer über die App auf Android  und kann keine Songs abspielen. Weder über Playlists noch in "Songs" ich habe nur die Option auf Shuffle zu gehen und selbst dann werden kei...
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Músicas indisponíveis

Minhas músicas que estavam salvas, foram excluídas, como faço pra restaurar as antigas? Sou usuário Premium

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  • Minhas músicas que estavam salvas, foram excluídas, como faço pra restaurar as antigas? Sou usuário Premium  
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Adicionar artistas e músicas como favoritos

Minhas músicas que estavam salvas automaticamente foram excluídas, sou usuário Premium. Tenho que baixar todas de novo, queria que elas retornassem, o que faço? Ajuda por favor.

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  • Minhas músicas que estavam salvas automaticamente foram excluídas, sou usuário Premium.  Tenho que baixar todas de novo, queria que elas retornassem, o que faço? Ajuda por favor. 
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Playing wrong/different song

So this isn't new but every other topic I've read is about how their songs get replaced with a different song including the name and everything, my issue is when I'm in one of my playlist and go directly to a specific song (that I've listened to coun...

  • Casual Listener
  • So this isn't new but every other topic I've read is about how their songs get replaced with a different song including the name and everything, my issue is when I'm in one of my playlist and go dire...
  • MrSimplicity
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Playback stutters and has cracks

Hey, I have spotify premium on my galaxy S8 and for a while now no matter what song I play the song will have random pauses throughout, when it should be playing in one continuous stream. Most of the songs I have are already downloaded locally to my ...

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  • Hey, I have spotify premium on my galaxy S8 and for a while now no matter what song I play the song will have random pauses throughout, when it should be playing in one continuous stream. Most of the...
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Hans Zimmer Issue

I've added a few Hans Zimmer songs to my playlists over time - potc, instersteller and spirit just to name a few. Over the last few days, I can't play anything on my playlist or from the artist selection. It just refuses to play and I get an error me...

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  • I've added a few Hans Zimmer songs to my playlists over time - potc, instersteller and spirit just to name a few.   Over the last few days, I can't play anything on my playlist or from the art...
  • Joe
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Playing music with Spotify through Android Auto causes Spotify to play music randomly

For the past month or so, whenever I listen to music in my car (play Spotify using Android Auto), my phone (a Galaxy S7) will randomly start playing the beginning of the album I was listening to after I stop the car and unplug my phone. It will conti...

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  • For the past month or so, whenever I listen to music in my car (play Spotify using Android Auto), my phone (a Galaxy S7) will randomly start playing the beginning of the album I was listening to afte...
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Superuser Contribution Different Now Playing screen

The other day I was driving, listening to a Playlist, and the now playing screen was radically different, it had full screen album art, with the controls on top, but would disappear, it was a beautiful UI, and then it was gone when I changed playlist...

  • Newbie
  • The other day I was driving, listening to a Playlist, and the now playing screen was radically different, it had full screen album art, with the controls on top, but would disappear, it was a beautif...
  • joshfatal
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Downloading local files to phone.

I recently switch to android so i copied my itunes music over to spotify. I got all my playlists finally figured out, but to save on data usage, i want to download all the songs to my phones storage. I hit download on the playlists but it only downlo...

  • Casual Listener
  • I recently switch to android so i copied my itunes music over to spotify. I got all my playlists finally figured out, but to save on data usage, i want to download all the songs to my phones storage....
  • justinkowalsky1
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Sd card corruted story all over again...

Spotify corrupted my sd card again... this keeps happening. I have a 128gb good samsung card and the app started to loose songs etc and ended up corrupting it. Not the first time and no solution yet...Aparently spotify is not made for external storag...

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  • Spotify corrupted my sd card again... this keeps happening. I have a 128gb good samsung card and the app started to loose songs etc and ended up corrupting it. Not the first time and no solution yet....
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Android Auto not working

Recently Spotify has stopped working with Android Auto, both in the car display and directly on the device - Samsung Galaxy S8. Cannot play music and it does not show anything in the library. This has only stopped working in the last 2 weeks or so. I...

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  • Recently Spotify has stopped working with Android Auto, both in the car display and directly on the device - Samsung Galaxy S8. Cannot play music and it does not show anything in the library. This ha...
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App crashes when saving albums on home tab

When I have a full music library (having hit the 10000 song limit) saving an album on the homepage the app crashes the Android app, instead of gracefully handling the exceprion and displaying the "your all full up" message. On other activities it han...

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  • When I have a full music library (having hit the 10000 song limit) saving an album on the homepage the app crashes the Android app, instead of gracefully handling the exceprion and displaying the "yo...
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Do I need a premium account to follow artists?

I don't get the option to follow artists (this is probably a stupid question, but I'm pretty new to Spotify)

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  • I don't get the option to follow artists (this is probably a stupid question, but I'm pretty new to Spotify)
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Solved!! Spotify Offline Xposed

Hi there, I have a Rooted Android phone with Xposed framework installed. However the app seems to think I'm offline. When I click on home it says "something went wrong." And I can't view any artists or radios. I can search things up and play music st...

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  • Hi there,  I have a Rooted Android phone with Xposed framework installed. However the app seems to think I'm offline. When I click on home it says "something went wrong." And I can't view any a...
  • Joe
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Headphone controls not working as they should

As a regular user of Spotify on android I wanted to know something involving headphones.The ones I own have a single button that allows me to play/stop, skip or rewind music with one, two or three presses respectively.It works with every other music ...

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  • As a regular user of Spotify on android I wanted to know something involving headphones. The ones I own have a single button that allows me to play/stop, skip or rewind music with one, two or three ...
  • Joe
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