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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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"You're Offline", won't load Home Page at all, artist pages won't work.

1. My Home page won't load (Sorry, something went wrong...)2. I can't go to Artists' pages from search (You're offline) I am not offline. I can listen to songs from playlists online. Only Home page and artist page won't work. (I can search for a play...

  • Casual Listener
  • 1. My Home page won't load (Sorry, something went wrong...) 2. I can't go to Artists' pages from search (You're offline)   I am not offline. I can listen to songs from playlists online. Only ...
  • jokinpaha
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Shuffle and Repeat not staying active

Recently all of my playlists have not been keeping shuffle and repeat activated. I will choose a song and activate the shuffle and repeat, but when I change the song the shuffle and repeat does not stay activated as it used to. I have tried shutting ...

  • Newbie
  • Recently all of my playlists have not been keeping shuffle and repeat activated. I will choose a song and activate the shuffle and repeat, but when I change the song the shuffle and repeat does not s...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify connect on Android TV, guest playback ?

Back in the days I was using spotify gramafon for playback.If I got a guest in the same wifi he is also ready to playback from his spotify client. Now I am using spotify app on android tv and the guest have to use his login for playback? I am confuse...

  • Casual Listener
  • Back in the days I was using spotify gramafon for playback. If I got a guest in the same wifi he is also ready to playback from his spotify client.   Now I am using spotify app on android tv ...
  • Alfredo
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Local files are missing album art on my Android

I have tried deleting the files I downloaded on my PC and readding them. I even added the albums to iTunes and imported that way but I can't get the art to show when I sync the playlist to my phone. It's annoying seeing a grey generic picture on all ...

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  • I have tried deleting the files I downloaded on my PC and readding them. I even added the albums to iTunes and imported that way but I can't get the art to show when I sync the playlist to my phone. ...
  • Joe
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    Android 7.1
    Local files for Spotify Mobile
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Unable to access storage option

I can't choose where my music is downloaded anymore. I had the option yesterday but then my music undownloaded and now I can't download it to my SD card. I am using a ZTE zmax pro with Android 6.0.1.

  • Visitor
  • I can't choose where my music is downloaded anymore. I had the option yesterday but then my music undownloaded and now I can't download it to my SD card. I am using a ZTE zmax pro with Android 6.0.1.
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Like button from radio

If you press the like (heart) button in the app the song gets added to your libary. When your listening from your Daily Mix. But it doesnt do that if you are doing it from the lock screen and thats really annoying

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  • If you press the like (heart) button in the app the song gets added to your libary. When your listening from your Daily Mix.  But it doesnt do that if you are doing it from the lock screen and ...
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Spotify Keeps Stopping

Spotify connect keeps stopping after about 5 seconds of play. This is a really annoying issue, which seems to occur every time I use the device. I often get it to work after wiping out all the old data on the phone etc. only to have the problem occur...

  • Newbie
  • Spotify connect keeps stopping after about 5 seconds of play.   This is a really annoying issue, which seems to occur every time I use the device.  I often get it to work after wiping out...
  • Lawrenceboy24
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Deleting songd problems

Me and my friend use the same account. Now, I think he added some songs to our main playlist. I just hate some of the songs he added so I thought i would just delete them cause he does'nt really listen to the main playlist often. But I could never fi...

  • Casual Listener
  • Me and my friend use the same account. Now, I think he added some songs to our main playlist. I just hate some of the songs he added so I thought i would just delete them cause he does'nt really list...
  • phan_times
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Shuffle does not work in playlist after new song is selected

This issue just started on my Galaxy S6. When i go to a playlist and click on a song, the shuffle and repeat buttons are turned off (not highlighted in green). Once i click them both, i would fully expect it to stay in shuffle and repeat mode. It sta...

  • Newbie
  • This issue just started on my Galaxy S6. When i go to a playlist and click on a song, the shuffle and repeat buttons are turned off (not highlighted in green). Once i click them both, i would fully e...
  • theprimeanomaly
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Google Chrome casting app keeps skipping songs

This never happened. I went to a station and when I shuffled music the songs don't play and it slipped after 1 second. This is while I was casting. Not doing it while on my phone.

  • Newbie
  • This never happened. I went to a station and when I shuffled music the songs don't play and it slipped after 1 second. This is while I was casting. Not doing it while on my phone.
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Radio function not there

Hi, I have spotify on my ipad and at the bottom of the screen is a radio button. I have now downloaded spotify on my samsung galaxy s6 and there is no radio button at the bottom of the screen. Is this normal that the andriod app does not have the rad...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I have spotify on my ipad and at the bottom of the screen is a radio button. I have now downloaded spotify on my samsung galaxy s6 and there is no radio button at the bottom of the scree...
  • dinomight
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Solved!! Chromecast audio drops out

New chromecast audio with firmware 1.22.78337. I'd guess this was an issue with the device except that it is temporarily resolved with actions from Spotify app.When casting, the sound will suddenly stop every minute or so. Sometimes seconds, sometime...

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  • New chromecast audio with firmware 1.22.78337. I'd guess this was an issue with the device except that it is temporarily resolved with actions from Spotify app. When casting, the sound will sudden...
  • dpearce33
  • Casual Listener
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Ford Sync does not connect since version 8.4.38.621

Hi, yesterday, a new version (8.4.38.621) was installed automatically on my Sony Xperia X Compact. Now, Ford Sync does not connect to Spotify anymore. The App cannot be found. A reboot of the phone and reset of the Ford Sync software did not help. Bl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   yesterday, a new version (8.4.38.621) was installed automatically on my Sony Xperia X Compact. Now, Ford Sync does not connect to Spotify anymore. The App cannot be found. A reboot of th...
  • arisgardelis
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Deleting songs problem

Me and my friend use the same account. Now, I think he added some songs to our main playlist. I just hate some of the songs he added so I thought i would just delete them cause he does'nt really listen to the main playlist often. But I could never fi...

  • Casual Listener
  • Me and my friend use the same account. Now, I think he added some songs to our main playlist. I just hate some of the songs he added so I thought i would just delete them cause he does'nt really list...
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Cant open family account on spotify

I downloed spotify for android on israel region and i don't have the option to get the family package that avalible on U.S.

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  • I downloed spotify for android on israel region and i don't have the option to get the family package that avalible on U.S.
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Download Without Using Data

I just bought spotify because I would like to listen to my music without wifi and mostly, without going over my data limit. I was hoping that it was across the app, so I could download on my computer and it would show up on my phone, but I guess that...

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  • I just bought spotify because I would like to listen to my music without wifi and mostly, without going over my data limit. I was hoping that it was across the app, so I could download on my computer...
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Personal Playlist Glitch

I have created my own Playlist with songs i like and when i searched a particular song, it would play somethig else . For example,when i search for Song B, it would pop up in the first row, but when i clicked on it, it plays the first song in the pla...

  • Newbie
  • I have created my own Playlist with songs i like and when i searched a particular song, it would play somethig else . For example,when i search for Song B, it would pop up in the first row, but when ...
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Don't seem to be able to change the storage to SD card

Spotify updated a few days ago, and deleted my downloaded music. When I try to download now, it says I don't have enough storage, so I tried to change my storage setting to SD card like I used to have before it updated, but I can't find the setting f...

  • Newbie
  • Spotify updated a few days ago, and deleted my downloaded music. When I try to download now, it says I don't have enough storage, so I tried to change my storage setting to SD card like I used to hav...
  • pesc0
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Add song buttom missing

This button is currently missing from my Spotify playlist. However my girlfriend has the button at the top of all her playlist. The playlist that I use the most I made it colabrative so she could edit it and the button appears for her. I have check w...

  • Newbie
  • This button is currently missing from my Spotify playlist. However my girlfriend has the button at the top of all her playlist.   The playlist that I use the most I made it colabrative so she ...
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Text delay while playing in the car

Hi, I've recently changed my Huawei P9 with Android 7.0 to Sony XZ Premium with Oreo 8.0, and there's a problem when I'm using it in my Skoda. When I'm playing songs, title and artist name after first song stays, but the next song is playing with wro...

  • Visitor
  • Hi, I've recently changed my Huawei P9 with Android 7.0 to Sony XZ Premium with Oreo 8.0, and there's a problem when I'm using it in my Skoda. When I'm playing songs, title and artist name after firs...
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