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Solved!! 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!! How to see the queue?

How do I see the queue in the android app? I can add songs to the queue but can't find them afterwards if I want to delete them from the queue and that annoys me as hell. I looked at the forum but didn't see any threads talking about this.

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  • How do I see the queue in the android app?   I can add songs to the queue but can't find them afterwards if I want to delete them from the queue and that annoys me as hell.   I looked a...
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Opening web player causes Android app to start playing

Earlier today I was listening to Spotify on my Android, and I left the app open when I was done. Then, several hours later I logged into Spotify web player on my laptop (with headphones, because I was in a public place), and my *phone* spontaneously ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Earlier today I was listening to Spotify on my Android, and I left the app open when I was done. Then, several hours later I logged into Spotify web player on my laptop (with headphones, because I wa...
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Removing offline music doesn't clear space

I was running out of space due to downloaded/offline music, so I unchecked a bunch of albums/playlists so they would no longer be avaialable offline. Although the music was no longer available to me offline, it didn't free up any space on my phone. I...

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  • I was running out of space due to downloaded/offline music, so I unchecked a bunch of albums/playlists so they would no longer be avaialable offline.  Although the music was no longer available ...
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Can't Login In To My Account In Spotify

If I Login To My Account Then It Was Only Stay For Few Seconds. And Automatically Logged Out.

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  • If I Login To My Account Then It Was Only Stay For Few Seconds. And Automatically Logged Out. 
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Solved!! Unable to remove song from playlist due to song copyright issue

Hi, I'm using Spotify on my Samsung S8.I have a song on my playlist that I can't seem to remove because the album that song was on was removed for copyright.Usually if the song was legit and became down/greyed out you might still be able to remove it...

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  • Hi,   I'm using Spotify on my Samsung S8. I have a song on my playlist that I can't seem to remove because the album that song was on was removed for copyright. Usually if the song was legit...
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Quality changes during downloads

So I listen to Spotify offline often using my XZ Premium, I had to do a clean reinstall the other day and had to download all my songs again. I've always listened and downloaded on extreme quality before, but right now while it's in the process of do...

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  • So I listen to Spotify offline often using my XZ Premium, I had to do a clean reinstall the other day and had to download all my songs again. I've always listened and downloaded on extreme quality be...
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Chromecast browser

A lot of people have reported this issue ... they can't find their chromecast devices. This has been a problem for a couple of years. The only solution is to kill the Spotify app in Android and then restart it. It wil then usually find the chromecast...

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  • A lot of people have reported this issue ... they can't find their chromecast devices. This has  been a problem for a couple of years. The only solution is to kill the Spotify app in Android and...
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Start and Radio not avaible

Hi there,I just reinstalled Spotify and everything works correctly but the "Start" and "Radio" sections are not available. In the "Start" this message appears:"Sorry, something has not gone as it should, that has not worked, please try again."And in ...

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  • Hi there, I just reinstalled Spotify and everything works correctly but the "Start" and "Radio" sections are not available. In the "Start" this message appears: "Sorry, something has not gone as it...
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No filter or sort bar is shown under my playlist?

UPDATED) I tried uninstalling the application, and it's now shown without any problems!! It did some days ago, but at the very top it isn't shown anymore over the playlist picture icon. I've tried deleting data and cache from mobile itself and throug...

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  • UPDATED) I tried uninstalling the application, and it's now shown without any problems!!   It did some days ago, but at the very top it isn't shown anymore over the playlist picture icon. &nb...
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not all playlist songs available?

i have for example 1300 songs in a playlist but it is only playing and showing the first 50 songs.

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  • i have for example 1300 songs in a playlist but it is only playing and showing the first 50 songs.  
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I don't have new QR barcode system :(

I am using galaxy note 3 and latest version of Spotify installed. However I don't have Spotify Code (like barcode system) to be able to share my playlist via camera scan system.I try to uninstall and re install but no luck

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  • I am using galaxy note 3 and latest version of Spotify installed. However I don't have Spotify Code (like barcode system) to be able to share my playlist via camera scan system. I try to uninstall a...
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Connecting with Chromecast on Android bug

Connecting with chromecast on Android is very hard. See attached video, its only with Spotify, other apps (YouTube, NPO, DashboardCast) it works immediately. It doesn't work for a couple of months now. Hope you can fix it. Video: https://www.dropbox....

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  • Connecting with chromecast on Android is very hard. See attached video, its only with Spotify, other apps (YouTube, NPO, DashboardCast) it works immediately. It doesn't work for a couple of months no...
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Many troubles :)

Hello! Good morning yo everyone, I'm a new user that is using 30 day trial and if everything keeps on good track I'll go with premium, but I have a few problems that are quite frustrating; 1. I cannot login on my PC, it's like my user just doesn't ex...

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  • Hello!   Good morning yo everyone, I'm a new user that is using 30 day trial and if everything keeps on good track I'll go with premium, but I have a few problems that are quite frustrating; ...
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Why my playlist changed?

Today when I opened my Spotify my playlist was that way, it has like 330 songs and now is showing only 30~, i opened it in the PC and it was normal, how can I put the android Spotify in the normal way?

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  • Today when I opened my Spotify my playlist was that way, it has like 330 songs and now is showing only 30~, i opened it in the PC and it was normal, how can I put the android Spotify in the normal wa...
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Superuser Contribution My Spotify account is not connecting to wifi

My phone is fully connected to wifi,and all other apps that use wifi on my phone function properly.However,the Spotify app doesn't allow me to search up/play any songs that aren't downloaded,and instead only allows me to play songs that are already d...

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  • My phone is fully connected to wifi,and all other apps that use wifi on my phone function properly.However,the Spotify app doesn't allow me to search up/play any songs that aren't downloaded,and inst...
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Superuser Contribution Pantalla Negra Spotify Android

Hola, uso Spotify en mi celular moto x Styles.Cada vez que abro la app la pantalla se pone negra, pero aprieto la "casita" del menu y se va efectivamente al menu y se reactiva la pantalla, es como si la app la desactive.Desde ya, gracias.

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  • Hola, uso Spotify en mi celular moto x Styles. Cada vez que abro la app la pantalla se pone negra, pero aprieto la "casita" del menu y se va efectivamente al menu y se reactiva la pantalla, es como...
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App opens all the time

Why does the app open when I connect to Bluetooth or am using the desktop version on my PC? I cannot find a setting which controls this. It is extremely annoying to have an app open when I don't want it to. In fact it is far more annoying than having...

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  • Why does the app open when I connect to Bluetooth or am using the desktop version on my PC? I cannot find a setting which controls this. It is extremely annoying to have an app open when I don't want...
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Can't choose where to save songs

Hey,my problem is pretty simple. I have the latest version of Spotify and wanted to change where my downloaded songs are saved from internal to SD but I don't have the required button in the settings menu... What happens?Has this happened to someone ...

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  • Hey, my problem is pretty simple. I have the latest version of Spotify and wanted to change where my downloaded songs are saved from internal to SD but I don't have the required button in the settin...
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