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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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Problems when turning the screen on and off.

Each time I press the power button in my phone, turning the screen on or off, whatever I'm listening to skips ahead about 2 seconds. It's really weird and annoying. It didn't do this with my old phone, just this new one. Can anyone help?

  • Newbie
  • Each time I press the power button in my phone, turning the screen on or off, whatever I'm listening to skips ahead about 2 seconds. It's really weird and annoying. It didn't do this with my old phon...
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Spotify is playing my titles but they are lagging

So I got spotify prenium since 1 year, but it as been 1 week since my titles have started to lag when im listening to them. Sometimes they even completly stop by themself. But usually there is like "chips" of song that are buggy, just like when you t...

  • Newbie
  • So I got spotify prenium since 1 year, but it as been 1 week since my titles have started to lag when im listening to them. Sometimes they even completly stop by themself. But usually there is like "...
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Trying to save albums on Samsung 8 and the app crashes

Hi guys, This issue started today. Just trying to press 'Save' on an album and the entire app crashes. Not cool. Any ideas?

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi guys,   This issue started today. Just trying to press 'Save' on an album and the entire app crashes. Not cool. Any ideas?
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Android App doesn't connect using WiFi

Hi. For a while now Spotify does not connect using any wifi network (tested in different places), only works using mobile data. I've had this problem for a while now but I thought it would be fixed in newer releases. I am using a Huawei P9 Lite with ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi. For a while now Spotify does not connect using any wifi network (tested in different places), only works using mobile data. I've had this problem for a while now but I thought it would be fixed i...
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Spotify onnect Availability

My Onkyo TX-NR525 supports Spotify Connect. However, I cannot connect from any Android device in the house straight away. What I mean is that I first have to connect from my PC, that works fine, and then I see the Onkyo on our Android devices. How ca...

  • Newbie
  • My Onkyo TX-NR525 supports Spotify Connect. However, I cannot connect from any Android device in the house straight away. What I mean is that I first have to connect from my PC, that works fine, and ...
  • murpsel
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"Go online to see menu" issue

Hi all, I'm having an issue with the Spotify app on my phone (actually loaded on my SD card because I have so much music downloaded) that frequently when I am trying to use the menu (go to artist, add to playlist, etc.) it will spool for a few second...

  • Regular
  • Hi all,   I'm having an issue with the Spotify app on my phone (actually loaded on my SD card because I have so much music downloaded) that frequently when I am trying to use the menu (go to a...
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Lost music

I've had Spotify years now. Never had a drama. Now i go into a playlist that only had 60 songs in it. And i can only visibly see 9 or so. Yet the playlist still states 60 songs in this one playlist. What could cause this? I've tried hitting the downl...

  • Newbie
  • I've had Spotify years now.  Never had a drama.  Now i go into a playlist that only had 60 songs in it.  And i can only visibly see 9 or so.  Yet the playlist still states 60 song...
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Doesn't play the next song :(

Everytime I play spotify, it doesn't play the next song after one ends. It happens when I'm on the app but my phone is off and when I'm not on the app but still using my phone. It makes me go to the app and leave the phone on so it would continuously...

  • Newbie
  • Everytime I play spotify, it doesn't play the next song after one ends. It happens when I'm on the app but my phone is off and when I'm not on the app but still using my phone. It makes me go to the ...
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Keeps moving music from SD to internal storage

Spotify keeps moving music from my 64 GB SD card (with plenty of room) to my internal storage. I am able to move the music back to SD, but after a few days or sometimes or even hours, the music moves back to internal storage. I have had no other prob...

  • Newbie
  • Spotify keeps moving music from my 64 GB SD card (with plenty of room) to my internal storage. I am able to move the music back to SD, but after a few days or sometimes or even hours, the music moves...
  • phan_times
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Problemas con spotify en un dispositivo google cast

Al reproducir mi musica al dispositivo google cast luego de un rato, al llegar a la cancion numero 100 de 111 que tiene la playlist se pararon las canciones y volvio a la primera cancion como si se hubieran escuchado todas las canciones, pero no, fal...

  • Newbie
  • Al reproducir mi musica al dispositivo google cast luego de un rato, al llegar a la cancion numero 100 de 111 que tiene la playlist se pararon las canciones y volvio a la primera cancion como si se h...
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How to remove podcasts from the home screen

Every time I open the app, the top row, which used to be my Daily Mixes, now has several podcasts with what I consider to be rude, offensive, and inappropriate content. Podcasts with names like The Prude and the Pornstar, Guys We F****d, **bleep** Wi...

  • Casual Listener
  • Every time I open the app, the top row, which used to be my Daily Mixes, now has several podcasts with what I consider to be rude, offensive, and inappropriate content. Podcasts with names like The P...
  • Ihatepodcasts
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Solved!! ''We're experiencing a problem please try again''

So yeah I downloaded spotify (again..). The problem is that I can't log in with my phone which is runned by android (Oh the joy and laughter) for it keeps giving me this error message ''We're experiencing a problem please try again'' and I did try ag...

  • Casual Listener
  • So yeah I downloaded spotify (again..). The problem is that I can't log in with my phone which is runned by android (Oh the joy and laughter) for it keeps giving me this error message ''We're experie...
  • trick--trouble
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Remote control to Samsung galaxy s8

Hi, I'm having trouble remote controlling spotify on my phone from the comouter.So if i start playing a song on my phone, i can change song and such from the computer no problem, but if i pause the music from the computer i can't start it up again wi...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I'm having trouble remote controlling spotify on my phone from the comouter. So if i start playing a song on my phone, i can change song and such from the computer no problem, but if i...
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Spotify connect problems, need to reinstall to fix it each time

I use spotify connect (not chromecast) to play audio on my stereo via my android TV. I recently switched to an android phone, now regularly the option to stream to the spotify connect tv disappears, this can be fixed by removing the spofity app and r...

  • Newbie
  • I use spotify connect (not chromecast) to play audio on my stereo via my android TV. I recently switched to an android phone, now regularly the option to stream to the spotify connect tv disappears, ...
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Listened Songs

Hello, In playlist, I want to see songs which I listened before.Are there any solution for iti

  • Newbie
  • Hello,  In playlist, I want to see songs which I listened before.Are there any solution for iti 
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Song stop playing between the 9-10 first seconds

Hi, I've been a premium member for a while, but recently I've had a problem with streaming songs on my device. The song often stop playing between 0:09 - 0:11. This will occur when I streaming through package data. Could somebody tell me what's going...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I've been a premium member for a while, but recently I've had a problem with streaming songs on my device. The song often stop playing between 0:09 - 0:11. This will occur when I streaming throug...
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Solved!! Sound Quality

So I love Spotify but my device is lacking in sound quality. My iPod still surpasses my phone with Spotify premium. The bass doesn't feel the same through my sound system etc. It's not the settings on the sound system. They have never changed and don...

  • Regular
  • So I love Spotify but my device is lacking in sound quality. My iPod still surpasses my phone with Spotify premium. The bass doesn't feel the same through my sound system etc. It's not the settings o...
  • songassistant
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Podcast episodes not up to date

Hi, I've noticed that the podcast episodes are not up to date. In several of the shows they appear to be several episodes behind. The newer episodes are available on other podcast managers. Is there a licensing issue or is there a way to force it to ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I've noticed that the podcast episodes are not up to date. In several of the shows they appear to be several episodes behind. The newer episodes are available on other podcast managers. ...
  • nategreen333
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    Podcasts
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Solved!! Can't save music

I have avaible 17GB of free space and It shows error, no more space... I have latest version of app. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Qualcomm

  • Casual Listener
  • I have avaible 17GB of free space and It shows error, no more space... I have latest version of app.   Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Qualcomm
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  • Composer
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Songs play 2 seconds and stop/get stuck

I have a free account for Spotify and since a week I started to have some issues playing my playlist on my smartphone (Android 6.0 - last spotify version installed) From time to time, every two or three songs, a song plays only 2 seconds and get stuc...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a free account for Spotify and since a week I started to have some issues playing my playlist on my smartphone (Android 6.0 - last spotify version installed)   From time to time, every ...
  • caszriel
  • Composer
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