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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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[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems. First thing to do before trying anything else is r...

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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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After putting to offline, online not possible, button does not work anymore

I had set to offline.Now trying to put online again, but the "Wiedergabe" I gues playx button, first on the list, does not work anymore..

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  • I had set to offline. Now trying to put online again, but the "Wiedergabe" I gues playx button, first on the list, does not work anymore..
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Spotify storage

Why is spotify taking up so much storage on my Android phone it is taking up 46 gb how do I fix this

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  • Why is spotify taking up so much storage on my Android phone it is taking up 46 gb how do I fix this 
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everything about spotify always crashes

I use LineageOS on my phone. I can't use Spotify For a whie. It crashes when I try to start app. I can't delete it from settings or launcher.Just can delete it on playstore. Otherwise, packet manager is crashing. When I try to look my apps from setti...

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  • I use LineageOS on my phone. I can't use Spotify For a whie. It crashes when I try to start app. I can't delete it from settings or launcher.Just can delete it on playstore. Otherwise, packet manager...
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Spotify getting too heavy or am I outdated?

I've got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 310", 1,6GHz dual core 1Gb ram. My connection is 100/10 Mbps. I can stream Netflix medium quality without problem, play YouTube in 480, high resolution mkv video files, pretty high quality games... but I can't use Spotif...

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  • I've got a Samsung Galaxy Tab 310", 1,6GHz dual core 1Gb ram. My connection is 100/10 Mbps. I can stream Netflix medium quality without problem, play YouTube in 480, high resolution mkv video files, ...
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Missing play queue button on both kindle fire and android phone

I loaded Spotify premium on to kindle fire and HTC android phone yesterday and could not get my music to stop other than using the pause. The non-existent play queue button seems to be the key. WHERE IS IT!!!

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  • I loaded Spotify premium on to kindle fire and HTC android phone yesterday and could not get my music to stop other than using the pause. The non-existent play queue button seems to be the key. WHERE...
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How to edit suggested preferences

I live in France but not interested in suggested french music. How can I change preferences, if there is such an option, to the country of my choice?

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  • I live in France but not interested in suggested french music. How can I change preferences, if there is such an option, to the country of my choice?
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Can't delete a song in my titles

Hi everyone, I have "Ghost" from Skip the use as a song in my titles, but I just can't delete it. I tried but no matter wich way, even on my PC when i click on supress it still stays. Any help?

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  • Hi everyone,   I have "Ghost" from Skip the use as a song in my titles, but I just can't delete it. I tried but no matter wich way, even on my PC when i click on supress it still stays. ...
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Solved!! spotify connect and sonos

Since spotify app on android: 8.4.30.688 it shows the sonos speakers but will not connect. Please advise...

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  • Since spotify app on android: 8.4.30.688 it shows the sonos speakers but will not connect.   Please advise...
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Spotify volume lowers like receiving messages

Spotify volume keeps lowering while playing music on my phone (OnePlus 3, android 8.0) like it is supposed to do when receives messages. It keeps doing this although I'm not receiving messages and my phone is on silent...

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  • Spotify volume keeps lowering while playing music on my phone (OnePlus 3, android 8.0) like it is supposed to do when receives messages. It keeps doing this although I'm not receiving messages and my...
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App trouble

Hi everyone! I use a samsung galaxy j7 2016 and since the last update I cant log in my spotify account. The app just won't open. I tried reinstalling, cache cleaning and all suggestions above. Is it possible that is an app error? If so, how long unti...

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  • Hi everyone! I use a samsung galaxy j7 2016 and since the last update I cant log in my spotify account. The app just won't open. I tried reinstalling, cache cleaning and all suggestions above. Is it ...
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Android TV update colored bars top left of screen

Latest update of spotify for android tv seems to have made a few changes to the GUI, most for the better. However now there are 3 colored blocks at the top left of screen at all times. They appear to change color to whatever the background/art is cur...

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  • Latest update of spotify for android tv seems to have made a few changes to the GUI, most for the better.  However now there are 3 colored blocks at the top left of screen at all times.  Th...
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SONG IS NOT AVAILABLE

HiI have a Premium account but still not able to listen to some songs, e.g. Find a way by J Five. How is that possible?? It's so annoying considering I am paying for the service.RegardsDan

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  • Hi I have a Premium account but still not able to listen to some songs, e.g. Find a way by J Five. How is that possible?? It's so annoying considering I am paying for the service. Regards Dan
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Downloaded songs unavailable in offline mode

I have downloaded my selected songs, playlists - all of them show up as DLed ones even with that small green arrow next to each. But whenever I switch off wifi or cellular, all the songs disappear and I can't play them until the app connects to the i...

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  • I have downloaded my selected songs, playlists - all of them show up as DLed ones even with that small green arrow next to each.   But whenever I switch off wifi or cellular, all the songs dis...
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[ANDROID] App tells me I am offline, what do I do?

Hi everyone, I just closed my Spotify app, but just as I was going to open it again, I was told to log in again. When I clicked the log in button after I had input all my information, the app told me I was offline and that I had to be online to log i...

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  • Hi everyone, I just closed my Spotify app, but just as I was going to open it again, I was told to log in again.  When I clicked the log in button after I had input all my information, the app t...
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Downloaded own music to spotify

i have a problem i downloaded music onto my laptop and put it on my spotify local files. I went onto my phone and added fhe song to a playlist i have in spotify and tried to download it but it sill wont play. How can i fix this?

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  • i have a problem i downloaded music onto my laptop and put it on my spotify local files. I went onto my phone and added fhe song to a playlist i have in spotify and tried to download it but it sill w...
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Solved!! Android 8 - Volume changes constantly

Since the Update to Android 8 on my Oneplus 3, the app constantly fluctuates between 2 Levels of Volume.If I change the Volume it just it just goes back to one of those two Levels and starts changing again.I already disabled "Normalize Volume" as I w...

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  • Since the Update to Android 8 on my Oneplus 3, the app constantly fluctuates between 2 Levels of Volume. If I change the Volume it just it just goes back to one of those two Levels and starts changi...
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Speed up bug

Theres a really annoying bug where the speed of the song is increased by 1.5x or 2x. Restarting my android dint help the problem and its really bugging me.

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  • Theres a really annoying bug where the speed of the song is increased by 1.5x or 2x. Restarting my android dint help the problem and its really bugging me.
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Spotify app on Android deletes albums constantly

Hi!I have this problem for a couple of weeks now. When I save an album and then download songs on my phone, after some time they just disappear. Albums are still saved on other devices that I use for Spotify (like desktop app), but they disappear on ...

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  • Hi! I have this problem for a couple of weeks now. When I save an album and then download songs on my phone, after some time they just disappear. Albums are still saved on other devices that I use...
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SPOTIFY APP BLACK SCREEN

I've been trying to start my spotify app and I'm simply welcomed by an endless black screen. I've tried resetting my phone,app, everything and it still just shows a black screen.Please help.

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  • I've been trying to start my spotify app and I'm simply welcomed by an endless black screen.  I've tried resetting my phone,app, everything and it still just shows a black screen. Please help....
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Solved!! Spotify skipping every other track in playlist

Since about a month ago, Spotify skips every other track in the current playlist (ie, plays 1, 3, 5 etc..). Doesn't matter what playlist. I have tried reinstalling and sometimes this fixes the problem temporarily, but it ALWAYS returns. Is this a kno...

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  • Since about a month ago, Spotify skips every other track in the current playlist (ie, plays 1, 3, 5 etc..). Doesn't matter what playlist. I have tried reinstalling and sometimes this fixes the proble...
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