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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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Spotify won't connect on internet browser

So when I'm doing things that require me to sign in to my Spotify account in Chrome, it won't work. The screen just goes blank. How can I fix this?

  • Casual Listener
  • So when I'm doing things that require me to sign in to my Spotify account in Chrome, it won't work. The screen just goes blank. How can I fix this?
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Honor 9 music playback is lagging

Hello, i have an android Honor 9 as my daily driver. I often use it for spotify, but the music playback is lagging. It doesnt lagg the whole time just sometimes but its really annoying. I have the music downloaded so that cant be the reason. Furtherm...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   i have an android Honor 9 as my daily driver. I often use it for spotify, but the music playback is lagging. It doesnt lagg the whole time just sometimes but its really annoying. I ha...
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Account

Hi all, I need some help here, previously i created a account with my FB, can i know how do delete that account??

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  • Hi all,    I need some help here, previously i created a account with my FB, can i know how do delete that account??
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Solved!! Remove downloaded music on mobile

When you choose to make an offline playlist only available online again, does it automatically remove the music files it had to download on the mobile? I've recently found I'm running out of space on my mobile and about 2/3 of my space is taken up by...

  • Casual Listener
  • When you choose to make an offline playlist only available online again, does it automatically remove the music files it had to download on the mobile?     I've recently found...
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Spotify Saving Data on Both Internal and External Storage

As the title implies, my Galaxy A5 (2017) has been having a storage problem regarding the internal and external storage. As I speak, both have been occupied by spotify according to App Info and My Files with nearly the same amount of space taken. I h...

  • Newbie
  • As the title implies, my Galaxy A5 (2017) has been having a storage problem regarding the internal and external storage. As I speak, both have been occupied by spotify according to App Info and My Fi...
  • Joe
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Spotify Android App not starting: black screen

Hi, Sorry to bother here but I couldn't find a way to contact Spotify itself (for now I'm paying for this ...). This morning, Spotify on my Galaxy S3 won't start: I can launch the app, but all I get is a black screen with the Spotify logo on it (I ca...

  • Music Fan
  • Hi,   Sorry to bother here but I couldn't find a way to contact Spotify itself (for now I'm paying for this ...).   This morning, Spotify on my Galaxy S3 won't start: I can launch t...
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Gear sport login

Cant log in to my premium spotify. Going through this forum, have found no solutions, also no usefull input from spotify.

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  • Cant log in to my premium spotify. Going through this forum, have found no solutions, also no usefull input from spotify.
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Where can I find playlists I follow?

When I click on my profile pic and playlists I can't see the one I'm following, just my own. How can I see them?

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  • When I click on my profile pic and playlists I can't see the one I'm following, just my own. How can I see them?
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Offline Device Priority

So, I am not sure if I am the only one but I for one have been plagues with a problem where my mobile loses ALL the songs on it. Being a good user I went through the troubleshoot list:You've downloaded music to more than 3 devices. Don't use more dev...

  • Music Fan
  • So, I am not sure if I am the only one but I for one have been plagues with a problem where my mobile loses ALL the songs on it.   Being a good user I went through the troubleshoot list: You...
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    Your Music
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Major battery drain on Android 8.1

Hi, Noticed a considerable battery drain on my android 8.1. (Nexus 6p). It takes around 2 hours to tank the battery (80%--> 20%). I have reset etc... to no avail. I'm 6 days away from the end of my trial and don't want to pay for something that I can...

  • Newbie
  • Hi,   Noticed a considerable battery drain on my android 8.1. (Nexus 6p).   It takes around 2 hours to tank the battery (80%--> 20%). I have reset etc... to no avail. I'm 6 days away...
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Spotify app on android does not work with sonos speaker

When I select my sonos device from the Spotify app, the track skips immediately to the end and the same happens with all subsequent tracks in the playlist.I am running the android app from my Samsung phone and I have a premium spotify account. I have...

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  • When I select my sonos device from the Spotify app, the track skips immediately to the end and the same happens with all subsequent tracks in the playlist. I am running the android app from my Samsu...
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Solved!! No equalizer working anymore

I have installed the latest Android JB 4.3 update on my Galaxy s4 I9505. Now neither the built in Android equalizer has an effect on the sound, nor any other 3rd party equalizer app. Spotify is just ignoring everything. And without eq it is impossibl...

  • Regular
  • I have installed the latest Android JB 4.3 update on my Galaxy s4 I9505. Now neither the built in Android equalizer has an effect on the sound, nor any other 3rd party equalizer app. Spotify is just ...
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Can't log in to Spotify

About a week ago, many of my songs were grayed out. 3 days ago, Spotify logged out on it's own and I haven't been able to log back in. I can log in from chrome on my Galaxy S8, but cannot from the app. I've updated the app, uninstalled it, reinstalle...

  • Newbie
  • About a week ago, many of my songs were grayed out. 3 days ago, Spotify logged out on it's own and I haven't been able to log back in. I can log in from chrome on my Galaxy S8, but cannot from the ap...
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Solved!! Spotify Controls Disappear on Lock Screen After Pause

Samsung Galaxy S8 running Nougat (7.0).The Spotify controls disappear from my lock screen if I pause the track I'm listening to. I have power saving turned off for Spotify, notifications on for Spotify, and notifications on for my lock screen.What gi...

  • Newbie
  • Samsung Galaxy S8 running Nougat (7.0). The Spotify controls disappear from my lock screen if I pause the track I'm listening to. I have power saving turned off for Spotify, notifications on for Spo...
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Spotify extremely slow and buggy Lg g6

Hello !Every time i open spotify , loading the songs list takes an awful long time and i can't scroll my albums list too fast because it will lag and shutdown. Even offline mode is messy as **bleep**. Skipping songs by swiping and ending up 3 songs a...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello ! Every time i open spotify , loading the songs list takes an awful long time and i can't scroll my albums list too fast because it will lag and shutdown. Even offline mode is messy as **ble...
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Connect spotify to twitter

I been trying to post what I am listening to, to twitter, and I can't figure out how to do it. I don't think twitter is listed as one of my approved apps, I am not sure how to change that. -Gi

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  • I been trying to post what I am listening to, to twitter, and I can't figure out how to do it. I don't think twitter is listed as one of my approved apps, I am not sure how to change that.  -Gi
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Change language in menu?

Hi everyone,can you please advise how to change the Android app language in its menu? Actually, I spent a while looking for the Preferences themselves now that there was (another, unfortunate, substantial) change of the GUI and do not see it there - ...

  • Music Fan
  • Hi everyone, can you please advise how to change the Android app language in its menu? Actually, I spent a while looking for the Preferences themselves now that there was (another, unfortunate, subs...
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App won't allow FB log in

Recently I was logged off spotify. When I attempted to log back in via fb is said the username or password incorrect. They were both correct, I'm currently logged into fb. I've tried updated both fb and spotify. It will allow me to log into the spoti...

  • Casual Listener
  • Recently I was logged off spotify. When I attempted to log back in via fb is said the username or password incorrect. They were both correct, I'm currently logged into fb. I've tried updated both fb ...
  • Joe
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Change of phone

I have a new phone and have transferred apps across including Spotify. My account is now saying I have the free Spotify when I pay for premium. And all my playlists have disappeared

  • Newbie
  • I have a new phone and have transferred apps across including Spotify. My account is now saying I have the free Spotify when I pay for premium. And all my playlists have disappeared 
  • Joe
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Downloaded automatically "undownloaded"

Hey there,Sometimes spotify is "undownloading" songs itself... I don't have:-more than 10'000 songs-downloaded on more than 3 devices-problems with external storage Somehow it "only" delets song from album and never from playlists. And unfortunately ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey there, Sometimes spotify is "undownloading" songs itself...   I don't have: -more than 10'000 songs -downloaded on more than 3 devices -problems with external storage   Somehow ...
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