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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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Spotify se cierra cuando entro a un juego

Hola! A alguno de ustedes no les paso que estan escuchando música en Spotify y entran a un juego un ejemplo: Clash Royale, y que al cabo de un minuto Spotify se cierra así como si nada?Si alguien tiene una solución por favor que me lo diga :v

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  • Hola!   A alguno de ustedes no les paso que estan escuchando música en Spotify y entran a un juego un ejemplo: Clash Royale, y que al cabo de un minuto Spotify se cierra así como si nada? Si ...
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[Android] App uses a lot of background data although background data is restricted

I already ticked the "Resctrict background data" box for the Spoitfy app (as seen in the screenshot) some months ago.But the app still uses more than 150MB background data and I only listen to downloaded playlist when I'm on mobile data. How is this ...

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  •     I already ticked the "Resctrict background data" box for the Spoitfy app (as seen in the screenshot) some months ago. But the app still uses more than 150MB background data and I onl...
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Select a song

Hi, I am having trouble selecting a specific song from my playlist. Everytime I click on it the shuffle button wiggles...also when on an artist it only lets play via shuffle...It used to let me select a specific song to play before my free trial.

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  • Hi, I am having trouble selecting a specific song from my playlist. Everytime I click on it the shuffle button wiggles...also when on an artist it only lets play via shuffle...It used to let me selec...
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Solved!! Offline on android

I was racking up excess data limits when playing premium spotify on samsung. So I tried offline then after a while I looked out. Now when I try to log back in it says I am offline and I have to connect. Hit the connect button and I get a blank screen...

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  • I was racking up excess data limits when playing premium spotify on samsung. So I tried offline then after a while I looked out. Now when I try to log back in it says I am offline and I have to conne...
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Lock screen Android 6.0.1

My Nubia z11 mini s (android 6.0.1) doesn't show anything in lock screen whilespotify is running although App notifications are allowed. Can't find the solution... .

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  • My Nubia z11 mini s (android 6.0.1) doesn't show anything in lock screen whilespotify is running although App notifications are allowed. Can't find the solution... . 😞  
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Headphones controller - play previous track on third click

When I use headpones controller I would like to be possible to jump to previous track by three clicks (same as it works on iphone app).So it would be following:One click - stop/play Two clicks - next songThree clicks - previous song Just a note: I've...

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  • When I use headpones controller I would like to be possible to jump to previous track by three clicks (same as it works on iphone app). So it would be following: One click - stop/play  Two cl...
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1Go of saved music just vanished

Hello,Oddly enough, 1 day after posting a new 5* rating on Google play, I opened the app to find out that ALL my 1+Go saved music was GONE EXCPET 1 playlist... But the space is still occupied on my phone...I tried rebooting the phone, clearing the ca...

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  • Hello, Oddly enough, 1 day after posting a new 5* rating on Google play, I opened the app to find out that ALL my 1+Go saved music was GONE EXCPET 1 playlist... But the space is still occupied on my...
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Cant log onto Spotify using the app on my Samsung 7.

I am unable to log onto Spotify using the app on my samsung 7. My email/username password are correct. I can log onto my account using my PC.

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  • I am unable to log onto Spotify using the app on my samsung 7. My email/username password are correct. I can log onto my account using my PC.
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[Desktop][Your Music] Ability to make "Your Music" available offline on desktop client

Tengo una cuenta premium familiar. Yo descargue todas mis playlists en mi memoria interna de mi celular android. hace unas semanas coloque una memoria SD de 64 GB para descargar sobre todo mi musica. No llego a tener mas de 2300 canciones y solo teni...

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  • Tengo una cuenta premium familiar. Yo descargue todas mis playlists en mi memoria interna de mi celular android. hace unas semanas coloque una memoria SD de 64 GB para descargar sobre todo mi musica....
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My account got reset

I came home from work today and discovered that my whole account was reset to the state it was in years ago. I have been offline for the whole day and when I got back online I was kicked out of my premium account, all my playlists were deleted and al...

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  • I came home from work today and discovered that my whole account was reset to the state it was in years ago. I have been offline for the whole day and when I got back online I was kicked out of my pr...
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Unable to save to sd card. "Storage" button not found

I have an HTC desire that I strictly got for music. Because of the small storage I got a 32g memory card for it. I switched the phone to automatically save to the sd card but spotify still saved to the phone storage. I'm kind of a tech idiot.

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  • I have an HTC desire that I strictly got for music. Because of the small storage I got a 32g memory card for it. I switched the phone to automatically save to the sd card but spotify still saved to t...
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Lock screen

I would like my lock-screen to look like this Instead of this notification bar you give me. (Pictures attached)

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  • I would like my lock-screen to look like this Instead of this notification bar you give me. (Pictures attached)  
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Downloading on cellular even when set to only wifi

I have my settings set to only download using WiFi but randomly downloads happen as soon as the app is opened even when on cellular. Its causing huge amounts of data to get used. I have a couple playlists that are updated weekly (new music friday) se...

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  • I have my settings set to only download using WiFi but randomly downloads happen as soon as the app is opened even when on cellular. Its causing huge amounts of data to get used.   I have a co...
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Solved!! Android Wear 2.0 App Update

When will Spotify finally release the update for Android Wear 2.0 support which was shown at Google I/O 2016?

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  • When will Spotify finally release the update for Android Wear 2.0 support which was shown at Google I/O 2016?
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Superuser Contribution Music does not continue playing unless downloaded

If I am browsing or playing songs from a seperate playlist that is not downloaded on my phone, I continuouly have to go back to Spotify and bring it onto my main screen. It shows that it has gone to the next song, and that it is still playing, Not pa...

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  • If I am browsing or playing songs from a seperate playlist that is not downloaded on my phone, I continuouly have to go back to Spotify and bring it onto my main screen. It shows that it has gone to ...
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Cobro adelantado al cambiar el tipo de plan

Quise cambiar mi plan por el nuevo plan universitario y nuevamente me pideron los datos de mi tarjeta. (Se hace la aclaración previa de que no se hara el cargo) y al llenar los datos y completar el registro me ha llegado una notificación del banco po...

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  • Quise cambiar mi plan por el nuevo plan universitario y nuevamente me pideron los datos de mi tarjeta. (Se hace la aclaración previa de que no se hara el cargo) y al llenar los datos y completar el r...
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Spotify won't share release notes; what are they hiding?

I noticed that Spotify stopped sharing Release Notes for the iOS app.Instead, every update simply reads "We're always making improvements to Spotify..." etc etc.I wanted to know what changed so I emailed customer service, but they have proven unwilli...

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  • I noticed that Spotify stopped sharing Release Notes for the iOS app. Instead, every update simply reads "We're always making improvements to Spotify..." etc etc. I wanted to know what changed so...
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No puedo descargar en SD

hola que tal comunidad, mi problema es que al configurar que almacene en la memoria interna si lo descarga y puedo escuchar offline pero al cambiar la opcion y descargar musica en la SD no se guarda, solo se guarda cuando la configuracion es en memor...

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  • hola que tal comunidad, mi problema es que al configurar que almacene en la memoria interna si lo descarga y puedo escuchar offline pero al cambiar la opcion y descargar musica en la SD no se guarda,...
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[Nokia 5] There is no storage Title in settings

Hey, I have Nokia 5, and I want to download music to my sd card but there is no option for select sd card, I gave the storage permission Spotify by manually (from settings) but nothing change, could you guys please help me ^__^ (android v7.1.2)

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  • Hey,  I have Nokia 5, and I want to download music to my sd card but there is no option for select sd card, I gave the storage permission Spotify by manually (from settings) but nothing change,...
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