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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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WLAN Speaker from an other network

Hey there, last week i visited a good fried. She owns a Bose Soundtouch 20 an i used spotify connect to stream music on it. Since then everytime im connected to WLAN (doesnt matter which one) i can stream music on her bose. How is this possible? I th...

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  • Hey there,   last week i visited a good fried. She owns a Bose Soundtouch 20 an i used spotify connect to stream music on it. Since then everytime im connected to WLAN (doesnt matter which one...
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I can't play a couple of songs ...

Hi all. I can't play Swalla by Jason Derulo and Hard to Love by Calvin Harris whether I'm connected to Wi-Fi or using 3G. Any other song works just fine. Why is this happening? I'm using Android. Sony Xperia XA1 everything has been updated to have th...

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  • Hi all. I can't play Swalla by Jason Derulo and Hard to Love by Calvin Harris whether I'm connected to Wi-Fi or using 3G. Any other song works just fine. Why is this happening? I'm using Android. Son...
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Do playlist of albums originally bought on Itunes Count toward 10000 limit

I recently got a new phone and I'm having to download songs for offline use. When I did this some years ago on my other phone I seem to remember that albums originally bought from Itunes could be imported to Spotify as playlists and they didnt count ...

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  • I recently got a new phone and I'm having to download songs for offline use. When I did this some years ago on my other phone I seem to remember that albums originally bought from Itunes could be imp...
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can't log in my account in the app

Hi I try to log in my account in the with Facebook or my gmail account and it says I need to be connect to the internet to get log in. I try via Wi-Fi and LTE and in doesn't not work... I have access via Pc but not with my phone via the app.

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  • Hi   I try to log in my account in the with Facebook or my gmail account and it says I need to be connect to the internet to get log in. I try via Wi-Fi and LTE and in doesn't not work... &nb...
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Can't play downloaded songs.

I can't play downloaded songs without wifi. I have re-installed the app several times and the same thing keep happening.Now I can't even download the songs even though the SDCard has storage available and it is the selected option.Also after trying t...

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  • I can't play downloaded songs without wifi. I have re-installed the app several times and the same thing keep happening. Now I can't even download the songs even though the SDCard has storage availa...
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Extreme spike in data usage

Hi Spotify users, This month, the data usage of my spotify app spiked enormously. The graphs show a spike of 5+ gb in just a couple of days. I came up with two possible explanations. I cleared the cache somewhere this month. Perhaps the app stored a ...

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  • Hi Spotify users,   This month, the data usage of my spotify app spiked enormously. The graphs show a spike of 5+ gb in just a couple of days. I came up with two possible explanations.  ...
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Solved!! Can't select SD card for storage/No Storage option

I'm unsure if this is a recent update, or if I've had it for a while. But I've literally just noticed an issue with downloading songs. I'm on version 8.4.24.871 armv7 I can no longer save songs offline to my SD card, there are no options to even sele...

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  • I'm unsure if this is a recent update, or if I've had it for a while. But I've literally just noticed an issue with downloading songs. I'm on version 8.4.24.871 armv7   I can no longer save so...
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Add more gesture: UP=Delete, DOWN=Save >reduce accidents

Please give us a fast delete and save option.It's much saver when driving the car to have a swipe instead of going through a menu! It's much saver when driving the car to have a swipe instead of going through a menu!So please add:* swipe-UP to delete...

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  • Please give us a fast delete and save option. It's much saver when driving the car to have a swipe instead of going through a menu!  It's much saver when driving the car to have a swipe in...
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This is probably the most effed thing that has happened to me with technology ever

So my account got hacked, here's what happened: To start, I'll just clarifty that I've only ever used spotify on my phone and my desktop. Never once in a public place or someone else's phone, etc. So I'm in another city and Spotify is working great. ...

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  • So my account got hacked, here's what happened:   To start, I'll just clarifty that I've only ever used spotify on my phone and my desktop. Never once in a public place or someone else's phone...
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Solved!! Changed download quality--will it apply to existing songs?

Hello, I changed download quality in the Android app from Normal to High. Will this convert my previously downloaded songs to the higher quality, or will I need to re-download them?

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  • Hello,   I changed download quality in the Android app from Normal to High. Will this convert my previously downloaded songs to the higher quality, or will I need to re-download them?
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Dynamic update, song pause, etc.

I've been a Premium user for years and other than the occasional issue with the Sync system in my Ford truck, (which is notoriously buggy,) no real issues...for the last week it's been mayhem. The app no longer shows on the lock screen, dynamic data ...

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  • I've been a Premium user for years and other than the occasional issue with the Sync system in my Ford truck, (which is notoriously buggy,) no real issues...for the last week it's been mayhem. The ap...
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unwanted Recommended songs in playlist

I have the spotify app on my adroid tablet. I do not want the "recommended songs" to play in the middle of my playlist. It inturrupts my workout when I have to stop and fuss around with my tablet to stop it. VERY FRUSTRATING. Please tell me how to tu...

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  • I have the  spotify app on my adroid tablet. I do not want the "recommended songs" to play in the middle of my playlist. It inturrupts my workout when I have to stop and fuss around with my tabl...
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Unresponsive and laggy.

Hi just bought an LG V30 and loaded up Spotify. I often find when I select a song it will start playing but there is no sound until 5-10 seconds later, or when I'm changing songs it will not recognize my finger input until several seconds later. This...

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  • Hi just bought an LG V30 and loaded up Spotify. I often find when I select a song it will start playing but there is no sound until 5-10 seconds later, or when I'm changing songs it will not rec...
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Playlist nicht abspielbar bei zwei Nutzern

Hallo zusammen,ich habe mit meinen Kindern zusammen das Premium Abo. Es ist leider nicht möglich, gleichzeit mit einem Kind eine eigene Playlist zu hören. Wenn meine Tochter über ihr Handy eine Playlist hört und ich meine über eine Bluetoothbox anmac...

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  • Hallo zusammen, ich habe mit meinen Kindern zusammen das Premium Abo. Es ist leider nicht möglich, gleichzeit mit einem Kind eine eigene Playlist zu hören. Wenn meine Tochter über ihr Handy eine Pla...
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Spotify Logging me out and deleting all Downloaded Tracks

Hello, I'm having a really annoying issue latly. Spotify keeps signing me out (can't determine when exactly, but it doesnt only happen after an App Update) and deleting all my downloaded Tracks, which is particulary awful, because i have a slow inter...

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  • Hello, I'm having a really annoying issue latly. Spotify keeps signing me out (can't determine when exactly, but it doesnt only happen after an App Update) and deleting all my downloaded Tracks, whic...
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Superuser Contribution Song data not updating over bluetooth

Hi, I'm running the latest android OS on a one plus 5. When I play music over Bluetooth in my car stereo the song data gets stuck displaying the first song. This only occurs with Spotify and not with Google play music or any other music apps. Is this...

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  • Hi, I'm running the latest android OS on a one plus 5. When I play music over Bluetooth in my car stereo the song data gets stuck displaying the first song. This only occurs with Spotify and not with...
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Grayed out tracks

Recently all tracks I added to my spotify grayed out. I have no idea what happened as they were working a day ago any ideas?

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  • Recently all tracks I added to my spotify grayed out. I have no idea what happened as they were working a day ago any ideas?
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Title too long hides controls

The song A Change Of Seasons by Dream Theater has a really long title, which covers up all the play/prev/next buttons.

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  • The song A Change Of Seasons by Dream Theater has a really long title, which covers up all the play/prev/next buttons.  
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Music stutters/"skips" when screen is off [NVIDIA Shield Tablet]

I'm getting pretty fed up with this, its always been in issue and it just wont go away. I pay for premium and this just shouldn't be happening. But anyway, Whenever the screen is off the music stutters and freezes, it sounds exactly like a skipping c...

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  • I'm getting pretty fed up with this, its always been in issue and it just wont go away. I pay for premium and this just shouldn't be happening.    But anyway,  Whenever the screen i...
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Downloaded music disappears

Yet my playists remain downloaded. The same thing happened to me last week. I followed all the adivce on offer: cleared cache; formatted SD card; removed offline devices; reinstalled, and stared all over again only for the vast majority of my library...

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  • Yet my playists remain downloaded. The same thing happened to me last week. I followed all the adivce on offer: cleared cache; formatted SD card; removed offline devices; reinstalled, and stared all ...
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