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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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Song disapeared. Ghost love score by nightwish

Was playing this song literally a week ago from the Once album for Nightwish. Now Ghost Love Score, as well as the rest of the Once album is just gone from spotify.I am in Australia. Any thoughts?

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  • Was playing this song literally a week ago from the Once album for Nightwish. Now Ghost Love Score, as well as the rest of the Once album is just gone from spotify. I am in Australia. Any thoughts?
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Music not playing automatically

So I have this issue with Spotify where the song I'm listening to will play until the end and then not move on to the next song without me physically hitting skip or if I drag the thing back a few seconds it will play through the end of the song and ...

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  • So I have this issue with Spotify where the song I'm listening to will play until the end and then not move on to the next song without me physically hitting skip or if I drag the thing back a few se...
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Tried everything, still skipping

No matter what I do, my songs still find a way to start skipping again. I've uninstalled, restarted, and reinstalled about four times now and my music will play fine for about a week and then start skipping again! It only does this on my phone, not o...

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  • No matter what I do, my songs still find a way to start skipping again. I've uninstalled, restarted, and reinstalled about four times now and my music will play fine for about a week and then start s...
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Spotify blitzed all my mobile data

Hiya, I am using Spotify on my Samsung S8 and for the first time ever I got the text to say that I had used all my data up - when I checked on the settings for this billing cycle it says that I have used almost 4GB from the 5GB allowance I have on Sp...

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  • Hiya,   I am using Spotify on my Samsung S8 and for the first time ever I got the text to say that I had used all my data up - when I checked on the settings for this billing cycle it says tha...
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Podcasts are gone?

I can't find podcast button. I used to listen podcast in spotify! Where's the button? What I have to do to listen podcast? I cannot find podcast in my library. Someone help me!

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  • I can't find podcast button. I used to listen podcast in spotify! Where's the button? What I have to do to listen podcast? I cannot find podcast in my library. Someone help me!
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I can not play some artist.

I've been trying to play Arcade Fire, but I can't, is the only artist I can't listen to since few days, I alredy unistall ans install the app again and the problem still being there! What can I do?

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  • I've been trying to play Arcade Fire, but I can't, is the only artist I can't listen to since few days, I alredy unistall ans install the app again and the problem still being there! What can I do?&n...
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Skipping

Anyone know what I can do to get my Spotify to stop skipping when my screen is turned off? Seems to only happen when my screen is black.

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  • Anyone know what I can do to get my Spotify to stop skipping when my screen is turned off? Seems to only happen when my screen is black.
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How to transfer all data do Sd card

Hi I'm having a bit of trouble here. My Huawei P8 Lite 2017 is only 16gb but my memory card is 64gb. I'm constantly running out of space. How can I transfer my downloaded songs to my sd card? Also, I don't have the option to do it in the app because ...

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  • Hi I'm having a bit of trouble here. My Huawei P8 Lite 2017 is only 16gb but my memory card is 64gb. I'm constantly running out of space. How can I transfer my downloaded songs to my sd card? Also, I...
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Losing downloaded songs - offline mode to online

I don't remember how many times I had to download all my songs because always that I switch from 'offline mode - online mode - offline mode' I lose all them!!! I don't know wether other people have this problem or not, but I am just tired! I pay for ...

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  • I don't remember how many times I had to download all my songs because always that I switch from 'offline mode - online mode - offline mode' I lose all them!!!   I don't know wether other peop...
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Spotify stopped working on Samsung Smart tv TIZEN UE55J6200

Hello smart people!About two months ago, spotify stopped working on Samsung Smart tv TIZEN UE55J6200.It stops (loops) on starting page: sign spotify and three dots...I have tried all solutions that i have found:-reinstall app (didn't help at all)-res...

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  • Hello smart people! About two months ago, spotify stopped working  on Samsung Smart tv TIZEN UE55J6200. It stops (loops) on starting page: sign spotify and three dots... I have tried all...
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My spotify use more storage.

I don't have offline music but spotify use my storage about 3-4 gb.My phone is samsung s7.

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  • I don't have offline music but spotify use my storage about 3-4 gb.My phone is samsung s7.
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Download Limit reached?

Hi thereI'm an avid user of Spotify. I love the interface and how easy it is to find stuff and to create playlists. I've got an android phone with a 64GB SD card in. But for some reason I've reached my download limit. Why is there a download limit on...

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  • Hi there I'm an avid user of Spotify. I love the interface and how easy it is to find stuff and to create playlists. I've got an android phone with a 64GB  SD card in. But for some reason I've ...
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Downloading music to different devices

Hey there, I was wondering if it is possible for me to save music only to one device. I listen to Spotify Premium on both my phone and tablet, but my phone doesn't have very much internal memory to use on music, while my tablet has quite a lot. I'm w...

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  • Hey there, I was wondering if it is possible for me to save music only to one device. I listen to Spotify Premium on both my phone and tablet, but my phone doesn't have very much internal memory to u...
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Solved!! 'Got it we won't play that song again'

So, here's the problem. I was listening to the Daily Mix and I accidentally pressed the button that apparently tells Spotify I don't want to hear that song again, which is unfortunate considering I actually like that song quite much and would in fact...

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  • So, here's the problem. I was listening to the Daily Mix and I accidentally pressed the button that apparently tells Spotify I don't want to hear that song again, which is unfortunate considering I a...
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Spotify shuts down Alter 10 min

Hallo can anyone tell why my spotify on my android tablet is turning off after 10 or 15 minutes?If I restart it boots new and looked as it was closed completely.Thanks for help

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  • Hallo can anyone tell why my spotify on my android tablet is turning off after 10 or 15 minutes? If I restart it boots new and looked as it was closed completely. Thanks for help
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Shuffle only playing a handful of songs on Free

Shuffle used to do an okay job of mixing all the songs in my playlists. But since the most recent update, it only plays a selection of about 30 songs out of over 500 in a playlist. I'm sick of it! Any solutions?

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  • Shuffle used to do an okay job of mixing all the songs in my playlists. But since the most recent update, it only plays a selection of about 30 songs out of over 500 in a playlist. I'm sick of it! An...
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Solved!! Spotify closing immediately after opening.

I've been a premium user for a few months now and use spotify every single day. Today it randomly stopped working and has been closing immediately after being opened. I have reinstalled it multiple times, rebooted my phone, cleared any cache and even...

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  • I've been a premium user for a few months now and use spotify every single day. Today it randomly stopped working and has been closing immediately after being opened. I have reinstalled it multiple t...
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Ads In Less Than 10 Minutes

Got an ad at 11:57, kept track of time, and at about 12:07 Spotify gives me an audio ad. Not even 30 minutes... Didn't change playlist either.

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  • Got an ad at 11:57, kept track of time, and at about 12:07 Spotify gives me an audio ad. Not even 30 minutes... Didn't change playlist either.
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Solved!! Settings are greyed out

I've tried logging out and back in as well as a clean reinstall. I am a premium user nd just switched over to this new phone.

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  • I've tried logging out and back in as well as a clean reinstall. I am a premium user nd just switched over to this new phone.
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