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Solved!! 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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Can't find any of my playlists after refreshing premium subscription

I got a new phone and had to re pay for my premium spotify. I've tried logging back in with fb and regularly and my old playlists from when before I had premium like a year ago is all thats showing up

  • Newbie
  • I got a new phone and had to re pay for my premium spotify. I've tried logging back in with fb and regularly and my old playlists from when before I had premium like a year ago is all thats showing up
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Album artwork missing for local files

I've recently downloaded 4 songs from Soundcloud and transferred them to Spotify. The album artwork shows up on the desktop version of Spotify but the album artwork is missing on my Galaxy S6. What is the solution to my problem?

  • Newbie
  • I've recently downloaded 4 songs from Soundcloud and transferred them to Spotify.  The album artwork shows up on the desktop version of Spotify but the album artwork is missing on...
  • Joe
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Crash when attempting to share a song

This has just started happening recently on Android - the app will crash anytime I try to share a song (from the three-dot menu, tap share, and the app will crash/restart). This means I can't share songs, obviously, and is very annoying. Already trie...

  • Casual Listener
  • This has just started happening recently on Android - the app will crash anytime I try to share a song (from the three-dot menu, tap share, and the app will crash/restart). This means I can't share s...
  • Joe
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Stops working

When I put on my music and I exit out of the app, I go to a new one and my music stops. The notification thing goes away, the lock screen thing goes away, it shuts off completely. I have an LG. How do I fix this?

  • Newbie
  • When I put on my music and I exit out of the app, I go to a new one and my music stops. The notification thing goes away, the lock screen thing goes away, it shuts off completely. I have an LG. How d...
  • Joe
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Bluetooth streaming problems - BMW

So, I'm having a new problem in my car (BMW F20 LCI) when listening to music.Connect my phone and everything works just fine. Music plays as it should until I get a phone call, when the phonecall ends the music will not start playing again. In the Sp...

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  • So, I'm having a new problem in my car (BMW F20 LCI) when listening to music. Connect my phone and everything works just fine.   Music plays as it should until I get a phone call, when the ...
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Ability to see which of my playlists a song is in

I am using Spotify on a Samsung S7 with an additional SD Card (which is also the location for my Spotify Downloads). Regularly the App lost my downloads and switch bach the internal storage within the configuration. I am not sure whats triggers this ...

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  • I am using Spotify on a Samsung S7 with an additional SD Card (which is also the location for my Spotify Downloads).   Regularly the App lost my downloads and switch bach the internal storage ...
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Solved!! Changing downloaded music quality.

Hello. All my music is downloaded on normal quality. I have premium, how can I change the quality to high or extreme. Thanks Preshfoof

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  • Hello.    All my music is downloaded on normal quality.  I have premium,  how can I change the quality to high or extreme.   Thanks   Preshfoof
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What is this?

What is this and why is it blocking my songs?

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  • What is this and why is it blocking my songs?
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Save songs and albums separately

Prior to today, when I saved a song it could be found under "library- songs" and when I saved an album it could be found under "library - albums". Today, when I save a song, the album (with just that one song) is added to "library - album", and when ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Prior to today, when I saved a song it could be found under "library- songs" and when I saved an album it could be found under "library - albums". Today, when I save a song, the album (with just that...
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Spotify downloads all of my songs again

I have Spotify Premium and both streaming and download quality is set to extreme quality.For some strange reason the Spotify app on my Samsung phone starts to download all of my songs again. I turned the phone from flight mode back on to normal mode ...

  • Visitor
  • I have Spotify Premium and both streaming and download quality is set to extreme quality. For some strange reason the Spotify app on my Samsung phone starts to download all of my songs again. I turn...
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Sharing songs on messenger and sharingplaylist

Hey. When I try to share songs on messenger, it shows up as a sample of a few seconds. Is it not possible to share a direct song link anymore?Is it possible to share a playlist where we can be more than one who is able to add songs to the list?

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey.   When I try to share songs on messenger, it shows up as a sample of a few seconds. Is it not possible to share a direct song link anymore? Is it possible to share a playlist where we ca...
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Solved!! downloaded to play offline

I downloaded the app on my phone but do I need to be a premium member to get spotify offline with music I have downloaded with the trial? I am going where there is no internet and would like to play music.

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  • I downloaded the app on my phone but do I need to be a premium member to get spotify offline with music I have downloaded with the trial?  I am going where there is no internet and would like to...
  • jsannn
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i am not abroad

im using samsung s7 i havent gone abroad and it says im abroad and i cant access my app on my phone.

  • Casual Listener
  • im using samsung s7  i havent gone abroad and it says im abroad and i cant access my app on my phone.
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Aucun espace de stockage trouvé

Bonjour,lorsque je lance mon application Spotify, l'image reste grise et je reçois une notification me disant "aucun espace de stockage trouvé"Quelqu'un pourrait m'aider à remédier à ce probleme svp car je ne peux plus écouter de musique

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  • Bonjour,lorsque je lance mon application Spotify, l'image reste grise et je reçois une notification me disant "aucun espace de stockage trouvé" Quelqu'un pourrait m'aider à remédier à ce probleme sv...
  • MonsieurDed
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Import Option/ Opção de Importar

Hello, I saw some similar topics but none with adequate answers. I would like to know how to enable the option to import songs directly from the Android phone without the use of a Desktop, as my friends do. In their settings there appears an "Import"...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I saw some similar topics but none with adequate answers. I would like to know how to enable the option to import songs directly from the Android phone without the use of a Desktop, as my frie...
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BANKS not playing on Xperia

Anything by the artist Banks isn't playing on my phone, even after logging out and uninstalling. Still able to listen on desktop though. Any suggestions?

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  • Anything by the artist Banks isn't playing on my phone, even after logging out and uninstalling. Still able to listen on desktop though. Any suggestions?
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Can't hide album radios from recently played, tried everything

I've tried literally everything, but my recently played still shows album radios. I've tried deleting cache (from the app's own settings, my phone's settings and also manually while my phone is plugged to my laptop), the whole app, deleting my user f...

  • Newbie
  • I've tried literally everything, but my recently played still shows album radios.   I've tried deleting cache (from the app's own settings, my phone's settings and also manually while my phone...
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Equalizador

De uma hora pra outra o equalizador sumiu do menu de configurações,já instalei novamente e continua a ficar sem essa função

  • Newbie
  • De uma hora pra outra o equalizador sumiu do menu de configurações,já instalei novamente e continua a ficar sem essa função
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Google assistant pops up; songs skip forward midsong while listening on headset

Songs skip every few seconds while walking on a Note 4. Even with screen off. Using 3.5 jack with a splitter. Google assistant pops up over and over.

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  • Songs skip every few seconds while walking on a Note 4. Even with screen off.  Using 3.5 jack with a splitter.   Google assistant pops up over and over.
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My Discover reccomendations dissapeared

Hi...I have a Spotify premium account and I utilize Spotify on an LG Android smartphone...Anyways all of a sudden I clicked on the "Discover" tab today and all of a sudden the whole page is blank & wiped clean...why did this occur? I tried to do a re...

  • Roadie
  • Hi...I have a Spotify premium account and I utilize Spotify on an LG Android smartphone...Anyways all of a sudden I clicked on the "Discover" tab today and all of a sudden the whole page is blank &am...
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