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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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Solved!! what does ""deleting data"" do in the app cache?

hey folks, see attached image. can anyone tell me what pressing the ""clear data"" button does on my android phone? in my ""apps"" section of the settings menu, all of my mobile apps are taking up serious space when they aren't even running. and spot...

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  • ...bviously, according to the image, clearing the data is different than clearing the cache, which is not risky.  thanks.   Adam
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Loading is stuck, have to reboot after every listen (Possible Garmin connect conflict?)

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceSamsung Galaxy J5sOperating SystemAndroid 6.1 My Question or IssueLoading is stuck after every listen, the only choice I have is to restart the app every time I want to change song-playlist.Never happened before, I've al...

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  • ...estart the app every time I want to change song-playlist. Never happened before, I've already flushed my cache-removed the data and reinstalled my app (ver 8.4.94.817).   *UPDATE*   I've n...
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Downloaded songs disappearing

Hey all, For a while I have been struggling with an issue where songs previously downloaded for offline availability show up as NOT downloaded for no apparent reason. I haven't discovered a distinct pattern yet, though I seem to notice it happening m...

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  • ...urning it on again just downloads all the songs again. Spotify is still reported to use over 10GB of storage though, so it doesn't seem like the cached files themselves got deleted.   This happens e...
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how to clear cached data?

hello. is it possible to clear song cache from app data. I noticed that Spotify caches all my plays and it takes up a lot of storage, but I need only my downloaded singles/albums to be cached in data. if I clear my app data, it clears all including m...

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  • hello.  is it possible to clear song cache from app data. I noticed that Spotify caches all my plays and it takes up a lot of storage, but I need only my downloaded singles/albums to be cache...
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Will there be a Cache / Data in memory Limit?!

Hello together,I am new to Spotify. Just recently switched from Deezer ...I am using Spotify mainly via Android devices.First thing I recognized is, that you cannot limit spotify in collecting cache data or deleting it, without losing all your offlin...

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  • ...ollecting cache data or deleting it, without losing all your offline data as well (via the option in the settings). In my opinion this is a great disadvantage. Certainly I understand somehow the need o...
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downloaded albums don't remain downloaded

I'm using Spotify premium on android (s7). I have a lot of albums (100s) in my library.I tend to download all my albums so i can listen to them any time.According to the article below my downloaded albums should persist. But every now and then, album...

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  • ...ndividually... https://support.spotify.com/uk/using_spotify/collect_music/how-long-can-i-cache-offline-content/ Network coverage is poor where i live and when i do get a good data signal i d...
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Songs uncached

Im starting to get really frustrated because I've had to recache 300 songs on my spotify account because without any warning or some kind of notification they all uncache on my cell phone. I have spotify premium on a Samsung Galaxy S5. Has anyone els...

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  • Im starting to get really frustrated because I've had to recache 300 songs on my spotify account because without any warning or some kind of notification they all uncache on my cell phone. I have spo...
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Android App History Log File?

Is there an app or a way I can dump the log to find my played SONGS history? I was listening to the Radar Release playlist (which is awesome) while driving last night (Thursday) via blutooth Android and I wanted to add some of the songs on this playl...

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  • Is there an app or a way I can dump the log to find my played SONGS history?   I was listening to the Radar Release playlist (which is awesome) while driving last night (Thursday) via blu...
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Solved!! how do i move to my sd card?!

I'd like to move my music which I've downloaded onto my sd card but the only solution offered is too delete the cache and saved data. Wouldnt that mean though I'd lose my playlists? How do I move the music but avoid erasing the playlists I have?

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  • I'd like to move my music which I've downloaded onto my sd card but the only solution offered is too delete the cache and saved data. Wouldnt that mean though I'd lose my playlists? How do I move t...
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