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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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  • Daniel
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    Guide
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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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  • shahn321
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Extremely slow loading times on all aspects of application

Hey, my name is Adam and I currently use a Samsung Galaxy S5 for Spotify. This problem only started around about a week ago but when I opened up Spotify, it seemed to take ages to load everything - my playlists, the application itself, images, the br...

  • Newbie
  • Hey, my name is Adam and I currently use a Samsung Galaxy S5 for Spotify. This problem only started around about a week ago but when I opened up Spotify, it seemed to take ages to load everything - m...
  • Punkygirl
  • Newbie
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  • Android 5.0.2
    application
    Buffering
    galaxy s5
    loading
    Mobile
    Playlists
    Samsung
    samsung galaxy s5
    slow
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Black screen and closes, not launching since spotify updated to 7.9.0.746

Brief description of the issue:Black screen and crashes when trying to launch the app. Won´t open or launch. it happened after it updated to this last version, before it was great.It won´t even create its own folder in Android-Data- Steps to reproduc...

  • Casual Listener
  • Brief description of the issue: Black screen and crashes when trying to launch the app. Won´t open or launch. it happened after it updated to this last version, before it was great. It won´t even c...
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  • Android
    Android 4.4.2
    galaxy s5
    Samsung Galaxy S5 Spotify
    Spotify 7.9.0.746
    Spotify crash
    Spotify crashing Android
    Spotify won't launch
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Solved!! Incomplete playback

I have found that downloading songs in Spotify (version 5.2.0.885) onto my Samsung 64GB microSDXC in my Galaxy S5 results in incomplete playback; the songs will stop playing before the end of the track and the transport will not move any further. If ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have found that downloading songs in Spotify (version 5.2.0.885) onto my Samsung 64GB microSDXC in my Galaxy S5 results in incomplete playback; the songs will stop playing before the end of the tra...
  • MikeAych
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  • Download error
    download spotify
    Downloaded tracks
    galaxy s5
    sd card
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Spotify won't load on Galaxy S5

Hello. I can't get Spotify to load anymore. I just keep getting a dialog box saying 'Spotify has had to close'. I'm a premium member and the service has been great up until now. I have tried clearing the cache, uninstalling and re-installing the app ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello. I can't get Spotify to load anymore. I just keep getting a dialog box saying 'Spotify has had to close'. I'm a premium member and the service has been great up until now. I have tried clearing...
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    stop
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Samsung galaxy S-view (S5)

The music player controls were working in S-view before but seem to be intermittent now (sorry, can't remember exactly when they stopped working properly), most of the time they're not working but they seem to appear on a few random occasions...They ...

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  • The music player controls were working in S-view before but seem to be intermittent now (sorry, can't remember exactly when they stopped working properly), most of the time they're not working but th...
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  • Android 5.0.2
    bug report
    galaxy s5
    music controls
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Lock screen pausing

I just got my Galaxy S5 and I noticed that when I'm playing music on Spotify and I lock my phone, I can't pause or skip from the lock screen. Is there a setting that I can change to fix it or is the feature not availble on this phone?

  • Newbie
  • I just got my Galaxy S5 and I noticed that when I'm playing music on Spotify and I lock my phone, I can't pause or skip from the lock screen. Is there a setting that I can change to fix it or is the ...
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    pause
    Play
    skip
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IOM Galaxy S5

I have just upgraded from iPhone 5 to Galaxy S5 and cannot install the Spotify app.I live in Isle of Man and the iPhone version worked okay. I have added payment details to my Google play account to confirm location and have tried clearing the cache....

  • Newbie
  • I have just upgraded from iPhone 5 to Galaxy S5 and cannot install the Spotify app. I live in Isle of Man and the iPhone version worked okay. I have added payment details to my Google play acc...
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    IOM
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Samsung Galaxy s5 Spotify playlists reloads over and over - freezes

Hi, I'm using Spotify on my new SGS5, and the playmists keeps reloading until Spotify freezes. The app works well besides when I'm in the playlist menu. Also if I'm listening to a song, and goes to the playmist menu, the song will stop, because of th...

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  • Hi, I'm using Spotify on my new SGS5, and the playmists keeps reloading until Spotify freezes. The app works well besides when I'm in the playlist menu. Also if I'm listening to a song, and goes to t...
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  • Not applicable
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  • freeze
    galaxy s5
    Playlists refreshing error
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