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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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Superuser Contribution Local files. WMA

PlanPremiumCountryUK Device(Samsung a41 mobile and win 10 laptop)Operating System(Android, Windows 10) My Question or IssueHi I have a number of local files on my desktop that play fine on the desktop app, both .wma and .mp3 format. When I add these ...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK   Device (Samsung a41 mobile and win 10 laptop) Operating System (Android, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Hi    I have a number of local f...
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Superuser Contribution Can't seem to Import local music files

PlanFamily PremiumCountryMexicoDeviceOneplus 7T 256GBOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueHello When I press the "Import your music" button on the App, it's probably scanning my storage to see if I have anything to import. Thing is, this "s...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country Mexico Device Oneplus 7T 256GB Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Hello   When I press the "Import your music" button on the App, it'...
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Superuser Contribution Local Music On Mobile

Plan: PremiumCountry: Unites StatesDeviceL Pixel 4 XLOperating System: Android Oreo My Question or Issue: I seem to be having an issue where whenever I try to open my local (computer .mp3) playlist on my mobile phone, it crashes. I've gone through th...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Unites States DeviceL Pixel 4 XL Operating System: Android Oreo   My Question or Issue:   I seem to be having an issue where whenever I try to open my local (c...
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Can I play local files from my phone ?

Can I play local files from my phone ? Meaning - play songs that I saved on my phone from the spotify app player, like you can do from the desktop app?

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  • Can I play local files from my phone ? Meaning - play songs that I saved on my phone from the spotify app player, like you can do from the desktop app?
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Where's the "Import" option on Spotify settings [Android]

I've searched a lot but all questions out there are about anything but this/are too outdated. I got a Samsung J8 and when I open "My Library" -> Settings -> Import your songs, I can normally listen to them, add to my playlist, etcetera.However, my ot...

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  • I've searched a lot but all questions out there are about anything but this/are too outdated.   I got a Samsung J8 and when I open "My Library" ->  Settings -> Import your songs, I ...
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Local Files Not Downloading Onto Phone

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Pixel XLOperating System: ANDROID 8.0My Question or Issue: I have several playlists that contain only local files stored on my laptop. I tried downloading them onto my phone but they won't download. I tried clearing m...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Pixel XL Operating System: ANDROID 8.0 My Question or Issue:  I have several playlists that contain only local files stored on my laptop. I tried d...
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Spotify Premium on Android NOT downloading imported files.

Ok so I have multiple tracks that I had to import locally to my Spotify on my desktop. It used to auto-sync and auto-download to my Galaxy Note 4 however in the past week, it stopped doing so. I reinstalled Spotify on both platforms, only to lose all...

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  • Ok so I have multiple tracks that I had to import locally to my Spotify on my desktop. It used to auto-sync and auto-download to my Galaxy Note 4 however in the past week, it stopped doing so. I r...
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Router does not support UPNP

Hello girls and guys, i have a speedport router that does not support UPNP. that means i cannot sync my local music. Does it?!... BUT i had the same router for the last 2 years and in the first few month i used spotify IT SYNCED THE LOCAL FILES WITHO...

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  • Hello girls and guys, i have a speedport router that does not support UPNP. that means i cannot sync my local music. Does it?!...   BUT   i had the same router for the last 2 y...
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