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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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  • jt120
  • Regular
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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
  • Community Legend
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  • Android
    Guide
    Troubleshooting
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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...

  • Casual Listener
  • shahn321
  • Casual Listener
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Gear S3 and Spotify downloads (and WiFi connections)

I had problems downloading Spotify playlists on my Gear S3. This solution worked for me. Setup: Spotify Premium - Gear S3 Frontier - Samsung Galaxy S10. I changed phones and when I connected my new phone to my existing Gear S3, I had to "switch" the ...

  • Newbie
  • ...onnected with the phone, and really slowly at that (if at all). If I turned off Blutetooth hoping to download over WiFi, my playlists would be inaccessible and nothing would download. It was as though t...
  • lswilson
  • Visitor
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  • Android
    Galaxy
    Gear S3
    Spotify
    wifi
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Connect is starting my phone app

Plan - PremiumCountry - USADevice - Samsung Galaxy s10Operating System - Android 10My Question or IssueToday when I turned on my computer version of Spotify in my office it turned on the app on my phone to run simultaneously. And when I turned it off...

  • Visitor
  • ...rains a lot of battery through the day. I have turned off the wifi on my phone to try and use the feature that only uses connect on the same wifi, but to no avail. How can I prevent the app from turning o...
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  • Connect
    off
    wifi
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Spotify devices list is different when going outside network

PlanPremiumCountryRomania DeviceSamsung Galaxy A70Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Issue:When logged inside my home network I'able to see a complete list of devices and listening on any of them. However, when going outside(like GSM mobile data), I'm able...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Romania   Device Samsung Galaxy A70 Operating System Android 9   My Issue: When logged inside my home network I'able to see a complete list of devices and li...
  • Luan
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  • wifi
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Superuser Contribution ¿A qué calidad se reproduce una canción que tengo descarga y al mismo tiempo estoy conectado a Wifi?

Tengo una duda y es sobre a qué calidad se reproduce una canción que he descargado con calidad normal, sin embargo estoy conectado a WIFI con la configuración de calidad en muy alta. ¿Cuando reproduzco la canción se reproduce en calidad normal o en c...

  • Casual Listener
  • Tengo una duda y es sobre a qué calidad se reproduce una canción que he descargado con calidad normal, sin embargo estoy conectado a WIFI con la configuración de calidad en muy alta. ¿Cuando r...
  • Petya
  • Community Legend
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  • Calidad
    calidad muy alta
    descarga
    reproducción
    sin conexión
    wifi
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Music stops until I reset my wifi

When a song that I was listening to ends the next one doesn't always load, I skip a few and one of them works for like 5 seconds then doesn't load anymore. Until I either wait 5 ish minutes or reset my wifi but then again it tends to do this again la...

  • Visitor
  • ...eset my wifi but then again it tends to do this again later. It doesn't give any error concerning my connection and I have no other problem with anything else. Plan Premium Country Turkey Device S...
  • 331 Views
  • 0 replies
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  • Android
    Samsung
    Stopped playing
    wifi
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App gets stuck in offline mode

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge+, Sony Xperia XZ2Operating SystemLollipop, Oreo My Question or IssueThis has bugged me for a while and hopefully someone has a solution besides restarting the app. When I leave for work, my phone is c...

  • Visitor
  • ...as a solution besides restarting the app. When I leave for work, my phone is connected to my house's wifi, but the wifi connection eventually disconnects and the phone switches to 4G LTE as I l...
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  • 4G
    4G LTE
    wifi
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"Go online to see menu" issue

Hi all, I'm having an issue with the Spotify app on my phone (actually loaded on my SD card because I have so much music downloaded) that frequently when I am trying to use the menu (go to artist, add to playlist, etc.) it will spool for a few second...

  • Regular
  • ...rtist, add to playlist, etc.) it will spool for a few seconds and then say "Go online to see menu", but I am always online when this occurs (usually via wifi, playing a song not in my library/d...
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  • Android
    internet
    wifi
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Spotify Connect Speaker does not show up

Hello,I´ve got the WiFi-Multiroom Speaker GGMM M3 which is said to be compatible with Spotify. Unfortunately, it does neither show up in the Spotify app for android nor in the desktop version. What can be wrong there? Best Regards

  • Visitor
  • Hello, I´ve got the WiFi-Multiroom Speaker GGMM M3 which is said to be compatible with Spotify. Unfortunately, it does neither show up in the Spotify app for android nor in the desktop version....
  • hvanderwalle
  • Newbie
  • 4421 Views
  • 5 replies
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  • Connect
    multiroom
    speaker
    Spotify
    wifi
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Playlist Radio autoplays after connecting to wifi

I will pause my playlist, close out of Spotify, and when my phone connects to any wifi network the app starts autoplaying a playlist radio based on the last playlist I listened to. I have streaming set to wifi only.It wastes my battery if I leave my ...

  • Regular
  • I will pause my playlist, close out of Spotify, and when my phone connects to any wifi network the app starts autoplaying a playlist radio based on the last playlist I listened to. I have streaming s...
  • 372 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 1 likes
  • autoplay
    Radio
    Troubleshooting
    wifi
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Spotify not working using WiFi on Laptop, but does work on the same network using a smartphone

I'm using Spotify on my laptop on a public WiFi network. I have to accept the terms when logging on. * Spotify will say there is no internet connection when connected to the public network but other applications will work fine. * I can use Spotify on...

  • Visitor
  • I'm using Spotify on my laptop on a public WiFi network. I have to accept the terms when logging on.   * Spotify will say there is no internet connection when connected to the public network b...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 694 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • laptop
    public wifi
    wifi
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Solved!! WiFi problem

Hello, I have problems to connect my spotify from my android device with my home wifi , and only with it, because it works really great with other WiFi or with data connection.I already have tried to uninstall and reinstall the app, but it still does...

  • Newbie
  • Hello, I have problems to connect my spotify from my android device with my home wifi , and only with it, because it works really great with other WiFi or with data connection. I already have t...
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 14165 Views
  • 4 replies
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  • wifi
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Spotify app randomly stops playing

I'm running the latest Android app (4.0.0.800) on a LG L40 (GSM) with Android 4.4.2.I always stream my Spotify music (premium account) with my wifi at home which is very stable. After more than one year with no problems since a few weeks Spotify is f...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm running the latest Android app (4.0.0.800) on a LG L40 (GSM) with Android 4.4.2. I always stream my Spotify music (premium account) with my wifi at home which is very stable.   After m...
  • mconline
  • Newbie
  • 1264 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • Android 4.4.2
    interrupted
    random stop
    stops playing
    wifi
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Can't use WiFi

Hi, I have problem with Spotify app on my Android phone. I can't connect to service via WiFi. All other apps are working. I tried fresh install, but I can't even log in. When I turn WiFi off, everything works fine. After logging in over mobile data a...

  • Newbie
  • Hi, I have problem with Spotify app on my Android phone. I can't connect to service via WiFi. All other apps are working. I tried fresh install, but I can't even log in. When I turn WiFi off, e...
  • Daniel
  • Community Legend
  • 549 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Android
    connection
    Issues
    problem
    wifi
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Windows Spotify controlled with Android tablet with Local Wifi (Remote control)

Hi, I would like to control Spotify (song serach, next, play, pause....) with an Android Samsun Galaxy STM tablet Spotify interface and reproduce it in a Windows Spotify PC interface installation in the same local Wifi. It is like a remote control. I...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...nstallation in the same local Wifi. It is like a remote control.   If it is possible?   Thanks so much.   Regards.
  • Joe
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  • Remote control
    wifi
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Solved!! Add a local file to a playlist without wifi sync?

Here's my problem:I have a song that I've got locally stored on my work computer and I want to play it on the spotify app on my phone. I added the track to the playlist but since my work computer is connected with cable, not Wifi, it wont recognise a...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...omputer is connected with cable, not Wifi, it wont recognise any devices and it wont sync. I tried USB and internet sharing with phone through usb but no luck. Isnt there a location on my phone I c...
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
  • 3579 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Android
    local files
    syncing
    usb
    wifi
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Syncing with computer through USB Modem mode

Hello ! I often use my cellphone to get internet on my laptop when i'm not at my home and the android phone itself is connected via 3G or via an EAP-SIM protected wifi often used in france "FreeWifi Secure". So i would like to be able to sync my trac...

  • Visitor
  • Hello !   I often use my cellphone to get internet on my laptop when i'm not at my home and the android phone itself is connected via 3G or via an EAP-SIM protected wifi often used in f...
  • Joe
  • Community Legend
  • 1659 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Android
    modem
    usb
    wifi
  • 1659 Views
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