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Android Alpha & Beta Programs

What are the Spotify Alpha and Beta programs? By signing up as an Alpha or Beta tester of the Spotify app, you will get early versions of our new releases before we roll them out to everyone else. This is an invaluable help for us, as it allows us to...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Android app is causing ContrastColorUtil to behave strangely

DeviceSamsung Galaxy Note10 5G, Xiaomi Mi 9 SEOperating SystemAndroid 13, crDroid 9 My Question or IssueAfter launching Spotify, ContrastColorUtil keeps complaining until I reboot. This issue was tested on Spotify versions 8.8.58.473, 8.7.4.1056, and...

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  • Device Samsung Galaxy Note10 5G, Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Operating System Android 13, crDroid 9   My Question or Issue After launching Spotify, ContrastColorUtil keeps complaining until I reboot. T...
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Superuser Contribution Bug that allows you to skip the adds

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevicePixel 7 (not pro)Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI found A Bug that allows you to to skip the addsEmail me on Gmail (**bleep**) to get the video of me showing the bug, my file weight more then 5mb

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  • Plan Free Country Canada Device Pixel 7 (not pro) Operating System Android    My Question or Issue I found A Bug that  allows you to to skip the adds Email me on Gmail (**bl...
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Superuser Contribution Standalone for the Galaxy Watch 4?

Using the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, I can't see a standalone setting. Listening to Spotify on my phone or laptop is using too much battery on the watch.s Is this on the next update of the app? The only options I see are attached.

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  • Using the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4, I can't see a standalone setting. Listening to Spotify on my phone or laptop is using too much battery on the watch.s     Is this on the next update of ...
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Superuser Contribution add song reverted to like song

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy S21+Operating SystemAndroid 13 One UI 5.3 My Question or Issuei really liked the feature in the recent update where pressing the + allows you to add/remove a song to playlists at once. now its gone back to the...

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy S21+ Operating System Android 13 One UI 5.3   My Question or Issue i really liked the feature in the recent update where pressing the + al...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My biggest Playlist won't show the search bar

I'm using my galaxy s10e, and my largest Playlist has removed a bunch of setting options, and won't let me swipe down to show the search or sort options. This is only on this Playlist. It also says Spotify is a contributor to the Playlist although I ...

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  • I'm using my galaxy s10e, and my largest Playlist has removed a bunch of setting options, and won't let me swipe down to show the search or sort options. This is only on this Playlist. It also says S...
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Superuser Contribution Local file track not playing with recommendations activated

On a Poco F3 with Android 13 and premium plan. To reproduce the bug: activate the display of local files in the settings -> go to the library -> Local files -> like one of the songs -> go back to the "liked tracks" playlist -> activate the smart play...

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  • On a Poco F3 with Android 13 and premium plan. To reproduce the bug: activate the display of local files in the settings -> go to the library -> Local files -> like one of the songs -&g...
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Superuser Contribution Gapless playback does not work properly on Samsung A13

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy A13Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSince the last update, sometimes the gapless does not work properly on my Samsung A13. No problem on my chromebook with the same songs.I've tried to turn off ...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung Galaxy A13 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue Since the last update, sometimes the gapless does not work properly on my Sa...
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Superuser Contribution Songs weirdly starting where i left off when i put them in the queue

PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceGalaxy A13Operating SystemAndroid version 13 My Question or IssueSometimes on my phone a song plays where i last played it if i put it in the queue.So to explain in simpler terms what would happen sometimes is somet...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Switzerland Device Galaxy A13 Operating System Android version 13   My Question or Issue Sometimes on my phone a song plays where i last played it if i put...
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Android alarm not working with Spotify

PlanPremiumCountry:USA DevicePixel 7 proOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueFor the last two or three days when I go to link Spotify to alarms it sits on the loading screen forever. Also, when the alarms go off it changes from Spotify just...

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  • Plan Premium Country:USA   Device Pixel 7 pro Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue For the last two or three days when I go to link Spotify to alarms it sits on the ...
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Android Auto Playlist Order

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(Samsung Galaxy Note 5)Operating System(Android 7.0) My Question:Can you add an option menu to the Android auto gui, so that when I select a playlist from my library, my car plays the songs in a specific order (e.g. date a...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA  Device (Samsung Galaxy Note 5) Operating System (Android 7.0)   My Question: Can you add an option menu to the Android auto gui, so that when I select a ...
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Superuser Contribution Offline Devices Broken

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceAndroidOperating SystemMultiple My Question or IssueHad to replace an android device after it took a swim in the ocean, however, the device was offline with downloaded playlists. Got a new device, but cannot download music ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Android Operating System Multiple   My Question or Issue Had to replace an android device after it took a swim in the ocean, however, the device was off...
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Differences between playing playlists on Android and Windows

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy S22+Operating SystemAndroidMy Question or IssueSo I've been using Spotify for a few months. I built myself a playlist that I listen to regularly. Starting a couple of days ago there appears to be random songs not...

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  • Plan Free Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy S22+ Operating System Android My Question or Issue So I've been using Spotify for a few months. I built myself a playlist that I listen to regularl...
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Superuser Contribution Listening on my phone keeps switching to play on laptop

PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceSamsung galaxy 23 ultra and windows 11 laptopOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHow do I get music to stop playing on wrong device? I'm not with the laptop. I already set only play on devices on same network.

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  • Plan Premium Country Us Device Samsung galaxy 23 ultra and windows 11 laptop Operating System Android   My Question or Issue How do I get music to stop playing on wrong device? I'm not...
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Superuser Contribution Como excluir os arquivos locais?

Tenho uma pasta de arquivos locais e preciso excluir essa pasta ou alguns itens dessa pasta e não estou conseguindo. Como exclui-los?

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  • Tenho uma pasta de arquivos locais e preciso excluir essa pasta ou alguns itens dessa pasta e não estou conseguindo. Como exclui-los?
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Two notifications

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore DeviceGalaxy A51Operating SystemAndroid version 11 My Question or IssueI currently have two notifications on my phone everytime I play music? If I want to get rid of the Spotify notification on my notification bar, it alwa...

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore    Device Galaxy A51 Operating System Android version 11   My Question or Issue I currently have two notifications on my phone everytime I pla...
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Superuser Contribution Can't like or unlike songs on Android app

PlanPremium DeviceSamsung Note 8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueFor a while now I've been unable to like or unlike songs on the Android app. Clicking the heart button, in any of the places it appears, does absolutely nothing. I can add/re...

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  • Plan Premium   Device Samsung Note 8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue For a while now I've been unable to like or unlike songs on the Android app. Clicking the heart...
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Heaphone Amp EQ Support

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGoogle Pixel 4a 5gOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI'm using Spotify on my Android device (Android 13, Google Pixel 4a 5g) and my headphones don't quite put out enough volume. I bought a headphone am...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Google Pixel 4a 5g Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue I'm using Spotify on my Android device (Android 13, Google Pixel 4a 5g) ...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Unable to log in on my new Samsung Galaxy A53 5G

I'm unable to log in to my spotify account on this device, although it works on my Windows laptop, and my almost identical Samsung Galaxy A52 4G Android 13 phone (it also had problems logging in, but the usual clear cache/reinstall fix worked).Things...

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  • I'm unable to log in to my spotify account on this device, although it works on my Windows laptop, and my almost identical Samsung Galaxy A52 4G Android 13 phone (it also had problems logging in, but...
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Superuser Contribution Why I can't get my verification list for around 9 days?

I've sent a link to my Spotify account, and was hoping for you to answer me in 2-3 days. But no! I'm waiting for it for, like, 9 days!

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  • I've sent a link to my Spotify account, and was hoping for you to answer me in 2-3 days. But no! I'm waiting for it for, like, 9 days!
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