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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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[Android] Recent update on android phone

I am really disappointed in what the update has done with my phone app. I have a Samsung 5S (yes it's older) the exit "x" button disappeared from top right corner and sometimes I'm forced to log out to stop the player. It made my phone freeze up and ...

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  • I am really disappointed in what the update has done with my phone app. I have a Samsung 5S (yes it's older) the exit "x" button disappeared from top right corner and sometimes I'm forced to log out ...
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Local files "waiting to download"

Hey guys, So up until about a week ago, I was donloading local song files not on spotify onto my computer and then phone, and it worked great. Then, when i downloaded two new songs and accidently hit the go offline button back. Now when i try to go o...

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  • Hey guys,      So up until about a week ago, I was donloading local song files not on spotify onto my computer and then phone, and it worked great. Then, when i downloaded two new son...
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Shuffle play is considered a "premium" feature

Im using free spotify and whenever i try to press shuffle play it tells me i've discovered a premium feature. should i just delete the app and reinstall or is there something wrong with the account itself?

  • Newbie
  • Im using free spotify and whenever i try to press shuffle play it tells me i've discovered a premium feature. should i just delete the app and reinstall or is there something wrong with the account i...
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How do I minimize storageuse for Spotify?

Spotify takes upp 5,7 GB storage on my galaxy s5. I have none offline lists according to Spotify. I have tried to delete playlists anyhow but I still have 5,7 GB gone because of Spotify. Is it supposed to take this much storage? What am I doing wrong...

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  • Spotify takes upp 5,7 GB storage on my galaxy s5. I have none offline lists according to Spotify. I have tried to delete playlists anyhow but I still have 5,7 GB gone because of Spotify. Is it suppos...
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Previous track notification action

I should be able to restart a song tapping once on the app's notification's action bar's "previous track" button. But when the song that's playing is the first song of the playlist/album, the previous track button is locked.

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  • I should be able to restart a song tapping once on the app's notification's action bar's "previous track" button. But when the song that's playing is the first song of the playlist/album, the previou...
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Solved!! Suddenly cannot play songs offline

I've been a premium member for over 2 months and have never had problems until a few days ago.Normally all of my saved songs are indicated as "downloaded" by the green arrow. One day I went into online mode to download a few more songs and suddenly t...

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  • I've been a premium member for over 2 months and have never had problems until a few days ago. Normally all of my saved songs are indicated as "downloaded" by the green arrow. One day I went into ...
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Local files dont last

On my pc I have added some local files to Spotify and added them to a couple play lists so I can play them on my phone. It all works great, I download/sync them on my phone and can listen to them..... for a while. After about 2-3 days the local files...

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  • On my pc I have added some local files to Spotify and added them to a couple play lists so I can play them on my phone. It all works great, I download/sync them on my phone and can listen to them.......
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Solved!! Android Release Notes

Hello,Since in the Play Store the update information is not a very good source of information what changed or is added, where can I find it? When searching on the board or blog here I can't find much more. Even if it is a small update I would still w...

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  • Hello, Since in the Play Store the update information is not a very good source of information what changed or is added, where can I find it? When searching on the board or blog here I can't find mu...
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Solved!! Android. Spotify stop (pause) play music when i do Nothing.

Please help, my Spotify make me pause or stop the music when i do Nothing on my telephon. I have Spotify premium. Thanks for help.

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  • Please help, my Spotify make me pause or stop the music when i do Nothing on my telephon. I have Spotify premium. Thanks for help.
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[Android][Music] Ads

Hey Spotify!Here's a great idea that EVERYONE who uses Spotify will love!Stop playing 4 minutes of adds for your "Hip Hop Made Me Do It" Or "On Fleek" add, or in fact, any add, for every 2 songs I play! That's right! I listen to 6 minutes of music (o...

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  • Hey Spotify! Here's a great idea that EVERYONE who uses Spotify will love! Stop playing 4 minutes of adds for your "Hip Hop Made Me Do It" Or "On Fleek" add, or in fact, any add, for every 2 songs ...
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Solved!! Hoe moet ik jullie streaming Q3 t/m Q9 kwaliteit zien?

Er staat beschreven Q3 tm Q9 geloof ik. Waarbij mobiel Q3 en pc of stereo Q5 a 9 zou ontvangen. Nu is het zo dat ik op mijn Android telefoon Spotify open en zoek wat ik wil horen (wifi thuis). Dan geef ik via de mobiel aan via Spotify connect dat het...

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  • Er staat beschreven Q3 tm Q9 geloof ik. Waarbij mobiel Q3 en pc of stereo Q5 a 9 zou ontvangen.   Nu is het zo dat ik op mijn Android telefoon Spotify open en zoek wat ik wil horen (wifi thuis...
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Solved!! log in problem

I was listening to my music lastnight and when I when on to it this morning I had been logged out . So I Tried to log in again and it said my username or password was incorrect . I then changed my password and all or that and it is still coming up I'...

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  • I was listening to my music lastnight and when I when on to it this morning I had been logged out . So I Tried to log in again and it said my username or password was incorrect . I then changed my pa...
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[Android][Other] Critical accessibility loss

Critical accessibility feedback requires a quick fixOS: AndroidSpotify version: Latest update from the google playUsing: LG G4Os version: 6.0Accessibility service: Google TalkBackMy findings summary: Content descriptive text loss for some buttons aft...

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  • Critical accessibility feedback requires a quick fix OS: Android Spotify version: Latest update from the google play Using: LG G4 Os version: 6.0 Accessibility service: Google TalkBack My f...
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phone lock

whenever i'm listening on mobile with data and lock my phone screen while i'm listening, it will stop playing until i unlock my phone. idk if it's the app or my phone. someone help

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  • whenever i'm listening on mobile with data and lock my phone screen while i'm listening, it will stop playing until i unlock my phone. idk if it's the app or my phone. someone help
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hey i got problem with my LG 4

hey. i just got a update that looks like that and when i just want to click to choose a song from the list..spotify opens me the window of the song instead to play the song. what can i do? please help! this screenshot shows the problem! :

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  • hey. i just got a update that looks like that and when i just want to click to choose a song from the list..spotify opens me the window of the song instead to play the song.   what can i do? p...
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Solved!! SD Card issue on Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 - Android 6.0.1. - Spotify 6.3.0.822 armV7

Dear, I'm a Spotify user for manuy years now. From time to time I had issues with SD Cards - I always could solve these. Untill now ... I bought a new Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 and SD Card problem which I cannot solve occurred. I have following configur...

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  • Dear,    I'm a Spotify user for manuy years now. From time to time I had issues with SD Cards - I always could solve these. Untill now ... I bought a new Samsung Galaxy A5 2016 and S...
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Notification Bar Format Bug

I just got a new Galaxy 7 a couple weeks ago and yesterday the notification bar that shows the current song is formatted oddly - the font is much smaller, as is the album cover (see attachment). It's not a huge deal, but it's bugging me quite a bit. ...

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  • I just got a new Galaxy 7 a couple weeks ago and yesterday the notification bar that shows the current song is formatted oddly - the font is much smaller, as is the album cover (see attachment). It's...
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