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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 [Mobile] "You've discovered a Premium feature" pop up while on Premium

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceOnePlus 7ProOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueA "You've discovered a Premium feature" pop up appears when pressing the shuffle button next to the play button of a playlist while some autoplay songs are pla...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device OnePlus 7Pro Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue A "You've discovered a Premium feature" pop up appears when pressing th...

Roger46

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Superuser Contribution Pulled back into app when adjusting volume while casting to speaker

While casting to smart speaker/Google home I navigate away from the app to home screen/different app, then when volume is adjusted for device being casted to I am pulled back into Spotify app without any input or even touching the screen. Highly irri...

Newbie

While casting to smart speaker/Google home I navigate away from the app to home screen/different app, then when volume is adjusted for device being casted to I am pulled back into Spotify app without...

AlejaR

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UI/UX Improvements

Spoiler (Highlight to read) PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSAMSUNG S22+Operating SystemANDROID My Question or IssueWarning: rant. I've been a premium user for almost 10 years but the UI and UX of the android app seems to be getting worse each year so I th...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device SAMSUNG S22+ Operating System ANDROID   My Question or Issue Warning: rant. I've been a premium user for almost 10 years but the UI and UX of t...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify and buds pro 2 (24 bit audio)

My Question or IssueProbabaly a stupid question but the galaxy buds pro 2 make a big deal out of providing 24 bit audio quality at 48khz Would this make any difference at all when listening to Spotify, as the native sound quality is lower than that?

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    My Question or Issue Probabaly a stupid question but the galaxy buds pro 2 make a big deal out of providing 24 bit audio quality at 48khz   Would this make any difference at a...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Battery drain Sony Xperia 5 iv

With no clear reason Spotify drains over 70% of my battery within work day. My phone is new and I'm not an idiot with tech so basic "reboot and reinstall" stuff has been done and problem prevails

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With no clear reason Spotify drains over 70% of my battery within work day. My phone is new and I'm not an idiot with tech so basic "reboot and reinstall" stuff has been done and problem prevails

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Stop playing/dislike button missing for radio play

As per title. The dislike button for radio mixes is missing i.e. the category where I need it most. I'm using the latest version of Spotify for Android.

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As per title. The dislike button for radio mixes is missing i.e. the category where I need it most. I'm using the latest version of Spotify for Android.

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Bugs in Android app & Chromecast app

PlanFreeCountryUSADevice1st device - Chromecast (latest version for ANDROID TV) 2nd device - Lenovo Android tablet with Android 12Operating SystemAndroid 12 on both devices My Question or IssueI have 2 separate bugs to report. The first is with Spoti...

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Plan Free Country USA Device 1st device - Chromecast (latest version for ANDROID TV)  2nd device - Lenovo Android tablet with Android 12 Operating System Android 12 on both devices &nbs...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play some songs on Sonos One

I happen to mainly use Spotify Premium on Android, but the same problem happens if I use the Desktop app. I can usually connect to my Sonos One speakers without a problem. But when connected there are some songs that I can't play. When I tap them, no...

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I happen to mainly use Spotify Premium on Android, but the same problem happens if I use the Desktop app.   I can usually connect to my Sonos One speakers without a problem. But when connected...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution My spotify keeps connecting to a different phone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  

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Superuser Contribution Playlist won't shuffle

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy S22Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI made a new playlist and when I click the SHUFFLE icon, a window pops up and says "You've discovered a Premium Feature" and then goes away. It will not let me turn on shu...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Galaxy S22 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I made a new playlist and when I click the SHUFFLE icon, a window pops up and says "You've...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution Still happening in 2023 - Downloaded songs move back to Local Drive unexpectedly

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Note 20 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueI have seen MULTIPLE threads on this but it never seems resolved, what is going on Spotify? Basically I have about 10gig of downloaded songs. I set to my SD...

Music Fan

Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Note 20 Ultra Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue I have seen MULTIPLE threads on this but it never seems resolved, what is going ...

Roachforlife

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Superuser Contribution Letras de las canciones no funcionan en mi cuenta

PlanPremiumCountryUruguayDeviceXiaomi redmi note 8 proOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssuePlanPrimaPaisUruguayDispositivoXiaomi redmi note 8 proSistema operativoAndroid 10 Mi pregunta o problemaLas letras de las canciones no aparecen en mi...

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Plan Premium Country Uruguay Device Xiaomi redmi note 8 pro Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Plan Prima Pais Uruguay Dispositivo Xiaomi redmi note 8 pro Sistema...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify has stopped connecting to the chromecast mibox. everything worked before that

PlanPremiumCountry Belarus Devicemiboxs, lenovo tab10Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSpotify has stopped connecting to the chromecast mibox. everything worked before that

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  Plan Premium Country Belarus    Device miboxs, lenovo tab10 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)     My Question or Issue Spotify has s...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Bug: Smart Shuffle to normal play

Plan: PremiumOS: Android My Issue:Currently, the playing order is Normal > Shuffle > Smart Shuffle. Whenever I shift from shuffle to normal, it will NOT play the follow-up song according to the sorting settings (e.g., "recently added"). Instead, the ...

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  Plan: Premium OS: Android     My Issue: Currently, the playing order is Normal > Shuffle > Smart Shuffle. Whenever I shift from shuffle to normal, it will NOT play t...

McvW

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Clacking" Unknown unwanted sounds on soft solo piano songs. Multiple platforms, multiple artists.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S7+ Tablet, S21 phone, Bose surround speakers, Toyota Prius speakers, Onkyo receiver, Pioneer speakers (from the 1980's), Sennheizer headphonesOperating System. Windows 10, Android 10-12My Question or IssueI he...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Samsung S7+ Tablet, S21 phone, Bose surround speakers, Toyota Prius speakers, Onkyo receiver, Pioneer speakers (from the 1980's), Sennheizer headphones Oper...

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Android Auto voice commands

Is there a list for Spotify voice commands for Android Auto? I know I can voice search for songs, but album search is spotty and playlist search doesn't work at all.What's odd is that I have an Amazon Echo and voice search for playlist and album work...

Roadie

Is there a list for Spotify voice commands for Android Auto? I know I can voice search for songs, but album search is spotty and playlist search doesn't work at all. What's odd is that I have an A...

Friek

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Superuser Contribution Why certain songs only play from playlists

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUnited States DeviceMoto G Play Operating System My Question or IssueWhy is it that some songs only play from Spotify made playlists

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  Plan Free/Premium Country United States  Device Moto G Play  Operating System     My Question or Issue Why is it that some songs only play from Spotify made play...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Stops playing

PlanPremiumCountryUkDeviceSamsung a51Operating System My Question or IssueWhenever i try to listen to music whilst on another app it stops playing after like 30 seconds and I've checked all the permissions and it keeps happening and I dont know ehat ...

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Plan Premium Country Uk Device Samsung a51 Operating System     My Question or Issue Whenever i try to listen to music whilst on another app it stops playing after like 30 seconds...

Alex

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