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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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LG G4 not recognised

Brand new phone, Marshmallow OS, phone wont be recognized by the Desktoop compter. Followed the guide, did a clean re-install, still nothing. Any ideas?

Roadie

Brand new phone, Marshmallow OS, phone wont be recognized by the Desktoop compter.   Followed the guide, did a clean re-install, still nothing.  Any ideas?

Daniel

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Audio Ducking Triggered Frequently

Ever since the most recent mobile update, there's a lot of actions that now trigger audio ducking on my phone. For instance: when Ambient Display is enabled, audio will fade out when the screen is turned on because of that feature; pressing the "mult...

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Ever since the most recent mobile update, there's a lot of actions that now trigger audio ducking on my phone. For instance: when Ambient Display is enabled, audio will fade out when the screen is tu...

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Block spotify from firewall

Hello Someone know how to block by Firewall Spotify free and premium from IOS, PC, WEB and ANDROID?

Casual Listener

Hello    Someone know how to block by Firewall Spotify free and premium from IOS, PC, WEB and  ANDROID?  

Daniel

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Allow users to disable album art on lock screen

This feature needs to be allowed to be disabled. This is a no-brainer. People shouldn't necessarily be required to have this active. Imagine how many people use your app at work, then imagine how many album covers are NSFW. I have been using this app...

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This feature needs to be allowed to be disabled. This is a no-brainer. People shouldn't necessarily be required to have this active. Imagine how many people use your app at work, then imagine how man...

Daniel

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offline playlists saved on my phone's device storage

I'd like to have my offline playlists saved on my Samsung galaxy s4 cell phone device storage or even my sd card. Is this possible?

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I'd like to have my offline playlists saved on my Samsung galaxy s4 cell phone device storage or even my sd card. Is this possible?

Daniel

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Spotify not playing music

So, I can't play music on my phone. I have a Sony Xperia S5, running Andreoid. Please help!

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So, I can't play music on my phone. I have a Sony Xperia S5, running Andreoid. Please help!

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Solved!! can't download own MP3

Hey,i got a new mobile phone, a Meizu Pro 5, which uses Flyme 5.1.4.0A (which is based on Android 5.1) as OS, but now i'm encountering a problem (not only on my Meizu, as well on my Sony Xperia T):i cant download my own mp3 files for my offline playl...

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Hey, i got a new mobile phone, a Meizu Pro 5, which uses Flyme 5.1.4.0A (which is based on Android 5.1) as OS, but now i'm encountering a problem (not only on my Meizu, as well on my Sony Xperia T):...

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quality sound in my earphone

hello guys i hope i will find who can help me with this issueand from the beggining i am sorry for my english it is not quite goodi have note 5 and recently i updated to the latest virsion something called marshmellow i guessand as i remember the qua...

Newbie

hello guys  i hope i will find who can help me with this issue and from the beggining i am sorry for my english it is not quite good i have note 5 and recently i updated to the latest virsion...

Daniel

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NOTIFICATION SMARTPHONE

HELLO , TO BE A LITTLE MORE TIME I NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION ON MY SMARTPHONE , SUCH AS OUTPUT OF NEW DISCS OF ARTISTS THAT FOLLOW . WHY? THANK YOU HELLO, TO BE A LITTLE MORE TIME I NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION ON MY SMARTPHONE, SUCH AS OUTPUTOF NEW DISCS...

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HELLO , TO BE A LITTLE MORE TIME I NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION ON MY SMARTPHONE , SUCH AS OUTPUT OF NEW DISCS OF ARTISTS THAT FOLLOW . WHY? THANK YOU HELLO, TO BE A LITTLE MORE TIME I NOT RECEIVE NOTI...

Daniel

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Android - X Button to close the app

Hello, i use spotify for a year or so but lately i'm thinking to give my money to somebody else. WHO ON EARTH still uses a X-Button on the lockscreen for their apps??? That drives me nuts. When i'm running, driving (bad enough) or even just listen to...

Newbie

Hello,    i use spotify for a year or so but lately i'm thinking to give my money to somebody else.    WHO ON EARTH still uses a X-Button on the lockscreen for their apps...

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Saving the same time multiple times

I was going through my songs and was surprised to see the same song as many as 5 times in a row. It's 2016 now and I feel like if I like a song on one Playlist I shouldn't have the option to do it on another one. I think there should be a patch to ma...

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I was going through my songs and was surprised to see the same song as many as 5 times in a row. It's 2016 now and I feel like if I like a song on one Playlist I shouldn't have the option to do it on...

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Spotify Android deletes downloaded Albums!

Hi all, First post here, took me longer than I'd like to admit to find out how to post, but I got there! So I have spotify student premium (have had for like 3 years) and got it on my Vodafone Smart Ultra 6 phone. I recently got a new 64GB SD card an...

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Hi all,   First post here, took me longer than I'd like to admit to find out how to post, but I got there!   So I have spotify student premium (have had for like 3 years) and got it on ...

Daniel

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available songs

I have a samsung s3 and I have premium on my phone and pc. I added yestetday a new playlist on pc but I am not able to hear it on phone. When I open it on the phone I got the message: "ready to download". And now I also not able to play my local file...

Visitor

I have a samsung s3 and I have premium on my phone and pc. I added yestetday a new playlist on pc but I am not able to hear it on phone. When I open it on the phone I got the message: "ready to downl...

Daniel

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few problems / questions

i have few problems / questions, the support doesn't seem to read my questions at all so i am trying here1. i cannot delete songs when playing on the android device.2. Spotify never says what's new / fixed with the new update at the play store, why ?...

Music Fan

i have few problems / questions, the support doesn't seem to read my questions at all so i am trying here 1. i cannot delete songs when playing on the android device. 2. Spotify never says wha...

Daniel

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Solved!! Dear Spotify

Please change my country to Germany.I have followed you process given and your site does not let me change country.Now im led here.

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Please change my country to Germany. I have followed you process given and your site does not let me change country. Now im led here.

Daniel

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Spotify Android screen comes to foreground during ad creating distraction during driving

I have Spotify (5.10.849) playing in the background and Google Maps in the foreground of my Nexus 5 Android (6.0.1) phone. Recently I noticed that during ads which say something like 'Click on the banner to get 30 minutes of ad free music' that the S...

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I have Spotify (5.10.849) playing in the background and Google Maps in the foreground of my Nexus 5 Android (6.0.1) phone. Recently I noticed that during ads which say something like 'Click on the ba...

Daniel

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Android app not working on mobile data (Moto G)

Hello! My app doesn't work while on mobile data. It works perfectly on wi-fi and offline, but as soon as I go on data, it disconnects and the message GO ONLINE appears everywhere. I have an unlimited data plan and everything else on the phone works j...

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Hello!   My app doesn't work while on mobile data. It works perfectly on wi-fi and offline, but as soon as I go on data, it disconnects and the message GO ONLINE appears everywhere. I have an ...

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Failing to launch my playlists

Premium user here, downloaded 5 playlists, of which 3 are my own, one from Spotify UK and one from my friend. I have every song on all 5 synced on my phone, yet 2 of them (the ones I listen every day) are now showing as unavaible if I got no internet...

Visitor

Premium user here, downloaded 5 playlists, of which 3 are my own, one from Spotify UK and one from my friend. I have every song on all 5 synced on my phone, yet 2 of them (the ones I listen ever...

Daniel

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Long pauses between songs

Just updated my phone to Marshmallow, and now I'm seeing issues with how the app is working on my phone. Normally I hit shuffle and listen to music while I work, however, today I'm experiencing either long pauses between one song ending and the next ...

Newbie

Just updated my phone to Marshmallow, and now I'm seeing issues with how the app is working on my phone. Normally I hit shuffle and listen to music while I work, however, today I'm experiencing eithe...

Daniel

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