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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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[HTC One M9] Spotify is using Mobile Data event with 'restrict background data' option 'on'

Hi, I am using Spotify on HTC One M9. When I restrict background data on my device it should force Spotify to use data only when on Wi-fi. However Spotify is keep using my Mobile Data Plan even with this option ticked. I know I can go offline mode an...

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Hi,   I am using Spotify on HTC One M9.  When I restrict background data on my device it should force Spotify to use data only when on Wi-fi.   However Spotify is keep using my Mo...

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Samsung S6 Edge - can't play downloaded songs in offline mode

Hello,I am having issue which has been here several times on different devices.Have Samsung S6 128gb. I am have downloaded 3300 songs with visible download mark.Once I go to offline mode I cant see any song available and therefore playable.I have tri...

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Hello, I am having issue which has been here several times on different devices. Have Samsung S6 128gb. I am have downloaded 3300 songs with visible download mark. Once I go to offline mode ...

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Spotify Connect on Fire TV doesnt Work anymone

Hey Spotify,Since I updated Spotify App on my Sony Xperia z3 Compact to Version 4.4.0.1008 Spotify Connect with my fire TV doesnt Work anymone. Since it worked fine last night bevor updating my mobile's Spotify App to the newest Version it has to be ...

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Hey Spotify, Since I updated Spotify App on my Sony Xperia z3 Compact to Version 4.4.0.1008 Spotify Connect with my fire TV doesnt Work anymone. Since it worked fine last night bevor updating my m...

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Turning push notifications off

I've switched off all the notifications in the Spotify app (settings > notifications) and still recieve push notifications ("sign up your family bla bla bla"). How do I turn off these darn notifications for good??

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I've switched off all the notifications in the Spotify app (settings > notifications) and still recieve push notifications ("sign up your family bla bla bla"). How do I turn off these darn notific...

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Spotify being killed in background

I literally cannot do anything else when listening to Spotify. If I try to use another app at the same time (check email, Facebook, browse web, etc) Spotify closes and stops playing. This is especially an issue in the car; I cannot play Spotify throu...

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I literally cannot do anything else when listening to Spotify.  If I try to use another app at the same time (check email, Facebook, browse web, etc) Spotify closes and stops playing.  This...

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Files on computer and android

Hi all. Thanks in advance for your help. I am new to spotify and have a few questions. 1. If users' own files are loaded on a PC, I assume they won't also appear if logged in on another PC? 2. I understand files can be 'synced' or something from PC t...

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Hi all.   Thanks in advance for your help.   I am new to spotify and have a few questions.   1. If users' own files are loaded on a PC, I assume they won't also appear if logged ...

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Keeping getting logged out (on Android Marshmallow)

I just started using Spotify on Android and every day (sometimes every other day) it forces me to re-login which is a pain, but the dealbreaker is that it requires me to mark all the playlists I want offline and re-download. There's a couple of other...

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I just started using Spotify on Android and every day (sometimes every other day) it forces me to re-login which is a pain, but the dealbreaker is that it requires me to mark all the playli...

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downloaded playlist not available offline :/

hi all,i have all my fave playlists downloaded for offline playing, but just selected a couple of them, that i have played before offline,and get message 'not available' not sure why?thanksdan

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hi all, i have all my fave playlists downloaded for offline playing, but just selected a couple of them, that i have played before offline, and get message 'not available' 😕 not sure why? thanks...

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Solved!! Is it possible to move song in queue

HiI have small problem. When i add a song to queue and then i want to move it to the top it is impossible. How to do it? Is there any possibility? It would be very helpful. Thanks in advance.

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Hi I have small problem. When i add a song to queue and then i want to move it to the top it is impossible. How to do it? Is there any possibility? It would be very helpful. Thanks in advance. 

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Spotify resumes playing after being stopped

This may just be some issue with my phone, but I've been having a problem where Spotify will awake again after I have stopped playing a song, and supposedly quit out of the application, and locked the the screen, maybe even pulled out my earphones. L...

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This may just be some issue with my phone, but I've been having a problem where Spotify will awake again after I have stopped playing a song, and supposedly quit out of the application, and locked th...

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Help me pls

A few days ago, I finished my subscription because I don't like open my Facebook but when my subscription ended, I put my card in another account and doesn't work yet.

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A few days ago, I finished my subscription because I don't like open my Facebook but when my subscription ended, I put my card in another account and doesn't work yet.

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Solved!! Bought premium but still get adds on mobile (not desktop)

I bought 3 months premium with the offer you currently have going on, but I still get adds playing when using it on my android phone. It works fine without adds on my desktop pc. Is this intended?

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I bought 3 months premium with the offer you currently have going on, but I still get adds playing when using it on my android phone. It works fine without adds on my desktop pc.   Is this int...

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Shows paid in my account but does not give me premium.

I am a college student and I tried to sign up for a student premium account on, but it wouldn't let me and told me there was an error. So I had a second account that I forgot that used my actual college email so I switched over to that account and tr...

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I am a college student and I tried to sign up for a student premium account on, but it wouldn't let me and told me there was an error. So I had a second account that I forgot that used my actual coll...

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Spotify Connect randomly stops while browsing on Android Spotify app

Hi! I noticed that when I use Spotify Connect from my Android phone all is fine until I start looking around in the Spotify app, pressing maybe "Browse" or "Radio" menu items to discover new music or find new playlist. Sometimes randomly (the behavio...

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Hi! I noticed that when I use Spotify Connect from my Android phone all is fine until I start looking around in the Spotify app, pressing maybe "Browse" or "Radio" menu items to discover new music ...

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Many many issues on Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge +, no resolution as of this

Spotify continues playback after I unplug headphones, randomly stops playing causing me to have to go into app and restart the song, playback goes over phone ringing and when I answer calls playback continues over the call deafening whoever is on the...

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Spotify continues playback after I unplug headphones, randomly stops playing causing me to have to go into app and restart the song, playback goes over phone ringing and when I answer calls playback ...

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Spotify was stopped when I start it

Hello, my problem is that when home spotify is of you have looked for solution and not e able to fix it, restart the phone, delete and uninstall the spotify, delete the cache and data. Doing all that not is that do I start spotify and see me black pl...

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Hello, my problem is that when home spotify is of you have looked for solution and not e able to fix it, restart the phone, delete and uninstall the spotify, delete the cache and data. Doing all that...

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The "close" button does NOT mean stop playing

I go into spotify to start playing, then go to the "close" at the bottom of my phone and the music stops. I go in again, and start, and then "close" and it stops again. 3rd time it finally works. Another thing. Play means play. Stop means Stop. They ...

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I go into spotify to start playing, then go to the "close" at the bottom of my phone and the music stops.   I go in again, and start, and then "close" and it stops again.   3rd time it ...

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Can't log in

I just recently purchased a family plan for Spotify and I can login without an issue to the page and use the webplayer but everytime I try to log in using the app it does not recognize username or email. I tried everything in the FAQS without any res...

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I just recently purchased a family plan for Spotify and I can login without an issue to the page and use the webplayer but everytime I try to log in using the app it does not recognize username or em...

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