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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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Is there anyway to manually create the folders on the SD card?

I'm having the same problem as everyone else, i.e. Spotify won't save to the SD card. I've followed the guide, uninstalled a dozen times, rooted my phone and used 'move 2 sd' app, formatted the card in fat32, but nothing has helped. Is there any way ...

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I'm having the same problem as everyone else, i.e. Spotify won't save to the SD card. I've followed the guide, uninstalled a dozen times, rooted my phone and used 'move 2 sd' app, formatted the card ...

Lupin

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Spotify Connect for Android does not detect my Home Theatre

Hi I noticed there is Spotify App in my Home theatre smart app. I have logged in to the app from it. However from my android device Spotify Connect it does not appear is as "Available Device" Please assist

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Hi   I noticed there is Spotify App in my Home theatre smart app.  I have logged in to the app from it.  However from my android device Spotify Connect it does not appear&n...

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I tap but nothing hapoens.

Clearly a newbie. Xperia M2 android higher than 4 atleast..I open ap . Search for my music. Tap on a son title and .. Nothing happens..And the radio function is not in my taste. start a radio based on album. Then it choose other artists!! Mayby it is...

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Clearly a newbie. Xperia M2 android higher than 4 atleast.. I open ap . Search for my music. Tap on a son title and .. Nothing happens.. And the radio function is not in my taste. start a radio b...

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Searching unsyncs downloads

Every time I search for any term, the downloaded playlists are automatically reset and are downloaded again.I can reproduce this on a Nexus 4, running Android 5.1.

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Every time I search for any term, the downloaded playlists are automatically reset and are downloaded again. I can reproduce this on a Nexus 4, running Android 5.1.

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Spotify Connect does not work on Android

Spotify Connect button starts blinking (green) but connection to Gramofon fails, the Connect button does not become green but becomes grey again.

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Spotify Connect button starts blinking (green) but connection to Gramofon fails, the Connect button does not become green but becomes grey again.

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Premium

I'm being forced to buy premium in order to listen to my playlists. Had this problem for 24,heard now, making my regret I ever got Spotify.... Help

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I'm being forced to buy premium in order to listen to my playlists. Had this problem for 24,heard now, making my regret I ever got Spotify.... Help

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Need Help saving to SD Card

I have an Android Galaxy 4s and I'm new to Spotify. I'm wanting to download it to the SD on my phone so I can listen to my music anywhere. How can I do this?

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I have an Android Galaxy 4s and I'm new to Spotify.  I'm wanting to download it to the SD on my phone so I can listen to my music anywhere.  How can I do this?

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Spotify shows "no internet connection" when I am connected to WIFI, works perfect on 4g LTE

Device LG G3Andriod 5.0.1Spotify 2.6.0.813Provider T-mobileProblem: Spotify shows "No internet connection" when I am connected to my home wifi.Details: Spotify works when connected to 4g LTE. All other apps are working except for music streaming apps...

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Device LG G3 Andriod 5.0.1 Spotify 2.6.0.813 Provider T-mobile Problem: Spotify shows "No internet connection" when I am connected to my home wifi. Details: Spotify works when connected to...

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Cannot Change Payment Option

I've tried to do this per Support instructions. When I do, it gives an error message, that this feature is not supported.Please advise.Jack

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I've tried to do this per Support instructions. When I do, it gives an error message, that this feature is not supported. Please advise. Jack

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local files are considered as spotify files ??? what's wrong with the random play ???

Hello1. In the previous versions of spotify desktop you could unlink your local musicthis prevented spotify of pushing their artwork or song for your local files.This option disappeared in the latest desktop version. 2. I think I also have discovered...

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Hello 1. In the previous versions of spotify desktop you could unlink your local music this prevented spotify of pushing their artwork or song for your local files. This option disappeared in the ...

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when the music cuts

So i have this habit of taking meds in the morning, and when the effect kicks in, i better be relaxed, so i put my playlist and focus on the vibes, the thing is sometimes the music cuts for 1 sec even tho the playlist is saved. It's extremely stressi...

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So i have this habit of taking meds in the morning, and when the effect kicks in, i better be relaxed, so i put my playlist and focus on the vibes, the thing is sometimes the music cuts for 1 sec eve...

atom1989

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Not syncing properly with Wifi and other issues

With the new update spotify on my phone will no longer properly connect to my wifi, it keeps showing the not connected message, I have cleared catch and data, uninstalled spotify, restarted my phone and then reform loaded the new version from the pla...

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With the new update spotify on my phone will no longer properly connect to my wifi, it keeps showing the not connected message, I have cleared catch and data, uninstalled spotify, restarted my phone ...

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Songs stop after 10 seconds on Nexus 6 with T-Mobile

I'm running Android 5.1 on a Nexus 6 using T-Mobile. Sometimes the app runs smoothly, but lately, I've had an issue where every song I select stops after exactly 10 seconds and never loads. Only restarting my phone entirely fixes the problem. I've no...

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I'm running Android 5.1 on a Nexus 6 using T-Mobile. Sometimes the app runs smoothly, but lately, I've had an issue where every song I select stops after exactly 10 seconds and never loads. Only rest...

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Waiting to Download

I have a playlist visible on my Galaxy Note 4 running Spotify 2.6.0.813 on Android 5.0.1. I have not rooted the device. I select "Available Offline" for the list and it goes to "Waiting to Download" permanently (as far as I can tell). I have tried cl...

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I have a playlist visible on my Galaxy Note 4 running Spotify 2.6.0.813 on Android 5.0.1.  I have not rooted the device.   I select "Available Offline" for the list and it goes to "Waitin...

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Android app feature - no greyed out songs

On the desktop version of Spotify if a song specs change or the artist/label rescinds the rights, the song still shows up in my lists but is greyed out (which is great) but this feature is unavailable in my mobile phone app. I'm on android 4.4.2 on G...

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On the desktop version of Spotify if a song specs change or the artist/label rescinds the rights, the song still shows up in my lists but is greyed out (which is great) but this feature is unavailabl...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4

Spotify has been telling me no internet connection available and i csnt figure out how to fix it can anybody help me ? The device im using is the title

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Spotify has been telling me no internet connection available and i csnt figure out how to fix it can anybody help me ? The device im using is the  title

MauriceMV

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Solved!! Help with music

I really would like to know if you can still listen to music without paying the 9.99$ a month. I have WiFi in my house and unlimited data on my android. Would love to be able to hook up to my stereo in my car am I still able to listen to music freely...

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I really would like to know if you can still listen to music without paying the 9.99$ a month. I have WiFi in my house and unlimited data on my android. Would love to be able to hook up to my stereo ...

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Premium - Nothing Plays Offline

have been using Spotify premium for quite a while now. I took a break last year for a bit and then restarted my subscription with a free trial offer. I do not know why I have not complained earlier but I have been having problems for at least 2 month...

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have been using Spotify premium for quite a while now. I took a break last year for a bit and then restarted my subscription with a free trial offer. I do not know why I have not complained earlier b...

Daniel

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Offline playlists unavailable
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Downloaded Music and International Travel

I am traveling to Italy and South Africa from the US later in September. We are planning to use spotify to create a wedding playlist. Will I run into problems downloading music and traveling out of the US on an Android device? If i'm in airplane mode...

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I am traveling to Italy and South Africa from the US later in September.  We are planning to use spotify to create a wedding playlist.    Will I run into problems downloading music a...

Daniel

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Spotify used 630mb on it's own

Yesterday evening Spotify on my OnePlus One decided to do something weird. I got some kind of notification so I took my phone (from the table, not from my pocket). I immediately noticed the phone was super hot, like way-beyond-comfortable hot. I unlo...

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Yesterday evening Spotify on my OnePlus One decided to do something weird.   I got some kind of notification so I took my phone (from the table, not from my pocket). I immediately no...

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