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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...
Paying for premium but only have access to free,Second time this month it's happened, erased and redownloaded app no luck, and no response from spotify!!!
Paying for premium but only have access to free, Second time this month it's happened, erased and redownloaded app no luck, and no response from spotify!!!
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I would like to know if there's a way of enabling TRUE shuffle play in Spotify. Whether it's on Android, Windows or Blackberry, if you enable random play, Spotify will ALWAYS play the most listened songs in your playlist, rather than selecting any ra...
I would like to know if there's a way of enabling TRUE shuffle play in Spotify. Whether it's on Android, Windows or Blackberry, if you enable random play, Spotify will ALWAYS play the most liste...
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I have the latest versions of Spotify on my HTC One and my Dell laptop. However, if I switch from my laptop to my phone, it won't work again on my laptop - i.e. it won't switch back to the laptop. It says it is playing on the phone and when I go to t...
I have the latest versions of Spotify on my HTC One and my Dell laptop. However, if I switch from my laptop to my phone, it won't work again on my laptop - i.e. it won't switch back to the lapt...
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If I sort a playlist by song title on the desktop version, and I sort the same playlist by song title on the android version, the resulting order is not exactly the same on both. For example, it seems that special characters, like parentheses and the...
If I sort a playlist by song title on the desktop version, and I sort the same playlist by song title on the android version, the resulting order is not exactly the same on both. For example, it seem...
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I am strongly considering to buy a Sony Smartwatch 3 som I don't have to bring my android phone with me when I am out running. But I need Spotify on it (offline). My question, can I run Spotify offline on a Sony Smartwatch 3 ?
I am strongly considering to buy a Sony Smartwatch 3 som I don't have to bring my android phone with me when I am out running. But I need Spotify on it (offline). My question, can I run Spot...
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I have spotifu premium on my Samsung S4 and have got a lot of different problems.The phone "gets a blackout" and needs to be restarted. Most common when spotify can't find what I'm searching for.The searching can take up to 10 minutesSwitching radio ...
I have spotifu premium on my Samsung S4 and have got a lot of different problems. The phone "gets a blackout" and needs to be restarted. Most common when spotify can't find what I'm searching for....
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I'm a premium subscriber and questioning that decision daily. EVERY time I restart my phone, Spotify starts by itself and tells me there's no SD card for me to check my storage. If the app DIDN'T start without my permission, the SD card would be able...
I'm a premium subscriber and questioning that decision daily. EVERY time I restart my phone, Spotify starts by itself and tells me there's no SD card for me to check my storage. If the ap...
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Pretty much all in the title.I have a second andriod device I'd like to use to store offline playlists, however I would like to keep spotify on my main android device and laptop but without the offline playlists saved to the HDD.Just wondering if it'...
Pretty much all in the title. I have a second andriod device I'd like to use to store offline playlists, however I would like to keep spotify on my main android device and laptop but without the off...
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How do I customize a playlist and moves tracks around to play in the order I want them to play in?
How do I customize a playlist and moves tracks around to play in the order I want them to play in?
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The Allow Gapless Playback option is not saving on the Android app. Every time I re-open Spotify the setting is disabled.
The Allow Gapless Playback option is not saving on the Android app. Every time I re-open Spotify the setting is disabled.
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How to disable "Shuffle Play" by default? I know I can toggle the option as a Premium user, but this does not change the default play aciton.
How to disable "Shuffle Play" by default? I know I can toggle the option as a Premium user, but this does not change the default play aciton.
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I have the Spotify free version and I haven't heard any ads for a few days. Is that part of the issue they're having? I know I should just enjoy it but it's tripping me out.
I have the Spotify free version and I haven't heard any ads for a few days. Is that part of the issue they're having? I know I should just enjoy it but it's tripping me out.
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HiI did spotify premium thinking it was a free trial for a month but it said it would take payment for this month so I cancelled it about 30 seconds after starting it but still have premium features. Does this mean the 9.99 will be taken from my acco...
Hi I did spotify premium thinking it was a free trial for a month but it said it would take payment for this month so I cancelled it about 30 seconds after starting it but still have premium feature...
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Hi all. I have been searching for a solution for this problem for days. Recently, seemingly for no reason, my Spotify has stopped playing synced music. When I mark a playlist available for offline, it goes through the downloading process, the green s...
Hi all. I have been searching for a solution for this problem for days. Recently, seemingly for no reason, my Spotify has stopped playing synced music. When I mark a playlist availa...
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As of recently (this weekend/most recent update) albums no longer play tracks in sequential order, all playback is shuffle. This is useless and defeats the purpose of listening to an album in total or even sequencing an album to begin with. Not being...
As of recently (this weekend/most recent update) albums no longer play tracks in sequential order, all playback is shuffle. This is useless and defeats the purpose of listening to an album in total o...
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I need help getting my spotify music to sync to my SD card instead of my phone's internal storage. I have tried doing a clean reinstallation of the app like spotify suggests and even setting the downloaded music quality to extreme like I've seen sugg...
I need help getting my spotify music to sync to my SD card instead of my phone's internal storage. I have tried doing a clean reinstallation of the app like spotify suggests and even setting the down...
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Hello, my Account was hacked by another user. What can i do against this?
Hello, my Account was hacked by another user. What can i do against this?
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DescriptionThe play from search Android feature fails to start playing music in the Spotify Android app during the following scenario:Phone screen is off (or locked)Spotify is not the last app to be showing on the screen.Something performs android.me...
Description The play from search Android feature fails to start playing music in the Spotify Android app during the following scenario: Phone screen is off (or locked) Spotify is not the last app...
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I have Moto E LTE on Android Lollipop 5.0.2. When I exit the app to web surf. 10 minutes after browsing the Spotify app stops
I have Moto E LTE on Android Lollipop 5.0.2. When I exit the app to web surf. 10 minutes after browsing the Spotify app stops 😕
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The app is in free Mode and i can only play shuffle. When i try to cancel shuffle or make the app work in offline mode, the app wants me to subscribe for premium membership which i allready have. This is also stated in account settings. I have tried ...
The app is in free Mode and i can only play shuffle. When i try to cancel shuffle or make the app work in offline mode, the app wants me to subscribe for premium membership which i allready have. Thi...
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