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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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Solved!! Having problems with Spotify on my Samsung Galaxy S5

I'm running spotify on my Samsung Galaxy S5 with no SD card.I'm having all kinds of issues, problems to connect to a network even though it's working on everything else, same with mobile network and 2 different wifi's.If i can connect to a network, i...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm running spotify on my Samsung Galaxy S5 with no SD card. I'm having all kinds of issues, problems to connect to a network even though it's working on everything else, same with mobile network an...
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WHIRLY WHIRLY WHIRLY forever when I try to go into Settings

All I get is a black screen and some stupid green whirly thing. I AM ONLY TRYING TO GO INTO SETTINGS. HOW CAN THAT TAKE SO LONG???

  • Roadie
  • All I get is a black screen and some stupid green whirly thing.   I AM ONLY TRYING TO GO INTO SETTINGS. HOW CAN THAT TAKE SO LONG???  
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Solved!! Offline Stops working

Hey all, im having an issue hopeing someone can help. i have spotify on android tablet, when i have set my playlist to download for offline usage and then turn off my internet connection they all play fine, however im finding after around 24 hours or...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey all,     im having an issue hopeing someone can help.   i have spotify on android tablet, when i have set my playlist to download for offline usage and then turn off my intern...
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Albums I saved for offline access disssappear after I close the app.

So I've saved three albums for offline use. After waiting for it to download and checking the "downloaded" icon is there for all three albums I closed the app and ran it again to I find only one of the albums has been saved.What could I be doing wron...

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  • So I've saved three albums for offline use. After waiting for it to download and checking the "downloaded" icon is there for all three albums I closed the app and ran it again to I find only one of t...
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Solved!! Spotify won't play albums in the correct order

Spotify used to work fine on my Xperia Z3. Then Sony changed its Walkman/Playmobile function to integrate Spotify. Now, it seems impossible to play an album in the correct order. At best, when I start playing the first track from an album it subseque...

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  • Spotify used to work fine on my Xperia Z3. Then Sony changed its Walkman/Playmobile function to integrate Spotify. Now, it seems impossible to play an album in the correct order. At best, when I star...
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  • Spotify shuffle tracks Android Xperia Z3
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No more artist on my mobile

Hi,this morning I discovered thar on my spotify app, I don't have anymore artists on my list. Playlists are ok, but artist, no more !! I check on my computer desktop and I found them.So I don't understand whats up ? ! I restart my mobile, I relog my ...

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  • Hi, this morning I discovered thar on my spotify app, I don't have anymore artists on my list. Playlists are ok, but artist, no more !! I check on my computer desktop and I found them. So I don't u...
  • atom1989
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track changing using spotify on pioneer deh-p9400bh and note 4

I have Spotify premium account and sync my phone to my Pioneer DEH-P9400BH reciever to play music. I used to have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and always was able to changes tracks/songs using the controls on the receiver. I just upgraded to the Samsung G...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have Spotify premium account and sync my phone to my Pioneer DEH-P9400BH reciever to play music. I used to have a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and always was able to changes tracks/songs using the co...
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Problems with offline songs

Well, i download the musics with te offline sync, but after i do this in 3 or 4 playlists, in the next, it just don't syncronize. I try to listen to the musics offline, but seens that no have files in there... How can i fix it?

  • Newbie
  • Well, i download the musics with te offline sync, but after i do this in 3 or 4 playlists, in the next, it just don't syncronize. I try to listen to the musics offline, but seens that no have files i...
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HTC m9 doesn't show up on desktop program to sync local files

Hello. I am a spotify premium user who recently bought a new phone (htc m9). I am attempting to get my playlists downloaded on my phone for offline use. Most songs work fine, however I know to get local tracks that are on my computer, I need to conne...

  • Regular
  • Hello. I am a spotify premium user who recently bought a new phone (htc m9). I am attempting to get my playlists downloaded on my phone for offline use. Most songs work fine, however I know to get lo...
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musics unavailable on my songs

Suddenly this album stay unavailable to listen, online or offline, he appear on my songs but I can't listen any music of them.

  • Newbie
  • Suddenly this album stay unavailable to listen, online or offline, he appear on my songs but I can't listen any music of them.
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Solved!! Search tool inside playlists (android)

I have big playlists, with more than 1000 songs, and I can't find a way to search or filter the songs I want. I have to scroll up and down inside the list and it's really annoying. Am I missing something, or this feature doesn't exist? Thanks

  • Newbie
  • I have big playlists, with more than 1000 songs, and I can't find a way to search or filter the songs I want. I have to scroll up and down inside the list and it's really annoying. Am I missing somet...
  • Daniel
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When playing on my PC, random tracks from my history/playlists are showing as "playing" on mobile

Has anyone noticed this? It is incredibly confusing. I will be playing as I often do on my PC, and when turning to check my phone it's telling me a completely different track from somewhere in my history or playlist is playing. The time slider is run...

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  •  Has anyone noticed this? It is incredibly confusing. I will be playing as I often do on my PC, and when turning to check my phone it's telling me a completely different track from somewhere in ...
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Solved!! Spotify Connect Issue AVR

Hello, I'm experiencing following issue: I've got my Yamaha RX-V477 connected to my Homenetwork. I intended to use my old Galaxy S2 (Android 4.1.2) to play my Playlists via Spotify Connect (Latest version from Google Play). I can play my music on my ...

  • Visitor
  • Hello, I'm experiencing following issue: I've got my Yamaha RX-V477 connected to my Homenetwork. I intended to use my old Galaxy S2 (Android 4.1.2) to play my Playlists via Spotify Connect (La...
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Your Music not syncing to Samsung Galaxy S4

I am a Spotify Premium Member. Username: Satiex I have been using Spotify for a few months now and everything was working fine until this morning, on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Spotify App, in the Your Music tab, my 'Songs' list and 'Albums' list was empty...

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  • I am a Spotify Premium Member. Username: Satiex   I have been using Spotify for a few months now and everything was working fine until this morning, on my Samsung Galaxy S4 Spotify App, in t...
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Solved!! Graphical bug with scrollbar on long playlist

I'm not sure if the developers are aware but there is a bug in the android version of spotify 2.5.0.942 where if you scroll up too fast the velocity will continue and then scroll you down to the bottom. It's kind of hard to describe so I recorded the...

  • Regular
  • I'm not sure if the developers are aware but there is a bug in the android version of spotify 2.5.0.942 where if you scroll up too fast the velocity will continue and then scroll you down to the bott...
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Way to prevent duplicates in playlists doesn't work for Favorites playlist

Way to prevent duplicates in playlists is a great feature but it doesn't work for the Favorites playlist (see picture). It doesn't ask me if I want to skip or to add a duplicated track, it is just added anyway. Is this a feature or a bug?

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  • Way to prevent duplicates in playlists is a great feature but it doesn't work for the Favorites playlist (see picture). It doesn't ask me if I want to skip or to add a duplicated track, it is just ad...
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bug report: spotify will not resume after a phone call

Listening to music on Spotify Radio. Need to make a phone call. Make phone call, takes about 10 mins. After call Spotify does not auto-resume (it should). In addition, pressing play doesn't work, the song that was playing won't restart. Have to X the...

  • Gig Goer
  • Listening to music on Spotify Radio. Need to make a phone call. Make phone call, takes about 10 mins. After call Spotify does not auto-resume (it should). In addition, pressing play doesn't work, the...
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Scratching sound

Dear developer, In Android 5.0 the music quality is very bad. Only in the Spotify app there is cracking/scratching sound. Due to this sound I can't listen to music anymore through the Spotify app. It is very annoying! I have a OnePlus One running And...

  • Casual Listener
  • Dear developer, In Android 5.0 the music quality is very bad. Only in the Spotify app there is cracking/scratching sound. Due to this sound I can't listen to music anymore through the Spotify app. ...
  • Daniel
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start stop issue when trying to play playlist

Hello. Since a few weeks when I use Spotify on my android I have this probben:when I click play on a playlist or a song, it instantly pauses, and I have a very to press play a second or third time. Happens all the time on android, happened a few time...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello. Since a few weeks when I use Spotify on my android I have this probben:when I click play on a playlist or a song, it instantly pauses, and I have a very to press play a second or third time. H...
  • Daniel
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Premium accoun impossible to get back?

Hello there!A long while ago I created an account on spotify on my phone via google+. I was using that one on my phone, but another on my computer. I got the 3 months for £0.99 premium offer late jan, but for some reason it made everything a bit glit...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello there! A long while ago I created an account on spotify on my phone via google+. I was using that one on my phone, but another on my computer. I got the 3 months for £0.99 premium offer...
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