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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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Login/playback issues on Nexus 5

Login on with Facebook, get 'login failed' message but it still logs in. If I play a song, it plays for 4-9 seconds then the sound stops though it looks like its still playing. Also keeps crashing back to the login page, then back to the opening page...

  • Newbie
  • Login on with Facebook, get 'login failed' message but it still logs in. If I play a song, it plays for 4-9 seconds then the sound stops though it looks like its still playing. Also keeps crashing ba...
  • Peter__
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Freezing/unresponsive navigating the app.

Over the last few updates spotify has become very frustrating to use. The app seems to freeze or become unreponsive while just navigating play lists. Even in offline mode trying to open a list that is made available offline can cause it to freeze. So...

  • Music Fan
  • Over the last few updates spotify has become very frustrating to use.  The app seems to freeze or become unreponsive while just navigating play lists.  Even in offline mode trying to open a...
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can't select download

..other than from playlist view. This new version seems like a downgrade with an ugly and annoying huge shuffle button (I never shuffle).

  • Casual Listener
  • ..other than from playlist view. This new version seems like a downgrade with an ugly and annoying huge shuffle button (I never shuffle).
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Android app on Galaxy S4 shows songs playing on other devices

I'm not sure if this is a normal behavior, but it's incredibly annoying. On my Galaxy S4 (newest OS version and Spotify app version), when Spotify is used on my iPhone, iPad, Roku, etc, the Galaxy S4 turns on the Spotify notification and shows me eve...

  • Newbie
  • I'm not sure if this is a normal behavior, but it's incredibly annoying. On my Galaxy S4 (newest OS version and Spotify app version), when Spotify is used on my iPhone, iPad, Roku, etc, the Galaxy S4...
  • Joe
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How to get rid of the annoying SHUFFLE button?

Since the latest update there is a big annoying SHUFFLE button hovering over my tracks listing. I have never and will never use this function. I am mainly using spottify in my car and just want to set and forget. Having this large button hovering ove...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since the latest update there is a big annoying SHUFFLE button hovering over my tracks listing. I have never and will never use this function. I am mainly using spottify in my car and just want to se...
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Move Offline folder to other android device

Hi, I have to Android devices. One Galaxy s3 mini mobile and one Galaxy Tab 2 tablet. Ive install spotify on both devices and have a premium account, so that I can dowload music for offline use. I have a playlist on my mobile device, which has 250 so...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I have to Android devices. One Galaxy s3 mini mobile and one Galaxy Tab 2 tablet. Ive install spotify on both devices and have a premium account, so that I can dowload music for o...
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Music mutes when other sounds play.

Hi people at spotify. Would you please add an option to your android app for it to dont pause music when wheres another sound comming out of the phone? Its anoying to drive with gps voice on when the music pauses every turn!! Also I think it mutes so...

  • Newbie
  • Hi people at spotify. Would you please add an option to your android app for it to dont pause music when wheres another sound comming out of the phone? Its anoying to drive with gps voice on when the...
  • Joe
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(Yet Another) SD Card Question

Running Cyanogenmod 11 (Android 4.4.2) on a Samsung Galaxy S3 I previously had a 32 GB SD card and did not have any issues. I bought a new SanDisk 64GB microSD card solely for loading it up with more music. However, I am having issues with saving to ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Running Cyanogenmod 11 (Android 4.4.2) on a Samsung Galaxy S3   I previously had a 32 GB SD card and did not have any issues.  I bought a new SanDisk 64GB microSD card solely for loadin...
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Solved!! Bug Reports

So after 8 hours of playing music the song playing tab disappeared and it is consistent that I don't know why. Just wanted to tell someone hope this helps

  • Newbie
  • So after 8 hours of playing music the song playing tab disappeared and it is consistent that I don't know why. Just wanted to tell someone hope this helps
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Spotify Very Slow and causing phone restart

Since the last update, Spotify takes around 5-10 minutes just to allow me to do anything (view playlists, play a song, view or search for items). I thought it was my phone so I completely uninstalled and reinstalled. That did not work. Tried restorin...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since the last update, Spotify takes around 5-10 minutes just to allow me to do anything (view playlists, play a song, view or search for items).  I thought it was my phone so I completely unins...
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spotify seaeching not working on android 3.2

nothing that work or change. textboard also

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  • nothing that work or change. textboard also
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Problems not playing with Alcatel OneTouch 983

I'm running the latest version of Spotify available on my Alcatel OneTouch 983 that currently has Android 2.3.7.I had Spotify working beofre (about a year ago) but the latest version doesn't seem to work at all. I can access my files but can't play a...

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  • I'm running the latest version of Spotify available on my Alcatel OneTouch 983 that currently has Android 2.3.7. I had Spotify working beofre (about a year ago) but the latest version doesn't seem...
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Solved!! Sync'ed Local Files: no volume when Playing, no error message.

Hello! On the latest version I have run into a strange problem. I can sync a Playlist containing only Local Files, and it shows 100% Complete. But when I try to play the songs, only the first 209 songs actually work. The rest does not give an error m...

  • Gig Goer
  • Hello! On the latest version I have run into a strange problem. I can sync a Playlist containing only Local Files, and it shows 100% Complete. But when I try to play the songs, only the first&nbs...
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Your Music

After the last Update in the menu it sais YOUR MUSIC but why does it not say MY MUSIC or something like that, it makes it more personal as it is My mobile with the music I decided to listen so it is more MY music than Your music..... It's just a litt...

  • Music Fan
  • After the last Update in the menu it sais YOUR MUSIC but why does it not say MY MUSIC or something like that, it makes it more personal as it is My mobile with the music I decided to listen so it is ...
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bug

Theres a bug on my spotify. The filter is gone on my playlist section.

  • Visitor
  • Theres a bug on my spotify. The filter is gone on my playlist section.
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Solved!! icon definition

I searched the spotify documentation and this forum and can't seem to find my answer. After you select a playlist, start playing a song, then slide the song display up so you can see the album art, there's two icons on the upper right of the screen. ...

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  • I searched the spotify documentation and this forum and can't seem to find my answer. After you select a playlist, start playing a song, then slide the song display up so you can see the album art, t...
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Solved!! Spotify not working on Samsung 3 mini

Spotify is just not working on my Samsung S3 mini. When I'm not on wifi songs take between 10 and 25 seconds to start that's if the tracks I've downloaded are available, most of the tracks when off-line are marked as 'not available' When I'm back on ...

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  • Spotify is just not working on my Samsung S3 mini.  When I'm not on wifi songs take between 10 and 25 seconds to start that's if the tracks I've downloaded are available, most of the tracks...
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Android Downloaded Playlists

In the old version of spotify mobile there was an option to show only downloaded playlists. Has this option been removed from the latest update. If not please could you show me where it is. Many thanks

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  • In the old version of spotify mobile there was an option to show only downloaded playlists. Has this option been removed from the latest update. If not please could you show me where it is.  M...
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Solved!! Cant see what user contributed to a shared playlist.

Ive recently Changed from an Iphone to Android and one thing thats bugging me is that i cant see which one of my friends put what tune into a shared playlist that i created. I have to go onto the laptop or back to my Iphone. I was hoping this would g...

  • Casual Listener
  • Ive recently Changed from an Iphone to Android and one thing thats bugging me is that i cant see which one of my friends put what tune into a shared playlist that i created. I have to go onto the lap...
  • Peter__
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Bug when viewing album queue

See screenshot. Using a Nexus 5. http://imgur.com/JQspbQ8

  • Casual Listener
  • See screenshot. Using a Nexus 5. http://imgur.com/JQspbQ8
  • Peter__
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