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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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Spotify shuts down when opening different app

When I use Spotify on my android 4.1.2. Samsung GT-I8730 mobile device it crashes a lot. This happens when I start a offline playlist and then start any other app, like Whatsapp, Candy Crush or whatever. Sometimes it directly stops and sometimes it s...

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When I use Spotify on my android 4.1.2. Samsung GT-I8730 mobile device it crashes a lot. This happens when I start a offline playlist and then start any other app, like Whatsapp, Candy Crush or wha...

Joe

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how do you suppress notification sounds (selectively)?

I love spotify but one thing bothers me to no end - when I'm listening to music from my mobile device, email, text, FB notifications made a sound and that interrupts the music. I've noticed that spotify ducks the music often, but this still is unacce...

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I love spotify but one thing bothers me to no end - when I'm listening to music from my mobile device, email, text, FB notifications made a sound and that interrupts the music. I've noticed that spot...

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Solved!! Spotify playlist accessible by other apps

Is there any way to make spotify playlist accessible by other apps? I use a couple of workout apps called zombies run 2 and addidas micoach and they can access all of my other playlist except for Spotify.

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Is there any way to make spotify playlist accessible by other apps? I use a couple of workout apps called zombies run 2 and addidas micoach and they can access all of my other playlist except for Spo...

Joe

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Spotify doesn't see my Android phone

I wanted to sync my local tracks, but Spotify simply does not see my phone. I am using a Galaxy S4 with the latest spotify app, I'm connected to the same wifi network. I previously had an iPhone 4S and wifi sync worked fine. I've tried rebooting, not...

Roadie

I wanted to sync my local tracks, but Spotify simply does not see my phone. I am using a Galaxy S4 with the latest spotify app, I'm connected to the same wifi network. I previously had an iPhone 4S a...

Joe

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My playlist

I am unable to go to offline on my playlist. It slides over but won't stay. How do I fix this? I am a premium user.

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I am unable to go to offline on my playlist. It slides over but won't stay. How do I fix this? I am a premium user.

Joe

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Spotify premium doesn't work any more

My spotify premium suddenly stopped working a few days ago. I can't access any of playlist or search for anything. However, my playlist is still there but engraved. Could you please advise? Thanks

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My spotify premium suddenly stopped working a few days ago. I can't access any of playlist or search for anything. However, my playlist is still there but engraved. Could you please advise? Thanks

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Spotify insists it's offline, stops playing radio.

Description:Spotify tries to insist that it's in offline mode, and stops playing radio channels after one to a few songs. I have to go back to the radio channel selection, hitting 'close' multiple times to the "listen offline with premium" notice, se...

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Description: Spotify tries to insist that it's in offline mode, and stops playing radio channels after one to a few songs.  I have to go back to the radio channel selection, hitting 'close' m...

Caprico

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Can't play music properly over 3G

Hello, I've bought a phone subscription with 3G and a spotify premium account recently and I've been having trouble listening to spotify using 3G. Whever i try to play a playlist through 3G (not downloaded), it either doesn't play the music while i s...

Casual Listener

Hello,   I've bought a phone subscription with 3G and a spotify premium account recently and I've been having trouble listening to spotify using 3G. Whever i try to play a playlist through...

Joe

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Samsung S3 Equalizer from Spotify settings?

Last time I checked I could change my S3 EQ settings directly via Spoitify settings (swipe from left->settings->audio settings). Now this has disappeared also, and frankly without an EQ music sounds like s**t? Why cut this? I can't get to the EQ sett...

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Last time I checked I could change my S3 EQ settings directly via Spoitify settings (swipe from left->settings->audio settings). Now this has disappeared also, and frankly without an EQ music s...

Joe

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Spotify does not stay online/active

I have tried this on 2 S4's. When I used Googles music service whenever I would connect to Bluetooth in my car it the music would just start playing when I would press play on my dash. It didn't matter if the last time I used the service was 30 minut...

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I have tried this on 2 S4's. When I used Googles music service whenever I would connect to Bluetooth in my car it the music would just start playing when I would press play on my dash. It didn't matt...

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Local Files won't sync to my Android

I know this has been posted a million+ times and I know people have to be tired of seeing it. But I just spent the last hour looking through posts and haven't found a single thing that works. I have a Pantech Burst, and am using free Spotify. The com...

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I know this has been posted a million+ times and I know people have to be tired of seeing it. But I just spent the last hour looking through posts and haven't found a single thing that works. &nbsp...

Joe

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Question about 3G usage and solution to bluetooth listening.

First, my question. I am a premium user and i live out in BFE where 3G is barely supported. The only way I am able to download my playlists are by listening to each song go in and out until its over, which takes much longer than I would like. But hey...

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First, my question. I am a premium user and i live out in BFE where 3G is barely supported. The only way I am able to download my playlists are by listening to each song go in and out until its over,...

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Solved!! Music Stutter/Lag When Screen is Off

Hi, when playing songs the music will stutter when the screen turns off, but plays fine when the screen is on. This happens to downloaded files and streaming if spotify has acces to wifi. Dont happen to downloaded files when spotify hasnt acces to wi...

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Hi,    when playing songs the music will stutter when the screen turns off, but plays fine when the screen is on.   This happens to downloaded files and streaming if spotify ha...

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Solved!! all my Radio stations are gone since update; won't remember new stations

Spotify Android version 0.7.0.229 the last update removed all of my radio stations! now all i see is "receommended stations" and genre stations. that's it. everything else is gone. ok, so i try to recreate them, based on playlists, to start a new sta...

Gig Goer

Spotify Android version 0.7.0.229   the last update removed all of my radio stations! now all i see is "receommended stations" and genre stations. that's it. everything else is gone. &nb...

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Havent got all my Playlists on my mobile phone!

Hey Com, i got premium yesterday and downloaded just the app for my mobile phone (HTC One S). But here I got a Problem: I have 8 out of my 10 playlists! But where are the other two?! I need help! Dehd.

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Hey Com,   i got premium yesterday and downloaded just the app for my mobile phone (HTC One S). But here I got a Problem: I have 8 out of my 10 playlists! But where are the other two?! ...

Peter__

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Solved!! System notifications on Kindle Fire HD

I just started using Spotify on KIndle Fire HD. While Spotify was playing, the device made an audible notification sound when an email arrived despite "Mute All Notifications" being enabled. Has anyone encountered it? Do you know how to fix it? I kno...

Roadie

I just started using Spotify on KIndle Fire HD. While Spotify was playing, the device made an audible notification sound when an email arrived despite "Mute All Notifications" being enabled. Has anyo...

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Play queue stops if playlist filter is engaged

Description What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue? 1. Select a playlist and play it 2. Open the same playlist, filter to find a track you want and queue up a track by long pressing and selecting "Queue." It is important that you do NO...

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Description     What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue? 1. Select a playlist and play it 2. Open the same playlist, filter to find a track you want and queue up...

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Got a new SD card, now Spotify committed suicide.

Alright, so I've had Spotify for a few months now. Using a pretty crappy Verizion Lucid phone with a small 2GB micro SD for Spotify. I have a 640 song playlist that I listen to every day and barely fit on the card. Earlier today I accidently deleted ...

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Alright, so I've had Spotify for a few months now. Using a pretty crappy Verizion Lucid phone with a small 2GB micro SD for Spotify. I have a 640 song playlist that I listen to every day and barely f...

Joe

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Removing lockscreen widget

Is there any way to remove the lockscreen widget? I can't remove it manually and can't find any settings in the spotify app to remove it. If there really isn't a way to remove it inside the app, this really should be added. I use dash clock as my mai...

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Is there any way to remove the lockscreen widget? I can't remove it manually and can't find any settings in the spotify app to remove it.  If there really isn't a way to remove it inside the a...

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searching for music, no drop down list appearing!

I have followed the below guide ( which is pretty obvious) just incase searching for music on the spotify app was different from spotify on desktop, but it is not. https://support.spotify.com/uk/learn-more/guides/#!/article/Search-for-music/?in=searc...

Newbie

I have followed the below guide ( which is pretty obvious) just incase searching for music on the spotify app was different from spotify on desktop, but it is not.    https://support.sp...

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