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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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android app login difficulty

Hi there, I'll just cut and paste what I put on Facebook rather than type it all out again! Here it is - GEEKS AND NERDS HEED MY CALL!! Trying to find the answer for what I need in the Spotify community forum is like trying to read the Koran upside d...

  • Visitor
  • Hi there, I'll just cut and paste what I put on Facebook rather than type it all out again! Here it is - GEEKS AND NERDS HEED MY CALL!! Trying to find the answer for what I need in the Spotify com...
  • Peter__
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SD Card Corruption V 0.5.12.52

Since the update I installed a week or two ago (and most recent one with language updates) I've had a problem with SD card corruption when rebooting or powering off my phone if I didn't stop Spotify first. I am using a Galaxy S3 and I was stoked to s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since the update I installed a week or two ago (and most recent one with language updates) I've had a problem with SD card corruption when rebooting or powering off my phone if I didn't stop Spotify ...
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HOW TO?

How do I change my spotify 2 day trial to a free version?

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  • How do I change my spotify 2 day trial to a free version?
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Caching radio stations on your mobile device

When I signed up I thought it said this was possible? I can't figure out how.

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  • When I signed up I thought it said this was possible? I can't figure out how.
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Buffer Next [X] Songs

I listen to Spotify via my Android whlie driving. Having turned on the crossfade option, I expected a nice, seamless stream of music. Instead, there's dead silence for 10-15 seconds between tracks, while it buffers. Please add an option to "Buffer ne...

  • Newbie
  • I listen to Spotify via my Android whlie driving.  Having turned on the crossfade option, I expected a nice, seamless stream of music.  Instead, there's dead silence for 10-15 seconds betwe...
  • Liam
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Stpotify stops streaming and goes offline when device goes to sleep

Noticed this a couple of times now -- when I'm on mobile data and using the radio or any form of streaming, the music stops and Spotify goes offline when the phone goes to sleep. I'm on a Nexus 4 with the latest version of Spotify - 0.6.4.47

  • Casual Listener
  • Noticed this a couple of times now -- when I'm on mobile data and using the radio or any form of streaming, the music stops and Spotify goes offline when the phone goes to sleep.    I'm...
  • jak
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spotify library

i see repeated tracks in spotify how do I get rid of these tracks. when i right clicking the delete buttton is gray out this are all spotify tracks i am deealing with

  • Casual Listener
  • i see repeated tracks in spotify how do I get rid of  these tracks. when i  right clicking  the delete buttton  is gray out  this are all spotify tracks i am deeali...
  • Joe
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My spotify premium stopped working

I have payed for Spotify Premium for about a year now, and suddenly my Spotify tells me I cant listen offline bevise my trial has ended? Why is this happening? I have payed, and have receipts.

  • Newbie
  • I have payed for Spotify Premium for about a year now, and suddenly my Spotify tells me I cant listen offline bevise my trial has ended? Why is this happening? I have payed, and have receipts.
  • Joe
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Why do I require an internet connection to listen to downloaded songs?

Right, I've got a spotify premium account and have downloaded my songs to the device, yet when my phone loses internet connection, I am unable to listen to music. Not only does this stop me choosing a song (Can't even see them), but it also cuts out ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Right, I've got a spotify premium account and have downloaded my songs to the device, yet when my phone loses internet connection, I am unable to listen to music.   Not only does this stop m...
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bad sound quality if Equalizer enabled

Hi, I have just purchased spotify premium and would like to use the Equalizer. When I turn it on, I can hear noise in the background (high frequency soughing/squeling) that modulates with the music. When I turn the EQ off, it goes away. Hardware is G...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I have just purchased spotify premium and would like to use the Equalizer. When I turn it on, I can hear noise in the background (high frequency soughing/squeling) that modulates with the ...
  • Joe
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Android mobile app, HTC Sensation, what a disappointment

Been using this for a couple of days on my HTC Sensation, Android 4.0.3. 1. I updated my playlists on my computer, but the mobile app will not acknowledge the updates, it still shows the playlists as having the same amount of tracks as before I updat...

  • Regular
  • Been using this for a couple of days on my HTC Sensation, Android 4.0.3.   1. I updated my playlists on my computer, but the mobile app will not acknowledge the updates, it still shows the p...
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Impossible to enter username

Description When I try to login with my Spotify details (not Facebook) I'm not able to enter anything in the username field. What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue? 1. Open Spotify on android. 2.Choose to login with spotify details. 3....

  • Newbie
  • Description When I try to login with my Spotify details (not Facebook) I'm not able to enter anything in the username field.   What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue? 1. O...
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Missing Playlist!!

I was gonna go back to being a premium member and when i logged in on my phone and laptop, ALL of my playlist are missing! Can someone please restore them?? If not, I will return to Rhapsody who I left for Spotify to begin with! This is ridiculous! U...

  • Newbie
  • I was gonna go back to being a premium member and when i logged in on my phone and laptop, ALL of my playlist are missing! Can someone please restore them?? If not, I will return to Rhapsody who I le...
  • Peter__
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Stream spotify to my car radio

Hi there, I would like to use spotify in my car. It's definitely possible, I have an AUX in. I also have a USB port - reads MP3 from USB drives - and I was wondering though whether I could stream the music using the USB port, maybe through a third pa...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi there,   I would like to use spotify in my car. It's definitely possible, I have an AUX in. I also have a USB port - reads MP3 from USB drives - and I was wondering though whether I could...
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Can't login on android app.

HTC One X Android 4.0.4 I can't log into spotify with the latest version with the latest facebook. I recently factory reset my phone and tried reloging in. Now nothing works. Is there a common problem going on? Preview works. Why in the world did it ...

  • Casual Listener
  • HTC One X   Android 4.0.4   I can't log into spotify with the latest version with the latest facebook. I recently factory reset my phone and tried reloging in. Now nothing works. ...
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Spotify does not detect my Android device - updated issue

Well I am now having this problem as well. I have Spotify Premium v 0.9.1.53 desktop and 0.6.4.47 on my mobile. Using a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android version 4.1.2. Spotify found my phone with no problem until the last couple of days. Now it does...

  • Newbie
  • Well I am now having this problem as well.   I have Spotify Premium v 0.9.1.53 desktop and 0.6.4.47 on my mobile. Using a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android version 4.1.2.   Spotify ...
  • Joe
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Solved!! Offline not working

Hi, I have an HTC handset and a premium account. When trying to go in to Offline mode I'm informed that my license has expired and I need to renew it. I have been a premium customer for some time now and this function has worked on previously owned H...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I have an HTC handset and a premium account.  When trying to go in to Offline mode I'm informed that my license has expired and I need to renew it.  I have been a premium cus...
  • Joe
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Solved!! Playlist - order of the tracks on android.

Hello,I want to use spotify for audiobooks.I make the playlists on my desktop and put them in the right order. But when i download the playlist on my android phone the order of the files are completely messed up...I dont want to sort anything i just ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I want to use spotify for audiobooks. I make the playlists on my desktop and put them in the right order. But when i download the playlist on my android phone the order of the fi...
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Cancelled

I signed up Mar. 5 for a 30 day trial and have been frustrated by the bugs on my Galaxy Nexus and Transformer Prime . The app is very unstable as you all know. I have been posting and reading the complaints on the Android Market with no response from...

  • Casual Listener
  • I signed up Mar. 5 for a 30 day trial and have been frustrated by the bugs on my Galaxy Nexus and Transformer Prime . The app is very unstable as you all know. I have been posting and reading the com...
  • suelg24
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