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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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Enormous CPU usage

I noticed that my battery was getting drained at a very high rate while using the ICS beta app on my Motorola Atrix with 2.3. CPU usage was 30-50%! Uninstalled and downloaded old Spotify app from play store, but Im still getting 30-50% CPU usage! Son...

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  • I noticed that my battery was getting drained at a very high rate while using the ICS beta app on my Motorola Atrix with 2.3. CPU usage was 30-50%! Uninstalled and downloaded old Spotify app from pla...
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Need some help with this new Android app. Why is it so bad compared to the old one?

All right. I have Premium and have been using an old (I guess) version on my Galaxy Nexus for a long time. Dark gray background, simple, list of songs, easy searching, switching, filtering, etc. I hadn't updated in a while as it was working great for...

  • Casual Listener
  • All right.  I have Premium and have been using an old (I guess) version on my Galaxy Nexus for a long time.  Dark gray background, simple, list of songs, easy searching, switching, filterin...
  • neo-x
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Need a deleted playlist recovered help!!

Help me please I've spend weeks creating a playlist called @butr Best Songs You Never Heard It's full of a lot of songs that haven't been released to Spotify that are on my hard drive. Please help me recover it. My Facebook user name is kami knake Th...

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  • Help me please I've spend weeks creating a playlist called @butr Best Songs You Never Heard   It's full of a lot of songs that haven't been released to Spotify that are on my hard drive. &...
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my mobile wont sync offline playlists with my phone now that the app has changed. HELP

IT SAYS DOWNLOAD PLAYLISTON MY ANDROID ABOVE THE PLAYLIST.. WILL THIS COST MONEY? LIKE FROM MY ACCOUNT RATHER THAN MY WIFI? ON THE OLD APP MY PHONE USED TO AUTOMATICLY SYNC WITH MY LAPTOP EACH DAY.. NOW IT DOSENT THIS SUCKS MEGA, AND I DONT KNOW WHAT...

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  •   IT SAYS DOWNLOAD PLAYLISTON MY ANDROID ABOVE THE PLAYLIST.. WILL THIS COST MONEY? LIKE FROM MY ACCOUNT RATHER THAN MY WIFI?   ON THE OLD APP MY PHONE USED TO AUTOMATICLY SYNC WITH M...
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Shuffle

Why does not shuffle works if you have two different phones?

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  • Why does not shuffle works if you have two different phones?
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Problem syncing some play list for offline listening

Having a problem for some of the new play list that a make available for offline. For example if I make a play list available for offline at night the next morning it will be gone and I will have to do it again. And it will stay for about four to fiv...

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  • Having a problem for some of the new play list that a make available for offline. For example if I make a play list available for offline at night the next morning it will be gone and I will have to ...
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why offline mode on mobile does not work offline

I am a fitness instructor, and I purchased the premium membership because it presummed of being available offline, ends up that i get it on my mobile device, and I cant listen to my playlists offline because spotify requires me to login, and if there...

  • Newbie
  • I am a fitness instructor, and I purchased the premium membership because it presummed of being available offline, ends up that i get it on my mobile device, and I cant listen to my playlists offline...
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Unable to unstar tracks

On my HTC Evo Design 4G (Sprint) with Android 3.14.651.0.710 RD, using the Preview release channel, I am unable to unstar a song from my device. Here is the procedure to reproduce: Open your Starred playlist. Press the right side of an entry to show ...

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  • On my HTC Evo Design 4G (Sprint) with Android 3.14.651.0.710 RD, using the Preview release channel, I am unable to unstar a song from my device. Here is the procedure to reproduce:   Open ...
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No option to sync offline songs on Android

Hi all, Got a problem. I'm a Spotify Premium user, and Id like to Sync all my playlists into offline mode on my phone - rather than having to download them or stream, and use up all my monthly mb dowload tariff. Problem is, there is no option to do t...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi all,   Got a problem. I'm a Spotify Premium user, and Id like to Sync all my playlists into offline mode on my phone - rather than having to download them or stream, and use up all my mon...
  • licenced
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Can't Sync All My songs

It says I am using about 10.5 gb of all my music when I open my phone under Devices, but I have no playlists downloaded on my phone. It says offline can have up to 3,333 songs offline, but I have less than 1000 songs and I can't fit everything on my ...

  • Newbie
  • It says I am using about 10.5 gb of all my music when I open my phone under Devices, but I have no playlists downloaded on my phone. It says offline can have up to 3,333 songs offline, but I have les...
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Track unavailable error

I am trying to sync several local files to my Adroid phone (HTC Desire S), but it constantly says "The track isnot available", despite the fact that Spotify tracks still sync to the phone, any help?

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  • I am trying to sync several local files to my Adroid phone (HTC Desire S), but it constantly says "The track isnot available", despite the fact that Spotify tracks still sync to the phone, any help?
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Bug Report: Android Beta deleted downloaded content

I've been using the new Android 4 Beta for a while now and I have to say that it's *MASSIVELY* better than the original Android app. Thankyou for sorting out the UI, it's a pleasure to use. However this morning for the first time ever I've experience...

  • Casual Listener
  • I've been using the new Android 4 Beta for a while now and I have to say that it's *MASSIVELY* better than the original Android app. Thankyou for sorting out the UI, it's a pleasure to use.   ...
  • sweek
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Mobile help

I've recently upgraded my account from free user to premium and while its working fine on my laptop it will no longer work on my phone. I've tried deleting and downloading the app again but nothing seems to work.

  • Casual Listener
  • I've recently upgraded my account from free user to premium and while its working fine on my laptop it will no longer work on my phone. I've tried deleting and downloading the app again but noth...
  • Ayalasamuel37
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Paid for Premium on Android X but still says I'm a free user

Hi! I just bought Spotify Premium on my DroidX (and through it) and when I clicked on a playlist I made prior to and tried to play a song- It says "Sorry cant play this track! and to subscribe to the Premium service. When I click on "get Premium" it ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi!    I just bought Spotify Premium on my DroidX (and through it) and when I clicked on a playlist I made prior to and tried to play a song- It says "Sorry cant play this track! and to...
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Percentage of downloaded tracks reduced after every app start

Hi, very pleased with how well the app performs on an aged 2.2.1 phone like mine, apart from one issue: Whenever I restart the app, the percentage of downloaded tracks in my main playlist has dropped to +/- 60%, with only the older ones still availab...

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  • Hi, very pleased with how well the app performs on an aged 2.2.1 phone like mine, apart from one issue:   Whenever I restart the app, the percentage of downloaded tracks in my main playlist ...
  • jatoma
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Haughty Melodic tracks incorrect.

Don't know if this is just me device or what, but the tracks on Haughty Melodic by Mike Doughty are all mis-titled and out of order.

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  • Don't know if this is just me device or what, but the tracks on Haughty Melodic by Mike Doughty are all mis-titled and out of order.
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spotify on advent vega

I have installed Spotify on my advent vega using googleplay, I have 9.99 premium version which shows on my PC, but when I try to play on tablet if comes up I need premium version !!!! But I have it.....anyone ANY ideas why this won't play........PLEA...

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  • I have installed Spotify on my advent vega using googleplay, I have 9.99 premium version which shows on my PC, but when I try to play on tablet if comes up I need premium version !!!! But I have it...
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Huge gab between songs ?

I now have a huge gab between two songs, something like 30 sec or more. I have turn this gab-function off, but I still get a huge gab/pause between two songs. What can be wrong ?

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  • I now have a huge gab between two songs, something like 30 sec or more. I have turn this gab-function off, but I still get a huge gab/pause between two songs.   What can be wrong ?
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30day free trial

Hi. I received a email saying I had 30 day free trial. I was told to put in my details for when the 30 days had ran out. But it's now saying I need to upgrade to paying, even though I only accessed the 30free days 15mins ago. I'm a little confused as...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi. I received a email saying I had 30 day free trial. I was told to put in my details for when the 30 days had ran out. But it's now saying I need to upgrade to paying, even though I only accessed t...
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My Spotify is stuck offline

I have a Samsung Infuse and its says its offline all the time. I'm a Premium member and have cleard my cache uninstalld several times what can I do??

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a Samsung Infuse and its says its offline all the time. I'm a Premium member and have cleard my cache uninstalld several times what can I do??
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