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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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Playlists

I've been trying out the Spotify Premium and decided to ask around here before abandoning it. Is there anything in the works to sort out (what I perceive to be) the dogpile disaster that is playlists on Android? It's just an awful dogpile that does n...

  • Gig Goer
  • I've been trying out the Spotify Premium and decided to ask around here before abandoning it.   Is there anything in the works to sort out (what I perceive to be) the dogpile disaster that i...
  • personanongrata
  • Roadie
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Solved!! Kindle Fire won't log in with Facebook login

Hi, I downloaded the new Kindle Fire version of Spotify yesterday but when I try to login with my Facebook credentials it just keeps saying 'Logging in, please wait...' Occasionally it comes up with a little message saying they are experiencing probl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,  I downloaded the new Kindle Fire version of Spotify yesterday but when I try to login with my Facebook credentials it just keeps saying 'Logging in, please wait...' Occasionally it comes ...
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  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! Playlist crashes because album was removed from Spotify

So this morning I was listening to a playlist on my HTC Inspire and all the sudden the music stopped. I thought downloading it would fix it, but it just ended up displaying 92% downloaded and I couldn't clear it. I realized the song it was crashing o...

  • Regular
  • So this morning I was listening to a playlist on my HTC Inspire and all the sudden the music stopped. I thought downloading it would fix it, but it just ended up displaying 92% downloaded and I could...
  • mgmcewne
  • Regular
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All I see is white

I see the black "Spotify" bar at the top with the button to open the menu, which too just opens up white and everything else is white. I've tried closing the app and reopening it. I have no idea if it's actually closing it, but it's not in my task ma...

  • Visitor
  • I see the black "Spotify" bar at the top with the button to open the menu, which too just opens up white and everything else is white. I've tried closing the app and reopening it. I have no idea if i...
  • David
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Premium account but not able to play downloaded tracks offline

Hi This question is really directly to Spotify support but I couldn't see a way of contacting them other than here. I have an Asus Transformer Prime running Android 4.0.3 and the latest version of Spotify with a Spotify Premium account. Offline mode ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi   This question is really directly to Spotify support but I couldn't see a way of contacting them other than here. I have an Asus Transformer Prime running Android 4.0.3 and the latest ...
  • licenced
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blue tooth pause and skip not working

Why won't the pause and skip controls on my bluetooth work with spotify. I try to pause or skip and Tunewiki starts up.

  • Regular
  • Why won't the pause and skip controls on my bluetooth work with spotify. I try to pause or skip and Tunewiki starts up. 
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Using v 0.5.2.87 and having streaming problems

Lots of bad connection and skipping when streaming on newest version. Using Premium on Android ICS on Galaxy Nexus. No problem playing downloaded files. Any one else or suggestions? Didn't have problems with previous version of app.

  • Roadie
  • Lots of bad connection and skipping when streaming on newest version. Using Premium on  Android ICS on Galaxy Nexus. No problem playing downloaded files. Any one else or suggestions?   ...
  • semon
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USB Syncing

This feature is really needed. My desktop is connected to a gigabit switch connected to my router. My phone is connected wirelessy via my router. The phone won't show up on my desktop's app. Why can't it just be easy to sync via USB like the ipod? It...

  • Newbie
  • This feature is really needed.    My desktop is connected to a gigabit switch connected to my router.   My phone is connected wirelessy via my router.   The phone won'...
  • Liam
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Landscape Mode not working? Post details here...

In order for us to attempt to replicate the issue that some users seem to be having regarding landscape mode not activating in the app, please provide us with the following information: Device model E.g. Galaxy Nexus, HTC One X, etc. Device’s Operati...

  • Roadie
  • In order for us to attempt to replicate the issue that some users seem to be having regarding landscape mode not activating in the app, please provide us with the following information:   De...
  • damunk
  • Gig Goer
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new version

When wil there be a version released wich is able to sort the playlist by artists?

  • Music Fan
  • When wil there be a version released wich is able to sort the playlist by artists?
  • licenced
  • Community Legend
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Thanks!

Just wanted to say Thanks to Spotify for apparently fixing the Android issue where the music would randomly stop playing or stop playing a few seconds into playing. Seemed the server would go offline, but even if you set the client to offline the iss...

  • Regular
  • Just wanted to say Thanks to Spotify for apparently fixing the Android issue where the music would randomly stop playing or stop playing a few seconds into playing. Seemed the server would go offline...
  • Goodman
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Android - New Playlists disappearing

I think there are similar posts to this one, but it doesn't seem to be a problem that is going away, and Spotify seem a long way from rectifying it. Since about last week, my mobile device ( HTC One X ) seems unable to retain any new playlists that I...

  • Regular
  • I think there are similar posts to this one, but it doesn't seem to be a problem that is going away, and Spotify seem a long way from rectifying it.    Since about last week, my mobile ...
  • Jahnzilla
  • Roadie
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Inbox crash

New Galaxy S3 user in the UK, longtime Premium subscriber. Installed Spotify, generally all is working ok except that every time I launch the Inbox the app crashes immediately. Un installed and reinstalled twice to no avail. Any ideas?

  • Music Fan
  • New Galaxy S3 user in the UK, longtime Premium subscriber. Installed Spotify, generally all is working ok except that every time I launch the Inbox the app crashes immediately. Un installed and reins...
  • Liam
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I don't understand how to sort by artist

Surely this feature cannot be absent from Spotify by now? I'm paying premium obviously, and I just switched from Grooveshark, which basically allows me to save song by song and sort by title, artist, what have you, album, but Spotify... all I can do ...

  • Visitor
  • Surely this feature cannot be absent from Spotify by now? I'm paying premium obviously, and I  just switched from Grooveshark, which basically allows me to save song by song and sort by title, a...
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Delete a musik list in my phone??

Can I delete a music list that i created. And how do I delet it ???

  • Visitor
  • Can I delete a music list that i created. And how do I delet it ???
  • Liam
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Paid for Premium - Android App still stays "Free Trial has ended"

Paid for Spotify Premium, downloaded Android app, when I open it it says my "Free Trial has ended." Have tried reinstalling the app, rebooting, changing wireless networks, nothing works - still can't use Spotify Premium on my phone after paying for i...

  • Visitor
  • Paid for Spotify Premium, downloaded Android app, when I open it it says my "Free Trial has ended." Have tried reinstalling the app, rebooting, changing wireless networks, nothing works - still can't...
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Solved!! Android App stops when PC App starts

I appreciate that this might not be the right category for the issue, but it is hard to tell, and apologies if it is the wrong category. I have a premium account. I use Spotify in three ways. Streaming over my Squeezebox Server, running directly over...

  • Regular
  • I appreciate that this might not be the right category for the issue, but it is hard to tell, and apologies if it is the wrong category.   I have a premium account. I use Spotify in three wa...
  • neo-x
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Playlists with local files is pending. How do i sync them?

Hi everyone! Im using spotify on my galaxy s2. It's been working good until a couple of months ago when my local files stopped working (spotify crashed when trying to play them). Now they all just show up grey in my playlists and i am not able to syn...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi everyone!   Im using spotify on my galaxy s2. It's been working good until a couple of months ago when my local files stopped working (spotify crashed when trying to play them). Now they ...
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Radio ads / limitations

Few questions I've had from the mobile radio. I have an unlimited account, not a Premium account, will my mobile radio have ads? I created a new station, and the song it played next was just, way wrong, so I gave it a thumbs down and it told me I onl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Few questions I've had from the mobile radio.   I have an unlimited account, not a Premium account, will my mobile radio have ads?   I created a new station, and the song it played ...
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