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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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Superuser Contribution Playlists switch to radio immediately

Premium, Samsung A51, latest Android OS, USA. Sometimes when I turn on a playlist, about one to two seconds after the first song plays, the playlist will end and switch to a radio based on the playlist. Keep in mind I have premium. It will also do th...

  • Casual Listener
  • Premium, Samsung A51, latest Android OS, USA.   Sometimes when I turn on a playlist, about one to two seconds after the first song plays, the playlist will end and switch to a radio based on t...
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Superuser Contribution Play button now has shuffle built in. Why?

Plan- Fam PremCountry- usaDevice pixel 4a (android) (See attached pic for example) My Question- I went to play some music today in my office. The play button when I open an album has shuffle built into it. This is automatic. I looked in the settings ...

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  • Plan- Fam Prem Country- usa Device pixel 4a (android)   (See attached pic for example)   My Question- I went to play some music today in my office. The play button when I open an...
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Other] Phone takes over spotify play from ancillary devices when headphones are powered on

BUG REPORT - When listening to spotify on a device other than my phone, and I connect my bluetooth headphones to my phone (to answer a call, mainly), music transfers to my phone / headphones opposed to maintaining play on the ancillary device. This b...

  • Visitor
  • BUG REPORT - When listening to spotify on a device other than my phone, and I connect my bluetooth headphones to my phone (to answer a call, mainly), music transfers to my phone / headphones opposed ...
  • Novy
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Superuser Contribution I am unable to scroll through the genres in my liked playlist.

I have a galaxy S20 FE and I am currently unable to select genres in my liked playlist, as well as being unable to find certain artists or their music on the liked playlist too.

  • Visitor
  • I have a galaxy S20 FE and I am currently unable to select genres in my liked playlist, as well as being unable to find certain artists or their music on the liked playlist too.
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Superuser Contribution No internet connection

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung s10e Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen connected on mobile data (4G LTE at least) the app find 'no internet connection'. All titles and podcasts are in grey excepted for the ones downloaded previou...

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  • Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung s10e  Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When connected on mobile data (4G LTE at least) the app find 'no internet connecti...
  • Vasil
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Transferring offline songs between phone and laptop

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Asus ROG GL503Operating SystemAndroid Oreo(8.0)Windows 10 1809My Question or Issue I have downloaded a lot of playlists on my phone and I want the exact same playlists on my laptop but I don't want to dow...

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  • Plan Premium Country India Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Asus ROG GL503 Operating System Android Oreo(8.0) Windows 10 1809 My Question or Issue   I have downloaded a lot of playlists on m...
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Superuser Contribution Data being used playing downloaded music

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 3Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueWhen playing downloaded albums or playlists in my car, network data is being used. It didn't start doing this until recently, after an update I guess.Please fix asap as ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 3 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue When playing downloaded albums or playlists in my car, network data is being used. It didn't ...
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Superuser Contribution Sound becomes distorted when headphones plugged in and screen is off

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceGalaxy A03sOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueSince the last update on Android on September 1st (to UI 4.1), the sound becomes distorted when I listen to music/podcasts on my phone and the screen is turned of...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Galaxy A03s Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue Since the last update on Android on September 1st (to UI 4.1), the sound becomes disto...
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Can't download Spotify podcasts

PlanFreeCountryUsDeviceSamsung Galaxy s21Operating System Android My Question or IssueWhen I try to download podcasts that are owned by spotify (Gimlet and Ringer podcasts to be precise), I get an exclamation point in the download area. I can downloa...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Free Country Us Device Samsung Galaxy s21 Operating System  Android   My Question or Issue When I try to download podcasts that are owned by spotify (Gimlet and Ringer podcas...
  • Taylith
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Superuser Contribution Volume different between playing song from album and searching

I have a Premium account (from Italy) and using a Samsung A52s 5G running Android 12. While I am using bluetooth headphones, what happens is that if I go to an album and play a song (in this case not downloaded), then I just search the song from the ...

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  • I have a Premium account (from Italy) and using a Samsung A52s 5G running Android 12. While I am using bluetooth headphones, what happens is that if I go to an album and play a song (in this case not...
  • Elena
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Superuser Contribution Synced local songs will sometimes become unavailable

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DeviceSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5GOperating SystemAndroid 12, app version 8.7.42.943 My Question or IssueI have several tracks on my phone that are synced from local files on my computer. But since a few weeks ago, I've been ha...

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  • Plan Premium Country France   Device Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 5G Operating System Android 12, app version 8.7.42.943   My Question or Issue I have several tracks on my phone tha...
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Superuser Contribution Android App Local Files completely gone.

PlanFreeCountryUnited States DeviceMoto GOperating SystemAndroid Suddenly the app is not recognizing my over 100 local files, yet mere hours ago it had been. Before any of you assume, I've NEVER used Spotify on a computer so this is not related to sy...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Free Country United States   Device Moto G Operating System Android   Suddenly the app is not recognizing my over 100 local files, yet mere hours ago it had been. Before any ...
  • sjju
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Cannot click on songs for the album Eagles. Looks like an undefined issue?

It's so weired that I cannot play a song of this specific band. Maybe be backend sync issue? PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device(Samsung Galaxy S20)Operating System(Android 12) My Question or IssueIt's so weired that I cannot play a song of this specifi...

  • Casual Listener
  • It's so weired that I cannot play a song of this specific band. Maybe be backend sync issue?   Plan Premium Country Germany    Device (Samsung Galaxy S20) Operating System (A...
  • Amay
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Equalizer is missing from Android

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceOnePlus 6, Samsung M30sOperating SystemAndroidSpotify Version : 8.7.62.398 (Both Devices) My Question or IssueI cannot find an equalizer option on my oneplus device as well as my samsung mobile phone even after following ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country India Device OnePlus 6, Samsung M30s Operating System Android Spotify Version : 8.7.62.398 (Both Devices)   My Question or Issue I cannot find an equalizer option...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot use SDCARD on Android 11

PlanPremiumCountryCzechOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI cannot use SDCARD. App doesn't ask me for permissions when I try to transfer data to SDCARD via Storage option in App settings. If i manually grant the permissions to 'Allow acce...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Czech Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I cannot use SDCARD.   App doesn't ask me for permissions when I try to transfer data to SDCARD via S...
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Superuser Contribution Playlist Enhance Issue

When shuffling while using the Playlist Enhance feature, the queue will have many songs doubled, i.e: a song will play twice in a row. This happens for what sometimes feels like half of the songs in the queue. Is there a reason this happens or a pote...

  • Casual Listener
  • When shuffling while using the Playlist Enhance feature, the queue will have many songs doubled, i.e: a song will play twice in a row. This happens for what sometimes feels like half of the songs in ...
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Superuser Contribution My Samsung S22 Ultra is stuck in Spotify login. I tried everything

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts filter "unplayed" not working!!

When I go to filter my podcasts so that I only see the ones that are unplayed. It shows plenty of podcasts that are played and I still have to scroll, scroll and scroll to get to what I want to listen to.PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceAndroid Pixel 6 pr...

  • Newbie
  • When I go to filter my podcasts so that I only see the ones that are unplayed. It shows plenty of podcasts that are played and I still have to scroll, scroll and scroll to get to what I want to liste...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Login

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,e...

  • Casual Listener
  • None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macb...
  • Vasil
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  • how do I rove this
    no idea what this is
    One Step Login is Activated
    We are using a Samsung S10
    we get
    whenever we try to log in to Spotify
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Superuser Contribution Podcast Playback Order

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI'm trying to playback podcasts in the order they were released. I've ordered by date which has helped, but I find that it often goes back to Episode 1, which is f...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  UK Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I'm trying to playback podcasts in the order they were released.   ...
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