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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Joe Rogan Podcast does not play

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device(Both Samsung Galaxy S7 and S20 FE 5g)Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueI cannot play JRE podcast on my device. It says "video cannot play in your location" but I just want to listen to audio. It does not w...

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  Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device (Both Samsung Galaxy S7 and S20 FE 5g) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue I cannot play JRE podcast on my device. It says...

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Superuser Contribution Song progress bar goes beyond song length while connected to speaker device

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceGoogle Pixel 3aOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueEssentially, when I listen to a song through my speakers using Spotify connect, the progress bar stops at the end and the live time stamp of the song ...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Google Pixel 3a Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue Essentially, when I listen to a song through my speakers using Spotify con...

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Superuser Contribution [Android] Spotify notification player acts like multiple songs are playing

DeviceGalaxy Z Fold 2Operating SystemAndroid 11My Question or IssueFor the last several weeks, I've been dealing with a really annoying issue with my Spotify player, and it only seems to be getting worse. Around beginning December, my pull down notif...

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Device Galaxy Z Fold 2 Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue For the last several weeks, I've been dealing with a really annoying issue with my Spotify player, and it only seems to be...

Ver

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Superuser Contribution JRE Podcast Crashes on Android TV

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceAndroid TV Dongle (Dish TV SV11)Operating SystemAndroidMy Question or IssueAfter starting JRE video podcast the app freezes after playing the introduction. JRE is the only video podcast that this happens with.I have...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Android TV Dongle (Dish TV SV11) Operating System Android My Question or Issue After starting JRE video podcast the app freezes after playing the in...

Ver

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Superuser Contribution No "Find in this Playlist" or "Remove from this Playlist"

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceGalaxy A11Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI am trying to remove songs from a very long playlist. Apparently there is supposed to be an option to search for a song in a playlist by clicking the three dots, but I ...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Galaxy A11 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I am trying to remove songs from a very long playlist. Apparently there is supposed to be an ...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Music keeps pausing

The music in the app keeps randomly pausing. The app itself isn't crashing, just the music is stopping.I've tried closing the app and clearly cache.I've tried restarting the phone.The only thing I haven't tried is uninstalling, because I have so much...

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The music in the app keeps randomly pausing. The app itself isn't crashing, just the music is stopping. I've tried closing the app and clearly cache. I've tried restarting the phone. The only thin...

Kiril

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Alarm only plays for 10 seconds

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceGoogle Pixel 6 ProOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueI've got a play list that I use for my reoccurring alarm in the morning. Recently, it's only been playing for 10 seconds and stops which is an issue if the...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Google Pixel 6 Pro Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue I've got a play list that I use for my reoccurring alarm in the morning. Recent...

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Superuser Contribution 'Now playing' not showing

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceSamsung Galaxy s20 FE My Question or IssueThe 'Now playing' bar no lo get shows when playing songs & playlistsI can't control volume or songs or even stop or pause nor can I connect to my usual devices including my h...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia  Device Samsung Galaxy s20 FE   My Question or Issue The 'Now playing' bar no lo get shows when playing songs & playlists I can't control...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Bad sound on Android.

PlanFreeCountryArgentinaDeviceSamsung GalaxyOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or Issue Hello people, I'm trying Spotify and other music service in order to decide which one pick and I have a problem, Spotify sounds normal on W10 but not on Androi...

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Plan Free Country Argentina Device Samsung Galaxy Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue   Hello people, I'm trying Spotify and other music service in order to decide which o...

Ver

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Superuser Contribution Zappa discography won't load

PlanPremiumCountrYUK DeviceSamsung s20Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue When I try and load Frank Zappa discography from the app artist page it never loads. Doesn't show loading icon just black. Also hangs the app. Maybe because it's so bi...

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Plan Premium CountrY UK   Device Samsung s20 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  When I try and load Frank Zappa discography from the app artist page it never l...

Ver

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Stations scrobbles twice

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceGoogle Pixel 5Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueWhen using the Spotify Stations app on my phone, every song is scrobbled to Last.fm twice. This only happens with the Spotify Stations mobile app. When using t...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Google Pixel 5 Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue When using the Spotify Stations app on my phone, every song is scrobbled to Last.fm...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution greek fonts

PlanPremiumCountry GR Device(Samsung Galaxy S20+)Operating System(Android 10.) My Question or Issue after last update greek fonts in Spotify app looks terrible. some letters seem in different style

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Plan Premium Country GR   Device (Samsung Galaxy S20+) Operating System (Android 10.)   My Question or Issue   after last update greek fonts in Spotify app looks terrible. s...

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Restarting the phone resets my downloaded songs

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceSamsung S20 FE (SM-G780G)Operating SystemAndroid 11My Question or IssueI bought a microSD just to put my Spotify songs on it. It was fine for a week or so, but after restarting, boom, more than 1200 songs have to be down...

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  Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Samsung S20 FE (SM-G780G) Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue I bought a microSD just to put my Spotify songs on it. It was fine for a...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Sound Settings not working in Android Auto

Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8, Premium plan, version 8.7.6.1071.Simple problem: I can't enable Spotify Sound Settings, like the equalizer, when my phone is hooked up to my car (2022 Mazda3 Hatchback) via Android Auto, or even just through the USB cord...

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Samsung Galaxy S7, Android 8, Premium plan, version 8.7.6.1071. Simple problem: I can't enable Spotify Sound Settings, like the equalizer, when my phone is hooked up to my car (2022 Mazda3 Hatchback...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Webplayer - vanishing/ switching-off sound

PlanPremiumCountry DevicewebplayerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am using Spotify web player on my work laptop (before you ask/ suggest: no, I am not able to install the app on my work machine) and I’ve recently noticed problems wit...

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Plan Premium Country   Device webplayer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am using Spotify web player on my work laptop (before you ask/ suggest: no, I am not a...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Mobile data usage away from wifi

New to spotify. Want to make sure that I'm not using mobile data when I'm out and about. Safe to play something from my library without streaming on mobile data?

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New to spotify. Want to make sure that I'm not using mobile data when I'm out and about. Safe to play something from my library without streaming on mobile data? 

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Superuser Contribution Constant Ads Disrupting My Walk

PlanNo plan CountryUnited States Device(Android, Samsung Galaxy S20 5G) Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueA few weeks ago when I was going for my walk, I noticed that whenever I would select a new artist to listen to, there would be const...

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Plan No plan   Country United States   Device (Android, Samsung Galaxy S20 5G)   Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue A few weeks ago when I was going fo...

Novy

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Removed shuffle button from playlists

My Question or IssueMy app updated in the last day or so, and now I no longer have a button on my playlists that will reshuffle the "Next From:" queue. It just resumes where I had left off. I already have that button at the bottom of the screen, so I...

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My Question or Issue My app updated in the last day or so, and now I no longer have a button on my playlists that will reshuffle the "Next From:" queue. It just resumes where I had left off. I alrea...

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Superuser Contribution Your desktop and android apps are hot garbage

PlanPremiumCountryUsaDeviceWindows 10 ryzen 3900 2080ti, oneplus 7 pro, Samsung galaxy note 8Operating SystemWindows 10,android pie My Question or IssueYour apps are hot garbage across the board. For a tech company your interfaces are trash and your ...

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Plan Premium Country Usa Device Windows 10 ryzen 3900 2080ti, oneplus 7 pro, Samsung galaxy note 8 Operating System Windows 10,android pie   My Question or Issue Your apps are hot garb...

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop] Make an app that works.

I don't understand how Spotify is the biggest music streaming service in the world and is still somehow so, so, so, so incredibly awful. It is so bad, how can you possibly make something this bad. It just doesn't work at all, everything crashes all t...

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I don't understand how Spotify is the biggest music streaming service in the world and is still somehow so, so, so, so incredibly awful. It is so bad, how can you possibly make something this bad. It...

AM89

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