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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 Spotify thinks my bluetooth headset is a car

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 7, Bluetooth headphonesOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueWith my old phone (a Pixel 5) and these headphones, they worked fine, but Spotify on my current Pixel 7 thinks that the headphones are a car. I had...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 7, Bluetooth headphones Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue With my old phone (a Pixel 5) and these headphones, they worked fine, b...
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Superuser Contribution Audio pauses after a few seconds after I increased the audio quality.

I increased the audio quality, but the audio would pause every few seconds of play. I reverted the changes to normal audio quality, and even low quality, but the issue still remains.

  • Visitor
  • I increased the audio quality, but the audio would pause every few seconds of play. I reverted the changes to normal audio quality, and even low quality, but the issue still remains.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Playlists not Loading on Android

This morning I've found that the Spotify App on my Android Phone will not load any playlists, Not my personal ones, nor recommended and found in Search. The Menus work fine and I can still play music through Search, but no Access to Playlists, they'r...

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  • This morning I've found that the Spotify App on my Android Phone will not load any playlists, Not my personal ones, nor recommended and found in Search. The Menus work fine and I can still play music...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution How can I set radius for live events

Live events has my correct location but is showing me events hours away. How do I correct this?

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  • Live events has my correct location but is showing me events hours away. How do I correct this?
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Superuser Contribution Landscape mode

Device Samsung Galaxy 9 tab A9Operating System Android 14My Question or Issue I use my tablet wall mounted in Landscape view. The Spotify app currectly aligns itself. But the 'send to speaker' interface comes up in portrait view and does not realign.

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  • Device Samsung Galaxy 9 tab A9 Operating System Android 14 My Question or Issue   I use my tablet wall mounted in Landscape view.  The Spotify app currectly aligns itself. &nb...
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Superuser Contribution Cannot control Spotify from external devices anymore

PlanPremiumCountryRomaniaDeviceGoogle Pixel 5Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI cannot control Spotify from external devices anymore since update to Android 11. I cannot skip songs from the car controls anymore (BMW x1 F48, ID6 ) and ne...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Romania Device Google Pixel 5 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I cannot control Spotify from external devices anymore since update to And...
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Superuser Contribution I can't listen to my Local Files on my Android phone

Each time I try to play a song from my local files, it automatically closes the spotify app and stops playing the song. I tried uninstalling all songs and installing them back again but it didn't work. I also tried to deactivate the feature of being ...

  • Visitor
  • Each time I try to play a song from my local files, it automatically closes the spotify app and stops playing the song. I tried uninstalling all songs and installing them back again but it didn't wor...
  • Yordan
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Superuser Contribution Phone (Motorola Moto G60S, Android 12) partially reboots after 1 or 2 songs

I open the app, start a song, all goes well till the song ends or maybe even when the following one starts and goes on for a couple of minutes... then the phone shuts off and reboots. But not completely. It stays loading without allowing me to unlock...

  • Casual Listener
  • I open the app, start a song, all goes well till the song ends or maybe even when the following one starts and goes on for a couple of minutes... then the phone shuts off and reboots. But not complet...
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Superuser Contribution [Android + iOS] Volume steps too big when using "Spotify Connect"

Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Note 10 + Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue When connecting Spotify to a speaker with built-in "Spotify Connect" and built-in "Chromecast" you can switch between these two modes". When using ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Note 10 + Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue When connecting Spotify to a speaker with built-in "Spotify Connect" ...
  • Servo2
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Selecting New Podcasts closes Android App

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePixel 8 ProMy Question or IssueFor some time now, whenever I select the 'New Episodes' item in My Library, the app closes. Then I reopen it, and can select the item.

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country UK Device Pixel 8 Pro My Question or Issue For some time now, whenever I select the 'New Episodes' item in My Library, the app closes. Then I reopen it, and can select the...
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Superuser Contribution Don't switch to playing on phone when I connect a Bluetooth device

I play Spotify across many devices: On my computer while I work, on my daughter's speaker during bedtime, etc...Whenever I connect a bluetooth device to my phone, Spotify switches to playing on my phone. How can I stop Spotify on my phone from taking...

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  • I play Spotify across many devices: On my computer while I work, on my daughter's speaker during bedtime, etc... Whenever I connect a bluetooth device to my phone, Spotify switches to playing on my ...
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Superuser Contribution Jam disappeared

Plan: PremiumOperating System: Android 11 My Question or Issue:Jam disappeared. It's not in the app anymore.The feature broke some time ago, and by that I mean the button for "start a jam" became unresponsive. One could click on it many times to no a...

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  • Plan: Premium Operating System: Android 11   My Question or Issue: Jam disappeared. It's not in the app anymore. The feature broke some time ago, and by that I mean the button for "start a ...
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Superuser Contribution SOMETHING WENT WRONG (Have another go?)

PlanPremiumCountryMéxicoDeviceXioami Pad 6Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueHi. I just got a new tablet and wanted to use spotify there. I try to log in with facebook and with my username and password, but I keep getting the Something we...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country México Device Xioami Pad 6 Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue Hi. I just got a new tablet and wanted to use spotify there. I try to log in with fac...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts skip forward and back ~10s

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 7Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueWhen I listen to podcasts, the playback will occasionally skip back ~10 seconds and then skip forward ~10s later. The skips occur at the same timestamps when I replay th...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 7 Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue When I listen to podcasts, the playback will occasionally skip back ~10 seconds and then skip...
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Superuser Contribution some tracks sound utterly terrible on spotify

Got a paid spotify account. Running the app on a samsung a52 which is as up to date as samsung wants to make it (Android 14 with the latest patches)This afternoon listening to some roxette tracks and I notice one in 4 or 5 sounds really terrible. Tho...

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  • Got a paid spotify account. Running the app on a samsung a52 which is as up to date as samsung wants to make it (Android 14 with the latest patches) This afternoon listening to some roxette tracks a...
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Queue doesn't follow search results

The Queue listing is bugged.Context: i.e. When you are in a playlist and you are searching for an artist in that playlist, spotify lists all songs of that artist in that playlist.Normally, when you start a song within this listing, the next songs of ...

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  • The Queue listing is bugged. Context: i.e. When you are in a playlist and you are searching for an artist in that playlist, spotify lists all songs of that artist in that playlist. Normally, when y...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect doesn't play on Bose Soundbar 500

Plan PremiumCountry AustraliaDevice Samsung Galaxy 21Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueSince a couple hours ago, Spotify doesn't play on my Bose Soundbar 500 anymore. I can see Spotify in the Bose app on my Android phone. However when ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy 21 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Since a couple hours ago, Spotify doesn't play on my Bose Soundbar 500 an...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution how do i stop playing siggested songs

i LOVE music in the car. but for some reason i rarely get songs from my playlist and its really annoying. i have turned autoplay off but atill doesnt stop. i have also heard clearing your queue works but i CANT FIND THE DANG BUTTON! i have a galaxy a...

  • Casual Listener
  • i LOVE music in the car. but for some reason i rarely get songs from my playlist and its really annoying. i have turned autoplay off but atill doesnt stop. i have also heard clearing your queue works...
  • laufeylover8090
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Solved!! Permanent shuffle since last update.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGalaxy Tab S7, SM-T870Operating SystemAndroid One UI 5.1 February 2023 Patch My Question or IssueI just performed an update to Spotify this morning to version 8.8.20.54. Now, every playlist is on shuffle. Using the shuffle ...

  • Gig Goer
  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Galaxy Tab S7, SM-T870 Operating System Android One UI 5.1 February 2023 Patch   My Question or Issue I just performed an update to Spotify this...
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