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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 Google Home not Autoplaying

PlanPremium CountryUK DeviceGoogle Home Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueFor a long time whenever I would listen to a specific album / song via voice command on my Google Home, Spotify would autoplay a radio based on that song / album / ar...

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  • Plan Premium   Country UK   Device Google Home   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue For a long time whenever I would listen to a specific album / song vi...
  • steelcowboy
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Control Spotify Connect volume from outside the app

When using my iPhone X or my Samsung Galaxy S8 I can control Spotify Connect's volume for my Sonos or Echo Dot when Spotify runs in the Background or the Phone is locked. However on my Pixel 6 this is not working. The only way to control the volume i...

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  • When using my iPhone X or my Samsung Galaxy S8 I can control Spotify Connect's volume for my Sonos or Echo Dot when Spotify runs in the Background or the Phone is locked. However on my Pixel 6 this i...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app on Android radio doesn’t send subwoofer signal?

Hello! So I’ve downloaded Spotify for my Android 10 powered radio, but when playing the app doesn’t send any signal to the sub out on the radio. It seems to think that the radio is a standard tablet so only sends a standard stereo signal. If I Blueto...

  • Newbie
  • Hello!   So I’ve downloaded Spotify for my Android 10 powered radio, but when playing the app doesn’t send any signal to the sub out on the radio. It seems to think that the radio is a standar...
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Superuser Contribution Wrong stories work

PlanPremium (Duo)CountryRussiaDeviceHuawei p10Operating SystemAndroid 9

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  •   Plan Premium (Duo) Country Russia Device Huawei p10 Operating System Android 9  
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify for Android, playing music on my sd card

PlanFreeCountryUSADevice( Samsung Galaxy S8+,)Operating System( Android 9) My Question or IssueGetting Spotify for Android to find my local music on my SD card? I only want to do what I am able to do with Spotify for Windows, I clicked on settings, w...

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  • Plan Free Country USA Device ( Samsung Galaxy S8+,) Operating System ( Android 9)   My Question or Issue Getting Spotify for Android to find my local music on my SD card? I only want t...
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Daily Mix, digital Assistant, and Luis Masters

Hey, Spotify. Marking this as solved does not mean it is: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Daily-mix-issue-when-using-a-digital-assistant/td-p/5238066/page/3 This has been an ongoing issue for months, that makes using digital asistants and da...

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  • Hey, Spotify. Marking this as solved does not mean it is: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Daily-mix-issue-when-using-a-digital-assistant/td-p/5238066/page/3   This has been an on...
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Superuser Contribution Make spotify stop when hear a voice note

Spotify used to stop playing when I received a voice message and play it, or set play to another app audio or video, the play again when it finish. But now it does not, just low volume or so, but it doesn't work for me. How I set to do that again? @j...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Spotify used to stop playing when I received a voice message and play it, or set play to another app audio or video, the play again when it finish. But now it does not, just low volume or so,...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to play spotify

PlanFreeCountryCanada Samsung galaxy s10Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Android 11My Question or IssueI was able to play music fine on Saturday and Sunday and made playlists. I could see all the songs on the albums and play lis...

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  • Plan Free Country Canada   Samsung galaxy s10 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Android 11 My Question or Issue I was able to play music fine on Saturda...
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Bug report: Unable to dismiss currently listening to in notifications

As per title, I am unable to dismiss "Currently listening to [song name]" on my device. If I pull down the notification panel, the same song is permanently listed. If I force close your app, the song is still listed. I am on a Oneplus 6T and there's ...

  • Casual Listener
  • As per title, I am unable to dismiss "Currently listening to [song name]" on my device. If I pull down the notification panel, the same song is permanently listed. If I force close your app, the song...
  • montylfp
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New lyrics feature should highlight only the current lyric row being played

The new lyrics feature is great. However it's a bit confusing the way the spotify UX chose to highlight the lyrics (Android app not sure about IOS). All the previous played lyrics and the current one (line of text) are the same color. This is very co...

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  • The new lyrics feature is great. However it's a bit confusing the way the spotify UX chose to highlight the lyrics (Android app not sure about IOS). All the previous played lyrics and the current one...
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Superuser Contribution Android TV control chromecast

I like to use my Android TV to control the music streamed to my chromecast. I can do this from my phone but not from the TV app.

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  • I like to use my Android TV to control the music streamed to my chromecast. I can do this from my phone but not from the TV app.
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Other] Miniplayer Not available

(To clarify this is on my chromebook) I reinstalled the app after it was skipping my songs and that got fixed but there's currently no miniplayer. I was wondering if this is a problem or if it's intentional.

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  • (To clarify this is on my chromebook) I reinstalled the app after it was skipping my songs and that got fixed but there's currently no miniplayer. I was wondering if this is a problem or if it's inte...
  • MafeG
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    Other
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Superuser Contribution podcasts

I often listen to podcasts around the house, and I connect bluetooth earbuds as too not disturb others. Video podcasts will only play audio when connected via bluetooth. Please allow the video to play when connected via bluetooth, as every other comp...

  • Visitor
  • I often listen to podcasts around the house, and I connect bluetooth earbuds as too not disturb others.  Video podcasts will only play audio when connected via bluetooth. Please allow the video ...
  • Eni
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Superuser Contribution Morning Alarm Won't Shuffle

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy FE 5GOperating SystemAndriod 10 My Question or IssueI've grown tired of waking up to the same song over and over every morning.I've tried searching for solutions posted by other users with no luck.Turning on sh...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy FE 5G Operating System Andriod 10   My Question or Issue I've grown tired of waking up to the same song over and over every mo...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify wont open playlists or artists or albums

I can't listen neither to playlists I have created/Spotify have created/artist playlists or even songs from certain artists. It's like my Spotify only allows nu old playlists which have been downloaded before. However my Spotify dont update my liked ...

  • Newbie
  • I can't listen neither to playlists I have created/Spotify have created/artist playlists or even songs from certain artists. It's like my Spotify only allows nu old playlists which have been download...
  • MafeG
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[Android][Premium] Sort by Date Added feature is missing.

Title.It's been missing for more than a month and I hoped an update would fix/bring it but to no avail. So is there any plan to bring it back or not?

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  • Title. It's been missing for more than a month and I hoped an update would fix/bring it but to no avail. So is there any plan to bring it back or not?
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Spotify app lacking features - not showing discover weekly, release radar and what's new bell icon

I am a premium subscriber using Spotify on my android phone. I am unable to find discover weekly and release radar playlists on my app. I looked for them in the discover section as well as on every possible location of the app. My app also doesn't sh...

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  • I am a premium subscriber using Spotify on my android phone. I am unable to find discover weekly and release radar playlists on my app. I looked for them in the discover section as well as on every p...
  • dinomight
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Music bar still old

Hi! I am on Premium Family, and I'm the only one getting the old music bar... And yes, I have checked for updates and it's on the latest version. Can someone help me get the new version? Thanks!

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  • Hi! I am on Premium Family, and I'm the only one getting the old music bar... And yes, I have checked for updates and it's on the latest version. Can someone help me get the new version? Thanks!
  • dinomight
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Superuser Contribution Artist list in offline disappears.

PlanFree/PremiumCountryRussiaDeviceSamsung Galaxy A5 2017Android 8The tab with the artists I am subscribed to turns out to be empty if the application was closed, unused for some time, then launched without access to the network or in offline mode. R...

  • Music Fan
  • Plan Free/Premium Country Russia Device Samsung Galaxy A5 2017 Android 8 The tab with the artists I am subscribed to turns out to be empty if the application was closed, unused for some time, ...
  • hector373
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot open any songs in my account

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceSamsung Galaxy J7 CoreOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen i download the Spotify Mobile app, everythings seems normal but when i click to any kind of playlist it's just gets stuck in the loading screen. I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Device Samsung Galaxy J7 Core Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue When i download the Spotify Mobile app, everythings seems normal but when i ...
  • Jeremy
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