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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 [Android][Other] rewind

The rewind slider is not visible in any tracks. dark theme android. !!! It is extremely inconvenient to rewind, the slider is very small and cannot be seen at all, it merges with the line and with the background.

  • Newbie
  • The rewind slider is not visible in any tracks. dark theme android. !!! It is extremely inconvenient to rewind, the slider is very small and cannot be seen at all, it merges with the line and with th...
  • CarlosE
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Superuser Contribution [Android] LYRICS

LYRICS!!!I'M THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT DOESN'T HEAR THE LYRICS TO SONGS VERY WELL......I HEAR THE BEAT MORESO, BUT I HAVE TO OFTEN GO TO A SECONDARY WEBSITE TO PULL UP THE LYRICS. I THINK IT WOULD BE FANTASTIC IF I HAD THE OPTION TO PULL UP A LYRICS OP...

  • Visitor
  • LYRICS!!! I'M THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT DOESN'T HEAR THE LYRICS TO SONGS VERY WELL......I HEAR THE BEAT MORESO, BUT I HAVE TO OFTEN GO TO A SECONDARY WEBSITE TO PULL UP THE LYRICS.  I THINK IT WO...
  • CarlosE
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Superuser Contribution [Android][Developer] Screen rotate

Initially when in car mode, I'd place my phone on its side and the screen would turn also, so to display contents in the rotated view. Not sure if an update happened, but now the screen doesn't rotate. Was so much easier to be able to use the minimal...

  • Newbie
  • Initially when in car mode, I'd place my phone on its side and the screen would turn also, so to display contents in the rotated view. Not sure if an update happened, but now the screen doesn't rotat...
  • Mihail
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    Developer
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Search button in the playlist

I think it will be a great idea to put a search button in the playlist. sometimes I am searching for a music in my playlist and it is a little bit difficult to find that track between over 400 musics. In my opinion a search button in the playlist wil...

  • Casual Listener
  • I think it will be a great idea to put a search button in the playlist. sometimes I am searching for a music in my playlist and it is a little bit difficult to find that track between over 400 musics...
  • mahdi_chamani
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    Playlists
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[Android][Other] Regular crashes and player will not display what I'm listening to

Using Android app on a OnePlus 6. I can play my music and podcasts, but the 'player' bar that shows me what I'm listening to and gives me controls is still showing a podcast episode I finished yesterday. I can't skip back & forward in whatever I'm li...

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  • Using Android app on a OnePlus 6. I can play my music and podcasts, but the 'player' bar that shows me what I'm listening to and gives me controls is still showing a podcast episode I finished yester...
  • Amay
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Superuser Contribution Playing shuffle from connected app

How can i implement "play playlist in shuffle" feature with connected app?

  • Casual Listener
  • How can i implement "play playlist in shuffle" feature with connected app?
  • MafeG
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Superuser Contribution Local Files 'Downloaded,' but Do Not Play, then Grey Out

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Note9Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSpotify will download my local files to my phone, but when I attempt to play certain tracks, they will show up as playing, but they will not actually pla...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Note9 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Spotify will download my local files to my phone, but when I attempt to play ...
  • Kiril
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Superuser Contribution Video coming out blue on Android TV

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceTVOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI got spotify on my PC and it plays video great but I put the app on my TV and its coming out blue, Netflix, YouTube and Kodi all work perfectly so its not my TV thanks

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  •   Plan Free Country Australia Device TV Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I got spotify on my PC and it plays video great but I put the app on my TV and its comi...
  • Jeremy
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App does not apply custom playlist sorting

PlanPremium CountryGermany Device(iPhone 11, Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G)Operating System(iOS 14.8, Android 11) My Question or Issue Hi,the Android App does not seem to apply the custom playlistsorting I have made on my desktop client.I am working...

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  • Plan Premium   Country Germany   Device (iPhone 11, Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra 5G) Operating System (iOS 14.8, Android 11)   My Question or Issue   Hi, the Androi...
  • Vasmares
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Issues with Beats Solo Pro headphones + Spotify app + Samsung Galaxy20 FE

I used to have an LG G6 (model # LG-H873) smart phone. I used Spotify on this phone with my Beats Solo Pro headphones (model # A1881) without issue. In February, I got a Samsung Galaxy20 FE phone (model number SM-G781W) and tried Spotify with my Beat...

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  • I used to have an LG G6 (model # LG-H873) smart phone. I used Spotify on this phone with my Beats Solo Pro headphones (model # A1881) without issue. In February, I got a Samsung Galaxy20 FE phone (mo...
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Superuser Contribution [Android] sequence of songs

Best,When I record a song with Shazam using Smartphone and then look it up directly in spotify to then put it in my favorite music,then the song does not show up at the top but usually at the bottom of the folder, this is the app on spartphone.This i...

  • Casual Listener
  • Best, When I record a song with Shazam using Smartphone and then look it up directly in spotify to then put it in my favorite music, then the song does not show up at the top but usually at the bot...
  • MafeG
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Keep Spotify Connect alive?

I am often listening to music from my desktop connected to speakers. While cooking or just not beeing by the desk for other reasons I like to controll the music stream from my smart watch, which again is connected to my phone. This works great, for a...

  • Newbie
  • I am often listening to music from my desktop connected to speakers. While cooking or just not beeing by the desk for other reasons I like to controll the music stream from my smart watch, which agai...
  • Howie1337
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Shuffle play plays first 10 songs first before playing other songs in playlist

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9PlusOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhen selecting a playlist and hitting the "Shuffle play" button, the first ten songs of a playlist are played first before other songs of the playlist ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S9Plus Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue When selecting a playlist and hitting the "Shuffle play" button, the first ...
  • Marshall3911
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Superuser Contribution shuffle on pixel

How do you turn off shuffle on a google pixel phone with a premium account? Thanks.

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  • How do you turn off shuffle on a google pixel phone with a premium account? Thanks.
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Superuser Contribution Cant sync local files to my phone

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceHuawei p30 liteOperating SystemEMUI 10.0My Question or IssueMy local files that I have on my computer (Windows10) used to work fine and always sync to my phone but now they don't I have done clean installs on both device...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada Device Huawei p30 lite Operating System EMUI 10.0 My Question or Issue My local files that I have on my computer (Windows10) used to work fine and always ...
  • Jeremy
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Solved!! When I play on Alexa Echo it connect to Spotify but when I play from Spotify it is not listing Echo!

I moved to a new place. And I set a new echo there. This echo can play Spotify. So if I open Spotify on desktop or Android it shows it is playing on the 'New Device' but this same speaker is not listed in the devices in Spotify! And at the same time ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I moved to a new place. And I set a new echo there. This echo can play Spotify. So if I open Spotify on desktop or Android it shows it is playing on the 'New Device' but this same speaker is not list...
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Superuser Contribution Phone keeps turning on and stealing focus when I'm not using the app (even when play w diff device)

I'm using Spotify web on my laptop (Windows 10). When tracks change or an advert plays (free a/c) my phone screen turns on (not consistent behaviour though). Also when Spotify is in background adverts playing steals focus from whatever i'm doing on m...

  • Casual Listener
  • I'm using Spotify web on my laptop (Windows 10).  When tracks change or an advert plays (free a/c) my phone screen turns on (not consistent behaviour though).    Also when Spotify is...
  • Alex
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My Equalizer looks & works differently to the normal one?

Hello - I've recently installed the Spotify app for Android, and the Equalizer functionality is not what I was expecting. All of the Google searches I did in advance show a 6-band Equalizer with a green colour-scheme (I've attached an example), where...

  • Newbie
  • Hello - I've recently installed the Spotify app for Android, and the Equalizer functionality is not what I was expecting.    All of the Google searches I did in advance show a 6-band Equa...
  • MafeG
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Superuser Contribution Blended Music adding artists I have disliked

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DevicePixel 2Operating System My Question or IssueI have tried creating a blended playlist with a friend and it is adding songs/artists that I have specifically went in and disliked. I believe my account was hacked a while back ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country U.S. Device Pixel 2 Operating System     My Question or Issue I have tried creating a blended playlist with a friend and it is adding songs/artists that I hav...
  • MafeG
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Superuser Contribution Home view, playlists missing

PremiumCosta RicaAndroid 9 (Samsung), Tablet Amazon Fire 8 When I go home, I don't see all the playlists for each category, I just see one.Example, on "Based on your recent listening" there is only one playlist and so on. I log in with Facebook. I un...

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  • Premium Costa Rica Android 9 (Samsung), Tablet Amazon Fire 8   When I go home, I don't see all the playlists for each category, I just see one. Example, on "Based on your recent listening" ...
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