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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 Reserved Playlist Names

Very frustrating that users are allowed to call personal playlists the same as system generated ones like Release Radar, Daily Mix 1 etc. All fine if searching on screen but when asking Google Assistant to "Play Daily Mix 1 on Spotify" you can never ...

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Very frustrating that users are allowed to call personal playlists the same as system generated ones like Release Radar, Daily Mix 1 etc.  All fine if searching on screen but when asking Google ...

Ryrynz

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Superuser Contribution [Android][Playlists] Download Dissapearing/App Resetting

Every now and then my Spotify seems to reset itself. It erases all playlists and defaults back to saving to my phone's memory, as opposed to my SD card. It then tries to download all my playlists again, but to my phone's memory. I have to turn off da...

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Every now and then my Spotify seems to reset itself. It erases all playlists and defaults back to saving to my phone's memory, as opposed to my SD card. It then tries to download all my playlists aga...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Spotify active playback control not working

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 10My Question or IssueMy controls are stuck in Villain K/DA but It's playing savage love, I seem to be able to play and pause the track and change to other music but th...

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Plan Premium Country Philippines Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue My controls are stuck in Villain K/DA but It's playing savage love, I seem to...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Alexa didn't recognized Spotify

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 Hi, When I start Alexa, it does not recognize Spotify and automatically starts Google play w...

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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   ...

Jeremy

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Can't play any music

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSince 4 days, I just can't play any music with Spotify. I get stuck at 0:00 (see pic) on each song, loadin indefinitely for no reasons. I've tried everything ...

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Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung Galaxy S8+ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Since 4 days, I just can't play any music with Spotify. I get stuck at 0:00 (see p...

Dade_00

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution The Android app dosent open the full lyrics.

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceSamsung Galaxy s20 ultraOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhen i open the spotify app and play a song with lyrics it show everything just fine until i try to tap on the lyrics and see the whole thing then it ...

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Plan Premium Country India Device Samsung Galaxy s20 ultra Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue When i open the spotify app and play a song with lyrics it show everything...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts will not play.

On my device Galxy Note 8 Spotify is no longer playing any podcasts.I can download them but they will not play.

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On my device Galxy Note 8 Spotify is no longer playing any podcasts. I can download them but they will not play.

nickvdwal

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Editing sections on home page in app

PlanPremiumCountryU.S. DevicePixel 4XLOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or Issue Is there an option to turn off or atleast edit the "Good Afternoon" section?To take it a step further is there a way to edit other sections like "Your Top Shows"? T...

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  Plan Premium Country U.S.  Device Pixel 4XL Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue   Is there an option to turn off or atleast edit the "Good Afternoon" ...

Billy-J

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Solved!! Trick Spotify in to casting at 320?

Hi,If I cast phone audio via Google home into a Chromecast Audio then open Spotify and play music, the Audio Quality option remains bold/active theoretically playing at 'Very High' and 320kbps. Is this correct? I know casting from within Spotify limi...

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Hi, If I cast phone audio via Google home into a Chromecast Audio then open Spotify and play music, the Audio Quality option remains bold/active theoretically playing at 'Very High' and 320kbps. Is ...

Billy-J

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[Android] The option to choose where to store downloaded music is not available anymore

I do not have the option to choose whether I want to storage downloaded music in the internal storage or in the SD-Card of my Android-Phone.It is also not possible to completely uninstall the app. I have followed the instructions given in other posts...

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I do not have the option to choose whether I want to storage downloaded music in the internal storage or in the SD-Card of my Android-Phone. It is also not possible to completely uninstall the app. ...

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30 minutes of Ad free going immediately into more ads.

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceMoto G stylusOperating SystemAndroid OreoSpotify Version 8.5.84.875 My Question or IssueSpotify will come up, and offer me an ad for 30 minutes of ad-free music. I tap on the watch now button, and the ad plays. Immed...

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Plan Free Country United States Device Moto G stylus Operating System Android Oreo Spotify Version 8.5.84.875   My Question or Issue Spotify will come up, and offer me an ad for ...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution I can only skip songs forward

It's really annoying that when i want to replay a song that I can't do so with my headset shortcuts. I can only Play/Pause or skip forward. And it's not the headset beacause I've already tried it with a different Music Player and it works there. Can ...

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It's really annoying that  when i want to replay a song that I can't do so with my headset shortcuts. I can only Play/Pause or skip forward. And it's not the headset beacause I've already tried ...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution 'Your Daily Drive' playlist glitching

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceGoogle Pixel 4XLOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueHi team, I recently updated my phone's OS and the Spotify app and since then my 'Your Daily Drive' has been glitching. When a news podcast is finished pla...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia Device Google Pixel 4XL Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue Hi team,   I recently updated my phone's OS and the Spotify app...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution App autoplays music to my bluetooth headphones on start

DeviceGalaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 stockHeadphonesAllcaca bluetooth 5.0 (Amazon link)My Question or IssueEvery time I either connect my headphones with the Spotify app open, or open the app with my headphones already connected, it automatic...

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Device Galaxy S7 Operating System Android 8.0.0 stock Headphones Allcaca bluetooth 5.0 (Amazon link) My Question or Issue Every time I either connect my headphones with the Spotify app open, o...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Recommended Songs Section Disappears on Screen Reorientation

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceSamsung Tab S4Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueVery frequently when my screen reorients from horizontal to vertical or back the recommended song section at the bottom of a playlis...

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  Plan Premium Country U.S. Device Samsung Tab S4 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Very frequently when my screen reorients fr...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Android App Starts Skipping like a scratched CD and stops playing when Phone is in lock screen

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 3aXLOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueWhen I lock my screen and set my phone down it almost immediately starts skipping like a scratched CD and sometimes even stops playing until I pick up the phone. I be...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 3aXL Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue When I lock my screen and set my phone down it almost immediately starts skipping like a s...

Jaqyra24

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Superuser Contribution Volume control lost Chromecast Audio

PlanPremium CountryUkraine DeviceMotorola Z2 Force Operating SystemAndroid 9 stock My Question or Issue After some time (3-20 min) lost cast volume control when casting to Chromecast Audio. Volume control working only when app active, and not working...

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Plan Premium   Country Ukraine   Device Motorola Z2 Force   Operating System Android 9 stock       My Question or Issue     After some time (3...

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Spotify app will play randomly unkown titles but not what I try to choose

PlanPremium Family AboCountryGermanyDeviceOnePlus 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid 10 (Oxygen OS 10.0.9) My Question or IssueSince today morning I can't choose any titel to hear in spotify app. Spotify app then randomly play unkown titles I've never hear...

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Plan Premium Family Abo Country Germany Device OnePlus 7 Pro Operating System Android 10 (Oxygen OS 10.0.9)   My Question or Issue Since today morning I can't choose any titel to hear ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify refuses to play any songs on mobile

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceSamsung galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issue Mobile spotify refuses to play any songs at all. It was fine on the way to college this morning but has since quit. When i hit shuffle play, it displays the "tryi...

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  Plan Free Country USA Device Samsung galaxy 9 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue   Mobile spotify refuses to play any songs at all. It was fine on the way...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Green play button not working

PlanPremiumCountry Device Samsung Galaxy s20+Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue2 days ago the green play button stopped working. I search any artist click it nothing. Go to there artist radio it works or even my playlist. Checked for phone ...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device  Samsung Galaxy s20+ Operating System Android    My Question or Issue 2 days ago the green play button stopped working. I search an...

Ivan

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