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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 - Shuffle play all playlists in a folder

Where did this feature go?I was able to go to the top of a folder containing several playlists and klikk "shuffle play all". Now it's gone, and I want it back!

Music Fan

Where did this feature go? I was able to go to the top of a folder containing several playlists and klikk "shuffle play all".   Now it's gone, and I want it back!

Jeppo80

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Superuser Contribution My queue is unviewable after 1st song

Okay so every time I am connected to my sonos for long, the queue will continue, and I have some control? Like it skips forward or backwards, and it seems like I can still see what's happening, but my current song is never correct. Premium United Sta...

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Okay so every time I am connected to my sonos for long, the queue will continue, and I have some control? Like it skips forward or backwards, and it seems like I can still see what's happening, but m...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Playlist reordered (not by me)

I have Spotify Premium and use it on my computer, phone (Android) and iPad. I have a "new stuff" playlist with 300+ songs from more than 30 albums, what I am currently listening to. I recently noticed that several songs from an album near the top of ...

Casual Listener

I have Spotify Premium and use it on my computer, phone (Android) and iPad.  I have a "new stuff" playlist with 300+ songs from more than 30 albums, what I am currently listening to.  I rec...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Will Android ever have Swiping gestures for minimizing, maximizing the player?

The swipe up/down feature to maximize/minimize the player has been available in iOS for years, but yet android users are left to rot, with a app that is stuck in 2015. Why is this very basic, convienent feature not available in the android app? Deeze...

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The swipe up/down feature to maximize/minimize the player has been available in iOS for years, but yet android users are left to rot, with a app that is stuck in 2015. Why is this very basic, convien...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Cannot share on instagram

PlanPremiumCountry IndiaDeviceGoogle Pixel 2 XLOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueSo when I click to share instead of the song showing up, Instagram story opens up on default mode. The song doesn't show.

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  Plan Premium Country  India Device Google Pixel 2 XL Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue So when I click to share instead of the song showing up, Instagra...

shady19071907

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music is not downloading

Plan Premium Country Germany Device (Old Phone: Huawei P9lite, New Phone: FP3) the only things i have Downloads on Operating System (Old Phone: Android 7.0; New Phone: Android 10) My Question or Issue Hello, I have a new mobile phone and want to down...

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  Plan Premium   Country Germany   Device (Old Phone: Huawei P9lite, New Phone: FP3) the only things i have Downloads on   Operating System (Old Phone: Andro...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution music stops automatically

PlanPremiumCountryTaiwanDeviceSamsung Galaxy note10 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or Issue1. music stops automatically, and I always have to restart the music manually. Sometime it happens 2~3times during 1 song, sometime not happen duri...

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Plan Premium Country Taiwan Device Samsung Galaxy note10 Plus Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue 1. music stops automatically, and I always have to restart th...

Ver

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Superuser Contribution Music pausing during ad on phone

So there is a problem on atleast android phones where of your playing a game, and a ad starts, it auto pauses the music. When the ad ends, it sometimes continues but not always. And this issue happens even though the game is completely muted. If ther...

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So there is a problem on atleast android phones where of your playing a game, and a ad starts, it auto pauses the music. When the ad ends, it sometimes continues but not always. And this issue happen...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution At Night, How Can I Turn My Android Phone Screen Off, When Listening To Spotify App?

Mainly listening in bed, the screen annoyingly won't go off, so I can listen in the dark falling asleep. Music paused or off - I can darken my screen. Music playing - I touch the power button to get a black screen but Spotify immediately forces the s...

Music Fan

Mainly listening in bed, the screen annoyingly won't go off, so I can listen in the dark falling asleep.    Music paused or off - I can darken my screen.    Music playing - I ...

CarlosE

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Re: [Android] I play a song but no music can be heard

Device - Huawei P30 ProOS version - EMUI 11.0.0.138Version - 8.6.12.968 Issue - randomly, between songs, the volume rapidly lowers to muted by itself. This happens on the app on my phone, whether I am using headphones or not, whether I am touching th...

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Device - Huawei P30 Pro OS version - EMUI 11.0.0.138 Version - 8.6.12.968   Issue - randomly, between songs, the volume rapidly lowers to muted by itself. This happens on the app on my phone...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Ads stop playing until I hit the back button

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevicePendoo x10 MAX (Android TV Box)Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSpotify stops ads a little more than half way through. Specifically the mcdonalds one where it lists their COVID procedures, it just stops on the ...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device Pendoo x10 MAX (Android TV Box) Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Spotify stops ads a little more than half way through.  Specifica...

Jeremy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playlist name or album title

When playing a particular playlist from spotify or even my own playlists the 'playlist name' or album title used to show at the top of the screen. It was a great and really useful feature as you could tap the song that was playing and then the playli...

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When playing a particular playlist from spotify or even my own playlists the 'playlist name' or album title used to show at the top of the screen. It was a great and really useful feature as you coul...

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Superuser Contribution Video podcasts on Nvidia Shield?

When can I expect an update to the Nvidia Shield App to support video podcasts like JRE?It seems mind blowing that I can watch a video podcast on my phone but can only play the audio on my TV.

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When can I expect an update to the Nvidia Shield App to support video podcasts like JRE? It seems mind blowing that I can watch a video podcast on my phone but can only play the audio on my TV. 

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Superuser Contribution Spotify wouldn't use SD card as storage

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy Note9Operating SystemAndroid 10 A few days ago I noticed that Spotify was no longer storing downloads on my SD card. But when I went to Spotify's Settings > Storage and re-checked "SD card," I got an error me...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy Note9 Operating System Android 10   A few days ago I noticed that Spotify was no longer storing downloads on my SD card.  But when I ...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Spotify is totally unresponsive with data moved to SD card

Is it even possible to move data to SD card without having some real issues with the speed and responsiveness of the app? I am currently using Samsung Galaxy S20 FE with a reasonably fast Samsung MicroSDXC 256GB EVO (read: 100 MB/s, write: 90 MB/s) a...

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Is it even possible to move data to SD card without having some real issues with the speed and responsiveness of the app? I am currently using Samsung Galaxy S20 FE with a reasonably fast Samsung Mic...

Novy

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No lock screen options

DeviceRealme 7 5g Operating SystemAndroid 10 (Realme UI) My Question or IssueI am trying to get Spotify to appear on my lock screen. The system "music" app does appear on my lock screen and I've attached a screenshot of the settings. In comparison th...

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Device Realme 7 5g   Operating System Android 10 (Realme UI)   My Question or Issue I am trying to get Spotify to appear on my lock screen. The system "music" app does appear on my l...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Spotify glitching and then crashing

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceOppo r11sOperating SystemColor OS My Question or IssueEver since a patch that was released on tuesday my spotify is constantly crashing. I will be listening to music and after a few songs it will all of a sudden stop ...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Oppo r11s Operating System Color OS   My Question or Issue Ever since a patch that was released on tuesday my spotify is constantly crashing. I wi...

Jeremy

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[Android][Playlists] For the love of God, please stop forgetting to autoshuffle my playlists

If I'm not following posting guidelines then please forgive me, I don't have time to learn all of the guidelines and Spotify makes it mighty difficult to provide feedback unless you post on these forums, which is another idea on what needs to be fixe...

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If I'm not following posting guidelines then please forgive me, I don't have time to learn all of the guidelines and Spotify makes it mighty difficult to provide feedback unless you post on these for...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify plays on both phone and computer at the same time on 8.6+

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S21+Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueToday, I created a new account, and added it under a Duo Plan Membership. I downloaded the Desktop app, and the Mobile app, and for some reason, I'm able to ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S21+ Operating System Windows 10    My Question or Issue Today, I created a new account, and added it under a Duo Plan Membership. I...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Like button likes the song but doesn't add it to Liked songs

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid 9.0 I recently started to use Spotify again after around quite a lot years using the recently closed Google Play and I'm finding quite a lot of struggles the service, but I will le...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android 9.0   I recently started to use Spotify again after around quite a lot years using the recently closed Googl...

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