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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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Solved!! Can't access queue

PlanPremiumOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueHi everyone, Since a few hours ago I can't reach my queued songs list : the button is Grey, as if I hadn't subscribed to Spotify premium.Any ideas on the reason? Thank you's Samuel Padolus

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  Plan Premium Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Hi everyone,  Since a few hours ago I can't reach my queued songs list : the button is Grey, as if I hadn't sub...

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Quiet over car Bluetooth

I know there's already countless threads about this all over the internet and I've already read through many of them. I'm making a new thread anyway so the developers know that this is still a problem for many people and it's the reason I'm not going...

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I know there's already countless threads about this all over the internet and I've already read through many of them. I'm making a new thread anyway so the developers know that this is still a proble...

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No shuffle on Discover weekly now playing screen on Android

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy 10Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI use The Clock app by Google as my alarm and have it set to play a random song from my Spotify liked songs. This works and is great except this then tur...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy 10 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I use The Clock app by Google as my alarm and have it set to play a rand...

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Superuser Contribution Images don't fully load

PlanFreeCountryMéxico DeviceLanix ilium m1 Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueWhen I enter spotify some images do not fully load this happens in images of artists or albums, the application is updated to the latest version and already cl...

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Plan Free Country México  Device Lanix ilium m1  Operating System Android 7.0    My Question or Issue When I enter spotify some images do not fully load this happens in ...

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[iOS][Other] Update the App Widget to give us Pause/Play/Forward

Recently on iOS 14 an App widget was added, while it is very much appreciated, I feel it's a bit underwhelming.I'd like the ability to Pause/Play, skip ahead, and go backwards when listening to tracks.Why can't we get something similar to the Android...

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Recently on iOS 14 an App widget was added, while it is very much appreciated, I feel it's a bit underwhelming. I'd like the ability to Pause/Play, skip ahead, and go backwards when listening to t...

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Android app deletes all of my downloads.

PlanPremium DuoDeviceMotorola G8 PowerOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI had well over 8000 songs downloaded on my device, but for some reason Spotify has decided to randomly delete every single one of them. This is the second time it...

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Plan Premium Duo Device Motorola G8 Power Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I had well over 8000 songs downloaded on my device, but for some reason Spotify has de...

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'listen on' bug

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceOne plus 7TOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhen pressing Sonos speaker on the 'Listen on' page in the app, there is no response.When Sonos is playing and you want to move music back to the device,...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device One plus 7T Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue When pressing Sonos speaker on the 'Listen on' page in the app, there is no r...

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Can't stop Shuffle with new narrow sidebar on tablet

I have a Samsung tablet. It used to display the "Now Playing" at the wide bottom where I could see a variety of controls. Now it's occupying about 1" wide of space in a column on the left of the screen. There are no controls visible for what is playi...

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I have a Samsung tablet. It used to display the "Now Playing" at the wide bottom where I could see a variety of controls. Now it's occupying about 1" wide of space in a column on the left of the scre...

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Music stops playing (tried all fixes)

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceGalaxy S10eOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueMy music stops playing randomly. I tried uninstalling, reinstalling, accepting all permissions, making sure the app can run in the background, and setting it to "no...

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Plan Premium Country U.S. Device Galaxy S10e Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue My music stops playing randomly. I tried uninstalling, reinstalling, accepting all permi...

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Control from headphones

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSony Xperia 5iiOperating SystemAndroid 10 I just got my phone and I tried connecting Bluetooth headphones to it. They connected, I was playing music from Spotify, but then I realized that I cannot play/stop and skip song...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Sony Xperia 5ii Operating System Android 10   I just got my phone and I tried connecting Bluetooth headphones to it. They connected, I was playing mus...

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Superuser Contribution Can't play saved/downloaded songs via artist section when on offline mode

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippines DeviceHuawei P30 Lite / Model: MAR-LX2Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issue Good day! Recently, I updated (October update) my Spotify app on my Android smartphone. Then I am getting issues wherein I can't play ...

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Plan Premium Country Philippines   Device Huawei P30 Lite / Model: MAR-LX2 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue   Good day!   Recently, I updated (Octo...

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Re: [Android] Can't access or play podcasts in Your Library

I have the same issue with a new Galaxy S10 Lite and my husband with a Galaxy S10+. We did a clean reinstall of the app several times. Spotify version 8.5.80.1037, Android 10.Also had the issue before with a Galaxy S7. I also cannot access the podcas...

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I have the same issue with a new Galaxy S10 Lite and my husband with a Galaxy S10+. We did a clean reinstall of the app several times. Spotify version 8.5.80.1037, Android 10. Also had the issue bef...

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Google Cast Issue - Connect to my Smart TV from my phone

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 and VIZIO Smart TVOperating SystemAndroid version 10 My Question or IssueWhen I try to play Spotify from my phone to my smart TV via "google cast" it does not work 100%. It will connect and play one song,...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S10 and VIZIO Smart TV Operating System Android version 10   My Question or Issue When I try to play Spotify from my phone to my smart TV...

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Shuffle downloaded and play local songs

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemAndroid 10My Question or IssueI just recently changed from "the big river" and there are two (pretty basic) functions i can't find in the Spotify android app.1.: Just shuffle trough all my downloaded songs. Th...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue I just recently changed from "the big river" and there are two (pretty basic) functions i can't find in the Spot...

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Bluetooth Codec

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 8 ProOperating SystemAndroid 9/10 My Question or IssueIn order to listen to music in the best quality that spotify has, via bluetooth headphones, is the AAC codec required on the headphones or is SBC enough?

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Plan Premium Country   Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro Operating System Android 9/10   My Question or Issue In order to listen to music in the best quality that spotify has, via bl...

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To use the SD card for cache and downloads when it's formatted as Internal Storage

Hi Spotify! I would like to request the feature to use the SD card for cache and downloads when it's formatted as Internal Storage in Android 10 as it's made in YouTube Music. The Spotify app can see only phone's Internal memory which is too low to s...

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Hi Spotify! I would like to request the feature to use the SD card for cache and downloads when it's formatted as Internal Storage in Android 10 as it's made in YouTube Music. The Spotify app can see...

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Solved!! Local files don't play anymore

PlanPremiumCountrySamsung Galaxy s8Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueMy downloaded local files suddenly won't play. They are downloaded to the phone and have the green mark, and as recently as yesterday they ...

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Plan Premium Country Samsung Galaxy s8 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue My downloaded local files suddenly won't play. They are downlo...

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disparition de l'icone paramètres sur mon mi 10 pro tournant sous android - Spotify version 8.5.80.1

PremiumCountryFranceDeviceXiaomi mi 10 proOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueBonjour, depuis quelques temps, la roue crantée permettant l'accession aux paramètres a disparu. Spotify fonctionne sans souci, mais je n'ai forcément plus de ré...

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Premium Country France Device Xiaomi mi 10 pro Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Bonjour, depuis quelques temps, la roue crantée permettant l'accession aux paramètres a...

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Version 8.5.80.1037 Problems

Plan -Premium FamilyCountry UKDevice - Samsung A21Operating System - Android 10My Question or Issue - Spotify will not connect to any devices in my home . Chromecasts through the B+O app. The app runs so slow and becomes un-usable not playing songs ,...

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Plan -Premium Family Country UK Device - Samsung A21 Operating System - Android 10 My Question or Issue - Spotify will not connect to any devices in my home . Chromecasts through the B+O app.&n...

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Full version of Spotify on Android TV

Has anyone managed to sideload the full Android version of Spotify on an Android TV. I have tried a couple of apks with no luck.Thanks

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Has anyone managed to sideload the full Android version of Spotify on an Android TV. I have tried a couple of apks with no luck. Thanks    

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