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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 application does not resume playback after the call

PlanPremiumCountryCzechDeviceXiaomi A2 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueIt does not matter if conected wire or bluetooth headphones. If the phone rings during playback, the application closes and playback does not resume. Only Spoti...

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  •     Plan Premium Country Czech Device Xiaomi A2 Lite Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue It does not matter if conected wire or bluetooth headphones. If the ...
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Superuser Contribution Podcast don't start playing

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceGoogle Pixel 4XLSpotify WebAppOperating SystemAndroid 11Windows 10 My Question or IssueI can't listen to podcasts. They're always lagging or dont even start playing. Music works fine both on my Phone and on my Laptop. E...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Google Pixel 4XL Spotify WebApp Operating System Android 11 Windows 10   My Question or Issue I can't listen to podcasts. They're always lagging...
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Superuser Contribution Playing ads offline with premium?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid Version 10; One UI Version 2.5 My Question or Issue***All this happens while online and offline. And I only listen to music from my downloaded playlist.*** Ok so. When I get into m...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android Version 10; One UI Version 2.5   My Question or Issue ***All this happens while online and offline....
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Superuser Contribution Local File Playback Choppy on Android

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of America DeviceKindle Fire Tablet (KFFOWI)Operating SystemAndroid 5.1.1 My Question or IssueWhen I download local files on my Kindle Fire Tablet, which downloads them to the SD card, the playback is extremely choppy....

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  • Plan Premium Country United States of America   Device Kindle Fire Tablet (KFFOWI) Operating System Android 5.1.1   My Question or Issue When I download local files on my Kindle ...
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Superuser Contribution Hidden songs are still played via Connect/Chromecast

Why are Songs i have hidden from a playlist still played when i do streaming via Connect or Chromecast. This is super annoying. It works perfectly when listening on my iPhone/Mac directly

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  • Why are Songs i have hidden from a playlist still played when i do streaming via Connect or Chromecast. This is super annoying. It works perfectly when listening on my iPhone/Mac directly  &nbs...
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Superuser Contribution Don’t show podcasts

I don’t listen to podcasts. Over half of my Home Screen is podcasts. I don’t want to see podcasts or podcast recommendations on my Home Screen.

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  • I don’t listen to podcasts. Over half of my Home Screen is podcasts. I don’t want to see podcasts or podcast recommendations on my Home Screen. 
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Superuser Contribution Dialy Mixes gone?

My Question or IssueFor the last 2-3 weeks, instead of having Dialy Mixes in my "Made for you" page, I have Genre Mixes or Artist Mixes. I liked a lot the Dialy mixes I had and I don't like these new mixes nearly as much. As well the Dialy Mixes were...

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  • My Question or Issue For the last 2-3 weeks, instead of having Dialy Mixes in my "Made for you" page, I have Genre Mixes or Artist Mixes. I liked a lot the Dialy mixes I had and I don't like these n...
  • Ivan
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Superuser Contribution Sin conexión en datos womchile

PlanPremiumCountryChileDevicePoco x3Operating SystemAndroid 10My Question or IssueHola, tengo problemas con operador móvil wom de Chile, al usar su bolsa de música ilimitada que ellos brindan através de promociones Spotify dice que no tengo conexion....

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  • Plan Premium Country Chile Device Poco x3 Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Hola, tengo problemas con operador móvil wom de Chile, al usar su bolsa de música ilimitada que ell...
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Superuser Contribution Several Small Issues

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMotorola Moto e5 PlayOperating SystemAndroid 10 I am having several small issues on Spotify Android.Most times I am listening and then connect to Bluetooth, the current song is skipped and shuffle is turned off (meaning it ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Motorola Moto e5 Play Operating System Android 10   I am having several small issues on Spotify Android. Most times I am listening and then connect to ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify takes for ever to play songs (just the annyoing green circle which rotates..)

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceOnePlus NordOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSince the recent update (dec.17-ish) my spotify wont't play any songs. It can't even search for songs, the only thing that shows up is the green circle which rot...

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  • Plan Premium Country Norway Device OnePlus Nord Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Since the recent update (dec.17-ish) my spotify wont't play any songs. It can't even ...
  • Ivan
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[Android][Connect] Moved country but data from other country - location problem

Hello, I moved from the UK to Switzerland 9 months ago and was using spotify free without problems. I've now updated the location to Switzerland, but the data is still coming from my UK sim card so I think spotify is confused. I need to keep this set...

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  • Hello, I moved from the UK to Switzerland 9 months ago and was using spotify free without problems. I've now updated the location to Switzerland, but the data is still coming from my UK sim card so I...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No Playback on Android App

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHuawei P10Operating SystemAndroid 9 Pie My Question or Issue:The app on my phone doesn't start the playback. The icon turns on pause, what makes it looks like music its playing, but there is no audio, the timer doesnt m...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawei P10 Operating System Android 9 Pie   My Question or Issue: The app on my phone doesn't start the playback. The icon turns on pause, what make...
  • Alex
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify wont install

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSpotify wrapped wouldnt work so i uninstalled spotify on google play and it wont reinstall. I h...

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  •   Plan Premium Country U.S. Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Spotif...
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Superuser Contribution Says I'm in offline mode.

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceSamsung J7 CrownOperating System Android My Question or Issue I have had not trouble with the spotify app until all of the sudden it wouldn't play my song. It would display the name of the song and allow me to run all of th...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device Samsung J7 Crown Operating System  Android   My Question or Issue  I have had not trouble with the spotify app until all of the sudden ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify no longer displays downloaded artists

PlanPremiumCountryCzech Republic DeviceHuawei Y5Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI have a continuous problem displaying followed artists offline (e.g. 'Alt-J' in the attached screenshots) that I downloaded songs from. It only says to fin...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Czech Republic  Device Huawei Y5 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I have a continuous problem displaying followed artists offline (e....
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New Release SPAM

 PlanPremiumCountryBrazil (unfortunately)DeviceSamsung Galaxy Operating SystemAndroid How to delete New Release Spam from appearing in my Spotify app initial screen? I have a release from an EP called "Artistry, The Cult" annoying me in my Spotify ap...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast availability in Russia

When will podcasts be made available in Russia?This is something that has been suggested and nothing has been done yet. So if any spotify employee responds to this, please don't say to make an idea and vote on it. Just please answer my question if th...

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  • When will podcasts be made available in Russia? This is something that has been suggested and nothing has been done yet. So if any spotify employee responds to this, please don't say to make an idea...
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Superuser Contribution Ads that don't seem embeded by the content creator on podcasts

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating System Why am I hearing ads on my premium membership when I listen to podcasts ? I chatted with a customer service agent today that kept telling me the ads were embeded in the episodesby the con...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System   Why am I hearing ads on my premium membership when I listen to podcasts ? I chatted with a customer service...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working properly

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore DeviceSamsung Note 20 Ultra 5GOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueAutoplay doesn't work when on an album or individual single. After song finished it stops. I have tried a fresh install, clearing cache, clearing...

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  • Plan Premium Country Singapore   Device Samsung Note 20 Ultra 5G Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Autoplay doesn't work when on an album or individual single. A...
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Samsung watch 3 + IOS - nightmare!

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceIphone SE2 and samsung watch 3Operating SystemIOS 14.3 and Tizen5.5.0.1 My Question or IssueGot a nice samsung watch 3. Installed spotify app and cannot get pass the screen on the watch with 'you are now streaming t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Iphone SE2 and samsung watch 3 Operating System IOS 14.3 and Tizen5.5.0.1   My Question or Issue Got a nice samsung watch 3. Installed spotify a...
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