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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 Like button in notification playback widget inconsistency

PlanPremiumCountryBEDeviceSamsung S24 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueUsually, when clicking on the Like button (circled '+') on the notification widget that appears when playing a song, it adds that song to the "Liked Songs" play...

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Plan Premium Country BE Device Samsung S24 Ultra Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue Usually, when clicking on the Like button (circled '+') on the notification widget t...

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Superuser Contribution When launched with Alexa, music pauses when I unlock my phone

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceOnePlus 8TOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueHere is the steps to reproduce the issue :- I play music using an Alexa voice command through my JBL Authentics 300 connected wifi speaker (it handles voice comman...

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Plan Premium Country France Device OnePlus 8T Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue Here is the steps to reproduce the issue : - I play music using an Alexa voice command...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle should shuffle your playlist AND recommend songs

apparently, smart shuffle ONLY adds recommended songs to your playlist. Either rename Smart Shuffle to Smart Recommendations, or make it so that Smart Shuffle actually shuffles your playlist as well. I would love to find new music to listen to.

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apparently, smart shuffle ONLY adds recommended songs to your playlist. Either rename Smart Shuffle to Smart Recommendations, or make it so that Smart Shuffle actually shuffles your playlist as well....

Vasil

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Accidentally unliking/ removing songs from playlists on the Android lock screen...

It's absolutely ridiculous, you need to press several buttons to remove a song regularly, this was done specifically to prevent this issue, but it's still one click on the lock screen which leads to me constantly losing songs because I'll knock the b...

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It's absolutely ridiculous, you need to press several buttons to remove a song regularly, this was done specifically to prevent this issue, but it's still one click on the lock screen which leads to ...

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Superuser Contribution I can't play songs in any order without Premium anymore on Android!

I wanna know EXACTLY why they took away playing songs in any order on mobile and tablet versions of Spotify, when you dont have Premium. PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy A15Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or Issue

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I wanna know EXACTLY why they took away playing songs in any order on mobile and tablet versions of Spotify, when you dont have Premium.  Plan Free Country United States Device Samsung Gal...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution song not showing up when i add to playlist

the song "This Could Build us a Home" by The Garden wont show up in my playlists for some reason, and i already tried reinstalling Spotify, any help?

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the song "This Could Build us a Home" by The Garden wont show up in my playlists for some reason, and i already tried reinstalling Spotify, any help?

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Why can't I view the bottom of my playlist on mobile

I have a playlist of 303 songs I cannot see anything past may 2024. It only shows 94 songs and loops when I play the last song at the end of the playlist. I am on android I have a Family Premium account I turn auto mix off. Please help me I am going ...

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I have a playlist of 303 songs I cannot see anything past may 2024. It only shows 94 songs and loops when I play the last song at the end of the playlist. I am on android I have a Family Premium acco...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Disconnecting Spotify connect

Hi there, I have Spotify premium in new Zealand. I have an iphone 8 that is connected to a speaker in my baby's room. We play White Noise through this phone and speaker. I need this to be linked to my account so there are no ads. For my every day pho...

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Hi there,    I have Spotify premium in new Zealand.    I have an iphone 8 that is connected to a speaker in my baby's room. We play White Noise through this phone and speaker....

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Multiple Android Auto Issues - Volume change and mixes not accurate

I have 2 major issues with Spotify while using it through Android Auto. 1) whenever I try to play any other sound (MLB app, YouTube, etc) through Android Auto, it works fine at first, but as soon as I adjust the volume up or down, Spotify automatical...

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I have 2 major issues with Spotify while using it through Android Auto. 1) whenever I try to play any other sound (MLB app, YouTube, etc) through Android Auto, it works fine at first, but as soon a...

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Superuser Contribution How do I get all of my picture albums to show, when choosing a cover photo?

I'm trying to add art to my playlist, but the only album options that it's giving me are from my downloads, camera, and screenshots. I have several other gallery photos to choose from, and they won't display as options.

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I'm trying to add art to my playlist, but the only album options that it's giving me are from my downloads, camera, and screenshots. I have several other gallery photos to choose from, and they won't...

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Superuser Contribution volume increasing when sleep timer is on

when the sleep timer is on songs sometimes start playing really loud it only happens when sleep timer is on and returns to normal volume after I pause it.

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when the sleep timer is on songs sometimes start playing really loud it only happens when sleep timer is on and returns to normal volume after I pause it.

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Superuser Contribution Randomly pausing and skipping (wired headphones)

DeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid 11 I use wired headphones on my OnePlus and Spotify has started randomly pausing and skipping songs. NOTICE: I know why this happens. The headphone wire is getting old and that means that the connection is not 1...

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Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android 11   I use wired headphones on my OnePlus and Spotify has started randomly pausing and skipping songs. NOTICE: I know why this happens. The headpho...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Playlists not Loading on Android

This morning I've found that the Spotify App on my Android Phone will not load any playlists, Not my personal ones, nor recommended and found in Search. The Menus work fine and I can still play music through Search, but no Access to Playlists, they'r...

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This morning I've found that the Spotify App on my Android Phone will not load any playlists, Not my personal ones, nor recommended and found in Search. The Menus work fine and I can still play music...

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Superuser Contribution Multiple android issues

Hello, I'm in the US, use the family plan and am having some issues with one of our devices. He has a Motorola razr plus 2023 and the OS is Android 14. First off, his device does not seem to be using smart shuffle properly when picking artist radio s...

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Hello, I'm in the US, use the family plan and am having some issues with one of our devices.   He has a Motorola razr plus 2023 and the OS is Android 14. First off, his device does not seem to...

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Superuser Contribution The app keep pausing with out me pausing it?it plays well in air plain mode

I play music and a few sec or min latter the music pauses. If I set It on air plain mode it plays well no interruptions. This is on my galaxy note 24 using Samsung wireless head phones.

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I play music and a few sec or min latter the music pauses. If I set It on air plain mode it plays well no interruptions. This is on my galaxy note 24 using Samsung wireless head phones.

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Why are my most listened songs of the last 12 months a copy of last year

Few days ago when I was looking at my stats I noticed the my top songs for the last year have suddenly became a copy of my last years wrapped results. I haven't listened to these songs in more than a year and a half. They just suddenly appeared out o...

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Few days ago when I was looking at my stats I noticed the my top songs for the last year have suddenly became a copy of my last years wrapped results. I haven't listened to these songs in more than a...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't search in liked songs if I scroll down a bit

If I search at the top of liked songs then it works fine but if I scroll down a bit and pull down the search bar to use it, it tells me that I misspelled something when I did not do that. Even if I just type a letter in the search bar it comes back s...

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If I search at the top of liked songs then it works fine but if I scroll down a bit and pull down the search bar to use it, it tells me that I misspelled something when I did not do that. Even if I j...

Animefan_69

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When I skip the time of the track the volume turns down for a second, then it comes back at normal.

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceSamsung Galaxy A71Operating SystemAndroid 13, One UI 5.1My Question or IssueThis might be a feature, but since it bothers me, I'd like to report it here. When I skip the time of a song (like to 0m54s - 2m17s), the volume...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Samsung Galaxy A71 Operating System Android 13, One UI 5.1 My Question or Issue This might be a feature, but since it bothers me, I'd like to report it he...

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