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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 Queue ignores playlist and repeats 4-5 tracks

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMoto X4Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI have a playlist with a series of albums that play through in-order because there's a story. There are roughly 100 songs in the playlist, and I do have the playlist downl...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Moto X4 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue I have a playlist with a series of albums that play through in-order because there's a story. T...

ChrisWho

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Music starts playing when plugged in to charge

I have a Samsung s7 and have a new issue whereby the phone will start Spotify and begin playing music when put on to charge. This started about two weeks ago. I have had Spotify for several years and this phone for at least 6 months and it has only j...

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I have a Samsung s7 and have a new issue whereby the phone will start Spotify and begin playing music when put on to charge. This started about two weeks ago. I have had Spotify for several years and...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on my Chromecast with android TV plays incorrect song in list.

I go to my liked songs and select a song to play and a different song nearby will play. Sometimes it's off by 2(down the list) sometimes more. Seems the further down the list the farther off it is. Not just an off by 1 error it seems. Seems related t...

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I go to my liked songs and select a song to play and a different song nearby will play. Sometimes it's off by 2(down the list) sometimes more. Seems the further down the list the farther off it is. N...

NotNowFozzie

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Superuser Contribution Music pauses while taking WhatsApp pictures

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

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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  

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops on a last second via JBL Clip 5.

PlanFreeCountryUkraineDeviceSamsung Galaxy A33Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueMy playlists stop at the last second of the first song when my phone is connected via BT to JBL Clip 5.The Next/Prev buttons are inactive, swipe also does no...

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Plan Free Country Ukraine Device Samsung Galaxy A33 Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue My playlists stop at the last second of the first song when my phone is connected...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Autoplay not working

My autoplay has stopped working. It gets to the end of a playlist and starts again. I have toggled with the settings, signed out and in, reinstalled the app, nothing seems to work. Using a Samsung A55 5G

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My autoplay has stopped working. It gets to the end of a playlist and starts again. I have toggled with the settings, signed out and in, reinstalled the app, nothing seems to work. Using a Samsung A5...

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Superuser Contribution Collaborative playlist is not updating new songs added by my friend

Hello, so I made a Collaborative playlist with my girlfriend, she added couple songs at the beginning and I could see them on my app without troubles, after many days she added like 20 songs and in my app I still only see 30 we had before she added n...

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Hello, so I made a Collaborative playlist with my girlfriend, she added couple songs at the beginning and I could see them on my app without troubles, after many days she added like 20 songs and in m...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify deleted my playlist and I can't recover it

Spotify deleted a playlist today that I had made 2 days ago, when I try to recover it spotify says I haven't deleted any playlists

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Spotify deleted a playlist today that I had made 2 days ago, when I try to recover it spotify says I haven't deleted any playlists

9xas6bn87b417x25cign

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Superuser Contribution Equalizer glitch - loud to soft!

This was discussed here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Equalizer-glitch-loud-to-soft/m-p/4436186But the topic was closed?! So, I have to reopen it again. Android Spotify has this glitch for about last 2 months, that when song starts playin...

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This was discussed here: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Equalizer-glitch-loud-to-soft/m-p/4436186 But the topic was closed?! So, I have to reopen it again.   Android Spotify ha...

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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth connected, sounds work, but when I skip the sound stops

Hello ! I just bought new headphones, wireless sound reduction fresh'n'rebel ones (bought them from action) Everything was fine, listened to music for half an hour without issue until at some point, when I skipped a song for another, no sound would c...

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Hello !  I just bought new headphones, wireless sound reduction fresh'n'rebel ones (bought them from action)    Everything was fine, listened to music for half an hour without issue...

OscarDC

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can only play podcasts when they are downloaded

Plan PremiumCountry USADevice Pixel 7 ProOperating System Android 14 My Question or Issue I can no longer play podcasts on my phone unless they are downloaded. Sometimes I can start a podcast and it will stop working once I pause it and try to resume...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 7 Pro Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue   I can no longer play podcasts on my phone unless they are down...

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Superuser Contribution Android Local Files

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.A.DeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHello,I'm trying to get Local Files to appear on my mobile app, but the file doesn't appear even when I have the setting toggled on (see photos). I recently di...

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Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hello, I'm trying to get Local Files to appear on my mobile app, but the file does...

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Superuser Contribution Different volume level

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesia DeviceItel S23Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueI'm using IEMDifferent volume level, left is louder Trying Facebook, yt, tiktok, reddit, Instagram, all normal, but only Spotify that has this problem Trying dif...

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  Plan Premium Country Indonesia   Device Itel S23 Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue I'm using IEM Different volume level, left is louder  Trying Fa...

OscarDC

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Can't play music

There seems to be an advertisment that won't play therefore I can't listen to songs

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There seems to be an advertisment that won't play therefore I can't listen to songs

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Superuser Contribution Static in the left earbud when phone screen goes to sleep/times out

Whenever I am connected to my phone with a Bluetooth headset and listening to Spotify, as long as my screen is awake and active I have zero issues. The second that I lock my phone or my screen times out and goes to sleep, I will get static/crackling ...

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Whenever I am connected to my phone with a Bluetooth headset and listening to Spotify, as long as my screen is awake and active I have zero issues. The second that I lock my phone or my screen times ...

alexei_wu

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Superuser Contribution Explicit content filter not working

PlanFamilyCountryUnited KingdomDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8 and Bowers & Wilkins Formation FlexOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueIn the last week or so, the explicit content filter has stopped working. The setting is off to block explicit conten...

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Plan Family Country United Kingdom Device Samsung Galaxy S8 and Bowers & Wilkins Formation Flex Operating System Android   My Question or Issue In the last week or so, the explicit...

ehigginsfreese

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Superuser Contribution Song plays with no sound and gets stuck

I've got this issue where if i losten to an album or playlist Spotify after playing a song goes to the next song but no audio plays. It also stays on that song and gets stuck. It will keep playing the song even if the song is over. Example the song i...

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I've got this issue where if i losten to an album or playlist Spotify after playing a song goes to the next song but no audio plays. It also stays on that song and gets stuck. It will keep playing th...

TRASTEROS

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Solved!! Can't find repeat option on Android (Spotify Free)

PlanFreeCountrySpainDeviceXiaomi Redmi Note 5A PrimeOperating SystemAndroid Nougat 7.1.2 My Question or IssueI can't find the repeat option in the Now Playing section, I tried selecting the three points and all I've got is the Add to Library option a...

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Plan Free Country Spain Device Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime Operating System Android Nougat 7.1.2   My Question or Issue I can't find the repeat option in the Now Playing section, I trie...

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