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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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Presave

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the edoasier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the edoasier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Mac...

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Albums that are unavailable are not greyed out, but still can't be played.

If I get linked to a spotify album that is unavailable in my region, the album will show identical to that of an album that is available. However, if i add the album to my library, it will show the tracks greyed out as intended. Not sure if this is a...

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If I get linked to a spotify album that is unavailable in my region, the album will show identical to that of an album that is available. However, if i add the album to my library, it will show the t...

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Superuser Contribution Incorrect image displaying in the app

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung SM-S766COperating SystemAndroid 4.3 My Question or IssueAny images inside the app do not displaying properly (may be not displaying at all or only small horizontal piece of artwork). The very last version that works fine is 8...

Visitor

  Plan Premium Device Samsung SM-S766C Operating System Android 4.3   My Question or Issue Any images inside the app do not displaying properly (may be not displaying at all or onl...

Xenia

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Superuser Contribution Menus Rarely Load

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid 9 (up to date) My Question or IssueFor YEARS Ive been dealing with an issue where when I try to search for songs or artists from my phone, or access these menu for a song/artist/alb...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android 9 (up to date)   My Question or Issue For YEARS Ive been dealing with an issue where when I try to search fo...

Xenia

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How to run two APKs of Spotify without root?

DeviceGalaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueDoes anyone know how to run two APKs of Spotify without the use of root? My intention behind this is to run two Spotify accounts without spending time on switching accounts by logging in an...

Roadie

  Device Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Does anyone know how to run two APKs of Spotify without the use of root? My intention behind this is to run two S...

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Notification Bar Missing

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've noticed that the Spotify bar that is usually present in the notification bar when the app is running (has the pause and skip ...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've noticed that the Spotify bar that is usually...

Emilia_8

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Superuser Contribution Slight Buzz in right earphone

Plan : Premium Country: Hungary Device: Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Operating System: Android My Question or Issue: I am using bluetooth headphones (Samsung Galaxy Buds), and on nearly every song, there's a slight buzz in my right earphone. Only the rig...

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  Plan : Premium   Country: Hungary   Device: Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)   Operating System: Android     My Question or Issue: I am using bluetooth headphones (S...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth navigation with Android app

PlanPremium FamilyCountryGermanyDevice(Samsung Galaxy S9)Operating System(Android Pie) My Question or IssueI'm totally new to Spotify. I have used Google Music for several years and was quite satisfied. There is one unrelated reason I switched away f...

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Plan Premium Family Country Germany Device (Samsung Galaxy S9) Operating System (Android Pie)   My Question or Issue I'm totally new to Spotify. I have used Google Music for several ye...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Mobile Data vs. WiFi priority

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceGoogle Pixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 10 My IssueAt home i use my WiFi, but also have my mobile data activated, so i don't have to switch it on when i leave home and vice versa. This morning i noticed, that Spotify didn...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Google Pixel 2 Operating System Android 10   My Issue At home i use my WiFi, but also have my mobile data activated, so i don't have to switch it on...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution [Android] Why can't the Android app download local files properly?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGoogle Pixel 4, Galaxy S10e, LG G8Operating SystemPixel 4 - Android 10, Dec security patchS10e - Android 9, OneUI 1.1, Dec security patchLG G8 - Android 9, Nov security patch My Question or IssueThis question mainly pertain...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country USA Device Google Pixel 4, Galaxy S10e, LG G8 Operating System Pixel 4 - Android 10, Dec security patch S10e - Android 9, OneUI 1.1, Dec security patch LG G8 - Android 9...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution No dislike button?

How come there is no option to dislike songs anymore? How do you suppose your AI to become smarter unless you have human input? Give us back the option to dislike songs!

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  How come there is no option to dislike songs anymore? How do you suppose your AI to become smarter unless you have human input? Give us back the option to dislike songs! 

Peter

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Solved!! Download copyright free music on Android

PlanPremiumMy Question or IssueI have some songs that are 100% copyright free but also they are not in Spotify, so on my dekstop I can listen to them, but I've created a playlist and downloaded it and it seems like Spotify identifies them as pirated ...

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Plan Premium My Question or Issue I have some songs that are 100% copyright free but also they are not in Spotify, so on my dekstop I can listen to them, but I've created a playlist and downloaded...

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Playlist

When I search for a song, it doesn't let me play it, but it tells me that if I want to add it to a playlist, what can I do?

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  When I search for a song, it doesn't let me play it, but it tells me that if I want to add it to a playlist, what can I do?

Emilia_8

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Recommendations/suggestions are absolutely awful.

I've been trying to use this service, but I can't get rid of songs that I REPEATEDLY click do not play again to, so I'm stuck here going around the same 30~50 songs spotify is throwing at me. It's so dumb that in order to teach this algorithm, I basi...

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I've been trying to use this service, but I can't get rid of songs that I REPEATEDLY click do not play again to, so I'm stuck here going around the same 30~50 songs spotify is throwing at me. It's so...

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Superuser Contribution NEw on Premium Family - "Premium Feature found" - can't listen to audiobook

PlanPremium Family (currently free)DeviceSamsung A5, Samsung A8 (2018), Windows 10 with Chrome and Web Player.Operating SystemAndroid 9, Windows 10App VersionAndroid 8.5.36.747My Question or IssueHi,we are new to Premium Family (currently in the free...

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Plan Premium Family (currently free) Device Samsung A5, Samsung A8 (2018), Windows 10 with Chrome and Web Player. Operating System Android 9, Windows 10 App Version Android 8.5.36.747 My Ques...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Unable to play Artist Radio

Sorry for the cross post as I'm having problems on the desktop and android version: I'm unable to play Artist Radio for Keith Jarrett - web player says 'Error Could not load this playlist' and android player says 'Missing Playlist This playlist is no...

Music Fan

Sorry for the cross post as I'm having problems on the desktop and android version:   I'm unable to play Artist Radio for Keith Jarrett - web player says 'Error Could not load this playlist' a...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Language

PlanFreeCountry DeviceSamsung s8Operating System My Question or IssueI transferred my data from my old s8 to a new one, it went good but the language changed. I checked my language settings and it was still in English.

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  Plan Free Country   Device Samsung s8 Operating System   My Question or Issue I transferred my data from my old s8 to a new one, it went good but the language changed.&nbsp...

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Superuser Contribution (Android) Music stops playing randomly

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGalaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid version 9 My Question or IssueWhile streaming music, every 5-10 songs, the music will randomly stop playing during the first 5-15 seconds in the song, put the pause button is visible, indica...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Galaxy S9 Operating System Android version 9   My Question or Issue While streaming music, every 5-10 songs, the music will randomly stop playin...

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Bring back three dots Add/modify options in main views.

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceoneplus 3tOperating SystemAndroid 9.0.6 My Question or IssueSince update it is less straight to access... Menu when in artist view to add modify to queue/playlist etc Now process is not optimized and requires multip...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device oneplus 3t Operating System Android 9.0.6       My Question or Issue Since update it is less straight to access... Menu when in arti...

Luan

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Bad Place for Dislike Button

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issue I can't understand how this software was designed like this. On different scenarios the like button changes places! And the dislike button takes its place! I...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue   I can't understand how this software was designed like this. On...

Luan

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