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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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Check if song already in playlist

PlanPremiumCountrySingapore.DevicePixel 2XLOperating SystemAndroid 10. My Question: Is there a way to determine in the mobile version if a song is already in an existing playlist as you add it? If you try to add a song and it's already in the 'same' ...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore. Device Pixel 2XL Operating System Android 10.    My Question:   Is there a way to determine in the mobile version if a song is already in...

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Post Malone refuses to play

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(Moto X4, Amazon Echo, Google Home Hub, Windows 10 Browser)My Question or IssueTitle, none of Post Malone's library will play across my devices. I've tried several. If I click/tap any song in his library nothing happens. Eve...

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Plan Premium Country US Device (Moto X4, Amazon Echo, Google Home Hub, Windows 10 Browser) My Question or Issue Title, none of Post Malone's library will play across my devices.  I've tri...

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Button "Filter" in my library does not work

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceXiaomi Pocophone F1Operating SystemMIUI Global 11.0.5 Stable 11.0.5.0 (PEJMIXM)Spotify Version: 8.5.2.759 My Question or Issue"Filter" button in my library above can be seen, but it can not be tapped. When I tap on it, ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Xiaomi Pocophone F1 Operating System MIUI Global 11.0.5 Stable 11.0.5.0 (PEJMIXM) Spotify Version: 8.5.2.759   My Question or Issue "Filter" butt...

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chopped

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung S10eOperating SystemAndroid 9My Question or IssueWhen I try to share a song on IG's stories, the font of the picture is chopped/blurry, like really low detail. Tried uploading with and without wifi, same problem.

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Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung S10e Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue When I try to share a song on IG's stories, the font of the picture is chopped/blurry, like re...

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App will not connect without phone restart

Plan PremiumFree/PremiumCountry USA Device OnePlus 6T(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Android(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI stream over two devices - a Sony BluRay player at home and F...

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Plan Premium Free/Premium Country USA   Device OnePlus 6T (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Android (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)  ...

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Spotify opening music alone

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceS10+My Question or Issue Hi! In the last couple of weeks, spotify started showing musics playing by youself. When i not using the app, some random music appears to be playing on spotify web. I'm already changed the passw...

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  Plan Premium Country Brazil Device S10+ My Question or Issue   Hi! In the last couple of weeks, spotify started showing musics playing by youself. When i not using the app, some ...

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How do I disable "download liked albums"?

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceHonor 6Operating SystemAndroid 6 (Marshmallow) My Question or IssueI noticed recently that spotify now automatically downloads any liked albums, which is really annoying, because there's no option to turn this off. If I ...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Honor 6 Operating System Android 6 (Marshmallow)   My Question or Issue I noticed recently that spotify now automatically downloads any liked albums,...

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Spotify songs pause when i open a pin in the pinterest app. I am on an android when this happens.

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Can't Access Some Local File Music on Phone

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung galaxy S9Operating SystemWhatever the latest update one is. Sorry, not sure how to check.My Question or IssueSo I got a soundtrack filled with some songs from one of my favourite movies. None of the songs are ...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung galaxy S9 Operating System Whatever the latest update one is. Sorry, not sure how to check. My Question or Issue So I got a soundtrack filled wi...

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No Premium on Android App

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 My Question or IssueI'm trying the offer Premium 3 months for free. The website in the browser says that I have Premium until February 29th. But in the Android app I'm still a Free user. I have alread...

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Plan Premium Country Austria Device Samsung Galaxy S10   My Question or Issue I'm trying the offer Premium 3 months for free. The website in the browser says that I have Premium until Fe...

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Randomly downloads albums and playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid Oreo I don't use the "download" feature but Spotify is forcing it on me.When I launch the app, a random album or playlist I recently played will attempt to be downloaded. It only occurs when...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android Oreo   I don't use the "download" feature but Spotify is forcing it on me. When I launch the app, a random album or p...

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Equaliser not working when starting and phone locked

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Note 8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueThe equaliser in Spotify will not work if the device is paired when the lock screen is engaged. It only works when I open the phone with my fingerprint. This...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Note 8 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue The equaliser in Spotify will not work if the device is paired when the lock scre...

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Full screen

I'm trying to get my spotify in full screen mode the way that it'd hide my android notification bar it worked for a few time (see below) but then it reappeared again PlanPrenium CountryFrance DeviceHuawei p30 Operating SystemAndroid 9.1.0 My Question...

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I'm trying to get my spotify in full screen mode the way that it'd hide my android notification bar it worked for a few time (see below) but then it reappeared again  Plan Prenium  Count...

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[AndroidAuto] App not updating current song playing

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDevicePixel 2XLOperating SystemAndroid 10.0 My Question or IssueWhen listening to a downloaded playlist in offline mode, the song title and cover art do not get updated on the Android Auto screen as the songs change. This was ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Pixel 2XL Operating System Android 10.0   My Question or Issue When listening to a downloaded playlist in offline mode, the song title and cover art ...

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Selecting song and it won't play

PlanPremium DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI Am having an issue mainly when I am playing music through a device. There will be a song playing and I want to pick another. I go into the library and find the song, cl...

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Plan Premium   Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I Am having an issue mainly when I am playing music through a device.   There will b...

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Wont play selecting track issue
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Solved!! Spotify connect downloads songs at startup

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHuawei P smartOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueHi everyone. Every time I turn on Spotify connect on my phone, it downloads 50 songs. Why is this possible? I have activated "Very good quality". Can that spil...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawei P smart Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Hi everyone. Every time I turn on Spotify connect on my phone, it downloads...

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Spotify won't play locally imported songs

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSince a week or so Spotify on Android won't play most of the songs (mp3s) that I imported on my laptop. They are greyed out in the playlists, even thou...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android     My Question or Issue Since a week or so Spotify on Android won't play most of the songs ...

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Can I play local files from my phone ?

Can I play local files from my phone ? Meaning - play songs that I saved on my phone from the spotify app player, like you can do from the desktop app?

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Can I play local files from my phone ? Meaning - play songs that I saved on my phone from the spotify app player, like you can do from the desktop app?

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Superuser Contribution Album Art not appearing for certain songs

I have downloaded a mass amount of songs but some of them lose their album arts, but at the same time, albums load up very slow and for albums i've never looked at before, the album art doesn't load up. And I really like the album art so can anyone t...

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I have downloaded a mass amount of songs but some of them lose their album arts, but at the same time, albums load up very slow and for albums i've never looked at before, the album art doesn't load ...

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Spotify não funciona

PlanPremiumCountryBrasil/BrazilDeviceSamsung galaxy a50Operating System Android 9 PIE My Question or IssueMeu spotify simplesmente não funciona, não conecta ao wifi ou 4g, não consigo abrir as configurações nem as playlists já baixadas. Já tentei lim...

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Plan Premium Country Brasil/Brazil Device Samsung galaxy a50 Operating System  Android 9 PIE   My Question or Issue Meu spotify simplesmente não funciona, não conecta ao wifi ou 4...

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