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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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Player UI issue with Storyline and Quick Reply

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceOnePlus 3TOperating SystemAndroid 9Spotify Version8.5.31.676 IssueStoryline is pushed over the player controls. Reopening the player fixes the issue.The heads-up notification present in the screenshot is not relevant; Q...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device OnePlus 3T Operating System Android 9 Spotify Version 8.5.31.676   Issue Storyline is pushed over the player controls. Reopening the player fixes ...

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My phone app has stopped working

Premium PlanCountry - South Africa DeviceSamsung J7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHi thereMy phone app stopped working. It says I am offline.I was able to send a link to my email address to listen for a few hours. This stopped working to...

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Premium Plan Country - South Africa   Device Samsung J7 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hi there My phone app stopped working. It says I am offline. I was able to...

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Chrome OS App is not a sufficient desktop app

PlanPremiumDeviceChromebookOperating SystemChrome OS The phone app is amazing, don't get me wrong, but the fact that the Chrome OS app is literally just the phone app on the computer is ridiculous. The app, although sufficient in its ability to play ...

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Plan Premium Device Chromebook Operating System Chrome OS   The phone app is amazing, don't get me wrong, but the fact that the Chrome OS app is literally just the phone app on the comput...

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Clicking on song does not play

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePixel 2 XLOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueClicking on a song does not play the song but shows the button being pressed. only way to play songs is to add to queue and skip to that song. Tried restarting and re ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Pixel 2 XL Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Clicking on a song does not play the song but shows the button being pressed. only way to p...

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Keeps downloading songs even though I delete them

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceLG G7 ThinQOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have deleted the songs and albums multiple times but the app keeps re-liking and re-downloading them. I have removed every liked artist, album, and song to ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device LG G7 ThinQ Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have deleted the songs and albums multiple times but the app keeps re-liking and...

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Extreme stuttering in Toyota Prius when using bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceMoto Z PlayOperating SystemAndroid OreoCar2013 Prius My Question or IssueFor the past couple of months or so (6-11 months) I've been having this absurd issue that only happens when I connect Spotify via Bluetooth ...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Moto Z Play Operating System Android Oreo Car 2013 Prius   My Question or Issue For the past couple of months or so (6-11 months) I've been ...

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Adding multiple liked songs

There are playlists that I listen to that I'd like to add to my "Liked Songs" tab. I have not seen a way to add every song on the playlist to that tab, the only thing I can do is go though each song one by one and press the "<3" to add it to my Liked...

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There are playlists that I listen to that I'd like to add to my "Liked Songs" tab. I have not seen a way to add every song on the playlist to that tab, the only thing I can do is go though each song ...

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Superuser Contribution [BUG] Storage Location switches back to internal at random times

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A3 (2017)Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueApp just decides to switch back to internal storage, which really annoying on a phone with only 10GB storage. When the app does this, I can not s...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017) Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue App just decides to switch back to internal storage, which really ann...

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Solved!! Will turning playlist download toggle to off remove songs from the phone?

Hi, will turning playlist download toggle to off remove songs from the phone thus freeing up storage? Thanks. PlanPremium Operating SystemAndroid

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Hi, will turning playlist download toggle to off remove songs from the phone thus freeing up storage?   Thanks.     Plan Premium   Operating System Android

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Solved!! [Android] Long pressing or using three-dot menu hangs the app

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceXiaomi Redmi 6Operating SystemAndroid 9 with MIUI 10.4.4 My Question or IssueLong pressing any song/album/anything (or using the three dot icon) hangs the app.StepsOpen the appNavigate to any album or playlistClick the t...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device Xiaomi Redmi 6 Operating System Android 9 with MIUI 10.4.4   My Question or Issue Long pressing any song/album/anything (or using the three dot icon)...

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Spotify is offline and the problem won't solve

PlanPremiumCountryFINDeviceOnePlus 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid 10, Oxygen OS 10 My Question or IssueSpotify is offline and won't stay online for more than 5-20 minutes at a time after I reinstall it. I've restarted it, deleted cache, reinstalled it,...

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Plan Premium Country FIN Device OnePlus 7 Pro Operating System Android 10, Oxygen OS 10   My Question or Issue Spotify is offline and won't stay online for more than 5-20 minutes at a ...

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[Android][Other] Sprint Service Must Be Tested

Sprint service must be rigorously tested for ad videos and for the sake of sponsors' ROI. Is Sprint ripping off sponsors? It surely seems that way from what I've observed. Are they cutting off ads to play for a much shorter time than normal, or somet...

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Sprint service must be rigorously tested for ad videos and for the sake of sponsors' ROI. Is Sprint ripping off sponsors?  It surely seems that way from what I've observed. Are they cutting off ...

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When casting, Spotify either fails to connect or plays on the phone AND the cast device

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUK DeviceSony Xperia XZ2Operating SystemAndroid 9 Hi,This is a recent issue.When casting from my phone (Sony Xperia XZ2 on Android 9) Spotify either fails to connect or if it does connect, it plays in teh phone as well as the...

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  Plan Premium Family Country UK   Device Sony Xperia XZ2 Operating System Android 9   Hi, This is a recent issue. When casting from my phone (Sony Xperia XZ2 on Android 9...

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Controls in notification tray no longer present

PlanPremiumDeviceNote 8My Question or IssueI used to be able to control Spotify from the pull down banner/notification tray, and it would also be on the lock screen. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling Spotify, as well as checking all permission...

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  Plan Premium Device Note 8 My Question or Issue I used to be able to control Spotify from the pull down banner/notification tray, and it would also be on the lock screen. I've tried unin...

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Cannot unfollow a playlist

PlanPremiumCountryVietnam DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid P My Question or IssueRecently, there is a playlist that I dont want anymore. I unfollow that playlist (screenshot attached), it disappears in Library screen. BUT, when I open...

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Plan Premium Country Vietnam   Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android P   My Question or Issue Recently, there is a playlist that I dont want anymore.   ...

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Basic playlist sorting issue - Android TV

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNorwayDeviceAndroid TV / nvidia shieldOperating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueDid i just travel back to 1998 or did Spotify team not include playlist sorting in the Android tv version of spotify.. ?

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Plan Free/Premium Country Norway Device Android TV / nvidia shield Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue Did i just travel back to 1998 or did Spotify team not include pl...

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Fullscreen lockscreen

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S6Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueI would like to suggest a possible idea to implement on Spotify: it would be convenient to have a bigger player on the lock screen (like that of Samsung Mus...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Samsung Galaxy S6 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue I would like to suggest a possible idea to implement on Spotify: it would be con...

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Bring back swipe to reveal artist

I really like the way the music library works now (although for me the ui keeps switching between "Follow" and the heart icon for some reason). My only gripe at the moment is the "swipe the album art to reveal the artist" -function, which was a fast ...

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I really like the way the music library works now (although for me the ui keeps switching between "Follow" and the heart icon for some reason). My only gripe at the moment is the "swipe the album art...

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Favourite genres not updated

My Android app shows my favourite genres (Metal, Punk, Pop and Rock) but web player shows Indie/alternative instead of pop. What is the reason. And I have never listened pop on my account. - I think.

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My Android app shows my favourite genres (Metal, Punk, Pop and Rock) but web player shows Indie/alternative instead of pop.    What is the reason. And I have never listened pop on my acco...

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