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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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Solved!! Lock Screen Issues: Pausing/Playing

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9My Question or IssueWhenever I'm playing music, I often pause it at work to listen to coworkers and then quickly resume using either the lock screen menu or the play button on the actual headphones. This was ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy 9 My Question or Issue Whenever I'm playing music, I often pause it at work to listen to coworkers and then quickly resume using either the lock s...

Blurzz89

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Superuser Contribution Songs randomly becoming unavailable, except they're not

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceMoto e5 PlayOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Recently, a number of songs have been showing as "unavailable" (greyed out/unclickable) in my playlists. However, if I delete it then search for the same song/artist,...

Roadie

Plan Premium Country USA Device Moto e5 Play Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   Recently, a number of songs have been showing as "unavailable" (greyed out/unclicka...

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Spotify constantly reconnects with Google Clock

Spotify constantly connects and disconnects with Google Clock, especially when I try to pick a self-made playlist.PlanPremiumCountyPoland DeviceGoogle Pixel XLOperating SystemAndroid 10

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Spotify constantly connects and disconnects with Google Clock, especially when I try to pick a self-made playlist. Plan Premium County Poland   Device Google Pixel XL Operating System A...

hobbss

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Can Not Add Album's To playlists.

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI can't add Album's to playlists. I did what was recommended and cleared the cache and data then reinstalled the app and I still have ...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I can't add Album's to playlists. I did what was reco...

Luan

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Choppy audio while on bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceHonor 8x / Bose QC 35 iiOperating SystemAndroid 9 / EMUI 9.1.0 My Question or IssueHi. I'm having issues with my bluetooth audio. It's getting randomly choppy sometimes when I'm listening music on Spotify. It definitely ...

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Plan Premium Country France Device Honor 8x / Bose QC 35 ii Operating System Android 9 / EMUI 9.1.0    My Question or Issue Hi. I'm having issues with my bluetooth audio. It's get...

DanielTham

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Superuser Contribution No "bass boost" option for Android 10

PlanFreePremiumCountryU.S. DeviceNote 10 Operating SystemAndroid 10 (Q) My Question or IssueI used to have an easy "bass boost" button on a previous phone but since getting the Note 10 with the newest Android version it hasn't been available? Is this...

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Plan FreePremium Country U.S.   Device Note 10   Operating System Android 10 (Q)   My Question or Issue I used to have an easy "bass boost" button on a previous phone but s...

generalperson16

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Superuser Contribution How do you wireless stream Spotify via an Airport Express using an Andriod device - HTC Design

1. How do you wireless stream Spotify via an Airport Express using an Andriod device - HTC EVO Design 2. How do you stream Spotify on a MacBook Pro using AirPlay? - I'm a premium subscriber.

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1. How do you wireless stream Spotify via an Airport Express using an Andriod device - HTC EVO Design 2. How do you stream Spotify on a MacBook Pro using AirPlay?   - I'm a premium subscri...

Katerina

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Superuser Contribution Spotify removing downloaded music

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceSamsung Galaxy M20Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueEvery time I open the app, I discover my downloaded songs have been deleted. The app starts downloading them again. Not that many songs; may 200? How ...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Samsung Galaxy M20 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Every time I open the app, I discover my downloaded songs have been delete...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Songs stop playing and random ones start.

PlanPremiumCountry IrelandDeviceSamsung galaxy A5Operating system ?My Question or Issue Hi ....i have been using premium for a year now and im getting **bleep** of because last week this started happening and it wont stop. Everytime i play a song . I...

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Plan Premium Country  Ireland Device Samsung galaxy A5 Operating system  ? My Question or Issue  Hi ....i have been using premium for a year now and im getting **bleep** of be...

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Screen Flashes when I return to the app and it is on the music interface

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceOneplus 6 Operating SystemAndroid 10.3.1 My Question or IssueI factory reset my phone, reinstalled the app, basically got a new phone but the app has this weird bug not found anywhere else on my phone. When I open the ap...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Oneplus 6  Operating System Android 10.3.1   My Question or Issue I factory reset my phone, reinstalled the app, basically got a new phone but t...

VgamerTV

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Superuser Contribution Heart button on notification bar not working

PlanPemium (Family) CountryAustria DeviceHuawei Mate 10 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueWhile listening to my Mix of the Week Playlist i realized the heart button on the notification window of android does not react. Verfied wit...

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  Plan Pemium (Family)  Country Austria  Device Huawei Mate 10 Lite Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue While listening to my Mix of the Week Playlist...

SoopaDoop1

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Superuser Contribution Can't play any song after updating to 8.5.41.344

PlanPremiumCountryPHDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAfter updating yesterday to 8.5.41.344, I can't play anything except for the cached songs so I tried to reinstall it in PlayStore same thing the play button will sh...

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Plan Premium Country PH Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue After updating yesterday to 8.5.41.344, I can't play anything except for the cached song...

Xenia

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Podcasts not ad-free!?

Hello,I'm a premium paying member so I should not get any ads. Started listening to podcasts today for the first time on Spotify and some of them have ads added to the audio. Shoulden't podcasts also be ad-free?

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Hello, I'm a premium paying member so I should not get any ads. Started listening to podcasts today for the first time on Spotify and some of them have ads added to the audio. Shoulden't podcasts al...

Emilia_8

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Superuser Contribution Like\Dislike buttons doesn't work from lock-screen notification

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceXiaomi Redmi 6Operating SystemMIUI v10.4.4 My Question or Issuethe lock-screen notification does not appear to respond to the like\dislike buttons. Clicking on either of these options does nothing. I tried both restartin...

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Plan Premium Country Israel Device Xiaomi Redmi 6 Operating System MIUI v10.4.4   My Question or Issue the lock-screen notification does not appear to respond to the like\dislike butto...

Xenia

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Car Controls/Autoplay Stopped Working

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom, EnglandDeviceSony Xperia XZ PremiumOperating SystemOreo My Question or IssueFor months now my car controls do not work with spotify anymore. I have a brand new MINI Cooper since a year ago and for roughly 6 months fr...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom, England Device Sony Xperia XZ Premium Operating System Oreo   My Question or Issue For months now my car controls do not work with spotify anymore....

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Podcast Update Help!

So looks like there was a podcast update to the app? The app displayed an info message about the update, but then it went away. What did I miss? I didn't want to dismiss the new information about the podcast update! Help!

Casual Listener

So looks like there was a podcast update to the app? The app displayed an info message about the update, but then it went away. What did I miss? I didn't want to dismiss the new information about the...

Emilia_8

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Superuser Contribution Three months premium but only offering one?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceSamsung galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAs listed in the title. Email says it offers three months free, click the link it takes you to the payment page where all plans only offer one month free. Wann...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Samsung galaxy S7 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue As listed in the title. Email says it offers three months free, click the link...

Mario

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Superuser Contribution Can't queue songs offline

I am unable to queue downloaded songs to my playlist when I am offline or don't have cell service. When trying to queue, I am met with the message "please go online to view this menu" referring to the menu to add the song to another playlist, queue t...

Newbie

I am unable to queue downloaded songs to my playlist when I am offline or don't have cell service. When trying to queue, I am met with the message "please go online to view this menu" referring to th...

Ivan

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Android Auto Default Buttons

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePixel 4 / Honda Civic Touring 2019 HeadunitOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI'm wondering if there's a way to change the buttons that show up on the car screen in Android Auto. I'm trying to build up my library...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Pixel 4 / Honda Civic Touring 2019 Headunit Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I'm wondering if there's a way to change the buttons that ...

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Superuser Contribution Can't like a song

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueCan't like a song after the newest update. This box behind the lyrics is blocking me from liking the song. I can't close it or do anything besides go to the n...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Can't like a song after the newest update. This box behind the lyrics ...

Peter

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