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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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Bluetooth turning Shuffle/Repeat off on car radio.

Chevy Sonic RS 2015 - factory radio. DeviceGoogle Pixel 4 XLOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWent from having an iPhone 8+ which connected to my bluetooth without any problems. Connected my Google for the first time and noticed that my ...

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Chevy Sonic RS 2015 - factory radio.   Device Google Pixel 4 XL Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Went from having an iPhone 8+ which connected to my bluetooth with...

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Can't Access Context Menu

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI recently lost the ability to access the context menu for a track (to add it to a playlist, add it to queue, etc.) by pressing and holding the tr...

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I recently lost the ability to access the context menu for...

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New Update Ruins Chromebook Android App - Must have premium to play?

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceChromebook, Android, Web Player My Question or IssueThe new Spotify update requires me to have premium to play the android app without shuffle play, when this was never the case previously and I was able to play any song I want...

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Plan Free Country US Device Chromebook, Android, Web Player   My Question or Issue The new Spotify update requires me to have premium to play the android app without shuffle play, when t...

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"cant improve radio try later" massge

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  

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songs take forever to download

so i have a coolpad legacy go that runs on a andriod os and songs are taking forever to download. i tried reinstalling the program and i have also tried reformating my phone. my phone is up to date and i cant seem to find a solution.

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so i have a coolpad legacy go that runs on a andriod os  and songs are taking forever to download. i tried reinstalling the program and i have also tried reformating my phone. my phone is u...

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Adding local files FROM Android

Is there any possible way to add music files from my phone to my Spotify playlists? My computer is completely broken so I can't use the desktop app.

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Is there any possible way to add music files from my phone to my Spotify playlists? My computer is completely broken so I can't use the desktop app. 

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Deleting a song is now a pain in the **bleep**

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueBefore the new update, I could easily delete a song while it was playing. I could just edit t...

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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 Before ...

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3 dots

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceRedmi 6Operating SystemMIUI Global 10.4.4 My Question or IssueIt keeps crashing whenever I press the 3 dots setting on any music or hold on them it will always crash. If I do it while a music is playing it will crash b...

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Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Redmi 6 Operating System MIUI Global 10.4.4   My Question or Issue It keeps crashing whenever I press the 3 dots setting on any music or hold on th...

osornios

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Cast not working to Chromecast audio

Cannot cast to Chromecast audio. No connection made at all. Have done factory reset on CCA and set up is good, including sounds coming through speaker. Have rebooted phone and still no joy. Updated Spotify this morning and still nothing.UKOneplus3CCA...

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Cannot cast to Chromecast audio. No connection made at all. Have done factory reset on CCA and set up is good, including sounds coming through speaker. Have rebooted phone and still no joy. Updated S...

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DOWNLOADED SONGS AT ALBUM VIEW

My Question or IssueMy issue is i can see at my playlist but i cant see the green downloaded icon at artist's album page so i dont know which songs are downloaded in my playlist? Any idea or solution?

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My Question or Issue My issue is i can see at my playlist but i cant see the green downloaded icon at artist's album page so i dont know which songs are downloaded in my playlist? Any idea or soluti...

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Spotify breaks immersive mode on android 10

DevicePixel 4XLOperating SystemAndroid 10/Q My Question or IssueSpotify breaks the immersive mode on my android device, and it's really annoying.The immersive mode is basically the "fullscreen" mode, that automatically activates for fullscreen apps, ...

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Device Pixel 4XL Operating System Android 10/Q   My Question or Issue Spotify breaks the immersive mode on my android device, and it's really annoying. The immersive mode is basically the...

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Album Shows Up in Google Search but Won't Play in App

Hi!I am attempting to listen to "The Spell" by the band Alphabeat. Their other albums are all available, but I can't find this one through the app. When I Google search it shows up, but when I click the link to play it in the app, the album shows up ...

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Hi! I am attempting to listen to "The Spell" by the band Alphabeat. Their other albums are all available, but I can't find this one through the app. When I Google search it shows up, but when I ...

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High data usage (400+ Mb in ~10 min listening to already downloaded music)

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceLG G6Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueThis morning when using Spotify while driving to work, I got a notification from my phone stating that Spotify has used a large amount of data. I pull over and check ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada  Device LG G6 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue This morning when using Spotify while driving to work, I got a notification from my ...

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Spotify Stops Randomly

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA DeviceNote10+Operating SystemAndroid Spotify stops randomly on both my phone and my wife's phone. Ive searched the issue but none of the fixes are helping. This started about a week ago I think. I will be streaming to my chr...

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  Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device Note10+ Operating System Android   Spotify stops randomly on both my phone and my wife's phone. Ive searched the issue but none of t...

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Problems logging in on Android Spotify app

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceMoto X4Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueOk, so my problem started when I opened the Spotify app on my phone one day and I was logged out. I saw this as no big deal and tried signing in under my account but it told...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Moto X4 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Ok, so my problem started when I opened the Spotify app on my phone one day and I was logged out....

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FITBIT VERSA

Plan PremiumCountry usaDevice Samsung S8, FITbit VERSAOperating SystemAndroidFITBIT32.68.9.15My Question or IssueThe spotify widget does not launch within the fitbit versa (1/"original").i've installed and reinstalled the application on my phone and ...

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Plan Premium Country usa Device Samsung S8, FITbit VERSA Operating System Android FITBIT32.68.9.15 My Question or Issue The spotify widget does not launch within the fitbit versa (1/"origi...

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Superuser Contribution Help Sorting in a Playlist

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceMotorola Moto E4Operating SystemAndroid NougatSpotify App Version8.5.29.828 My Question or IssueI am unable to sort songs in a playlist. Per the instructions in the Sort and Filter help page, I should be able to sort songs in ...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Motorola Moto E4 Operating System Android Nougat Spotify App Version 8.5.29.828   My Question or Issue I am unable to sort songs in a playlist. Per ...

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Syncing with pc

My Question or Issue: Hello there. So I've added a ton of playlists on my pc lately and put them in a folder. Then I sorted them manually by their name. The problem is that on my phone they are completely shuffled and sometimes I play a song from a P...

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My Question or Issue:   Hello there. So I've added a ton of playlists on my pc lately and put them in a folder. Then I sorted them manually by their name.  The problem is that on my phon...

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Spotify start pausing at random times when it's on standby (Samsung Galaxy s8)

As the title states, Spotify pauses at completely random times when on standby. It doesn't pause immediately when I turn my phone off and sometimes it doesn't pause at all. The moment turn on my phone (I don't even have to unlock it) it immediately s...

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As the title states, Spotify pauses at completely random times when on standby. It doesn't pause immediately when I turn my phone off and sometimes it doesn't pause at all. The moment turn on my phon...

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Everytime I open Spotify it has logged me out of the app and reset my settings

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceNokia 3.2Operating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or IssueEverytime I open the Spotify app it asks me to relog, and after I do, I quickly realize all my settings have reset. This happens everytime the app isn't open in t...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device Nokia 3.2 Operating System Android 9.0   My Question or Issue Everytime I open the Spotify app it asks me to relog, and after I do, I quickly realiz...

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