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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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Superuser Contribution Android Auto & Jam sessions

PlanPremiumCountryFRANCEDeviceXiaomi 12 liteOperating SystemHyperOS / Android My Question or IssueI'm using spotify in my car through Android Auto feature.My issue is that I cannot launch a Jam session in this configuration, and I'd like to do that b...

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Plan Premium Country FRANCE Device Xiaomi 12 lite Operating System HyperOS / Android   My Question or Issue I'm using spotify in my car through Android Auto feature. My issue is that ...

colos

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Superuser Contribution Spotify is filling up my Android storage even though I have no downloaded playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S22Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have local mp3 files on my desktop. I have Spotify playlists on my desktop that include these mp3's. Switching over to my Android, in the Spotify app I downloaded the...

Roadie

Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S22 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have local mp3 files on my desktop.  I have Spotify playlists on my desktop that incl...

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Superuser Contribution Sound quality

Hello The quality of sound in preview version of songs is fine but when I play the actual song the quality is bad

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Hello  The quality of sound in preview version of songs is fine but when I play the actual song the quality is bad  

yordi0717

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Superuser Contribution Playback features disabled - automix etc

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssuePlayback features are available on my OnePlus 7t phone, I also have Spotify on one new Phillips TV and also Amazon fire stick and when I switch to listening on these devices, auto...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device   Operating System Android    My Question or Issue Playback features are available on my OnePlus 7t phone,  I also have Spotify on...

Vasil

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No longer able to start playlist with spotify:playlist:%playlistid:play

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceMotoG13Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueCalling the URL spotify:playlist:%playlistid:play used in something like Tasker used to call the app, open the playlist and start it. Since the recent update, this doesn...

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        Plan Free/Premium Country   Device MotoG13 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Calling the URL spotify:playlist:%playlistid:play used i...

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Superuser Contribution Autoplay is disabled, but songs are added to my queue

PlanPremium DuoCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy S23+ My Question or Issue Hi, I have autoplay switched off, but songs are added to my queue regardless and there's no way to clear them without clearing my own songs from my queue as well. If I do this and...

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  Plan Premium Duo Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy S23+   My Question or Issue   Hi,   I have autoplay switched off, but songs are added to my queue regardless and th...

Yordan

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Spotify Web Player keeps reloading on Android Browsers with "Desktop Site" Enabled

For some reason, I have to use Spotify's web player (https://open.spotify.com) and select the "desktop site option" in the Android browser settingsHowever, the webiste keeps reloading and fails to display any song lyrics on all mobile browsers. Here ...

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For some reason, I have to use Spotify's web player (https://open.spotify.com) and select the "desktop site option" in the Android browser settings However, the webiste keeps reloading a...

Lolking2712

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Will Spotify Android get a proper car view?

Now that the Car Thing is going away, can I finally expect a car-safe layout in the Android Spotify app? I have a built-in screen inside my car that runs Android and I do use Spotify on that, but the current UI is far from safe to use while driving. ...

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Now that the Car Thing is going away, can I finally expect a car-safe layout in the Android Spotify app? I have a built-in screen inside my car that runs Android and I do use Spotify on that, but the...

osornios

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Superuser Contribution Songs stop playing after 3 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung GalaxyMy Question or IssueI've tried everything other solutions have suggested: cleared the cache, settings on normal, uninstalled countless times, restarted my phone, logged out, etc; but nothing is working. Every s...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy My Question or Issue I've tried everything other solutions have suggested: cleared the cache, settings on normal, uninstalled countless times, res...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Track available on pc but not on phone

I have downloaded a track using my PC. I can play it on my PC but on my phone I just get a message saying that 'Spotify can't play this right now'. Any ideas how to resolve this?

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I have downloaded a track using my PC. I can play it on my PC but on my phone I just get a message saying that 'Spotify can't play this right now'. Any ideas how to resolve this?

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Disable Playback Controls

PlanFreeCountryNZDeviceOPPO A17Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueI have a simple lock screen, and when I see the Spotify playback controls there, it ruins it, but that's not all. I want to find out how to disable the playback controls no...

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  Plan Free Country NZ Device OPPO A17 Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue I have a simple lock screen, and when I see the Spotify playback controls there, it ruin...

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Superuser Contribution I am connected to the Internet but it shows No internet connection available

So, I have a problem with the Internet. My network connection is BELL648. Even though I am connected to the Internet, it's strange that it says No internet connection available. What could that be? 

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So, I have a problem with the Internet. My network connection is BELL648. Even though I am connected to the Internet, it's strange that it says No internet connection available. What could that be? ...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution No streaming device found

My HiFi Receiver Yamaha RX-V683 is connected to my WiFi network and can be accessed with the Controller App, Yamaha MusicCast and Webinterface from my phone. However, Spotify doesn't connect from phone anymore. It once worked, but stopped doing so a ...

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My HiFi Receiver Yamaha RX-V683 is connected to my WiFi network and can be accessed with the Controller App, Yamaha MusicCast and Webinterface from my phone. However, Spotify doesn't connect from pho...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Cannot Interact with the media player

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Realme c30s)Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueI can't Interact with the media player. I was able to use the buttons back then but now I can't even pause, play the next song or go back to the previous song.

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (Realme c30s) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue I can't Interact with the media player. I was able to use the buttons back then ...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Very Loud Sound

DeviceSamsung S24 PlusOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhenever I'm listening to a song on Spotify and I play another song while the other one is still playing, there's a very brief loud screeching sound before the other song plays. This o...

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Device Samsung S24 Plus Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Whenever I'm listening to a song on Spotify and I play another song while the other one is still playing, there's a ...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution Not all buttons and menu items are accessible in 1280x720 resolution (android car radio unit)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSDeviceEonon car radio unit with 10 inch screen at 1280x720Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI am unable to access all functions and menu options on my car radio unit. I believe this is due to the resolution of the s...

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Plan Free/Premium Country US Device Eonon car radio unit with 10 inch screen at 1280x720 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I am unable to access all functions and menu op...

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Moving Downloaded Library

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceOpp0 A77Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI noticed my phone slowing down so I went through the usual checks on it including looking at storage. Whilst I was not completely out of storage space I did have 9Gb of do...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Opp0 A77 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I noticed my phone slowing down so I went through the usual checks on it including looking at st...

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Superuser Contribution The app takes control with another device

I am facing an issue with Spotify on both devices. Both of my devices are Samsung Galaxy S8 and Lenovo Duet Chromebook 10.1, and they are signed in to my same account. When I sign in to my Lenovo Duet Chromebook 10.1 after putting in my PIN or passwo...

Roadie

I am facing an issue with Spotify on both devices. Both of my devices are Samsung Galaxy S8 and Lenovo Duet Chromebook 10.1, and they are signed in to my same account. When I sign in to my Lenovo Due...

Ivelina

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