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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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Issue showing artists

I am a premium user in the US, on galaxy S7 on oreo. My Question or IssueWhen attempting to select an artist in my library, the app freezes for up to 10 seconds, then does not display the tracks/albums I have saved by the artist. I have included a sc...

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I am a premium user in the US, on galaxy S7 on oreo.    My Question or Issue When attempting to select an artist in my library, the app freezes for up to 10 seconds, then does not displa...

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How to start genre radio in Android Auto?

PlanPremiumUK DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8 connected to car Android Auto My Question or IssueIn the Android app it is possible to start a radio station based on a genre only (e.g. Pop). How do I start such a radio rather than a playlist via Android Auto? ...

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Plan Premium UK   Device Samsung Galaxy S8 connected to car Android Auto     My Question or Issue In the Android app it is possible to start a radio station based on a genre o...

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PlanPremium (Student) CountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid P (9) My Question or IssueSpotify is not playing any songs. I have tried both online and offline versions on my phone and it does not work. Sometimes it will play appro...

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Plan Premium (Student)  Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android P (9)   My Question or Issue Spotify is not playing any songs. I have tried both online an...

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The new Library UI signals a shift toward Spotify as a track platform at the expense of albums

As an album listener, the Recently Played list was the aspect of Spotify I used the most. If I discovered a song I liked through a playlist, I'd go through and play the album so that it saved to my Recently Played. This update rolled out on a Monday ...

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As an album listener, the Recently Played list was the aspect of Spotify I used the most. If I discovered a song I liked through a playlist, I'd go through and play the album so that it sav...

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Saving Individual Songs On New Update

I am a Premium Family user. On the latest update, there is no option to save individual songs to my library. I can save whole albums, but I don't always want to save the entire album. I also don't want to just 'like' it. How do I save individual song...

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I am a Premium Family user. On the latest update, there is no option to save individual songs to my library. I can save whole albums, but I don't always want to save the entire album. I also don't wa...

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Handy startet sich wegen Spotify immer wieder neu

Hallo erstmal,seit gut 2 Wochen startet mein Handy sich immer wieder neu,nach ungf 30 Sekunden. Erst als ich Spotify gelöscht habe hat es wieder normal funktioniert. Danach habe ich Spotify wieder heruntergeladen (es hat sich wieder die ganze Zeit ne...

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Hallo erstmal, seit gut 2 Wochen startet mein Handy sich immer wieder neu,nach ungf 30 Sekunden. Erst als ich Spotify gelöscht habe hat es wieder normal funktioniert. Danach habe ich Spotify wieder ...

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Remove possibility to save duplicate songs

PlanPremiumCountryGermany My Question or IssueIt is currently possible to like a song on radio even if the album of that song is already saved to my library. After that, I have that song saved twice, once as the album version, once as single song. Th...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   My Question or Issue It is currently possible to like a song on radio even if the album of that song is already saved to my library. After that, I have that ...

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Playing all of my downloaded music

With the new update I can't Shuffle play all of my songs at the same time? I used to be able to just go in and play every song I had downloaded now it seems I have to make a playlist which it won't even let me choose from my downloaded music so I don...

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With the new update I can't Shuffle play all of my songs at the same time? I used to be able to just go in and play every song I had downloaded now it seems I have to make a playlist which it won't e...

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Spotify no longer working with in car bluetooth controls

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceOneplus 3TOperating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or IssueI updated to Andriod 9.0 on Saturday, and have reinstalled and updated all of my apps on a clean install. Since installing the latest version of Spotify on android 9 ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Oneplus 3T Operating System Android 9.0   My Question or Issue I updated to Andriod 9.0 on Saturday, and have reinstalled and updated all of my apps on a...

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Solved!! Spotify plays some playlist I never listened to

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueToday spotify started acting weird. It forcefully plays some "Guitarist1900" playlist i never listened to. When I pause it, it starts again by itself. When I st...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Today spotify started acting weird. It forcefully plays some "Guitarist1900" pl...

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Superuser Contribution Pause And Play button not working on lock screen

Hi, Spotify has recently updated and ever since the update to version 8.5.9.737 the play and pause button doesn't function on the lock screen, is there any help for this I have tried clean install but still happening, any help would be much appreciat...

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Hi, Spotify has recently updated and ever since the update to version 8.5.9.737 the play and pause button doesn't function on the lock screen, is there any help for this I have tried clean install bu...

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Bring back recently played

Not sure who thought it was a good idea to get rid of recently played, but it wasn't. The new UI looks nice but the functionality is terrible. I dont want to have to search through my playlists to get back to what I want. Recently played basically ha...

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Not sure who thought it was a good idea to get rid of recently played, but it wasn't.   The new UI looks nice but the functionality is terrible. I dont want to have to search through my playli...

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Issues with playback

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 My Question or IssueWhile listening to podcasts the playback is continuously stopping, I have to keep pressing the home button to unlock the screen and it automatically starts playing again. On the rare occa...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy 9   My Question or Issue While listening to podcasts the playback is continuously stopping, I have to keep pressing the home button to unloc...

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Spotify Connect + Muso Naim = doesn't work

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7 My Question or IssueI am a user of Naim Muso 1st generation. It has a Spotify Connect.Unfortunately I cannot play any song using the App because it doesn't see the music system.Naim Muso is connected wi...

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  Plan Premium Country Poland Device Samsung Galaxy S7   My Question or Issue I am a user of Naim Muso 1st generation. It has a Spotify Connect. Unfortunately I cannot play any so...

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Bluetooth headphones won't play Spotify songs

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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Superuser Contribution All songs disappeared from playlist

PlanPremiumCountry Devicetablet, PC, mobileOperating SystemAndroid(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI had a playlist with more than 2000 songs - somehow now it has only 39 songs, I did not delete them.Can someone help me wit...

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Plan Premium Country   Device tablet, PC, mobile Operating System Android (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I had a playlist with more than 2000...

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Spotify with Chromecast

PlanPremium Family PlanCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 plusOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, I have always used Google Chromecast to cast my Spotify to my television/speakers from both my computer or my smartphone. Well, C...

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Plan Premium Family Plan Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy 9 plus Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So, I have always used Google Chromecast to cast my Spoti...

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Having trouble downloading songs on mobile app

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceLenovo Vibe K5Operating SystemAndroid 6 Marshmallow My Question or IssueI'm attemping to download an album which is saved on my library, but everytime i flip the download switch it tells me to "Go to settings to download...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Lenovo Vibe K5 Operating System Android 6 Marshmallow   My Question or Issue I'm attemping to download an album which is saved on my library, but eve...

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Unable to skip ads from lock screen, headphones, or smart watch

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 9Operating SystemOreo, Build FXXS2 My Question or IssueI used to be able to skip ads fine using the lock screen, my headphone buttons or my Galaxy Watch, but for a couple of months now, the only way t...

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Plan Free Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Operating System Oreo, Build FXXS2   My Question or Issue I used to be able to skip ads fine using the lock screen, my headphon...

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Superuser Contribution I cant skip songs or pause when on lock screen

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceSamsung Galaxy A70Operating SystemAndroid 9, running one UI version 1.1 My Question or IssueSo I've just purchased a new phone and when playing spotify I cant seem to skip or pause while my phone is locked. I'm havi...

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  Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Samsung Galaxy A70 Operating System Android 9, running one UI version 1.1   My Question or Issue So I've just purchased a new phone and ...

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