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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 Spotify says "no internet connection available", but will play SOME online music

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S21 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueGot an S21 Ultra a few weeks ago. Ever since, Spotify is almost always saying it is offline, and that there is "no internet connection available". HOWEVER -- i...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S21 Ultra Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue Got an S21 Ultra a few weeks ago. Ever since, Spotify is almost always saying it is...
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Superuser Contribution Android app not showing album art

PlanPremiumDeviceOppo Find X2 Pro / Lenovo P11 ProOperating SystemAndroid 12 / 11 My Question or Issue:Album art stops being displayed in library. Reinstalling the app temporarily fixes the problem, but it returns after a couple of days. Artist artwo...

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  • Plan Premium Device Oppo Find X2 Pro / Lenovo P11 Pro Operating System Android 12 / 11   My Question or Issue: Album art stops being displayed in library. Reinstalling the app temporaril...
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Superuser Contribution Why can't I view the bottom of my playlist on mobile

I have a playlist of 303 songs I cannot see anything past may 2024. It only shows 94 songs and loops when I play the last song at the end of the playlist. I am on android I have a Family Premium account I turn auto mix off. Please help me I am going ...

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  • I have a playlist of 303 songs I cannot see anything past may 2024. It only shows 94 songs and loops when I play the last song at the end of the playlist. I am on android I have a Family Premium acco...
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Superuser Contribution Disconnecting Spotify connect

Hi there, I have Spotify premium in new Zealand. I have an iphone 8 that is connected to a speaker in my baby's room. We play White Noise through this phone and speaker. I need this to be linked to my account so there are no ads. For my every day pho...

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  • Hi there,    I have Spotify premium in new Zealand.    I have an iphone 8 that is connected to a speaker in my baby's room. We play White Noise through this phone and speaker....
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android 5.0.2 install bricht nach download ab

Hallo,ich habe das Problem das seit einigen Wochen durch irgend ein Update Spotify mein Wiko Ridge 4G (Android 5.0.2) zum andauernden Neustart brachte. Welches Update das war konnte ich nicht rausfinden. Habe jetzt schon das Betriebssystem komplett n...

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  • Hallo, ich habe das Problem das seit einigen Wochen durch irgend ein Update Spotify mein Wiko Ridge 4G (Android 5.0.2) zum andauernden Neustart brachte. Welches Update das war konnte ich nicht rausf...
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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle should shuffle your playlist AND recommend songs

apparently, smart shuffle ONLY adds recommended songs to your playlist. Either rename Smart Shuffle to Smart Recommendations, or make it so that Smart Shuffle actually shuffles your playlist as well. I would love to find new music to listen to.

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  • apparently, smart shuffle ONLY adds recommended songs to your playlist. Either rename Smart Shuffle to Smart Recommendations, or make it so that Smart Shuffle actually shuffles your playlist as well....
  • Vasil
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Superuser Contribution [SOLVED PARTIALLY] Spotify downloads songs to internal memory instead of keeping on SD after reboot

Edit 25.07.2021:Better workaround, but unfortunately it also needs root access like older below - you need to make Spotify backup via Titanium Backup app. After restarting phone you need to restore made a backup before and all songs will remain. Work...

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  • Edit 25.07.2021: Better workaround, but unfortunately it also needs root access like older below - you need to make Spotify backup via Titanium Backup app. After restarting phone you need to restore...
  • Maria
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Superuser Contribution EQ turns off intermittently

Has anyone else noticed that the EQ will occasionally just turn itself off mid-playback? It turns back on again as soon as you go back into the audio effects settings page. This happens while connected to speakers via bluetooth. I don't know if it ha...

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  • Has anyone else noticed that the EQ will occasionally just turn itself off mid-playback? It turns back on again as soon as you go back into the audio effects settings page. This happens while con...
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Superuser Contribution Randomly pausing and skipping (wired headphones)

DeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid 11 I use wired headphones on my OnePlus and Spotify has started randomly pausing and skipping songs. NOTICE: I know why this happens. The headphone wire is getting old and that means that the connection is not 1...

  • Casual Listener
  • Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android 11   I use wired headphones on my OnePlus and Spotify has started randomly pausing and skipping songs. NOTICE: I know why this happens. The headpho...
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Superuser Contribution Content not loading even on older Android devices

I've recently had to switch to using an older phone for the moment due to my main phone being sent off for repairs. My Spotify client won't load any kind of content at all. Personal and curated playlists show up as being empty, artist pages will not ...

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  • I've recently had to switch to using an older phone for the moment due to my main phone being sent off for repairs. My Spotify client won't load any kind of content at all. Personal and curated playl...
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Superuser Contribution volume increasing when sleep timer is on

when the sleep timer is on songs sometimes start playing really loud it only happens when sleep timer is on and returns to normal volume after I pause it.

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  • when the sleep timer is on songs sometimes start playing really loud it only happens when sleep timer is on and returns to normal volume after I pause it.
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Superuser Contribution Resuming Play After Phone Call

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 9Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssuePreviously I could play music, it would pause when a call came through,a nd resume after the call. Something has happened now to stop it, and I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Previously I could play music, it would pause when a call came throu...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts no longer pausing when Google Maps is talking.

Until recently, whenever my phone is connected to my car via Android Auto, Spotify would pause the playback on a Podcast whenever Google Maps would speak. This no longer seems to be the case. Is there a way to get Spotify to pause the playback in Pod...

  • Casual Listener
  • Until recently, whenever my phone is connected to my car via Android Auto, Spotify would pause the playback on a Podcast whenever Google Maps would speak. This no longer seems to be the case.  ...
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Superuser Contribution Car mode doesn't work offline

PlanPremiumDeviceRedmi Note 9M2003J15SSOSMIUI Global 12.5.1 Sable12.5.1.0 (RJOMIXM)Android Version11 RP1A.200720.011Security Update 2021-07-01Spotify Version8.6.62.1029My IssueCar mode doesn't work offline. When online, the lower part of the car mode...

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  • Plan Premium Device Redmi Note 9 M2003J15SS OS MIUI Global 12.5.1 Sable 12.5.1.0 (RJOMIXM) Android Version 11 RP1A.200720.011 Security Update 2021-07-01 Spotify Version 8.6.62.1029 My Is...
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Solved!! How do I access settings?

I remember the whole time I've used spotify, the "settings" icon was always on the home screen in the top right corner. But it's not there anymore...I've gone through every screen looking for settings but it's not there anymore. Where has it moved to...

  • Casual Listener
  • I remember the whole time I've used spotify, the "settings" icon was always on the home screen in the top right corner. But it's not there anymore... I've gone through every screen looking for set...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to login due to Offline mode

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S10eOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI must start by saying that I am extremely disappointed that this is still a problem when I found several threads dating back to 2017 about this very issue. ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S10e Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I must start by saying that I am extremely disappointed that this is still a prob...
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Superuser Contribution Multiple android issues

Hello, I'm in the US, use the family plan and am having some issues with one of our devices. He has a Motorola razr plus 2023 and the OS is Android 14. First off, his device does not seem to be using smart shuffle properly when picking artist radio s...

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  • Hello, I'm in the US, use the family plan and am having some issues with one of our devices.   He has a Motorola razr plus 2023 and the OS is Android 14. First off, his device does not seem to...
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Superuser Contribution Samsung Galaxy Gear S3 watch app - no longer able to play any saved offline songs. Only remote.

Hi all, The latest update for Samsung Gear S3 watch has completely broken the app. I'm currently unable to play any saved offline songs - there's no option anymore, just a load of suggested playlists. The only thing that works currently is remote pla...

  • Visitor
  • Hi all,   The latest update for Samsung Gear S3 watch has completely broken the app. I'm currently unable to play any saved offline songs - there's no option anymore, just a load of suggested ...
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Superuser Contribution [WearOS] Offline music not playing

Hi, I'm having issues with offline playback on Spotify and a Galaxy Watch 4. If I download some songs and I'm connected through Bluetooth to my phone it works fine, but once I'm disconnected from my phone the songs won't start. It worked fine just a ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,    I'm having issues with offline playback on Spotify and a Galaxy Watch 4. If I download some songs and I'm connected through Bluetooth to my phone it works fine, but once I'm discon...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Why is shuffle play ALWAYS default, FORCED?

It is very annoying that one has to first Shuffle play a playlist and then go to the Now Playing and then tap on the shuffle icon to be able to TURN OFF Shuffle and to play the next tracks in order. This is ridiculous because we might be playing the ...

  • Gig Goer
  • It is very annoying that one has to first Shuffle play a playlist and then go to the Now Playing and then tap on the shuffle icon to be able to TURN OFF Shuffle and to play the next tracks in order. ...
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