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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][Other] Persistent download every day

Every day, at least once a day, I get a notification that Spotify is downloading something. It never progresses and never finishes I've checked to see what may be trying to download but can't see anything that needs to complete or start downloading. ...

Visitor

Every day, at least once a day, I get a notification that Spotify is downloading something.    It never progresses and never finishes    I've checked to see what may be trying...

Guido

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Samsung s10 Issues?

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung s10+Operating SystemAndroid P My Question or IssueIs there a Know Issue with the new S10 Devices? I *SEEM* to have two relating to Spotify (1 for definite) 1: Once the app is Opened, it stays awake and drains battery...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung s10+ Operating System Android P   My Question or Issue Is there a Know Issue with the new S10 Devices? I *SEEM* to have two relating to Spotify (...

KARISTO

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Solved!! Adding your own music

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia Device Samsung Galaxy 9Operating System Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi all, How do you add your own music to your account? I've added some of my own music using my pc but on my phone, the songs are g...

Regular

Plan Premium Country Australia    Device  Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System  Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hi all,   How do you...

MattWilliam

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Spotify stops playing?

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHi all, Just recently, Spotify will sometimes stop playing. Sometimes when my phone locks, sometimes just out of the blue. So I have to hit play to resume ...

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Plan Premium Country Australia  Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android    My Question or Issue Hi all,   Just recently, Spotify will sometimes stop playing....

verflucht88

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How to keep the Spotify notification permanently in the notification screen

PlanPremiumCountry France DeviceSamsung Galaxy S9 Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueHow to keep the Spotify notification permanently in the notification screen? Because my homescreen widget requires this to work properly. I whitelisted ...

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Plan Premium Country  France  Device Samsung Galaxy S9  Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue How to keep the Spotify notification permanently in the notif...

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Solved!! no app on galaxy watch?

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceGalaxy watchMy Question or IssueHelp! I can't find the spotify app in galaxy apps!? What am I doing wrong? Is it only in the US?

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Galaxy watch My Question or Issue Help! I can't find the spotify app in galaxy apps!? What am I doing wrong? Is it only in the US?

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Spotify shows wrong device name: " Listening on this phone" instead of Speaker's name when casting

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceNexus 7 Operating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 My Question or Issuephone: Spotify -> devices available ->Den speaker 14 google cast - is availableListening on this phone is highlighted Video is attached.

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device Nexus 7  Operating System Android 7.1.1   My Question or Issue phone: Spotify -> devices available -> Den speaker 14 google cast - is av...

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Android TV distortion

CountryUSDeviceMI Box SOperating SystemAndroid TV Oreo 8.1 My Question or IssueThe MI Box S Oreo channel or homescreen widget's album artwork is really distorted. I uninstalled updates and cleared data. Nothing worked. It is like that on my brother's...

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  Country US Device MI Box S Operating System Android TV Oreo 8.1   My Question or Issue The MI Box S Oreo channel or homescreen widget's album artwork is really distorted. I uni...

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[Desktop] Headphone Play/Pause/Skip Buttons with Spotify

PlanPremium FamilyCountryAustralia DeviceSamsung Galaxy 7 / Samsung Note 9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo / PieSpotify Version8.4.95.785 My Question or IssueMy wife and I both have Aftershokz Trekz headphones (Air and Titanium models respectivly) and in...

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Plan Premium Family Country Australia   Device Samsung Galaxy 7 / Samsung Note 9 Operating System Android Oreo / Pie Spotify Version 8.4.95.785   My Question or Issue My wife a...

Mantisentil

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Downloading without storage permission

PlanPremiumUnited Kingdom DeviceSamsung Galaxy 10 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 9 I have noticed that I haven't given the Spotify app any permissions including the storage permission. However I have more than 600 songs downloaded on my device and just ...

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Plan Premium United Kingdom   Device Samsung Galaxy 10 Plus Operating System Android 9   I have noticed that I haven't given the Spotify app any permissions including the storage...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play the next song

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueIf I search for an artist and open "all songs" and select the song I want to listen at. When the song has come to the end spotify just loop the selected s...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue If I search for an artist and open "all songs" and select the song I want to l...

Jemi

Spotify Legend

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Samsung s10 using earbud keeps pausing

Free subscriptionDeviceS10 using earbuds My Question or IssueSpotify keeps pausing when in my pocket with screen locked and case covering screen. No other apps playing music or audio books do this. It is a Spotify issue or setting I need help with.

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Free subscription Device S10 using earbuds     My Question or Issue Spotify keeps pausing when in my pocket with screen locked and case covering screen. No other apps playing music or...

LGChammer

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Automatically downloading podcasts

I live in an area of California with spotty cell service (there are plenty of us). For a decade, my chosen podcast app has automatically downloaded episodes for me whenever I am at home and I have a good connection, so I can then listen to them anywh...

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I live in an area of California with spotty cell service (there are plenty of us). For a decade, my chosen podcast app has automatically downloaded episodes for me whenever I am at home and I have a ...

jacobev221

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Automatically Downloading Saved Songs

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceAndroidOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHow do I automatically download songs from an Artist? For example, if there are songs from an artist that I save, I want them to ...

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Plan Premium Country  United States Device Android Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue How do I automatically download songs from ...

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Superuser Contribution Can't download songs since update

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceLG G5Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Since the last two updates, Spotify isn't really working for me anymore. IIt started with crashing and canceling my downloads saying my storage is full, which it wasn't ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device LG G5 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   Since the last two updates, Spotify isn't really working for me anymore.  IIt st...

Jemi

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution AndroidAuto - Browse menu shows "no elements"

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung GalaxyS 8Operating SystemAndroid 9 (Pie) Spotify App Version 8.4.95.785AndroidAuto App Version 4.0.590434-release My Question or IssueHi All, The Brows menu in the Spotify App is working fine until I connect my ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung GalaxyS 8 Operating System Android 9 (Pie)  Spotify App Version  8.4.95.785 AndroidAuto App Version  4.0.590434-release   ...

Katerina

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Unable to play a lot of songs.

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceXiaomi POCO F1Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueA lot of the songs on the app are unplayable or absent and not showing. Even if they show, they are just unplayable. I have attached a screenshot for reference...

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Plan Premium Country India Device Xiaomi POCO F1 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue A lot of the songs on the app are unplayable or absent and not showing. Even if the...

KrabbyPraddy

Visitor

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Why can't we find a playlist with all my downloaded songs?

Is there any way to see EVERY downloaded song? I only have a list of my "favourite songs", and by favourite songs I mean those songs where I pressed "Like". Is there a playlist of every downloaded song or Do I have to manually press "like" to every s...

Visitor

Is there any way to see EVERY downloaded song? I only have a list of my "favourite songs", and by favourite songs I mean those songs where I pressed "Like". Is there a playlist of every downloaded so...

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Ads Playing in the middle of songs Ads not playing stalling the App

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePixel 2XLOperating SystemAndroid Version 9 My Question or IssueI have 2 issues really. I have reinstalled twice from Google Play with no success. Issues 1: Ads will not play and the app has to sit for about 10 minutes before i...

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Plan Free Country USA Device Pixel 2XL Operating System Android Version 9   My Question or Issue I have 2 issues really. I have reinstalled twice from Google Play with no success.&nbsp...

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Green loading circle after turning off screen when in songlist of an artist

Hi guys, Since about one month i've got the problem, that if I go into the artist overview, select an artist to see the song list of this artist and start a song, then shut down my phone screen and turn it on again, instead of the songlist the green ...

Casual Listener

Hi guys,  Since about one month i've got the problem, that if I go into the artist overview, select an artist to see the song list of this artist and start a song, then shut down my phone scree...

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