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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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Can’t find playlist

  My Question or Issue When I make a playlist , the next day its gone 

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    My Question or Issue  When I make a playlist , the next day its gone  

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BMW iDrive6 and Spotify Not Working

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceSamsung J5 Operating SystemAndroid version: J530 FXXU 3BRJ2 My Question or IssueI have a BMW with iDrive 6, fully updated as is my mobile. I was able to 'see' my playloists from the Spotify app installed on the car iDrive a...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country UK   Device Samsung J5   Operating System Android version: J530 FXXU 3BRJ2   My Question or Issue I have a BMW with iDrive 6, fully updated as is my mo...

itsmax

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Android to PC and PC to android.

PlanPremiumCountryBelgium DevicePC / Samsung S8Operating SystemWindows / Andriod My Question or IssueWhen I switch from my phone to a pc, it continues where I left.But when switching back from PC to phone, it starts playing where I left on my phone i...

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Plan Premium Country Belgium   Device PC / Samsung S8 Operating System Windows / Andriod   My Question or Issue When I switch from my phone to a pc, it continues where I left. B...

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Ads before podcasts

PlanPremiumCountry NorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy S5 ActiveOperating SystemAndroid Lollipop My Question or Issue I get ads playing before a podcasts on mobile, but when I play the same podcasts on desktop I do not hear any ads. The ads are in norwegian b...

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Plan Premium Country  Norway Device Samsung Galaxy S5 Active Operating System Android Lollipop   My Question or Issue   I get ads playing before a podcasts on mobile, but wh...

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Playlist filter and sort

DeviceP10 plus Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or IssueWith a recent update to the app, the filter and sort feature is now hidden behind two menus and is listed further down the list. Earlier versions gave you the feature as soon as you scrol...

Music Fan

Device P10 plus    Operating System Android 8.0    My Question or Issue With a recent update to the app, the filter and sort feature is now hidden behind two menus and is l...

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Superuser Contribution [Android] Better landscape layout

Im a new user. I subcribe spotify for $0.99 for 3 months free. I notice my spotify layout only have 3 tabs instead of 4. And i dont have repeat button and my spotify lyric didnt pop out. Im looking for the usual spotify premium layout.

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Im a new user. I subcribe spotify for $0.99 for 3 months free. I notice my spotify layout only have 3 tabs instead of 4. And i dont have repeat button and my spotify lyric didnt pop out. Im looking f...

Jemi

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Superuser Contribution Feature request: when opening an album, disable shuffle by default

Plan: PremiumCountry: United States Devices: Essential PH-1, Android 9, (also occurs on desktop computer running Xubuntu 18.04 + Spotify Linux client) My Question or IssueI would like to see a feature/option where the shuffle feature is disabled auto...

Newbie

Plan: Premium Country: United States   Devices: Essential PH-1, Android 9, (also occurs on desktop computer running Xubuntu 18.04 + Spotify Linux client)   My Question o...

Jemi

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Superuser Contribution Álbum na Tela de Bloqueio

PlanPremiumCountry BrazilDevice(Moto G 5 Plus)Operating System(Android) My Question or Issue Quando escuto música no Notebook sempre aparece na tela de bloqueio do celular. Como acabo com isso? Quero que apareça no celular só quando eu escutar no cel...

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Plan Premium Country  Brazil Device (Moto G 5 Plus) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue  Quando escuto música no Notebook sempre aparece na tela de bloqueio do ...

Jemi

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Superuser Contribution Daily mixes disappeared

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USDeviceMoto G5s plusOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueDaily mixes 2-4 have disappeared. I've cleared data and cache, uninstalled and reinstalled the app etc.

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Plan Free/Premium Country  US Device Moto G5s plus Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Daily mixes 2-4 have disappeared. I've cleared data and cache, uninstalled ...

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Galaxy S9: Download Progress missing

I have a brand new Galaxy S9. I have re-installed the Spotify App and downloaded offline playlists, however, the progress bar for the downloads is completely missing. When I open up the app, I have no idea if its downloading or not. The only way to c...

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I have a brand new Galaxy S9. I have re-installed the Spotify App and downloaded offline playlists, however, the progress bar for the downloads is completely missing. When I open up the app, I have n...

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Spotify notification question

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Hello i want to know if it's possible that the little circle with lines on it ( The little Spotify notification on the top left ) can stay in the notific...

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Plan Premium Country France Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue   Hello i want to know if it's possible that the litt...

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whenever I play a song from local files on my phone via playlist, the songs are sped up

So I tried storing local files on my phone by putting it on a playlist via PC, but when I downloaded the song on phone, the song's playback is sped up.the songs I tried playing are on Mp3 file(320kbps)

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So I tried storing local files on my phone by putting it on a playlist via PC, but when I downloaded the song on phone, the song's playback is sped up. the songs I tried playing are on Mp3 file(320k...

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Android Oreo unable to see devices

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueOn my home network I have 3 Amazon Echo Dots on Wifi and a Windows 10 PC with Spotify on ethernet (as well as other devices from time to time).Some months ag...

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Plan Premium Country UK  Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue On my home network I have 3 Amazon Echo Dots on Wifi and a Windows 10 P...

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Unpausing occurs when other apps' audio is active

Anytime I have the music paused and I have another audio activate, let's say the alarm clock or a notification, music starts playing again. I wish there was a button to close the app, that would definitely solve the issue and a few more by the sounds...

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Anytime I have the music paused and I have another audio activate, let's say the alarm clock or a notification, music starts playing again. I wish there was a button to close the app, that would defi...

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Superuser Contribution Every Time I Close my Spotify App, This Album Diseappear (premium)

PlanPremiumCountry SpainDeviceASUS tabletOperating SystemAndroidMy Question or Issue I have this album saved in my library: The Hamilton Instrumentals. I also downloaded it so I can listen to it offline. But every time I close the App and reopen it, ...

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Plan Premium Country  Spain Device ASUS tablet Operating System Android My Question or Issue  I have this album saved in my library: The Hamilton Instrumentals. I also downloaded i...

Jemi

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Constant "now playing" notifications on Android while streaming on PC?

When will the NOT SOLVED forum thread be solved? See "Constant "now playing" notifications on Android while streaming on PC?"

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  When will the NOT SOLVED forum thread be solved?   See "Constant "now playing" notifications on Android while streaming on PC?"    

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Spotify can't play Google assistant

PlanPremiumCountry ColombiaDeviceXiaomi MiBox sOperating SystemAndroid TV 8.1 My Question or Issue I have a tvbox Xiaomi my box, first when I asked Google assistant a song opened Spotify lasted 3 seconds and it closed due to connection error, now it ...

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Plan Premium Country  Colombia Device Xiaomi MiBox s Operating System Android TV 8.1   My Question or Issue  I have a tvbox Xiaomi my box, first when I asked Google assistant...

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Superuser Contribution Waiting to Download

PlanPremiumDeviceGalaxy S7/DesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue This is a problem both on Android and on Desktop. When attempting to download a song, rather than actually downloading it just says "Waiting to Download" on Android, an...

Music Fan

Plan Premium Device Galaxy S7/Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  This is a problem both on Android and on Desktop. When attempting to download a song, rathe...

Katerina

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Superuser Contribution Why can't I select SD card?

I have been with this issue since I got this new SD card and now I can't select it, it now appears in grey.Another one, if I keep the SD at the phone, song doesn't download and I can't play them when I'm offline, they appear without the album's photo...

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I have been with this issue since I got this new SD card and now I can't select it, it now appears in grey. Another one, if I keep the SD at the phone, song doesn't download and I can't play them wh...

Jemi

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shuffle really needs to be fixed

It's really irratating to trying to make shuffle work on spotify but every time i try to shuffle a playlist it doesn't actually shuffle and it doesn't help that they removed the play queue in the free app. So in order to have an actual shuffle my pla...

Roadie

   It's really irratating to trying to make shuffle work on spotify but every time i try to shuffle a playlist it doesn't actually shuffle and it doesn't help that they removed the play qu...

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