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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 Changes to Sorting/Filtering Playlist From Recent Update

PlanFamily Premium Country USA DeviceSamsung 9 Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueWhat was the logic for changing the sorting/filtering mechanism for playlists? Why fix something that isn't broken? The old mechanism worked just fine and...

Casual Listener

Plan Family Premium   Country  USA   Device Samsung 9   Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue What was the logic for changing the sorting/fil...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Android headunit starts off with "no internet connection"

Whenever i go driving, i use Spotify as my default music player. More often than not, i play files from downloaded albums and/or downloaded playlists.This used to work fine, as in when i stopped my car, the headunit would go to sleep, and when i retu...

Casual Listener

Whenever i go driving, i use Spotify as my default music player. More often than not, i play files from downloaded albums and/or downloaded playlists. This used to work fine, as in when i stopped my...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Song Downloaded icon not showing...

Device OnePlus 5 Operating System Android 8.1.0 My Question or Issue Earlier I was able to use the Downloaded song marker/icon as a kind of marker of songs already are in my playlist. However, now this marker/icon is gone everywhere else than in the ...

Composer

Device OnePlus 5 Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue Earlier I was able to use the Downloaded song marker/icon as a kind of marker of songs already are in my playli...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Android app partially relaunches when peripherals are connected/disconnected

PlanPremiumCountry New ZealandDeviceVodafone Smart V8 (VFD 710)Operating SystemAndroid version: 7.1.1Android security patch level: 1 August 2018Baseband version: P840V70B01Kernel version: 3.18.31-perfBuild number: VFD-710_MRB04Variant build: NZ-Lock-...

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Plan Premium Country  New Zealand Device Vodafone Smart V8 (VFD 710) Operating System Android version: 7.1.1 Android security patch level: 1 August 2018 Baseband version: P840V70B0...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Stops playing after two songs

PlanPremiumCountry DenmarkDeviceSamsung Galaxy s7 and Samsung tab AOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 on S7 and Android 7.1.1 on tablet My Question or Issue Spotify automatically stops playing after two songs on both my devices for about a week now. Alrea...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country  Denmark Device Samsung Galaxy s7 and Samsung tab A Operating System Android 8.0.0 on S7 and Android 7.1.1 on tablet   My Question or Issue  Spotify auto...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Music ends and the next one does not come out

PremiumBrasil(Motorola G4 Plus)(Android 7.0)(Onkyo TX-NR686) In the spotify application of the cell phone I start a song and ask to play it on my Onkyo receiver. I listen to music without problems but when it finishes and starts playing the next one ...

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Premium Brasil (Motorola G4 Plus) (Android 7.0) (Onkyo TX-NR686)  In the spotify application of the cell phone I start a song and ask to play it on my Onkyo receiver. I listen to music with...

Katerina

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Shared Speakers with Family Plan

I have a trial of the family premium plan and am confused how best to setup shared devices, like the Alexa app. I would like every family member to have access to their own music, and also allow multiple family members to use the Spotify Amazon app a...

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    I have a trial of the family premium plan and am confused how best to setup shared devices, like the Alexa app.  I would like every family member to have access to their own...

Joe

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Superuser Contribution Unable to play a certain artist when I search on my playlist

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI've been having this problem what seems like all year. When I search for a specific artist on my playlist, let's just say Drake, instead of playing the rest of ...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I've been having this problem what seems like all year.  When I search for ...

Peter

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Spotify is stuck after Google clock integration

PlanFree/PremiumCountry IsraelDeviceXiaomi mi6Operating SystemAndroid 8/MIUI 10 My Question or Issue After playing Spotify using the Google alarm clock integration, when accessing directly to the application it's just showing spinners and fails to lo...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Israel Device Xiaomi mi6 Operating System Android 8/MIUI 10   My Question or Issue  After playing Spotify using the Google alarm clock integration,...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify volume better on video tab

Just as the title says, my music volume is better when I'm on a tab with a video.What is the cause and the fix of it?Any help will be appreciated, thanks!

Newbie

Just as the title says, my music volume is better when I'm on a tab with a video. What is the cause and the fix of it? Any help will be appreciated, thanks!  

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Pop up on logging in/ out

PlanPremiumCountry Devicegalaxy s6Operating Systemandroid My Question or IssueSince the latest update,every time i try to log in/out of the app i get the following popup message...."This app wont work properly unless you allow google play services re...

Roadie

Plan Premium Country   Device galaxy s6 Operating System android   My Question or Issue Since the latest update,every time i try to log in/out of the app i get the following popup...

unclesilas

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Superuser Contribution Volume Normalizer

I use spotify on both my computer and my phone (oneplus 6t) with a paid subscription, but I have been running into the problem where my phone keeps lowering the volume of my music even though the volume normalizer option is set to off. Is there a way...

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I use spotify on both my computer and my phone (oneplus 6t) with a paid subscription, but I have been running into the problem where my phone keeps lowering the volume of my music even though the vol...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs being removed from my playlists

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceLGL56VLOperating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 My Question / Issue Seems like either spotify or my terrible phone is deleting songs from my playlists. I highly doubt it's my phone though as the songs are deleted from all my playlists i...

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Plan Free Country  USA Device LGL56VL Operating System Android 6.0.1   My Question / Issue  Seems like either spotify or my terrible phone is deleting songs from my playlists...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Spotify in China on my android phone

Plan: PremiumCountry: SwedenDevice: Samsung Edge s6Operating System: latest Hi! I'm an avid Spotify Premium user, and am wondering whether I'll be able to play the songs that I've DOWNLOADED through the app in China on my android phone?

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Plan: Premium Country: Sweden Device: Samsung Edge s6 Operating System: latest   Hi! I'm an avid Spotify Premium user, and am wondering whether I'll be able to play the songs that I've DOWN...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Songs stop playing and random ones start.

PlanPremiumCountry IrelandDeviceSamsung galaxy A5Operating system ?My Question or Issue Hi ....i have been using premium for a year now and im getting **bleep** of because last week this started happening and it wont stop. Everytime i play a song . I...

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Plan Premium Country  Ireland Device Samsung galaxy A5 Operating system  ? My Question or Issue  Hi ....i have been using premium for a year now and im getting **bleep** of be...

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Superuser Contribution How To Stop Autoplay for Podcasts

My Question or Issue I've switched the Autoplay option off in my settings but this only works for music. I ideally want all of my content in one place but going to have to get the acast app again to get this functionality. I saw a similar thread to t...

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    My Question or Issue  I've switched the Autoplay option off in my settings but this only works for music. I ideally want all of my content in one place but going to have to get ...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How come searching (songs) within playlists disapeared?

RNone of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 10, Samsung Galaxy 9,)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or ...

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RNone of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 10, Samsung Galaxy 9, ) ...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution 'Share' function does not include Instagram Stories

PlanPremium CountryUS DeviceGoogle Pixel 2 Operating SystemAndroid 9 Pie My Question or IssueThe option to share to Instagram Stories is not available. I am able to share Instagram Direct and to other apps on my phone that support the feature.I have ...

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Plan Premium   Country US   Device Google Pixel 2   Operating System Android 9 Pie   My Question or Issue The option to share to Instagram Stories is not available. I...

Jemi

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Superuser Contribution Bring back search within playlists

Hello, Searching a song in a playlist is harder than older versions. I know that it is still easy to do, but older method was more user friendly and straightforward, also didn't bothered me at all but not having it where it used to be is kinda annoyi...

Casual Listener

Hello,    Searching a song in a playlist is harder than older versions. I know that it is still easy to do, but older method was more user friendly and straightforward, also didn't bother...

Tcrpro1

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Solved!! Settings Unavailable

2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I just got a Note 9 and when I go to the app settings to adjust the quality of downloads and similar settings show they are unavailable. I have uninstalled and reinstal...

Casual Listener

2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I just got a Note 9 and when I go to the app settings to adjust the quality of downloads and...

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