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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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My library doesn't sync to my Android mobile phone

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or Issue I added songs to my library from my computer. They synced on my iPad but not on my Android mobile phone. I have enough storage and tried to logout and lo...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Germany Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue  I added songs to my library from my computer. They synced on my iPa...
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No filter button to search playlist

I got note 9 I have re installed app but on my Playlist there is no filter section anymore how do I fix? I reinstalled app.

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  • I got note 9 I have re installed app but on my Playlist there is no filter section anymore how do I fix? I reinstalled app.   
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Recently Played Artists Not Showing?

Hi there, I spent the day enjoying Spotify yesterday. Both on my phone and desktop, about 90% of that experience is absent from my Recently Played. I'm concerned that these plays aren't tracked/artists are not given credit for them. I notice this err...

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  • Hi there,   I spent the day enjoying Spotify yesterday. Both on my phone and desktop, about 90% of that experience is absent from my Recently Played. I'm concerned that these plays aren't trac...
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Cannot start radio station. Please try again later

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDevice(OnePlus One)Operating System(Android 6.0.1)Spotify 8.4.84.874 My Question or Issue When I try to start a song radio, it just gives me the pop-up with the above text "Cannot start radio station. Please try again later"...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Portugal Device (OnePlus One) Operating System (Android 6.0.1) Spotify 8.4.84.874     My Question or Issue  When I try to start a song radio, i...
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Artistas no se reproducen

PlanPremiumCountry ArgentinaDeviceMoto Z2 playOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue En específico la banda Babasónicos no se reproduce desde mi celular, en otros dispositivos si lo hace correctamente. No aparece ningún aviso, simplemente no se...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Argentina Device Moto Z2 play Operating System Android  My Question or Issue  En específico la banda Babasónicos no se reproduce desde mi celular...
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App crash

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  • The app Crash after search Iván Ferreiro, select all EP, try to add some single to the queue Plan Premium Country Spain Device Bq Operating System  Android Oreo  
  • Billy-J
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buzzing noise Android - FIXED!

Hi all, So many (including myself) have been suffering from a buzzing sound (or electronic bug) during playback in Android Devices. I use a Note5 (yes it is getting old), however I believe the issue is the same across multitude of devices.The reason ...

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  •   Hi all,   So many (including myself) have been suffering from a buzzing sound (or electronic bug) during playback in Android Devices.    I use a Note5 (yes it is getting ol...
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Fixing radio

Where did the option to save radio stations go? I can only play new stations, not save or delete them to my own stations section. Help!

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  • Where did the option to save radio stations go? I can only play new stations, not save or delete them to my own stations section. Help! 
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specific albums dont play properly?

PremiumCountry CanadaDeviceLG Power x IIOperating Systemwhatever latest android OS My Question or Issue For some reason, J.Cole's album KOD and specific songs within don't play properly, some just break spotify and crash it, or just skip into the nex...

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  • Premium Country  Canada Device LG Power x II Operating System whatever latest android OS   My Question or Issue  For some reason, J.Cole's album KOD and specific songs within ...
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Unable to Create New Playlists on Android

For the past couple of months I've been difficulties creating new playlists. I'm able to make new playlists but once I close and reopen Spotify my new playlist disappears. I have now issue making playlists on my computer, just my mobile device (I use...

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  • For the past couple of months I've been difficulties creating new playlists. I'm able to make new playlists but once I close and reopen Spotify my new playlist disappears. I have now issue making pla...
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[Chromecast] App must be forced closed to find Chromecast

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceNexus 5XOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSometimes my Chromecast devices are not shown in devices list when Spotify is opened. If I force close Spotify and restart the Chromecast is usually visible. I've had t...

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  • Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Nexus 5X Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Sometimes my Chromecast devices are not shown in devices list when Spotify is opened. If I f...
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Only downloading a few of my songs

Hi, I'm in Australia on a premium plan. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy 7. I have a playlist of about 190 songs, which was successfully downloaded previously, however now only 10 of the songs are downloaded, and no matter what I do, it won't download an...

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  • Hi, I'm in Australia on a premium plan. My phone is a Samsung Galaxy 7.   I have a playlist of about 190 songs, which was successfully downloaded previously, however now only 10 of the songs a...
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Spotify starting automatically

PlanPremiumCountry New ZealandDeviceAnyOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueNot a new issue, from reading the forums it's a widespread problem that's been unresolved for a long time.I want Spotify to start only when I start it. But it starts w...

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  • Plan Premium Country  New Zealand Device Any Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Not a new issue, from reading the forums it's a widespread problem that's been unresol...
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Autoplay doesn't work only with car stereo

Autoplay always works when using the phone speaker, a Bluetooth speaker, Bluetooth headphones of 2 different brands and my Yamaha av receiver. But when I connect through my Bluetooth car stereo, a 2017 Toyota Yaris stereo, it stops at the end of albu...

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  • Autoplay always works when using the phone speaker, a Bluetooth speaker, Bluetooth headphones of 2 different brands and my Yamaha av receiver. But when I connect through my Bluetooth car stereo, a 20...
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Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down Missing.

PlanPremiumOperating SystemAndroid Nougat My Question or Issue Hey guys. Its me or you can no longer Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down songs from song radio on android devices, because on desktop app you still can do it.

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  • Plan Premium Operating System Android Nougat My Question or Issue  Hey guys. Its me or you can no longer Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down songs from song radio on android devices, because o...
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Instagram Music on Honor 8X

PlanPremiumCountry PolandDeviceHonor 8XOperating SystemAndroid 8.1 My Question or Issue Hello,I'd love to use Instagram Music option but I'm unable to do it. A lot of people in my country can use this feature but somehow I'm excluded. I checked more ...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Poland Device Honor 8X Operating System Android 8.1   My Question or Issue  Hello, I'd love to use Instagram Music option but I'm unable to do it. A lo...
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Slow download / cancelling sub

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceHuawei P10Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueWhen I first got Spotify it downloaded songs incredibly fast. Now it downloads about one song every 5 minutes. I wiped the cache, retried, same problem. I resta...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Canada Device Huawei P10 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue When I first got Spotify it downloaded songs incredibly fast. Now it downloads&...
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Radio

You need to bring back radio or I am leaving

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Users cannot find my public playlist on search bar, why?

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceGoogle Pixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or Issue Hello,I have create this playlist years ago:https://open.spotify.com/user/intrd/playlist/4yxAbb5MX6lzBWQATqrdVC?si=3rgC7MO-RwS8cSd0BcgsJg But if you search it...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device Google Pixel 2 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue  Hello, I have create this playlist years ago: https://open.spotify.c...
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    search bar missing
    Search playlists
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