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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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Android spotify app no longer works

PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceSamsung Galaxy 9 PlusOperating SystemWin 10 My Question or Issue I've been using Spotify on my Android for months with little issue. All of a sudden my playlists no longer play. If a song does start playing, it usually st...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Samsung Galaxy 9 Plus Operating System Win 10   My Question or Issue  I've been using Spotify on my Android for months with little issue.&nb...

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Solved!! Local files won't sync

PlanPremiumCountryAustria DeviceOneplus3, PCOperating SystemAndroid, Windows 10 My Question or Issue I'm having no success syncing the local files from my PC to my OnePlus 3 Android phone. In the past, these files synced perfectly but one day all fol...

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Plan Premium Country Austria   Device Oneplus3, PC Operating System Android, Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I'm having no success syncing the local files from my PC to m...

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Nonresponsive Podcast Downloads

When I try to download multiple podcasts, the download button (and download option from the three vertical dots) becomes non-repsonsive. Same for removing downloads. This remains true even after the first 1 or 2 downloads or removals have completed. ...

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When I try to download multiple podcasts, the download button (and download option from the three vertical dots) becomes non-repsonsive. Same for removing downloads.   This remains true even a...

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Search does not work

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceNexus 6Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueThe search function in the Android mobile app has stopped working. After exhaustive searching and trying all suggested solutions, it continues to not work. Steps taken ...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Nexus 6 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue The search function in the Android mobile app has stopped working. After exhaustive sea...

Noah

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Whitelist Spotify so it doesn't close automatically when you pause the music

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHi, is there a way to whitelist Spotify so it doesn't close automatically a moment after i pause the music. I actually searched and found that you have t...

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Plan Premium Country  France Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Hi, is there a way to whitelist Spotify so it doesn't close automat...

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Superuser Contribution Mobile spotify pausing songs jack 3.5

PlanPremiumCountry PortugalDeviceNeffosOperating SystemAndroid 5.1 My Question or Issue Spotify keeps pausing while i'm driving, i connect the smartphone to car audio with a 3.5 jack cable and what I believe is that spotify spotify keeps assuming som...

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  Plan Premium Country  Portugal Device Neffos Operating System Android 5.1   My Question or Issue  Spotify keeps pausing while i'm driving, i connect the smartphone to...

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Superuser Contribution No Internet connection available error - Even though I have internet

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceOneplus 5TOperating SystemAndroid 8.1.0. OxygenOS-version 5.1.7. Service Provider: Callme / Telia My Question or Issue My problem is that Spotify is sending the error ´No Internet connection available` on my Oneplus pho...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device Oneplus 5T Operating System Android 8.1.0. OxygenOS-version 5.1.7.  Service Provider: Callme / Telia   My Question or Issue  My problem i...

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Solved!! In-line controls not functioning

PlanPremiumDevicePixel 2 XL 128GOperating SystemAndroid Pie 9.0PQ1A.181105.017.A1 My Question or Issue The in-line controls do not work properly, as reported a long time ago by many users in various forums I've found. It's still not fixed, how? why? ...

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Plan Premium Device Pixel 2 XL 128G Operating System Android Pie 9.0 PQ1A.181105.017.A1   My Question or Issue  The in-line controls do not work properly, as reported a long time a...

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I cant play my music that a moved to the SD card

PlanPremiumCountry MexicoDeviceSamsung galaxy j7 2015Operating SystemAndroid 7.1.1 My Question or Issue I cant play the music that i moved to the SD card

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Plan Premium Country  Mexico Device Samsung galaxy j7 2015 Operating System Android 7.1.1   My Question or Issue  I cant play the music that i moved to the SD card

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Logging in to a new Andriod phone and play list are gone

I just got a new Samsung Note 9, and I logged in to Spotify and my playlist are gone. I throught this might be a problem becuase I was still logged in to my old phone. I logged off my old phone and still no dice. Ive logged in to my new phone, tablet...

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I just got a new Samsung Note 9, and I logged in to Spotify and my playlist are gone. I throught this might be a problem becuase I was still logged in to my old phone. I logged off my old phone and s...

Noah

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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 little circle...

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Spotify randomly stops: check your app's battery saver

Dear friends, my name is Ristyo from Bandung, Indonesia. I have been experiencing a random stop after around 3 minutes while playing music in these conditions:1. While I connect through my 4G connection2. While I connect to home Wifi connection3. Whi...

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Dear friends,   my name is Ristyo from Bandung, Indonesia. I have been experiencing a random stop after around 3 minutes while playing music in these conditions: 1. While I connect through ...

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Android Spotify offline and hidden track. I'm lost, please help

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDeviceHuawey Pulp 4G My Question or Issue It's been a week since i'm trying to listen music on my new phone.I have delete every offline device and try to use spotify connect.The main problem is that spotify reconize me but I ...

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  Plan Premium Country  France Device Huawey Pulp 4G     My Question or Issue   It's been a week since i'm trying to listen music on my new phone. I have delete e...

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Hidden tracks

PremiumCountryMexicoDeviceNokia 5Operating SystemAndroid 7.1 My Question or IssueThis album had like 10 tracks, oddly suddenly disappeared and now there is only one and when I download the full album, appears like I've downloaded 10 song but only app...

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  Premium Country Mexico Device Nokia 5 Operating System Android 7.1   My Question or Issue This album had like 10 tracks, oddly suddenly disappeared and now there is only one and...

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Hidden tracks

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceNokia 5Operating SystemAndroid 7.1 My Question or IssueThis album had like 10 tracks, oddly suddenly disappeared and now there is only one and when I download the full album, appears like I've downloaded 10 song but only...

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Plan Premium Country Mexico Device Nokia 5 Operating System Android 7.1   My Question or Issue This album had like 10 tracks, oddly suddenly disappeared and now there is only one and w...

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Samsung note 9 spotify plays itself

PlanFreeCountry Australia DeviceSamsung note 9Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Whenever i use the phone the spotify app just starts playing by itself. I cannot find a way to stop this. Even if i take a phone call, after the phone call it ...

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Plan Free Country  Australia  Device Samsung note 9 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  Whenever i use the phone the spotify app just starts playing by itse...

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Headphones or speaker option

PlanPremiumCountry FranceDevice Operating SystemAndroid / Windows 10 My Question or Issue Hi. I had access to an option that asked me if I use headphones or speakers. As a headphone user I changed the setting to headphones from speaker. Right after t...

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Plan Premium Country  France Device   Operating System Android / Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hi. I had access to an option that asked me if I use headphones or sp...

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samsung gear s3 remote control

Hello ,i use samung galaxy s9+ and gear s3 frontier and from one month remote control just stop working. I try to restart watch and phone then reinstall app on the both and nothing.I read articles but nothing help so far.When i start app and try to c...

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Hello , i use samung galaxy s9+ and gear s3 frontier and from one month remote control just stop working. I try to restart watch and phone then reinstall app on the both and nothing.I read articles ...

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Solved!! Sort playlist on phone?

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceGoogle Pixel 1Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueOn my phone: I am trying to sort my starred playlist by newest added, but when I tap 'Sort playlist' I am just brought back to the playlist with no changes. Do...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country  USA Device Google Pixel 1 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue On my phone: I am trying to sort my starred playlist by newest added, but when...

Noah

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Superuser Contribution An Error has Occured - Podcasts

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8+Operating System My Question or Issue Trying to listen to different podcasts, but keep getting the same error message. "An error occured". App is up to date, not sure why this is happening.

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Plan Premium Country  US Device Samsung Galaxy 8+ Operating System     My Question or Issue  Trying to listen to different podcasts, but keep getting the same error mess...

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