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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 podcasts on andorid

For some reason podcasts files appear only as capable for download but I can't just play them... I use an android. Already tried reinstalling... but still isn't working. Any ideas? Thanks!

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For some reason podcasts files  appear only as capable for download but I can't just play them...   I use an android.    Already tried reinstalling... but still isn't working....

Katerina

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Superuser Contribution Zie niet alle liedjes op mijn smartphone

Ik heb liedjes die ik op mijn laptop gezet heb die daar wel afspelen. Maar op mijn smartphone staan deze in het grijs. Hoe komt dit?

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Ik heb liedjes die ik op mijn laptop gezet heb die daar wel afspelen. Maar op mijn smartphone staan deze in het grijs.  Hoe komt dit?   

Guido

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Playing one artist on My own Playlist

Hi, I've always been able to pick specific artits in my own created playlist (Over 1,500 songs) and shuffle songs just by that one artist but all of a sudden but all of a sudden it will not work and Spotify seem unable to help,I'm a premium user and ...

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Hi,   I've always been able to pick specific artits in my own created playlist (Over 1,500 songs) and shuffle songs just by that one artist but all of a sudden but all of a sudden it will not ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app Android doesn't fill entire screen

Hi i have a mi A2 Lite with Android 8.1. i'm using latest beta of spotify app with premium account. The app seems doesn't support the 18:9 screen. Any solution? Thanks for response

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Hi i have a mi A2 Lite with Android 8.1. i'm using latest beta of spotify app with premium account. The app seems doesn't support the 18:9 screen.   Any solution?   Thanks for response

Guido

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Filter in a playlist, doesn't play only the filtered songs

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Samsung Galaxy S9)Operating System(Android Oreo)Spotify Version8.4.70.666 armV7 My Question or Issue When I filter for a specific artist inside a playlist, the playing queue doesn't play only the songs that appear on the scr...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (Samsung Galaxy S9) Operating System (Android Oreo) Spotify Version 8.4.70.666 armV7   My Question or Issue  When I filter for a specific...

Joe

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Choosing songs from playlist directly from steering wheel

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceSamsung Note 8 Operating SystemAndroid Oreo (Android version 8.0.0) My Question or Issue I have paired my phone into my car (BMW X3 G01) and manage to get Spotify running. However, I found that when I use the steering ...

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  Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Samsung Note 8  Operating System Android Oreo (Android version 8.0.0)   My Question or Issue   I have paired my phone into my ca...

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Solved!! Spotify has a mind of its own!

PlanPremiumCountry CANADADeviceSAMSUNG S7Operating SystemLATEST ANDROID My Question or Issue It keeps changing songs to next in que, or to a randomly new playlist not related to the type of music I listen to. All while in my pocket. Tried to logout o...

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  Plan Premium Country  CANADA Device SAMSUNG S7 Operating System LATEST ANDROID   My Question or Issue  It keeps changing songs to next in que, or to a randomly new pl...

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Some Favorite songs wont save

I use an Android system version 7.1.1 with the updated Spotify app. So on my computer i save like a ton of songs just to my favorites playlist to shuffle, and they appear on my phone as well. However, on my phone, when i go to click on favorite songs...

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I use an Android system version 7.1.1 with the updated Spotify app.   So on my computer i save like a ton of songs just to my favorites playlist to shuffle, and they appear on my phone as well...

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PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSamsung Note 8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Whenever I switch away from the Spotify app to another app (say messanger) and then return to Spotify, it will have switched to offline mode despite me still ...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device Samsung Note 8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue   Whenever I switch away from the Spotify app to another app (say...

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Spotify turns itself off when it feels like it.

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenSamsung galaxy 8+Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or Issue Spotify will play a couple of songs, then it stops playing, it dissapears from the dragdown menu and never returns. When i open the list of active apps spotify...

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  Plan Premium Country  Sweden Samsung galaxy 8+ Operating System Android 8.0   My Question or Issue  Spotify will play a couple of songs, then it stops playing, it diss...

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Daily mix

PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceMoto g 4gMy Question or Issue Since about 10 days when i try to open my Daily mix 1 there's an error. Just with number 1, oter 5 mixes work perfectly. Which is the problem? How can i fix ft?

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  Plan Premium Country Italy  Device Moto g 4g My Question or Issue  Since about 10 days when i try to open my Daily mix 1 there's an error. Just with number 1, oter 5 mixes wo...

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Some local files aren't syncing

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceMoto Z2 ForceOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Sometime around 2015 Spotify had a lot of problems syncing local files. I almost left the platform/cancelled Premium then, but the team seemed to fix the probl...

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  Plan Premium Country  USA Device Moto Z2 Force Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  Sometime around 2015 Spotify had a lot of problems syncing l...

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Spotify keeps stopping my music and starts playing something else.

To begin, Spotify has randomly (on both my Android phone and my desktop PC) stopped playing a song I'm listening to, and switches itself over to a Firefox Web Player and starts playing a random song that isn't on my playlist or song list. It starts p...

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  To begin, Spotify has randomly (on both my Android phone and my desktop PC) stopped playing a song I'm listening to, and switches itself over to a Firefox Web Player and starts playing a rand...

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Superuser Contribution Unusable - playback has a mind of it own, will pause and skip over and over, even when app is closed

I am paying for premium, recently upgraded the the samsung note 8. Spotify has become unusable and is ruining my life. I have tried everything on the community boards and it actually feels like its getting worse. Spotify will 'assume control' of my w...

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I am paying for premium, recently upgraded the the samsung note 8. Spotify has become unusable and is ruining my life. I have tried everything on the community boards and it actually feels like its g...

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Unable to browse with full internet connection

PlanFamily PremiumCountry EnglandSamsung galaxy S8Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I have a full internet connection on my phone but every time I go to browse I get the same message come up. I've tried logg...

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Plan Family Premium Country  England Samsung galaxy S8 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I have a full internet connection ...

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Playback keeps stopping

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceNote 8Operating SystemAndroid version 8 My Question or Issue When listening to a song, the playback will randomly stop. It's been happening for several days and not sure what the cause is. I'm connected to my soundbar via b...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device Note 8 Operating System Android version 8   My Question or Issue  When listening to a song, the playback will randomly stop. It's been happeni...

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Undonwload music

None of the below information is PlanPremium familyCountry ItalyDeviceHuawei P10 liteOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or Issue My music keeps undownloading for no aparent reson. I discovered I had 3 devices and I removed one. But i always on...

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None of the below information is  Plan Premium family Country  Italy Device Huawei P10 lite Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue  My music keeps undown...

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SD storage not available

PlanPremiumCountryBelgium DeviceMoto G5Operating SystemAndroid Nougat My Question or Issue Hi. My Spotify app crashed the other day, and then started to download all of the music I had downloaded onto my internal storage. Before it was all stored on ...

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  Plan Premium Country Belgium   Device Moto G5 Operating System Android Nougat   My Question or Issue  Hi. My Spotify app crashed the other day, and then started to d...

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Just started getting problems on my kindle Fire HD using spotify android app. Usually have no proble

PlanFree/PremiumCountry UKDeviceKindle Fire HDOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueJust recently when I power of the kindle I cant connect to spotify next time I power up. The spotfy logo appears in the apps but...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  UK Device Kindle Fire HD Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Just recently when I power of the kindle I...

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