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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...

Spotify

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Music pauses while in other Apps - Samsung Galaxy S8+

On my way to work, I always listen to music and use some other Apss, but after a while the music just pauses, and everytime I start it again, it stopps. This always happens while I listen to music, either by listening to downloaded music or some new ...

Newbie

On my way to work, I always listen to music and use some other Apss, but after a while the music just pauses, and everytime I start it again, it stopps.   This always happens while I listen to...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Connection error / Offline mode

PlanPremiumCountry The NetherlandsDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue Hi, Since a few weeks I'm getting a connection error from Spotify. When I open Spotify and choose a playlist or artist it's all good, however wh...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country  The Netherlands Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue   Hi,   Since a few weeks I'm getting a connec...

Jose_M

Spotify Star

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spotify not full screen

plan PremiumCountry The NetherlandsDeviceMotorola G6 plusOperating SystemAndroidOreo My Question or Issue recently i bought a motorola g6 plus, a phone with a fingerprint sensor that can also be used for 1 finger navigation true android. ofcourse i a...

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  plan   Premium Country  The Netherlands Device Motorola G6 plus Operating System AndroidOreo   My Question or Issue  recently i bought a motorola g6 plus, a...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Spotify cutting in and out!!

PlanFree/PremiumCountry My Question or IssueHi I have been using Spotify via my AV system for close on 12 months and am a Premium Subcriber. Recently music keeps cutting in and out making it impossible to listen to, it also has a lag time if I try an...

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Plan Free/Premium Country     My Question or Issue Hi  I have been using Spotify via my AV system for close on 12 months and am a Premium Subcriber.    Recently musi...

GaryL133

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Search, view artist, view album not working

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceSamsung galaxy s8 My Question or Issue The search artist. Album. Or any if my searches are not pulling up anything. I have plenty of service, premium for years, tried on wifi. Restarting phone and app. Unable to search new ...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country  US Device Samsung galaxy s8   My Question or Issue  The search artist. Album. Or any if my searches are not pulling up anything. I have plenty of service,...

AeroZ

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Superuser Contribution LG V20's status bar constantly flashing when music paused or playing on another device

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLG V20Operating SystemAndroidMy Question or Issue This all started a month or two ago. My guess is that you guys implemented some kind of keep alive so Spotify stays active, but it's very annoying. The constant flashing ma...

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  Plan Premium Country  USA Device LG V20 Operating System Android My Question or Issue  This all started a month or two ago. My guess is that you guys implemented some kind ...

Richdog

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Superuser Contribution notification keeps popping up repeatedly

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceOppo A73Operating SystemAndroid 7.1 Colour OS3.2 My Question or Issue So at the current moment when I'm playing music, a notification keep rapidly popping up then disappearing before I can read it properly, but I kno...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Oppo A73 Operating System Android 7.1 Colour OS3.2   My Question or Issue  So at the current moment when I'm playing music, a notificat...

FabianS_Bogota

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Superuser Contribution Song appearing on desktop app, but not (Android) mobile app

Plan PremiumCountry SwitzerlandDevice Huawei Mate 10 ProOperating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue There is a song that appears on the windows desktop app version of Spotify, but not the (Android) mobile version. Is there: (i) a reason for th...

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Plan  Premium Country  Switzerland Device  Huawei Mate 10 Pro Operating System  Android Oreo   My Question or Issue  There is a song that appears on the w...

matw90

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Superuser Contribution Android Oreo Notification Tile for Offline/Online is broken/misbehaving

PlanFamily PremiumCountryPhilippinesDeviceNokia 7 PlusOperating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.1 My Question or IssueI really appreciate the notification/quick setting tile of Spotify, allowing me to quickly toggle between online and offline mode. But to my di...

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Plan Family Premium Country Philippines Device Nokia 7 Plus Operating System Android Oreo 8.1   My Question or Issue I really appreciate the notification/quick setting tile of Spotify,...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Sesame Universal Search App Integration/Permission not working

PlanFamily PremiumCountry PhilippinesDeviceNokia 7 PlusOperating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.1 My Question or IssueI have Sesame Universal Search app currently installed, and it supports integration with Spotify app, like allowing it to search for albums an...

Visitor

Plan Family Premium Country  Philippines Device Nokia 7 Plus Operating System Android Oreo 8.1   My Question or Issue I have Sesame Universal Search app currently installed, ...

Alfredo

Roadie

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Songs are grayed out

Hi Spotify, I found 2 songs I love recently and I can't play them. What's up with that? Love is endless - MoZellaSomething in common - Free Energy Please help!

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Hi Spotify, I found 2 songs I love recently and I can't play them. What's up with that?    Love is endless - MoZella Something in common - Free Energy   Please help! 

Arratyn

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Connectivity Issues Android

PlanFree/PremiumCountry USADevice(Samsung Galaxy note Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuel just recently switched to Spotify, and I am currently a premium member. I often use the album radio feature of the app...

Newbie

Plan Free/Premium Country  USA Device (Samsung Galaxy note 😎 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue l just recently switched to Spot...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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download songs

PlanPremiumCountry PhilippinesDevicesony Xperi xa1Operating Systemnougat My Question or Issuei can't download song. i already update my apps, reinstall still i can't do it and also put the setting to use data when downloading.

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Plan Premium Country  Philippines Device sony Xperi xa1 Operating System nougat  My Question or Issue i can't download song. i already update my apps, reinstall still i can't do it...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Solved!! Like button disappeared in new radio view

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceOnePlus 5TOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueRecently, for some songs the album art/video fills up the whole screen on my phone while they are playing. This seems to be a new feature. However, when I'm playing...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country USA Device OnePlus 5T Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Recently, for some songs the album art/video fills up the whole screen on my phone while...

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Music Quality Resets to Default Settings Most of the Time

Premium Member - United States (Los Angeles) Samsung Galaxy 7Android Oreo Hi All, For a the past couple of months, I have found my streaming and download settings reverted back to Automatic/Normal nearly every time I look. I change them forward to Ve...

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Premium Member - United States (Los Angeles)  Samsung Galaxy 7 Android Oreo   Hi All,   For a the past couple of months, I have found my streaming and download settings reve...

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Superuser Contribution New design

PlanPremiumCountry NorwayDeviceSamsung galaxy S7 edgeOperating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Do I have to have permium to listen to songs now? I can hardly find the songs and they only play a little snip of them.The new update is really messy an...

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Plan Premium Country  Norway Device Samsung galaxy S7 edge Operating System Android   My Question or Issue  Do I have to have permium to listen to songs now? I can hardly fin...

Alfredo

Roadie

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Superuser Contribution Is Spotify in EXCLUSIVE partnership with samsung for ANDROID WEAR?

Hi, Not sure where to ask.Visited quite a few forum entries before posting (if anyone needs references - can provide in comments, but look for yourself): everywhere I look for any smart watch integration for offline music storage playing (i.e.: while...

Newbie

Hi,   Not sure where to ask. Visited quite a few forum entries before posting (if anyone needs references - can provide in comments, but look for yourself): everywhere I look for any sma...

JulianA_Bogota

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New Design

PlanPremiumCountrySpain Device Samsung Galaxy 8+Operating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.0 My Question or IssueWhy in one of my couple devices i see the new design (galaxy s6 edge), and in my other device (samsung s8+) i see the old design?i tried to uninstall...

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  Plan Premium Country Spain   Device  Samsung Galaxy 8+ Operating System Android Oreo 8.0   My Question or Issue Why in one of my couple devices i see the new de...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Login from Android not working

DeviceNexus 5XOperating SystemAndroid 8.1.0 My Question or IssueI cannot log in from my Android smartphone using my username or e-mail. Online, instead, the login works fine with both.

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  Device Nexus 5X Operating System Android 8.1.0   My Question or Issue I cannot log in from my Android smartphone using my username or e-mail. Online, instead, the login w...

paperoga17

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