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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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Automatic playing the first song when opening playlist from a shortrcut

How do I disable automatic playing of the first song in playlist when opening it from a shortcut on my homescreen? If I can't disable it now, can you please add a toggle for that in future updates?

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How do I disable automatic playing of the first song in playlist when opening it from a shortcut on my homescreen? If I can't disable it now, can you please add a toggle for that in future updates?

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Can't download to my SD card

Hi, I can't find the option to download music on my SD card. I did have that option, but recently disappeared, I still have all premium features. I would like to download all my music to my SD because I don't have enough space left on my internal sto...

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Hi, I can't find the option to download music on my SD card. I did have that option, but recently disappeared, I still have all premium features. I would like to download all my music to my SD becaus...

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Bug in shuffle setting

Hi, If you enable "Shuffle" through the "Now Playing" bar, the playlist would play shuffled until the setting was manually de-activated. Now, whenever you manually select a song, the "Shuffle" setting is lost. Just to clarify, this is NOT refererring...

Regular

Hi,   If you enable "Shuffle" through the "Now Playing" bar, the playlist would play shuffled until the setting was manually de-activated.   Now, whenever you manually select a song, th...

Arez424

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Problems during surfing and not reported crashes

Hi.. First of all I'm going to try to explain my problem, but my english is not perfect. I have a Galaxy Note 8. Always I'm listening to the music and surf on the internet at the same time, the loudness is going to be very quite.. The other problem I...

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Hi.. First of all I'm going to try to explain my problem, but my english is not perfect.   I have a Galaxy Note 8. Always I'm listening to the music and surf on the internet at the same time, ...

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How can I stop Spotify starting automatically when connected on bluetooth?

Everytime I connect my android with my car via bluetooth, the Spotify app starts automatically, playing songs and averything. But I don't want that. Sometimes I need to connect to listen to some audio-classes or other stuffs, but the Spotify app anno...

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Everytime I connect my android with my car via bluetooth, the Spotify app starts automatically, playing songs and averything.   But I don't want that. Sometimes I need to connect to listen to ...

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Shuffle does not play new songs

I've added about 10 new songs to my playlist and it's not played a single one of them yet. I added about 3 of them before the update and the rest after the update but it still hasn't played a single one, I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling as we...

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I've added about 10 new songs to my playlist and it's not played a single one of them yet. I added about 3 of them before the update and the rest after the update but it still hasn't played a single ...

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Like button problem with new update.

I have a problem with the like button on my Spotify app on Android. I downloaded the latest version of Spotify and it seems to not add songs to my favourite tracks. Does anyone have this same problem?

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I have a problem with the like button on my Spotify app on Android. I downloaded the latest version of Spotify and it seems to not add songs to my favourite tracks. Does anyone have this same problem?

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Tracks appear in random order when adding an album to a playlist

The past week all the songs in my playlist have been in random order. I've tried removing an album manually and re-adding it but the songs are still in random order (track 3 before 1, then 6, then 2, etc), even if I sort by album.

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The past week all the songs in my playlist have been in random order. I've tried removing an album manually and re-adding it but the songs are still in random order (track 3 before 1, then 6, then 2,...

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Can't get the new Spotify experience

Hi. I'm using Spotify free on a Samsung Galaxy S8+ (Android 8.0.0), and I have the app updated (version 8.4.54.536). However, none of the promised new features are present! No Data Saver, no on-demand playlists, nothing. It's the same as it has alway...

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Hi. I'm using Spotify free on a Samsung Galaxy S8+ (Android 8.0.0), and I have the app updated (version 8.4.54.536). However, none of the promised new features are present! No Data Saver, no on-deman...

Maxim

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Car Stereo skip buttons, repeat not working.

Hi, after the latest update, my Car Stereo (Sony MEX BT player) - will no longer skip tracks when connecetd to Spotify on my Pixel XL. I have double checked the car stereo buttons which all work in other modes like Radio, USB, etc. It has only stoppe...

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Hi, after the latest update, my Car Stereo (Sony MEX BT player) - will no longer skip tracks when connecetd to Spotify on my Pixel XL.  I have double checked the car stereo buttons which all wor...

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Filter feature is bugged on android app

Filtering for specific songs on a playlist is bugged. After filtering for a specific song/artist and selecting the song you want to play the app instead plays what would song be in that position on the screen if no filter were applied. The filter app...

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Filtering for specific songs on a playlist is bugged. After filtering for a specific song/artist and selecting the song you want to play the app instead plays what would song be in that position on t...

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Cannot connect to my account on Android (was offline)

HelloI was using Spotify on my Android device on Offline mode, something happened that my account logged off, when trying to log in again, it says I need to conect to internet. Even whem I am using my cellular data or wifi, it doesn't connect. Can yo...

Newbie

Hello I was using Spotify on my Android device on Offline mode, something happened that my account logged off, when trying to log in again, it says I need to conect to internet. Even whem I am using...

songassistant

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Superuser Contribution Phone app not working

Hello, i've been using spotify exclusively on my gaming console. I then shifted to using it on pc and everything was ok. But when i downloaded the phone app, all my playlists were gone and i didn't have premium. What happened? Is there anything i can...

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Hello, i've been using spotify exclusively on my gaming console. I then shifted to using it on pc and everything was ok. But when i downloaded the phone app, all my playlists were gone and i didn't h...

Alfredo

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Wrong song plays on filtered playlist - Android

When I apply a filter to a playlist and play a song, let's say the 3rd one of filtered list, it plays not the 3rd one on the filtered list but the 3rd song of the whole playlist. Version info: 8.4.53.703 armv7Platform: Samsung S8 w/ Oreo 8.0

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When I apply a filter to a playlist and play a song, let's say the 3rd one of filtered list, it plays not the 3rd one on the filtered list but the 3rd song of the whole playlist.    Versi...

Alfredo

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts no longer an option on "Your Library" page

Today when I went to use Spotify in my Android App to listen to a Podcast I follow, the option of "Podcasts" no longer appeared on my "Your Library" page. Usually that's how I navigate to the Podcasts I follow quickly. But now to find the Podcasts I ...

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Today when I went to use Spotify in my Android App to listen to a Podcast I follow, the option of "Podcasts" no longer appeared on my "Your Library" page. Usually that's how I navigate to the Podcast...

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S3 Gear frontier Offline Music doesn't work

Hi, Sorry for my bad English. I became a S3 Gear Frontier to use it in the Gym, for music without Smartphone I download the Playlists, and all work fine..... to the moment without WLAN or Smartphone connection. At this moment I can't play tMusic, cha...

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Hi,    Sorry for my bad English.    I became a S3 Gear Frontier to use it in the Gym, for music without Smartphone   I download the Playlists, and all work fine..... to...

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How my music sound

A few days ago my music started to sound slower and deeper than usual in my android mobile, and I haven't changed anything. I can't find an option to fix it, please help me.

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A few days ago my music started to sound slower and deeper than usual in my android mobile, and I haven't changed anything. I can't find an option to fix it, please help me.

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Spotify deleting my offline songs

I can download my songs for offline use. I can listen to the songs when I am offline. But over the last week Spotify wiped out my 2000+ songs 3 times and blacked them out, so I couldn't listen to them. This is a complete waste of data AND energy usag...

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I can download my songs for offline use. I can listen to the songs when I am offline.   But over the last week Spotify wiped out my 2000+ songs 3 times and blacked them out, so I couldn't list...

aljohnston112

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Solved!! New UI

My spotify android app changed to a new UI and it's SO BAD. Any way to change it back to the good old interface?

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My spotify android app changed to a new UI and it's SO BAD. Any way to change it back to the good old interface?

songassistant

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When searching for a specific song in a Playlist...

When I look to play a specific song within a Playlist and I search for it, I try and click the song I want and it does not seem to register that I have searched at all, and plays a different song than I click. It seems to just play the song that woul...

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When I look to play a specific song within a Playlist and I search for it, I try and click the song I want and it does not seem to register that I have searched at all, and plays a different song tha...

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