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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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Searching for a Specific Artists/Tracks Problem

When I use the spotify search function within the playlist and I go to say look up say Oliver Tree and I choose one of the songs it plays the songs that are at the top of the actual playlist. So when I press a song in a sense it plays whats underneat...

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When I use the spotify search function within the playlist and I go to say look up say Oliver Tree and I choose one of the songs it plays the songs that are at the top of the actual playlist. So when...

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Android update problems

I have the free version of Spotify. I just updated Spotify on my Android device LG G6. I got back on Spotify this morning and can't find all the music and playlist I have made and saved. I do not like the new update. There is no songs button at the t...

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I have the free version of Spotify. I just updated Spotify on my Android device LG G6. I got back on Spotify this morning and can't find all the music and playlist I have made and saved. I do not lik...

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Solved!! Find songs on sd after factory reset

So I did a factory reset with my phone. After downloading Spotify again I wanted my downloaded songs back. The songs I downloaded before the reset where stored on my sd card. During the factory reset the sd card didn't reset so everything is still th...

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So I did a factory reset with my phone. After downloading Spotify again I wanted my downloaded songs back. The songs I downloaded before the reset where stored on my sd card. During the factory reset...

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Recent update

After installing the most recent update Spotify keeps crashing and abruptly stops playing music (on Android). Do anyone know how to go back the last version or stop this?

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After installing the most recent update Spotify keeps crashing and abruptly stops playing music (on Android). Do anyone know how to go back the last version or stop this? 

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Alle download Playlists sind nach einem Neustart vom Smartphone weg!

Sobald ich mein Smartphone neu starte, sind die Playlists , die ich vorher gedownloadet habe, weg! Ich muss diese jedes Mal wieder neu runterladen!Ich habe mein Smartphone bereit neu aufgesetzt, Spotify immer wieder mal deinstalliert...aber nichts hi...

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Sobald ich mein Smartphone neu starte, sind die Playlists , die ich vorher gedownloadet habe, weg! Ich muss diese jedes Mal wieder neu runterladen! Ich habe mein Smartphone bereit neu aufgesetzt, Sp...

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Solved!! Music 'Popping/Crackle' Issue

I have Spotify installed on my LG Nexus 4. On my downloaded playlists - some of the songs 'pop' or 'crackle' while being played. I have noticed this more and more with my downloaded Spotify songs. Is no one else experiencing this? How do I stop it? I...

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I have Spotify installed on my LG Nexus 4. On my downloaded playlists - some of the songs 'pop' or 'crackle' while being played. I have noticed this more and more with my downloaded Spotify songs. Is...

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Will offline mode plays Effect Wrapped 2018?

For Spotify wrapped 2018 will offline mode effect how many minutes i've listerned and favourite artists?. I saw a thread saying that the songs count is saved in order to pay the artist in offline mode, but i was wondering if that effects wrapped

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For Spotify wrapped 2018 will offline mode effect how many minutes i've listerned and favourite artists?. I saw a thread saying that the songs count is saved in order to pay the artist in offline mod...

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Cant have video category

Hi, I cant see video category after browse. Isnt the Singapore available to watch the music video? And also I thought I could watch the video on app if I'm premium. My phone is android Samsung galaxy s8

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Hi, I cant see video category after browse. Isnt the Singapore available to watch the music video? And also I thought I could watch the video on app if I'm premium. My phone is android Samsung galaxy...

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Search within playlist returning wrong song

Whenever I search for a song within a playlist, it just plays the song in the position in the playlist as if I didn't search anything. For example. If I have a playlist with songs ABCD and I search for song D, it returns only song D, but plays song A

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Whenever I search for a song within a playlist, it just plays the song in the position in the playlist as if I didn't search anything.    For example. If I have a playlist with songs ABCD...

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Fehlercode 4, keine Internetverbindung

My computer (windows) has got Internet, Spotify shows offline. I deleted and reinstalled spotify without effect. why spotify shows no internet connection? I have the same problem on two different computers. No problem with ipad.

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My computer (windows) has got Internet, Spotify shows offline. I deleted and reinstalled spotify without effect. why spotify shows no internet connection? I have the same problem on two differen...

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New Android version - lost listings

So the new Android interface changed the Songs list to a playlist, got that figured out. But Albums now only shows complete albums I have selected and I've no idea where all the Artists that I listed from a single song selection went. Not real satisf...

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So the new Android interface changed the Songs list to a playlist, got that figured out.  But Albums now only shows complete albums I have selected and I've no idea where all the Artists that I ...

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Google assistant doesn't play my playlist on SPotify

I have:Android 8.0Phone: HUAWEI Mate 10 prolanguage: Italian I cannot plaly my private playlist with google assistant.it simply open spotify or serach playlist on google and that's all. any solutions?

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I have: Android 8.0 Phone: HUAWEI Mate 10 pro language: Italian   I cannot plaly my private playlist with google assistant. it simply open spotify or serach playlist on google and that's a...

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Sorting music within each artist on spotify mobile (android)

When I click on an artist within the app, it doesn't sort the artist's albums out in order they were released. They seem to be in a randomized order. Is there a way to sort them out so they are in order of release? In the screenshot attached you can ...

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When I click on an artist within the app, it doesn't sort the artist's albums out in order they were released. They seem to be in a randomized order. Is there a way to sort them out so they are in or...

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Filtering artists but not albums in order

I'm having an issue with the most recent update on Spotify. I filter by artist and it used to group the albums together for the artists whereas now when filtering by artist. It breaks up the albums so the songs aren't together!

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I'm having an issue with the most recent update on Spotify.    I filter by artist and it used to group the albums together for the artists whereas now when filtering by artist. It breaks ...

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Shuffle Defaulting to Off

I always listen to my playlists on shuffle and in the past when i select a song in a playlist, shuffle is turned on already, but recently when i pick a particular song in the playlist shuffle has to be manually turned on. Any fixes or settings im mis...

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I always listen to my playlists on shuffle and in the past when i select a song in a playlist, shuffle is turned on already, but recently when i pick a particular song in the playlist shuffle has to ...

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How to start Spotify with the Player Activity

I'm searching for a solution to start the player activity of spotify using a intent or simliar. If you tap the spotify icon, the app starts with the starting page. If you tap the albumcover of the spotify widget, spotify starts with (what I'm calling...

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I'm searching for a solution to start the player activity of spotify using a intent or simliar.   If you tap the spotify icon, the app starts with the starting page.   If you tap the al...

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Shared links don't work!

So, I've recently updated my spotify to the latest version on Android, and since then, whenever I try to open any shared link that I've sent, or others have sent me it wouldn't work. it would either:Pop-up "The song is not available".Opens spotify bu...

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So, I've recently updated my spotify to the latest version on Android, and since then, whenever I try to open any shared link that I've sent, or others have sent me it wouldn't work. it would either:...

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Why do I always have to re-download my playlist?

Why does spotify keep deleting my downloads? I constantly have to redownlo and its using up all my data. I'm ready to cancel my subscription and go back to rhapsody.

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Why does spotify keep deleting my downloads? I constantly have to redownlo and its using up all my data. I'm ready to cancel my subscription and go back to rhapsody.

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Android player

I know this has been asked loads but all the threads are really old! I'm looking for an android device to install spotify on that ISN'T a phone as it's for an 8 year old. I want something not too expenisve either, I have looked at the mighty but it i...

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I know this has been asked loads but all the threads are really old!   I'm looking for an android device to install spotify on that ISN'T a phone as it's for an 8 year old.    I wa...

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Filter - recently added

Has anyone noticed when you sort by recently added, then search your playlist for a song, it doesn't correspond with the actual song being played ie it renders the search useless

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Has anyone noticed when you sort by recently added, then search your playlist for a song, it doesn't correspond with the actual song being played ie it renders the search useless 

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