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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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Not Offline - Android - Cant search (FIXED)

This is happening for no reason. I am online - no resctrictions on my phone. - uninstalled, cleared cache, re-installed, changed password, desktop version works, all "fixes" on the forum tried and failed. Cant search artist, albums, or songs. Cant se...

  • Casual Listener
  • This is happening for no reason. I am online - no resctrictions on my phone. - uninstalled, cleared cache, re-installed, changed password, desktop version works, all "fixes" on the forum tried and fa...
  • aramisk
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Android: Spotify stops playback

Got the problem since a couple of days. Spotify just stops the playback randomly. So far only if screen is locked, frequently right after locking. Interestingly it doesnt pause the track, it actually cancels it. So if I unlock the screen and start pl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Got the problem since a couple of days. Spotify just stops the playback randomly. So far only if screen is locked, frequently right after locking. Interestingly it doesnt pause the track, it act...
  • Halfway_Crook
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Solved!! No option storage in settings

Hi:My android smartphone is a LG X150, with Android 5.0.2. I´ve a microSD card 4 GB. I'm premium user. I try change the device storage to SD card, but the option Storage in settings menu is disappeared.I have reinstalled the apps, clear cache, data, ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi: My android smartphone is a LG X150, with Android 5.0.2. I´ve a microSD card 4 GB. I'm premium user. I try change the device storage to SD card, but the option Storage in settings menu is disappe...
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[Android] Downloaded Music Will Not Play

I have Spotify Premium Student for listening to music offline and I have my entire library of about 700 songs downloaded and stored on my SD card. However, when I try to play any of my downloaded music offline, it will load but not play if I am not o...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have Spotify Premium Student for listening to music offline and I have my entire library of about 700 songs downloaded and stored on my SD card. However, when I try to play any of my downloaded mus...
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    Android 6.0.1 playback issues
    Offline availability not working
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Chromecast Audio - Skipping tracks breaks the connection.

I can't seem to skip tracks on spotiy when the audio device is a Chromecast Audio without the songs stopping, or hanging. Where as if I leave the song playing it always goes to the next song no worries. Both apps have been updated to latest versions....

  • Casual Listener
  • I can't seem to skip tracks on spotiy when the audio device is a Chromecast Audio without the songs stopping, or hanging. Where as if I leave the song playing it always goes to the next song no worri...
  • solaratmidnight
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Track skips a couple seconds ahead once the power button is pressed.

This happens every single time. The act of pressing the power button, or even the screen turning on from a notification causes the track on spotify to skip ahead a second or two. I tried reinstalling entirely, tried on different networks, different p...

  • Casual Listener
  • This happens every single time. The act of pressing the power button, or even the screen turning on from a notification causes the track on spotify to skip ahead a second or two. I tried reinstalling...
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Chromecast No longer?

I can no longer play Spotify from my Android phone to my TV with Chromecast. Spotify says I need to download their app on my smart TV, but I can't find the app on my TV. It's a Philips Smart TV. Is there a new update/version of the Android app that m...

  • Newbie
  • I can no longer play Spotify from my Android phone to my TV with Chromecast. Spotify says I need to download their app on my smart TV, but I can't find the app on my TV. It's a Philips Smart TV. Is t...
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How to I set Spotify to stay on repeat?

When I put Spotify on repeat it automatically turns it off if I change songs or move through a playlist, how do i set it to stay on repeat?

  • Newbie
  • When I put Spotify on repeat it automatically turns it off if I change songs or move through a playlist, how  do i set it  to stay on repeat?
  • TheRepeatBadger
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Image de playlist

Bonjour ! J'ai un problème :Lorsque je change l'image d'une playlist, elle est bien changée sur mon PC, mais pas sur mon téléphone (Samsung Galaxy S7). Que faire ?

  • Casual Listener
  • Bonjour ! J'ai un problème : Lorsque je change l'image d'une playlist, elle est bien changée sur mon PC, mais pas sur mon téléphone (Samsung Galaxy S7). Que faire ?
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Playlist Cover

Hello ! I have a problem : When I change a playlist cover, it changed well on my computer, but on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7) it didn't change. What can I do ?

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello ! I have a problem :    When I change a playlist cover, it changed well on my computer, but on my phone (Samsung Galaxy S7) it didn't change. What can I do ?
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Spotify acting up on Samsung S7

It's been a couple of days my Spotify started acting up. Each time I try listening to music, it stops and restarts when it wants, sometimes even the sound goes up or down, when I'm listening to a playlist, it stops from the middle of a song and then ...

  • Newbie
  •  It's been a couple of days my Spotify started acting up. Each time I try listening to music, it stops and restarts when it wants, sometimes even the sound goes up or down, when I'm listening to...
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Se detiene la musica en un samsung s8. Como lo soluciono ?

Tengo Premium y se detiene la musica cada dos o tres canciones. Tengo un tel samsung s8. Como lo soluciono ?

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  • Tengo Premium y se detiene la musica cada dos o tres canciones. Tengo un tel samsung s8. Como lo soluciono ?
  • Charly14
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Autoplay doesnt work even when enabled

I listen while at work and hate having to keep switching stations when the current playlist is finished. I need autoplay to work. Autoplay is enabled and I have the most current version of spotify.

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  • I listen while at work and hate having to keep switching stations when the current playlist is finished. I need autoplay to work. Autoplay is enabled and I have the most current version of spotify.&n...
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Grey songs on Android, not on Mac

Hi, many many songs in several playlistst are grey on my Android but white on the desktop app. So I CAN play them form the desktop but CAN NOT play them from the phone. Deleted the app and installed again, reset the Cache and Data but nothing solves ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, many many songs in several playlistst are grey on my Android but white on the desktop app. So I CAN play them form the desktop but CAN NOT play them from the phone. Deleted the app and installed ...
  • fpd5
  • Casual Listener
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[Android][Subscription] People using lucky patcher to get premium free

I know some people who use lucky patcher to get premium for free. I feel this is unfair to the people who pay for premium. Please solve this.

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  • I know some people who use lucky patcher to get premium for free. I feel this is unfair to the people who pay for premium. Please solve this.
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    Subscription
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Android 8.0 (Oreo) - No controls on lockscreen

I just got my Mi A1 (Android one - stock Android) and it's running on the latest version of Android 8.0 (Oreo). However, Spotify controls won't show on lockscreen and this is really annoying...unlocking my phone every time I want to skip a song. When...

  • Casual Listener
  • I just got my Mi A1 (Android one - stock Android) and it's running on the latest version of Android 8.0 (Oreo). However, Spotify controls won't show on lockscreen and this is really annoying...unlock...
  • mixsiak
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Can't Download Songs

I have spotify premium and im trying to download songs but it won't download them, saying I need to turn my cellular usage on. But it is on, and regardless im hooked up to the internet. -Shaleah

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  • I have spotify premium and im trying to download songs but it won't download them, saying I need to turn my cellular usage on. But it is on, and regardless im hooked up to the internet.  -Shale...
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See music on phone but won't play and doesn't appear on Windows App

In particular the artist Jason Cruz and Howl, album Good Man's Ruin. It shows on my phone the entire album greyed out and won't play. When I go to search for it on the windows program it doesn't even show the artist. Did someone forget to pay the bil...

  • Casual Listener
  • In particular the artist Jason Cruz and Howl, album Good Man's Ruin. It shows on my phone the entire album greyed out and won't play. When I go to search for it on the windows program it doesn't...
  • mr_Kane
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The song "Tem Café" is not playing

There's this song from Gaab and MC Hariel named "Tem Café" that will not play. I have no problems playing other songs in my account but this one. I tried on my Android phone and also with the web player at play.spotify.com and the song will not play....

  • Visitor
  • There's this song from Gaab and MC Hariel named "Tem Café" that will not play. I have no problems playing other songs in my account but this one. I tried on my Android phone and also with the web pla...
  • Bittencourt
  • Spotify Star
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Chromecast on my spotify.

Ok so, I don't have a Chromecast but it wants to link to my account, how do I stop this?

  • Newbie
  • Ok so, I don't have a Chromecast but it wants to link to my account, how do I stop this?
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