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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 Spotify clearing offline playlists?

Has this happened to anyone before? A message came up saying I exceeded my device limit (I hadn't) and that the app was clearing the data off my phone* (It didn't do that either it just desynced the app from my sd card or something), I don't have a c...

Gig Goer

Has this happened to anyone before? A message came up saying I exceeded my device limit (I hadn't) and that the app was clearing the data off my phone* (It didn't do that either it just desynced the ...

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Spotify trying to connect to other devices

My music will stop playing, or after I restart my phone spotify will automatically be playing on some external device that I never connected to. I also get constant annoying pop-ups telling me to connect to some stupid spotiamb or external device and...

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My music will stop playing, or after I restart my phone spotify will automatically be playing on some external device that I never connected to. I also get constant annoying pop-ups telling me to con...

Joe

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Solved!! Can not log in after update

My Android client was updated maybe about a week ago and I can no longer login.After an update a few days earlier, all my donwloads were removed.Now after this update I am prompted to log in (I can not add any screenshot because it is forbidden!? **b...

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My Android client was updated maybe about a week ago and I can no longer login. After an update a few days earlier, all my donwloads were removed. Now after this update I am prompted to log in (I c...

Joe

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Entire years worth of saved songs disappeared

Hi everyone, I use Spotify Premium on Android, Windows laptop and desktop. Just recently I've noticed that more than a years worth of saved songs have disappeared. I've tried logging out and back in on all platforms and have tried reinstallls on all ...

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 Hi everyone,   I use Spotify Premium on Android, Windows laptop and desktop. Just recently I've noticed that more than a years worth of saved songs have disappeared.   I've tried ...

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Do playlist of albums originally bought on Itunes Count toward 10000 limit

I recently got a new phone and I'm having to download songs for offline use. When I did this some years ago on my other phone I seem to remember that albums originally bought from Itunes could be imported to Spotify as playlists and they didnt count ...

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I recently got a new phone and I'm having to download songs for offline use. When I did this some years ago on my other phone I seem to remember that albums originally bought from Itunes could be imp...

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can't log in my account in the app

Hi I try to log in my account in the with Facebook or my gmail account and it says I need to be connect to the internet to get log in. I try via Wi-Fi and LTE and in doesn't not work... I have access via Pc but not with my phone via the app.

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Hi   I try to log in my account in the with Facebook or my gmail account and it says I need to be connect to the internet to get log in. I try via Wi-Fi and LTE and in doesn't not work... &nb...

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Solved!! Can't download Spotify android app

Hello, About a month ago I installed Spotify for the first time when I was still in the States, but now I have moved to South Africa. Recently I did a factory reset on my phone, removing all the apps. When I tried to reinstall Spotify, Google Play ga...

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Hello,   About a month ago I installed Spotify for the first time when I was still in the States, but now I have moved to South Africa. Recently I did a factory reset on my phone, removing all...

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[Nokia 5] There is no storage Title in settings

Hey, I have Nokia 5, and I want to download music to my sd card but there is no option for select sd card, I gave the storage permission Spotify by manually (from settings) but nothing change, could you guys please help me ^__^ (android v7.1.2)

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Hey,  I have Nokia 5, and I want to download music to my sd card but there is no option for select sd card, I gave the storage permission Spotify by manually (from settings) but nothing change,...

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Extreme spike in data usage

Hi Spotify users, This month, the data usage of my spotify app spiked enormously. The graphs show a spike of 5+ gb in just a couple of days. I came up with two possible explanations. I cleared the cache somewhere this month. Perhaps the app stored a ...

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Hi Spotify users,   This month, the data usage of my spotify app spiked enormously. The graphs show a spike of 5+ gb in just a couple of days. I came up with two possible explanations.  ...

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Add more gesture: UP=Delete, DOWN=Save >reduce accidents

Please give us a fast delete and save option.It's much saver when driving the car to have a swipe instead of going through a menu! It's much saver when driving the car to have a swipe instead of going through a menu!So please add:* swipe-UP to delete...

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Please give us a fast delete and save option. It's much saver when driving the car to have a swipe instead of going through a menu!  It's much saver when driving the car to have a swipe in...

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BUZZING SOUND

Hi everyone! Im using a samsung galaxy note 5. My app is currently on its updated version. There's a time that when I play a song its buzzing and so annoying. How do u guys get rid of it? I tried the one on the preferences option but i was able to ch...

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Hi everyone! Im using a samsung galaxy note 5. My app is currently on its updated version. There's a time that when I play a song its buzzing and so annoying. How do u guys get rid of it? I tried the...

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This is probably the most effed thing that has happened to me with technology ever

So my account got hacked, here's what happened: To start, I'll just clarifty that I've only ever used spotify on my phone and my desktop. Never once in a public place or someone else's phone, etc. So I'm in another city and Spotify is working great. ...

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So my account got hacked, here's what happened:   To start, I'll just clarifty that I've only ever used spotify on my phone and my desktop. Never once in a public place or someone else's phone...

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Superuser Contribution Donde quedan las canciones que descargo?

Hola, me gustaría saber si las canciones que descargo quedan en la nube o en la memoria de mi teléfono, de encontrarse en el teléfono donde puedo encontrarlas?

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Hola, me gustaría saber si las canciones que descargo quedan en la nube o en la memoria de mi teléfono, de encontrarse en el teléfono donde puedo encontrarlas? 

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Dynamic update, song pause, etc.

I've been a Premium user for years and other than the occasional issue with the Sync system in my Ford truck, (which is notoriously buggy,) no real issues...for the last week it's been mayhem. The app no longer shows on the lock screen, dynamic data ...

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I've been a Premium user for years and other than the occasional issue with the Sync system in my Ford truck, (which is notoriously buggy,) no real issues...for the last week it's been mayhem. The ap...

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Solved!! Package Access Helper has stopped working.

Spotify had glitched out and crashed and wouldn't open. After uninstalling due to the app not opening it would not install and proceeds with either "Package Access Helper has stopped working." or entirely just rebooting. I have done a full device wip...

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Spotify had glitched out and crashed and wouldn't open. After uninstalling due to the app not opening it would not install and proceeds with either "Package Access Helper has stopped working." or ent...

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Saved albums losing half the songs

I have a library of downloaded albums for offline play. Today as well as in the past i have lost half of my downloaded material. For example the album "the greatest generation" by the wonder years is still showing that it is downloaded but half of th...

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I have a library of downloaded albums for offline play. Today as well as in the past i have lost half of my downloaded material. For example the album "the greatest generation" by the wonder years is...

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Can't play downloaded songs.

I can't play downloaded songs without wifi. I have re-installed the app several times and the same thing keep happening.Now I can't even download the songs even though the SDCard has storage available and it is the selected option.Also after trying t...

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I can't play downloaded songs without wifi. I have re-installed the app several times and the same thing keep happening. Now I can't even download the songs even though the SDCard has storage availa...

Joe

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Playlist nicht abspielbar bei zwei Nutzern

Hallo zusammen,ich habe mit meinen Kindern zusammen das Premium Abo. Es ist leider nicht möglich, gleichzeit mit einem Kind eine eigene Playlist zu hören. Wenn meine Tochter über ihr Handy eine Playlist hört und ich meine über eine Bluetoothbox anmac...

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Hallo zusammen, ich habe mit meinen Kindern zusammen das Premium Abo. Es ist leider nicht möglich, gleichzeit mit einem Kind eine eigene Playlist zu hören. Wenn meine Tochter über ihr Handy eine Pla...

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Spotify Logging me out and deleting all Downloaded Tracks

Hello, I'm having a really annoying issue latly. Spotify keeps signing me out (can't determine when exactly, but it doesnt only happen after an App Update) and deleting all my downloaded Tracks, which is particulary awful, because i have a slow inter...

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Hello, I'm having a really annoying issue latly. Spotify keeps signing me out (can't determine when exactly, but it doesnt only happen after an App Update) and deleting all my downloaded Tracks, whic...

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Title too long hides controls

The song A Change Of Seasons by Dream Theater has a really long title, which covers up all the play/prev/next buttons.

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The song A Change Of Seasons by Dream Theater has a really long title, which covers up all the play/prev/next buttons.  

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