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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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Downloads Keep Disappearing After Phone Crash or Battery Die-Off

PlanPremiumCountryKenyaDeviceGoogle Pixel 6Operating SystemAndroid 16 My IssueWhen my phone crashes and restarts itself, all my downloads disappear. It also happened once when my phone lost battery

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  • Plan Premium Country Kenya Device Google Pixel 6 Operating System Android 16   My Issue When my phone crashes and restarts itself, all my downloads disappear. It also happened once whe...
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Spotify thinks I'm abroad?

I can't log in to Spotify on Android. It says I can only use Spotify Abroad for 14 days. I haven't left my town in months. A town only a few hundred miles from the exact center of the mainland US, sp there is no way I could have accidentally connecte...

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  • I can't log in to Spotify on Android. It says I can only use Spotify Abroad for 14 days. I haven't left my town in months. A town only a few hundred miles from the exact center of the mainland US, sp...
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Superuser Contribution App softlocks when skipping from local files to streamed songs (Android)

Spotify Version9.0.54.518PlanPremiumCountryGernmanyDeviceNothing Phone 2aOperating SystemAndroid 15My Question or IssueWhen playing a locally stored audio file (from “Show audio files from this device” in Settings), trying to skip to a regular stream...

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  • Spotify Version 9.0.54.518 Plan Premium Country Gernmany Device Nothing Phone 2a Operating System Android 15 My Question or Issue When playing a locally stored audio file (from “Show audio...
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Superuser Contribution Video showing up but no view music video button

I've tried contacting support but they say itll roll out to me but I literally have it from what I can see I just don't have the actual videos?PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceSamsung A24Operating SystemUI6 My Question or Issue

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  • I've tried contacting support but they say itll roll out to me but I literally have it from what I can see I just don't have the actual videos? Plan Premium Country Belgium Device Samsung A24 ...
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Superuser Contribution All Playlists Empty & Unplayable on Android – Proposed Fixes Not Working

PlanFreeCountryCzech RepublicDeviceAny current Android deviceOperating SystemAndroid (e.g., 15)My Question or IssueI’m experiencing the same issue described in the previous topic marked as solved: upon logging in, every playlist is empty, and I can’t...

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  • Plan Free Country Czech Republic Device Any current Android device Operating System Android (e.g., 15) My Question or Issue I’m experiencing the same issue described in the previous topic ma...
  • Aliuwu
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Superuser Contribution Spotify automatically lowering the volume to around 80%

Spotify automatically lowers my volume, and also limits it, i have to reset the app everytime, and even then it happens after a few minutes, i didnt have this issue until recently

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  • Spotify automatically lowers my volume, and also limits it, i have to reset the app everytime, and even then it happens after a few minutes, i didnt have this issue until recently
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Superuser Contribution Android Auto Navigation Arrows

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceOnePlus 11 ProAlpine ilx-507 version 5.0.001 (Car's head unit)Operating SystemAndroid OxygenOS 15.0 My Question or IssueWhen using Android Auto, I've been having issues with the navigation arrows. They are either completely...

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  • Plan Premium Country US   Device OnePlus 11 Pro Alpine ilx-507 version 5.0.001 (Car's head unit) Operating System Android OxygenOS 15.0   My Question or Issue When using Android...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle does not create a new mix/shuffle order

Whenever I turn smart shuffle on, it does not generate a new shuffle order. It queues the exact same songs in the exact same order every time. Unlike regular shuffle which creates a new mix everytime it is turned off and on, smart shuffle queues the ...

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  • Whenever I turn smart shuffle on, it does not generate a new shuffle order. It queues the exact same songs in the exact same order every time. Unlike regular shuffle which creates a new mix everytime...
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Superuser Contribution Playlists containing only podcasts always played in Shuffle mode

Plan Premium Country Spain Device Samsung A42 Operating System Android My Question or Issue I just realized that when a playlist only contains podcast episodes, the shuffle or sequential playback icon has disappeared.All the episodes play randomly an...

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  • Plan Premium Country Spain Device Samsung A42 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I just realized that when a playlist only contains podcast episodes, the shuffle...
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Superuser Contribution When changing between playback devices, the playlist is started from the beginning

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S21 FE, Google home miniOperating SystemAndroid 14My Question or IssueAs of recently, whenever I switch between my phone and google home mini or vice versa, whatever playlist I am listening to starts back fro...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S21 FE, Google home mini Operating System Android 14 My Question or Issue As of recently, whenever I switch between my phone and google home mi...
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Spotify continues playing when opening an audio or video

Spotify continues playing when I open an audio or video, when I open a video on YouTube or Facebook, the audio of the song played continues and does not pause it.

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  • Spotify continues playing when I open an audio or video, when I open a video on YouTube or Facebook, the audio of the song played continues and does not pause it.
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Superuser Contribution Clear the queue

Plan : PremiumCountry : FranceDevice : Samsung XCover 5Operating System : Android 13Version : Spotify 8.8.96.364 My Question or IssueHello, For 2 weeks, i often have trouble with the songs queue. Playlist is added twice in the queue, or songs from th...

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  • Plan : Premium Country : France Device : Samsung XCover 5 Operating System : Android 13 Version : Spotify 8.8.96.364   My Question or Issue Hello,   For 2 ...
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How can I show the current song hi lighted

When I look at the songs in my playlist, it used to hi light in green which song I am currently playing

  • Visitor
  • When I look at the songs in my playlist, it used to hi light in green which song I am currently playing
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Forcing videos on users - STOP

You must stop forcing videos on people trying to listen to the audio only. I've seen a number of people complain about this on here and the only response is "well that's just how it is right now"... well that wasn't always the case and it should be a...

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  • You must stop forcing videos on people trying to listen to the audio only. I've seen a number of people complain about this on here and the only response is "well that's just how it is right now"... ...
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How to disable Auto Update

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Note 8 Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I noticed the Spotify app auto updates itself, even after disabled auto updates in the Google Play store, both globally, and specifically for spotify. The upda...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Note 8   Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue   I noticed the Spotify app auto updates itself, even afte...
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Superuser Contribution Turn off video

Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung s10e Operating System Android 12 My Question or Issue Harley quinn and joker podcast trailer will always play with video even with data saver on and canvas off and stream audio only on. I would like a way to...

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  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung s10e Operating System Android 12 My Question or Issue   Harley quinn and joker podcast trailer will always play with video even wit...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Add to queue swipe distance changed

The total distance I need to swipe/slide a song to add it to the song queue has changed, additionally it no longer generates and vibration feedback.These effects only changed with my last Spotify update on 6/16/25

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  • The total distance I need to swipe/slide a song to add it to the song queue has changed, additionally it no longer generates and vibration feedback. These effects only changed with my last Spotify u...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Let me permanently disable Smart Shuffle

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Pixel 3xl I do not want to use Smart Shuffle, at all, ever. For the past few months it has been screwing up my Liked Songs and it is extremely annoying. When I turn off shuffle because I am in a block of songs I want ...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Pixel 3xl   I do not want to use Smart Shuffle, at all, ever. For the past few months it has been screwing up my Liked Songs and it is extremely annoying. ...
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