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Solved!! Cleaning my listening history?

My android phone automatically connected to someone's smart speaker or TV or something and they went on to a few hours of listening before I noticed and disconnected from that device. Now two weeks later my "what's new" and "recently played" views ke...

Music Fan

cptbrauer

Newbie

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Report issues with adverts

Hey folks!Ever experienced any issues with the ad being in the wrong language, the ad volume and frequency or the content itself?We're creating this thread in case you're in need of reporting any of those Just let us know the following details and we...

Moderator

oksuregreat

Newbie

36232 Views

203 replies

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Other
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Developer] display lyrics on the car windscreen with a head up display

Songs' texts are difficult to grasp for no-native speakers. Even if they are in English and the listener knows this language quite well. Hence tons of sites with lyrics and home-made subtitled video clips. Also Spotify gives the text subtiles for man...

Casual Listener

Songs' texts are difficult to grasp for no-native speakers. Even if they are in English and the listener knows this language quite well. Hence tons of sites with lyrics and home-made subtitled video ...

Lope879

Newbie

4548 Views

4 replies

1 likes

Developer
Mobile
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Developer] Tipping

Let's face it, 9.99 for the wealth of artists you get on Spotify is insane value.I sometimes feel guilty that the smaller, less played artists get missed in a fair share / decent share of Spotify Royalties or even supers fans that pay so little for t...

Visitor

Let's face it, 9.99 for the wealth of artists you get on Spotify is insane value. I sometimes feel guilty that the smaller, less played artists get missed in a fair share / decent share of Spotify R...

Tarski1979

Visitor

885 Views

5 replies

1 likes

Developer
Mobile
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[Desktop][Developer] Mini Player

When I was using iTunes as my main music player I was using the mini player a lot. I was a very efficient way to control the music playing in the background. I really miss that kind of player in Spotify, still theres the excact solution in the Web Pl...

Newbie

When I was using iTunes as my main music player I was using the mini player a lot. I was a very efficient way to control the music  playing in the background. I really miss that kind of player i...

MattSuda

Spotify Star

840 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Desktop
Developer
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Superuser Contribution [Developer] Changing the volume (and other commands) on the Pioneer VSX-LX305 via the home-network

I've got the Pioneer VSX-LX305 (Firmware versionR119-0509-0050-0031-0000) and noticed that:- turning on the AVR via Spotify connect (at least 3-4 seconds) and- changing the volume while listening via Spotify connect (1-2 seconds for each button press...

Casual Listener

I've got the Pioneer VSX-LX305 (Firmware version R119-0509-0050-0031-0000)  and noticed that: - turning on the AVR via Spotify connect (at least 3-4 seconds) and - changing the volume while ...

MartinT

Spotify Legend

552 Views

3 replies

0 likes

Developer
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Developer] Let us disable the web player.

The web player is currently forced on all users when it comes to sharing links from the desktop or mobile app. According to support there should be prompts asking if you want to open something in the web player or the mobile/desktop app but this has ...

Casual Listener

The web player is currently forced on all users when it comes to sharing links from the desktop or mobile app. According to support there should be prompts asking if you want to open something in the...

zyxep

Casual Listener

2105 Views

6 replies

0 likes

Desktop
Developer
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Android][Developer] Wrong Spanish translation - Free > Libre (Not Gratis)

Hi, when you use Spanish language and you go to Configuration - Storage there is a wrong translation: "Free" > "Gratis" and the correct one is "Libre". In english "Free" means both terms but in spanish "Gratis" and "Libre" have very different meaning...

Newbie

Hi, when you use Spanish language and you go to Configuration - Storage there is a wrong translation: "Free" > "Gratis" and the correct one is "Libre". In english "Free" means both terms but in sp...

MihailY

Moderator

394 Views

1 replies

1 likes

Android
Developer
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[Android][Developer] Playing a song while connecting to Bluetooth

Hi Spotify! I've noticed that when we play songs while Bluetooth is connected to a car or any other electronic product, we can't play songs when we open the camera, which is internal and comes with every mobile device. Also, no other music app has th...

Spotify

Hi Spotify!   I've noticed that when we play songs while Bluetooth is connected to a car or any other electronic product, we can't play songs when we open the camera, which is internal and c...

352 Views

0 replies

1 likes

Android
Developer
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[Community][Developer] Overriding Accounts/ Retrieving Deleted Accounts

To cut a long story short this is what happened:My ex-boyfriend and I dated for 4 years before breaking up. He was in charge of all things joint/ family sharing like Spotify, Netflix, etc. He created the family account using his email and at the time...

Newbie

To cut a long story short this is what happened: My ex-boyfriend and I dated for 4 years before breaking up. He was in charge of all things joint/ family sharing like Spotify, Netflix, etc. He creat...

282 Views

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Developer
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Superuser Contribution [LG Smart TV][Developer] Make Spotify accessible on LG Smart TV for blind users.

Good Afternoon, For your blind and partially sighted Customers, I would appreciate if you could arrange for an access issue with the Spotify app using the 'audio guidance' screen reader on LG Smart Tv's to be resolved.The latest version of the app is...

Visitor

Good Afternoon,   For your blind and partially sighted Customers, I would appreciate if you could arrange for an access issue with the Spotify app using the 'audio guidance' screen reader on L...

Dian

Spotify Legend

841 Views

3 replies

1 likes

Developer
LG Smart TV
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Superuser Contribution [Developer] How can I generate a top songs playlist if I accidentally declined to see it?

This happened twice because I automatically close pop up promotions. The option to generate one never pops up again after that accidental decline. Can't we have an option to generate one or get the notification in our actual notifications list?

Visitor

This happened twice because I automatically close pop up promotions. The option to generate one never pops up again after that accidental decline. Can't we have an option to generate one or get the n...

AlejaR

Moderator

299 Views

1 replies

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Developer
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Superuser Contribution [Community][Developer] Spotify Community Created Extensions

Problem There are amazing ideas that people really want, People put massive effort into writing them with detail and they get voted by many, but not enough to be considered resulting into frustration from the community. Spotify simply has no time for...

Regular

Problem 😭 There are amazing ideas that people really want, People put massive effort into writing them with detail and they get voted by many, but not enough to be considered resulting into fr...

MihailY

Moderator

380 Views

1 replies

1 likes

Developer
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Developer] Music and video player bluetooth and Wi-fi simultaneously

When I am listening to music from my computer, via Wi-fi speakers, in my living room and at the same time using bluetooth headphones to watch a video an interruption will occur.If I remove my headphones the video will pause, as it should, but the wif...

Newbie

When I am listening to music from my computer, via Wi-fi speakers, in my living room and at the same time using bluetooth headphones to watch a video an interruption will occur. If I remove my headp...

Eni

Moderator

350 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Developer
iOS
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[Android] [Developer] content based recommendations

How about a feature that makes suggestions based on the CONTENT.Content in the sense of:- tempo- mood (happy, melancholic, sad)- sound (used instruments, guitars amount of distortion in the sound)- rythm (rock'n roll is straight forward 4/4, bossa no...

Regular

How about a feature that makes suggestions based on the CONTENT. Content in the sense of: - tempo - mood (happy, melancholic, sad) - sound (used instruments, guitars amount of distortion in the s...

StefanL38

Regular

756 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Android
Developer
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Superuser Contribution [Community][Developer] K-12 Education Administration

We are a school district of about 40,000 students and they all have district devices. Our students love listening to spotify, but since there is adult content on Spotify, we have had to block access due to **bleep**. Other school systems are affected...

Visitor

We are a school district of about 40,000 students and they all have district devices.  Our students love listening to spotify, but since there is adult content on Spotify, we have had to block a...

Yordan

Moderator

393 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Developer
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Superuser Contribution [Developer] separate kids area under my account

hello,I need the ability to play music for my baby girl from my account without it ruining my suggested daily mix.I need the ability to switch between "kids" section and my own music section.like they do on Netflix.

Visitor

hello, I need the ability to play music for my baby girl from my account without it ruining my suggested daily mix. I need the ability to switch between "kids" section and my own music section. li...

Kiril

Moderator

739 Views

1 replies

1 likes

Developer
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Developer] Casual Listening Status

I have two very specific modes of listening to Spotify: Active and Casual. Active would be defined as any time I deliberately choose a genre, style, song, playlist, etc. This is any deliberate, purposeful listening during my work or leisure time when...

Newbie

I have two very specific modes of listening to Spotify: Active and Casual.  Active would be defined as any time I deliberately choose a genre, style, song, playlist, etc. This is any delibe...

Kiril

Moderator

806 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Developer
Mobile
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Developer] Notifications

Hello l have just noticed the Notifications “Bell”This great new feature, however, when l select play, l get a play list. And various other tracks getting played.Can we just get the new item?First?

Music Fan

Hello  l have just noticed the Notifications “Bell” This great new feature, however, when l select play, l get a play list. And various other tracks getting played. Can we just get the new it...

Stevie_Wonder

Music Fan

489 Views

3 replies

0 likes

Developer
Mobile
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Developer] Multiple Font/Language Support/user lyric input

So I'm a native English speaker, but I speak multiple languages. When using the Lyrics feature, I'm glad that the native language lyrics are there in the native language, but I can't always read the font that Spotify chooses. (One example being Spoti...

Newbie

So I'm a native English speaker, but I speak multiple languages.  When using the Lyrics feature, I'm glad that the native language lyrics are there in the native language, but I can't always rea...

CarlosE

Spotify Legend

720 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Desktop
Developer
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Developer] dismissing ideas based on (old) votes?

so im a newbie warning here goesi still suppose we are all valued customers premium or not, which is why i do not understand how an idea that has been put forward many many times, it seems can simply be dismissed because a “similar” idea was posted -...

Music Fan

so im a newbie warning here goes i still suppose we are all valued customers premium or not, which is why i do not understand how an idea that has been put forward many many times, it seems can simp...

CarlosE

Spotify Legend

511 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Developer
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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Developer] (and Android) Fix App Stability

I love Spotify, the library is great and the app is very clean and easy to navigate. But**bleep** fix your apps. The desktop app crashes on me two or three times a day, and I have to dig through the task manager and close the 2-4 background processes...

Newbie

I love Spotify, the library is great and the app is very clean and easy to navigate. But**bleep** fix your apps. The desktop app crashes on me two or three times a day, and I have to dig through the ...

MafeG

Spotify Legend

477 Views

1 replies

0 likes

Desktop
Developer
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