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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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Solved!! Spotify's music doesn't sound when my S8 is locked

PlanPremium DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 9 pie My Question or IssueWhen locking my phone, after few seconds spotify's music stops. And when I unlock my phone, it starts immediately. How could I solve this?

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Plan Premium     Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 9 pie   My Question or Issue When locking my phone, after few seconds spotify's music stops. And when I unl...

jamesrobertwebster

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Android 9
Android Pie
background
music stops
phone locked
Samsung s8
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Superuser Contribution View playlists etc. via Bluetooth in my car

Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhile listening to Google Play Music via Bluetooth in my car, I can browse my library, select tracks and view all songs in the current playlist via my car's infotainment system (BMW iDrive).Spotify via Bl...

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  Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue While listening to Google Play Music via Bluetooth in my car, I can browse my library, select tracks and view all songs in the curre...

Mihail

Spotify Legend

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Android 9
bluetooth
Car
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Superuser Contribution Can't play any song after updating to 8.5.41.344

PlanPremiumCountryPHDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAfter updating yesterday to 8.5.41.344, I can't play anything except for the cached songs so I tried to reinstall it in PlayStore same thing the play button will sh...

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Plan Premium Country PH Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue After updating yesterday to 8.5.41.344, I can't play anything except for the cached song...

Xenia

Moderator

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Android 9
bug android
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Daily mix won't open

When trying to open one of the daily mixes 2 until 6, they won't open and the screen is shown, which you will find as an attachment. Daily mix 1 is opening, most of the times. I already removed the app and cache from my tablet and phone and installed...

Music Fan

When trying to open one of the daily mixes 2 until 6, they won't open and the screen is shown, which you will find as an attachment. Daily mix 1 is opening, most of the times. I already removed the a...

Shirkaster

Casual Listener

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59 replies

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Android 9
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Superuser Contribution Music menu laggy

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueSince the new UI for albums, artists and playlists appeared a few days ago, the Music menu is supper laggy.For example, when I select an album it takes 3 seconds t...

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Plan Premium Country France Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Since the new UI for albums, artists and playlists appeared a few days ago, the Music m...

Petya

Community Legend

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Android
Android 9
Android App
Lag
laggy
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Superuser Contribution Music (even downloaded) just stops

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueWhen I Play music, no matter how my internet connection is or i have downloaded the track, it suddenly stops but it's not Paused. Sometimes it continues...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue When I Play music, no matter how my internet connection is or i have...

Petya

Community Legend

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Android 9
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No songs or playlists shown in the app, internet connection doesn't seem to work with spotify

PlanPremium familyCountryUS (currently outside but the plan was purchased there)DevicePocophone f1Operating SystemLineage OS 16, android 9 My Question or IssueFor the past few months Spotify hasn't been able to connect to the internet while using cel...

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Plan Premium family Country US (currently outside but the plan was purchased there) Device Pocophone f1 Operating System Lineage OS 16, android 9   My Question or Issue For the past fe...

eltoch

Composer

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mobile app
no connection
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Superuser Contribution Pausing music on Lock Screen won't work. (with Bluetooth listening) - Samsung S9

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen on my lock screen (or Always On Display)... When i try to pause anything, it will just play it right away without me pressing the play button. I...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android 9    My Question or Issue When on my lock screen (or Always On Display)... When i try to paus...

Petya

Community Legend

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Solved!! Sound distorted onboard speaker Mi 9

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceXiaomi Mi 9Operating SystemAndroid 9 Miui 10.2 global My Question or IssueRecently playback of songs on Spotify only, produces terrible sound: distortions, crunches as if the internal speaker is broken. But there ar...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Xiaomi Mi 9 Operating System Android 9 Miui 10.2 global   My Question or Issue Recently playback of songs on Spotify only, produces terrible sou...

1112137444

Newbie

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Android 9
Sound issue
Sound issues
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Superuser Contribution [Android 9] lockscreen shows spotify notification but no information with it

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceHuawei Y5 (2019)Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueAs said in title when spotify is playing a song on the lockscreen a banner/ box with the word spotify shows up but nothing else so i cant see album art or song name ...

Visitor

Plan Free Country UK Device Huawei Y5 (2019) Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue As said in title when spotify is playing a song on the lockscreen a banner/ box with the ...

Petya

Community Legend

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1 replies

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Android 9
Notifications
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Solved!! App not working following restart

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceHonor 9 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 92 My Question or IssueFollowing a restart of my phone I attempted to launch Spotify, it then asked me to log in with username/password (unusual as it wouldn't normally do so) which I did....

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device Honor 9 Lite Operating System Android 92   My Question or Issue Following a restart of my phone I attempted to launch Spotify, it then asked me t...

Noah

Spotify Star

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Android 9
App closing
App doesn’t work
log
Log in problem
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Local Files won't download in mobile apps

I am having difficulty to download my local files on my mobile apps. I tried the solutions provided on the community, but none of them works for me. I have all my local files (not much, around 7 songs) added to a new playlist via my desktop, then usi...

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I am having difficulty to download my local files on my mobile apps. I tried the solutions provided on the community, but none of them works for me.   I have all my local files (not much, arou...

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Android 9
download issues
local files sync mobile phone
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Solved!! Android Auto not showing spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceOnePlus 6tOperating System(Android Pie) My Question or IssueHello all, So got a new phone today to replace my Nokia 8 Sirocco, which was running Android pie, with a OnePlus 6t running Android Pie. I can't for th...

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom  Device OnePlus 6t Operating System (Android Pie)   My Question or Issue Hello all,   So got a new phone today to replace my Nok...

dt_w-2wg2zc4q

Casual Listener

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Android 9
Android Auto.
OnePlus 6t
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Fail to control playback from other devices after Android 9 update

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceOnePlusA3003Operating SystemOxygen 9.0.3 My Question or IssueAfter update of my phone OS, I can't make changes in other instances of spotify happen in phone.If I'm playing song A in phone, clicking song B in my computer ...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country Sweden Device OnePlusA3003 Operating System Oxygen 9.0.3   My Question or Issue After update of my phone OS, I can't make changes in other instances of spotify hap...

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oxygenos
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App continuously crashing

Phone was working fine with the app the last days, until today morning, when it tries to load, and then crashes and restarts suddenly in a loop. I already restarted my phone, erase cache for the app, erase data for the app, then reinstall the app a c...

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Phone was working fine with the app the last days, until today morning, when it tries to load, and then crashes and restarts suddenly in a loop.   I already restarted my phone, erase cache for...

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Crash
reboot
restart
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Superuser Contribution Android 9 Pie and Galaxy Note 8

Car view mode will not work with android 9. Also, cannot control music on lockscreen with android 9. Finally, app still will not detect landscape mode on note 8.PlanFPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemAndroid 9 Pie

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Car view mode will not work with android 9. Also, cannot control music on lockscreen with android 9.  Finally, app still will not detect landscape mode on note 8. Plan FPremium Country USA ...

prismcomputing

Casual Listener

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Android Spotify displays my username as numbers on song screen

PlanPremiumCountryJapan DeviceGoogle Pixel 3 XLOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHi, so I've been having this issue for quite a while now, maybe more than a year.I used my Facebook account to sign up Spotify and I have the [Facebook Da...

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Plan Premium Country Japan   Device Google Pixel 3 XL Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Hi, so I've been having this issue for quite a while now, maybe mo...

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Unable to change track from steering wheel

PlanPremiumCountryThailandDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or IssueI'm using BMW 3 series (with iDrive 6) and was able to skip track using steering wheel control when I was using iPhone X (iOS 12). However, I can't do ...

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Plan Premium Country Thailand Device Samsung Galaxy S10+ Operating System Android 9.0   My Question or Issue I'm using BMW 3 series (with iDrive 6) and was able to skip track using ste...

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Android 9
BMW
BMW and Spotify
BMW Connected
BMW integration
Samsung
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Urgent - Serious crashing on every time

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysia DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 Plus Operating System Android 9.0 My Question or IssueEvery time I open Spotify I tried to back / Next / Pause / Resume always will crash showing Spotify isn't response, what happen on this issue ! ...

Visitor

Plan Premium Country Malaysia   Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus   Operating System  Android 9.0    My Question or Issue Every time I open Spotify I tried to back /...

Jessica198930

Visitor

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Android 9
Android Pie
S10
s10 plus
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Spotify Connect stopped working on AV receiver

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or Issue My AV receiver stopped showing up as an available device (Denon AVR-X6400) after the most recent Spotify update. It's not listed on my wife's Galaxy S9 eit...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue   My AV receiver stopped showing up as an available device (Denon AVR...

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Android 9
Denon AVR
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