Why are my playlists not showing?

Missing playlists almost always trace back to a country mismatch between your account region and the network the Premium Spotify APK connects through. The app is the official Spotify Android build with the subscription check patched out and the ad code removed, so your library still lives on Spotify’s servers. When the region flags conflict, the app loads but hides your saved playlists, Liked Songs, and Made For You shelves until the two match again.

Fix the region mismatch

• Connect a US VPN before you open the app, then pick a stable US server.
• Open Premium Spotify APK and log in fully so the account syncs over the US connection.
• Go to spotify.com in any browser, open your Profile, then Edit profile, and change Country or region to United States. Save it.
• Keep the VPN on and wait 24 to 48 hours for Spotify to repropagate your library to the device.

Force-close the app and reopen it after the wait. Your playlists, downloads, and AI DJ shelf should reappear in full. If you run offline downloads, confirm you are signed into the same account, since the cache stores up to 10,000 songs across 5 devices and a wrong login shows an empty library.

If the shelves stay blank, work through the Android troubleshooting steps to clear the app cache and reinstall version v9.0.84.1340, which resets the local sync. On desktop the same region fix applies inside the emulator, and the PC and emulator guide covers running the APK in BlueStacks, MEmu, or LDPlayer. One honest warning: this app patches Spotify’s detection signatures with a built-in anti-ban layer, yet using it breaks Spotify’s Terms of Service and carries a small ban risk, so sign in with a spare free account rather than a profile you cannot afford to lose.