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Cannot search while online

Cannot search while online

Plan

Premium

Country

Argentina

Device

Sony Xperia XZ2

Operating System

Android Oreo

 

My Question or Issue

While playing music with WiFi or Data (usually connected to car or wireless speakers with Bluetooth), Spotify says I cannot search music or browse through artists/music because I'm offline (see attached screenshot). Anyone with the same issue?

Thanks.

Matias

 

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Hey @majestuoso, welcome to the community 🙂

 

Could you make sure offline mode is turned off:

  1. Tap Your Library 
  2. Tap Settings 
  3. Tap Playback.
  4. Switch off Offline.

 

Let me know how it goes!

 

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I am having the exact same problem. It has occurred while connected to my Bluetooth speaker and it happens when I'm using a physical connection via the headphone jack. It happens when I'm on Wi-Fi and when I'm using cellular data.

 

@Billy-J - The app setting for offline mode is already turned off when this happens. Turning it on and back off again has no effect. I have to force close the app and restart for it recognize the online mode.

 

Additionally, I have cleared my app cache, app data, and reinstalled the app. None of this helps. Only a force close fixes the issue.

 

I have attached screenshots with grayed out View Artist and View Album options, no search, and my current settings which shows I'm not in offline mode.

 

EDIT: I'm only uploading one screenshot because Spotify's **bleep** filter keeps rejecting my post.

 

Do you have any other suggestions?

 

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