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Solved!! 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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Solved!! Spotify starts playing automatically when a bluetooth device is connected and phone makes a sound

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung S9Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueWhenever a bluetooth device is connected to my phone, Spotify automatically starts playing the last song it was paused on if my phone makes any "noise". If I recie...

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Solved!! Spotify controls no longer showing on lock screen

On my lock screen, the Spotify controls no longer appear as a permanent notification while music is playing. They are still present when I expand the notification bar on an unlocked phone, however.I have tried closing and reopening the app, logging o...

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Solved!! All playlists are empty and I can't play songs

PlanFreeDeviceXiaomi Lite 12 Operating SystemXiaomi HyperOS My Question or IssueI logged into my account and saw that I can't play a single song and absolutely all playlists are empty. I don't know what this could be connected with. Moreover, this pr...

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Bug report: Music's name changed

The album Crimson Thunder, Hammerfall is with 3 songs that the name are changed: "The unforgiving blade", "Angel of Mercy" and "Trailblazers".Fix this please. Thank you.

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The album Crimson Thunder, Hammerfall is with 3 songs that the name are changed: "The unforgiving blade", "Angel of Mercy" and "Trailblazers". Fix this please. Thank you.

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Solved!! Local files doesn't transfer to Android

Hello everyone, I'm having problems trying transfer local files(.mp3 on Windows 10) to my smartphone, the files doesn't download. I use android 6.0 and when I tested on another device with android 7.1.2 gave the same problem. Please, someone can help...

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   Hello everyone, I'm having problems trying transfer local files(.mp3 on Windows 10) to my smartphone, the files doesn't download. I use android 6.0 and when I tested on another dev...

Joe

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Advertisement freezes the app?

I am a spotify free user so it's usual that my spotify shows me ads, but now when a certain advertisement came, it doesn't have sound even tho the time indicator goes forward. And when the ad is finished at 20 seconds, this app kinda freezes, it does...

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I am a spotify free user so it's usual that my spotify shows me ads, but now when a certain advertisement came, it doesn't have sound even tho the time indicator goes forward. And when the ad is fini...

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Issue casting to Chromecast Audio - music just stops playing

I did a search and found a few mentions but is this a known issue?I listen to Spotify on the desktop, laptop and phone and have no issues but soon after I start casting Spotify to my Chromecast Audio the streaming stops. Sometimes it will play again ...

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I did a search and found a few mentions but is this a known issue? I listen to Spotify on the desktop, laptop and phone and have no issues but soon after I start casting Spotify to my Chromecast Aud...

melingaok

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Comercials

I'm using spotify unlimited and on my mobile divice i still have comercials. On my desktop i don't have these. Why??

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I'm using spotify unlimited and on my mobile divice i still have comercials. On my desktop i don't have these. Why??

Joe

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Songs in playlist greyed out but can play album songs

Hi, On my Galaxy Tab S 8.4 some or all songs on some (not all) play-lists are greyed out, but I can find and play the songs from the corresponding album. Any idea how to fix this? Regards,Gijsbert

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Hi,   On my Galaxy Tab S 8.4 some or all songs on some (not all) play-lists are greyed out, but I can find and play the songs from the corresponding album. Any idea how to fix this?   R...

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My Home Audio system starter when im out of Wi-Fi

I have my audio system Pioneer X-HM72D conected with Spotify. In Android aplication I have turn on option to showing device only in this same Wi-Fi or Ethernet, but I still can turn on my audio in home, when I started aplication for example in work a...

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I have my audio system Pioneer X-HM72D conected with Spotify. In Android aplication I have turn on option to showing device only in this same Wi-Fi or Ethernet, but I still can turn on my audio in ho...

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Sound stops

The song plays for 15-30 seconds then the sound stops. The screen shows the song still playing but there is no sound. If I pause it then hit play again it makes a split second sound then nothing again.

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The song plays for 15-30 seconds then the sound stops. The screen shows the song still playing but there is no sound. If I pause it then hit play again it makes a split second sound then nothing agai...

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Won't shuffle artists!

Spotify (usually) only shuffles ONE album of an artist when im trying to shuffle the whole artist. After a while it just keeps playing from one album..Please help, this cant be right..

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Spotify (usually) only shuffles ONE album of an artist when im trying to shuffle the whole artist. After a while it just keeps playing from one album.. Please help, this cant be right..

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Superuser Contribution Recommended songs is stuck to reggae

My main playlist contains many types of music and in a list of approx 200 songs there must be about 4 reggae songs. Why is Recomended Songs stuck to reggae and it has been like this for months now and after 100 refreshes it is still reggae only. It i...

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My main playlist contains many types of music and in a list of approx 200 songs there must be about 4 reggae songs. Why is Recomended Songs stuck to reggae and it has been like this for months now an...

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Premium Family kündigen

Hey,ich hoffe, dass mir hier einer weiterhelfen kann.Ich habe mir vor ein paar Monaten Spotify Premium Family geholt weil mein Lebensgefährte auf seiner Montagearbeit auch Musik gehört hat. Da ich nur noch Musik höre und er nicht mehr mit unterwegs i...

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Hey, ich hoffe, dass mir hier einer weiterhelfen kann. Ich habe mir vor ein paar Monaten Spotify Premium Family geholt weil mein Lebensgefährte auf seiner Montagearbeit auch Musik gehört hat. Da ic...

Maxim

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Downloaded music stops working if not connected to the internet

Since the update where the song card swaps out with another that has factual quotes etc on it I can no longer listen to downloaded music after a day or so without having to go back online.

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Since the update where the song card swaps out with another that has factual quotes etc on it I can no longer listen to downloaded music after a day or so without having to go back online.

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Local files greyed out

So, I have this weird problem where I'm running Spotify on my Android and local files on my Mac will all show up in my Android library when I put them into a playlist, but some files are greyed out. I've already tried restarting my phone, and uninsta...

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So, I have this weird problem where I'm running Spotify on my Android and local files on my Mac will all show up in my Android library when I put them into a playlist, but some files are greyed out. ...

AbhisheksGreen

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Local Files won't play on android

So, this is an issue you've probably heard before. I have a playlist full of local files on my Mac and I'm unable to play some of them -- not all, only some -- on my phone, and they're all greyed out. Before you tell me to try uninstalling and reinst...

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So, this is an issue you've probably heard before. I have a playlist full of local files on my Mac and I'm unable to play some of them -- not all, only some -- on my phone, and they're all greyed out...

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How do I disconnect my desktop and mobile app?

For some reason I can't seem to find what should be the simple option of not having my mobile phone show me what my spotify is playing on my desktop. Right now my mobile phone is constantly showing the spotify app on my lockscreen as if the music was...

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For some reason I can't seem to find what should be the simple option of not having my mobile phone show me what my spotify is playing on my desktop. Right now my mobile phone is constantly showing t...

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Cant download songs with premium

I have spotify premium, yet the option to download songs or listen to them with high-quality streaming is greyed out on the spotify app. I tried reinstalling the app but no luck

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I have spotify premium, yet the option to download songs or listen to them with high-quality streaming is greyed out on the spotify app. I tried reinstalling the app but no luck

Joe

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Spotify keeps crashing and stops playing

Help! I just got a brand new moto G5 plus and been using Spotify premium for more than a year but with this new device the app stops itself every now and then. Even with songs I downloaded to listen offline, it plays one second and then stops itself....

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Help! I just got a brand new moto G5 plus and been using Spotify premium for more than a year but with this new device the app stops itself every now and then. Even with songs I downloaded to listen ...

Joe

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WTF just happened? All my synced playlists for offline listening is gone!

When I opened the Spotify app on my Galaxy S4 today I was prompted to create an new account or logg in to an existing account. I thought it was strange since I never have logged out. I tapped on the login link and then Spotify logged me directly in t...

Gig Goer

When I opened the Spotify app on my Galaxy S4 today I was prompted to create an new account or logg in to an existing account. I thought it was strange since I never have logged out. I tapped on the ...

overload1

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Music restart automatically

When I press pause on the bar near notification music restart automatically in my pocket or after I have watched a video story on Instagram or after I've sent a vocal message on WhatsApp even if i close the app in the task manager and the bar on the ...

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When I press pause on the bar near notification music restart automatically in my pocket or after I have watched a video story on Instagram or after I've sent a vocal message on WhatsApp even if i cl...

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Superuser Contribution [Android][BUG] USB DAC is not working in Spotify on Pioneer xdp-100r

As title said, I connect ifi idsd black USB DAC to my Pioneer xdp-100r. But spotify didn't output PCM (or any audio) to USB DAC. I don't see there is any option in Spotify that I can swtich audio device.

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As title said, I connect ifi idsd black USB DAC to my Pioneer xdp-100r. But spotify didn't output PCM (or any audio) to USB DAC.   I don't see there is any option in Spotify that I can sw...

rickyzhang

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