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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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cohendylan1

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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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Anne-Mette

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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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Kurogane

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Superuser Contribution Can people have access to local files?

Yesterday i recored a private phone call on one of my phones and i imported it to this one when i opened the file it opened on spotify today i found a playlist called local files with all my voice recordings im really worried that someone listened to...

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Yesterday i recored a private phone call on one of my phones and i imported it to this one when i opened the file it opened on spotify today i found a playlist called local files with all my voice re...

Joshgershom

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Superuser Contribution Laggy scrolling in playlists

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceSamsung Galaxy 10Operating System, AndroidSpotify version9.0.12.567 I have posted several times previously about reduced performance in scrolling playlists and queueing. Each time, the issues have been resolved promptly....

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  Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Samsung Galaxy 10 Operating System , Android Spotify version 9.0.12.567    I have posted several times previously about reduced perform...

liya2025

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Superuser Contribution Playlists inside folders not appearing in the "Add to playlist" menu

Plan Premium Device OnePlus Nord 4 Operating System Android 15Spotify version9.0.96.826 My Question or IssueAfter updating to the latest version of the Android app, playlists that are organized inside folders no longer appear in the add-to-playlist m...

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Plan Premium Device OnePlus Nord 4 Operating System Android 15 Spotify version 9.0.96.826   My Question or Issue After updating to the latest version of the Android app, playlis...

BenjamminBeatz

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Superuser Contribution Alexa doesn't recognize a Spotify playlist

PlanFreeCountryCanadaDevicePixel 7, Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen.Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI created an Eagles playlist using Spotify on my phone. When I ask Alexa to play this playlist on Spotify, it plays Eagles radio on Spotify, ra...

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Plan Free Country Canada Device Pixel 7, Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen. Operating System Android 13   My Question or Issue I created an Eagles playlist using Spotify on my phone. When I ask ...

PandaNg1

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Superuser Contribution New Layout for Adding Songs to Playlist interferes with system controls

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S24Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueIs there a way to either revert the layout back to how it used to be (with the "Done" button), or increase the grabbable target area to swipe down the list? Swip...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S24 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Is there a way to either revert the layout back to how it used to be (with the "Done"...

Shintacos

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No ads?

I've been using Spotify since around December, and I've been enjoying it thus far. However, I have noticed that I'm getting no ads. I'm not using any third-party software to block this, at least to my knowledge. Perhaps my phone has built-in software...

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I've been using Spotify since around December, and I've been enjoying it thus far. However, I have noticed that I'm getting no ads. I'm not using any third-party software to block this, at least to m...

__wenhao__

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics are not time-synced

This song Best I'll Never Have VF by Brandon Mig does not have the time-synced lyrics. Please fix this!

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This song Best I'll Never Have VF by Brandon Mig does not have the time-synced lyrics. Please fix this!  

Olyver

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Superuser Contribution se me cierra la aplicacion al escanear

PlanGratisPaísEspañaDispositivoRealme X50 Pro 5GSistema operativoAndroid 12 Mi pregunta o problemacada vez que intento escanear un código de spotify con la aplicación, se me cierra

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  Plan Gratis País España Dispositivo Realme X50 Pro 5G Sistema operativo Android 12   Mi pregunta o problema cada vez que intento escanear un código de spotify con la aplicación...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Randomly autoplaying when unlocking phone/entering app, and or playing from licked songs.(BUG)

PlanPremiumCountry. U.S.A Device: Samsung Galaxy S22 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 13One UI version: 5.1App version: 8.8.80.599 My Question or Issue: ALL AUTOPLAY ANYTHING SETTING OPTIONS ARE TURNED OFF. ("Gapless", "Automix", "Autoplay similar conten...

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Plan Premium Country. U.S.A   Device: Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Operating System Android 13 One UI version: 5.1 App version: 8.8.80.599   My Question or Issue: ALL AUTOPLAY AN...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution [ANDROID] music keeps stopping when playing in the background

Everytime I open my app, it tells me to turn on the "allow to play in background" option but this has been switched on since I installed the app. Now I'm unable to listen to my music (both from the app and local files) because the app keeps stopping ...

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Everytime I open my app, it tells me to turn on the "allow to play in background" option but this has been switched on since I installed the app. Now I'm unable to listen to my music (both from the a...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution [Android] Unable to control volume of tablet via phone?

Hi Anyone here know the reason for this?So I just swapped from a laptop to a Tablet (Idea Tab Pro) and want to play spotify from the tablet to a set of speakers.The issue is previously I could control the laptop spotify via phone (Android).There is n...

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Hi 🙂 Anyone here know the reason for this? So I just swapped from a laptop to a Tablet (Idea Tab Pro) and want to play spotify from the tablet to a set of speakers. The issue is previously I c...

MoonMoon413

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Performance Issues When Too Many Speakers are Available

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States of AmericaMy Question or Issue I have a whole-home audio system with 30 to 40 devices that I can use with Spotify. I understand that it's a lot of devices available, but with speakers in about every room of the house i...

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Plan Premium Country United States of America My Question or Issue   I have a whole-home audio system with 30 to 40 devices that I can use with Spotify.  I understand that it's a lot ...

kwadz

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Superuser Contribution Cast lyrics to TV by Chromecast

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceHuawei Mate SEOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHi, I'm from one of the countries that received the lyrics implementation (Argentina) and I have to say, it works wonderfully. However, according to the p...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Huawei Mate SE Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm from one of the countries that received the lyrics implementation (A...

PerWi

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts that include video no playing on Android app (on Pixel 8)

Plan PremiumCountry UK Device Google Pixel 8 My Question or IssuePodcasts that include video won't play on my phone. No error message shows. Happens if I'm on Wi-Fi or cellular. App and OS are up to date.App has been reinstalled, caches have been cle...

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Plan Premium Country UK  Device Google Pixel 8   My Question or Issue Podcasts that include video won't play on my phone. No error message shows. Happens if I'm on Wi-Fi...

Juls8

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Shuffle mode requires Google Play Services now?

PlanPremium CountryBrazil DeviceSamsung Galaxy S8 and S23 Ultra Operating SystemAndroid 9 & OneUI 1.0 (S8) / Android 14 & OneUI 6.1 (S23 Ultra) When I click on the shuffle button, either on the current playing track screen, top button on playlist or ...

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Plan Premium   Country Brazil   Device Samsung Galaxy S8 and S23 Ultra   Operating System Android 9 & OneUI 1.0 (S8) / Android 14 & OneUI 6.1 (S23 Ultra)   Whe...

Norserock11

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Superuser Contribution Sleep Timer is broken

PlanPremiumCountryTürkiyeDevice(Samsung Galaxy S24 FE)Operating System(Android 16) My Question or IssueSleep Timer feature doesn't work properly. I set it off for 30 minutes, and it stops at 22 minutes. Yes I reinstalled the app. The issue is ongoing...

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Plan Premium Country Türkiye Device (Samsung Galaxy S24 FE) Operating System (Android 16)   My Question or Issue Sleep Timer feature doesn't work properly. I set it off for 30 minutes,...

Dessi

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify can't keep phone from sleeping

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceIQOO Neo 10Operating SystemFuntouch OS 15 (Android 15 Vanilla Ice Cream) My Question or IssueOn my old phone (Realme 11 Pro Plus), Spotify was able to keep the phone from sleeping when I was using it with my car. But w...

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  Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device IQOO Neo 10 Operating System Funtouch OS 15 (Android 15 Vanilla Ice Cream)    My Question or Issue On my old phone (Realme 11 Pro Plus...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Sharing via message required?

My Question or IssueSo I just encountered this sharing-via-Spotify-messages thing; do I have this right, that if I open a song or album link from a contact, it does NOT take me to the song or album, but now takes me to a chat window where I have to c...

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My Question or Issue So I just encountered this sharing-via-Spotify-messages thing; do I have this right, that if I open a song or album link from a contact, it does NOT take me to the song or album...

CatalinaS

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Superuser Contribution Play command heard but not actioned on Android Audio

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceGoogle Pixel 6 Pro (also tried Google Pixel 4a 5G)Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueWhen using Android Auto in the car my voice commands are understood and repeated back to me but not actioned by Spotify...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device Google Pixel 6 Pro (also tried Google Pixel 4a 5G) Operating System Android 12   My Question or Issue When using Android Auto in the car my ...

Sebastian510

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Superuser Contribution I can't login

Yesterday, I deleted Spotify and reinstalled it, but when I tried to log in with my account, I could not log in to my account because the application was freezing (attached pictures ). I downloaded the app again, cleared the data, and tried to log in...

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Yesterday, I deleted Spotify and reinstalled it, but when I tried to log in with my account, I could not log in to my account because the application was freezing (attached pictures   ). I down...

Joan

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