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Some Songs stop playing when the screen is switched off due to inactivity or manually (while the music is still playing). A few seconds later the music stops, I have to switch the phone on, open spotify again and press play again. The song is resetet...
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PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy S21 Operating SystemAndroid I've been using local files on spotify for years, and it seems like it never just works. i mostly transfer music onto spotify from my laptop and then download them onto my phone...
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When I start a podcast it plays fine, but if I skip forward into an ad break the playback stops completely and the play banner disappears like nothing was playing at all. Restarting the podcast plays from the last skip before the ad break. If I let t...
When I start a podcast it plays fine, but if I skip forward into an ad break the playback stops completely and the play banner disappears like nothing was playing at all. Restarting the podcast plays...
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When in car, offline mode, all songs downloaded - the playback stops after the currently playing song ends. The app ignores my car audio controls, I can't resume playback using my car's dedicated button. The playback can be started again ONLY with se...
When in car, offline mode, all songs downloaded - the playback stops after the currently playing song ends. The app ignores my car audio controls, I can't resume playback using my car's dedicated but...
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My phone automatically started playing "This is Deep Sleep Music Therapy" playlist at roughly 3am. I have no other people signed into my account. I heard this was a bixby or google clock thing, but i do not have bedtime settings or bixby routine sett...
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Have recently had an issue with a Viking Line ad on both Spotify mobile and PC. So this ad doesn't play automatically like other ads do, but it wants me to stop what I'm doing to go into the app and press "shuffle play" on the playlist I'm trying to ...
Have recently had an issue with a Viking Line ad on both Spotify mobile and PC. So this ad doesn't play automatically like other ads do, but it wants me to stop what I'm doing to go into the app and ...
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Plan Premium Duo Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S20+ 5G Operating System Android 13 Spotify Version 8.7.90.544 My Question or Issue Songs stop downloading after a certain amo...
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Android Reinstalled spotify to try and fix another issue and no local mp3 files are no longer detected or playing. Local files folder is empty but the files are definitly there on my file explorer and marked as audio. Also didnt detect the system aui...
Android Reinstalled spotify to try and fix another issue and no local mp3 files are no longer detected or playing. Local files folder is empty but the files are definitly there on my f...
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PlanFreeCountryUSA DevicePixel 6Operating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI am unable to play songs in the Spotify app on my phone. I can navigate around the app, but when I press the play button, nothing happens. Spotify plays find on my laptop...
Plan Free Country USA Device Pixel 6 Operating System Android 13 My Question or Issue I am unable to play songs in the Spotify app on my phone. I can navigate around the app,...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20 FEOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or Issue as soon as I lock my screen Spotify stops playing music. It doesn't happen immediately though. First it starts stuttering for like 5 seconds and then ...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S20 FE Operating System Android 12 My Question or Issue as soon as I lock my screen Spotify stops playing music. It doesn't...
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Plan Premium Country South Africa Device Oppo A53s Operating System Android 12 My Question or Issue My Play bar disappears on my app regularly the only way I can get it back ...
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceXiaomi Redmi 9 Note ProOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueMusic stops playing after another sound is played on my phone. After the song just played ends, the music stops and cannot be turned on again. In the...
Plan Premium Country Germany Device Xiaomi Redmi 9 Note Pro Operating System Android 11 My Question or Issue Music stops playing after another sound is played on my phone. After the ...
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Plan: PremiumCountry: USDevice: Samsung Galasy S22Operating System: Android v13 My Question or IssueI play all my playlists via the sorted order as the shuffle play stinks. When I get into my car lately it will play the current song set up on my last...
Plan: Premium Country: US Device: Samsung Galasy S22 Operating System: Android v13 My Question or Issue I play all my playlists via the sorted order as the shuffle play stinks.&nbs...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galaxy 10Operating SystemAndroid 12My Question or IssueWhen I try to play an mp3 file on my phone it opens spotify without giving me any other application option (I tried the "open with" option but it ope...
Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy 10 Operating System Android 12 My Question or Issue When I try to play an mp3 file on my phone it opens spotify without giving ...
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Plan - Premium IndividualCountry - UK Device - Pixel 7 / iPhone XR / Macbook Pro 2019Operating System - Android 13 / iOS 16.1.2 / macOS Monterey 12.6.1 My Question or IssueOften when I finish listening to a playlist, a new playlist will start automat...
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PlanFreeCountryindiaDeviceSamsung a22Operating SystemAndroid version 12 My Question or IssueLike every time I close the app. Songs wont play no more on the playlist and i need to manually select another song to make it work again. please fix this bug...
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