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When I press one of the control buttons, the music does not change. I can only play/stop.My headphones works fine on other music players.Device: Redmi Note 10S
When I press one of the control buttons, the music does not change. I can only play/stop. My headphones works fine on other music players. Device: Redmi Note 10S
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I contacted Spotify support about this breaking change the Spotify development team has introduced. I shouldn't have been surprised but I got canned responses about how google play services is trusted and I should ask for feedback "complain" to the u...
I contacted Spotify support about this breaking change the Spotify development team has introduced. I shouldn't have been surprised but I got canned responses about how google play services is truste...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S24 UltraOperating SystemOne UI: 6.1Android: 14 My Question or IssueI've tried looking through all my settings and Google, but I can't find anywhere that even remotely mentions this. I have various Spotify pla...
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I have Spotify installed on a Pixel 5, running Android 12 (standard build). Whenever I switch on Bluetooth, Spotify automatically starts playing. This has only started happening to me in the last month or so. When I switch my phone on in the morning,...
I have Spotify installed on a Pixel 5, running Android 12 (standard build). Whenever I switch on Bluetooth, Spotify automatically starts playing. This has only started happening to me ...
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I know there is a few forums about similar issues but I have tried everything and nothing is working. When using Google maps for driving, I usually have Spotify at the bottom similar to a screen shot attached (screen shot found on Google). But I curr...
I know there is a few forums about similar issues but I have tried everything and nothing is working. When using Google maps for driving, I usually have Spotify at the bottom similar to a screen shot...
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Ich habe seit Monaten das Problem dass sich Spotify bei mir immer zufällig schließt beim Musik hören.Ich habe bereits die Tipps befolgt die bei https://support.spotify.com/de/article/reinstall-spotify/ schon beschrieben ist, aber es ist weiterhin lei...
Ich habe seit Monaten das Problem dass sich Spotify bei mir immer zufällig schließt beim Musik hören. Ich habe bereits die Tipps befolgt die bei https://support.spotify.com/de/article/reinstall-spot...
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There is a new notification when I open spotify asking me to turn on background play (or something like that, but there is no button that links directly to the phrase used by Spotify. The closest I found is 'Pause app activity if unused' but this has...
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When I open the Spotify app (any versions newer than 8.10.9.722) it causes my phone to reboot. I have tried reinstalling it and clearing the data but it still does that whenever I open it. Same thing happens with older versions but only when I play m...
When I open the Spotify app (any versions newer than 8.10.9.722) it causes my phone to reboot. I have tried reinstalling it and clearing the data but it still does that whenever I open it. Same thing...
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The app does not update the playlist when adding music. The list can be updated by name, but the list does not update when adding more music to it at all. Reinstalling the app via built in Google Play in the Volvo car does not help at all.
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Hey everyone! I've been sharing Spotify links through GB WhatsApp, and noticed that sometimes the preview (like the album art, song title, and artist name) doesn’t show up when send a link. It just sends a plain text link instead of the usual rich pr...
Hey everyone! I've been sharing Spotify links through GB WhatsApp, and noticed that sometimes the preview (like the album art, song title, and artist name) doesn’t show up when send a link. It just s...
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PlanPremiumCountryUS In mobile app cannot see audiobook chapters. Desktop app shows these chapters and chapters were previously visible. Tried reinstalling and this did not help
Plan Premium Country US In mobile app cannot see audiobook chapters. Desktop app shows these chapters and chapters were previously visible. Tried reinstalling and this did not hel...
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