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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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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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Fsanchez101

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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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SomeoneWhoWantToHelp

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Solved!! Spotify For Android Tablets

I notice you have a iPad app, any chance of a android counterpart? As I have the sony s1 and would love to have thison there!

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I notice you have a iPad app, any chance of a android counterpart? As I have the sony s1 and would love to have thison there!

shirkosafari

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Equalizer keeps restarting

OK I complained about this before and nothing was done about it. I was a premium subscriber before and cancelled it because I will listen to music and the volume will get loud and go back down. I don't even touch the volume button on my phone. And my...

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OK I complained about this before and nothing was done about it. I was a premium subscriber before and cancelled it because I will listen to music and the volume will get loud and go back down. I don...

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Solved!! Auto play

Hi, I have 2 phones which is one is android and one more is iphone user. When i click play a song in my iphone spotify app, my android phone also also auto play that song which is i didnt do anything.How to stop this auto play? or its a bug. Thanks

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Hi,   I have 2 phones which is one is android and  one more is iphone user. When i click play a song in my iphone spotify app, my android phone also also auto play that song which is i ...

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Solved!! no activity box. is it normal?

Spotify version 076.357. Android 4.2.2. Tablet Asus Me302kl. I can`t see friends activity: there is no box at the right side like i see in the desktop version. I have a premium account. Any solution?

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Spotify version 076.357. Android 4.2.2. Tablet Asus Me302kl. I can`t see friends activity: there is no box at the right side like i see in the desktop version. I have a premium account. Any solution?

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Song problem on MacBook Air

One song called Looking Ass by Young Money, Nicki Minaj doesn't work on my computer (MacBook Air) but it works on my Android (HTC One). It says "There is a problem with the connection to Spotify. Please try again shortly. (802)". My username is beatr...

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One song called Looking Ass by Young Money, Nicki Minaj doesn't work on my computer (MacBook Air) but it works on my Android (HTC One). It says "There is a problem with the connection to Spotify. Ple...

Joe

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Solved!! Syncing error

Everytime I try to sync my one and only playlist, this same message appears: Syncing error, Unknown error. Also syncing doesn't happen with my computer. My phone is brand new Samsung galaxy S4 Mini. I have tons of free space, I've tried to turn on 2/...

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Everytime I try to sync my one and only playlist, this same message appears: Syncing error, Unknown error. Also syncing doesn't happen with my computer. My phone is brand new Samsung galaxy S4 Mini. ...

Jannikki

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App not recognising me as premium member

have downloaded the app for my new htc desire 601, however it is not recognising me as a premium member???

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have downloaded the app for my new htc desire 601, however it is not recognising me as a premium member???

BladeRun

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Premium not working!

I have tried closing app, logging out several times.. Not working! Frustrated!!

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I have tried closing app, logging out several times.. Not working! Frustrated!!

Peter__

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Incorrect 2G/3G Traffic Usage

Hello everyone, I've a premium account, and today I've got a huge problem with my Spotify App on my Android Nexus 5 device. Using my WiFi network, after adding a song to the "star" playlist, there were problems downloading it. I decided to stop it an...

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Hello everyone,   I've a premium account, and today I've got a huge problem with my Spotify App on my Android Nexus 5 device.   Using my WiFi network, after adding a song to th...

iakko

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[BUG] Spotify wrongly complains about insuficient disk space

THIS IS A BUG! SEE LATEST POST!!! I have this exact problem: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Android/Offline-Sync/td-p/23713The suggested solution did not work, since Spotify didn't react when i hit the hw menu key, hence I'm unable to cache mor...

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THIS IS A BUG! SEE LATEST POST!!!   I have this exact problem: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Help-Android/Offline-Sync/td-p/23713 The suggested solution did not work, since Spotify didn...

Joe

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no sd card storage

Description Spotify says there is no SD card storage space yet there is lots. There is also storage space on my phone. What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue? (We need to know what you are doing so we can do the exact same to try and g...

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Description Spotify says there is no SD card storage space yet there is lots. There is also storage space on my phone. What are the steps you took to get to the error/issue? (We need to know ...

Joe

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Data Usage Samsung Galaxy S4

Hello everyone, Spotify is announced as the app which used the most data on my S4 this month. Even if turned 2g /3g off - it seems to use a high amount of data when i'm not using Wlan (i just listened to offline playlists) - because of that, i used a...

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Hello everyone,   Spotify is announced as the app which used the most data on my S4 this month. Even if turned 2g  /3g off - it seems to use a high amount of data when i'm not using W...

Joe

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Friends "tab" replaced by profile "tab"

I no longer see the friends tab in Spotify. I can only see the profile tab? What's up with that? Anyone else seeing this?

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I no longer see the friends tab in Spotify. I can only see the profile tab? What's up with that? Anyone else seeing this?

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heeelp

Pls heeelp meee !!!Can u speek german ? My spotify app dosent work !!!

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Pls heeelp meee !!! Can u speek german ? My spotify app dosent work !!!

Peter__

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Crossfade not so gapless anymore!

Recently updated the Spotify app on my Galaxy Note 2 and now when playing any music I hear a gap during the crossfade. Sometimes a loud static sound can be heard as it switches tracks. VERY annoying and makes for a horrible seamless experience.

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Recently updated the Spotify app on my Galaxy Note 2 and now when playing any music I hear a gap during the crossfade.  Sometimes a loud static sound can be heard as it switches tracks.  VE...

mountnstream

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All my Playlists are gone!

Dear Spotify team, I checked several threads in the community and could not find any specific help. I have the following Hardware/Software: Samsung Galaxy S3 Android Verison 4.3 Current Spotify Version (re-installed today) SD-Card 32 Gb I have the fo...

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Dear Spotify team, I checked several threads in the community and could not find any specific help.   I have the following Hardware/Software: Samsung Galaxy S3 Android Verison 4.3 Cu...

Joe

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Solved!! How do I ensure all my songs are updated to Extreme quality when connected to wifi?

I am using the latest Android Kitkat on my Nexus 5.Here's my problem:When I download songs to play offline on my phone, my music quality for streaming is "Normal quality" and my download is "Extreme quality".When I listen to a song on Radio mode (whe...

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I am using the latest Android Kitkat on my Nexus 5. Here's my problem: When I download songs to play offline on my phone, my music quality for streaming is "Normal quality" and my download is "Ex...

Joe

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seeking cheap tablet that runs spotify well

I'm looking to get a cheap but reliable device that I can give to my daughter so she can run spotify and do pretty much nothing else. Does anyone have any recommendations for android tablets under $100 or so that do a good job at this? I see ematic m...

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I'm looking to get a cheap but reliable device that I can give to my daughter so she can run spotify and do pretty much nothing else.   Does anyone have any recommendations for android table...

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Connection available without showing an error

Hi, I have a Sony Xperia ZR and lately Spotify does not allow me to leave my playlist in "Available Offline" and displays a message that says "sync error, unknown error - continue". I need help because I have a paid account Primium.

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Hi, I have a Sony Xperia ZR and lately Spotify does not allow me to leave my playlist in "Available Offline" and displays a message that says "sync error, unknown error - continue". I need help becau...

Joe

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Add album to playlist (Android app)

I was wondering if it's at all possible to add an album to a current playlist from within the Android app, rather than track-by-track.

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I was wondering if it's at all possible to add an album to a current playlist from within the Android app, rather than track-by-track.

rsolomonjr1

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