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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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App update caused error ( lost all music)

after the recent update spotify didnt open and said sd card not found . i had to unsintall it and install again and now all my downloaded music is lost . and my premium subscription is over . this is really sad. do i have to get the subscription agai...

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after the recent update spotify didnt open and said sd card not found . i had to unsintall it and install again and now all my downloaded music is lost . and my premium subscription is over . t...

Peter__

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loading problems on my browse

When i go to browse, for example if a choose party it only going to give me a few options of playlists, and when i try to search for more i get stuck on a endelss loading, on desktop that doesn`t happen

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When i go to browse, for example if a choose party it only going to give me a few options of playlists, and when i try to search for more i get stuck on a endelss loading, on desktop that doesn`t hap...

Peter__

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Can't send songs on Android.

Been a premium member for over 3 years now, and I must say I am becoming more and more disappointed with Spotify as the days go on. I can't send music to people on Android unless I connect to Facebook, which I am not doing. I am clearly following peo...

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Been a premium member for over 3 years now, and I must say I am becoming more and more disappointed with Spotify as the days go on.   I can't send music to people on Android unless I connect...

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Solved!! Spotify for Android - Playlist Folder download

Dear all,I have a question about the Playlist Folder on the Android version of Spotify. I have one Playlist folder with different playlist within the folder. But on my Android device, when I open Spotify, I can only download the playlists but not the...

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Dear all, I have a question about the Playlist Folder on the Android version of Spotify. I have one Playlist folder with different playlist within the folder. But on my Android device, when I open...

MikeLloydTexas

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Spotify Begins Playing on Samsung Galaxy S4 Without Being Launched

About a week ago, when I turn on my phone, Spotify will begin playing a random song without me launching the Spofity app. I go in & pause/shut off the song, but it will begin playing again in less than a minute. I have to restart the phone to get Spo...

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About a week ago, when I turn on my phone, Spotify will begin playing a random song without me launching the Spofity app.  I go in & pause/shut off the song, but it will begin playing again ...

EvelSample

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Spotify Unlimited, radio skips

When I purchased spotify UNLIMITED I was under the assumption I would have unlimited radio skips for my android. Is this a bug? Or is this intended? I've looked on a few sites that've said paid members should have no limit...

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When I purchased spotify UNLIMITED I was under the assumption I would have unlimited radio skips for my android. Is this a bug? Or is this intended? I've looked on a few sites that've said paid membe...

Peter__

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Spotify radio

When I open Spotify and click on radio, it says "Radio is only available for Premium users in your region." Why? Isn't this supposed to be free now?

Newbie

When I open Spotify and click on radio, it says "Radio is only available for Premium users in your region." Why? Isn't this supposed to be free now?

Peter__

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No way to purchase album or song from station

I'm listening to this great album or song by an artist on my Android and go to tap something to purchase it or save it to my wishlist and there's no button or option to do that. The menu button does nothing. In Pandora I have this option and I'm sure...

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I'm listening to this great album or song by an artist on my Android and go to tap something to purchase it or save it to my wishlist and there's no button or option to do that. The menu button does ...

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offline errors android, premium

premium user, offline playlists are constantly downloading and once "downloaded" they stop playing when there is no internet connection. this is unacceptable for two reasons: 1) chewing up my data simply unacceptable (i know i can turn off downloadim...

Music Fan

premium user, offline playlists are constantly downloading and once "downloaded" they stop playing when there is no internet connection. this is unacceptable for two reasons: 1) chewing up my data si...

Joe

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Bluetooth track information

Hello there! I was told by a customer support member through Google Play that I should launch a new topic here about my problem. I have a brand new 2014 Audi A3 that has Bluetooth. Spotify is able to stream music through Bluetooth without any issues,...

Visitor

Hello there!   I was told by a customer support member through Google Play that I should launch a new topic here about my problem. I have a brand new 2014 Audi A3 that has Bluetooth. Spoti...

bearwiz

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Downloaded music will not play.

Hi, PLEASE HELP!!! I am having a weird issue were only the first song from every downloaded playlist will play in offline mode. When downloading to my mobile device (android 4.2.2 ) the download status bar takes a long time for the first song and the...

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Hi, PLEASE HELP!!!   I am having a weird issue were only the first song from every downloaded playlist will play in offline mode. When downloading to my mobile device (android 4.2.2 ) the do...

Daniel

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Solved!! how do I put it into Online mode

my app keeps saying its in offline mode and i cant make it switch to online

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my app keeps saying its in offline mode and i cant make it switch to online

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Kindle Fire HD won't recognize Spotify Unlimited subscription.

I just bought a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and after installing Spotify I connected with my Facebook account. Now when playing fomr playlists or radio I am having commercial breaks every few minutes, but I have an active Spotify Unlimited subscriptioin in or...

Newbie

I just bought a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and after installing Spotify I connected with my Facebook account.  Now when playing fomr playlists or radio I am having commercial breaks every few minutes, b...

Joe

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Solved!! all my Radio stations are gone since update; won't remember new stations

Spotify Android version 0.7.0.229 the last update removed all of my radio stations! now all i see is "receommended stations" and genre stations. that's it. everything else is gone. ok, so i try to recreate them, based on playlists, to start a new sta...

Gig Goer

Spotify Android version 0.7.0.229   the last update removed all of my radio stations! now all i see is "receommended stations" and genre stations. that's it. everything else is gone. &nb...

Thomas_

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Performance Issues - Loading Playlists, Playing

Description When I try to use the application after it has either not been launched (after a reboot) or after it has been destroyed the first load takes minutes to actually load the contents of a playlist. And navigating to other locations in the app...

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Description When I try to use the application after it has either not been launched (after a reboot) or after it has been destroyed the first load takes minutes to actually load the contents of a p...

Joe

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lg g2 audio settings missing

Hi allIs anyone else missing the audio effects/equalizer option in spotify? Really missing being able to adjust it. Phone is stock unrooted running android 4.2.2, aftermarket equalizer apps seem to have no effect either, so assuming lg have this feat...

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Hi all Is anyone else missing the audio effects/equalizer option in spotify? Really missing being able to adjust it. Phone is stock unrooted running android 4.2.2, aftermarket equalizer apps seem to...

Maufrits

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[Android 4.4]External SD card errors

If you are using android 4.4 you will find that spotify can't access an external SD card and you will get the error message "We found no place to store our data, please check that you have a working SD card and free space". This is due to restriction...

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If you are using android 4.4 you will find that spotify can't access an external SD card and you will get the error message "We found no place to store our data, please check that you have a working ...

Liam

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Playlists screen shows album art on iPad but not on Android

I miss having album cover pictures on the playlist screen on Android. The pictures are there on the iPad version of Spotify. On Android I just see a quaver icon for every playlist. It is much easier to recognise an album by its cover than its name. M...

Roadie

I miss having album cover pictures on the playlist screen on Android. The pictures are there on the iPad version of Spotify. On Android I just see a quaver icon for every playlist. It is much easier ...

Peter__

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Solved!! Syncing music to tablet - what's the benefit?

I'm struggling to see the benefits of syncing music to my tablet - I've downloaded Spotify on my tablet, and I can see all my paylists, and they play (on the whole, not every song, but a good 80%). So when I'm on Spotify on my desktop, it's encouragi...

Regular

I'm struggling to see the benefits of syncing music to my tablet - I've downloaded Spotify on my tablet, and I can see all my paylists, and they play (on the whole, not every song, but a good 80%). S...

trenthetfield

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Android Feedback

Attention Customer Support team: We all know that Spotify for Android is likely the worst app that most Android users will ever come into contact with, but we must be vigilant in maintaining a constant revenue stream from this platform. We must ensur...

Roadie

Attention Customer Support team:   We all know that Spotify for Android is likely the worst app that most Android users will ever come into contact with, but we must be vigilant in maintaini...

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