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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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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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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!! What happens if I downgrade Spotify with songs downloaded to my phone already?

If I downgrade my premium Spotify to the unpaid version, what will happen to the songs I've downloaded? Will they just become unavailable when I'm offline?

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If I downgrade my premium Spotify to the unpaid version, what will happen to the songs I've downloaded? Will they just become unavailable when I'm offline?

Peter__

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Mobile app problem?

I listened to an ad on Spotify on my computer saying that Spotify for your mobile app was now completely free and said "No more free trials", it said to update to the latest version and I can listen to music for free. I updated to the newest version,...

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I listened to an ad on Spotify on my computer saying that Spotify for your mobile app was now completely free and said "No more free trials", it said to update to the latest version and I can listen ...

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Can't have tablet features in my tablet!

Hello.I've read that spotify for tablets has almost the same features than at the PC (with free account). However, I installed spotify in my tablet (Chinese model, android 4.0 and 7 inches ) and I can only do the same as spotify for android mobile ph...

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Hello. I've read that spotify for tablets has almost the same features than at the PC (with free account). However, I installed spotify in my tablet (Chinese model, android 4.0 and 7 inches ) and I ...

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Spotify connect not seeing Pionner a1

Im trying to stream from my LG G2 to my Pioneer A1 wireless speaker through spotify connect but for some reason the speaker does not show up under spotify connect. I can see the speaker under upnp devices on my windows desktop and I made sure upnp wa...

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Im trying to stream from my LG G2 to my Pioneer A1 wireless speaker through spotify connect but for some reason the speaker does not show up under spotify connect. I can see the speaker under upnp de...

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Roll-out connect functionality?

As I understood the roll-out of the connect functionality will be gradually. Can anybody tell me how far this is and when it should be rolled-out to everybody? I still don't have the connect functionality, and I'm dying to get it! I have the latest v...

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As I understood the roll-out of the connect functionality will be gradually. Can anybody tell me how far this is and when it should be rolled-out to everybody? I still don't have the connect fu...

Daniel

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The Track is Not Available, help?

Hi, So I've been a Spotify Premium user for probably over a year now, with a valid, unexpired debit card paying the subscription fee monthly. I've never had a problem with the Spotify Android app, but recently, ever since I reinstalled the app, I've ...

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Hi, So I've been a Spotify Premium user for probably over a year now, with a valid, unexpired debit card paying the subscription fee monthly. I've never had a problem with the Spotify Android app...

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Track Not Available Error

Thanks for looking at my post... Alright, here is my issue. I have an HTC OneX phone running android. I have been a premium member for over a year if not two. My subscription is current. I only download tracks over wifi unless I am streaming a track ...

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Thanks for looking at my post...   Alright, here is my issue.  I have an HTC OneX phone running android.  I have been a premium member for over a year if not two.  My subscrip...

kristennc

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Solved!! Android sound quality differs between local and downloaded music

I switched to a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 a few months ago and have since been generally pleased with my sound quality through my headphones. However, and I noticed this on my last phone too, the overall volume seems to be quieter and some of the levels ...

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I switched to a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 a few months ago and have since been generally pleased with my sound quality through my headphones. However, and I noticed this on my last phone too, the overall...

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BUG - missing play panel

About half the time after picking a song from a playlist, the panel showing the current track and play/pause doesn't appear at the bottom of the screen as it should. So there is no way to access the actual player screen.

Music Fan

About half the time after picking a song from a playlist, the panel showing the current track and play/pause doesn't appear at the bottom of the screen as it should. So there is no way to access the ...

Daniel

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SD Card Unexpected Unmounting Issue.

I have seen posts about other android devices having issues with the SD card randomly unmounting. I have had this issue for a couple of months now and notcing that spotify was always up when I would get the message that the SD card was unexpectedly u...

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I have seen posts about other android devices having issues with the SD card randomly unmounting.  I have had this issue for a couple of months now and notcing that spotify was always up when I ...

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Solved!! Sub Genre menu missing???

I had to facotry reset my phone. I got everything back up and running. I open spotify, go to Browse, ROCK. Then usually I can chosse the menu to open the list of sub-genres (Rock and Roll, Metal....) This option is not there? Anyone know how to get i...

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I had to facotry reset my phone.  I got everything back up and running.  I open spotify, go to Browse, ROCK.  Then usually I can chosse the menu to open the list of sub-genres (Rock an...

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When playing shuffle, it always plays the exact same list

I have a lottttt of albums on my Spotify account and when I play 'shuffle my music' on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (Android) it always plays just 2 cd's(always the same ones). Very very annoying, because I want to shuffle all of my cd's (obviously). It has ...

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I have a lottttt of albums on my Spotify account and when I play 'shuffle my music' on my Samsung Galaxy S4 (Android) it always plays just 2 cd's(always the same ones). Very very annoying, becau...

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How to add cellphone tracks into spotify playlist?

I wanna know if there is any possibility how to add songs from my mobile phone to spotify playlist

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I wanna know if there is any possibility how to add songs from my mobile phone to spotify playlist 😞  

Daniel

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Connect question..

Hi, Can you stream to multiple Android devices? I would be great to have a SONOS-like experience. Kr, Phil

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Hi,   Can you stream to multiple Android devices? I would be great to have a SONOS-like experience.    Kr,   Phil

Daniel

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Spotify Connect between Android Device Only

Hi, I really love the idea of Spotify Connect between android devices. I have following Android devices logged in to the same account: 1. Nexus 5, latest version of Spotify, running Android 4.2.2 2. SG2, latest version of Spotify, running Android 4.1...

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Hi,   I really love the idea of Spotify Connect between android devices.    I have following Android devices logged in to the same account:   1. Nexus 5, latest versio...

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Solved!! spotify Connecticut over wifi hotspot?

Is it possible to control my nexus7 overs wifi hotspot from my xperia z1. It worka over ny home network bur not over hotspot. Do i ned an internett connection?

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Is it possible to control my nexus7 overs wifi hotspot from my xperia z1. It worka over ny home network bur not over hotspot. Do i ned an internett connection?

Peter__

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Spotify taking over a minute to start playing songs

Description Whenever I first load up Spotify and attempt to play a song it it takes over a minute before it starts playing. The symptoms are akin to connection issues (e.g. not loading playlists, lag between songs, lag when searching for music). At n...

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Description Whenever I first load up Spotify and attempt to play a song it it takes over a minute before it starts playing.  The symptoms are akin to connection issues (e.g. not loading playli...

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