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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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Solved!! Album art color is washed out

I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3. I've noticed that album artwork seems to have too much white in the images. Is this just me or is anyone else having this issue? Here are some screenshots:

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I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S3. I've noticed that album artwork seems to have too much white in the images. Is this just me or is anyone else having this issue?   Here are some screenshots: ...

Rorey

Spotify

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Not syncing

I have added room to my phone- purchased more memory even & it still isn't syncing. I have restarted phone, deleted & added the songs again. So frustrating!!! Thinking of canceling my subscription.

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I have added room to my phone- purchased more memory even & it still isn't syncing. I have restarted phone, deleted & added the songs again. So frustrating!!! Thinking of canceling my subscri...

Peter__

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Disable Lock Screen?

I'm actually looking to use DashClock extensions to control Spotify behavior on my Galaxy S3, but every time I'm playing music the lock screen widget gets in the way of all my other widgets. I've looked all through the setting, but I can't see how to...

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I'm actually looking to use DashClock extensions to control Spotify behavior on my Galaxy S3, but every time I'm playing music the lock screen widget gets in the way of all my other widgets. I've loo...

Peterabelard

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Cannot play local files

So, my subscription run out the other day, and I can't afford to renew until Saturday. I have been listening to my local files on my android since then with no problem. Suddenly, halfway through a song, everything goes dead, and I check to find it te...

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So, my subscription run out the other day, and I can't afford to renew until Saturday. I have been listening to my local files on my android since then with no problem. Suddenly, halfway through a so...

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No access to own playlists

Everytime I try to play any song on any of my playlist, a message pops up that says "only premium users can stream on demand." I've been a premium user for quite some time so I don't understand why I am getting this message? It's very annoying

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Everytime I try to play any song on any of my playlist, a message pops up that says "only premium users can stream on demand." I've been a premium user for quite some time so I don't understand why I...

Thedev

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Playback issues

The music coming from my Android phone is mixed up and sounds demonic. I don't know what is wrong with it, but hopefully it can be fixed. Thank you!

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The music coming from my Android phone is mixed up and sounds demonic. I don't know what is wrong with it, but hopefully it can be fixed. Thank you! 

meahtenoha

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Playback stops / is messed up after songs from "Social Distortion" or "Mike Ness"

Hi there! Subject sounds strange, but that's how it is. I have a Premium account and a playlist with about 1.500 songs for Offline usage on my Android phone / HTC. There are no errors with the playback until the point where Spotify has to play a song...

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Hi there!   Subject sounds strange, but that's how it is.   I have a Premium account and a playlist with about 1.500 songs for Offline usage on my Android phone / HTC. There ar...

Brent212

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Soft bass through aux into surround sound sys

Hi guys, I have a nice sound system but when I played music through it the base was pathetic even with bass booster on the system and Spotify. Figured out you have to turn bass booster down to 0 on audio effects to fix it, on the app. I have a Samsun...

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Hi guys, I have a nice sound system but when I played music through it the base was pathetic even with bass booster on the system and Spotify. Figured out you have to turn bass booster down to 0 on...

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Solved!! Local Files -- Album Art

Cannot figure this out. I've tried various tag editors, iTunes, various image sizes. No matter what I do, I cannot get embedded album art to work on the mobile side. It works fine on Windows or Ubuntu, but I get the generic album art on Android. Any ...

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Cannot figure this out. I've tried various tag editors, iTunes, various image sizes. No matter what I do, I cannot get embedded album art to work on the mobile side. It works fine on Windows or Ubunt...

jessieLmiller

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Artist View Under Collection Sorts by "The"

Similar to a problem I posted about in the Web player, in the new Collection view, artists that begin with "The" are sorted by "The" under "T". This is bad, and seems to be a simple mistake in coding (since other artist views ignore "The" when sortin...

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Similar to a problem I posted about in the Web player, in the new Collection view, artists that begin with "The" are sorted by "The" under "T".  This is bad, and seems to be a simple mistake in ...

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Some tracks will not play

Hi...premium user here. Since moving to a new phone (Sgs3 to Sgs4) Spotify just refuses to work well. Playlists that worked fine for me previously now just show add though the track is playing but there's no sound. (Both on and offline). On some trac...

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Hi...premium user here. Since moving to a new phone (Sgs3 to Sgs4) Spotify just refuses to work well. Playlists that worked fine for me previously now just show add though the track is playing but ...

eefzelf

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Upgrade not working

No matter what I do, it still says I'm not a premium member. I've upgraded, paid, logged in and out and still no luck.

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No matter what I do, it still says I'm not a premium member. I've upgraded, paid, logged in and out and still no luck.

Taylor

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BIG number time/counter needed on PDA screen

Hi, I use spotify playlist for spinning training workout purpose. The time/counter is very small and that is a bit pitty; to diffiult to see.. I want to see BIG numbers to watch for specific times to stand-up of go-down. Does anyone know a app that w...

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Hi,   I use spotify playlist for spinning training workout purpose. The time/counter is very small and that is a bit pitty; to diffiult to see.. I want to see BIG numbers to wa...

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Problems With Spotify on Android

Spotify doesn't start at all. It just stays grey. What I did: -Doing the troubleshooting with deleting the cache and the data, both from the phone and sd storage. Then I uninstalled Spotify and restarted the phone. Afterwards I installed Spotify agai...

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Spotify doesn't start at all. It just stays grey.   What I did: -Doing the troubleshooting with deleting the cache and the data, both from the phone and sd storage. Then I uninstalled Spo...

DeRoomzzz

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Release Notes - Spotify for Android (0.6.6)

What's new in this version: New: Spotify now speaks Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish and Malay Fixed: Much more stable on Android 4.3 Fixed: Now even kinder to your battery Fictitious: This app goes well with cheese and biscuits. Notes: As always,...

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What's new in this version: New: Spotify now speaks Thai, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish and Malay Fixed: Much more stable on Android 4.3 Fixed: Now even kinder to your battery Fictitious: T...

Goodman

Spotify Legend

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I cant sync local files to my Android

Hi. I had 3 lists with some locasl files in it, all was working fine... Untill yesterday. I was adding a new track (from locasl files) to one of my list. And suddenly, that song can't be synced. So i Undownloaded the list, and tried to sync that one ...

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Hi.   I had 3 lists with some locasl files in it, all was working fine... Untill yesterday. I was adding a new track (from locasl files) to one of my list. And suddenly, that song can't be s...

jimpzz

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Time to do something about awful album/playlist sorting

I live in the 21st century, middle of the second decade. I tend to use a smartphone or a tablet for my everyday entertainment needs. I use Spotify almost exclusively on tablet/smartphone. No need to say the Spotify mobile app is just crap. The develo...

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I live in the 21st century, middle of the second decade. I tend to use a smartphone or a tablet for my everyday entertainment needs. I use Spotify almost exclusively on tablet/smartphone. No need t...

Thedev

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Cant get the pad to use the SD card for offline storage, **bleep** it, canceled sub!

Yeah, i know about the workaround, and i got it to work for a time, but then i frelled up on me and i just cant get myself to do it again. Syncing takes hours! So i canceled sub completly, gonna try Deezer for some time, maybe also try Rdio to see wh...

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Yeah, i know about the workaround, and i got it to work for a time, but then i frelled up on me and i just cant get myself to do it again. Syncing takes hours!   So i canceled sub completly,...

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Android Phone not showing up under devices.

Since wednesday my Android Phone (HTC Sensation) isn't showing up under devices. - preview releaseof new Android app installed: yes - same WIFI-network: yes - log on/of app while desktop client running: yes -reboot phone/desktop client: yes - reinsta...

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Since wednesday my Android Phone (HTC Sensation) isn't showing up under devices.   - preview releaseof new Android app installed: yes - same WIFI-network: yes - log on/of app while deskt...

vincenz2004

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How do I get my playlists from my android to my computer?

I guess I did it backwards. But I started play lists on my android phone and do not see them on my computer. I would think they would show up everywhere as long as I am logged into my account.

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I guess I did it backwards.  But I started play lists on my android phone and do not see them on my computer.  I would think they would show up everywhere as long as I am logged into my acc...

punkchic4Christ

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