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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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Mixed download qualities, is it possible?

Is it somehow possible to get different qualities on different offline playlists by changing the quality setting between making them into offline playlists (and actually downloading the files)? Or will the Spotify app go back and change the quality o...

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Is it somehow possible to get different qualities on different offline playlists by changing the quality setting between making them into offline playlists (and actually downloading the files)? Or ...

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Same song on different synced playlists

If I have the same song on more than one synced playlists on my Android phone, will this song then be downloaded more than one time (and using more disk space)? Or is the app smart enough to discover that there are identical items on some of the sync...

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If I have the same song on more than one synced playlists on my Android phone, will this song then be downloaded more than one time (and using more disk space)? Or is the app smart enough to discov...

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Will we ever get a decent working app for Android?

After using Spotify I unsuscribed for about two years and when I came back Spotify still lacked basic functionality. Why can't we get sorting in playlists or just a sorted playlist? It should not take 2 minutes to find a song in my playlist because t...

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After using Spotify I unsuscribed for about two years and when I came back Spotify still lacked basic functionality.   Why can't we get sorting in playlists or just a sorted playlist? It sho...

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Spotify for mobile

I have been trying to import music 'local files' from mobile (all of which have been downloaded from youtube) onto spotify mobile,though as far as i can see the new layout doesnt allow this. Is there something im not noticing or is it physically impo...

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I have been trying to import music 'local files' from mobile (all of which have been downloaded from youtube) onto spotify mobile,though as far as i can see the new layout doesnt allow this. Is there...

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trouble downloading

when I add an album to a playlist and click download, more often than not, I get the green circle with the arrow pointing down that appears immediately, but nothing is downloading at all. any help?

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when I add an album to a playlist and click download, more often than not, I get the green circle with the arrow pointing down that appears immediately, but nothing is downloading at all.  any h...

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Different database for Android ????

Facts:- 1) I'm old and not too bright and have terrrible taste in music 2) Have Spotify Premium on Desktop and OK with that 3) Now loaded Android onto my Nexus 7 - I agree that it is fairly basic and the "no local files" is a pain BUT Is there a diff...

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Facts:-   1) I'm old and not too bright and have terrrible taste in music   2) Have Spotify Premium on Desktop and OK with that   3) Now loaded Android onto my Nexus 7 - I ...

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Sync files to phone locally?

Is there a way to sync spotify files that I have made available offline on my PC, to an android phone locally, rather than having the phone download them again? I assumed this was what would happen when the FAQ says to connect the phone to the same w...

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Is there a way to sync spotify files that I have made available offline on my PC,  to an android phone locally, rather than having the phone download them again?   I assumed this was wh...

David

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Solved!! Facebook login - Loading screen

Hi, Im new to spotify premium + spotify in general. Its working fine on my Macbook, but i tried to use it on my Samsung S3 and it keeps spazzing out when i click on log-in using facebook. The loading circle comes up in front of a white screen with a ...

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Hi,   Im new to spotify premium + spotify in general. Its working fine on my Macbook, but i tried to use it on my Samsung S3 and it keeps spazzing out when i click on log-in using facebook. ...

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Upgrade of spottily

I joined up earlier tonight and now my spottily does not work on my android can someone help me please

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I joined up earlier tonight and now my spottily does not work on my android can someone help me please

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Unable to delete tracks on my cellphone

Last week I noticed that an album of Dope DOD (Branded) was removed from Spotify. No problem, the tracks were deleted on my pc. But I noticed that my playlist on my phone had more songs then on my pc, and now I noticed that those Dope DOD songs are s...

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Last week I noticed that an album of Dope DOD (Branded) was removed from Spotify. No problem, the tracks were deleted on my pc. But I noticed that my playlist on my phone had more songs then on my pc...

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Adding music on playlist but i cant se them on my mobile

I have add some music to a playlist, on my computer. But I cant see them on my mobile. I have synced my mobile with the computer. And I have even tried to re-install the app. Nothing works. What to do?

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I have add some music to a playlist, on my computer. But I cant see them on my mobile. I have synced my mobile with the computer. And I have even tried to re-install the app. Nothing works. What to d...

David

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APP

My Spotify hav worked for a long time, but now when I try to start the app, I only get a grey screen! Nothing happens, more than the phone shuts down after a while. What to do?

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My Spotify hav worked for a long time, but now when I try to start the app, I only get a grey screen! Nothing happens, more than the phone shuts down after a while. What to do?  

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Bidirectional Sync

Hello. I'm French so sorry for my french english... I can synchronize my playlist from my spotify account to my android mobile. I would like to know if it's possible to do the same but in the opposite direction. I explain me, i have made some search ...

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Hello. I'm French so sorry for my french english...   I can synchronize my playlist from my spotify account to my android mobile. I would like to know if it's possible to do the same but i...

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Battery Drain

Hi Guys, Once again starting up this forum. Downloaded the new Spotify App and it is absolutely draining my battery like never before? Doesnt matter if you force close it, still using 20%. Seeing as nobody from Spotify answered this question the last...

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  Hi Guys,   Once again starting up this forum. Downloaded the new Spotify App and it is absolutely draining my battery like never before? Doesnt matter if you force close it, still u...

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Logging in through facebook on mobile

I have spotify premium. when i try to login through the spotify app using my Facebook login, the app starts going through this screen refresh/loading loop and never loads. i have tried uninstalling/ re-installing several times and this did not fix th...

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I have spotify premium. when i try to login through the spotify app using my Facebook login, the app starts going through this screen refresh/loading loop and never loads. i have tried uninstalling/ ...

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my android tablet is driven me nuts...HELP!!!

I cant get no tools like spotity,google chrome,windows or anything to download.does anyone no what iam doin wrong?

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I cant get no tools like spotity,google chrome,windows or anything to download.does anyone no what iam doin wrong?

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Nothing works in New App. Premium Account Now Useless

I have used spotify for about 6 months now, on a premium membership with no issues. My Droid recently auo updated to the new version of Spotify ("Version .5.0.xx") and now almost nothing works. My Specs - Running GAlaxy Nexus with Android Version 4.0...

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I have used spotify for about 6 months now, on a premium membership with no issues.  My Droid recently auo updated to the new version of Spotify ("Version .5.0.xx") and now almost nothing works....

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Solved!! Cant hear music!

Hi, I have a premium account and I can't listen to streamed music! It stopped working some time ago. My local files play just fine. I have a Galaxy Note. All I see is the play slider going foward. My volume is on max. I have tried to reinstall spotif...

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Hi,   I have a premium account and I can't listen to streamed music! It stopped working some time ago. My local files play just fine. I have a Galaxy Note. All I see is the play slid...

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Scrobbling problem with Android Tablet

When I listen to music on my tablet in my house, my tracks are scrobbled to last.fm. However, when I take it in the car listen, those tracks remain unscrobbled. Why don't the tracks I listen to while on the road get scrobbled when I return home and a...

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When I listen to music on my tablet in my house, my tracks are scrobbled to last.fm.  However, when I take it in the car listen, those tracks remain unscrobbled.  Why don't the tracks I lis...

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Solved!! Too big screen for Android Spotify?

Hey, I'm new to this Android new app for Spotify. I have Android 2.3.6 and Motorola RAZR MAXX with 4.3 screen. However in every picture on internet I see Spotify like this - very sweet. Picture from Google. However I see in my phone after Settings wh...

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Hey,   I'm new to this Android new app for Spotify. I have Android 2.3.6 and Motorola RAZR MAXX with 4.3 screen. However in every picture on internet I see Spotify like this - very sweet. ...

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