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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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New Android Preview and ALAC

Now that the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) has been open-sourced (source code available at http://alac.macosforge.org/), I'd really like to see the ability to play these files added to the Android preview while it's still in development, especial...

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Now that the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC) has been open-sourced (source code available at http://alac.macosforge.org/), I'd really like to see the ability to play these files added to the Androi...

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Solved!! Any chance to get 320 kbps OGG on Android in the near future?

First of all, Sorry for my english. I´m a premium user from Spain and I really enjoyed Spotify premium for more than a year and a half, on PC and also on Android. I like to listen the music as good as I can and I have a Hi-End portable equipment (Ety...

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First of all, Sorry for my english.   I´m a premium user from Spain and I really enjoyed Spotify premium for more than a year and a half, on PC and also on Android.   I like to listen t...

alexh3791

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Inconsistent scrolling smoothness in beta app

After hearing reports of "buttery smooth" scrolling in the new beta app, I'm noticing some major quirks and inconsistencies with the smoothness of the scrolling on a 4.0.4 Galaxy Nexus. If I first open the app into the playlists screen, the scrolling...

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After hearing reports of "buttery smooth" scrolling in the new beta app, I'm noticing some major quirks and inconsistencies with the smoothness of the scrolling on a 4.0.4 Galaxy Nexus.   ...

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Bsta bugs so far - skyrocket leaked ics rom

So far I love the minimalistic new gui!Unfortunately I'm on a skyrocket with the leak ics rom. Spotify plays audio perfect and I can access almost every tab. But I can't access one tab then another without crashing. Or close out of the app and goto a...

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So far I love the minimalistic new gui! Unfortunately I'm on a skyrocket with the leak ics rom. Spotify plays audio perfect and I can access almost every tab. But I can't access one tab then anoth...

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Solved!! App on Ice Cream Sandwich isn't working

Hi guys, What's being done to resolve the problem of the Android app crashing every time it tries to open on Androids running on Ice cream Sandwich? Android Market is full of reports of this: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.spotify.mobile.a...

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Hi guys,   What's being done to resolve the problem of the Android app crashing every time it tries to open on Androids running on Ice cream Sandwich? Android Market is full of reports of this...

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Spotify ICS Beta + car bluetooth phonecall fail

When making and receiving calls, the music should pause, right? I have a galaxy nexus, and when I make a call the music continues "inside" the call, but in "call" quality, very strange.

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When making and receiving calls, the music should pause, right? I have a galaxy nexus, and when I make a call the music continues "inside" the call, but in "call" quality, very strange.

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Solved!! Looking at new smartphone for Spotify

I am looking to purchase a new smartphone probably the Sony Ericsson xperia mini, this is because I can update the android software to version 4.0 (ICS), and it is cheap. Another reason is that I have a Spotify premium account so I want to take advan...

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I am looking to purchase a new smartphone probably the Sony Ericsson xperia mini, this is because I can update the android software to version 4.0 (ICS), and it is cheap. Another reason is that I hav...

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Solved!! Spotify Update for Android (beta)

Just had to say that this is one awesome upgrade. Corrected all my previous issues with offiline mode and syncing up my music. It's still in beta but here is the link ANDROID SPOTIFY UPDATE

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Just had to say that this is one awesome upgrade.   Corrected all my previous issues with offiline mode and syncing up my music.  It's still in beta but here is the link   &nbsp...

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Time running out for Spotify?

So after a long wait, Spotify finally release a new beta for android and guess what? It won't work on WiFi only devices (e.g. tablets without 3g phone chips and presumably media players). I have been in software development for over 30 years and am s...

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So after a long wait, Spotify finally release a new beta for android and guess what? It won't work on WiFi only devices (e.g. tablets without 3g phone chips and presumably media players). I have been...

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Solved!! Spotify Android app crashing after going online

Hi, I am currently having problems with my Android app crashing. I've been running Spotify for a couple of years with Premium subscription for at least a year. I recently changed from Iphone 3G to Samsung Galaxy SII and this worked out fine in the be...

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Hi,   I am currently having problems with my Android app crashing. I've been running Spotify for a couple of years with Premium subscription for at least a year. I recently changed from Iphone...

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Spotify preview background service is not always stopped properly

Spotify 0.5.0.972.g8fe0a0d2 What is the logic for when the background service is stopped? Is there a timeout or some other criteria? I've seen it get stopped properly, gone from the Running tab in Settings -> Apps. But currently the service has been ...

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Spotify 0.5.0.972.g8fe0a0d2   What is the logic for when the background service is stopped? Is there a timeout or some other criteria?    I've seen it get stopped properly, gone fr...

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Solved!! bug?

Hi, whenever i go to log in to my spotify account using my S2 it just crashes when it goes " online" but when i use my friends details it doesnt crash and works perfectly.. any ideas how to fix this? reply fast : )

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Hi, whenever i go to log in to my spotify account using my S2 it just crashes when it goes " online" but when i use my friends details it doesnt crash and works perfectly..      any...

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Solved!! Spotify reading wrong the free space for the sdcard in my Galaxy Nexus LTE

The old and new app reports that my sdcard is full, but it's not. It has 25 gigs free, when I use my PC program it also shows that the sdcard is full, so I cannot download the music for offline. Thanks have a nice day.

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The old and new app reports that my sdcard is full, but it's not.  It has 25 gigs free, when I use my PC program it also shows that the sdcard is full, so I cannot download the music for offline...

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Solved!! Downloading a playlist on Android causes Spotify to think it's offline forever

I've been using Spotify on my Andriod tablet (running Android 4.0.3) for some time now, and it's been great, mostly. I really like the improvements in the new version, but my one outstanding issue with the old version is still not resolved. Very simp...

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I've been using Spotify on my Andriod tablet (running Android 4.0.3) for some time now, and it's been great, mostly.  I really like the improvements in the new version, but my one outstanding is...

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Bug Report: Play Queue is Backwards

Hi, I'm seeing a problem where the play queue appears to work backwards on Android. Steps to reproduce:1. Start playing a song. Let's call thsi "song 1"2. Add a song to the play queue. We'll call this "song 2."3. Queue another song, "song 3." I expec...

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Hi, I'm seeing a problem where the play queue appears to work backwards on Android.   Steps to reproduce: 1. Start playing a song. Let's call thsi "song 1" 2. Add a song to the play queue. W...

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Beta release - all playlists empty

Just installed the beta on both my ics stock rom Galaxy S2 and my ics AOKP rom Galaxy tab 8.9 and on both devices if I click on a playlist, It opens up with zero tracks shown (even though the playlist screen shows a count of the tracks). As I can't s...

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Just installed the beta on both my ics stock rom Galaxy S2 and my ics AOKP rom Galaxy tab 8.9 and on both devices if I click on a playlist, It opens up with zero tracks shown (even though the playlis...

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Solved!! Last client update was november 2011

Hello, I've asked around (facebook, twitter) and nobody answered me. The Android client is a real piece of **bleep**. It's hellishly slow. When someone sends an album or a playlist to my inbox, I can"t access it from my phone (single tracks only). Th...

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Hello,   I've asked around (facebook, twitter) and nobody answered me. The Android client is a real piece of **bleep**.  It's hellishly slow. When someone sends an album or a playlist to...

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Solved!! New Android preview giving issues on ICS

I'm trying to download this app, and I've followed the directions exactly, multiple times, and keep getting the error "ROM is not supported" Anyone know how to get around this?

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I'm trying to download this app, and I've followed the directions exactly, multiple times, and keep getting the error "ROM is not supported"   Anyone know how to get around this?

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