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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...
Music Fan
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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...
Visitor
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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...
Newbie
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None of the below information is rired. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryHong Kong DeviceAndroidOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or Issuehey spotify so i update the app and this happen...
None of the below information is rired. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device Android Operating System Andr...
Spotify Legend
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My phone used to stay awake when I was using spotify in NY car or motorcycle so I could control the Playlist while driving. Now the screen goes to sleep and I have to wake it back up to change the song or pause it. I try tapping on "Car" in the setti...
My phone used to stay awake when I was using spotify in NY car or motorcycle so I could control the Playlist while driving. Now the screen goes to sleep and I have to wake it back up to change the so...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy S20 UltraOperating SystemAndroid version - 11One UI version - 3.1 My Question or IssueI have been having this issue for a while now. I could be playing a podcast for hours with no issues and then will seemingl...
Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra Operating System Android version - 11 One UI version - 3.1 My Question or Issue I have been having this issue for a while now...
Visitor
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It seems the worst on one playlist. Shuffle will 90% of the time not work. Maybe I can play one song at a time, most often nothing. Sometime a song will play for 10 seconds, then stop. Sometimes the green bars are moving as if the song is playing, bu...
It seems the worst on one playlist. Shuffle will 90% of the time not work. Maybe I can play one song at a time, most often nothing. Sometime a song will play for 10 seconds, then st...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePixel 6 ProOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueOnly recently, not until now, when I connect my earbuds to my phone Spotify starts playing and then I also can't swipe away the notification in the swipe down area. S...
Plan Premium Country US Device Pixel 6 Pro Operating System Android 12 My Question or Issue Only recently, not until now, when I connect my earbuds to my phone Spotify starts playing...
Spotify Legend
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Hi, The progress bar/player thing no longer appears in my app I can still play aos, but I've got no wat of seeing what's actually playing, fast forwarding/rewinding and the only way I cam stop it playing is to close the app.It's been going on a while...
Hi, The progress bar/player thing no longer appears in my app I can still play aos, but I've got no wat of seeing what's actually playing, fast forwarding/rewinding and the only way I ...
Regular
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PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung S20 ultraOperating System My Question or IssueAndroid auto is not functioning anymore. I've tried all the tips I've found and don't seem to be working. I can play music through my phone but don't have the control...
Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung S20 ultra Operating System My Question or Issue Android auto is not functioning anymore. I've tried all the tips I've ...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy S21 UltraOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueLately my spotify app has been really buggy. It started about a week ago and i've never had any issues like this before. The issue is that once i leave the a...
Plan Premium Country Device Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Operating System Android My Question or Issue Lately my spotify app has been really buggy. It started about a week...
Gig Goer
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PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDevice Pixels 6Operating SystemAndroid 12 My IssueOften after idling (i.e. not using Spotify in a while), when playing a track, it will start playing it without launching the controlsIn such case, the only way to stop it from ...
Plan Premium Country Israel Device Pixels 6 Operating System Android 12 My Issue Often after idling (i.e. not using Spotify in a while), when playing a track, it will start pla...
Spotify Star
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Hello! This has been an issue for over a year - Music plays from the app, but no song is displayed as playing. This causes multiple issues, because I can not skip nor pause a song. In addition, the music won't stop if I disconnect from bluetooth. I a...
Hello! This has been an issue for over a year - Music plays from the app, but no song is displayed as playing. This causes multiple issues, because I can not skip nor pause a song. In addition, the m...
Spotify Star
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Plan Free/Premium Country Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue
Spotify Star
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I am using a Samsung Galaxy J7V Android Version 9 for my premium Spotify app. I cleared the cache & data, reinstalled, restarted, and I still don't get the songs to update on the bottom bar. The first song I play will stay there for every song I play...
I am using a Samsung Galaxy J7V Android Version 9 for my premium Spotify app. I cleared the cache & data, reinstalled, restarted, and I still don't get the songs to update on the bottom bar. The ...
Music Fan
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceLG G7 ThinQOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueSpotify was working perfectly until a week ago.There was no update or any change done to my device - but the app stopped working.By this I mean that search function w...
Plan Premium Country UK Device LG G7 ThinQ Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue Spotify was working perfectly until a week ago. There was no update or any change done to...
Moderator
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Very frustrating bug with spotify connect (android - windows). After I skip 5-10 songs connect just stops working on player activity. I need to close player and open it again to make it work again. Skipping songs from notification shade works as expe...
Very frustrating bug with spotify connect (android - windows). After I skip 5-10 songs connect just stops working on player activity. I need to close player and open it again to make it work again. ...
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PlanPremiumCountryNETHERLANDSDeviceSAMSUNG A70Operating SystemAndroid11 My Question or IssueSpotify randomly stops playing. When I go to the app the player seems te be gone.If I press a song the song plays but after like 40 seconds the whole issue re...
Plan Premium Country NETHERLANDS Device SAMSUNG A70 Operating System Android11 My Question or Issue Spotify randomly stops playing. When I go to the app the player seems te be gone. ...
Spotify Star
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PlanFamilyCountryGermanyDeviceOneplus 8 ProOperating SystemOxygenOS 11 Hi everyone, Spotify stopped working on android auto after the last update. The app can be operated, but selecting and playing songs does not work. Only restarting the app on the ...
Plan Family Country Germany Device Oneplus 8 Pro Operating System OxygenOS 11 Hi everyone, Spotify stopped working on android auto after the last update. The app can ...
Moderator
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PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceRealme X2 ProOperating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueII want to play musik using my stereo as chosen device instead of the phone's speaker or headset with the phone.It works great until you start watching YouTube ...
Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Realme X2 Pro Operating System Android 11 My Question or IssueI I want to play musik using my stereo as chosen device instead of the phone'...
Moderator
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Why is help available on this topic for PCs only? Why is there no chat under the chat link. This is a community bulletin board.
Why is help available on this topic for PCs only? Why is there no chat under the chat link. This is a community bulletin board.
Spotify Legend
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S20 Phone AND Samsung Tab A TabletOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueAfter playing a couple of podcasts where I stop and start the song will stop appearing in the Now Playing. If this happens then I cannot ...
Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S20 Phone AND Samsung Tab A Tablet Operating System Android My Question or Issue After playing a couple of podcasts where I stop and start the...
Moderator
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PlanFree/PremiumPremiumCountryBrazilDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)S9+Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)AndroidMy Question or IssueThe full screen lyrics visualizer is not working since few days ago, I t...
Plan Free/Premium Premium Country Brazil Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) S9+ Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Android My Question or...
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