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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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thstdbf

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Android Alpha & Beta Programs

What are the Spotify Alpha and Beta programs? By signing up as an Alpha or Beta tester of the Spotify app, you will get early versions of our new releases before we roll them out to everyone else. This is an invaluable help for us, as it allows us to...

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Superuser Contribution App softlocks when skipping from local files to streamed songs (Android)

Spotify Version9.0.54.518PlanPremiumCountryGernmanyDeviceNothing Phone 2aOperating SystemAndroid 15My Question or IssueWhen playing a locally stored audio file (from “Show audio files from this device” in Settings), trying to skip to a regular stream...

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Spotify Version 9.0.54.518 Plan Premium Country Gernmany Device Nothing Phone 2a Operating System Android 15 My Question or Issue When playing a locally stored audio file (from “Show audio...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Downloads on SD Card still reporting to system as being on Internal Storage

PlanPremium CountryEgypt DeviceSamsung A55 Operating SystemOne UI 7/Android 15 My Question or IssueMy problem is as follows:I have an SD Card in my phone for media,I open the Spotify data settings and set it to use the SD Card for downloads,It shows ...

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Plan Premium   Country Egypt   Device Samsung A55   Operating System One UI 7/Android 15   My Question or Issue My problem is as follows: I have an SD...

StayedFiddle594

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Solved!! My Spotify screen going black (galaxy s20). All other apps etc. are fine.

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

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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  

SBro68

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Spotify continues playing when opening an audio or video

Spotify continues playing when I open an audio or video, when I open a video on YouTube or Facebook, the audio of the song played continues and does not pause it.

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Spotify continues playing when I open an audio or video, when I open a video on YouTube or Facebook, the audio of the song played continues and does not pause it.

Amay

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How can I show the current song hi lighted

When I look at the songs in my playlist, it used to hi light in green which song I am currently playing

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When I look at the songs in my playlist, it used to hi light in green which song I am currently playing

Billy-J

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Forcing videos on users - STOP

You must stop forcing videos on people trying to listen to the audio only. I've seen a number of people complain about this on here and the only response is "well that's just how it is right now"... well that wasn't always the case and it should be a...

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You must stop forcing videos on people trying to listen to the audio only. I've seen a number of people complain about this on here and the only response is "well that's just how it is right now"... ...

ThadeuValpasso

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How to disable Auto Update

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Note 8 Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I noticed the Spotify app auto updates itself, even after disabled auto updates in the Google Play store, both globally, and specifically for spotify. The upda...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Note 8   Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue   I noticed the Spotify app auto updates itself, even afte...

lm935

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Add to queue swipe distance changed

The total distance I need to swipe/slide a song to add it to the song queue has changed, additionally it no longer generates and vibration feedback.These effects only changed with my last Spotify update on 6/16/25

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The total distance I need to swipe/slide a song to add it to the song queue has changed, additionally it no longer generates and vibration feedback. These effects only changed with my last Spotify u...

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Superuser Contribution XTRONS Android head unit - have to restart Spotify when i return to the car to get audio

I apologise as a highway engineer if i don't use the right jargon here: Spotify is running on the head unit and the little EQ icon is showing it is playing but no volume is heard (no devices playing elsewhere on the account) If i force Spotify to clo...

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I apologise as a highway engineer if i don't use the right jargon here:   Spotify is running on the head unit and the little EQ icon is showing it is playing but no volume is heard (no devices...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Android auto shortcuts are just "recent" items.

It used to be that Spotify would show things like Daily Mixes and Disclver Weekly in Android Auto. Now it only shows recent items in the "shortcut" section. This really prohibits my enjoyment in the car as it sorta inhibits me from listening to anyth...

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It used to be that Spotify would show things like Daily Mixes and Disclver Weekly in Android Auto. Now it only shows recent items in the "shortcut" section. This really prohibits my enjoyment in the ...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution empty playlist on homepage

This is a big report not a suggestion. On my homepage, there is always this empty playlist, when I click on it it says, this playlist is empty check your homepage for customized playlists. I am on the homepage, the playlist is empty -.- I'm a premium...

Roadie

This is a big report not a suggestion.   On my homepage, there is always this empty playlist, when I click on it it says, this playlist is empty check your homepage for customized playlists. ...

onlytocomplain

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Superuser Contribution Now playing bar on Android will not go away.

I thought there used to be a way to close the now playing bar on the bottom. Instead when I'm trying to scroll I hit it causing it to move to the next or previous song. Is there a way to close it out? I've rebooted my phone, force stopped, and did a ...

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I thought there used to be a way to close the now playing bar on the bottom. Instead when I'm trying to scroll I hit it causing it to move to the next or previous song. Is there a way to close it out...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution Podcast skips to random episode during playback

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceGoogle Pixel 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid 15 My Question or IssueSometimes when listening to a specific podcast, it will stop playback and skip to a random episode from the same podcast. It only happens on the one podcast (L...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device Google Pixel 7 Pro Operating System Android 15   My Question or Issue Sometimes when listening to a specific podcast, it will stop playback and s...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Load downloaded songs first on poor internet connection

When you have poor internet connection, Spotify still tries to load your playlist from the internet despite it being downloaded. Only when you lose internet connection and the connection status changes to disconnected will it retrieve downloaded file...

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When you have poor internet connection, Spotify still tries to load your playlist from the internet despite it being downloaded. Only when you lose internet connection and the connection status chang...

bardup

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect hijacking my volume button, help!

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueFor the last 2 or 3 weeks, whenever I play anything with Spotify on the same wifi as my phone, my phone's volume buttons will only let me change the Spotify music play...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue For the last 2 or 3 weeks, whenever I play anything with Spotify on the same wifi as my pho...

Albhaku

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Superuser Contribution "Autoplay" option missing from "Settings" page

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceGoogle Pixel 7Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueUp until recently (around 12/1/2023), "Autoplay" (or was it "AutoRepeat"?) in "Settings" was set to Off, as was "Autoplay similar content". When an album finished, ...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Google Pixel 7 Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue Up until recently (around 12/1/2023), "Autoplay" (or was it "AutoRepeat"?) in "Sett...

MattSuda

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Shazam

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Android I accidentally disconnected Shazam from Spotify. Now I can no longer connect the two apps. I go into Shazam and click the 'Connect to Spotify' b...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Android  I accidentally disconnected Shazam from Spotify. Now I can no lo...

frapolli

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Superuser Contribution Cannot Find Podcast Feature

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySri LankaDeviceSamsung S7 edgeOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueToday itself we got the Spotify facility to our country. But I cannot find the Podcast feature on my Spotify free Account.

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Plan Free/Premium Country Sri Lanka Device Samsung S7 edge Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Today itself we got the Spotify facility to our country. But I cann...

Naflan

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