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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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Superuser Contribution Regarding adding songs to the queue

PlanFreeCountryIndiaDevice(Samsung Galaxy A50)Operating System(Android Pie) My Question or IssueWhy i cant add a song to queue by searching a song... its only showing add to queue option while you select a song from the album not directly from the se...

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  Plan Free Country India Device (Samsung Galaxy A50) Operating System (Android Pie)   My Question or Issue Why i cant add a song to queue by searching a song... its only showing...

Mihail

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stopped working on my Huawei Y5P

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceHuawei Y5POperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueHello dear Spotify team! I've had an issue with my Spotify for about a week now where I just can't get it to run anymore. This originally began after updating my ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawei Y5P Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue Hello dear Spotify team! I've had an issue with my Spotify for about a week now where ...

Mzie33

Newbie

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Superuser Contribution How can I list artists I'm following?

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid V9 My Question or IssueHow can I list the artists I'm following?

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android V9   My Question or Issue How can I list the artists I'm following?

Jeremy

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Local files will not play, grayed out

Premium, Android/Windows (trouble is related to syncing) A very long time ago, I was getting a new phone, and I wanted to move my files over from my phone to my computer so I didn't lose them (I didn't have Spotify at the time). When I got Spotify, I...

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Premium, Android/Windows (trouble is related to syncing)   A very long time ago, I was getting a new phone, and I wanted to move my files over from my phone to my computer so I didn't lose the...

CarlosE

Spotify Legend

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[Android] phone app skips podcasts without warning

Every single day. I load up a downloaded podcast only to have it jump to the next episode and mark the one i was on as "played" when i still have HOURS left in the current episode. This is extremely frustrating and I'm disheartened to see that this i...

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Every single day. I load up a downloaded podcast only to have it jump to the next episode and mark the one i was on as "played" when i still have HOURS left in the current episode.   This is e...

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[Mobile][Podcasts] Sort by

In the Sort by menu for podcast add a Recently Updated tab so that when the creators upload their latest episode it will be at the top of the list making the latest episodes easier to find. It's hard to hunt for podcasts while driving so this change ...

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In the Sort by menu for podcast add a Recently Updated tab so that when the creators upload their latest episode it will be at the top of the list making the latest episodes easier to find. It's hard...

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Superuser Contribution Android App. Audio pausing at strange intervals, the 'currently playing' page is also getting stuck

PlanPremium CountryUKDeviceGalaxy S10Operating System? My Question or IssueAudio on phone keeps automatically pausing no matter what i am listening to, playlist, podcast etc. All at strange inconsistent intervals - no matter if the app is open or whe...

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Plan Premium   Country UK Device Galaxy S10 Operating System ?   My Question or Issue Audio on phone keeps automatically pausing no matter what i am listening to, playlist, podca...

Eni

Moderator

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Superuser Contribution "Now playing" screen freezes but continues to play the playlist

PremiumUSA Samsung Galaxy S9+Android 10 Recently, about a month maybe, when I change the playlist or get in my car and connect via Bluetooh, the "now playing" screen will freeze on what I was listening to before changing the playlist or getting in th...

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Premium USA     Samsung Galaxy S9+ Android 10   Recently, about a month maybe, when I change the playlist or get in my car and connect via Bluetooh, the "now playing" scree...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution 'Now Playing' does not change and gets stuck

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceNokia 7+Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueSpotify keeps getting stuck on the current track (usually a podcast) - I have to clear the app data completely to fix it. I've recently done a complete fresh r...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Nokia 7+ Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps getting stuck on the current track (usually a podcast) - I have to cl...

Mihail

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Local files keep breaking

spotify keeps doing a fun feature of randomly desyncing one local file ever so often and i cant find a fix for it. the weirdest part is i can still play the song by tapping it but if it appears randomly in queue it skips over like its unavalable. Inf...

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spotify keeps doing a fun feature of randomly desyncing one local file ever so often and i cant find a fix for it. the weirdest part is i can still play the song by tapping it but if it appears rando...

Mihail

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Albums not sorted correctly

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDeviceXiaomi Mi 9Operating SystemMIUI Global 12.0.5 (Android 10)App Version8.6.28.700 My Question or IssueHello, I opened an issue for the Desktop app because some artists had their albums not sorted correctly: https://communit...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Xiaomi Mi 9 Operating System MIUI Global 12.0.5 (Android 10) App Version 8.6.28.700   My Question or Issue Hello,   I opened an issue for the...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't play a specific song

Plan: PremiumDevice: Google PixelOperating System: Android 9 My Question or IssueFor whatever reason, when I attempt to play the song "James Dean" by The Wrecks, the song does not play. It does not show up in the now playing section and, when set in ...

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Plan: Premium Device: Google Pixel Operating System: Android 9   My Question or Issue For whatever reason, when I attempt to play the song "James Dean" by The Wrecks, the song does not play...

Novy

Moderator

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Android] App has several disruptive issues

PlanFamilyCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+SoftwareAndroid 10One UI 2.0Samsung's Security Patch level 1st July 2020Spotify 8.5.6 9.834 My Question or IssueSo the app is presenting a very strange pattern of misbehaviors that is escalating. It sta...

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Plan Family Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Software Android 10 One UI 2.0 Samsung's Security Patch level 1st July 2020 Spotify 8.5.6 9.834   My Question or Issue So the a...

Eni

Moderator

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Superuser Contribution [Android]

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceSamsung Galaxy M21Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen browsing a list of podcast episodes it keeps returing to the top - the newest episodes on its own, despite me scrolling down.When filtered by the date fr...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device Samsung Galaxy M21 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When browsing a list of podcast episodes it keeps returing to the top - the newest...

Novy

Moderator

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Notification Shade Player Bugged

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGalaxy Note20Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueMy notification shade is bugged and will not allow me to dismiss songs that are not playing. It's caused many issues with my music playing and will make ...

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  Plan Premium Country United States Device Galaxy Note20 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue My notification shade is bugged and will not allow me to dismiss song...

Eni

Moderator

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Superuser Contribution [Zenfone 6] app trouble

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceAsus Zenfone 6Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueApp won't launch 90% of the time, and when it does it's not responding, did a reinstall without any results. Trouble started after last update.

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Asus Zenfone 6 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue App won't launch 90% of the time, and when it does it's not responding, did a reinstal...

Mihail

Spotify Legend

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[Android][Discover] What happened to the artist biographies on Spotify?

I'm a premium user on Windows and Android.There used to be artist Bios/Backgrounds. They were easily accessed. Currently the only choices I seem to have are:-Following-Going to artist radio-Report-Share Have the Bios and backgrounds been eliminated?K...

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I'm a premium user on Windows and Android. There used to be artist Bios/Backgrounds. They were easily accessed.   Currently the only choices I seem to have are: -Following -Going to artist ...

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add a non spotify

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Galaxy 7)Operating System(Android) My Question or Issuei want to add a non spotify music on my android bc i didn't want to sync my desktop to my android so where to put my downloaded music for it to apear in spotify

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Plan Premium Country   Device (Galaxy 7) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue i want to add a non spotify music on my android bc i didn't want to sync my desktop to m...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Superuser Contribution Android app stuck after playing on google cast

PlanPremiumCountrySerbiaDevice(Xiaomi Mi Note 10)Operating System(Android 11)My Question or IssueHi,Starting from couple of days ago there is really irritating issue with Spotify App.When listening playlist on Google Home Mini speaker via google cast...

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Plan Premium Country Serbia Device (Xiaomi Mi Note 10) Operating System (Android 11) My Question or Issue Hi, Starting from couple of days ago there is really irritating issue with Spotify ...

Jeremy

Spotify Legend

3199 Views

17 replies

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Superuser Contribution No internet connection

I tried everything and I'm just about to just cancel my subscribtion. I'm paying for premium without being able to use it on my phone. It does that when I'm on mobile data and on wifi. When I reinstall the app it works for about 30 minutes before it ...

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I tried everything and I'm just about to just cancel my subscribtion. I'm paying for premium without being able to use it on my phone. It does that when I'm on mobile data and on wifi.    ...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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