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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution No Sound on Instagram Stories

I can easily share to Instagram Stories but for some reason, the sound won't play. I've checked the sound on/off button when posting in stories and it's not the issue. PlanPremium CountryPhilippines DevicePoco F2 Pro Operating SystemAndroid 10, MiUI ...

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I can easily share to Instagram Stories but for some reason, the sound won't play. I've checked the sound on/off button when posting in stories and it's not the issue.    Plan Premium &...

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Superuser Contribution Chevy Equinox EV UI usability bug

PlanPaidCountryUSADeviceChevy Equinox EV LT 2025Operating SystemSome sort of Android My Question or IssueOn every Spotify client (iOS, CarPlay, MacOS, Windows) album name in the Now Playing screen is a hyperlink, which leads to the list of the songs ...

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Plan Paid Country USA Device Chevy Equinox EV LT 2025 Operating System Some sort of Android   My Question or Issue On every Spotify client (iOS, CarPlay, MacOS, Windows) album name in ...

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Superuser Contribution Android TV app ignores that songs were hidden on other devices and still shows them.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceSony Bravia: Android 9Samsung S22 Ultra: Android 11PC(s): Windows 10&11 My Question or Issue Spotify for Android TV v 1.76.1 will show songs in a playlist (not even greyed out) that have been hidden from said playlist on my ...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device Sony Bravia: Android 9 Samsung S22 Ultra: Android 11 PC(s): Windows 10&11   My Question or Issue  Spotify for Android TV v 1.76.1 w...

Maria

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about switch to video

I use spotify to click switch to video,The operation bar will move up(The original unchanged position ), and I will still return or update it. It feels so uncomfortable .Is there any way to change back to the original way?

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I use spotify to click switch to video,The operation bar will move up(The original unchanged position ), and I will still return or update it. It feels so uncomfortable .Is there any way to change ba...

RayyW0

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Solved!! Spotify no longer plays via bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceSamsung Galaxy 8Operating SystemSuddenly Spotify no longer plays via Bluetooth, if Bluetooth is connected (ticked for calls and audio) it still plays via the phone speaker, adjusting the volume on the phone it will sh...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore Device Samsung Galaxy 8 Operating System Suddenly Spotify no longer plays via Bluetooth, if Bluetooth is connected (ticked for calls and audio) it still plays vi...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't remove widget from lockscreen

This widget pops up on my lock screen whenever I play something. I don't know why this is happening now, it wasn't like this before. I've tried everything to get rid of it. I turned off my lock screen widgets, even all of my notifications. It's so an...

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This widget pops up on my lock screen whenever I play something. I don't know why this is happening now, it wasn't like this before. I've tried everything to get rid of it. I turned off my lock scree...

Avocado955

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Superuser Contribution SD card performance issue fix

Hello everyone, I've been using spotify on android for a number of years. but with small capacity phones. 16gb, 32 gb and now 64 gb with a s9 plus. i've always bought cheap sd cards to massively increase storage at a relatively cheap cost. But whenev...

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Hello everyone,   I've been using spotify on android for a number of years. but with small capacity phones. 16gb, 32 gb and now 64 gb with a s9 plus.   i've always bought cheap sd cards...

geoffjwbet

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Superuser Contribution Cant view all songs in my library as a list

PlanPremiumCountryUkDeviceGalaxy note 9Operating SystemAndroid pie My Question or IssueI can no longer view all the songs in my library as a list so i can now no longer automatically download every song i add to my library by having the download swit...

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Plan Premium Country Uk Device Galaxy note 9 Operating System Android pie   My Question or Issue I can no longer view all the songs in my library as a list so i can now no longer autom...

teehoff

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Superuser Contribution New Samsung not playing my spotify only

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI just bought a brand new Samsung Galaxy S24FE and everything else with sound is working fine...

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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 I just ...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Samsung's Modes and Routines integration not working with Spotify anymore

I love to use Modes and Routines on my Samsung phone, I like to use it to play lo-fi songs while I'm on study mode. Since last week, the integration is broken. I can configure the routine, but the song doesn't play. I need to directly open the Spotif...

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I love to use Modes and Routines on my Samsung phone, I like to use it to play lo-fi songs while I'm on study mode. Since last week, the integration is broken. I can configure the routine, but th...

Kevinhrg

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Superuser Contribution Spotify se me silencia, pero no se pausa

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceMotorola Moto e5 playOperating System Android Oreo (8.1.0) My Question or IssueHola, mí nombre es Tomás, y soy nuevo escribiendo aquí. Vengo acá por qué tengo un problema con mí spotify (premium) en mí celular Motorol...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Motorola Moto e5 play Operating System  Android Oreo (8.1.0)   My Question or Issue Hola, mí nombre es Tomás, y soy nuevo escribiendo aq...

Imgeorge_

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Superuser Contribution Add audiobook chapter to queue

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceAndroidOperating SystemOxygen OS 13.1 I always thought it would be good to be able to add a whole audiobook to a playlist so that you could just hit 'clear queue' to return to your previous listening. However, adding single ...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country UK Device Android Operating System Oxygen OS 13.1   I always thought it would be good to be able to add a whole audiobook to a playlist so that you could just hit '...

Interrobang

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Spotify not working on Lenovo laptop.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueThe Spotify app is visible and my library is present but it will not play on my Lenovo laptop...

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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 The Spo...

Billy-J

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Your Episodes" broken 15s skip on Android Auto

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 8a & Android Auto (Toyota)Operating SystemAndroid 14 Recently, Spotify's Android Auto controls broke for podcasts, but only for "Your Episodes" playlist. 15s skip forward and backward were replaced with skip ahead and...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 8a & Android Auto (Toyota) Operating System Android 14   Recently, Spotify's Android Auto controls broke for podcasts, but only for "Your Episo...

user29182

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The New UI for the Playing Screen Needs Improvement

Device: Sony TVOS: Android TVFebruary 18, 2025 There has been an update to the UI for the play screen on Android TV and it is now a less user-friendly experience than before. It has issues with navigation and readability that were not there in the pr...

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Device: Sony TV OS: Android TV February 18, 2025   There has been an update to the UI for the play screen on Android TV and it is now a less user-friendly experience than before. It has issu...

tanmay2705

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [Android Tablet] spotify beta closes itself after the fullscreen player is dismissed and more

Spotify Beta 9.0.68.129PlanPremiumCountryMaldivesDeviceGalaxy Tab S9+SM-X810Operating SystemAndroid 15Google Play System Update July 1 2025 My IssueConditionsFullscreen now–playing preview is closedThe app is reopened after being suspended (recent ap...

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Spotify Beta 9.0.68.129 Plan Premium Country Maldives Device Galaxy Tab S9+ SM-X810 Operating System Android 15 Google Play System Update July 1 2025     My Issue Conditi...

Zainasaurr

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Solved!! Free version APP is just Unusable

Hi, Having read the forums, I can't believe that I cannot listen to a specific song on my playlist on my Android phone. Shuffle Play doesn't even play the song I've selected! So I can either play a random song... which then plays another random song,...

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Hi,   Having read the forums, I can't believe that I cannot listen to a specific song on my playlist on my Android phone. Shuffle Play doesn't even play the song I've selected! So I can e...

Superhawk148

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect or Google Cast with Android TV stops playing randomly

PlanFreeCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceMoto G5 Plus or Moto G5 (Android 8.1) and Sony Bravia KD-49XE9005 (Android 7)Operating SystemSee above My Question or IssueWhen using Spotify Connect or Google Cast to the TV. After a few songs the music will just ...

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  Plan Free Country United Kingdom   Device Moto G5 Plus or Moto G5 (Android 8.1) and Sony Bravia KD-49XE9005 (Android 7) Operating System See above   My Question or Issue ...

Grakky

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BUG: Tapping artist name/avatar sends you to search results rather than the artist profile

When viewing an album and you tap on the artist name (either at the top of the screen above the tracklist or at the bottom below the tracklist), it no longer sends you directly to the artist profile like it used to. Instead you're sent to a search re...

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When viewing an album and you tap on the artist name (either at the top of the screen above the tracklist or at the bottom below the tracklist), it no longer sends you directly to the artist profile ...

jamiegaehring

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Superuser Contribution Fix Volvo Spotify app (Google play app) not updating playlists with music

The app does not update the playlist when adding music. The list can be updated by name, but the list does not update when adding more music to it at all. Reinstalling the app via built in Google Play in the Volvo car does not help at all.

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The app does not update the playlist when adding music. The list can be updated by name, but the list does not update when adding more music to it at all. Reinstalling the app via built in Google P...

Hokie81

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