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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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easy_iice

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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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ErasMudHuffPotterite

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Superuser Contribution Spotify pausing issues

My Spotify keeps pausing songs. I reinstalled, logged in newly and tried everything but nothing helps. Please fix this..

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My Spotify keeps pausing songs. I reinstalled, logged in newly and tried everything but nothing helps. Please fix this..

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution android - liking songs triggers playlist pop up

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)TabletOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Android 12 My Question or IssueRecently whenever I "like" a song on my tablet it triggers a pop up from the bo...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Tablet Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Android 12   My Questi...

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Superuser Contribution Playlists containing only podcasts always played in Shuffle mode

Plan Premium Country Spain Device Samsung A42 Operating System Android My Question or Issue I just realized that when a playlist only contains podcast episodes, the shuffle or sequential playback icon has disappeared.All the episodes play randomly an...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Samsung A42 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I just realized that when a playlist only contains podcast episodes, the shuffle...

eenslin

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My songs keep downloading every day

PlanPremiumCountryChileDeviceSamsung J2 coreOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI had to change my cellphone and in the new one the music I download is deleted every day and start to downloaded again. I already try a clean restart and remains...

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  Plan Premium Country Chile Device Samsung J2 core Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I had to change my cellphone and in the new one the music I download is delete...

denalidadd

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts no longer pausing when Google Maps is talking.

Until recently, whenever my phone is connected to my car via Android Auto, Spotify would pause the playback on a Podcast whenever Google Maps would speak. This no longer seems to be the case. Is there a way to get Spotify to pause the playback in Pod...

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Until recently, whenever my phone is connected to my car via Android Auto, Spotify would pause the playback on a Podcast whenever Google Maps would speak. This no longer seems to be the case.  ...

erictx

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app keeps lagging and freezing when scrolling playlist

PlanPremium IndividualCountryUnited StatesDeviceX8Pro TabletOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI use the Spotify app on my Android tablet every day and I have a large playlist that I listen to regularly. Recently I have been experiencing a b...

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Plan Premium Individual Country United States Device X8Pro Tablet Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I use the Spotify app on my Android tablet every day and I have a larg...

leacrea

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Android Auto stuttering

I am using Spotify to a Google Pixel 7 Pro (Android 15) to stream music while driving.Since several months now I have the problem, that Spotify starts automatically when engine starts, but the stream skipps a beat every three to five seconds. After a...

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I am using Spotify to a Google Pixel 7 Pro (Android 15) to stream music while driving. Since several months now I have the problem, that Spotify starts automatically when engine starts, but the stre...

Lea43

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What is downloading for over 2 hours?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceSamsung A16 5G Operating SystemAndroid 14ONEUI 7.0 My Question or Issuenotification popped up saying Spotify is "downloading 18 out of 45 (52% complete)" and shows a progress bar. It's been downloading for more than 2 hour...

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  Plan Premium Country USA  Device Samsung A16 5G  Operating System Android 14 ONEUI 7.0     My Question or Issue notification popped up saying Spotify is "downl...

Billy-J

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Android app now playing new layout

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePOCO X5 Pro 5G My Question or IssueAfter updating Spotify app on "now playing" screen there is part of lyrics or part of about artist section. Pause/play, next and previous song buttons are 1/3 from the bottom of the scr...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device POCO X5 Pro 5G   My Question or Issue After updating Spotify app on "now playing" screen there is part of lyrics or part of about artist section. Pause...

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Fire TV playback freezing after advert

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceAmazon Fire Stick My Question or IssuePlayback competely freezes after a couple of songs, usually after an advert plays. NOTHING gets the player working again other than rebooting the Fire stick.This was working perfectly until...

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Plan Free Country UK Device Amazon Fire Stick   My Question or Issue Playback competely freezes after a couple of songs, usually after an advert plays. NOTHING gets the player working ag...

Notappy

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Solved!! where can i find the Mood and Genre filters for “Liked Songs” ?

I found older articles mentioning this function, but I cannot find it according to the guides, at least in the Android app. Has it been removed? I would also like to use it on the Windows Desktop app.

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I found older articles mentioning this function, but I cannot find it according to the guides, at least in the Android app. Has it been removed? I would also like to use it on the Windows Desktop app.

myunsungsymphonic

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swipe settings

basically i cant swipe to add a song to my queue anymore?? it just adds the song to my liked songs, which is incredibly frustrating and i would like to be able to make the swipe feature a way to add stuff to my queue again because i dont use my liked...

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basically i cant swipe to add a song to my queue anymore?? it just adds the song to my liked songs, which is incredibly frustrating and i would like to be able to make the swipe feature a way to add ...

Billy-J

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Playback is intermittendly stopping or skipping songs in OFFLINE mode

Hi,I'm having this rather big playlist (currently 550+ songs). I marked it as OFFLINE, and apparently all songs in the list are marked as "downloaded" (>> green arrow).Last week the spotify app (running on Android 5.1.1) had a force close (= crash), ...

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Hi, I'm having this rather big playlist (currently 550+ songs). I marked it as OFFLINE, and apparently all songs in the list are marked as "downloaded" (>> green arrow). Last week the sp...

Hard_Truth

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Superuser Contribution Downloaded Podcast episodes Seem to be missing until re downloading.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePixel 8 ProOperating SystemAndroid 15I think this may be related to latest update but having an issue where intermittently my downloaded podcasts do not appear but then, for some reason Spotify seems to redownload them all, ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Pixel 8 Pro Operating System Android 15 I think this may be related to latest update but having an issue where intermittently my downloaded podcasts do not appe...

Ontgego

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts freeze and stop

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid one UI version 2.1 My Question or IssueMy podcasts keeps freezing and stopping for no reason. The only way to fix it is to close and re open the app. Occasionally after I...

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Plan Premium Country United States  Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android one UI version 2.1   My Question or Issue My podcasts keeps freezing and stopping for no rea...

michaellmcgraw

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Stop playing recommended Songs for Playlists

PlanPremiumDeviceVariousOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI have multiple playlists I made for myself, and whenever I'm playing them, I keep getting recommended songs, even if "Smart Shuffle" is not activated.As I understand it, "Smart Shuf...

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Plan Premium Device Various Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I have multiple playlists I made for myself, and whenever I'm playing them, I keep getting recommended songs, ...

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After removing earbuds, Spotify undesirably restarts playing (loudly) through phone speakers

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S21Operating SystemAndroid 14, One UI 6.1 My Question or IssueProblem is identical on my wife and my Samsung S21s. We both sleep with earbuds playing something quietly. After awakening, closing Spotify, and confirmi...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S21 Operating System Android 14, One UI 6.1   My Question or Issue Problem is identical on my wife and my Samsung S21s.   We both slee...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution "Something went wrong" message, linked to region change issue?

PlanPremium Student CountryGermany DeviceSamsung Galaxy A8 2018 (Android) Hello,I need help on this one - I've checked a few old posts and tried the solutions mentioned, but it did not work...When I search for a podcast, an album or anything and clic...

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Plan Premium Student  Country Germany   Device Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 (Android)   Hello, I need help on this one - I've checked a few old posts and tried the solutions mention...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Accessibility Feedback on Android: sorting of playlists

Dear Accessibility Support of Spotify,I have written to you four times by e-mail during the past years and there seems to be no improvement or reaction at all. Thus, once more, the screen reader users on Android Talkback have huge challenges while tr...

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Dear Accessibility Support of Spotify, I have written to you four times by e-mail during the past years and there seems to be no improvement or reaction at all. Thus, once more, the screen reader us...

JR_8000

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Superuser Contribution The Spotify app seems to freeze upon launching it

Spoiler (Highlight to read)This morning was the first time I noticed it happening. When you usually launch the app, it shows the Spotify logo and then it cuts to a grey background while it loads in the content. When I launch it, it freezes on the gre...

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This morning was the first time I noticed it happening. When you usually launch the app, it shows the Spotify logo and then it cuts to a grey background while it loads in the content. When I launch i...

Maria

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