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Solved!! Clear the queue

Plan : PremiumCountry : FranceDevice : Samsung XCover 5Operating System : Android 13Version : Spotify 8.8.96.364 My Question or IssueHello, For 2 weeks, i often have trouble with the songs queue. Playlist is added twice in the queue, or songs from th...

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djim43

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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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Gig Goer

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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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Fsanchez101

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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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vinylshrine

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Superuser Contribution Volume Decrease on android 10

I think after update to 8.5.75.766 the volume DecreasedI have samsung A70 android 10 I check all of spotify setting And after that i test previous version in my friends a70 with same setting and see the volume is better than latest version Please hel...

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I think after update to 8.5.75.766 the volume Decreased I have samsung A70 android 10  I check all of spotify setting  And after that i test previous version in my friends a70 with ...

Mihail

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Song info freezes in car / music continues to play when disconnecting Bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGalaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid Version 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I play Spotify through Bluetooth the song info freezes both on the phone, and the dashboard of my car. Music will continue to play normally,...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Galaxy S9 Operating System Android Version 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I play Spotify through Bluetooth the song info freezes both on t...

Mihail

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution [Android][Other] Joe Rogan podcast not available

I can download the Joe Rogan podcast but whenever I try to play it says not avaliable in my country. I am in the USA. Also all other podcasts and songs work like normal so I'm confused? Thanks for the help

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I can download the Joe Rogan podcast but whenever I try to play it says not avaliable in my country. I am in the USA. Also all other podcasts and songs work like normal so I'm confused?   Than...

Mihail

Spotify Legend

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Cannot play music on phone, says "unavailable for listening on"

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicePixel 3Operating System My Question or IssueI cannot switch to playing music on my phone when it is playing on another device using my account. So when I leave the house and try to play music it won't let me. This is absolu...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Pixel 3 Operating System     My Question or Issue I cannot switch to playing music on my phone when it is playing on another device using my accou...

peterDub

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Superuser Contribution Alarm I didn't set

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSDeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 10 My Question or IssueI don't have the Google Clock app. I do have Spotify, but don't use it often....when I do, it's on my Amazon Echo device, not my phone. About two weeks ago, a music alarm start...

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Plan Free/Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy Note 10     My Question or Issue I don't have the Google Clock app. I do have Spotify, but don't use it often....when I do, it's...

Elena

Moderator

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Superuser Contribution Headset Problem

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(Xiaomi Redme 8 Pro)Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueIf my phone (Xiaomi Redme8) is conenced via bluetooth to the headset (Plantronics Voyagr Focus) Music stopps immediatly after pushing play. No Idea, how ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device (Xiaomi Redme 8 Pro) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue If my phone (Xiaomi Redme8) is conenced via bluetooth to the headset (Plantro...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution how do I block political advertising

I am a premium user and I saw an entire genre of political ads labelled "play your part", how do I block this so I can stop seeing it?

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I am a premium user and I saw an entire genre of political ads labelled "play your part", how do I block this so I can stop seeing it?  

Elena

Moderator

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution SD card Permission / Storage Permission

PlanPremiumCountryPHDeviceSamsung A50Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or Issue Hi, I just notice that all the offline songs I downloaded thru my SD card work fine. The only problem is I didn't allow Spotify to have access to my storage thru per...

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Plan Premium Country PH Device Samsung A50 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue   Hi, I just notice that all the offline songs I downloaded thru my SD card work fin...

Elena

Moderator

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Superuser Contribution Spotify randomly pausing on my Android but only through my car's bluetooth audio system.

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  

Cheezwhizard

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Playback randomly pausing.

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueOver the past week or so, when listening to spotify when connected to my bluetooth in the car, playback will randomly stop. It tends to start again once I unlock...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Over the past week or so, when listening to spotify when connected to my bluetooth in...

Cheezwhizard

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my spotify playlist wont let me change the cover on android

PlanFreeCountryCalifornia DeviceSamsung A 20 and a Samsung ChromebookOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSo I've been trying to change the cover photo of one of my playlist i made and it doesn't even give me the option to do on both my Chrome...

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Plan Free Country California    Device Samsung A 20 and a Samsung Chromebook Operating System Android   My Question or Issue So I've been trying to change the cover photo of...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Solved!! [Android] Spotify breaks usage of system equalizer aka MusicFX

CountryIrrelevant DeviceAny. Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueSpotify for Android breaks usage of System Equalizer (namely MusicFX). Steps to reproduce: We play a song on Spotify. Open a system equalizer from Spotify Settings. Apply some a...

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Country Irrelevant   Device Any.   Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Spotify for Android breaks usage of System Equalizer (namely MusicFX).    Steps...

AinzOoalGown

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Superuser Contribution App keeps crashing

PlanPremiumCountryIrelansDevice(Samsungs9,)Operating System(iOS 10,Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueApp keeps crashing, I've tried everything with no success.Delete, reinstall, clear cache, restart phone, reset phone settings etc.I ...

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Plan Premium Country Irelans Device (Samsungs9,) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue App keeps crashing,  I've tried everything w...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Turn off Scrobbling for songs played as alarms?

Premium on the latest Android, in the US, if that matters. Title says most of it - is there any way to turn off Last.FM Scrobbling specifically for songs used as alarms through the Android clock app? Even if there's something specific to recognize wh...

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Premium on the latest Android, in the US, if that matters.   Title says most of it - is there any way to turn off Last.FM Scrobbling specifically for songs used as alarms through the Android c...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Bass slider not showing on Galaxy S20+

PlanPremiumCountryBudapestDeviceGalaxy S20+Operating AndroidMy Question or IssueBass slider not showing on Galaxy S20+

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Plan Premium Country Budapest Device Galaxy S20+ Operating  Android My Question or Issue Bass slider not showing on Galaxy S20+

Elena

Moderator

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts take minutes to load on Android (Galaxy S10)

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid Version 10 My Question or IssueNo matte whether I have a strong wifi connection or cell service when I go to my Podcast Episodes section the circle spins for anywhere from...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android Version 10   My Question or Issue No matte whether I have a strong wifi connection or cell service...

Elena

Moderator

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify app forgets my default device - please can we have a default device select option

We have an Android tablet in the kitchen that controls lights, displays recipies, and plays music. Our go to Spotify connect device is a Sony stereo with integrated spotify. Yet if we don't play music for a couple of hours, Spotify forgets that it wa...

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We have an Android tablet in the kitchen that controls lights, displays recipies, and plays music.   Our go to Spotify connect device is a Sony stereo with integrated spotify.  Yet if we ...

anachronos

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Re: [Mobile] Liked/Favorite Songs playlist not appearing in mobile app

PlanIt was premium when the problem started now on freeCountryIndiaDeviceSamsung Galaxy J7NxtAndroid version9Problem/issues im havingSuddenly my liked songs and albums dissapeared.in web version and PC and spotify Lite i can see the likes but in mobi...

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Plan It was premium when the problem started now on free Country India Device Samsung Galaxy J7Nxt Android version 9 Problem/issues im having Suddenly my liked songs and albums dissapeared.i...

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Only some songs won't play from local library

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKMy Question or Issue:I've trialled and errored this about 20 times now and cannot work out for the life of me what's wrong with it.There's these 2 albums i have downloaded, Spotify doesn't have them thats why i had to download...

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Plan: Premium Country: UK My Question or Issue: I've trialled and errored this about 20 times now and cannot work out for the life of me what's wrong with it. There's these 2 albums i have d...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify App crashes when it connects/disconnects from Internet

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceSamsung J3Operating SystemAndroid 5.1.1 My Question or IssueThe spotify app is consistently crashing every time my phone picks up or loses an internet connection. E.g. when moving out of range of a modem it will crash a...

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Plan Premium Country Ireland Device Samsung J3 Operating System Android 5.1.1   My Question or Issue The spotify app is consistently crashing every time my phone picks up or loses an i...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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