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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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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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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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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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SomeoneWhoWantToHelp

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Superuser Contribution Resource hog, long delay times, random pausing, unresponsive to input.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGalaxy S20+Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI've been having myriad problems utilizing the Spotify app since installing on this phone. Opening the app takes forever and causes lagging in the OS and other apps....

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device Galaxy S20+ Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I've been having myriad problems utilizing the Spotify app since installing on th...

Elena

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Quiet over car Bluetooth

I know there's already countless threads about this all over the internet and I've already read through many of them. I'm making a new thread anyway so the developers know that this is still a problem for many people and it's the reason I'm not going...

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I know there's already countless threads about this all over the internet and I've already read through many of them. I'm making a new thread anyway so the developers know that this is still a proble...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify pauses and doesn't update current song in Android

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceSamsung S8+Operating SystemAndroid 9My Question or Issue I have two issues at the same time that occurs from approx 3 months ago.1- The music stops after playing 10 minutes.2- After this happen, when I play a song on ...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Samsung S8+ Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue   I have two issues at the same time that occurs from approx 3 months ago. 1- The mus...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Good morning message doesn't show up

PlanFree/PremiumCountryMéxico DeviceSamsung galaxy A30Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHello, my home screen doesn't show the good morning/good night message since a couple months ago, my app is updated so i don't know what to do

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Plan Free/Premium Country México   Device Samsung galaxy A30 Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Hello, my home screen doesn't show the good morning/good ni...

Jeremy

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[iOS][Other] Update the App Widget to give us Pause/Play/Forward

Recently on iOS 14 an App widget was added, while it is very much appreciated, I feel it's a bit underwhelming.I'd like the ability to Pause/Play, skip ahead, and go backwards when listening to tracks.Why can't we get something similar to the Android...

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Recently on iOS 14 an App widget was added, while it is very much appreciated, I feel it's a bit underwhelming. I'd like the ability to Pause/Play, skip ahead, and go backwards when listening to t...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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No shuffle on Discover weekly now playing screen on Android

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy 10Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI use The Clock app by Google as my alarm and have it set to play a random song from my Spotify liked songs. This works and is great except this then tur...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy 10 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I use The Clock app by Google as my alarm and have it set to play a rand...

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Shuffle downloaded and play local songs

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyOperating SystemAndroid 10My Question or IssueI just recently changed from "the big river" and there are two (pretty basic) functions i can't find in the Spotify android app.1.: Just shuffle trough all my downloaded songs. Th...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue I just recently changed from "the big river" and there are two (pretty basic) functions i can't find in the Spot...

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Android app deletes all of my downloads.

PlanPremium DuoDeviceMotorola G8 PowerOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueI had well over 8000 songs downloaded on my device, but for some reason Spotify has decided to randomly delete every single one of them. This is the second time it...

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Plan Premium Duo Device Motorola G8 Power Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I had well over 8000 songs downloaded on my device, but for some reason Spotify has de...

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Superuser Contribution Downloading of MP3s to the phone does not work...AGAIN!!!

PlanPremiumCountryCzechiaDeviceSamsung A40Operating SystemAndroid Dear Spotify team,Syncing my phone with my MP3 in laptop does not work. I have tried both wifi and mobile data (downloading allowed) and any time I try to sync it on my phone, the song...

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Plan Premium Country Czechia Device Samsung A40 Operating System Android   Dear Spotify team, Syncing my phone with my MP3 in laptop does not work. I have tried both wifi and mobile da...

Elena

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'listen on' bug

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceOne plus 7TOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueWhen pressing Sonos speaker on the 'Listen on' page in the app, there is no response.When Sonos is playing and you want to move music back to the device,...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device One plus 7T Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue When pressing Sonos speaker on the 'Listen on' page in the app, there is no r...

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Superuser Contribution 2015 Mini Countryman and can't cast Spotify via Bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceGoogle Pixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueI have a 2015 Mini Countryman. I don't have the fancy onboard system. I am able to pair and use my phone via the built in Bluetooth...but I cannot play Spotify...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Google Pixel 2 Operating System Android 11   My Question or Issue I have a 2015 Mini Countryman. I don't have the fancy onboard system. I am able to ...

Mihail

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To use the SD card for cache and downloads when it's formatted as Internal Storage

Hi Spotify! I would like to request the feature to use the SD card for cache and downloads when it's formatted as Internal Storage in Android 10 as it's made in YouTube Music. The Spotify app can see only phone's Internal memory which is too low to s...

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Hi Spotify! I would like to request the feature to use the SD card for cache and downloads when it's formatted as Internal Storage in Android 10 as it's made in YouTube Music. The Spotify app can see...

iromanyshyn

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics not appearing

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceOneplus 6TOperating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueThe lyrics update in Brazil has been rolling out for several months and I've updated my app a lot of times but I simply don't get the lyrics feature at all, and I ...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Oneplus 6T Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue The lyrics update in Brazil has been rolling out for several months and I've updated my...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Album added to Home Screen starts playing on a random track

Plan: Premium @ $9.99/mo I'm a software tester, so I'll explain the issue in a way that a developer would expect.Steps to Reproduce1. Navigate to any album2. Tap on the "..." menu3. Tap on 'Add to Home Screen'4. Drag or "ADD AUTOMATICALLY"5. Go to th...

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Plan: Premium @ $9.99/mo   I'm a software tester, so I'll explain the issue in a way that a developer would expect. Steps to Reproduce 1. Navigate to any album 2. Tap on the "..." me...

Mihail

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Liked songs not showing up on Android app.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy 10Operating SystemAndroid Oreo, Windows 10 My Question or Issue My liked songs on my desktop app are not synching with my phone app. Ive tried all the reinstallation steps and the issue still persists.

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy 10 Operating System Android Oreo, Windows 10   My Question or Issue   My liked songs on my desktop app are not synchin...

Xenia

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Starts Autonomously

Plan PremiumFree/PremiumCountryAustralia Samsung S10+Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Android My Question or IssueWhen I pick up my phone each day, very early in the morning, Spotify self starts and plays the same song every ti...

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Plan Premium Free/Premium Country Australia  Samsung S10+ Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) Android   My Question or Issue When I pick up my phone each ...

Alex

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Resolution of album artwork on fullscreen android lockscreen

PlanPremium My Question or IssueWhen listening to spotify the album artwork displays fullscreen behind the widget with controls on my android's lockscreen. It is such low resolution though that it looks terrible. How can I make it maximum resolution ...

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Plan Premium   My Question or Issue When listening to spotify the album artwork displays fullscreen behind the widget with controls on my android's lockscreen. It is such low resolution thou...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution Keyboard doesn't open on chromecast

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceTV, using chromecast on xioami streamerOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHello!I can't search for anything or even log in, because keyboard doesn't open on spotify. It does open on all other apps. I tried resta...

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  Plan Premium Country Israel Device TV, using chromecast on xioami streamer Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Hello! I can't search for anything or even log in, b...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Android]How to select and move multiple songs up or down the queue?

I saw a similar thread on this, but for the desktop version. I am using the mobile app 99% of the time and compose long queues of music, adding or subtracting songs on the go. I can select and move one song up or down the queue as desired, but I cann...

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I saw a similar thread on this, but for the desktop version. I am using the mobile app 99% of the time and compose long queues of music, adding or subtracting songs on the go. I can select and move o...

Elena

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Can't stop Shuffle with new narrow sidebar on tablet

I have a Samsung tablet. It used to display the "Now Playing" at the wide bottom where I could see a variety of controls. Now it's occupying about 1" wide of space in a column on the left of the screen. There are no controls visible for what is playi...

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I have a Samsung tablet. It used to display the "Now Playing" at the wide bottom where I could see a variety of controls. Now it's occupying about 1" wide of space in a column on the left of the scre...

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