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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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Viktor_k83

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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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Alonegamer

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Forcing videos on users - STOP

You must stop forcing videos on people trying to listen to the audio only. I've seen a number of people complain about this on here and the only response is "well that's just how it is right now"... well that wasn't always the case and it should be a...

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You must stop forcing videos on people trying to listen to the audio only. I've seen a number of people complain about this on here and the only response is "well that's just how it is right now"... ...

ThadeuValpasso

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How to disable Auto Update

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Note 8 Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or Issue I noticed the Spotify app auto updates itself, even after disabled auto updates in the Google Play store, both globally, and specifically for spotify. The upda...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Note 8   Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue   I noticed the Spotify app auto updates itself, even afte...

lm935

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Add to queue swipe distance changed

The total distance I need to swipe/slide a song to add it to the song queue has changed, additionally it no longer generates and vibration feedback.These effects only changed with my last Spotify update on 6/16/25

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The total distance I need to swipe/slide a song to add it to the song queue has changed, additionally it no longer generates and vibration feedback. These effects only changed with my last Spotify u...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution XTRONS Android head unit - have to restart Spotify when i return to the car to get audio

I apologise as a highway engineer if i don't use the right jargon here: Spotify is running on the head unit and the little EQ icon is showing it is playing but no volume is heard (no devices playing elsewhere on the account) If i force Spotify to clo...

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I apologise as a highway engineer if i don't use the right jargon here:   Spotify is running on the head unit and the little EQ icon is showing it is playing but no volume is heard (no devices...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Android auto shortcuts are just "recent" items.

It used to be that Spotify would show things like Daily Mixes and Disclver Weekly in Android Auto. Now it only shows recent items in the "shortcut" section. This really prohibits my enjoyment in the car as it sorta inhibits me from listening to anyth...

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It used to be that Spotify would show things like Daily Mixes and Disclver Weekly in Android Auto. Now it only shows recent items in the "shortcut" section. This really prohibits my enjoyment in the ...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution empty playlist on homepage

This is a big report not a suggestion. On my homepage, there is always this empty playlist, when I click on it it says, this playlist is empty check your homepage for customized playlists. I am on the homepage, the playlist is empty -.- I'm a premium...

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This is a big report not a suggestion.   On my homepage, there is always this empty playlist, when I click on it it says, this playlist is empty check your homepage for customized playlists. ...

onlytocomplain

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Superuser Contribution Now playing bar on Android will not go away.

I thought there used to be a way to close the now playing bar on the bottom. Instead when I'm trying to scroll I hit it causing it to move to the next or previous song. Is there a way to close it out? I've rebooted my phone, force stopped, and did a ...

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I thought there used to be a way to close the now playing bar on the bottom. Instead when I'm trying to scroll I hit it causing it to move to the next or previous song. Is there a way to close it out...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution Podcast skips to random episode during playback

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceGoogle Pixel 7 ProOperating SystemAndroid 15 My Question or IssueSometimes when listening to a specific podcast, it will stop playback and skip to a random episode from the same podcast. It only happens on the one podcast (L...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device Google Pixel 7 Pro Operating System Android 15   My Question or Issue Sometimes when listening to a specific podcast, it will stop playback and s...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Load downloaded songs first on poor internet connection

When you have poor internet connection, Spotify still tries to load your playlist from the internet despite it being downloaded. Only when you lose internet connection and the connection status changes to disconnected will it retrieve downloaded file...

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When you have poor internet connection, Spotify still tries to load your playlist from the internet despite it being downloaded. Only when you lose internet connection and the connection status chang...

bardup

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect hijacking my volume button, help!

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceOnePlus 6Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueFor the last 2 or 3 weeks, whenever I play anything with Spotify on the same wifi as my phone, my phone's volume buttons will only let me change the Spotify music play...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device OnePlus 6 Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue For the last 2 or 3 weeks, whenever I play anything with Spotify on the same wifi as my pho...

Albhaku

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Superuser Contribution "Autoplay" option missing from "Settings" page

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceGoogle Pixel 7Operating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueUp until recently (around 12/1/2023), "Autoplay" (or was it "AutoRepeat"?) in "Settings" was set to Off, as was "Autoplay similar content". When an album finished, ...

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Plan Premium Country   Device Google Pixel 7 Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue Up until recently (around 12/1/2023), "Autoplay" (or was it "AutoRepeat"?) in "Sett...

MattSuda

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Shazam

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System Android I accidentally disconnected Shazam from Spotify. Now I can no longer connect the two apps. I go into Shazam and click the 'Connect to Spotify' b...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System Android  I accidentally disconnected Shazam from Spotify. Now I can no lo...

frapolli

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Superuser Contribution Cannot Find Podcast Feature

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySri LankaDeviceSamsung S7 edgeOperating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueToday itself we got the Spotify facility to our country. But I cannot find the Podcast feature on my Spotify free Account.

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Plan Free/Premium Country Sri Lanka Device Samsung S7 edge Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Today itself we got the Spotify facility to our country. But I cann...

Naflan

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Superuser Contribution No songs showing in playlists

All daily Playlist and like songs display no songs anymore. Device is a Samsung s9. I have cleared the cache and Uninstalled and reinstall. I have a sd card in my device. I have done the following as well: uninstall the app > turn off the phone > tak...

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All daily Playlist and like songs display no songs anymore. Device is a Samsung s9. I have cleared the cache and Uninstalled and reinstall. I have a sd card in my device. I have done the following as...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Casual songs in playlist

PlanFreeCountryItaly good morningI would like to ask something.. yesterday I wanted to listen to a Madonna album.. but I would like to ask why it also includes songs from other albums? Is it normal?

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Plan Free Country Italy     good morning I would like to ask something.. yesterday I wanted to listen to a Madonna album.. but I would like to ask why it also includes songs from oth...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution AI DJ Mode Bug: Queued Podcast/Local Track Repeats Previous Song

Hi Spotify Team,I'm writing to report an issue I've consistently encountered when using AI DJ mode. While I appreciate the recent addition of the ability to queue tracks within this mode (it's a fantastic feature!), there seems to be a bug that cause...

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Hi Spotify Team, I'm writing to report an issue I've consistently encountered when using AI DJ mode. While I appreciate the recent addition of the ability to queue tracks within this mode (it's a ...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Extreme battery usage on wear os without the app open.

Spotify on my watch started draining my battery since yesterday evening. I took it from the charger and put it on my wrist and went to sleep. 10 hours later I wake up and leave the home, after I arrive at my destination I see that my watch is 7%, whi...

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Spotify on my watch started draining my battery since yesterday evening. I took it from the charger and put it on my wrist and went to sleep. 10 hours later I wake up and leave the home, after I arri...

1995matthewb

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Superuser Contribution Download unloads podcast

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy A25Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueCan only have one downloaded podcast episode at a time, music i can download big playlist no problem. Have much free pace. When i try to download the next epi...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Samsung Galaxy A25 Operating System Android  My Question or Issue Can only have one downloaded podcast episode at a time, music i can download big pla...

IsAlreadyTaken

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Unable to upload playlist image

PlanPremiumCountrySlovakia DeviceSamsung Galaxy A33 Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI can't change the playlist image. Nowhere. Not on Android, not on the desktop app, not through the web player. It's almos...

Roadie

Plan Premium Country Slovakia  Device Samsung Galaxy A33  Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I can't change the playlist ima...

lubos

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