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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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Biddily

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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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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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SomeoneWhoWantToHelp

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Superuser Contribution Playlist order changed in Android Auto

Plan Premium Country USA Device (Pixel 7) Operating System (Android 16) My Issue When I first paired my phone to my car and accessed the Your Episodes playlist, it would show up on the Android Auto GUI in the order I selected on my phone: release dat...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (Pixel 7) Operating System (Android 16)   My Issue When I first paired my phone to my car and accessed the Your Episodes playlist, it would sh...

Pseudonym

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Mobile battery consumption while playing on pc

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung galaxy s26 ultraOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI recently moved from YouTube music to Spotify. I noticed that Spotify battery consumption on my Samsung mobile device is pretty high when listening through my pc ap...

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Plan Premium Device Samsung galaxy s26 ultra Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I recently moved from YouTube music to Spotify.   I noticed that Spotify battery consu...

Vasil

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Spotify Audio crackles/distorts when notification overlaps music — Premium account

Hi everyone,I've been dealing with a persistent audio crackling/distortion issue and after extensive troubleshooting, I've isolated it to a very specific combination. Posting here in case anyone else has experienced this or has insight.Device: Xiaomi...

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Hi everyone, I've been dealing with a persistent audio crackling/distortion issue and after extensive troubleshooting, I've isolated it to a very specific combination. Posting here in case anyone ...

jingojavilles

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Android Notification Interruptions
Audio crackles
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Superuser Contribution Is Anyone Else Having An Issue With Spotify Stopping Playback When Leaving The App?

Spotify stops playing music as soon as I leave the app or open another app. It plays normally while I’m actually in Spotify, but the moment I leave the app, playback stops. This only started happening today. Is anyone else experiencing the same issue...

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Spotify stops playing music as soon as I leave the app or open another app. It plays normally while I’m actually in Spotify, but the moment I leave the app, playback stops.   This only started...

AlejaR

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution “Hidden songs no longer appear grayed out on album pages — Android

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S26Operating SystemAndroid 16 My Question or IssueTo explain the problem I'm posting about, I'll describe the behavior I've usually seen on Spotify, and then what has recently changed.Expected / Past App Behavior: W...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S26 Operating System Android 16   My Question or Issue To explain the problem I'm posting about, I'll describe the behavior I've usually seen on...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps starting after receiving a Teams message notification

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryUnited statesDeviceSamsung Galaxy 23Operating System Android 14 My Question or IssueI use Microsoft teams and a Bl...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country United states Device Samsung Galaxy 23 Operating Sy...

ace46

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Superuser Contribution Queue is repeating, reshuffle only shuffles existing queue

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung S24 UltraOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueLately I've noticed Spotify keeps repeating the same queue multiple times in a row. When I hit reshuffle, it only reshuffles songs from the current queue, it does...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung S24 Ultra Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Lately I've noticed Spotify keeps repeating the same queue multiple times in a row. Wh...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Volume SPIKES (and my world explodes!)

Plan : PremiumCountry USASpotify version: 8.5.50.916Device: Google Pixel2Operating System (Android 10)WiFi Speakers: Sonos Playbar and Samsung Soundbar Q90R (firmware: HW-Q90RWWB-1008.0) I have a MAJOR problem with the Volume Control of either Spotif...

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Plan : Premium Country USA Spotify version: 8.5.50.916 Device: Google Pixel2 Operating System (Android 10) WiFi Speakers: Sonos Playbar and Samsung Soundbar Q90R (firmware: HW-Q90RWWB-1008....

Yordan

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SAFETY HAZARD
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Superuser Contribution Spotify skipping to the next song halfway through

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy S24 FEAndroid My Question or IssueI recently upgraded my phone from a Samsung galaxy 21 to an s24 FE and on my new phone the songs will skip to the next song halfway through. The phone is up to date, I've tried...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device Samsung Galaxy S24 FE Android   My Question or Issue I recently upgraded my phone from a Samsung galaxy 21 to an s24 FE and on my new phone th...

aaminamulla

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Superuser Contribution ALL music from Spotify plays too fast, I've tried everything.

I use an android phone. This happens on my Bluetooth speaker, my wired headphones, and by playing straight from my phone's speaker.ALL music is playing as if it's been sped up slightly. There are no speed controls for music. How did this happen and w...

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I use an android phone. This happens on my Bluetooth speaker, my wired headphones, and by playing straight from my phone's speaker. ALL music is playing as if it's been sped up slightly. There are...

specialf

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Superuser Contribution [Android Auto] Back button not working. Bricking the app.

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceGoogle Pixel 10, 2018 Acura TLXOperating SystemAndroid 16 My Question or IssueFor the past week or so, the Spotify app while using Android Auto in my 2018 Acura TLX has not been working correctly. The problem seem...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Google Pixel 10, 2018 Acura TLX Operating System Android 16   My Question or Issue For the past week or so, the Spotify app while using Androi...

hecaex

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Superuser Contribution App hangs when scrolling long podcasts shows

Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Nothing Phone 1 Operating System Nothing OS 3.2 (Android 15) My Question or Issue About three weeks ago the app started hanging when scrolling long playlists (I've only got long podcast playlists so that's where I'v...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Nothing Phone 1 Operating System Nothing OS 3.2 (Android 15)   My Question or Issue About three weeks ago the app started hanging when scro...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Sound Capsule isn't available/visible.

Plan:Individual (Legacy) Country:India Device:Nothing Phone 3A Operating System:Android 16 My Question or Issue:The Sound Capsule isn't available/visible for me. I am not sure if its replaced completely with Listening stats. I already reinstalled the...

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Plan: Individual (Legacy)   Country: India   Device: Nothing Phone 3A   Operating System: Android 16   My Question or Issue: The Sound Capsule isn't available/visible...

Wawa1914

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Superuser Contribution Black screen / App not working

PlanPremiumCountryFrance DeviceONIX tablet Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueFrom several weeks, i cannot play music with the app. A black screen appears and it stays like that.

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  Plan Premium Country France   Device ONIX tablet  Operating System Android   My Question or Issue From several weeks, i cannot play music with the app. A black scree...

Ivelina

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 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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Plan Free Device Xiaomi Lite 12  Operating System Xiaomi HyperOS  My Question or Issue I logged into my account and saw that I can't play a single song and absolutely all playlists a...

SomeoneWhoWantToHelp

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Superuser Contribution [Connect] Disable automatic switching between devices

Spotify Connect is great but the automatic switching is not for everyone. Please allow us to disable automatic switching between devices. I understand Spotify doesn't like user to play in more than one device and I am happy with that, but the applica...

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Spotify Connect is great but the automatic switching is not for everyone.   Please allow us to disable automatic switching between devices. I understand Spotify doesn't like user to play in mo...

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Connect
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Superuser Contribution Playlist switches to random song when connecting to Bluetooth devices

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceLG K30Operating SystemAndroid Whenever I have Spotify playing on my phone and then connect it to a Bluetooth device (my car, a speaker, headphones, etc.), the playlist I am listening to randomly switches to a different song...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device LG K30 Operating System Android     Whenever I have Spotify playing on my phone and then connect it to a Bluetooth device (my car, a speaker, headp...

BrysonMiller

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Let me permanently disable Smart Shuffle

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Pixel 3xl I do not want to use Smart Shuffle, at all, ever. For the past few months it has been screwing up my Liked Songs and it is extremely annoying. When I turn off shuffle because I am in a block of songs I want ...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Pixel 3xl   I do not want to use Smart Shuffle, at all, ever. For the past few months it has been screwing up my Liked Songs and it is extremely annoying. ...

Mr-phantom5

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Superuser Contribution [Android Auto] Visual glitch in built-in Spotify app ( (persistent menu icon artifact in list views)

Vehicle/System: Polestar 2, Android Automotive OS, built-in Spotify app. Not the Spotify Android phone app, and not cast or streamed from a phone. App version: 5.3.0.29173Polestar software version 5.0.10. Issue description:A small graphical artifact,...

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Vehicle/System: Polestar 2, Android Automotive OS, built-in Spotify app. Not the Spotify Android phone app, and not cast or streamed from a phone.   App version: 5.3.0.29173 Polestar software...

jcroberts111

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