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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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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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Bring back swipe to reveal artist

I really like the way the music library works now (although for me the ui keeps switching between "Follow" and the heart icon for some reason). My only gripe at the moment is the "swipe the album art to reveal the artist" -function, which was a fast ...

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I really like the way the music library works now (although for me the ui keeps switching between "Follow" and the heart icon for some reason). My only gripe at the moment is the "swipe the album art...

Luan

Spotify Star

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Fullscreen lockscreen

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S6Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueI would like to suggest a possible idea to implement on Spotify: it would be convenient to have a bigger player on the lock screen (like that of Samsung Mus...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device Samsung Galaxy S6 Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue I would like to suggest a possible idea to implement on Spotify: it would be con...

Luan

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Basic playlist sorting issue - Android TV

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNorwayDeviceAndroid TV / nvidia shieldOperating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or IssueDid i just travel back to 1998 or did Spotify team not include playlist sorting in the Android tv version of spotify.. ?

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Plan Free/Premium Country Norway Device Android TV / nvidia shield Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue Did i just travel back to 1998 or did Spotify team not include pl...

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Favourite genres not updated

My Android app shows my favourite genres (Metal, Punk, Pop and Rock) but web player shows Indie/alternative instead of pop. What is the reason. And I have never listened pop on my account. - I think.

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My Android app shows my favourite genres (Metal, Punk, Pop and Rock) but web player shows Indie/alternative instead of pop.    What is the reason. And I have never listened pop on my acco...

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Spotify opens and plays by itself!

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceS8Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSpotify opens and plays by itself! I knew this was an issue before and that there was a fix for it. However, this never happened to me until yesterday. It's extremely frustrati...

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Plan Premium Country NL Device S8 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Spotify opens and plays by itself! I knew this was an issue before and that there was a fix for it. ...

Luan

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All songs folder?

None of the below information is required. Howdfever, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10...

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None of the below information is required. Howdfever, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Mac...

peanek

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Spotify keeps downloading all playlists and all albums to my device

Spotify keeps dowloading all my albums and playlists to my device, eating almost all of my storage!I've tried to reset everything, but it does that over and over. I want to have only selected albums and playlists available offline! PlanPremiumDevicex...

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Spotify keeps dowloading all my albums and playlists to my device, eating almost all of my storage! I've tried to reset everything, but it does that over and over.    I want to have only...

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Superuser Contribution Car view: Keep the screen on

Car view: Keep the screen on Can you make this option available for us? Car view doesn't make sense if the screen turns off while we are driving. Thank you

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Car view: Keep the screen on   Can you make this option available for us? Car view doesn't make sense if the screen turns off while we are driving.   Thank you  

eandonova

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App crashes upon launch; typical troubleshooting methods not helping

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicemoto x4Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen I try to launch Spotify app I get the gray screen with the big Spotify logo in the middle for a second or two, then just gray screen for another second or two, then ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device moto x4 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue When I try to launch Spotify app I get the gray screen with the big Spotify logo in the middle...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify freezes when trying to share and a long etc.

PlanFree and PremiumCountry AllDeviceRedmi 6AOperating System(Android.)In my case the problem came when updating the Xiaomi miui 10.4 My Question or IssueThe app freezes when clicking the three dots, when trying to share a song, playlist, artist, etc...

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Plan Free and Premium Country All Device Redmi 6A Operating System (Android.) In my case the problem came when updating the Xiaomi miui 10.4   My Question or Issue The app fre...

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Superuser Contribution Playing music on other devices causes Android screen wake if the app is open

PlanPremiumCountryNew ZealandDeviceXiaomi Mi MixOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueIf the Android Spotify app is open, and music is played on another device on the same Spotify account, the Android Spotify app will cause screenwakes at...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device Xiaomi Mi Mix Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue If the Android Spotify app is open, and music is played on another device on...

Katerina

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Superuser Contribution Sony Xperia 1 not downloading songs

PlanPremium CountryUK DeviceSony Xperia 1 Operating SystemAndroid version 9 My Question or IssueI have just upgraded my phone to Sony Xperia 1, installed Spotify, but am unable to download any songs. Click on download for album or playlist and just s...

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Plan Premium   Country UK   Device Sony Xperia 1   Operating System Android version 9   My Question or Issue I have just upgraded my phone to Sony Xperia 1, installed...

youleeca

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Vibrating between songs and on startup of app

Does anyone know how to disable vibration notifications on Spotify on Android app? Running Android 9 and newest version of Spotify. I'm looking to disable the haptic function of the notification within the app itself. I would like to keep the playbac...

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Does anyone know how to disable vibration notifications on Spotify on Android app? Running Android 9 and newest version of Spotify.   I'm looking to disable the haptic function of the notifica...

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How to stop music from starting automatically on launch when connected to car Bluetooth

Hi.When i get in my car, my phone (oneplus 5t) connects to the car's Bluetooth system.In that case, when i launch the app, it starts playing from where i last stopped listening. usually i want to choose a podcast for the drive, not to be startled by ...

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Hi. When i get in my car, my phone (oneplus 5t) connects to the car's Bluetooth system. In that case, when i launch the app, it starts playing from where i last stopped listening.   usually ...

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Car view only works sometimes (Bluetooth, Android)

Most of the times car view does not work for me, sometimes it DOES automatically switch to car view when I connect the two. Can't figure out under what circumstances it works and when it does not.I'm wondering how Spotify knows I'm connecting to a ca...

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Most of the times car view does not work for me, sometimes it DOES automatically switch to car view when I connect the two. Can't figure out under what circumstances it works and when it does not. I...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify Connection Notification when Waze Navigation is Turned Off

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9Operating SystemAndroid Version 9Version of Spotify App8.5.4.770 My Question or IssueJust yesterday I started noticing that everytime my phone connects to my car via bluetooth and I use Spotify, S...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S9 Operating System Android Version 9 Version of Spotify App 8.5.4.770   My Question or Issue Just yesterday I started notici...

iorq

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Unable to play song

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceXiaomi mi a3Operating SystemAndroid 9,android one My Question or IssueI opened spotify using a website then could not play the song. The notice was you found a premium function. I made a screenshot of the song.

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Xiaomi mi a3 Operating System Android 9,android one   My Question or Issue I opened spotify using a website then could not play the song. The no...

Emilia_8

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Disable Gear S3 Widget from launching Spotify on Android

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Gear S3 Classic/Samsung Galaxy S8+Operating SystemTizen 4.0.0.4/Android 9.0 My Question or IssueI have the Spotify widget on my gear s3 but throughout the day I'll accidentally scroll through the widgets and since S...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Gear S3 Classic/Samsung Galaxy S8+ Operating System Tizen 4.0.0.4/Android 9.0   My Question or Issue I have the Spotify widget on my gear s3 but...

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Sort/Filter no longer available

PlanFreeCountry Device(Samsung Galaxy J7)Operating System(Android 8.1.0) My Question or IssueThe other day I was able to change the order of songs in a playlist, but after Spotify updated I could no longer do it. How do I fix this?

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Plan Free Country   Device (Samsung Galaxy J7) Operating System (Android 8.1.0)   My Question or Issue The other day I was able to change the order of songs in a playlist, but aft...

shredder002

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Local files

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceHuawei P10 LiteOperating SystemAndroid 8 My Question or IssueHello. I can't add local files to play in Spotify. Adding local files option is not available. Help me.

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Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Huawei P10 Lite Operating System Android 8   My Question or Issue Hello. I can't add local files to play in Spotify. Adding local files option is n...

osornios

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