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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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Solved!! [Android] Lock screen controls not working

Plan: PremiumCountry: UKDevice: Samsung Galaxy 9Operating System: Android 9 Pie I can't skip or pause tracks from my lock screen controls. I was having no problems until yesterday when I updated the app. I have tried erasing data and cache and uninst...

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Plan: Premium Country: UK Device: Samsung Galaxy 9 Operating System: Android 9 Pie   I can't skip or pause tracks from my lock screen controls. I was having no problems until yest...

anthonyh1

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Different storage size on Android

Hey hey,Could someone explain how it is possible to fix this problem or it is okay?In the app, the size of downloaded songs + cache is approximate 12.3GBBut if I check it in settings-application the size (user data) is 13.7 GBWhy there is a differenc...

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Hey hey, Could someone explain how it is possible to fix this problem or it is okay? In the app, the size of downloaded songs + cache is approximate 12.3GB But if I check it in settings-applicatio...

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Superuser Contribution thanks to this awesome bug, spotify gets so **bleep**ing slow it hurts!!

Plan Free and Premium it doesn't matter Device samsung galaxy whatever Operating System (Android Oreo My Question or Issue Sometimes i just want to play music like a human being would do. I open spotify and that piece of junk won't load anything.it h...

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Plan Free and Premium it doesn't matter Device samsung galaxy whatever Operating System (Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Sometimes i just want to play music like a human...

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Alexa and Heos connect

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSmartphone, Fire HD10Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen I play a saved Album, Spotify can not connect to Heos or Alexa. For a few weeks I'm waiting for a fix, and it makes me feel bad.

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device Smartphone, Fire HD10 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When I play a saved Album, Spotify can not connect to Heos or Alexa. F...

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Spotify used wrong facebook username

Spotify did not use my facebook username for the account username. It used my chinese name that i put as my language specific name. I have removed my chinese name from my facebook account and log in and out of spotify. However, spotify still displaye...

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Spotify did not use my facebook username for the account username. It used my chinese name that i put as my language specific name. I have removed my chinese name from my facebook account and log in ...

zzyss

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Local files won't appear in my playlist anymore!

PlanPremiumCountryPHDeviceXiaomi MI9 (stock rom) My Question or Issue is that local files (I've marked with a heart/like) won't appear in my "favourite songs" playlist. The file only appears on my Desktop PC, not my phone meaning I can't add songs (t...

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Plan Premium Country PH Device Xiaomi MI9 (stock rom)   My Question or Issue is that local files (I've marked with a heart/like) won't appear in my "favourite songs" playlist. The fi...

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Spotify Voice not working (bug)

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge +Operating SystemAndroid 7.0 (Nougat) My Question or IssueEvery time I use the Spotify Voice, it restarts the app immediately after I say a voice command. It recognizes what I am saying and inputs it,...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge + Operating System Android 7.0 (Nougat)    My Question or Issue Every time I use the Spotify Voice, it restarts the app imme...

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Song keeps playing on repeat

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSongs in playlists or albums loop through all the songs fine. However when I search for a song or artist and select the track from the search results, it just plays the sa...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Pixel 2 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue Songs in playlists or albums loop through all the songs fine. However when I search for a song ...

789samgreen

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[Android][Other] Dashboard

I'm not sure what it's called but the dashboard feature that let's you swipe up to view the song, access the queue and see the length/portion of the song you're listening to can't be accessed anymore. Using Android and the version of Spotify that upd...

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I'm not sure what it's called but the dashboard feature that let's you swipe up to view the song, access the queue and see the length/portion of the song you're listening to can't be accessed anymore...

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crashes when going to album radio of albums with songs from different artists.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceGoogle Pixel 2Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen I attempt to go to album radio on albums with songs by differnt artists (Movie or videogame soundtracks mostly) spotify freezes and crashes. I've noticed that...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Google Pixel 2 Operating System Android 9   My Question or Issue When I attempt to go to album radio on albums with songs by differnt artists (Movie or ...

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Kindle Fire 8 Certain Songs Keep Stopping

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceKindle Fire 8Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen I use Spotify on my Fire, certain songs will stop. I hit play and it will play for about a second then stop again. I've cleared cache, restarted, tried different...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country USA Device Kindle Fire 8 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue When I use Spotify on my Fire, certain songs will stop. I hit play and it will play for ab...

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Clicks and pops when using wired headphones

I have an Android Pixel 1. My phone recently updated to Android 10 and now I get clicks and pops when listening to Spotify using wired headphones. It's very annoying and almost makes listening to music intolerable. I am a Premium Family member in the...

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I have an Android Pixel 1. My phone recently updated to Android 10 and now I get clicks and pops when listening to Spotify using wired headphones. It's very annoying and almost makes listening to mus...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app deletes downloaded songs every new day

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7 EdgeOperating SystemAndroid Oreo 8.0.0 My Question or IssueEver since updating to Android Oreo the Spotify app deletes all downloaded music every day. This means I have to redownload it every day as we...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Operating System Android Oreo 8.0.0   My Question or Issue Ever since updating to Android Oreo the Spotify app deletes a...

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Superuser Contribution Add to home function gone

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy 7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueUsed to be able to add a shortcut to the home screen for albums and songs. Gone now? Seems only available for playlists. Also...the function to add an album to a p...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy 7 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue Used to be able to add a shortcut to the home screen for albums and songs. Gone now? Se...

Petya

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Superuser Contribution There aren't any videos on Spotify anymore

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceS10Operating System Newest android My Question or IssueI can't see / find any videos on spotify anymore. Even when artists post on their IG that there is a special video in a certain playlist I can't see the video cont...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany   Device S10 Operating System  Newest android   My Question or Issue I can't see / find any videos on spotify anymore. Even when artists...

Petya

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Superuser Contribution how do i make the font smaller on my phone?

they increased the font size on spotify recently and it's kinda bothering me. i prefer the previous set up better. maybe they should consider that some other people prefer smaller fonts than others and install a function where users can choose what s...

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they increased the font size on spotify recently and it's kinda bothering me. i prefer the previous set up better.  maybe they should consider that some other people prefer smaller fonts th...

Petya

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Superuser Contribution Not able to add whole albums to a Playlist

Ever since the new update I'm not able to add whole albums to a Playlist via the android app. The removal of this function is so illogical to me. When is this being fixed?

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Ever since the new update I'm not able to add whole albums to a Playlist via the android app.  The removal of this function is so illogical to me.    When is this being fixed? &nbs...

Petya

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Why the differences ?

Plan: Free Country: Vietnam Device: PC/Samsung Galaxy S7 Why is it that when i'm access Spotify on PC, i can see all the names and a whole list of the song. But when i'm access the Android version, all it give me is a Shuffle option for the playlist ...

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Plan: Free  Country: Vietnam  Device: PC/Samsung Galaxy S7  Why is it that when i'm access Spotify on PC, i can see all the names and a whole list of the song. But when i'...

CuongHam1234

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Google Assistant: Bug when Spotify App is in background

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceGoogle Pixel 3, LG G6, Samsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid 8, Android 9 and Android 10 My Question or IssueThere's a bug using Spotify via Google Assistant on Android smartphones.If you have restarted your Android ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Google Pixel 3, LG G6, Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Android 8, Android 9 and Android 10   My Question or Issue There's a bug using Spotify via...

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Superuser Contribution Can't view now playing queue

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDevice(Pixel 3)Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueI purchased Spotify's premium subscrpition but still I can't view the now playing queue on my phone. I can view it on my computer and iPhone but not on android.What t...

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Plan Premium Country India Device (Pixel 3) Operating System (Android)   My Question or Issue I purchased Spotify's premium subscrpition but still I can't view the now playing queue on...

Guido

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