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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 Spotify Starts Playing Random Playlists When I Open the App When Connected to Car Bluetooth.

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S22Operating SystemAndroid 14 (One UI 6.0) My Question or IssueThis issue started happening about a month ago, after an update. Whenever Spotify is connected to my car's bluetooth, everytime I open the app...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S22 Operating System Android 14 (One UI 6.0)   My Question or Issue This issue started happening about a month ago, after an update. ...

Kyllo

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Superuser Contribution The new version of the widget cannot be added; it does not appear in the widget list.

PlanPremiumCountryChinaDeviceXiaomi 17Operating SystemHyperOS 4 (Android 17)My Question or IssueThe new widgets are not showing up in the system. There is only an old 4*1 widget, and even that old 4*1 widget doesn't work. I checked my friend's OPPO p...

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Plan Premium Country China Device Xiaomi 17 Operating System HyperOS 4 (Android 17) My Question or Issue The new widgets are not showing up in the system. There is only an old 4*1 widget, an...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Mix Feature Bug/Not Working Properly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsungOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI am having a major issue with the new Mix feature that just rolled out to my device in beta. For context, I am trying to make a transition from about 1 minute in...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Operating System Android   My Question or Issue I am having a major issue with the new Mix feature that just rolled out to my device i...

Girth_McSlammer

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Superuser Contribution [Discover Weekly] Playing randomized songs not from the playlist

PlanFree/PremiumCountryNLDeviceSamsung S24Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueThe discover weekly is playing complete random song that are not within the pkaylist itself. I mean like i can see the 30 songs listed and when the first song is do...

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Plan Free/Premium Country NL Device Samsung S24 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue The discover weekly is playing complete random song that are not within the pkaylist its...

Dessi

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Discover Weekly
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Superuser Contribution Browsing "Gaming" category

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI can't browse the gaming category anymore. There's a total of four albums, five podcasts and several playlists when I navigate to the category via the sea...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android 10   My Question or Issue I can't browse the gaming category anymore. There's a total of four albums, fiv...

Iva

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Superuser Contribution Spotify repeatedly reconnects Bluetooth LE Audio device

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceSamsung Galaxy A54 5G, also confirmed on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7Operating SystemAndroid 16Spotify Version9.1.76.2055, player version 2 My Question or IssueI just got new headphones and they support Bluetooth LE Audio. H...

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Plan Premium Country Finland Device Samsung Galaxy A54 5G, also confirmed on Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 Operating System Android 16 Spotify Version 9.1.76.2055, player version 2   M...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Playlist set to repeat stops playing in the middle of a song

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssuePremiumpixel 7pro(also media controls on pixel watch)androidCanada I have a playlist that I l...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Premium...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution DJ button autoplay is broken in the mobile app.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevicePixel 8Operating SystemAndroid version 16 My Question or IssueThe DJ buttons autoplay isn't working in the mobile app it still works on the watch it works in the media player pull down menu from my phone's UI it just doesn't...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Pixel 8 Operating System Android version 16   My Question or Issue The DJ buttons autoplay isn't working in the mobile app it still works on the watch it...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Wireless Android Auto Lossless Bug

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceGalaxy s23+Operating SystemAndroid 16 My Question or IssueI have set my cellular streaming quality to "very high" and my Wi-Fi streaming quality to "lossless".However, when I'm connected to my cars headunit via wireless...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Galaxy s23+ Operating System Android 16   My Question or Issue I have set my cellular streaming quality to "very high" and my Wi-Fi streaming qualit...

agret

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Offline button disappeared

Within the last week the offline button disappeared from the menu. Usually I went to my profile pic, settings & privacy and then could activate/deactivate the offline mode. But it now simply has disappeared. This means I can't use Spotify when I'm on...

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Within the last week the offline button disappeared from the menu. Usually I went to my profile pic, settings & privacy and then could activate/deactivate the offline mode. But it now simply has ...

Fozzybear

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Superuser Contribution Spotify being killed in background

PlanPremiumCountryPortugalDeviceHonor magic 8 proOperating Systemmagic os 10 My Question or IssueWhen I'm listening to Spotify in the background, it closes the app or stops playing music.

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Plan Premium Country Portugal Device Honor magic 8 pro Operating System magic os 10   My Question or Issue When I'm listening to Spotify in the background, it closes the app or stops p...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Spotify will turn itself off when second tabbed or when i turn off my screen

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceXiaomi 14cOperating SystemHyperOs 2 My Question or IssueFor the past week i've been experiencing problems to listen to music. When second tabbing the app or simply turning off my screen to save battery, Spotify will turn...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Xiaomi 14c Operating System HyperOs 2   My Question or Issue For the past week i've been experiencing problems to listen to music. When second tabbin...

Maria

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "You're still connected..." Notification needs to stop

I'm listening to Spotify via my desktop PC. Spotify on my phone tells me every few minutes that I'm still connected to my desktop PC. I know I am. That's what I want Can I disable this notification?

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I'm listening to Spotify via my desktop PC. Spotify on my phone tells me every few minutes that I'm still connected to my desktop PC. I know I am. That's what I want  Can I disable this notific...

sHILD

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Superuser Contribution Music player goes down

My Question or IssueHi, i use Spotify outside but when i try to swipe left ir right to change songs while my phone is in my pocket the menu just goes down, is there any way to have ir locked? Its way too sensitive unlike yt music What i try to do: wh...

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My Question or Issue Hi, i use Spotify outside but when i try to swipe left ir right to change songs while my phone is in my pocket the menu just goes down, is there any way to have ir locked? Its w...

gillman331

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Superuser Contribution Recents no longer updating correctly.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceMotorola phones, Chromebook Operating SystemAndroid 11, Android 16, and Chrome OS My Question or IssueRecents stopped compiling data correctly earlier today. No new songs appeared for multiple hours, and there are still many...

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Plan Premium Country US Device Motorola phones, Chromebook  Operating System Android 11, Android 16, and Chrome OS   My Question or Issue Recents stopped compiling data correctly ...

Iva

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 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...

Newbie

Plan : Premium Country : France Device : Samsung XCover 5 Operating System : Android 13 Version : Spotify 8.8.96.364   My Question or Issue Hello,   For 2 ...

Biddily

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Widget Picture not Showing

Device:Tecno Camon 30 Pro 5G Operating System:Android 15 My Question or Issue:The 4x2 widget on Android does not display the image of the playlist or the current song. It only shows the text and artist's name, but the 3x1 widget, which only displays ...

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Device: Tecno Camon 30 Pro 5G   Operating System: Android 15   My Question or Issue: The 4x2 widget on Android does not display the image of the playlist or the current song. It only...

musicinmybrain1

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How can I sort my playlists by date added?

Hi guysI've googled and found many pages that said one can open a playlist, press menu button (three points) and choose "edit playlist". But in there I can only move songs around, I can't sort by date added, name, whatever.Does anyone has a solution?...

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Hi guys I've googled and found many pages that said one can open a playlist, press menu button (three points) and choose "edit playlist". But in there I can only move songs around, I can't sort by d...

Alparker1000

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Superuser Contribution Playlist link direct into app does not work anymore! (Just one day)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryGermany, but I think the problem is globally. DeviceSamsung Galaxy S23 UltraOperating SystemAndroid 14 My Question or IssueI just recognized that playlist links direct into the Spotify app do not work anymore.They just lead to ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Germany, but I think the problem is globally.   Device Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Operating System Android 14   My Question or Issue I just recognized tha...

issuesandproblems

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Superuser Contribution App is extremely slow

PlanPremiumCountry-DeviceNothing Phone 1Operating SystemAndroid 15 My Question or IssueSince a couple of months, my spotify android app is extremely slow to a point where it becomes unusable. Searching for songs, opening my library, skipping a song o...

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  Plan Premium Country - Device Nothing Phone 1 Operating System Android 15   My Question or Issue Since a couple of months, my spotify android app is extremely slow to a point w...

Yordan

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