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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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Kurogane

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Session popup

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkOperating SystemiOS 16.3.1 My Question/IssueIs there anyway to disable the pop-up to join a session and a way to disallow others to join mine? I just got a pop-up to join a coworkers session, we do not follow eachother on Spo...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Operating System iOS 16.3.1   My Question/Issue Is there anyway to disable the pop-up to join a session and a way to disallow others to join mine? I just got...

igowtf666

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How do I play a playlist?

OK, I have used Napster for ages. Now trying Spotify Premium on my android phone. I have searched the help files and boards for answers but I cannot find one: How the hell do I play a playlist? If I create one, there is a download button at the top, ...

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OK, I have used Napster for ages. Now trying Spotify Premium on my android phone.   I have searched the help files and boards for answers but I cannot find one:   How the hell do I ...

Mimi007

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Podcast disappeared completely

PlanPremium - StudentCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating SystemAndroid 8 My Question or IssueMy favourite podcast (I Hate It But I Love It) has disappeared! While streaming an episode, I tapped "go to podcast" and got the "there's nothing h...

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Plan Premium - Student Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System Android 8   My Question or Issue My favourite podcast (I Hate It But I Love It) has disappeared! While s...

rexxlno

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Superuser Contribution Spotify "disconnect" for no reasons

My Question or IssueI use Spotify on Android, and when I'm listening to a song, if I switch to another app while keeping Spotify open in the background, the music stops. However, it doesn't stop normally it closes as if I were disconnected from the i...

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My Question or Issue I use Spotify on Android, and when I'm listening to a song, if I switch to another app while keeping Spotify open in the background, the music stops. However, it doesn't stop no...

AlejaR

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Playlists reverting to "clean" song versions

Hey everyone, is there a way to stop Spotify from changing my playlists to the clean versions of songs? When looking at the title they still display the explicit tag but when played about half of them have the god awful censor. Some updates of Spotif...

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Hey everyone, is there a way to stop Spotify from changing my playlists to the clean versions of songs? When looking at the title they still display the explicit tag but when played about half of the...

carles114

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Bluetooth car connectivity

Hello,I have bluetooth connectivity in my car, in which i can play music via my android phone. Is this something that is supported by Spotify, as i dont always to connect to the aux port as its a pain to keep taking out to change the music especially...

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Hello, I have bluetooth connectivity in my car, in which i can play music via my android phone.    Is this something that is supported by Spotify, as i dont always to connect to the aux ...

Gothabilly

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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Podcasts] Play podcast videos while using Bluetooth devices

Ibelieve there should be a way to watch podcast videos while using a Bluetooth device. With the advancement of mobile phones today there are practically no new phones on the market with a headphone jack built into the phone. With that being said most...

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Ibelieve there should be a way to watch podcast videos while using a Bluetooth device. With the advancement of mobile phones today there are practically no new phones on the market with a headphone j...

Jrock3144

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Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle turned off, on a premium account but still plays?

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(Samsung Galaxy m31) My Question or IssueI have premium account and this issue has only recently popped up, but after turning off smart shuffle on the playlist it still plays a random song that is not even from my playlist o...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device (Samsung Galaxy m31)   My Question or Issue I have premium account and this issue has only recently popped up, but after turning off smart shuffle ...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Search space characters show incorrectly

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUnited States DevicePixel 7 Operating SystemAndroid 15 My Question or IssueAny time a search query with a space is entered and a song is selected, the search query at the top of the player shows a plus sign (+) instead of a s...

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Plan Premium Family Country United States  Device Pixel 7  Operating System Android 15   My Question or Issue Any time a search query with a space is entered and a song is se...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify not loading on samsung

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy A35Operating SystemAndroid Spotify refuses to load on my Samsung Galaxy. I got this phone just a few months ago and downloaded Spotify, and for the first month it worked perfectly fine. However, now Spotify j...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy A35 Operating System Android   Spotify refuses to load on my Samsung Galaxy. I got this phone just a few months ago and downloaded Spotify...

Joan

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Backlight when using Dark Mode on TV

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicenVidia Shield Pro with Samsung TVOperating SystemAndroid TV My Question or IssueI noticed that recently when I switch on the "Dark mode" while Spotify is playing on my TV, the background doesn't really turn black like it use...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device nVidia Shield Pro with Samsung TV Operating System Android TV   My Question or Issue I noticed that recently when I switch on the "Dark mode" while Spoti...

Lionblaze321

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Superuser Contribution the app won't play music when in background

I've been trying to use Spotify on my tablet, which i draw on, but whenever i open another app, the music stops completely. Sometimes the app tell me to change my settings so the app can work while in background but when i check the app or my tablet ...

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I've been trying to use Spotify on my tablet, which i draw on, but whenever i open another app, the music stops completely. Sometimes the app tell me to change my settings so the app can work while i...

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Superuser Contribution Why won't Spotify let me thumbs down ads anymore?

It's not like the site DID anything when we thumbs down an ad- I want to get rid of certain organizations and companies that I'll never support and hate hearing about, but now when I try to thumb it down, the thumb icon wiggles but doesn't do anythin...

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It's not like the site DID anything when we thumbs down an ad- I want to get rid of certain organizations and companies that I'll never support and hate hearing about, but now when I try to thumb it ...

TheRazzleDazzler

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Superuser Contribution Playback removed content causing high mobile usage

After I remove podcast it plays offline automatically after downloaded podcast causing high mobile uesage

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After I remove podcast it plays offline automatically after downloaded podcast causing high mobile uesage

alonebag

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Superuser Contribution Tracks added only once to the queue appear multiple times in row

This happened several times wissen the last few weeks. A random track added to the queue appears f.i. 15 times in row.

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This happened several times wissen the last few weeks. A random track added to the queue appears f.i. 15 times in row.

Revill

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution tiny album art on landscape android tablet

PlanPremiumCountry Device(Samsung Galaxy Tab A9, Redmi Pad Pro)Operating System(Android 14. My Question or IssueThe album art on my android tablets are so tiny. I think it has something to do with the screen ratio. my iPad has nice and large album ar...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (Samsung Galaxy Tab A9, Redmi Pad Pro) Operating System (Android 14.   My Question or Issue The album art on my android tablets are so tiny. I think ...

Chriswan

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Superuser Contribution any song in playlist starts first song

on my playlist as i try to start any song it always starts with the first song in the playlist. i can click any song i want but only first one is started over and over again

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on my playlist as i try to start any song it always starts with the first song in the playlist. i can click any song i want but only first one is started over and over again

ouglop

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Superuser Contribution cant turn off widget when listen music on pc

PlanPremiumCountryHungaryDevice(Poco F3)Operating System(Xiaomi HyperOS) My Question or IssueWhen i play music on my PC, I see an annoying widget on my phone lockscreen. Can't turn it off.

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Plan Premium Country Hungary Device (Poco F3) Operating System (Xiaomi HyperOS)   My Question or Issue When i play music on my PC, I see an annoying widget on my phone lockscreen. Can'...

Yeti419Hun

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Superuser Contribution Disable Video in Search Tab

How do I disable this unnecessary garbage? Waste of data, waste of space, waste of CPU!

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How do I disable this unnecessary garbage?   Waste of data, waste of space, waste of CPU!

Huskers12321

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