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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify autoplays on phone speakers after bluetooth disconnect

PlanPremiumDeviceOnePlus 3TOperating SystemAndroid Nougat My Issue For a month the spotify app has been sporadically resumed playback after I move away from my car (bluetooth connected) or from bluetooth connected headphones. The song then continues ...

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Plan Premium Device OnePlus 3T Operating System Android Nougat   My Issue  For a month the spotify app has been sporadically resumed playback after I move away from my car (bluetoot...

SergioDavid

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Superuser Contribution Distorted sound

PlanPremiumCountry NetherlandsDeviceSamsung Galaxy S8Operating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 Oreo My Question or IssueA week or so ago I noticed that a number of songs in my playlists have a distorted effect, whereas this has not been an issue before. It's a d...

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Plan Premium Country  Netherlands Device Samsung Galaxy S8 Operating System Android 8.0.0 Oreo   My Question or Issue A week or so ago I noticed that a number of songs in my playl...

SergioDavid

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Changing tracks is incredibly sluggish

The app keeps freezing when I try to change tracks and will sometimes use 10 seconds before it switches to the next song after hitting the next button.Running on galaxy s8 newest updates.Anyone else have this issue?

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The app keeps freezing when I try to change tracks and will sometimes use 10 seconds before it switches to the next song after hitting the next button. Running on galaxy s8 newest updates. Anyone e...

Loxer

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Spotify app "crashes" randomly

PlanPremiumCountry ItalyDeviceSamsung Galaxy A5 2015Operating SystemAndroid 6.0.1 Hi everyone,I have a very strange issue with the Spotify app on my device. In a way that seems to be completely random, the app stops loading everything: I can't pause ...

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Plan Premium Country  Italy Device Samsung Galaxy A5 2015 Operating System Android 6.0.1   Hi everyone, I have a very strange issue with the Spotify app on my device. In a way tha...

ferrarif1w

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No bluetooth media controls as of last update

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy Note 8Operating SystemAndroid 8.0 Vehicle 2011 VW CC 2.0T with RNS510 stereo (no track names, but was controllable until update)My Question or Issue since last spotify update, bluetooth media controls no lon...

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  Plan Premium Country  USA Device Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Operating System Android 8.0  Vehicle  2011 VW CC 2.0T with RNS510 stereo (no track names, but was controllable ...

Clchase80

Music Fan

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spotify doesn`t save to sd card

PlanPremiumDeviceSamsung J7Operating SystemAndroid When I started to use my new phone a couple of days ago I chose the sd card option and then saved around 1000 songs but spotify magically deleted all of them today. And now the sd card storage option...

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Plan Premium Device Samsung J7 Operating System Android   When I started to use my new phone a couple of days ago I chose the sd card option and then saved around 1000 songs but spotify m...

MrKnwn2ActBad

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Shuffle music does not work?

Shuffle does not work anymore it seems. It will play the list in order. Doesnt matter how many times I would choose the shuffle play. There isnt a shuffle icon anywhere to make it play shuffled. I would do this everyday and would play the same songs,...

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Shuffle does not work anymore it seems.  It will play the list in order.  Doesnt matter how many times I would choose the shuffle play.  There isnt a shuffle icon anywhere to make it p...

lblazexl

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Spotify thinks it is always offline

Hi, I am on Android 6.0 with my Honor 7 and never really had issues with spotify. But recently spotify started to think it is offline. This can bee seen especially when you go the settings, where most of them are greyed out (eg "Playback (currently n...

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Hi, I am on Android 6.0 with my Honor 7 and never really had issues with spotify. But recently spotify started to think it is offline. This can bee seen especially when you go the settings, where mos...

ckl_88-ca

Newbie

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What is this screen?

Plan Premium USA DeviceLG V30 +Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueThis is what I see while i'm listening. It doesn't show the screen with the album covers. Started happening out of nowhere.

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Plan     Premium   USA   Device LG V30 + Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue This is what I see while i'm listening. It doesn't show the sc...

Schlomn22

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Is the spotify community run by bots?

it feels like whenever some people here ask a simple question about the spotify app like a bug or how to do this. Whether you talk postively or negatively, most of the time it gets a bot reply. And most of the time its not proper answers

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  it feels like whenever some people here ask a simple question about the spotify app like a bug or how to do this. Whether you talk postively or negatively, most of the time it gets a bot repl...

ImpTheLynx

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops streaming when phone is locked or spotify closes

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceLG Stylo 3 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue When I lock my phone, or close out of spotify, spotify will always stop streaming. I've used wired and bluetooth headphones, cleared the cache, and ...

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Plan Premium Country  United States Device LG Stylo 3 Plus Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue  When I lock my phone, or close out of spotify, spotify will al...

SergioDavid

Roadie

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Samsung Galaxy 8+

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.A Device Operating SystemNewest Android Update My Question or IssueWhat is this basic music selector and why did it change? I used to be able to see the album cover and be able to slide throughout the song.

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Plan Premium Country U.S.A   Device   Operating System Newest Android Update   My Question or Issue What is this basic music selector and why did it change? I used to be abl...

SergioDavid

Roadie

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Superuser Contribution Credit card veritication did not cancel de operation

PlanFree and PremiumCountry BrazilDeviceMoto G4 PlusOperating SystemAndroid 7.0 My Question or Issue I have another Spotify account, i've created and upgrade to Premium on friday and got free 30 days until august 12. I find out today, that you guys a...

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  Plan Free and Premium Country  Brazil Device Moto G4 Plus Operating System Android 7.0   My Question or Issue  I have another Spotify account, i've created and upgrad...

SergioDavid

Roadie

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Superuser Contribution Different now playing screen.

PlanPremiumCountry U.S.ADeviceSamsung Galaxy S7Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I just noticed a different now playing screen today. I only noticed it when I was in the car. Can anyone tell me why the scree...

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Plan Premium Country  U.S.A Device Samsung Galaxy S7 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I just noticed a different now play...

SergioDavid

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Superuser Contribution Stuck on one artist in a loop

PlanPremiumCountryUS Happening on both android and windows On the way home I was listening to Spotify on my android phone. It went to an album called Volunteer by Old Crow Medicine show and keeps starting and repeating the early parts of songs. I had...

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  Plan Premium Country US     Happening on both android and windows  On the way home I was listening to Spotify on my android phone.  It went to an album called Volun...

SergioDavid

Roadie

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I don't get why they removed the queue in the new update it's pretty stupid actually

Ever since the new update A lot of things changed which from i heard a made people mad like removing radio function for free users and such. I only use spotify for my saved songs but what i find annoying is that the queue is missing like i want to se...

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Ever since the new update A lot of things changed which from i heard a made people mad like removing radio function for free users and such. I only use spotify for my saved songs but what i find anno...

lumster49

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Local Files Not Downloading Onto Phone

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: Pixel XLOperating System: ANDROID 8.0My Question or Issue: I have several playlists that contain only local files stored on my laptop. I tried downloading them onto my phone but they won't download. I tried clearing m...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: Pixel XL Operating System: ANDROID 8.0 My Question or Issue:  I have several playlists that contain only local files stored on my laptop. I tried dow...

AeroZ

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Now Playing display on Bluetooth

I've noticed a few posts about this "Car Mode" display that is happening under bluetooth. Theres no way there isnt a fix, I'm connected to a Mpow bluetooth adapter and that's hooked to my radio in a machine shop. I cant adjust the position of the son...

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I've noticed a few posts about this "Car Mode" display that is happening under bluetooth. Theres no way there isnt a fix, I'm connected to a Mpow bluetooth adapter and that's hooked to my radio in a ...

Clchase80

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Solved!! Why can't I change quality/bitrate on my Android phone?

Phone is Moto g5plusLocation United KingdomOS is Android 7Hello - I could do with some help please. I thought Spotify Premium gave me access to higher bitrate than the free version. I have Premium installed on my Android phone. When I go to "Music Qu...

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Phone is Moto g5plus Location United Kingdom OS is Android 7 Hello - I could do with some help please.  I thought Spotify Premium gave me access to higher bitrate than the free version.&n...

Loxer

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