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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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Downloaded Available Offline songs "undownloaded" and greyed out

I have 1670 songs in a playlist (the old favourites-playlist) and I've been having a problem where most of the songs go from being downloaded and available to greyed out and unavailable for no reason. I first make them available offline, wait until t...

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I have 1670 songs in a playlist (the old favourites-playlist) and I've been having a problem where most of the songs go from being downloaded and available to greyed out and unavailable for no reason...

mgarey2

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Elephone P8, Android 7.0

Good afternoonI have the same problem as this user. I have downloaded the latest version available on play store: Elephone P8, Android 7.0 Spotify closes (app closes + background service ends) 10 seconds after screen turns off.Lock screen widget disp...

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Good afternoon I have the same problem as this user. I have downloaded the latest version available on play store:   Elephone P8, Android 7.0   Spotify closes (app closes + background ...

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Fix slow app in case of many libraries and/or offline songs

I really have enough of the app being unresponsive too many times even for minutes.... No matter what I do, play, search, browse, the whole app experience is being bullsht. I've seen multiple threads where it was suggested to: "Remove as much things ...

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I really have enough of the app being unresponsive too many times even for minutes.... No matter what I do, play, search, browse, the whole app experience is being bullsht. I've seen multiple threads...

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Lock screen issue, can't skip songs from lock screen.

So first the widget on the lock screen wouldn't even show up, restarting seemed to fix the issue but now if I try to skip to the next song it wont let me, have to open the app in the phone to skip songs. Please fix spotify, started happening after mo...

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So first the widget on the lock screen wouldn't even show up, restarting seemed to fix the issue but now if I try to skip to the next song it wont let me, have to open the app in the phone to skip so...

empereurrom7

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Solved!! Anyone voice controlling spotify via Android with success?

Hello guys, doing some research online, I am seeing that you can voice control spotify via an android phone but the reviews are not great. Is there anyone here using voice commands on an android phone to "search spotify and play a specific tune" with...

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Hello guys, doing some research online, I am seeing that you can voice control spotify via an android phone but the reviews are not great. Is there anyone here using voice commands on an android phon...

Thoky

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Google Pixel - Album art has stopped to load

I am a spotify premium user on Google pixel. After a certain date in January 2018, Spotify album art has stopped to load, while the album art for my previously downloaded songs appear as expected. In an attempt to resolve the issue, I cleared cache a...

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I am a spotify premium user on Google pixel. After a certain date in January 2018, Spotify album art has stopped to load, while the album art for my previously downloaded songs appear as expected. In...

mansingh95

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Solved!! Unable to sync local files

i am having the latest spotify on both Windows and Android and i recently moved a new local files into my spotify playlist. However, when i sync it to my phone, it showed the local file song but does not allow me to download it and it is greyed out. ...

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i am having the latest spotify on both Windows and Android and i recently moved a new local files into my spotify playlist. However, when i sync it to my phone, it showed the local file song but does...

phan_times

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Unable to log in

Help! My spotify app was saying that I was offline and I decided to just update it and log out of my account, little did I know I would completely lock myself out of the app. Each time I log in to the app it says I have to go online to connect and I ...

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Help! My spotify app was saying that I was offline and I decided to just update it and log out of my account, little did I know I would completely lock myself out of the app.  Each time I log i...

phan_times

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What is the difference between my library and playlist?

When I joined I spent hours choosing my playlist or my songs let's put it that way. When I finally got in I found the songs were in something called a library not my playlist. What is the difference between the two?

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When I joined I spent hours choosing my playlist or my songs let's put it that way. When I finally got in I found the songs were in something called a library not my playlist. What is the difference ...

phan_times

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Using a lot of storage

Hi Is it normal that spotify uses 2.5 GB of internal storage (no offline playlist, I checked) on an android device (samsung a5 2016)?I know I can delete it, but don't feel like loggin in again etc. I just want the app to be light

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Hi    Is it normal that spotify uses 2.5 GB of internal storage (no offline playlist, I checked) on an android device (samsung a5 2016)? I know I can delete it, but don't feel like loggi...

Noah

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Spotify notifcation player opens on Android when phone is plugged into Computer

The Spotify player in the phone notification bar will open when headphones are plugged in or if headphones are plugged in when the phone is attached to a computer with a USB cord. This happens if an instance of Spotify is open on the computer, if the...

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The Spotify player in the phone notification bar will open when headphones are plugged in or if headphones are plugged in when the phone is attached to a computer with a USB cord. This happens if an ...

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Solved!! Cant save my music to SD card

I cant choose storage so my phone gets full. Why is the storage buttom missing? I have followed instructions but there is no buttom for choosing storage

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I cant choose storage so my phone gets full. Why is the storage buttom missing? I have followed instructions but there is no buttom for choosing storage 

phan_times

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Music automatically pauses with email notification

I have an issue with the most recent version of Spotify on my Note 8. When playing through my BT device, the music automatically pauses when any email notification comes through on my phone. I have tried uninstall/reinstall, but that did not fix the ...

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I have an issue with the most recent version of Spotify on my Note 8.  When playing through my BT device, the music automatically pauses when any email notification comes through on my phone.&nb...

howardnorberg

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Chromecast Audio problem.

When trying to skip forward to next song when casting to my chromecast audio from spotify on my iphone or ipad, it stops playing and when I press play it skips to next song and stops. Then pressing play again makes it skip to next song again and agai...

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When trying to skip forward to next song when casting to my chromecast audio from spotify on my iphone or ipad, it stops playing and when I press play it skips to next song and stops. Then pressing p...

Sidedog

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No bluetooth control in car until I change app permissions

Every time I connect via bluetooth to Spotify in my car I have no volume/track change control until I go to app permissions and toggle 'Microphone' and 'Phone' off/on. Then it works.However, I have to do this EVERY TIME I connect in my car - which is...

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Every time I connect via bluetooth to Spotify in my car I have no volume/track change control until I go to app permissions and toggle 'Microphone' and 'Phone' off/on. Then it works. However, I have...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify not responding on Samsung Galaxy 10.1 tablets (GT-P7510)

In the past week, Spotify has repeatedly returned the message "Spotify is not responding. Would you like to close it?". This happens on both of my tablets. Spotify works fine when accessed through the app on my iPhone so I know it's not the network. ...

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In the past week, Spotify has repeatedly returned the message "Spotify is not responding. Would you like to close it?".  This happens on both of my tablets.  Spotify works fine when accesse...

phan_times

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Album art not showing up on my Android phone

Spoiler (Highlight to read)The album art on Spotify is not showing up on my phone. I have cleared cache and reinstalled the app countless times and nothing seems to work! Please help me fix this problem.The album art on Spotify is not showing up on m...

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The album art on Spotify is not showing up on my phone. I have cleared cache and reinstalled the app countless times and nothing seems to work! Please help me fix this problem.

galtma

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songs

I downloaded 3 new playlists, but they are not showing up under my songs so that I can shuffle through all of the songs I have downloaded, and not just one playlist at a time. How do I fix this?

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I downloaded 3 new playlists, but they are not showing up under my songs so that I can shuffle through all of the songs I have downloaded, and not just one playlist at a time. How do I fix this?

phan_times

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[Android] Unavailable Song

I cannot play this song!I cannot play this song 

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I cannot play this song! I cannot play this song  

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Android Auto

Boa tarde!Utilizo o Android Auto perfeitamente na central multimidia de meu carro. Tenho apenas um problema em que nao aparecem todas as musicas de minhas playlists no carro. Como se fosse um limite de quantidade de musicas. Isto e normal? Ha previsa...

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Boa tarde! Utilizo o Android Auto perfeitamente na central multimidia de meu carro. Tenho apenas um problema em que nao aparecem todas as musicas de minhas playlists no carro. Como se fosse um limit...

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