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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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Can't play Maroon 5 music.

I have followed playlists for the best of Maroon 5 and the only two songs that are able to play are the ones link to other artists as well. If I search Maroon 5 and just try playing a song on their profile it doesn't work either it says song unavaila...

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I have followed playlists for the best of Maroon 5 and the only two songs that are able to play are the ones link to other artists as well. If I search Maroon 5 and just try playing a song on their p...

Joe

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Can't play specific artist

Hi, I'm unable to play any songs by Metallica on Android devices. I can see the catalogue but can't play any songs. I've tried reinstalling but to no avail. I'm running spotify v8.4.23.784 and android v8.0. Thanks.

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Hi, I'm unable to play any songs by Metallica on Android devices. I can see the catalogue but can't play any songs. I've tried reinstalling but to no avail. I'm running spotify v8.4.23.784 and androi...

Joe

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Spotify logging out and wiping files when battery dies

Whenever the battery on my Moto G5 dies when I turn it back on it's logged me out and wiped everything. I try logging in but it tells me I must be connected and to go online. I try but it just keeps looping saying I need to connect. Tried it on numer...

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Whenever the battery on my Moto G5 dies when I turn it back on it's logged me out and wiped everything. I try logging in but it tells me I must be connected and to go online. I try but it just keeps ...

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cache clearing
cache problems
Log in problem
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Downloaded Music does not appear so / No Offline

On my Samsung Galaxy J3 I use the premium version. I have quite a bit of music downloaded. I recently had to soft reset my phone for a separate reason. When I rebooted it, I could no longer play music offline. Every song I had downloaded appears to b...

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On my Samsung Galaxy J3 I use the premium version. I have quite a bit of music downloaded. I recently had to soft reset my phone for a separate reason. When I rebooted it, I could no longer play musi...

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Roadie

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Some music not playing

Hi there! I've been trying to listen to Justin Timberlake on both my android mobile device and on my windows laptop. However, none of songs seem to be working. It does seem to only be his songs however as everything else is working normally! I have s...

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Hi there! I've been trying to listen to Justin Timberlake on both my android mobile device and on my windows laptop. However, none of songs seem to be working. It does seem to only be his songs howev...

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AUTOPLAY

Dear Spotify. Today was THEE LAST DAY I put up with your auto play on my phone while connected to the bluetooth in my car. I know £15.00 pm is not a lot of money to a big company like yourself, nevertheless, I will be cancelling my subscription with ...

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Dear Spotify.   Today was THEE LAST DAY I put up with your auto play on my phone while connected to the bluetooth in my car. I know £15.00 pm is not a lot of money to a big company like yourse...

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I bought premium but it's not working

I bought premium but I can't use it. my Spotify still look like a free acc

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I bought premium but I can't use it. my Spotify still look like a free acc 

Joe

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Can't sync Spotify account to Touchtunes

I was having a looping issue trying to sync my Spotify account to my Touchtunes account at a local bar. I was using my android phone and both of the services (Spotify and Touchtunes) were apps downloaded from the Google Play Store. I was unsuccessful...

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I was having a looping issue trying to sync my Spotify account to my Touchtunes account at a local bar.  I was using my android phone and both of the services (Spotify and Touchtunes) were apps ...

Joe

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Solved!! Music stops when I move

Hello, I've had this problem for a while now. Every time I listen to Spotify music on my android phone with earphones, the music regularly stops whenever I move or try to, for example, put my phone in my pocket. I've tried switching earphones, same p...

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Hello,  I've had this problem for a while now. Every time I listen to Spotify music on my android phone with earphones, the music regularly stops whenever I move or try to, for example, put my ...

coalminecanary

Roadie

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Display size on Android tablet?

Is there a way to get the app to use the entire screen for display as opposed to phone size? I'm using Lenovo Yoga.

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Is there a way to get the app to use the entire screen for display as opposed to phone size? I'm using Lenovo Yoga. 

destinie_6ca

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Can't choose songs on Android App anymore? (Premium subscriber)

I am subscribed to Spotify Premium (Student) and have my playlists downloaded on the android app on my Galaxy S8 (set to offline mode) so I don't burn through my data. I noticed yesterday that the app layout looks different, so it has been updated. M...

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I am subscribed to Spotify Premium (Student) and have my playlists downloaded on the android app on my Galaxy S8 (set to offline mode) so I don't burn through my data. I noticed yesterday that the ap...

Joe

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Solved!! Downloaded File Location on Android

Hi, Where are the playlist/downlods stored on an Android (S3 Mini)? I have downloaded a playlist, which I then deleted on the desktop version. When I go back in Spotify on Android, it's no longer there but not sure if the files remain, so I want to l...

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Hi, Where are the playlist/downlods stored on an Android (S3 Mini)?   I have downloaded a playlist, which I then deleted on the desktop version.   When I go back in Spotify on A...

Joe

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Album cover On lockscreen

Can someone please help me I can't get album covers to display on my lock screen.I'm using an Oppo R9 plus.

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Can someone please help me I can't get album covers to display on my lock screen. I'm using an Oppo R9 plus.

Joe

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Superuser Contribution Restarted phone, offline mode, unable to login.

Phone updated, restarted and trying to launch spotify app. On login, get " You are currently set to offline. Please go online to connect." Any way to change the online/offline setting without loging in? Do I now lose all my downloaded content? Seems ...

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Phone updated, restarted and trying to launch spotify app.  On login, get " You are currently set to offline.  Please go online to connect."   Any way to change the online/offline se...

t1ttyburgerz

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Spotify crash when another app opens the camera

Everytime another app use the camera or opening the camera app itself my spotify either pauses the music or more often crashs. I have one Nexus 5X with pure android 8, I don't rebember if i had the same problem with my last phone.

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Everytime another app use the camera or opening the camera app itself my spotify either pauses the music or more often crashs.   I have one Nexus 5X with pure android 8, I don't rebe...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Audio lagging on Huawei P9 Plus

Im having trouble with lagging\skipping, it started suddenly and it goes away after 30 sec to a minute. But it is really annoying, and did not have this problem earlier. Tried to delete cache and redownloaded songs, same result.

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Im having trouble with lagging\skipping, it started suddenly and it goes away after 30 sec to a minute. But it is really annoying, and did not have this problem earlier.   Tried to delete cach...

Krisj2k

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Spotify Android App automatically starts when I start playing music through Spotify on my PC. Why??

This started in the past few days. I'll hit play on Spotify on my work computer or home computer and it will start it in the background my phone at the same time. How do I stop this from happening please? They appear to be synced but I don't recall s...

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This started in the past few days. I'll hit play on Spotify on my work computer or home computer and it will start it in the background my phone at the same time. How do I stop this from happening pl...

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Dangerous bug / Connect starts with Max Volume on AVR

Problem:on the first start of Spotify Connect beaming to an AVR it starts with MAXIMUM VOLUME!This can blow your ears and your speakers, it is realy dangerous not only annoying. The volume is preset to max, you may notice it on the connect screen and...

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Problem: on the first start of Spotify Connect beaming to an AVR it starts with MAXIMUM VOLUME! This can blow your ears and your speakers, it is realy dangerous not only annoying.   The vo...

rienwessels

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Dangerous Bug
Spotify Connect Volume Control
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Spotify Android gone dead slow

Even connecting on my home wifi network, I spend most of time looking at the rotating green circle icon. Loads of people making the same complaint about the app. When will this be fixed? P.

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Even connecting on my home wifi network, I spend most of time looking at the rotating green circle icon. Loads of people making the same complaint about the app. When will this be fixed?   P.

coalminecanary

Roadie

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Pairing headphones with phone and computer

I have Dell Inspiration running on Windows 10, Beoplay Bluetooth headphones, and an Android phone. I can't get my headphones to pair with both the computer and computer at the same time. It says they're both paired but when I try to play music from m...

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I have Dell Inspiration running on Windows 10, Beoplay Bluetooth headphones, and an Android phone. I can't get my headphones to pair with both the computer and computer at the same time. It says...

coalminecanary

Roadie

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