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New and Improved Android Widget

Spotify is bringing a new update to the home screen widget on Android devices. This update will help you get more out of it than before. The new widget will make it simpler and faster to access your favourite content on Spotify. So what is changing?H...

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[COMPLETE GUIDE] How to fix most Android issues

Please read below for troubleshooting Spotify on your Android device. This guide contains fixes for most common issues as well as detail on how to create a new topic if you still are having problems. First thing to do before trying anything else is r...

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  • Daniel
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Solved!! The version of Spotify I have has completely different features than another free user.

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceAndroid PhonesMy Question or IssueMy dad and I both have spotify. I cannot pick songs to play and have to rely on shuffle. My dad can pick songs without issue, and probably doesn't even know that shuffle's an option. We both h...

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  • Alex
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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth Controls not working properly

PlanFamily PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssueI have a UClear HBC200 HD bluetooth headset for my motorcycle and have always had no issues using the play/pause/skip track functionality of the he...

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  • Plan Family Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android Pie   My Question or Issue I have a UClear HBC200 HD bluetooth headset for my motorcycle and h...
  • Peter
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Music constantly stops on Android and connection to chromecast is lost

PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceSamsung Galaxy S9 Kernel 4.9.59-15776989 Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen my music is playing while my phone is connected to my Bluetooth headset, it constantly stopt the music and I have to restart it. ...

  • Visitor
  • ...onnected to my Bluetooth headset, it constantly stopt the music and I have to restart it. It's the worst when I'm biking. The last ride of 10 minutes, I had to restart the music 67 times. I went crazy....
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    bluetooth
    music stops
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Superuser Contribution Meizu EP52 "snap to pause" don't work anymore.

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceXiaomi Mi A1, Meizu EP52 BT headset.Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or IssueHeadsets snap-to-pause function stopped working last month. App responds to physical button controls properly. Snap works perfectly wit...

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  • Plan Premium Country Poland Device Xiaomi Mi A1, Meizu EP52 BT headset. Operating System Android Oreo   My Question or Issue Headsets snap-to-pause function stopped working last month....
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    ep52
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Car radio BT controls not working

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceHuawei Mate 20Operating SystemAndroid 9.0 My Question or IssueFor several weeks now I have been having trouble skipping/pausing songs on the Bluetooth radio in my car. I've looked on the internet for a solution ...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...ongs on the Bluetooth radio in my car. I've looked on the internet for a solution but haven't managed to find one so far. Things I already have tried: - Updating Spotify to the latest version - A c...
  • VonWafflehelm
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  • bluetooth
    buttons
    Car
    Car Bluetooth
    Skiping tracks
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Bluetooth audio connected but not playing

PlanFreeCountryUS DeviceMoto Z Droid PlayOperating SystemAndroid 8.0.0 My Question or IssueI've been listening to Spotify via Bluetooth in a 2015 Toyota Prius for a few weeks, suddenly it no longer plays audio when connected, only a second of the son...

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  •   Plan Free Country US   Device Moto Z Droid Play Operating System Android 8.0.0   My Question or Issue I've been listening to Spotify via Bluetooth in a 2015 Toyota P...
  • krbroadfoot
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    Car
    connection
    Streaming Issue
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Bluetooth headset controls not working

I'm using a Premium account in India. I'm using a Oneplus 6T and my JBL Bluetooth music playback controls aren't working on the app. I tried on other apps and there's no problem with the headset or the phone. It's just Spotify. Help on the same.

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  • I'm using a Premium account in India. I'm using a Oneplus 6T and my JBL Bluetooth music playback controls aren't working on the app. I tried on other apps and there's no problem with the headset or t...
  • Darevas
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    bug
    india
    playback
    Premium
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Solved!! Problem with my smartwatch

PlanPremiumCountryMexico DeviceSamsung Gear S3Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue I download Spotify on my watch, in settings/playback I got two options (stream on wifi or remote) when I chose remote it doesn't matter if it connected vi...

  • Visitor
  • ...wo options (stream on wifi or remote) when I chose remote it doesn't matter if it connected via Bluetooth I receive the same message  "Unable to start Spotify, connect to Bluetooth to start l...
  • Noah
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    Gear S3
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Spotify Bluetooth controls and Metadata JVC Car Stereo

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceGoogle Pixel 2 XLOperating SystemAndroid Pie 9.0 My Question or Issue Hi there, so I would like to report a bug in the newest update to the Google Play store app, essentially the problem is as follows: Yesterday I was a...

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  • ...pdate to the Google Play store app, essentially the problem is as follows:   Yesterday I was able to turn on my car with my phone in my pocket, have it connect to bluetooth and begin playing music, a...
  • mgc24747
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  • bluetooth
    Bug Playlist
    car audio
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Bluetooth In car audio controls frozen

PlanPremium Country UK DeviceGalaxy Note2Operating System(Android) My Question or Issue Hi, I was wondering if this is something that I alone have bee experiencing or if it is an underlying issue with the Android Spotify app. I have an aftermarket ra...

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  • ...he radio switches on and it automatically uses Bluetooth to connect to my phone. This takes about 1-2 minutes. At this point I have usually stated to drive down the road and when the connection is c...
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    bluetooth
    car radio
    Connection bug
    critical bug
    Dangerous Bug
    Important
    timeout
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Bluetooth VW infotainment, No tracklist available

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceSamsung s7 edgeOperating SystemAndroid 8.0 My Question or Issue I am not sure if this is a spotify issue or an issue with my car infotainment system. I've recently bought a 2018 model volkswagen scirocco with a discovery pr...

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  • ...ar infotainment system. I've recently bought a 2018 model volkswagen scirocco with a discovery pro infotainment system.   I am able to pair my phone via Bluetooth and play songs, and have the a...
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    Car
    VW
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Android Auto - Spotify doesn't seem to be working right now

This issue has come up before last year in some other discussions, but after the latest update it seems to have returned. This is my first time experiencing it on my phone. About a week after this current Spotify update 8.4.82.664, I've been having i...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...potify's problem. The current workarounds don't work very long, one being disconnecting the bluetooth conenction to the car, since Android Auto automatically reconnects to it and breaks the Spotify a...
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  • Android
    auto
    bluetooth
    doesn't seem to be working
    doesn't work
    Spotify
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Superuser Contribution Stupid Car Mode

How on earth do I disable this shitty car mode?Absolutely horrendous and what's even worse is that I'm on a premium account - I'm not gonna pay money to have shitty interfaces and buggy apps. If this issue isnt fixed, I'm gonna switch to YouTube musi...

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  • How on earth do I disable this shitty car mode? Absolutely horrendous and what's even worse is that I'm on a premium account - I'm not gonna pay money to have shitty interfaces and buggy apps. ...
  • SubduedRhombus
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    car mode
    Interface
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Play/Pause from bluetooth devices after Android Oreo update

My LG V30 from Verizon recently got the Android Oreo update. I noted that after this upgrade the play/pause action stopped working from my Sennheiser BT440 headphone. I also tried the same operation from my LG Watch Style and it is not working as wel...

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  • My LG V30 from Verizon recently got the Android Oreo update. I noted that after this upgrade the play/pause action stopped working from my Sennheiser BT440 headphone. I also tried the same operation ...
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    OREO
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Can I use spotify on android using bluetooth or USB and have the audio go over aux

I would like to use Spotify on Android on my car stereor, I want to be able to see the tracks and contol them (either via bluetooth or usb) but then have the audio running over Aux (the sound is better). Is this at all possible?

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  • I would like to use Spotify on Android on my car stereor, I want to be able to see the tracks and contol them (either via bluetooth or usb) but then have the audio running over Aux (the sound is b...
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    aux
    bluetooth
    Car
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Wrong titles shown when playing in car via Bluetooth A2DP

Hello,I have a trouble that the wrong title is shown on the car media screen when playing Spotify from my mobile phone. When I start playing the first title is right, but when the next song is playing the title won't change. When the third song is pl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello, I have a trouble that the wrong title is shown on the car media screen when playing Spotify from my mobile phone.  When I start playing the first title is right, but when the next song ...
  • Grazig
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    bluetooth
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Spotify auto opens and starts playing when connected to bluetooth. Plz fix

How can i stop spotify from autostarting when it connects to bluetooth.However, even when I have closed it out and restarted my phone, Spotify automatically becomes the first thing playing even if I have previously been using a different program. It'...

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  • How can i stop spotify from autostarting when it connects to bluetooth. However, even when I have closed it out and restarted my phone, Spotify automatically becomes the first thing playing even i...
  • Micronology
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    autoplay
    bluetooth
    no settings
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Bluetooth Share has stopped working

Hello, It seems that since I updated Spotify around mid-February that everytime I play Spotify connected to bluetooth, within a couple of minutes I get a recurring 'Bluetooth Share has stopped working'. The bluetooth then turns off, reboots, connects...

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  • Hello,   It seems that since I updated Spotify around mid-February that everytime I play Spotify connected to bluetooth, within a couple of minutes I get a recurring 'Bluetooth Share has s...
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    Bluetooth Share
    Stopped
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Metadata not displaying correctly in vehicle through Android Auto (phone).

The metadata for track and artist is not refreshing to the head unit in my vehicle when using Android Auto (phone). Outside of Android Auto it seems to work fine.Other music apps aren't having this issue.

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  • The metadata for track and artist is not refreshing to the head unit in my vehicle when using Android Auto (phone). Outside of Android Auto it seems to work fine. Other music apps aren't having this...
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    bluetooth
    bug
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Car Stereo won't show track info

I have a Kenwood car stereo which connects to my phone via Bluetooth. I usually stream all my music via Spotify and on my previous phone, the LG G4, the car stereo showed the track info just fine. However, my new phone, the Samsung Galaxy S7 refuses ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a Kenwood car stereo which connects to my phone via Bluetooth. I usually stream all my music via Spotify and on my previous phone, the LG G4, the car stereo showed the track info just fine. H...
  • cntpuncher
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    Car Stereo
    track information
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Tracks "Play" but there is no Sound using Bluetooth in a car

I'm trying to connect my phone to my car. Tracks "Play" within the app, bluetooth is connected, but no sound actually comes out of the speakers. Using a Pioneer headset, Nexus 6P initially. But I've also tried this with my new car and a new phone, Pi...

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  • I'm trying to connect my phone to my car. Tracks "Play" within the app, bluetooth is connected, but no sound actually comes out of the speakers.   Using a Pioneer headset, Nexus 6P initially....
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    bluetooth
    bored
    no sound
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