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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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Hello, like many others i have the issue that my music mutes after skipping a song manually, when connected to my Car via bluetooth. I then need to turn the Volume of the car Up again or Press Play again. The Song time-stence runs just perfectly alon...
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Hello, like many others i have the issue that my music mutes after skipping a song manually, when connected to my Car via bluetooth. I then need to turn the Volume of the car Up again or Press Play a...
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I am using Spotify on my car's android head unit. I've set it up to always go into car mode (settings -> switch to car mode -> always). However, after I reopen the app, it's back into the normal mode and it doesn't even prompt me to switch to car mod...
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I am using Spotify on my car's android head unit. I've set it up to always go into car mode (settings -> switch to car mode -> always). However, after I reopen the app, it's back into t...
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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Xiaomi A3 Operating System Android one My Question or Issue The title/artist/álbum does not change in the car screen. The first song that s...
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Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue While listening to Google Play Music via Bluetooth in my car, I can browse my library, select tracks and view all songs in the c...
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Plan Premium Country UK Device GOOGLE PIXEL 2 My Question or Issue Never used to have the problem but the past couple of days when I connect my phone to my car via Bluetooth I g...
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...bsp; Android 9 I use Spotify Premium for some years now, in Cars I connect via Bluetooth to the car and use the car radio buttons to skip Tracks and Mute/Unmute. Please note: I don't use A...
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...ache, uninstall/installed app, disconnected/connected Bluetooth in the war. I also turned the car off and on. I'm really disappointed at the fact that the back/previous button is not w...
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Whenever i start my car , spotify opens and plays the last song. I can reinstall app, can restart my phone and it stills opening.Itnalso opens after every phone call and plays song. My phone is a note 8, with lastest software installed. Same for spot...
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Whenever i start my car , spotify opens and plays the last song. I can reinstall app, can restart my phone and it stills opening. Itnalso opens after every phone call and plays song. M...
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PlanPremiumSpotify version8.5.32.889DeviceHTC U11Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueSince some months I have the following issue:My phone is connected with my Kenwood DPX-7100DAB car radio and use Spotify to play music. The music title and...
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...enwood DPX-7100DAB car radio and use Spotify to play music. The music title and artists will also be displayed on the car radio. But the play/pause/skip buttons on the radio are not working anymore. S...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceOneplus 3TOperating SystemAndroid Pie (OxygenOS 9.0.4) My Question or IssueFor the life of me I can't get my car controls to work any more - or at least not reliably. The only way Spotify reacts to the car contro...
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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Oneplus 3T Operating System Android Pie (OxygenOS 9.0.4) My Question or Issue For the life of me I can't get my car controls to w...
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...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...
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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 Prius ...
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...eeps pausing only when using my car's bluetooth. It pauses randomly multiple times throughout every song I play. It doesn't happen when I play it directly through my phone. Is anyone else experiencing t...
Nico
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...nlocked it and it appeared me a little menu where it showed me the song I was listening and the buttons "play/pause", "next" and "previous"; well, with that menu I also could see the song name on my car...
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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 better). Is this at all possible?
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So I have a thing that connects to the cassete in my 2001 audi's stock sound deck. I have a Galaxy s5. I can play sounds on youtube using my phone and the car's speakers, this sounds great, I can h...
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