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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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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...
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...
Hi, I'm usingPlan PremiumCountry GermanyDevice Phone Sony XA2 "H3113"Operating System 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 n...
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Hi, I'm using Plan Premium Country Germany Device Phone Sony XA2 "H3113" Operating System&nb...
gerard1492
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom, EnglandDeviceSony Xperia XZ PremiumOperating SystemOreo My Question or IssueFor months now my car controls do not work with spotify anymore. I have a brand new MINI Cooper since a year ago and for roughly 6 months fr...
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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom, England Device Sony Xperia XZ Premium Operating System Oreo My Question or Issue For months now my car controls do not work with spotify anymore....
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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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Plan Premium Spotify version 8.5.32.889 Device HTC U11 Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue Since some months I have the following issue: My phone is connected with my Ke...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhile playing songs on my phone, as soon as the screen times out - and locks (screen goes dark) - the song stops playing. Then I have to wake up the screen/pho...
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...ave this issue with Amazon Music so I know it's unique to Spotify. I already did the reatart/clear cache/uninstall/reinstall to no avail. Also, when the screen is locked there are no controls to p...
osornios
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10 plusOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI know this topic has been discussed ad nauseum, however I'm still having issues. Seems like I've narrowed it down, at least on my device. The lock scr...
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...aving issues. Seems like I've narrowed it down, at least on my device. The lock screen controls work when I'm not connected to Bluetooth for my Sony wireless headphones and iems. I've wiped cache. W...
Warrior75
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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 have ...
Peter
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PlanremiumCountry USADeviceSamsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemAndroid Oreo My Question or Issue I follow the instructions for enabling Spotify controls on Google maps, but "show media playback controls" does not show up with the rest of my controls. A...
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Plan remium Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Android Oreo My Question or Issue I follow the instructions for enabling Spotify controls...
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceSamsung S7Operating System Android 8.0.0Spotify version: 8.4.66.733 armV7 My Question or Issue I've been using my S7 for a while now and have had a variety of problems...1) The classic issue of once pausing a song on the lo...
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...or a while now and have had a variety of problems... 1) The classic issue of once pausing a song on the lock screen then locking and unlocking the phone the lock screen controls disappear. 2) The "c...
JulianA_Bogota
Roadie
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Samsung Galaxy S8 running Nougat (7.0).The Spotify controls disappear from my lock screen if I pause the track I'm listening to. I have power saving turned off for Spotify, notifications on for Spotify, and notifications on for my lock screen.What gi...
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Samsung Galaxy S8 running Nougat (7.0). The Spotify controls disappear from my lock screen if I pause the track I'm listening to. I have power saving turned off for Spotify, notifications on for S...
mkstvns
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After a recent update, I no longer see any playback controls for the Spotify app. When I start a radio or a song, the music plays, but I am no longer greeted with an album cover or the standard play/pause skip and previous (I am currently using premi...
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After a recent update, I no longer see any playback controls for the Spotify app. When I start a radio or a song, the music plays, but I am no longer greeted with an album cover or the s...
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It's not Displaying the play, next and prev buttons properly as seen in the picture.Great update the New menú is better easy access to the options.
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It's not Displaying the play, next and prev buttons properly as seen in the picture. Great update the New menú is better easy access to the options.
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Android 5.0Galaxy S5
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Android 5.0 Galaxy S5
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