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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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easy_iice
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134 replies
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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...
PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceGoogle Pixel 7Operating SystemAndroid 15 My Question or IssueI'm having an issue where the Spotify Widget disappears on the Lock Screen after barely a second (see attached file).All notification settings are set correct...
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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Google Pixel 7 Operating System Android 15 My Question or Issue I'm having an issue where the Spotify Widget disappears on the Lock Screen...
Dingdongman
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PlanFreeDeviceRedmi pad 2Operating SystemHyperos3My Question or IssueWhenever I try to search in the app it don't work and it show just the grey background and I try use different wifi and I try using vpn and I even reinstall it and I clear cache
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Plan Free Device Redmi pad 2 Operating System Hyperos3 My Question or Issue Whenever I try to search in the app it don't work and it show just the grey background and I try use different wifi ...
Eni
Moderator
232 Views
1 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryItaly DeviceMoto g32 Operating SystemAndroid 12 (I think) My Question or IssueI recently bought a new phone (moto g32, which apparently runs on Android 12), but in the google play store, the Spotify app displays "Your device isn't c...
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...ownload page (https://www.spotify.com/it/download/other/ ) and download from there. This did not work for me. It still d splays "Your device isn't compatible with this version", which seems wrong, s...
alasons
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10219 Views
11 replies
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PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDevice(Samsung Galaxy A42 5G)Operating System(Android) My Question or IssueThe app says that I can't activate the mobile download on my mobile because this in not possible device, how do I fix this?
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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device (Samsung Galaxy A42 5G) Operating System (Android) My Question or Issue The app says that I can't activate the mobile download on my mobil...
AlejaR
Moderator
350 Views
1 replies
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Playlists work fine. But if open an album or artist page then this error pops up. It works fine on my ipad and Windows laptop, only on my phone does this problem persist. I have tried deleting, clearing all data and then reinstalling multiple times. ...
Newbie
Playlists work fine. But if open an album or artist page then this error pops up. It works fine on my ipad and Windows laptop, only on my phone does this problem persist. I have tried deleting, clear...
Eni
Moderator
1604 Views
1 replies
0 likes
PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy A25Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueCan only have one downloaded podcast episode at a time, music i can download big playlist no problem. Have much free pace. When i try to download the next epi...
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Plan Premium Country Norway Device Samsung Galaxy A25 Operating System Android My Question or Issue Can only have one downloaded podcast episode at a time, music i can download big pla...
IsAlreadyTaken
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PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy A71 5GOperating SystemAndroid 11Hello!As of a few days ago, the buttons for Spotify on my lock screen are grayed out. I can pause/play, but I cannot rewind or fast forward.I've already tried:Clear cache / storag...
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Plan Free Country USA Device Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Operating System Android 11 Hello! As of a few days ago, the buttons for Spotify on my lock screen are grayed out. I can pause/play, but ...
Evil_Noah
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23218 Views
62 replies
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When I scroll down my New Episodes feed to check what I've missed, at a certain point the entire feed disappears (it looks like everything gets pulled up to the top) and I'm left with a black screen. It will reset after several minutes, but every tim...
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When I scroll down my New Episodes feed to check what I've missed, at a certain point the entire feed disappears (it looks like everything gets pulled up to the top) and I'm left with a black screen....
Eni
Moderator
28890 Views
121 replies
16 likes
PlanPremium studentCountrySouth AfricaDeviceHisense E50(RAM 4GB, ROM 64GB)Operating SystemAndroid 11 My Question or IssueHi community. hope you guys are doing well. I am here for help because this is an ongoing issues since end of February. Whenever ...
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...f streaming and downloading. despite the effort, the problem still persist. What's even more weird was the issue didn't occur on my other playlists(Daily mixes, hip-hop mixes, RNB mixes, a...
aleballos
Visitor
7454 Views
20 replies
2 likes
This is obviously in the wrong category but I didn't see where else to post it. The new car mode UI is bad. Looks great, like a desktop UI should, but is about as far away from driver friendly as you can get. The old one was was simple, the new one h...
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This is obviously in the wrong category but I didn't see where else to post it. The new car mode UI is bad. Looks great, like a desktop UI should, but is about as far away from driver ...
marciocajahiba
Regular
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2 replies
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Hello. I have search my app over and over to include clicking the 3 dot menu. There is no option for a sleep timer. May one please be added?
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Hello. I have search my app over and over to include clicking the 3 dot menu. There is no option for a sleep timer. May one please be added?
Eni
Moderator
578 Views
1 replies
0 likes
Playlist Sort By option needed for mobile app
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Playlist Sort By option needed for mobile app
OscarDC
Moderator
331 Views
1 replies
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BUG REPORT - When listening to spotify on a device other than my phone, and I connect my bluetooth headphones to my phone (to answer a call, mainly), music transfers to my phone / headphones opposed to maintaining play on the ancillary device. This b...
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BUG REPORT - When listening to spotify on a device other than my phone, and I connect my bluetooth headphones to my phone (to answer a call, mainly), music transfers to my phone / headphones o...
Novy
Moderator
316 Views
1 replies
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Currently, when a media session is active, the Spotify icon is replaced with a white square.If the session is inactive (close Spotify completely via app switcher) then the icon will reappear.It also has a much larger and snazzier play button that sho...
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Currently, when a media session is active, the Spotify icon is replaced with a white square. If the session is inactive (close Spotify completely via app switcher) then the icon will reappear. ...
OscarDC
Moderator
866 Views
1 replies
0 likes
This used to be a feature that Spotify had and I’m not sure why they got rid of it. You used to be able to play a song and at the top of the playback screen you could see the title of the playlist or album that it was playing from. You could click on...
Newbie
...r album that it was playing from. You could click on that title and Spotify would direct you back to the playlist/album page where all of the other songs in that album were listed. It made it much e...
OscarDC
Moderator
829 Views
1 replies
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Hey! In light of the Android 12 launch and the revamp of widgets on the new OS version, Spotify renovated its widget on the A/B version of the main app bringing an adaptable color for the widget, just like we see in the playback shortcut in the app. ...
Spotify Star
Hey! In light of the Android 12 launch and the revamp of widgets on the new OS version, Spotify renovated its widget on the A/B version of the main app bringing an adaptable color for the widget, jus...
Dian
Spotify Legend
4159 Views
1 replies
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Due to a recent update, you can now show local files on the Android app. This replaces the old system of going through the PC app and putting local files on a playlist, which you would then download on your phone. While the old system was admittedly ...
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Due to a recent update, you can now show local files on the Android app. This replaces the old system of going through the PC app and putting local files on a playlist, which you would then download ...
doksho
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2032 Views
2 replies
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Player controls response with a slight delay on user input. Delay is between pressing control and actual reaction. It concerns play/pause button and forwarding the song. For example: you press "pause", after about 300-500ms (delay is different every ...
Visitor
Player controls response with a slight delay on user input. Delay is between pressing control and actual reaction. It concerns play/pause button and forwarding the song. For example: you press ...
391 Views
0 replies
0 likes
I have recently discovered Spotify has gotten a new look with new features such as the playlist enhance feature. My phone on the other hand (Samsung Galaxy s10) has not gotten the update. The rest of my family who have the exact same phones got it al...
Visitor
I have recently discovered Spotify has gotten a new look with new features such as the playlist enhance feature. My phone on the other hand (Samsung Galaxy s10) has not gotten the update. The rest o...
Kiril
Moderator
592 Views
1 replies
0 likes
I was looking for a place to submit a trouble ticket.Frequently the mobile app using Android auto will stop playing and mark the podcast as played. This seems to happen where advertisements would go.This is very inconvenient for long podcasts.
Newbie
I was looking for a place to submit a trouble ticket. Frequently the mobile app using Android auto will stop playing and mark the podcast as played. This seems to happen where advertisements would g...
OscarDC
Moderator
514 Views
1 replies
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