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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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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...
PlanPremiumCountryUKDevicePixel 9 Pro & BMWOperating SystemAndroid 16iDrive 7Spotify version 9.0.78.1116 My Question or IssueWhen listening to podcasts in android auto, the wrong podcast length is displayed. Displaying something like 32:00/30:00 The ...
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Plan Premium Country UK Device Pixel 9 Pro & BMW Operating System Android 16 iDrive 7 Spotify version 9.0.78.1116 My Question or Issue When listening to podcasts in android a...
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Since the latest update (v9.1.42.2058), the 15-second back/forward swipe gestures on my Sony WH-1000XM5 no longer work for podcasts. Android/Samsung S25FE What's broken: Swiping back/forward on the right earcup (configured in Sony | Sound Connect for...
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Since the latest update (v9.1.42.2058), the 15-second back/forward swipe gestures on my Sony WH-1000XM5 no longer work for podcasts. Android/Samsung S25FE What's broken: Swiping back/f...
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceSamsung Galaxy S10+Operating SystemAndroid 10 My Question or IssueI've noticed when connected to my car via bluetooth (no android auto), the video part of any podcast will not load. The audio will work, but it seems the vid...
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...ideo part of any podcast will not load. The audio will work, but it seems the video doesn't even attempt to load. This happens both when podcasts are downloaded and not downloaded so it can't be an i...
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PlanPremium (family)CountryNorwayDeviceSamsung Galaxy S24+Operating SystemAndroid 14/ One UI 6.1 My Question or Issue:My app has an issue where it crashes when opening the "new episodes" feed. It has been going on for a couple of months (but I don´t ...
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Plan Premium (family) Country Norway Device Samsung Galaxy S24+ Operating System Android 14/ One UI 6.1 My Question or Issue: My app has an issue where it crashes when opening the "n...
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Plan Free/Premium Country Usa Device Samsung s25 Operating System Android My Question or Issue When playing a podcast, I was trying to highlight and copy a subtitle in a podcast. It crashed the whole app. Easily repeatable.
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Plan Free/Premium Country Usa Device Samsung s25 Operating System Android My Question or Issue When playing a podcast, I was trying to highlight and copy a s...
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when I chose podcast in up "all. music. podcast"(feed) and then following app crashes and closes.
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when I chose podcast in up "all. music. podcast"(feed) and then following app crashes and closes.
Amay
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid one UI version 2.1 My Question or IssueMy podcasts keeps freezing and stopping for no reason. The only way to fix it is to close and re open the app. Occasionally after I...
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Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android one UI version 2.1 My Question or Issue My podcasts keeps freezing and stopping for no r...
michaellmcgraw
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Google Pixel pro 6Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)Android 14 and Android 15My Question or IssueFor the past month or so the podcast queue has been br...
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...5 My Question or Issue For the past month or so the podcast queue has been broken. I always play my podcasts from the "your episodes" playlist and the queue updates with however I've sorted that p...
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceSamsung Galaxy 10+Operating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueWhen enabled, the auto-download feature for new podcasts will attempt to download anything new and they all "hang" with spinning download icons but ...
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Plan Premium Country United States Device Samsung Galaxy 10+ Operating System Android 12 My Question or Issue When enabled, the auto-download feature for new podcasts will attempt t...
demkoiib
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PlanSpotify Premium FamilyCountryUSADeviceGoogle Pixel 3a XL My Question or IssueThe same problem for different features: When I tap on the buttons, nothing happens. This happens on both the podcast's "sort" button and the episode's play button (as h...
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...appens on both the podcast's "sort" button and the episode's play button (as highlighted in the attached photos). The "sort" function on a podcast's page doesn't work
Sarahrados
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PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceHuawei P20 ProOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueI'm trying to playback podcasts in the order they were released. I've ordered by date which has helped, but I find that it often goes back to Episode 1, which is f...
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Plan Premium Country UK Device Huawei P20 Pro Operating System Android 9 My Question or Issue I'm trying to playback podcasts in the order they were released. &n...
Beeberry3
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PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceLG g7 thinQOperating SystemAndroid 9Spotify Version8.5.48.1049My Question or IssueSimply put, podcasts won't play over cellular data. Every other playlist, song or album can be streamed no problem instantly. Already clos...
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Plan Premium Country Mexico Device LG g7 thinQ Operating System Android 9 Spotify Version 8.5.48.1049 My Question or Issue Simply put, podcasts won't play over cellular data. Every other p...
Jeremy
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PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceOnePlus 8TOperating SystemAndroid 12 My Question or IssueAs a Premium CUSTOMER, I'm SICK of Spotify inserting ads at the beginning of Podcasts I subscribe to. Even WORSE, they are always FOREIGN LANGUAGE ads.... NB They...
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Plan Premium Country Ireland Device OnePlus 8T Operating System Android 12 My Question or Issue As a Premium CUSTOMER, I'm SICK of Spotify inserting ads at the beginning of Podcast...
scolu
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PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceXiaomi Redmi 6 ProOperating SystemAndroid Pie My Question or IssuePodcasts are downloaded successfully, but not played and available in Offline mode.
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Plan Premium Country India Device Xiaomi Redmi 6 Pro Operating System Android Pie My Question or Issue Podcasts are downloaded successfully, but not played and available in Offline m...
Jeremy
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528 Views
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Plan: FreeCountry: United StatesDevice: Samsung Galaxy S5 (SM-G900P)Operating System: Android 6.0.1Spotify Version: 8.6.88.1104My Question or Issue:I am having trouble getting Spotify to play downloaded podcasts (e.g., Armchair Expert) while my devic...
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...potify to play downloaded podcasts (e.g., Armchair Expert) while my device is disconnected from the Internet. I watch the episodes being downloaded until I see the "green down arrow", then I disconnect t...
Kiril
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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Huawei P20 lite Operating System Android 10 My Question or Issue My app has been freezing and crashing almost non-stop lately, so please help me: ...
Eni
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...pisodes daily (such as: bbc"global news podcast" or vox "today explained") , my other podcast and show however seem unaffected and i still receive their newest episodes. I've checked to see if this p...
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Plan Premium Country US Device Samsung Galaxy My Question or Issue Hello. I use Spotify to listen to downloaded podcasts and music while driving in areas with limited cell service. I d...
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