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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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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...
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I have a playlist with 2,500 songs that I like to leave shuffled and listen to across multiple sessions, however, lately it's been losing my spot in the queue and starting each session 10~20 songs prior to where I stopped. At first I thought it was a...
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I have a playlist with 2,500 songs that I like to leave shuffled and listen to across multiple sessions, however, lately it's been losing my spot in the queue and starting each session 10~20 songs p...
AlejaR
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FIRST: Yes, I have already1) uninstalled, reinstalled,2) logged out, logged back in3) logged out, uninstalled, reinstalled, logged back inDevice: Samsung Galaxy S24 UltraPremium Family PlanI don't know what happened, but recently, I cannot use the sh...
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...lan I don't know what happened, but recently, I cannot use the shuffle or Smart Shuffle feature on my playlists when in my car - connected to WiFi, cellular data, or even offline/airplane mode. T...
Rebel_Roshak
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PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceGoogle Pixel 4aOperating SystemAndroid 13 My Question or IssueI have a playlist containing 579 songs with a run time of over 31 hours. For the past few hours, every time I've shuffled this playlist, only one specific artist pl...
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...ew hours, every time I've shuffled this playlist, only one specific artist plays. This artist makes up roughly 15% of the entire playlist. Even when I skip through the playlist, the same artist plays....
Ivelina
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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Samsung A42 Operating System Android My Question or Issue I just realized that when a playlist only contains podcast episodes, the shuffle or sequential playback icon has disappeared.All the episodes play randomly an...
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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Samsung A42 Operating System Android My Question or Issue I just realized that when a playlist only contains podcast episodes, the shuffle...
eenslin
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When a song is playing and I deactivate shuffle mode, it goes back to the first song in that playlist. It wasn't like that before.It used to play the next song in the regular playlist order. Why is it like that now? It is frustrating. Sometimes a son...
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When a song is playing and I deactivate shuffle mode, it goes back to the first song in that playlist. It wasn't like that before. It used to play the next song in the regular playlist order. Why i...
Yordan
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PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(OnePlus 6)Operating System(Android 11)Spotify Version(8.8.96.394) My Question or IssueThe issue relates to the different playback modes, which I will call linear (L), shuffle (S), and smart shuffle (SmS). The issue see...
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...hich I will call linear (L), shuffle (S), and smart shuffle (SmS). The issue seems to occur only with the "Liked Songs" playlist, I tested it with other playlists and they don't seem to be affected....
Daibly
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Is there a way to turn off shuffle for audiobooks in the Free Version?
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Is there a way to turn off shuffle for audiobooks in the Free Version?
Enonimouse
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PlanPremiumCountry DeviceGalaxy S22Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueI made a new playlist and when I click the SHUFFLE icon, a window pops up and says "You've discovered a Premium Feature" and then goes away. It will not let me turn on shu...
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Plan Premium Country Device Galaxy S22 Operating System Android My Question or Issue I made a new playlist and when I click the SHUFFLE icon, a window pops up and says "Y...
Susan_GP
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Lately the horrendous Spotify application on android plays all albums and playlists in shuffle mode by default (which should even be illegal). I never ever listen to any album on random, it doesn't make any sense. But someone on Spotify decided to ch...
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Lately the horrendous Spotify application on android plays all albums and playlists in shuffle mode by default (which should even be illegal). I never ever listen to any album on random, it doesn't m...
Aldous-Huckster
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PlanPremium Device(Samsung tablet)Operating System(Android.) My Question or Issue Hi,Could you please tell me: 1) how to listen to all songs that have been downloaded to the device ?(it's very frustrating - tracks from playlists are not included in t...
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Plan Premium Device (Samsung tablet) Operating System (Android.) My Question or Issue Hi, Could you please tell me: 1) how to listen to all songs that have be...
CarlosE
Spotify Legend
10836 Views
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceGalaxy Watch 4Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueHow do I toggle shuffle play mod off on my Samsung Galaxy Watch 4? It appears to be on by default. Thanks
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Plan Premium Country Australia Device Galaxy Watch 4 Operating System Android My Question or Issue How do I toggle shuffle play mod off on my Samsung Galaxy Watch 4? It appears to b...
MafeG
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1298 Views
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How can i implement "play playlist in shuffle" feature with connected app?
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How can i implement "play playlist in shuffle" feature with connected app?
MafeG
Spotify Legend
904 Views
5 replies
1 likes
PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceFairphone 2Operating SystemAndroid 10 (LineageOS 17.1) My Question or IssueEverything is in shuffle only mode in Spotify Lite, despite my plan being Premium. I can't listen to any album or playlist in the right order.My ...
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Plan Premium Country France Device Fairphone 2 Operating System Android 10 (LineageOS 17.1) My Question or Issue Everything is in shuffle only mode in Spotify Lite, despite my plan b...
CarlosE
Spotify Legend
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PlanFree/PremiumCountryCanadaDeviceSamsung Tab S5eOperating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueWhen I press the shuffle button nothing happens. On my S10 when I press the shuffle button it will start playing a random song but not on my Samsung tablet....
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Plan Free/Premium Country Canada Device Samsung Tab S5e Operating System Android My Question or Issue When I press the shuffle button nothing happens. On my S10 when I press the shuffle...
Mihail
Spotify Legend
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...oogle clock on shuffle keeping my shuffle on still when it rings the shuffle is off and listening to same song in 1st in playlist i tried uninstall ,clear data ,reboot,rolling back to previous a...
Novy
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When playing curated playlists like discover weekly, the button to toggle shuffle is replaced with a "like" button. How do I toggle shuffle in this scenario? Premium planAndroid ver 9
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When playing curated playlists like discover weekly, the button to toggle shuffle is replaced with a "like" button. How do I toggle shuffle in this scenario? Premium plan Android ver 9
Jeremy
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Plan PremiumCountry Device(Paranoid) Android I never play songs in shuffle. (Mozarts KV41 in shuffle play? wth) How do i remove this silly "feature"
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Plan Premium Country Device (Paranoid) Android I never play songs in shuffle. (Mozarts KV41 in shuffle play? wth) How do i remove this silly "feature"
Sen_
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616 Views
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Plan: PremiumCountry: Mexico DeviceMoto Z3 PlayOperating SystemAndroid 9 My Question or IssueWhen I'm creating a long playlist (more than 60h of playtime) I use to start adding songs by artist (alphabetically), and when I finish, I start playing my n...
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...dding songs by artist (alphabetically), and when I finish, I start playing my new playlist on shuffle, but actually shuffle the songs, not the artists or bands, which is annoying, because, that d...
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Hi -Whenever I try to play anything - album or playlist - through android auto, the songs always play in shuffle mode NEVER in their actual order. Even worse, when I try to play an album from my library, not only will it play a random song, but it wi...
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Hi guys, I'm writing because of an issue that came up today. I've been using Spotify Premium Family on my phone (Nokia 6.1 with Android 10) for a while now, without any problems whatsoever.A few minutes ago I discovered that when I open an album, the...
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Ivan
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