Spotify repeats songs just played during a session when switching BT devices or restarting the app

[JB001]

Plan

Free

Country

USA

Operating System

IOS 

My Question or Issue

When using Spotify app on IOS it sometimes repeats the songs played during a previous session in my playlist in the same order when switching bluetooth devices from Amazon Dot to my JBL Clip 4. Autoplay is turned off.

[Dessi]

Hi there @JB001,

Thanks for reaching out and welcome to the Spotify Community!

I'd recommend starting off with a clean reinstall of the app to make sure you're running the latest version and to remove any damaged cache. Another thing worth trying is re-linking Spotify to your speakers and rebooting them as well. I'd also recommend making sure Repeat is off in the Now Playing view to see if that makes a difference. 

Let us know how it goes.

[JB001]

Ok thanks! I will try these suggestions & report back!

i always keep random ON

i also keep repeat OFF

i cleared the cache last night

[yoob]

My Question or Issue
After listening to a queue of songs, closing and reopening the app will revert the queue to the same set of songs just listened to.

Expected Results
Reopening the application should persist my place in the queue.

Actual Results
Reopening the application resets the queue progress, putting the same songs in line to be listened to again.

Attachments
Attached screen recording demonstrates this behavior. In the recording, I show the queue and then jump ahead to a song further along. When I restart the app, while it remembers the song actively being played, you see many of the songs that were in the initial queue back in line.

Plan
Premium
Country
U.S.
Device
iPhone SE 3rd Generation (2023)
Operating System
iOS 18.5

Spotify Version
9.0.50

[lincoln495]

the algorithm clearly thinks those are your favorite songs so obviously you do want to listen to them again

[herrerajaime760]

You're clearly a bot and do not understand the true intent of what yoob is getting at. 

[JB001]

So, 

i’m still having the same issue!

i haven’t been using spotify as much since it has gotten so hot (105+) outside here in AZ. 
However, i listened to a session (about 6 songs) on my echo dot connected to my iphone spotify app via bluetooth via rca cables to my home stereo receiver.

i than replaced the echo dot with a bluetooth transmitter/receiver connected to my iphone spotify app via bluetooth for better sound quality & spotify repeated the entire session (same 6 songs) in the exact same order on the new bluetooth transmitter/receiver.

i cleared the cache & app is the latest version 9.0.50.511 before the first session on the echo dot…

[Maria]

Hey @JB001,

thanks for following up! Sorry to hear you're still experiencing issues.

As you mention using the free service, does this happens with Pick and Play playlists too (such as Daily Mixes, Discover Weekly, etc.)? Or does this only occur with shuffled playlists?

Also, just to confirm, did you try a clean reinstall of the app as well, as suggested earlier in the thread?

It's worth checking if disconnecting other Bluetooth devices that you've linked to your speaker makes any difference. Some devices and models support multi-point connection, which could interfere with playback.

Keep us posted!

[IoanStephens]

Plan

Premium

Country

United Kingdom

Device

iPhone 16 Pro

Operating System

iOS 18.5

My Question or Issue

I have noticed recently when using Spotify Shuffle on my playlists, the queue refills with songs that have been listened to in previous sessions.

This usually occurs when my device connects to a Bluetooth speaker, or when connecting to my car via Apple CarPlay.

I have tried to resolve this issue by uninstalling and reinstalling the Spotify app, but it hasn’t seemed to have fixed the issue I’m dealing with. I’ve also turned off the existing playback settings prior to this issue. 

I haven’t force quit the app, so it doesn’t involve relaunching the app after it has been closed. 

[justink410]

Plan

Premium

Country

USA

Device

Samsung Galaxy S25+

Operating System

Android 15, One UI 7.0

My Question or Issue

Often when I connect my phone to a Bluetooth device (e.g. Portable speaker, car, wireless earbuds, Google Home mini), the queue list of upcoming songs for the playlist I was listening to will change, including replaying songs I already heard either in that session or earlier that day. This is with my self-constructed playlists with settings always turned off like smart shuffle and keep playing once Playlist over. It's very frustrating, as I almost seemingly the can't get through a Playlist. Has been happening for a long time. 

[AlejaR]

Hey there folks,

Thanks for posting in the Community and welcome.

@IoanStephens, thanks for the info shared. We'd like to gather some additional info. Please send us: 

• The exact Spotify version you're running.
• Did you notice if this started to happen after a specific event such as an OS update?
• Does this happen if you use a different mobile device? You can ask for the mobile device of a relative or a friend to check.

@justink410, would you mind sharing with us any troubleshooting steps you've tried so far? If you haven't, you can start with the suggestions made by @Maria. It'd be awesome if you could send us the info mentioned above.

Folks, it would be awesome if you sent us a video recording of this behavior. You can attach the videos in your next reply in mp4 format, or upload them to YouTube or Google Drive and make them public. 

Keep us in the loop!

[mforbach]

I am having this issue with the app on my iPhone. I tried a clean reinstall, I've deleted the app and downloaded again, I've even logged out. All of this is still happening. Every time I close the app my queue resets to the same songs. I don't want to listen to them, that's why I skipped them. 

I am using version 9.0.50.511 and have not done any OS updates lately. I just noticed the issue this morning. I had great songs queued up and when I went to play them, they were no longer in the queue. It had refreshed to some songs from yesterday. 

[IoanStephens]

Hi AlejaR, the current Spotify version I’m running is 9.0.50.511

I don’t recall when this issue started as another user has said the shuffle has been a problem for sometime now, but I’d say about until the end of May is when I started to notice the shuffle adding recently played songs back into the queue.

I only really use my mobile phone to listen to music when driving to and from work, and that’s when I notice the shuffle acting up.

I have tried to replicate this issue in the past few days in order to capture it and post on this forum but I have been unable to replicate what I am describing, unsure whether it has been resolved or not but the last time I updated the app was on the 4th June according to my App Store.

[mforbach]

I have two pictures. One shows the songs I had queued. Then I closed the app, opened the queue, and you can see it’s completely different.