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Solved!! Where has the What’s New feature gone?

On the latest version of Spotify on my iPad, it is no longer showing the What’s New option under my profile. This very usefully listed the new releases every day. Instead there is a new feature Listening Stats, which although somewhat interesting, do...

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Jessifiy

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Solved!! Audio Glitching / Stuttering / Popping

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 13 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 18.1.1) My Question or IssueI have a strange issue with my Spotify where it skips when connected via Bluetooth and my iPhone. The audio will glitch and stutter. It becomes e...

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piwikiwi1967

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iOS Troubleshooting Guide

We've gathered general troubleshooting steps for iOS devices in this guide. These are known to solve a variety of issues. Common issues: Spotify not playing Can’t hear any sound Spotify is offline Basic troubleshooting: Restart both the Spotify app a...

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Solved!! How to play the "Eat this playlist"

Do i have to get premium to do it?And i have the latest version which is 8.8.44.527 but i still cant see the option

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I_luv_eating_crayons

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iOS Local Files: Easier import with the Files app

It is now easier to import Local Files into the Spotify iOS app through the Files app on your iOS device. A computer and WiFi network are not required to use this new import method. This means that you can now import Local Files into the Spotify iOS ...

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Rastereyes

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Superuser Contribution Audio continues for ~5 seconds after force-closing app

Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 17 Pro Operating System iOS 26.5.1. My Question or Issue Since updating to Spotify 9.1.56.572, music does not stop immediately when I force-close Spotify from the iOS app switcher. When I swipe Spotify away ...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 17 Pro Operating System iOS 26.5.1.   My Question or Issue Since updating to Spotify 9.1.56.572, music does not stop immediately wh...

loona1

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Superuser Contribution [AppleTV] No sound on Apple TV when streaming to other devices over AirPlay2

Hey folks, We're seeing reports that using AirPlay to stream Spotify from an Apple TV to other AirPlay 2-enabled devices stops the sound on the source Apple TV. The relevant team is aware of this and they are currently looking into it. If you're expe...

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Hey folks,   We're seeing reports that using AirPlay to stream Spotify from an Apple TV to other AirPlay 2-enabled devices stops the sound on the source Apple TV.    The releva...

joebayld

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Apple CarPlay Audiobooks repeat chapters

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 12 ProOperating SystemiOS 26.5 My Question or IssueWhen I use my phone on Apple CarPlay through my 2025 Subaru Forester, the chapter will repeat over and over. The queue will show that same current chapter multiple t...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 12 Pro Operating System iOS 26.5   My Question or Issue When I use my phone on Apple CarPlay through my 2025 Subaru Forester, the chapter will re...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Ipad app not loading

PlanPremiumCountryItaliDeviceIpad 5th generationOperating SystemIpados 16.7.16 My Question or IssueIt’s about a week that when i start the app it simply can’t load the home scree and it says ‘Si è verificato un errore. Riprova’ (There has been an iss...

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Plan Premium Country Itali Device Ipad 5th generation Operating System Ipados 16.7.16   My Question or Issue It’s about a week that when i start the app it simply can’t load the home s...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Mixed playlist working on desktop app, but not on iOS app?

PlanPremiumCountryIndonesiaDeviceApple iPhone 16 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 26.5 My Question or IssueHello Spotify community, so I just noticed that the updated Spotify app (version 9.1.56.572) on my iPhone suddenly stops being able to play mixed pla...

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Plan Premium Country Indonesia Device Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max Operating System iOS 26.5   My Question or Issue Hello Spotify community, so I just noticed that the updated Spotify app...

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Superuser Contribution Siri play requests not working with Spotify

Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 16 plus Operating System iOS 18.6 My Question or Issue When I want to search for a song or prompt Siri with a specific command (“hey siri, play Michael Jackson”) she repeatedly says some version of “there was a ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 16 plus Operating System iOS 18.6   My Question or Issue When I want to search for a song or prompt Siri with a specific command (“hey ...

PurpleFan

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Superuser Contribution Unable to download local files on Spotify since I got a new phone

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 16Operating SystemiOS 18 My Question or IssueHello, since I have received a new phone a few months ago, I was unable to download my new playlists completely. On my app, they would only download songs available on Spotify, any ...

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Plan Premium Device iPhone 16 Operating System iOS 18   My Question or Issue Hello, since I have received a new phone a few months ago, I was unable to download my new playlists complete...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify switches from Car Bluetooth to Sonos at home

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 16.3.1 My Question or IssueHello,Since some weeks I have (not always but more often) following strange behavior:I start my carMy iPhone connect to my bluetooth dongleI open Spotify and start...

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Plan Premium Country Austria Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 16.3.1   My Question or Issue Hello, Since some weeks I have (not always but more often) following strange behavior:...

Yordan

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Spotify such a bad faith service

**** and to those "helpful" spotify stars eager with happy face sentence endings.......... don't bother with a template response. ****8 years with the same OS and release version *saved in the my app purchase folder* and spotify backroom has decided ...

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**** and to those "helpful" spotify stars eager with happy face sentence endings.......... don't bother with a template response. **** 8 years with the same OS and release version *saved in the my a...

shirley54reece

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Superuser Contribution my spotify can’t playing together when open shopee

i dont know why, i can’t play song when i open shopee or others e commers. the song automatic stop. so i must quit from shopee for listening the song 沈 it’s really bad. i already remove and installed spotify many times, but still same.PlanFreeCountry...

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i dont know why, i can’t play song when i open shopee or others e commers. the song automatic stop. so i must quit from shopee for listening the song 🥲 it’s really bad. i already remove and installe...

mubashiriqbal

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Superuser Contribution iOS app slow / search is stuck

Planbasic familyCountrygermanyDeviceiPhone 14Operating SystemiOS 26.3 My Question or Issuethe app is very slowadding and removing stuff to the libary is very laggy/slowsearch ends in a loop with three dots blinking endlessly we already tried the foll...

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Plan basic family Country germany Device iPhone 14 Operating System iOS 26.3   My Question or Issue the app is very slow adding and removing stuff to the libary is very laggy/slow se...

olafmol

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app crashing repeatedly on iPhone. Clean reinstall ineffective.

This started happening out of the blue. I have tried doing a clean reinstall of the app twice now as outlined on the community website: https://community.spotify.com/t5/FAQs/Perform-a-clean-reinstall-of-the-app/ta-p/4746485 However, this has not fixe...

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This started happening out of the blue. I have tried doing a clean reinstall of the app twice now as outlined on the community website: https://community.spotify.com/t5/FAQs/Perform-a-clean-reinstall...

krista11

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Superuser Contribution IOS Spotify app resumes playback after disconnecting bluetooth audio device

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceiPhone 16Operating SystemiOS 26 - 26.2 My Question or Issue I know that there is a solved thread in ongoing issues which is similair to this, but it was mainly focused on Android based app, mostly Samsungs affected, but ...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device iPhone 16 Operating System iOS 26 - 26.2   My Question or Issue   I know that there is a solved thread in ongoing issues which is similair to t...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Broken Queue Function ipad ios

Ipad iOs, Premium, NZMany issues since April this year.* Adding one song from a playlist adds the whole playlist.* The Clear Queue button disappears.* Current Queued songs disappear after playing a song from another playlist. Replaced by the other pl...

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Ipad iOs, Premium, NZ Many issues since April this year. * Adding one song from a playlist adds the whole playlist. * The Clear Queue button disappears. * Current Queued songs disappear afte...

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Permanently disable smart Shuffle

I am so tired of the smart Shuffle. I cannot even fully explain to you how useless of a thing it is. if it was its own thing, and I could toggle it on or off I’d be fine with that but being someone else who puts music in a playlist because I specific...

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I am so tired of the smart Shuffle. I cannot even fully explain to you how useless of a thing it is. if it was its own thing, and I could toggle it on or off I’d be fine with that but being someone e...

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Superuser Contribution Disable video thumbnails (not canvas)

How do I disable the small video thumbnails that appear in playlists or on artists pages? The thing left to the save or follow button. I already disabled canvas. It’s extremely distracting and I never want to use the feature. If I can’t dieselbe it a...

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How do I disable the small video thumbnails that appear in playlists or on artists pages? The thing left to the save or follow button. I already disabled canvas. It’s extremely distracting and I neve...

victorpspot

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Implement AirPlay 2 Support for a Seamless Listening Experience

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceiPhone 15 Pro, MacBook M3 Pro, AppleTV, HomePod OG 2th Operating SystemiOS / macOS My Question or IssueI'm writing to express my growing frustration with the lack of AirPlay 2 support in the Spotify iOS app. As a dedicate...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device iPhone 15 Pro, MacBook M3 Pro, AppleTV, HomePod OG 2th   Operating System iOS / macOS   My Question or Issue I'm writing to expres...

omer-ozen

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Superuser Contribution App not loading on iPhone

Today I’ve been trying to play any song. After a while I deleted it and reinstalled but it got worse. Nothing is loading at all now and there aren’t issues with my WiFi or my phone. Everything else is working fine. I’ve been trying to see if anybody ...

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Today I’ve been trying to play any song. After a while I deleted it and reinstalled but it got worse. Nothing is loading at all now and there aren’t issues with my WiFi or my phone. Everything else i...

larson096vikky

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Have a separate Help Board for iPad iOS users.

ipad Premium NZ.Reading all the issues on here being experienced by iPhone and iOS Desktop users I see they are totally different from the issues I’m experiencing on my iPad since your new iPad “experience” was implemented.

Roadie

ipad Premium NZ. Reading all the issues on here being experienced by iPhone and iOS Desktop users I see they are totally different from the issues I’m experiencing on my iPad since your new iPad “ex...

osornios

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Superuser Contribution Play All Songs of Single Artist

How is it possible to play all songs of a single artist in random order? If you click shuffle on an artists page not all songs get played, maybe just the 30 top rated songs. If i search for a artist and then instead of clicking the artists page go to...

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How is it possible to play all songs of a single artist in random order? If you click shuffle on an artists page not all songs get played, maybe just the 30 top rated songs. If i search for a artist ...

lekerfuffle

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