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Report issues with adverts

Hey folks!Ever experienced any issues with the ad being in the wrong language, the ad volume and frequency or the content itself?We're creating this thread in case you're in need of reporting any of those Just let us know the following details and we...

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My playlist is not coming up when searched by name

I created a new playlist in our profile and when I search for it by the exact title it doesn't show up. I also tried searching for it with the first word only and it still does not come up. The playlist is called HardDrive Underground under our profi...

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Ongoing support for Google Chrome Cast Audio

Hi All,Now that google has (foolishly) decided to discontinue their great chrome cast audio dongle, does anyone know if Spotify/Google will maintain support for the devicdbabd Spotify service?im not very technical so have little idea how it works beh...

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  • Hi All, Now that google has (foolishly) decided to discontinue their great chrome cast audio dongle, does anyone know if Spotify/Google will maintain support for the devicdbabd Spotify service? im ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify bmw connected drive

Hello, i have a bmw x1 2017, with Spotify and bmw comnected drive. From today the spotify logo, it appears only half, as if there were problems in the visualization. Until now everything was ok, I did some tests to see if they were the pixels on the ...

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  • Hello, i have a bmw x1 2017, with Spotify and bmw comnected drive.  From today the spotify logo, it appears only half, as if there were problems in the visualization. Until now everything was o...
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[All Platforms][Playlists] Respect the listener!

Spotify always say:»After serious consideration, we’ve decided not to offer blocking/ hiding/ or blacklisting artists or tracks on Spotify at this time.«So »serious consideration« is not a »just-for-fun-decision« nor a »quick-and-dirty-decision«. So ...

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  • Spotify always say: »After serious consideration, we’ve decided not to offer blocking/ hiding/ or blacklisting artists or tracks on Spotify at this time.« So »serious consideration« is not a »just-...
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Superuser Contribution No response from spotify help

PlanPremiumCountry My questionI have a case number (14129184) from an email that I sent 4 days ago but I have not had a response and spotify says they respond with in 48hrs, which I am starting to think is a false statement. This is my first time sub...

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  •   Plan Premium Country   My question I have a case number (14129184) from an email that I sent 4 days ago but I have not had a response and spotify says they respond with in 48hrs, wh...
  • Guido
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Turn off/ change spanish ads

PlanFreeCountry US / KYDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 7 My Question or IssueI'm not spanish, and don't know/speak spanish. Therefor I do not wan't to listen to a spanish ad promoting spotify premium. I do not mind the ads, but whenever this ad is pl...

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  • Plan Free Country  US / KY Device PC Operating System Windows 7   My Question or Issue I'm not spanish, and don't know/speak spanish. Therefor I do not wan't to listen to a spanis...
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Solved!! Galaxy watch(stand alone mode)

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Devicegalaxy watchOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueDo I need to have premium for Spotify to run when my watch is in stand alone mode(NOT connected to WiFi or Bluetooth)?

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country   Device galaxy watch Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Do I need to have premium for Spotify to run w...
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HONK discount code

The discount code HONK for pre-ordering The Rolling Stones album doesn’t work. The mailer for this was sent today.

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  • The discount code HONK for pre-ordering The Rolling Stones album doesn’t work. The mailer for this was sent today. 
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Solved!! ADS

PlanFreeCountryEnglandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAfter listening to Spotify for a while the ads show. But, the ad won't start.I can't start it or play another song.I have to wait for the ad to finish to play a song but the...

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  •   Plan Free Country England Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue After listening to Spotify for a while the ads show. But, the ad won't start. I can't st...
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Superuser Contribution Fix search case-sensitivity for Cyrillic alphabet!

PlanBothCountryWorldwideDeviceAllOperating SystemAll My Question or IssueDear spotify, please fix search case sensitivity for Cyrillic alphabet. It's been at least 2 years since this problem has been reported both in mobile devices and desktop enviro...

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  • Plan Both Country Worldwide Device All Operating System All   My Question or Issue Dear spotify, please fix search case sensitivity for Cyrillic alphabet. It's been at least 2 years si...
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Superuser Contribution Misnamed songs

So there is a couple of misnamed songs wich don't even belong to the album where are placed, but I'd really want to know what these song is actually calledhttps://open.spotify.com/album/1W96dST1KFsd1tZTO3eEGSthat's the album https://open.spotify.com/...

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  •   So there is a couple of misnamed songs wich don't even belong to the album where are placed, but I'd really want to know what these song is actually called https://open.spotify.com/album/1W9...
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Superuser Contribution Link to current playlist - basic feature that currently doesn't exist

PlanAnyCountryAny DeviceEvery device My Question or IssueUpon starting some playlist, you would normally keep on browsing through artist pages / albums etc. , but there is no means to easily get back to the playlist your are currently playing! This c...

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  • Plan Any Country Any   Device Every device   My Question or Issue Upon starting some playlist, you would normally keep on browsing through artist pages / albums etc. , but there is...
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Superuser Contribution Playing local music files on HEOS speaker

PlanPremiumCountryHolland DeviceSamsung s7Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue When I want to play an album I downloaded as a local file on my phone, via a connected speaker I get the following notification on my phone: 'cannot play this cont...

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  •   Plan Premium Country Holland   Device Samsung s7 Operating System Android   My Question or Issue   When I want to play an album I downloaded as a local file on my p...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify search

After the last update of Spotify free Spotify search isn't good. After pressing the view all button, a limited number of results is displayed. The search wheel keeps on running and no more results are added. Who is helping me? A new installation of S...

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  • After the last update of Spotify free Spotify search isn't good. After pressing the view all button, a limited number of results is displayed. The search wheel keeps on running and no more results ar...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution "Public playlists" section stopped updating

Plan: PremiumCountry: US Device(Samsung Galaxy 9, PC / Windows 10) My Question or IssueOn my user homepage, there's a "recently played artists" section and a "public playlists" section. The "recently played artists" section has been working fine, but...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: US   Device (Samsung Galaxy 9, PC / Windows 10)   My Question or Issue On my user homepage, there's a "recently played artists" section and a "public play...
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Superuser Contribution Can i Upload a Podcast with commercial music?

Guys i really want to upload a new podcast but it has music from different reggaeton artists. i wanna know if there's any way to upload it without getting banned from spotify. im not into making money from it just for fun. is it possible?

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  • Guys i really want to upload a new podcast but it has music from different reggaeton artists. i wanna know if there's any way to upload it without getting banned from spotify. im not into making mone...
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Superuser Contribution LOST! Waiting list (>100 songs) disappeared since last update...

Operating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSince my version of Spotify was updated automatically when I closed Spotify my entire waiting list was gone.When I opened Spotify again there was not a single song in the waiting list nor in the history a...

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  • Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Since my version of Spotify was updated automatically when I closed Spotify my entire waiting list was gone. When I opened Spotify again there was...
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Solved!! Recover songs from playlist

I used the website http://sortyourmusic.playlistmachinery.com/ to re arrange a playlist and it messed up and deleted half my songs and added some from other playlists. Is there a way this can be reversed as I have nearly 1000 songs missing. I contact...

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  • I used the website http://sortyourmusic.playlistmachinery.com/ to re arrange a playlist and it messed up and deleted half my songs and added some from other playlists. Is there a way this can be...
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Solved!! Google home keeps stopping to buffer

Hi, I just recently got a Google Home and I can't seem to get a consistent stream when playing spotify through the device. Spotify works flawlessly when I play through a device on the same network. Is there a way I can change the streaming bitrate fo...

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  • Hi, I just recently got a Google Home and I can't seem to get a consistent stream when playing spotify through the device. Spotify works flawlessly when I play through a device on the same network. I...
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Can't Sort Saved Songs by Artist Anymore - Please Help

My Question or IssueOne of the most often used features by myself (and I assume others) was to view all of my saved songs by artist. This was my go-to way to listen to music. I would get a list of all the artists for which I have saved songs, then I ...

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  • My Question or Issue One of the most often used features by myself (and I assume others) was to view all of my saved songs by artist.  This was my go-to way to listen to music.  I would ge...
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Spotify isnt working on my roku

I have a roku TV, and its been working fine with spotify, however for the past week it wont play songs at all on the app on my roku. It will let me search and heart songs but will not play any songs at all. Ive always have been usuing spotify free. C...

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  • I have a roku TV, and its been working fine with spotify, however for the past week it wont play songs at all on the app on my roku. It will let me search and heart songs but will not play any songs ...
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