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Solved!! Spotify randomly stops music

Hi! So I just recently started having this problem. I use an iOS device with a free plan and I was listening to music when after a few songs, the music would stop and I would need to go back in to Spotify and restart my playlist. I tried deleting the...

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garfieldshapedbong

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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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terryjamiahaaa

Newbie

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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

Newbie

AvaTilley

Visitor

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62 replies

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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

Casual Listener

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19 replies

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Superuser Contribution Spotify loads slowly 2.0 / goes unresponsive on iOS

On March 15, 2023 Yordan from Spotify posted this and it is still happening to me and has been ever since then. [Premium / USA / iPhone 11 / iOS 16.6] I've cleared the cache. I've turned off and rebooted. I've uninstalled and reinstalled...to no avai...

Gig Goer

...bsp; [Spotify loads slowly / goes unresponsive on iOS] Submitted by  Yordan on ‎2023-03-15 01:31 PM   "We've received reports from iPhone users saying the a...

Eni

Moderator

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spotify slow
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Iphone X slow download speed in offline sync

Switched over to iphone X and the offline sync download speed is ridiculously slow. Already set wifi proxy to auto, no improvement. What should i try next? My wifi speedtest is 300mb download speed.

Newbie

Switched over to iphone X and the offline sync download speed is ridiculously slow. Already set wifi proxy to auto, no improvement. What should i try next? My wifi speedtest is 300mb download speed.

user-removed

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Extremely slow to download offline playlists on iOS

I have an iPhone 5 running iOS 6.1.4. I used to be able to download playlists for offline listening and a song would download in about 10 seconds. Now, whenever I try to download a new playlist it is EXTREMLY slow - I'm talking 5-10 minutes for ONE s...

Newbie

...s EXTREMLY slow - I'm talking 5-10 minutes for ONE song. I have a 100 megabit cable connection and anything else I download on my iPhone or my computer works fine so there is no issue with my I...

H0ffy99

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Solved!! Album art takes forever to load despite connection quality

tl;dr all images (including album art) take up to 10..20 sec to load for a good couple of weeks now. I've been using Spotify for a few years just fine. But I had a free account. A month ago I decided to open a new account and buy Premium. My Premium ...

Music Fan

...xperience very slow image load. And it's applicable to images only. Search works quick, music plays right away, etc. But images take up to 10--20 seconds to appear. And any type of external images: tiny t...

power_max_9000

Music Fan

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Spotify iOS App for iPhone 4 - So slow!

Hi.. Since I've installed the latest update for my iPhone 4 my experience with Spotify has been terrible. The app is so laggy everywhere, pretty much unusable and frustrating. I'm a recent premium user. I'm happy with the service itself on my Mac for...

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Hi.. Since I've installed the latest update for my iPhone 4 my experience with Spotify has been terrible. The app is so laggy everywhere, pretty much unusable and frustrating. I'm a recent premium us...

mathuijs

Newbie

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Offline download

Hi everyone... I'm having an issue and don't know why is it happening. My sister and I both have iPhone 6s Plus. We recently became Spotify premium users. The thing is when we want to download offline our playlist her iPhone downloads the songs very ...

Visitor

Hi everyone... I'm having an issue and don't know why is it happening. My sister and I both have iPhone 6s Plus. We recently became Spotify premium users. The thing is when we want to download offlin...

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Spotify extremely slow on a clear device

I am running Spotify on my iTouch 5th Gen and it's insanely slow, freezes often and crashes regularly during usage. This device is totally dedicated to music for my car and has 0 other apps on it other than the ones it comes with. All apple apps that...

Casual Listener

I am running Spotify on my iTouch 5th Gen and it's insanely slow, freezes often and crashes regularly during usage. This device is totally dedicated to music for my car and has 0 other apps on i...

jfert

Roadie

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Freezing
ipod
iPod Touch 5th Gen
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Speed issue
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Music is not showing up

My Spotify app on my iPhone 4S is not displaying any of my playlists. "Local Files" and "Starred" appear, however will not load any of the songs. Under my "saved songs" only one is listed. I have the app installed on my iPhone 5S, and it works just f...

Newbie

My Spotify app on my iPhone 4S is not displaying any of my playlists.  "Local Files" and "Starred" appear, however will not load any of the songs.  Under my "saved songs" only one is listed...

kbrooksc

Community Legend

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freeze
no music
no saved songs
no sound
Not showing up
playlists gone
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