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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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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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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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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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iPhone not downloading local files - Dark grey title

I have a couple songs on spotify that are not available on Spotify - Kanye, Taylor Swift, Adele - and when i tried to download them ofline from my new computer, the playlist shows up on ,y iPhone but it wont download the files as they are written in ...

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I have a couple songs on spotify that are not available on Spotify - Kanye, Taylor Swift, Adele - and when i tried to download them ofline from my new computer, the playlist shows up on ,y iPhon...

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Unable to download or see my own playlist after reinstalling app

Hey my app was acting weird when it decided to stop playing songs two seconds in.At this point i force restarted the app: same issue, still wouldnt play.I then decided to reinstall the app which went fine from the appstore.Upon relaunching the app I ...

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Hey my app was acting weird when it decided to stop playing songs two seconds in. At this point i force restarted the app: same issue, still wouldnt play. I then decided to reinstall the app which ...

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Spotify doesn't play on iPhone 5

My Spotify doesn't work any more. On iPhone 5. I click Shuffle but the song wont start...Min Spotify fungerar inte längre. Har den i iPhone 5. Klickar på Shuffle men inget händer. Den börjar inte spela.

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My Spotify doesn't work any more. On iPhone 5. I click Shuffle but the song wont start... Min Spotify fungerar inte längre. Har den i iPhone 5. Klickar på Shuffle men inget händer. Den börjar inte...

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Songs have sync to offline now downloading again

I have synced my 1200 songs from Spotify and it completed now it's downloading again! What do I do. It's used 10gb of data

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I have synced my 1200 songs from Spotify and it completed now it's downloading again! What do I do. It's used 10gb of data

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iPad app

The Ipad app does not store my local songs. is this a common issue

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The Ipad app does not store my local songs. is this a common issue

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Song won't remove from My Music Songs

This song "Pain" by Pusha T appeared in my Songs list. I didn't put it there, it says I added it a year ago. It has never been in my Songs list before until it randomly appeared the other day. I keep clicking "remove" but it won't go anywhere. I can ...

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This song "Pain" by Pusha T appeared in my Songs list. I didn't put it there, it says I added it a year ago. It has never been in my Songs list before until it randomly appeared the other day. I...

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Green arrov next to downloaded songs

I noticed that sometimes when i download songs, there is a green arrow next to the song, and sometimes not. Though in both cases the songs are available in offline mode...any reason for the difference?

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I noticed that sometimes when i download songs, there is a green arrow next to the song, and sometimes not. Though in both cases the songs are available in offline mode...any reason for the differenc...

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Able to clear storage cache

The fact that the Spotify app is taking up GB of storage is insane and you're not being able to control it. Please, wake up Spotify and take a look at Bandcamp. Clear storage cache should be there from the start.

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 The fact that the Spotify app is taking up GB of storage is insane and you're not being able to control it. Please, wake up Spotify and take a look at Bandcamp.   Clear storage cache sho...

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Spotify Connect - Multiple Speakers/Devices

I am having issues with connecting to my samsung soundbar JW-650 using spotify connect with my iPhone. When plaing a song it says down the bottom that 'devices available' and when clicking on this it brings up 'Listening on this iPhone' and '[Samsung...

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I am having issues with connecting to my samsung soundbar JW-650 using spotify connect with my iPhone.  When plaing a song it says down the bottom that 'devices available' and when clicking on t...

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Local Files Won't Sync

My local files won't sync up to my iPhone. I have the songs on my laptop, in a specific folder, and in my preferences settings for Spotify, it is able to locate the folder with the songs in them. When I click local files on my laptop, I'm able to see...

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My local files won't sync up to my iPhone. I have the songs on my laptop, in a specific folder, and in my preferences settings for Spotify, it is able to locate the folder with the songs in them...

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playing songs replaced by a previously listened playlist song on iPhone 6

Hi,i have a iPhone 6 with Spotify premium for a few weeks now, I have my playing songs interrupted by a song from a previously listened playlist. It is really weird and annoying.is it a problem of caching ?i have installed musixmatch, with a connecti...

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Hi, i have a iPhone 6 with Spotify premium   for a few weeks now, I have my playing songs interrupted by a song from a previously listened playlist.  It is really weird and annoying. is...

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Spotify connection

Hi, I have spotify premuim. I have some music without connection. But when i have 4G takes this music data or not ? Thx Greetz

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Hi,    I have spotify premuim. I have some music without connection. But when i have 4G takes this music data or not ?    Thx    Greetz 

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offline wont work

Hey People, So I'm on premium and all my songs are synced, but when im offline it wont show any music. If i start listening online then go offline it is fine. but if i want to start listening from offline, no songs show up. HALP!!!

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Hey People,   So I'm on premium and all my songs are synced, but when im offline it wont show any music. If i start listening online then go offline it is fine. but if i want to start lis...

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I cant go Your Music anymore in offline mode

This was working before some near updateNow its impossible to go if u didnt have connection its says go online to see library but i have already downloaded songs in fact i can listen them if i search but Your Music isnt working its messed up

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This was working before some near update Now its impossible to go if u didnt have connection its says go online to see library but i have already downloaded songs in fact i can listen them if i se...

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Music won't sync to offline, gray arrow isn't even showing up

So I was putting songs on my playlist when I noticed after awhile my songs weren't becoming available offline. I know what to do when the grey arrow shows up, but there isn't a grey arrow that shows up next to the song at all. I have 40gb of space so...

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So I was putting songs on my playlist when I noticed after awhile my songs weren't becoming available offline. I know what to do when the grey arrow shows up, but there isn't a grey arrow that shows ...

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I can only play songs in shuffle mode and only for a few seconds

I have an iPhone 5s and a Premium account. For some reason, I can only play songs on my playlists in shuffle mode. And sometimes songs play for only a few seconds (like 30 - 60) and then I can't hear them anymore but it looks like the continue playin...

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I have an iPhone 5s and a Premium account. For some reason, I can only play songs on my playlists in shuffle mode. And sometimes songs play for only a few seconds (like 30 - 60) and then I can't hear...

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Weekly playlist was not updated last Monday

My weekly playlist wasn't updated this week, my username is matiasdereI have a playlist from Monday 6 of March

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My weekly playlist wasn't updated this week, my username is matiasdere I have a playlist from Monday 6 of March

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Spotify Free subscription in Italy with Three

Hello, I would like to ask I am currently on a three mobile UK sim only unlimited data deal with an iPhone 6. I am going to Italy in the next 10 days and I currently have Spotify free not the premium. I wanted to know if when I go to Italy will I sti...

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Hello, I would like to ask I am currently on a three mobile UK sim only unlimited data deal with an iPhone 6. I am going to Italy in the next 10 days and I currently have Spotify free not the premium...

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Following an Artist's Complete Catalog

I begrudgingly switch to Spotify after Rdio's collapse. One issue I would like to see addressed is the Artists section of Your Library. When you follow an Artist and navigate to them thru Your Music (which seems logical) it only shows a list of songs...

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I begrudgingly switch to Spotify after Rdio's collapse.  One issue I would like to see addressed is the Artists section of Your Library.  When you follow an Artist and navigate to them thru...

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Why does the sound disappear halfway through every song???

I went jogging yesterday and about halfway through every song the sound would disappear without the song pauseing. When I skipped a few seconds forwards or backwards in the song the sound came back. Then it played for about 1 minute before the sound ...

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I went jogging yesterday and about halfway through every song the sound would disappear without the song pauseing. When I skipped a few seconds forwards or backwards in the song the sound came back. ...

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