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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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Volume buttons on device don't work when casting

As of Spotify 8.9.xx and newer I can't control the volume on my iPhone when casting to a Chromecast device. I need to go into the slider inside the Spotify app to change the volume. This is not an iOS or apple issue:My non working version of Spotify ...

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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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Video streaming

Does any one in the U.S. have the new features of videos and podcasts? I have version 3.9.0.1054 which is the most update I can get and I don't have any of those options that I read was released in May 2015

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Does any one in the U.S. have the new features of videos and podcasts? I have version 3.9.0.1054 which is the most update I can get and I don't have any of those options that I read was released in M...

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Offline mode won't work for me.

My offline mode doesn't turn the icon green, it stays grey. I haven't exceeded my storage nor my limit I only have like 1000 songs that are actually working and I have 4.5 GB free. I have an iPhone 5s. I am as well connected to wifi a lot of the time...

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My offline mode doesn't turn the icon green, it stays grey. I haven't exceeded my storage nor my limit I only have like 1000 songs that are actually working and I have 4.5 GB free. I have an iPhone 5...

DasPeter

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Cannot Play Station on Spotify IOS

Hello, I am running Spotify on IOS 8/Iphone 5. I have a radio station based off of Hootie and the Blowfish's "Cracked Rear View" album that no longer plays on my iphone. It still plays fine on my macbook pro. When I try to play it on my iphone, it ju...

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Hello,   I am running Spotify on IOS 8/Iphone 5. I have a radio station based off of Hootie and the Blowfish's "Cracked Rear View" album that no longer plays on my iphone. It still plays fine ...

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Multiple playlists in play queue

Whenever I add a playlist to my play queue on iOS9 on the iPhone it is added 5 times so I can't just have a playlist run through and then stop, it loops five times. Anybody else having this issue?

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Whenever I add a playlist to my play queue on iOS9 on the iPhone it is added 5 times so I can't just have a playlist run through and then stop, it loops five times.   Anybody else having this ...

herr_josua81

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iOS 9

Hi, i dont see the spotify interface on my phone after upgrading to iOS9 (black screen) anymore?! What can i do? Reinstalling the app didnt work...

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Hi, i dont see the spotify interface on my phone after upgrading to iOS9 (black screen) anymore?! What can i do? Reinstalling the app didnt work...

rberthofer-br

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Plays not showing on Facebook Activity Log

When listening to music on my iPhone, the plays don't show on my Facebook Activity Log. This used to work, I don't know what has changed. I removed the app from iOS and also removed it from my Facebook App's list and started again but with no luck. T...

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When listening to music on my iPhone, the plays don't show on my Facebook Activity Log. This used to work, I don't know what has changed.   I removed the app from iOS and also removed it from ...

fvalcruz

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Can't log in to spottify premium PLEASE HELP

I couldn't log into spottify using my iPad but I could with my iPhone so I logged out of my iPhone and tried to log in to my iPad still didn't work it keeps saying LOG IN FAILED. I go to log back into my phone and it keeps saying LOG IN FAILED so the...

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I couldn't log into spottify using my iPad but I could with my iPhone so I logged out of my iPhone and tried to log in to my iPad still didn't work it keeps saying LOG IN FAILED. I go to log back int...

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Why I will change from Spotify to Apple Music?

I have a BMW X1 2012 and it has a Connected Drive in CIC (Bmw version of entertainment system). If I want to use Spotify perfectly, I have to first connect my phone to USB cable, then start BMW Connected Drive from iDrive, then start BMW Connected fr...

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I have a BMW X1 2012 and it has a Connected Drive in CIC (Bmw version of entertainment system). If I want to use Spotify perfectly, I have to first connect my phone to USB cable, then start BMW Conne...

jean3601

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music controls bug, no sound

I reported this issue on Twitter, but figured I'd open a topic here so others can chime in if they are seeing the same issue.It seems Spotify (v3.9.0) and iOS 9 (and maybe previous versions?)?don't play nicely together when music controls are used in...

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I reported this issue on Twitter, but figured I'd open a topic here so others can chime in if they are seeing the same issue. It seems Spotify (v3.9.0) and iOS 9 (and maybe previous versions?)?don...

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Solved!! How to Remove Albums from Offline Availability

Help! I recently upgraded to Premium on my computer and iPhone. I saved a few dozen albums on my iPhone that I wanted to listen to regularly while without WiFi. Now that I am ready to switch some of them out for others, I'm finding that the only way ...

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Help! I recently upgraded to Premium on my computer and iPhone. I saved a few dozen albums on my iPhone that I wanted to listen to regularly while without WiFi. Now that I am ready to switch some of ...

kbrooksc

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Syncing playlists on iphone with pc

Made a new playlist on my iphone yesterday, but it doesnt show up on spotify on my pc. How do I fix this?

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Made a new playlist on my iphone yesterday, but it doesnt show up on spotify on my pc. How do I fix this?

driveflanger

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Solved!! spotify can't open this type of link on this device, iphone, heos

I just bought heos.They connect fine on android. Also with spotifyThey appear on My heos app on iphone 5s, ios 9But when i try to connect heos with spotify on iphone, the spotify app simple states : can't open this type of link on this device.Please ...

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I just bought heos. They connect fine on android. Also with spotify They appear on My heos app on iphone 5s, ios 9 But when i try to connect heos with spotify on iphone, the spotify app simple s...

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Can't log in in the app

Hello, Today, my App (3.9.0) on my iphone on iOs8 frezze on the start. So I delete the app and download it again from the app store. Now, I 'm not able to log in, without response from spotify when I try with wrong credential, I have quickly an error...

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Hello,   Today, my App (3.9.0) on my iphone on iOs8 frezze on the start.   So I delete the app and download it again from the app store.   Now, I 'm not able to log in, without r...

fred35

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Frustrated with queue and shuffle play.

I'm absolutely frustrated with Spotify. I've noticed that my Starred playlist was playing recently added songs quite frequently and many of the older added songs I would seldom hear. Well, I finally got tired of it and attempted to figure it out. I k...

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I'm absolutely frustrated with Spotify. I've noticed that my Starred playlist was playing recently added songs quite frequently and many of the older added songs I would seldom hear. Well, I finally ...

jean3601

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Solved!! Can't sync local music to iPhone

Hello, I can no longer get my local music (songs not available on spotify) to sync to my iphone so I can listen to them from there. Is this still supported or am I doing something wrong? While on the same network, I added the music to a local playlis...

Casual Listener

Hello, I can no longer get my local music (songs not available on spotify) to sync to my iphone so I can listen to them from there. Is this still supported or am I doing something wrong?   Whi...

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Available offline mode not working!

I have sufficient space on iPhone 6.And got the premium account. But all of a sudden the offline mode wasn't Available this morning

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I have sufficient space on iPhone 6. And got the premium account. But all of a sudden the offline mode wasn't Available this morning

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iPhone 5s: Spotify stopped playing while locked screen

Hi All, recently I got a iPhone 5s with the latest iOS version and latest Spotify Version. Now when I turn my iPhone to locked screen, Spotify stops playing music. Do you have any idea where this issues is coming from and how to solve it? Thank you i...

Casual Listener

Hi All,   recently I got a iPhone 5s with the latest iOS version and latest Spotify Version. Now when I turn my iPhone to locked screen, Spotify stops playing music.   Do you have any i...

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Spotify Premium plays one song at a time

I have Spotify premium and I'm using it on iOS 8.4, but I've had this issue on older versions of iOS. It seems to happen when I've linked too many devices to my account. I'll remove all my devices and do a clean installation, but I'll still only be a...

Newbie

I have Spotify premium and I'm using it on iOS 8.4, but I've had this issue on older versions of iOS. It seems to happen when I've linked too many devices to my account. I'll remove all my devices an...

kbrooksc

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Solved!! my username is sutherlandjacen but my ex gf's name and pic shows up on my spotify app. what gives?

like the title says, my username is sutherlandjacen but on the ios app, my ex's name and pic shows up.how do i remove the scourge of someone who isn't me.

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like the title says, my username is sutherlandjacen but on the ios app, my ex's name and pic shows up. how do i remove the scourge of someone who isn't me.

Pete

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