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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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My Spotify suddenly stopped playing through my aux cable in my car and still doesn't play?

My Spotify suddenly stopped playing through my aux cable in my car and still doesn't work. It plays through head phones but not through any external speakers plugged into my iPhone 5s.I've tried updating Spotify thinking it could be a software update...

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My Spotify suddenly stopped playing through my aux cable in my car and still doesn't work. It plays through head phones but not through any external speakers plugged into my iPhone 5s. I've tried ...

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Activity

I have a notification on the Activity tab on the latest iPhone app, but when I click on activity, the window comes up saying that there is no recent activity, but I have a notification so there must be? I know what the notification is, a friend has a...

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I have a notification on the Activity tab on the latest iPhone app, but when I click on activity, the window comes up saying that there is no recent activity, but I have a notification so there must ...

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All artists now show "0 songs" -- all my music is gone! :(

I had about 30GB of music downloaded to my iPhone. I browsed and played Spotify last night with no problem.I opened the all today and even continued my queue from last night, but when I clicked Artists I noticed everyone was listed as "0 songs". Clic...

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I had about 30GB of music downloaded to my iPhone. I browsed and played Spotify last night with no problem. I opened the all today and even continued my queue from last night, but when I clicked A...

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Random Song Algorithm

Hi, This complaint has been a long time coming so please forgive the tone of this message. Spotify random song playing algorithms are atrocious! When playing radio, songs keep repeating multiple times. After a day or two of listening to a radio you'r...

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Hi,   This complaint has been a long time coming so please forgive the tone of this message. Spotify random song playing algorithms are atrocious! When playing radio, songs keep repeating mult...

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Got new phone. Won't let me sign in

I just got a new iPhone 6s and I had an iPhone 5 with premium Spotify. It doesn't give me the option to log in to Spotify on my new phone it only says to upgrade to premium. Can somebody help

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I just got a new iPhone 6s and I had an iPhone 5 with premium Spotify. It doesn't give me the option to log in to Spotify on my new phone it only says to upgrade to premium. Can somebody help

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Activity feed not working and missing profiles page

Currently using ios 8.4 iphone 6 plus. Spotify App version 4.1.0.941 On the spotify app the activity feed does not update at all with the profiles that I am following. On the Mac app it does but with, what seems, a 5-10 minute delay on showing my fri...

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Currently using ios 8.4 iphone 6 plus. Spotify App version 4.1.0.941   On the spotify app the activity feed does not update at all with the profiles that I am following. On the Mac app it does...

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Login failed

When I try to login it appears that I can only used my account abroad for 14 days and doesn't got into my account

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When I try to login it appears that I can only used my account abroad for 14 days and doesn't got into my account

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How to get the old design?

Hi, I like the new design update, but I don't like the new way that it shows playlists, because it ALWAYS shows me playlists that I already played, I loved the old way that Spotify used to shows playlists because it would always show me new playlists...

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Hi,   I like the new design update, but I don't like the new way that it shows playlists, because it ALWAYS shows me playlists that I already played, I loved the old way that Spotify...

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Starred/Favorites playlist has been deleted from iPhone

Hey everyone !I have a quite bizarre thing hapening to me...Spotify has a playlist called "Selection" in French, I think it's called Starred or Favorites in English, it's the first playlist on top of all the others with the little star icon (I'm usin...

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Hey everyone ! I have a quite bizarre thing hapening to me... Spotify has a playlist called "Selection" in French, I think it's called Starred or Favorites in English, it's the first playlist on to...

Grazzt

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Solved!! How to get Extreme streaming setting on Spotify app on iPhone 6 Plus

Hey guys, I just upgraded to Spotify Premium for the first time ever and I love it! However, there's a problem... On my iPhone 6 Plus, under streaming quality in the settings of the spotify app, there's no high or extreme options available! Only Auto...

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Hey guys,   I just upgraded to Spotify Premium for the first time ever and I love it! However, there's a problem...   On my iPhone 6 Plus, under streaming quality in the settings of the...

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iPhone app Running playlist turns shuffle on

I use the Spotify Running feature every day, but each time I use it for more than one or two songs it turns shuffle mode and loop mode on for the rest of the app. I'm aware of how to turn off shuffle, but it is frustrating to need to constantly turn ...

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I use the Spotify Running feature every day, but each time I use it for more than one or two songs it turns shuffle mode and loop mode on for the rest of the app. I'm aware of how to turn off shuffle...

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Listening to music offline

Hi i have a premium account and for the last 3-4 months i haven't been able to add any playlists to my library of music available offline. I've tried all sorts including closing app, deleting app etc, i have 22GB free space on my phone. Any idea why ...

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Hi i have a premium account and for the last 3-4 months i haven't been able to add any playlists to my library of music available offline. I've tried all sorts including closing app, deleting app etc...

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"Waiting to download" issues

I noticed about two weeks ago that my Spotify app was seemingly picking and choosing which songs it actually wanted to download when I marked them as Available Offline. I cannot seem to spot any rhyme or reason as to why this is happening. - I have a...

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I noticed about two weeks ago that my Spotify app was seemingly picking and choosing which songs it actually wanted to download when I marked them as Available Offline.  I cannot seem to sp...

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No puedo utilizar mi cuenta con mi sistema de audio SONOS. Como lo hago para poder autorizar el uso

No puedo utilizar mi cuenta con mi sistema de audio SONOS. Como lo hago para poder autorizar el uso con SONOS?. Gracias.

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No puedo utilizar mi cuenta con mi sistema de audio SONOS. Como lo hago para poder autorizar el uso con SONOS?. Gracias.

jopogar

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Spotify won't sync my local files to my iPhone 6.

I had this album I wanted to have on my Spotify but when I added it on, put it on a playlist, and set the playlist to offline on both my PC and iPhone 6, it would play, saying "Song Not Synced: If you own the song, you can sync it from your computer....

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I had this album I wanted to have on my Spotify but when I added it on, put it on a playlist, and set the playlist to offline on both my PC and iPhone 6, it would play, saying "Song Not Synced: If yo...

Jojo55371

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Repeating New Album Notifications Bug

For the last two weeks, I've been getting a notification from Spotify letting me know that "Indicud" by Kid Cudi is now Available. It's literally almost every day. Any way to get this notification to stop? I like the New Album Notifications, but it s...

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For the last two weeks, I've been getting a notification from Spotify letting me know that "Indicud" by Kid Cudi is now Available. It's literally almost every day. Any way to get this notification to...

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Can't log in using Iphone

Hi all, I have been experiencing issues logging in to my iPhone. When I log in using my username and password, it prompts me "Log In Failed. You've already created an account with this email address". When I log in with Facebook, it prompts me "Login...

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Hi all,   I have been experiencing issues logging in to my iPhone.   When I log in using my username and password, it prompts me "Log In Failed. You've already created an account with t...

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iOS app notifications - disappeared

In my app on iPhone 6 with iOS 9.0.2 I don't have the option to deselect any notifications in Spotify.Can anyone tell me why and help fix that?Message in all 3 sections is just: Settings Unavailable

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In my app on iPhone 6 with iOS 9.0.2 I don't have the option to deselect any notifications in Spotify. Can anyone tell me why and help fix that? Message in all 3 sections is just: Settings Unav...

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How to disable auto-updates

It appears my app was updated even though I have all settings related to apps doing any automatic disabled in IOS - which I find disturbing. Am I missing something or is Spotify jumping around the IOS settings? I have only been subbed up for few mont...

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It appears my app was updated even though I have all settings related to apps doing any automatic disabled in IOS - which I find disturbing.   Am I missing something or is Spotify jumping arou...

MattSuda

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Spotify New Features? Announced but not rolled out?

Has anyone that is not in the beta program gotten the new features besides Running? I am very interested in the Shows feature as I listen to a lot of podcasts and woluld prefer a single app for both music and podcasts. I got the Running feature about...

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Has anyone that is not in the beta program gotten the new features besides Running?  I am very interested in the Shows feature as I listen to a lot of podcasts and woluld prefer a single app for...

MattSuda

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