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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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terryjamiahaaa

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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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AvaTilley

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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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Solved!! iPhone and iPod question

Hinew here but had spotify for about a year or so. Question 1 is....can i use an iPhone 4s, without a service plan, to store my spotify and listen offline? Question 2....with an iPod Touch, can I store my spotify on it and listen offline without a wi...

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Hi new here but had spotify for about a year or so.   Question 1 is....can i use an iPhone 4s, without a service plan, to store my spotify and listen offline?   Question 2....with an i...

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Unable to play 1 track on one pirticular iPhone

My iPhone 6 Plus will not play a pirticular track. It happens to be Dangerous by David Guetta. It plays fine on my MAC when controlled by the iPhone, but not on the iPhone itself. It will also not play on the iPhone when controlled from thr MAC.

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My iPhone 6 Plus will not play a pirticular track. It happens to be Dangerous by David Guetta. It plays fine on my MAC when controlled by the iPhone, but not on the iPhone itself. It will also not pl...

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Playlist shuffle

I have over 1000 songs on my playlist and the shuffle mode keeps play the sames songs over and over. I've restarted my device. Uninstalled the app. Reinstalled. Nothing works. Now I'm just deleting the songs that I'm tired of hear. is there something...

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I have over 1000 songs on my playlist and the shuffle mode keeps play the sames songs over and over. I've restarted my device. Uninstalled the app. Reinstalled. Nothing works. Now I'm just deleting t...

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iOS app shows negative number of people followed and 0 playlists

Hey! In the iOS spotify app I have a problem with the app showing that I am following a negative amount of people, also it says 0 for playlists even though I am following some. Dont know if it is related, but in the windows web player I cant even see...

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Hey!   In the iOS spotify app I have a problem with the app showing that I am following a negative amount of people, also it says 0 for playlists even though I am following some.   Dont...

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Solved!! Unable to sync local files

Hello everyone! I recently was trying to put my itunes music into spotify and it worked for awhile until I got a new phone and not those local files will not sync into my phone whatsoever! Does anyone have a solution? This is really frustrating!

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Hello everyone! I recently was trying to put my itunes music into spotify and it worked for awhile until I got a new phone and not those local files will not sync into my phone whatsoever! Does anyon...

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Local files won't sync to iPhone 6

So I can see my songs listed on the playlist I made for the local files on my phone, but they're greyed out and won't let me play. When I try, I get an error telling me how to sync them, which I've followed those instructions to no avail. I've also d...

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So I can see my songs listed on the playlist I made for the local files on my phone, but they're greyed out and won't let me play.  When I try, I get an error telling me how to sync them, which ...

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Songs change while playing

Hi, when I play a song and then put the phone in my pocket somehow the song forwards itself or changes to next song or pauses on its own. Is there any explanation for that?

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Hi, when I play a song and then put the phone in my pocket somehow the song forwards itself or changes to next song or pauses on its own. Is there any explanation for that?

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Bluetooth Metadata not transmitting from iPhone 6 to Pioneer Z150BH

Hi. I noticed a few other threads similiar to this, but they were either closed or unrelated. I have an iPhone 6 (iOS9) and a Pioneer Z150BH on the most recent firmware, and Spotify won't transmit the metadata when the iPhone is paired via bluetooth....

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Hi. I noticed a few other threads similiar to this, but they were either closed or unrelated.   I have an iPhone 6 (iOS9) and a Pioneer Z150BH on the most recent firmware, and Spotify won't tr...

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spotify don't work

when I try to use my spotify without wifi the cellular data for spotify turns of alone all the time, so when I enter to the aplication this one is always off line and I can't use it i got an iphone 4S with ios 9

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when I try to use my spotify without wifi  the cellular data for spotify turns of alone all the time, so when I enter to the aplication this one is always off line  and I can't use it &nbs...

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Shuffle misses out songs and starts halfway through track list

When I press shuffle, a load of songs are just missed out and instead of starting from the beginning of the shuffle, it starts halfway through the track list and if I play my songs from the beginning of the playlist with shuffle off, I can skip back ...

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When I press shuffle, a load of songs are just missed out and instead of starting from the beginning of the shuffle, it starts halfway through the track list and if I play my songs from the beginning...

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Bought premium from iTunes.

Which account did I buy premium for? I don't have premium on my account. Is this because my Apple ID email isn't the same as my Spotify account email???

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Which account did I buy premium for? I don't have premium on my account. Is this because my Apple ID email isn't the same as my Spotify account email???

dsa_7

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I Have premium and stay free

I pay 7.99 us and stay free, please help me

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I pay 7.99 us and stay free, please help me

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Updating offline content iPhone 5s

Can't seem to find a definitive answer to this: I've got a 64gig 5s so can and do store loads of stuff offline. However I occasionally go through my Spotify collection on my laptop and remove tracks/albums here and there I don't like. Question is, do...

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Can't seem to find a definitive answer to this:   I've got a 64gig 5s so can and do store loads of stuff offline. However I occasionally go through my Spotify collection on my laptop and remov...

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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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Syncing from my phone

I bought an album from ITunes and it shows up on my computer and it's available offline. It also shows up on my phone but it won't play. Why?

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I bought an album from ITunes and it shows up on my computer and it's available offline. It also shows up on my phone but it won't play. Why?

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Solved!! Search broken on iPad in iOS 9.0?

Searching isn't working on the iOS 9.0 GM seed on iPad. I'm hoping the Spotify engineers already know this and will have an update out in time for Wednesday?

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Searching isn't working on the iOS 9.0 GM seed on iPad. I'm hoping the Spotify engineers already know this and will have an update out in time for Wednesday?

mcnaugha

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Having to re-download songs every few days

I am a premium user and have 650 songs on my iPhone 5S. Every few days I am finding myself having to re download all of the songs. They will be saved in the library one day, and gone the next. The available offline box is also checked. Any fixes??

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I am a premium user and have 650 songs on my iPhone 5S. Every few days I am finding myself having to re download all of the songs. They will be saved in the library one day, and gone the next. The av...

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Can't reinstall spotify from App Store- never stops spinning

niece deleted it by mistake from iPhone, can't reinstall from iTunes bc it's a never ending spin

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niece deleted it by mistake from iPhone, can't reinstall from iTunes bc it's a never ending spin

Jordi

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offline music titels dont download

when i want to save a new playlist on my iPod and i want that i hear that Playlist also offline i does not download the playlist, yes i have spotify premium..thanks for now..

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when i want to save a new playlist on my iPod and i want that i hear that Playlist also offline i does not download the playlist, yes i have spotify premium..thanks for now..

Nico

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