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Solved!! Where has the What’s New feature gone?

On the latest version of Spotify on my iPad, it is no longer showing the What’s New option under my profile. This very usefully listed the new releases every day. Instead there is a new feature Listening Stats, which although somewhat interesting, do...

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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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Superuser Contribution iOS App not loading when connected to Internet

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 15 ProOperating SystemiOS 18.6.1 My Question or IssueWhen I open the Spotify app, my music does not load, the app freezes, I am unable to click on any playlist, and if I can click, the loading page is where I am stuc...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 15 Pro Operating System iOS 18.6.1   My Question or Issue When I open the Spotify app, my music does not load, the app freezes, I am unable to ...

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Sped-up audio after connecting to Bluetooth

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 16Operating SystemiOS 26 After connecting to a Bluetooth device, the first 5-10 seconds of audio are sped up. This only occurs with Spotify audio, and has occurred on AirPods, in my car, and on my Bluetooth speaker.

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 16 Operating System iOS 26   After connecting to a Bluetooth device, the first 5-10 seconds of audio are sped up. This only occurs with Spotify au...

ribezaz

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Laggy behaviour on iOS app

Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 15 Operating System iOS 18.7.1 spotify version 9.0.88.1402 My Question or Issue since The New update Spotify keeps buffering and is very laggy. It shuts down for nothing. SomeTimes while playing, it minimise ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada   Device iPhone 15 Operating System iOS 18.7.1 spotify version 9.0.88.1402   My Question or Issue   since The New update Spotify...

RichUKaos

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Superuser Contribution [iOS] Buttons too close to the edge in queue

I noticed when there are no items lined up in the queue, and it’s only the currently playing item, then the play/pause button is way too close to the edge. I already wasted time with livechat support who are unable to inform the developers.Please fix...

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I noticed when there are no items lined up in the queue, and it’s only the currently playing item, then the play/pause button is way too close to the edge. I already wasted time with livechat support...

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Superuser Contribution Opening Facebook pauses Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 16Operating SystemiOS 26 My Question or IssueSpotify pauses if I open the Facebook app. The issue occurs more frequently if I am connected to a Bluetooth device.

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 16 Operating System iOS 26   My Question or Issue Spotify pauses if I open the Facebook app. The issue occurs more frequently if I am connected t...

Dessi

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Bring back old song cover size in the playlists

Hello, the new song cover size in playlists look way too small. I propose to bring it back to the way it was.

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Hello, the new song cover size in playlists look way too small. I propose to bring it back to the way it was.

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Spotify in Child Apple Watch SE with Spotify Premium Account

Spotify please help - we pay for a Premium Family account and we cannot install Spotify on the child’s new Apple Watch SE with cellular capability who does not have an iPhone to pair with the watch. As the parent, we control the watch on the parent i...

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Spotify please help - we pay for a Premium Family account and we cannot install Spotify on the child’s new Apple Watch SE with cellular capability who does not have an iPhone to pair with the watch. ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Messages

PlanPremium CountryPakistanDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 26 My Question or IssueSo before I changed my region I was on Spotify messages messaging friends and when I did change (to Pakistan the current region I am in) it took it away. And when I ...

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  Plan Premium  Country Pakistan Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 26   My Question or Issue So before I changed my region I was on Spotify messages messaging friends an...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify displays "Video available" instead of artist name

PlanPremiumDevice(iPhone 12 Pro)Operating System(iOS 17.3.1) My Question or IssueHi there, I've been using Spotify since April of 2024 and I haven't had any issues until recently when randomly, the Airplay feature on my iPhone decided to display the ...

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Plan Premium Device (iPhone 12 Pro) Operating System (iOS 17.3.1)   My Question or Issue Hi there, I've been using Spotify since April of 2024 and I haven't had any issues until recently...

yskra

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Superuser Contribution Can’t view ‘new releases’ on mobile app

on New Releases, it says that browse isn’t working right now. It’s been saying this for months - I first noticed it in August.Rest of the categories in the search are working fine. im on iphone16 and its in the app that its not working.

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on New Releases, it says that browse isn’t working right now. It’s been saying this for months - I first noticed it in August. Rest of the categories in the search are working fine.  im on...

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Spotify crashes when I try to open Setting and Privacy on iPhone 15

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 15Operating SystemiOS 26.2.1 My Question or IssueWhen I tap on Settings and Privacy, the page opens, but crashes almost immediately. I've tried deleting the app, restarting the iPhone and downloading...

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Plan Premium Family Country United States Device iPhone 15 Operating System iOS 26.2.1   My Question or Issue When I tap on Settings and Privacy, the page opens, but crashes almost imm...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution finding podcasts on spotify kids

I am not able to get to podcasts from my kids spotify account on the spotify kids app on ipad. As an example one of my kids is setup with age 6-12 and I am not able to find the national geographic greeking out podcast on that app

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I am not able to get to podcasts from my kids spotify account on the spotify kids app on ipad. As an example one of my kids is setup with age 6-12 and I am not able to find the national geographic gr...

shyen

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution App keeps crashing

PlanFreeDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 16.7.11My Question or IssueAfter updating the app yesterday (29/07) to version 9.0.64, it has crashed 2-3 times while playing music.

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Plan Free Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 16.7.11 My Question or Issue After updating the app yesterday (29/07) to version 9.0.64, it has crashed 2-3 times while playing music.

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Superuser Contribution When I pause my music or change what’s playing, the volume maxes out momentarily

This is happening for me and I have some info. Some context: I use Spotify on my iPhone 17 Pro, my Linux desktop, my Windows 11 desktop, and my Apple TV, all with a wide variety of audio equipment, but this problem is only present on my iPhone. The p...

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This is happening for me and I have some info. Some context: I use Spotify on my iPhone 17 Pro, my Linux desktop, my Windows 11 desktop, and my Apple TV, all with a wide variety of audio equipment, b...

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Can't log into spotify when on home wifi

On my iPhone, Spotify shows as offline when I’m connected to my home Wi-Fi (it works perfectly on other Wi-Fi networks). On my desktop and TV it works fine (and they’re connected to the same Wi-Fi network in home). I contacted Spotify support and the...

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On my iPhone, Spotify shows as offline when I’m connected to my home Wi-Fi (it works perfectly on other Wi-Fi networks). On my desktop and TV it works fine (and they’re connected to the same Wi-Fi ne...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app crashing repeatedly on iPhone. Clean reinstall ineffective.

This started happening out of the blue. I have tried doing a clean reinstall of the app twice now as outlined on the community website: https://community.spotify.com/t5/FAQs/Perform-a-clean-reinstall-of-the-app/ta-p/4746485 However, this has not fixe...

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This started happening out of the blue. I have tried doing a clean reinstall of the app twice now as outlined on the community website: https://community.spotify.com/t5/FAQs/Perform-a-clean-reinstall...

sooner333

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Superuser Contribution Spotify changing songs by itself

Having a really annoying issue where songs I am actively listening to randomly change to other songs. These songs aren’t even songs in que or saved in my library, they are random songs in random playlists I never listen to. I’ve already deleted and r...

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Having a really annoying issue where songs I am actively listening to randomly change to other songs. These songs aren’t even songs in que or saved in my library, they are random songs in random play...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution the margin of the lyrics zoom and share buttons

PlanPremiumCountrySouth KoreaDeviceAll Apple devicesOperating SystemiOS 18.x.x, iOS 26.x.x My Question or IssueI have waited for a full year for this UI issue to be addressed.However, even now, only minor UI tweaks are being made elsewhere, while the...

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Plan Premium Country South Korea Device All Apple devices Operating System iOS 18.x.x, iOS 26.x.x   My Question or Issue I have waited for a full year for this UI issue to be addressed...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution The lyrics In songs suddenly disappeared

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 11 pro max)Operating SystemiOS 15 My Question or IssueI had my lyrics for songs on and i missed the date to pay premium again, I went to free Spotify but after I upgraded to premium again the lyrics in son...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device (iPhone 11 pro max) Operating System iOS 15   My Question or Issue I had my lyrics for songs on and i missed the date to pay premium again, I ...

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