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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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How to see album art in playlist

I have a ton of songs in my playlists. One nice thing that would help me organize is if I could see album art next to the song names...is there a setting I don't know about?

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I have a ton of songs in my playlists. One nice thing that would help me organize is if I could see album art next to the song names...is there a setting I don't know about?

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Solved!! How much storage usage 1.187 tracks on iPhone

I have 1.187 tracks in a list on my iPhone (extreme quality), it uses 11,7 Gb, about 10Mb for one song.It looks much too me, or is it normal?

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I have 1.187 tracks in a list on my iPhone (extreme quality), it uses 11,7 Gb, about 10Mb for one song. It looks much too me, or is it normal?

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Playlists have disappeared.

Hello So my playlists have gone, I didn't delete them. I have tried an app reinstall etc with no luck.

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Hello 🙂 So my playlists have gone, I didn't delete them. I have tried an app reinstall etc with no luck.

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Won't play certain songs on phone, but plays fine on Computer

I've had this problem before with some songs but found that removing and re-adding the song from another playlist has helped. But I've done it for this one several times and can't get it to play on my phone. https://open.spotify.com/track/4fVqQKbROkz...

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I've had this problem before with some songs but found that removing and re-adding the song from another playlist has helped. But I've done it for this one several times and can't get it to play on m...

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Solved!! iPhone 5 - crash on startup

iPhone 5 with iOS 8 update. Spotify crashes on startup before app opens. Several attempts to reinstall app but same issue.

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iPhone 5 with iOS 8 update. Spotify crashes on startup before app opens. Several attempts to reinstall app but same issue.

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An easy way to favorite music and display music's favorite statues

Spotify has always been the wonderful music friend to me. However, I'm recently considering to transfer to Apple Music. It's not for For You, not for Beats 1, or "Apple Heart." It's for a simple function: Apple Music offers an easy way for me to favo...

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Spotify has always been the wonderful music friend to me. However, I'm recently considering to transfer to Apple Music. It's not for For You, not for Beats 1, or "Apple Heart." It's for a simple func...

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Album Art Takes A Long Time To Load

This Started Happend To Me About a Month Ago.After Closing and Reopening The App, The Album Art Takes A Long Time To LoadBut When Im In Offline Mode, The Album Art Loads Instantly...Can Somebody Help?

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This Started Happend To Me About a Month Ago. After Closing and Reopening The App, The Album Art Takes A Long Time To Load But When Im In Offline Mode, The Album Art Loads Instantly... Can Somebod...

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Spotify free (3.7.0) crashes on iOS 7.1.2 as soon as I open the app

Hello!Since installing the newest update, I cannot open the Spotify app anymore. I use a free account on my iPhone 4 (iOS 7.1.2), and I have already tried restarting my iPhone and reinstalling the app, but neither worked. The app still crashes as soo...

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Hello! Since installing the newest update, I cannot open the Spotify app anymore. I use a free account on my iPhone 4 (iOS 7.1.2), and I have already tried restarting my iPhone and reinstalling th...

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spotify doesnt play songs on my iphone 5S but works on computer HELP!!!

Some days ago my spotify stopped playing up songs on my iphone 5s. i can log in to the app and see all my music as usual but when i hit the play button the song doesn't come on? It works fine on my mac but not on my phone. I have deleted the app two ...

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Some days ago my spotify stopped playing up songs on my iphone 5s. i can log in to the app and see all my music as usual but when i hit the play button the song doesn't come on?    It wor...

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Spotify won't open

I have an iPhone. I updated my spotify app with the latest update and it won't open. I hit the app and it just goes back to the home screen

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I have an iPhone. I updated my spotify app with the latest update and it won't open. I hit the app and it just goes back to the home screen

Tamlam-nz

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Solved!! Play music on more than one device at the same time

Hi, I've just upgraded to premium, currently in the 30 day trial period. I know you can have 3 devices registered to one account, but is there a way to play different music online on more than one device at the same time?? Thanks in advance Stacey

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Hi,    I've just upgraded to premium, currently in the 30 day trial period.   I know you can have 3 devices registered to one account, but is there a way to play different music on...

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Resume playing on different device

Hi! Since yesterday my Spotify dont function with iPad. I have tried to uninstall Spotify and installing it again but it doesent help. It works fine on my iPhone.

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Hi! Since yesterday my Spotify dont function with iPad. I have tried to uninstall Spotify and installing it again but it doesent help. It works fine on my iPhone. 

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No album artworks

Hi, I'm using iPhone6 with iOS 8.1 and Spotify ver. 1.9.0.2744, there has a problem that it doesn't show up the ablum artwork as shown in the screen shot below, what can I do to get rid of this or can it be fixed soon? Many thanks!

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Hi,   I'm using iPhone6 with iOS 8.1 and Spotify ver. 1.9.0.2744, there has a problem that it doesn't show up the ablum artwork as shown in the screen shot below, what can I do to get rid of...

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[iOS][Music] Uninterrupted Music - MUST FIX

Spotify needs to fix this! Very often, when I open the Spotify app on my iPhone 6, I quickly go to a playlist and start playing music. When I get about 10 seconds into a song, the song stops and the app snaps to the track that I was listening to when...

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Spotify needs to fix this!   Very often, when I open the Spotify app on my iPhone 6, I quickly go to a playlist and start playing music. When I get about 10 seconds into a song, the ...

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IOS storage

i'd like to know why there is no clear cache button in the app on ios like there is on android?to erase this cache the only way is dellete and re installing the app? thanksMauro

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i'd like to know why there is no clear cache button in the app on ios like there is on android? to erase this cache the only way is dellete and re installing the app?   thanks Mauro 

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Spotify is playing songs in random

Hi everyone,When I play music from a playlist by clicking on the first song of the playlist, Spotify plays it and then plays a random song from that playlist.I DON'T click on random play green button on the top, I just click on the first song to play...

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Hi everyone, When I play music from a playlist by clicking on the first song of the playlist, Spotify plays it and then plays a random song from that playlist. I DON'T click on random play gree...

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Problem with syncing playlist on iPhone

for almost 3-4 weeks there has been a problem with syncing new track and playlists. I've tried with connecting my iPhone to WiFi aswell. Over 3G I've synced 10 songs over the last 3-4 weeks. i upgraded to the new version but still aint working. this ...

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for almost 3-4 weeks there has been a problem with syncing new track and playlists. I've tried with connecting my iPhone to WiFi aswell. Over 3G I've synced 10 songs over the last 3-4 weeks. i upgrad...

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7 Day free trial not working

Okay, so the thing popped up on my phone, and when i try to activate the 7 day free trial, it keeps saying Oops! SOmething went wrong, please try again. FIX THIS!

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 Okay, so the thing popped up on my phone, and when i try to activate the 7 day free trial, it keeps saying Oops! SOmething went wrong, please try again. FIX THIS!

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App Store spotify premium payment not working.

I have been using Spotify for one-month long periods with premium. And I paid using the App Store. But, I have just paid for Spotify premium for this month, and on my iPhone, it is still the free account. Any help?

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I have been using Spotify for one-month long periods with premium. And I paid using the App Store. But, I have just paid for Spotify premium for this month, and on my iPhone, it is still the free acc...

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