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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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Saved songs and albums missing on iOS

Yesterday all of my saved songs and albums dissapeared from my iPhone. They were all still listed on the Mac desktop player. I uninstalled Spotify, reinstalled and resynced all of the songs, spotify worked for the evening. Just started Spotify and th...

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Yesterday all of my saved songs and albums dissapeared from my iPhone. They were all still listed on the Mac desktop player.   I uninstalled Spotify, reinstalled and resynced all of the songs,...

MrSimmo

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Songs / Albums heard that never appear in my list

I´m subscriber Spotify Premium service and lately has been something that has bothered enough: every moment I open the application (ios) appear songs / artists in my "recently played" I've never heard and music added to my artists / songs that also n...

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I´m subscriber Spotify Premium service and lately has been something that has bothered enough: every moment I open the application (ios) appear songs / artists in my "recently played" I've never...

kbrooksc

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Cannot Login with iPhone app

I just signed up to try out this free spotify.... I am able to login no problem on the Spotify web site, but I am unable to on my iPhone (say invalid login). Is there something I am missing? Does the free account not allow both desktop and mobile acc...

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I just signed up to try out this free spotify.... I am able to login no problem on the Spotify web site, but I am unable to on my iPhone (say invalid login).  Is there something I am missin...

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CANT SAVE SONGS NO WHERE NEAR THE 10,000 SONG LIMIT

I use Spotify on my iphone 6 and my laptop that runs windows 7. When I attempt to save songs to an artist, some will save and others will not. This specifically is happening with Black Label Society's Sonic Brew album. I have it selected to be saved,...

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I use Spotify on my iphone 6 and my laptop that runs windows 7.  When I attempt to save songs to an artist, some will save and others will not.  This specifically is happening with Black La...

heybillyfox

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changing phones with premium

Ok i pay for premium and i got a new phone. When i signed in on my new phone i ran out of skips and got commercials.. even though on my old phone i do not. How do i fix this????

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Ok i pay for premium and i got a new phone. When i signed in on my new phone i ran out of skips and got commercials.. even though on my old phone i do not. How do i fix this????

MattSuda

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Synch problem

I have a premium account for almost two months but i could not sync more than 200 songs to my offline playlist. I follow exact steps that i should but nothing happens i don't see the progress bar. Only one out of ten tries i can sync songs but it las...

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I have a premium account for almost two months but i could not sync more than 200 songs to my offline playlist. I follow exact steps that i should but nothing happens i don't see the progress bar. On...

ernest-da-turd

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Playing songs I own

So I have songs I own on my computer that are also clearly available on spotify- from albums that are available. I add those songs to my playlist, and it takes the owned copy of the song, so when I play it on my phone, it says the song is not availab...

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So I have songs I own on my computer that are also clearly available on spotify- from albums that are available. I add those songs to my playlist, and it takes the owned copy of the song, so when I p...

MattSuda

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Iphone 4S: Synched local songs become "unsynched" after 1/2 weeks

Hi there, I have a problem with Spotify using my Iphone 4S.I add some (around 20) local files to my playlist on my computer. Then I synchronize the playlist on my Iphone.First, everything works fine for a couple of days.Then, after 1 or 2 weeks, the ...

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Hi there,   I have a problem with Spotify using my Iphone 4S. I add some (around 20) local files to my playlist on my computer. Then I synchronize the playlist on my Iphone. First, everythin...

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local files wont disappear on ipod

hello everyone, so ive got a problem with my ipod syncing local files. not that it doesnt work, rather it does it without me telling it to. so i have a couple songs on itunes, theyre not shown in spotify as local files.all good. now when i sync my ip...

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hello everyone, so ive got a problem with my ipod syncing local files. not that it doesnt work, rather it does it without me telling it to. so i have a couple songs on itunes, theyre not shown in spo...

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Solved!! Local songs in playlist

In several of my playlists i have songs imported from my computer, synced over wifi. I want to add a local song, which is already synced to my phone, to another playlist. Every time i try to do this it says "could not load tracks". Very annoying. I a...

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In several of my playlists i have songs imported from my computer, synced over wifi. I want to add a local song, which is already synced to my phone, to another playlist. Every time i try to do this ...

MattSuda

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Error 404, no matter what I do

No matter what I do, change my password, uninstall/reinstall the app, everything I keep getting the error 404 notification on my iphone. used the app 2 days ago and was fine, I can log into the computer and it works, just not my iphone. please help, ...

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No matter what I do, change my password, uninstall/reinstall the app, everything I keep getting the error 404 notification on my iphone. used the app 2 days ago and was fine, I can log into the compu...

Markrave

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Using a new device, cannot load offline music

Hello there!I have the problem that I have loaded some offline music at my spotify account and it uses round about 2 GB on my iPhone. So my premium expired and a friend gave me his premium account so that I can use it for some days. But now if would ...

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Hello there! I have the problem that I have loaded some offline music at my spotify account and it uses round about 2 GB on my iPhone. So my premium expired and a friend gave me his premium account ...

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"Cant make purchases in your region"

Hi i need some help.... I have a iphone 6 fully updated and what not. And i need to buy premium on my spotify account. I want to use itunes to do so. Anyways when im in the app and i click buy premium it says " sorry. cant make purchases in your regi...

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Hi i need some help.... I have a iphone 6 fully updated and what not. And i need to buy premium on my spotify account. I want to use itunes to do so. Anyways when im in the app and i click buy premiu...

kbrooksc

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Solved!! Can I use an iPhone 3GS to control PS4 through Spotify Connect?

My friend has an android phone using spotify free version, he is allowed to use connect to control his PS4 Spotify app.. I am using iPhone 3GS and I get premium feature msg.. Is this because I have to use an older version of the app for my phone?

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My friend has an android phone using spotify free version, he is allowed to use connect to control his PS4 Spotify app.. I am using iPhone 3GS and I get premium feature msg.. Is this because I have t...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Ipod Touch can't upgrade to ios7

I have an older Ipod touch which I previously loaded up Spotify onto. When I had to reboot the whole device I couldn't get Spotify back on because it now requires ios7 which this Touch seemingly can't be upgraded to?? I am kicking myself now (and so ...

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I have an older Ipod touch which I previously loaded up Spotify onto.   When I had to reboot the whole device I couldn't get Spotify back on because it now requires ios7 which this Touch seemi...

MattSuda

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recently played artist not being displayed

Hi everyone, so my "recently played artists" are not being displayed on my spotify profile! I have the settings on "publish activity", yet its not showing up? Im not on fb, could that be a reason for it, but I know people who are not and their music ...

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Hi everyone, so my "recently played artists" are not being displayed on my spotify profile! I have the settings on "publish activity", yet its not showing up? Im not on fb, could that be a reason for...

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Trouble syncing on iphone

Not only does it keep pausing, but I tried to switch to extreme quality in the middle of it syncing and I said yes to start the process over and now I think it's doubling up on the space taken for the synced songs. Like I had to delete a ton of stuff...

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Not only does it keep pausing, but I tried to switch to extreme quality in the middle of it syncing and I said yes to start the process over and now I think it's doubling up on the space taken for th...

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Cant download spotify help

Spotify,I have an iPhone 5 and we recently started experiencing issues with the browser functionality when using Spotify. I read a few forums and they advised deleting the app and then downloading it again. After completing that process I went back t...

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Spotify, I have an iPhone 5 and we recently started experiencing issues with the browser functionality when using Spotify. I read a few forums and they advised deleting the app and then do...

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Tracks Disappearing from My Music

Recently when I've saved tracks or albums to My Music, they only stay there for a short time before disappearing, like I never added them. Even those that I save offline are somehow disappearing off my device. My subscription is up to date and I have...

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Recently when I've saved tracks or albums to My Music, they only stay there for a short time before disappearing, like I never added them. Even those that I save offline are somehow disappearing off ...

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can't upgrad to premium

im from germany and whenever i try to upgrade my spotify to premium with my iphone it's telling: not available in your country. can some1 help me pls

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im from germany and whenever i try to upgrade my spotify to premium with my iphone it's telling: not available in your country. can some1 help me pls

MattSuda

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