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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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Local Files have disappeared

Local files have disappeared from both my Ios app and the desktop version. I am completely stumped as to why this happened. I have not touched the desktop version in weeks. Literally no idea what's going on. Would appreciate any advice.

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Local files have disappeared from both my Ios app and the desktop version.   I am completely stumped as to why this happened. I have not touched the desktop version in weeks. Literally no idea...

Shizzabel

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Solved!! Available Offline Switch Keeps Turning Off

I am trying to make a playlist Available Offline on my iPhone, which I have done in the past and never had any issues. Every time I flip the switch, it does not start downloading the music and instead flips the switch back off. I have not reached my ...

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I am trying to make a playlist Available Offline on my iPhone, which I have done in the past and never had any issues. Every time I flip the switch, it does not start downloading the music and instea...

rach92g

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Solved!! IPhone App very often stopps in lockscreen

Spotify stopps playing (pause) until the lockscreen is active. Sometimes it works for a while in lockscreen. But then it pauses immediate.When I never use the lockscreen it works perfect. I am using an iPhone 6 with iOS 8.3. Airplay over Apple TV and...

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Spotify stopps playing (pause) until the lockscreen is active. Sometimes it works for a while in lockscreen. But then it pauses immediate. When I never use the lockscreen it works perfect. I am usin...

Selina33

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Spotify needs read ahead caching

By that I do not mean offline access as that requires some thought and planning. BUt I mostly use spotify in the car, where I do not have a garunteed data connection. If I start spotify radio, the app knows what songs are due to be played next so why...

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By that I do not mean offline access as that requires some thought and planning. BUt I mostly use spotify in the car, where I do not have a garunteed data connection. If I start spotify radio, the ap...

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Solved!! Not allowing me to upgrade to premium

Hi there,Hoping to get some help/advise.I downloaded Spotify a few months ago and have since tried the free trail period. Really enjoyed having access to all the music and being able to play songs when im out of wifi or cellular coverage. I have sinc...

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Hi there, Hoping to get some help/advise. I downloaded Spotify a few months ago and have since tried the free trail period. Really enjoyed having access to all the music and being able to play ...

mike_vengeance

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Charged THREE times without premium!

I wrote about this yesterday but now it appears that I have been charged not once, not twice, but THREE times! After using the contact form I finally got an email saying to send copies of my bank statements but as soon as I sent them, they suddenly s...

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I wrote about this yesterday but now it appears that I have been charged not once, not twice, but THREE times! After using the contact form I finally got an email saying to send copies of my bank sta...

OviiiOne

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EQ on version 2.9.0 not working

Hi, I don't change the EQ too much because I have good headphone, so I just added a bit more high-tones a while back. I'm currently traveling and wanted to play with the EQ to compensate for the noise around me. After the first on/off toggle of the E...

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Hi, I don't change the EQ too much because I have good headphone, so I just added a bit more high-tones a while back. I'm currently traveling and wanted to play with the EQ to compensate for the nois...

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Solved!! Payment confusion

If I pay for spotify premium through the website for 10$ instead of through the app for 13$ will I be able to use premium on the app?

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If I pay for spotify premium through the website for 10$ instead of through the app for 13$ will I be able to use premium on the app?

MattSuda

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Stuttering Audio

This wasn't an issue until a few months ago for me. No system changes until after the stuttering began. There doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to this, but I tried reinstalling the OS and everything, but I still get a slight stutter during songs ...

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This wasn't an issue until a few months ago for me. No system changes until after the stuttering began.   There doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to this, but I tried reinstalling the OS an...

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no sound local files

no sound when playing loacl files on iphone 5, no probs on spotify files, when connected to laptop phone is not recognized. solutions?

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no sound when playing loacl files on iphone 5, no probs on spotify files, when connected to laptop phone is not recognized. solutions?

linask24

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odd problem

My local files dont continue playin after one song is finshed even though the songs are synched. And it doesnt say devices in the sidebar so my device doesnt show. Please PM me with help

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My local files dont continue playin after one song is finshed even though the songs are synched. And it doesnt say devices in the sidebar so my device doesnt show. Please PM me with help

Fishtaco

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Synchronised songs not available

Hello everyone, I am a premium user for a while now, and I am experimenting a problem since a few months.I succeed to transfer some music I have on my laptop to my iPhone with the sync. It was working perfectly, but after a few days, all the transfer...

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Hello everyone,   I am a premium user for a while now, and I am experimenting a problem since a few months. I succeed to transfer some music I have on my laptop to my iPhone with the syn...

Fishtaco

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Offline mode not working on iphone 5s

What's the point of having premium if I cant play my songs offline. Offline mode works fine on my laptop but does not work on my Iphone 5s, the arrow stays grey everytime. Please help!!!!! Ruth

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What's the point of having premium if I cant play my songs offline. Offline mode works fine on my laptop but does not work on my Iphone 5s, the arrow stays grey everytime. Please help!!!!!  &nb...

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Charged twice without premium

Okay so after signing up for a premium account I got charged twice and never recieved any receipts but it shows up on my bank account transactions. The ironic part was I never recieved premium and my account is still on free version. I sent spotify 3...

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Okay so after signing up for a premium account I got charged twice and never recieved any receipts but it shows up on my bank account transactions. The ironic part was I never recieved premium and my...

MattSuda

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Offline sync

I am unable to sync playlists offline on my iPhone 6 over wifi. They will sync over cellular. I have a premium subscription. What happens is you slide the toggle over to the right to make the playlist available offline and the arrow just stays gray. ...

Regular

I am unable to sync playlists offline on my iPhone 6 over wifi. They will sync over cellular. I have a premium subscription. What happens is you slide the toggle over to the right to make the playlis...

RyanMiller

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Spotify can't download all tracks

Hi, I've a premium user account and an iPhone 6 64gb, in Spotify, in my music > song, i tick the "unavailable offline" switch, so all my songs should be downloaded and available offline. When I did that, Spotify start downloading all songs (about 500...

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Hi, I've a premium user account and an iPhone 6 64gb, in Spotify, in my music > song, i tick the "unavailable offline" switch, so all my songs should be downloaded and available offline. When...

1Ahava

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Solved!! Offline mode

My offline mode will not work. I have Grey arrows next to the song when they are meant to be green for a few days now.I have an IOS 8.3 on an iPhone 5sSpotify version 2.9.0.1954

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My offline mode will not work. I have Grey arrows next to the song when they are meant to be green for a few days now. I have an IOS 8.3 on an iPhone 5s Spotify version 2.9.0.1954

RyanMiller

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Can´t add any mp3 from my laptop to spotify AND spotify doesnt recognize iphone 5s anymore

Since yetserday i figured spotify doesnt recognzie my ihpone 5s anymore. i tryied all, deleting the software on the macbook and reinstalled it, updated the app on my iphone. retsarted both etc.....i am a bit afraid to delete the app on my iphone, as ...

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Since yetserday i figured spotify doesnt recognzie my ihpone 5s anymore. i tryied all, deleting the software on the macbook and reinstalled it, updated the app on my iphone. retsarted both etc..... ...

cjeaton

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Solved!! can't upgrade to premium

i cant upgrade to spotify premuim on my iphone. there's a message which says that i can't make in app purchases in my region.

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i cant upgrade to spotify premuim on my iphone. there's a message which says that i can't make in app purchases in my region.

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