Solved!! How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature
I don’t want to listen to music that’s not in my playlist
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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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Whenever I want to send a track, album or playlist to a friend, it only appear those who are my friends on Facebook, but not those who are my friends only on Spotify. This problem happens only on my ...
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So, this is happening all of the time after the latest updates. Happening on pc, ipad, and iphone, even when the software is only running on one of them at a time. I found a thread saying that if I go to my account, I can Signout Everywhere, so I tri...
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So, this is happening all of the time after the latest updates. Happening on pc, ipad, and iphone, even when the software is only running on one of them at a time. I found a thread saying...
driveflanger
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I tried everything the community and the Internet has said to do to try and get it working again and nothing seems to have worked. someone please help me!!
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I tried everything the community and the Internet has said to do to try and get it working again and nothing seems to have worked. someone please help me!!
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Recently (since 3.4 or 3.5) I've been finding that when playing an album, if I pause the track while it's playing in the background (either via Bluetooth controls or when accessing another app that takes control of audio), when I return to the app, t...
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Recently (since 3.4 or 3.5) I've been finding that when playing an album, if I pause the track while it's playing in the background (either via Bluetooth controls or when accessing another app that t...
TheEponymousBob
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i have a problem,from the pc tolog in spotify me, but from my iphone 5s i still say "login failed" i do not understand why, i tried to reinstall app,change password, connect to the 4g and wifi but nothing.i'm not log to spotify!
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i have a problem,from the pc tolog in spotify me, but from my iphone 5s i still say "login failed" i do not understand why, i tried to reinstall app,change password, connect to the 4g a...
mike_vengeance
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Hi Is it possible to use spotify to play my local files, which are on a networked external hard drive? if so, how? if not, any chance this might be coming soon? Cheers M
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Hi Is it possible to use spotify to play my local files, which are on a networked external hard drive? if so, how? if not, any chance this might be coming soon? Cheers M
mike_vengeance
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On my laptop it's showing as a premium account but on my i-phone it's a free account. £9.99 has been taken out of my account each month so I know I have paid for the premium account. I have followed all the suggestions on the website but nothing seem...
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On my laptop it's showing as a premium account but on my i-phone it's a free account. £9.99 has been taken out of my account each month so I know I have paid for the premium account. I have fol...
mike_vengeance
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I have an iPhone 6. Today I was having trouble getting my music to sync so I decided to log out of my spotify account and shut down my phone. When everything reloaded and I finally logged back into my spotify account my premium prescription was over ...
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I have an iPhone 6. Today I was having trouble getting my music to sync so I decided to log out of my spotify account and shut down my phone. When everything reloaded and I finally logged back into m...
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How do I sync from my Mac to an iphone. I reloaded Spotify because my iphone kept cutting out but now I have reloaded it I cannot access the playlists on my Mac.
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How do I sync from my Mac to an iphone. I reloaded Spotify because my iphone kept cutting out but now I have reloaded it I cannot access the playlists on my Mac.
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i know i am asking a question that has been asked plenty of times, but my phone will not show up under devices. i have restarted my router, restarted my phone, made sure both computer and phone are connected to the same wifi, disabled mcaffee complet...
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i know i am asking a question that has been asked plenty of times, but my phone will not show up under devices. i have restarted my router, restarted my phone, made sure both computer and ph...
mike_vengeance
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I purchased 1 month premium upgrade on my iPad via my iTunes account and got an email receipt confirming the purchase from iTunes. This was 2 weeks ago. My spotify account appears to have no record of this purchase at all. Before posting this message...
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I purchased 1 month premium upgrade on my iPad via my iTunes account and got an email receipt confirming the purchase from iTunes. This was 2 weeks ago. My spotify account appears to have...
mike_vengeance
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Hi I have had this problem for months now. My iphone device does not show up on Mac. I have followed Spotify help advice and proceedures with out resolution. Includng checking the UPnp. I have removed and resynced, reset, reloaded. Offline has been d...
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Hi I have had this problem for months now. My iphone device does not show up on Mac. I have followed Spotify help advice and proceedures with out resolution. Includng...
mike_vengeance
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I'd like to add albums and artists to a playlist. I can click the '...' button to add a single song to a queue, and then once in the queue, I can add it to the playlist (which is absolutely a HORRIBLE way to do it), but when I click '...' for an arti...
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I'd like to add albums and artists to a playlist. I can click the '...' button to add a single song to a queue, and then once in the queue, I can add it to the playlist (which is absolutely a HO...
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I've just updated my Spotify app on my iPad and Spotify crashes I have iOS 9 can you fix this asap
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I've just updated my Spotify app on my iPad and Spotify crashes I have iOS 9 can you fix this asap
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My Spotify on iPhone stops playing when i turn OFF the screen og going to another app (non Music apps).. It startet after i updated the Spotify app. Hos Can i have background Music again?
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My Spotify on iPhone stops playing when i turn OFF the screen og going to another app (non Music apps).. It startet after i updated the Spotify app. Hos Can i have background Music again?
powerbone
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So I need to disable offline on my old iPod Touch cause it no longer gets used anymore but when I go to remove it from my devices it doesn't go under iPod touch it goes under iPhone and all 3 devices I have synced for offline play are registered as i...
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So I need to disable offline on my old iPod Touch cause it no longer gets used anymore but when I go to remove it from my devices it doesn't go under iPod touch it goes under iPhone and all 3 devices...
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I use the spotify app version 3.6.0.923 with Apple iOS 8.3 on a iPhne 4S connected with Snap-In adapter of BMW F31.Since the last update I can choose the next title with the iDrive Controller. Everytime it will be disconnected.Furthermore, spotify do...
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I use the spotify app version 3.6.0.923 with Apple iOS 8.3 on a iPhne 4S connected with Snap-In adapter of BMW F31. Since the last update I can choose the next title with the iDrive Controller. Ever...
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I can't put my Spotify to offline mode becaus connect is running... how do I disable this, or how can i turn my spotify to offline mode?
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I can't put my Spotify to offline mode becaus connect is running... how do I disable this, or how can i turn my spotify to offline mode?
Teresa
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Hi all, Is it possible that an album is restricted to be played at a mobile app? I'd like to listen to the Rio 2 Soundtrack album (https://open.spotify.com/album/3ehRRrkC0MAQ9ihHgxNPF8) but it doesn't playback on my Android app. Desktop app will play...
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Hi all, Is it possible that an album is restricted to be played at a mobile app? I'd like to listen to the Rio 2 Soundtrack album (https://open.spotify.com/album/3ehRRrkC0MAQ9ihHgxNPF8) but ...
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Local songs wont sync to my iphone, it was working before and has become a problem recently.
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Local songs wont sync to my iphone, it was working before and has become a problem recently.
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