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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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Michaelman11

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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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Solved!! Spotify does not send me an email with my new code word (although it says it does)

Hi, I wanted to install spotify on my ipod. The very first time I loged in was with my facebook account, so now my user name consists of just some numbers. Apparently I also have to create a code word for my devices (I cannot log in with the combinat...

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Hi,  I wanted to install spotify on my ipod.  The very first time I loged in was with my facebook account, so now my user name consists of just some numbers. Apparently I also have to c...

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Music not playing offline with premium account.

My spotify premium account should allow music to be played offline, this function Is working on my laptop but not on my Iphone. I have tried to repeat the help steps which are suggested ie, making sure each each song is made available offline however...

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My spotify premium account should allow music to be played offline, this function Is working on my laptop but not on my Iphone. I have tried to repeat the help steps which are suggested ie, making su...

F_Collie

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Can't log into Spotify on computer or phone, only Spotify's website.

So i've changed my password over a dozen times now ON Spotify's website, and then tried to lot in to both the app on my computer (which I downloaded yesterday, so it's up to date), and then again on my iPhone. Every time, even with my new passwords a...

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So i've changed my password over a dozen times now ON Spotify's website, and then tried to lot in to both the app on my computer (which I downloaded yesterday, so it's up to date), and then again on ...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Albums / artists / tracks disappeared

Hello, Why did my albums, artists and titles disappeared for my iphone application ? They are still on my Macbook app ... Thibault

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Hello,   Why did my albums, artists and titles disappeared for my iphone application ? 😞    They are still on my Macbook app ...   Thibault

thimare

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How to sync IOS with iPad

I see Sync articles on how to sync the IOS app to the iphone/ipad. What about the other way around, can I make changes to spotify playlists on the iPad and they carry through and sync with the IOS? thanks James

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I see Sync articles on how to sync the IOS app to the iphone/ipad. What about the other way around, can I make changes to spotify playlists on the iPad and they carry through and sync with the IOS? ...

Flixx

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Solved!! download music

hello everybody, last week I've saved some playlist in the offline mode and it had used all my internet data provided by my mobile company, how can I stop that downloading when I'm not connected with the wifi?

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hello everybody, last week I've saved some playlist in the offline mode and it had used all my internet data provided by my mobile company,  how can I stop that downloading when I'm not conn...

MattSuda

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Temporary fix for sorting songs in playlists

Hello everyone, Since Spotify is taking their good time implenting the most simple function in a music player — Sorting of a playlist — I guess we, the users, have to work on getting around it. And I actually found a simple workaround: Open up your S...

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Hello everyone,   Since Spotify is taking their good time implenting the most simple function in a music player — Sorting of a playlist — I guess we, the users, have to work on getting around ...

mrcolonist

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Organize the albums from an artist

I was wondering if is it posible to organize the albums from an artist just like iTunes does. I mean, if I have 4 albums from an artist, I don't want to scroll down all the list of songs. I would like to see quickly the 4 images of each album and onl...

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I was wondering if is it posible to organize the albums from an artist just like iTunes does. I mean, if I have 4 albums from an artist, I don't want to scroll down all the list of songs. I would lik...

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Distortion and really bad sound quality

Hi guys! ( first time on the forums ) I was wondering if anyone can help me out...I'm currently using the iPhone 5 with the iOS version of 8.0 (I think) and the sound quality is terrible through earphones I've tried different syncing qualities, reins...

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Hi guys! ( first time on the forums ) I was wondering if anyone can help me out... I'm currently using the iPhone 5 with the iOS version of 8.0 (I think) and the sound quality is terrible through ...

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Spotify won't sync local files from my iTunes playlist to my iphone 6 plus

My ocal files won't synch and kept on Pending..... I have the latest version of spotify on both my phone and mac I have added several files in my iTunes playlist (2 paid albums from 3rd party site) i included 3 screenshots (2 from my mac and 1 from m...

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My ocal files won't synch and kept on Pending..... I have the latest version of spotify on both my phone and mac   I have added several files in my iTunes playlist (2 paid albums from 3rd ...

jbscaf

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Solved!! Playlists are not showing on my iPhone

Hello, I have been using spotify for years without any major issues, i was updated one of my playlists and when i have come to sync my phone, no playlists are shown, If i open the desktop app, the playlists are there but under devices, click on my ph...

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Hello,   I have been using spotify for years without any major issues, i was updated one of my playlists and when i have come to sync my phone, no playlists are shown, If i open the desktop ...

Alekai-93

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Offline mode second device

On my primary device I have no troubles making albums and Individual songs available for offline play. ON MY SECONDARY DEVICE I cannot seem to get anything to stick for offline ( green arrow indicating its good to go) Any ideas/ similar problems?

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On my primary device I have no troubles making albums and Individual songs available for offline play. ON MY SECONDARY DEVICE I cannot seem to get anything to stick for offline ( green arrow indicati...

MattSuda

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Spotify won't sync my local files to my iPhone 6.

I had this album I wanted to have on my Spotify but when I added it on, put it on a playlist, and set the playlist to offline on both my PC and iPhone 6, it would play, saying "Song Not Synced: If you own the song, you can sync it from your computer....

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I had this album I wanted to have on my Spotify but when I added it on, put it on a playlist, and set the playlist to offline on both my PC and iPhone 6, it would play, saying "Song Not Synced: If yo...

Jojo55371

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Spotify desyncing offline albums?

After this newest update, there have been two occasions on which Spotify has desynced 1-2 gigabytes worth of music. I would check my phone, and suddenly no albums were listed as being available offline. Is this a noted issue? Any solutions?

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After this newest update, there have been two occasions on which Spotify has desynced 1-2 gigabytes worth of music. I would check my phone, and suddenly no albums were listed as being available offli...

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La función buscar no funciona

Soy usuario Premium. La función buscar funciona en el Mac o en el IPad, pero desde hace unos días no funciona en el iPhone. Tengo un iPhone 5S con iOS 8.1.3. Cada vez que hago una búsqueda, no encuentra nada y da el siguiente mensaje "Se ha producido...

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Soy usuario Premium. La función buscar funciona en el Mac o en el IPad, pero desde hace unos días no funciona en el iPhone. Tengo un iPhone 5S con iOS 8.1.3. Cada vez que hago una búsqueda, no encuen...

davidsarmiento

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Touch Preview on iPod Touch 5g

I recently got the Spotify iOS app on my iPod Touch 5g (using iOS 8), and have been trying to use the 'Touch Preview' function. However, I can't seem to get it to work and I don't know why. I have seen the YouTube video demonstrating the feature, but...

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I recently got the Spotify iOS app on my iPod Touch 5g (using iOS 8), and have been trying to use the 'Touch Preview' function. However, I can't seem to get it to work and I don't know why. I have se...

MattSuda

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3G Streaming cutting in/out

I have spotify on my iphone 6 running IOS 8. On wifi streaming is fine. On 3G streaming is cutting in/out. I have checked settings and quality is set to normal. The same issue was happening with my previous iphone 5. Note: My wife has iphone 5 and sh...

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I have spotify on my iphone 6 running IOS 8.   On wifi streaming is fine. On 3G streaming is cutting in/out. I have checked settings and quality is set to normal.   The same issue w...

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Spotify Connect Application

What idiot decided that the "connect to device" icon and the device selection icons will only show AFTER a piece of music has been selected to play? It means you lose the first 6 or 7 seconds of the top of the track which you then have to restart. TH...

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What idiot decided that the "connect to device" icon and the device selection icons will only show AFTER a piece of music has been selected to play? It means you lose the first 6 or 7 seconds of th...

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Local music does not remain synced

Hi - I have uploaded local music to my iPhone 6 and ipad mini 3. However the music doesn't remain synced. I can see it in the playlists, but when playing on my iPhone or iPad, it skips over those tracks and says "cannot be found" or "not synced." It ...

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Hi -   I have uploaded local music to my iPhone 6 and ipad mini 3.    However the music doesn't remain synced. I can see it in the playlists, but when playing on my iPhone or i...

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iPhone disconnects from WiFi when Spotify app is open

Hi there, every time when I open the spotify app on my iPhone 6 in order to sync offline-playlists, the iphone will disconnect from my Wifi and thus prevent to download offline-playlists. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance!

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Hi there,   every time when I open the spotify app on my iPhone 6 in order to sync offline-playlists, the iphone will disconnect from my Wifi and thus prevent to download offline-playlists. ...

TEDavis-154

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