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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 ...

Roadie

makeabetterapp

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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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Rastereyes

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crackling noise in car

I get alot of crackling noise when using Spotify in my car. Similar results using an iphone 5s and my new iphone 6. I connect to my car (Mini Cooper S 2014) using a premium bmw iphone cable. I have also tried with an original apple cable with same re...

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I get alot of crackling noise when using Spotify in my car. Similar results using an iphone 5s and my new iphone 6. I connect to my car (Mini Cooper S 2014) using a premium bmw iphone cable. I have a...

awolAD

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Spotify not working on my iphone 5

I log into spotify and it says I have a free account, but I have a premium....I try the upgrade button and it shows I have a premium account and yet it's defaulted to free and I can't access music? I tried logging out back in. Deleting the app reinst...

Newbie

I log into spotify and it says I have a free account, but I have a premium....I try the upgrade button and it shows I have a premium account and yet it's defaulted to free and I can't access music? I...

MattSuda

Spotify Star

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No access to Spotify on iPhone

When I click on the Spotify tab I just get the Apple logo, was working fine until today?

Newbie

When I click on the Spotify tab I just get the Apple logo, was working fine until today?

MattSuda

Spotify Star

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Remove an artist from a playlist... How to?

Hi All, I would like to remove an artist or an album from an existing playlist. How do I do that?My kid added some bunk-arse things to my playlist and I want to keep the playlist just dump the bunk. . . and no - I do not expect to go through it *one*...

Music Fan

Hi All, I would like to remove an artist or an album from an existing playlist.  How do I do that? My kid added some bunk-arse things to my playlist and I want to keep the playlist just dump ...

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Impossible to save albums

Good morning , about a month I can not save albums or songs , either with or Iphone with windows . All albums saved , the next day gone missing . How so?

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Good morning , about a month I can not save albums or songs , either with or Iphone with windows . All albums saved , the next day gone missing . How so?

OncJeremie

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App causing iPhone to have issues

I really don't know how else to describe this problem. For the past few days, using Spotify on my iPhone will launch other apps, Siri, pause randomly and start playing again, and sometimes skip forward though songs and even albums. Sometimes music co...

Casual Listener

I really don't know how else to describe this problem. For the past few days, using Spotify on my iPhone will launch other apps, Siri, pause randomly and start playing again, and sometimes skip forwa...

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Sending messages using iPhone/iPad not possible

Hi there, you might call me stupid, but please let me ask a question: I'm trying to send messages to another Spotify-user (follower) using my iPhone. When using the "SHARE -- SEND TO..." function my followers do not show up, and also typing in their ...

Newbie

Hi there,   you might call me stupid, but please let me ask a question:    I'm trying to send messages to another Spotify-user (follower) using my iPhone. When using the "SHARE...

slondon12

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Says error occurred

Whenever I go to play a certain artist or album it will ways come up with " an error occurred. Please try again later" but if I go into songs all the music is there and I can listen offline. This has only been happening on my iPhone 4 for the past fe...

Newbie

Whenever I go to play a certain artist or album it will ways come up with " an error occurred. Please try again later" but if I go into songs all the music is there and I can listen offline. This has...

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Solved!! Free trial activated in error

Activated 7 day free trial in error wanted the 30 day free trial. Can I still get the 30 day trial when the 7 day one ends

Newbie

Activated 7 day free trial in error wanted the 30 day free trial. Can I still get the 30 day trial when the 7 day one ends

MattSuda

Spotify Star

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Solved!! ipod touch 5g no sync local files

hi, i've got a ipod touch 5g with iOS 8.1.3 and a PC with Win7. Both devices got the newest Spotify- version. I can sync my offline- playlists, but it doesn't sync my local files. I tried the re-installation of Spotify on my IPod. Thank you for your ...

Casual Listener

hi,   i've got a ipod touch 5g with iOS 8.1.3 and a PC with Win7. Both devices got the newest Spotify- version.   I can sync my offline- playlists, but it doesn't sync my local file...

MattSuda

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My music keeps getting deleted

Hi - i am on spotify premium and i use it via my iphone. In the last 6 months on two occasions all of my saves songs and albums have ben wiped. I have no idea why...can anyone advise on how i can recover them as i don't really want to start from scra...

Casual Listener

Hi - i am on spotify premium and i use it via my iphone. In the last 6 months on two occasions all of my saves songs and albums have ben wiped. I have no idea why...can anyone advise on how i can rec...

halerrr

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Matisyahu

For a couple months now I've noticed that some Kid Cudi songs and most all Matisyahu songs will not play in offline mode even if they are saved

Newbie

For a couple months now I've noticed that some Kid Cudi songs and most all Matisyahu songs will not play in offline mode even if they are saved

Josh

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Where do i see how many songs remains to download?

The app has changed to the worse it seems cause i had to reinstall the app cause it didn't download the songs i set it to, only 1/5'th of a playlist, so after i reinstalled it, the bar to show sync stats is removed, so i can no longer see what playli...

Roadie

The app has changed to the worse it seems cause i had to reinstall the app cause it didn't download the songs i set it to, only 1/5'th of a playlist, so after i reinstalled it, the bar to show sync s...

Silithas

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Random playlists playing when they are not selected.

So I got the most recent update to this date, and I've been playing my music as it under the category of your music and under that songs. Then while I'm playing my music random playlist (that I don't listen) will start to play. And sometimes it will ...

Newbie

So I got the most recent update to this date, and I've been playing my music as it under the category of your music and under that songs. Then while I'm playing my music random playlist (that I don't...

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Saving Songs Offline - Bandwidth Usage?

I'm wondering if saving a song/playlist to play offline uses additional bandwidth than just what is used to run Spotify. Does the song have to download at all in order to be available offline?

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I'm wondering if saving a song/playlist to play offline uses additional bandwidth than just what is used to run Spotify. Does the song have to download at all in order to be available offline?

Josh

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Importing Local Files bug

I have a few questions regarding some local files. First, I know there is a bug with the mobile app which deletes all the local files every time the app is update. Does anyone know when that will be addressed? Second, is there any way that the playli...

Visitor

I have a few questions regarding some local files. First, I know there is a bug with the mobile app which deletes all the local files every time the app is update. Does anyone know when that will be ...

MattSuda

Spotify Star

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Syncing songs painfully slow on an iphone 6 running the latest software.

Hello there, I've been having problems syncing my tracks to spotify on my iPhone 6. It's painfully slow in that just to sync 18 tracks, the phone has to time out at least 5 times to "pause track syncing because i've been inactive for too long". Is an...

Casual Listener

Hello there,   I've been having problems syncing my tracks to spotify on my iPhone 6. It's painfully slow in that just to sync 18 tracks, the phone has to time out at least 5 times to "pause...

TechDave88

Music Fan

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Spotify music starts playing after missed call?

This is a really weird issue I have been having on and off for quite a long time: I will be listening to music in my car for example, using the headphone jack. I leave the car and I unplug the music, which pauses the music on spotify (the phone is lo...

Casual Listener

This is a really weird issue I have been having on and off for quite a long time:   I will be listening to music in my car for example, using the headphone jack.  I leave the car and I ...

alexlr

Casual Listener

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Shuffle function

I have Spotify premiun account and play music through a gramofon via an iPhone 6 I listen mainly to Classical Music and dont want or need the shuffle function but it seems to be set to shuffle tracks all the time is there a way of turning shuffle off...

Casual Listener

I have Spotify premiun account and play music through a gramofon via an iPhone 6 I listen mainly to Classical Music and dont want or need the shuffle function but it seems to be set to shuffle trac...

MattSuda

Spotify Star

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Cannot Log in to Spotify on my iPhone 6 via Facebook

I just upgraded to the iPhone 6 and when I attemp to log in to Spotify with Facebook I am getting this error - Error: com.facebook.sdk, 5 How can I navigate this? Thank you!

Newbie

I just upgraded to the iPhone 6 and when I attemp to log in to Spotify with Facebook I am getting this error -   Error: com.facebook.sdk, 5   How can I navigate this?   Tha...

MattSuda

Spotify Star

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