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Solved!! Spotify randomly stops music

Hi! So I just recently started having this problem. I use an iOS device with a free plan and I was listening to music when after a few songs, the music would stop and I would need to go back in to Spotify and restart my playlist. I tried deleting the...

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Solved!! Audio Glitching / Stuttering / Popping

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 13 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 18.1.1) My Question or IssueI have a strange issue with my Spotify where it skips when connected via Bluetooth and my iPhone. The audio will glitch and stutter. It becomes e...

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pkrpmusic

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iOS Troubleshooting Guide

We've gathered general troubleshooting steps for iOS devices in this guide. These are known to solve a variety of issues. Common issues: Spotify not playing Can’t hear any sound Spotify is offline Basic troubleshooting: Restart both the Spotify app a...

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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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AvaTilley

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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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Ipod nano 7th gen don't appear under device

I have an Ipod Nano that I just purchased this passed week. When connecting to spotify vie usb it does not show up under devices. I have unplugged it and plugged the usb back in several times with the same result. Can you please provide me with a sol...

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I have an Ipod Nano that I just purchased this passed week. When connecting to spotify vie usb it does not show up under devices. I have unplugged it and plugged the usb back in several times with th...

ambi_app

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Shazam fails in adding songs to automatically generated playlist

Hello,For some time Shazam cannot add songs to its automatically generated playlist on Spotify.I tried disconnecting Shazam and Spotify and then reconnecting them again, but nothing has changed.Any idea about how to fix it?

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Hello, For some time Shazam cannot add songs to its automatically generated playlist on Spotify. I tried disconnecting Shazam and Spotify and then reconnecting them again, but nothin...

PhantomDiesel

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Solved!! Spotify Connect on iPad Mini 2

I love Spotify Connect, and I use it frequently between my MacBook Air laptop and Moto X Android phone. Recently I got an iPad Mini 2, my first iOS device, and Spotify was one of the first apps I downloaded (version 3.1.0.2150). So far, it works grea...

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I love Spotify Connect, and I use it frequently between my MacBook Air laptop and Moto X Android phone.    Recently I got an iPad Mini 2, my first iOS device, and Spotify was one of the f...

PhantomDiesel

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Spotify new features for iPad

Why cant i get the new features on Spotify on my iPad?

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Why cant i get the new features on Spotify on my iPad?

tleaves

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IPad issues

I have recently started experiencing issues with the iPad app:1) I am usually only able to listen to the first song I select. If I try to skip to the next song the play head stays at 0:00. This is affecting any song i try to stream, as well as any se...

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I have recently started experiencing issues with the iPad app: 1) I am usually only able to listen to the first song I select. If I try to skip to the next song the play head stays at 0:00. This is ...

DasPeter

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I phone 6 issue

Hi I am having an issue with spotify on my iPhone ... When I press the home button the music automatically turns off or when the screen times out and goes black... The screen has to be on spotify in order for it to work ... I think it is only happeni...

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Hi I am having an issue with spotify on my iPhone ... When I press the home button the music automatically turns off or when the screen times out and goes black... The screen has to be on spotify in ...

PhantomDiesel

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FYI: special characters in playlist name affects offline sync

I had an issue where I was unable to sync a playlist for offline availability on my iPhone 6. I think I traced the issue: I had a special character (a plus sign, i.e. "+") in my playlist name, which was somehow preventing me from syncing my music. I ...

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I had an issue where I was unable to sync a playlist for offline availability on my iPhone 6.     I think I traced the issue: I had a special character (a plus sign, i.e. "+") i...

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Spotify won't sync offline playlists

After an error message said that I lost download capablilites on my iPhone 6 Plus, all of my downloaded playlists were reset. All of my local tracks were lost, and now most of them won't sync. On some playlists, it syncs half of the songs, and on oth...

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After an error message said that I lost download capablilites on my iPhone 6 Plus, all of my downloaded playlists were reset. All of my local tracks were lost, and now most of them won't sync. On som...

vturner830

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Saved songs gone

All of my saved songs over night just disappeared and changed to the most random songs that I don't even know

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All of my saved songs over night just disappeared and changed to the most random songs that I don't even know

dinomight

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Plays one song only

When I shuffle then go to another playlist then come back to the original one I was on the same song will come up on shuffle and I can't do anything to fix it it won't change to any other song but that song and it started when I was playing with the ...

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When I shuffle then go to another playlist then come back to the original one I was on the same song will come up on shuffle and I can't do anything to fix it it won't change to any other song but th...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Spotify new features in offline mode

Is it possible to make the new Spotify Now and Running features avaliable in offline mode?

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Is it possible to make the new Spotify Now and Running features avaliable in offline mode?

MattSuda

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Spotify crashing can't open app

Anybody else having this problem. I cant open the app it just immediately closes.

Roadie

Anybody else having this problem. I cant open the app it just immediately closes. 

dinomight

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Spotify not showing devices, iPhone 6 (and PS4) not updating playlists

Hey guys, I've had this issue for a while now - I'm using my Macbook Pro and iPhone 6 (with Spotify Premium). When I add songs to my desktop playlist, the phone no longer auto updates (as it used to) and so my mobile version has playlists that are mi...

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Hey guys, I've had this issue for a while now - I'm using my Macbook Pro and iPhone 6 (with Spotify Premium). When I add songs to my desktop playlist, the phone no longer auto updates (as it used to)...

mastrwhil

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Solved!! Is the available offline option now obsolete?

Hello folks, When accessing an album page now, we get the option to "save" it to our "you music" library. The thing is that when I save an album, it is being queued or, if I'm on wifi, being saved for offline use automatically.I found an old post whe...

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Hello folks,   When accessing an album page now, we get the option to "save" it to our "you music" library. The thing is that when I save an album, it is being queued or, if I'm on wifi, being...

MattSuda

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Spotify activ on background - still consumes battery - iOS8

Hi together, I thought it the hole time, but with the new feature in iOS8 I think it's true. Spotify drains so much battery power on my device, even if it's not used! I noticed that spotify is still active in background after I stopped the music hour...

Gig Goer

Hi together,   I thought it the hole time, but with the new feature in iOS8 I think it's true. Spotify drains so much battery power on my device, even if it's not used! I noticed that sp...

Alfonx

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I just bought premium and it's not working

I signed out and signed back in and I deleted the app and re downloaded it. Nothing's working. What should I do?

Newbie

I signed out and signed back in and I deleted the app and re downloaded it. Nothing's working. What should I do?

MattSuda

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Solved!! Lowercase 's' prepended to all strings when iOS language is Romainian

There is a regression in the latest release of Spotify for iOS, version 3.1.0, that affects devices that have the system language set to Romanian. It causes a lowercase 's' to be prepended to the start of all text strings within the app. If the iOS s...

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There is a regression in the latest release of Spotify for iOS, version 3.1.0, that affects devices that have the system language set to Romanian. It causes a lowercase 's' to be prepended ...

alexstana96

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I do not get the characteristic of running spotify

last update the application and not running out spotify me, I have iphone ios 8.3 and 6 am premium, why not spotify running out?

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last update the application and not running out spotify me, I have iphone ios 8.3 and 6 am premium, why not spotify running out?

luannai

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Low streaming quality

Hi,I just upgraded to Premium and set the streaming audio quality to be extreme (on my iPhone. On my Mac the quality is great!) but it still is pretty low.My internet connection is not the problem, it is about 500kB/s.Any idea what I can do?Thanks in...

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Hi, I just upgraded to Premium and set the streaming audio quality to be extreme (on my iPhone. On my Mac the quality is great!) but it still is pretty low. My internet connection is not the proble...

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Cant find album by band kreator

Its a strange thing, cant find the album Enemy of God by the band kreator on my iphone 6 or in the windows dekstop client, however in the browser version using chrome it is available, i can add it to my music but cannot play it .And the music shows n...

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Its a strange thing, cant find the album Enemy of God by the band kreator on my iphone 6 or in the windows dekstop client, however in the browser version using chrome it is available, i can add it to...

MattSuda

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