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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 Being Replaced

I was trying to sync a live Elliott Smith album to my iPhone. I have all the files locally, and when I play the playlist on my computer through Spotify, everything is fine. However, when I sync it to my phone, several of the tracks are pulled from Sp...

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I was trying to sync a live Elliott Smith album to my iPhone.  I have all the files locally, and when I play the playlist on my computer through Spotify, everything is fine.   However, ...

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Playing Local Files in My playlist on my mobile app

I wanna why I can't play the songs I have added in my playlist from my desktop on my mobile app but I can play and listen to them just fine on my desktop. The songs show up in my playlist but won't play on my app when I press shuffle play. I wanna kn...

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I wanna why I can't play the songs I have added in my playlist from my desktop on my mobile app but I can play and listen to them just fine on my desktop. The songs show up in my playlist but won't p...

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Solved!! Rearrange songs by artist

Is there a faster way to rearrange the songs in my playlists by artist or the only way to arrange them is manually manually?

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Is there a faster way to rearrange the songs in my playlists by artist or the only way to arrange them is manually manually?

MattSuda

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iPhone not showing up in devices

My iPhone stopped showing up under the devices tab. It just stopped working. It downloads the playlists fine, but it cannot get the local files. I have turned my phone on and off. I have reinstalled the Spotify desktop client. I have turned off my fi...

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My iPhone stopped showing up under the devices tab. It just stopped working. It downloads the playlists fine, but it cannot get the local files.   I have turned my phone on and off. I have...

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Solved!! Play "local music" even if you are on the road

Hey there, is it normal, that I can't play my "local songs" when I am on the road, even tho I have synchronised and downloaded them with my iPhone? Everytime I shutdown my computer, 5 Minutes later I can not play the "local files" anymore. Where is t...

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Hey there,   is it normal, that I can't play my "local songs" when I am on the road, even tho I have synchronised and downloaded them with my iPhone? Everytime I shutdown my computer, 5 Minu...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Sync issue between pc and ipad

I have deleted all local files to free space. They have gone from pc but still appear on ipad. It is the ipad I want to delete them from but they don't appear to be syncing. Any advice taken gladly!

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 I have deleted all local files to free space. They have gone from pc but still appear on ipad. It is the ipad I want to delete them from but they don't appear to be syncing. Any advice taken gl...

MattSuda

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Solved!! A question about offline listening

I am a premium subscriber and I download music to listen to offline. My question is, if I want to listen to the music I've downloaded, do I have to turn on "offline mode" in order to not use any mobile data? I'm just concerned that if I don't turn it...

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I am a premium subscriber and I download music to listen to offline. My question is, if I want to listen to the music I've downloaded, do I have to turn on "offline mode" in order to not use any mobi...

MattSuda

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Sptofy radio history on iPhone

Hi, I am listening to spotify radio to discover new songs on my iphone however when I hear a song I like, after it has finished I can't seem to go back and see what it was... So I listen to all these awesome songs when I'm driving for example and I h...

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Hi,   I am listening to spotify radio to discover new songs on my iphone however when I hear a song I like, after it has finished I can't seem to go back and see what it was... So I listen t...

MattSuda

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iphone error message when trying to search

whenever I go to search for music on my phone it just shows an error message, try again. The error message does not have a number. Also, I have a premium account. Getting extremely aggrevated.

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whenever I go to search for music on my phone it just shows an error message, try again. The error message does not have a number. Also, I have a premium account. Getting extremely aggrevated. 

MattSuda

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iphone 6 wont sync - tried everyting!

I have an iphone 6, am a premium user, it just won't sync anymore songs. i have 87gb of free space ! my iphone 6 shows up as a device on the player on my mac, but it just does not synch....I have deleted and reintalled the app on my phone 3 times, an...

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I have an iphone 6, am a premium user, it just won't sync anymore songs. i have 87gb of free space ! my iphone 6 shows up as a device on the player on my mac, but it just does not synch....I hav...

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Error with searching.

Every time i try to search for a friend an error comes back and says. An error occured please try searching again. I have been trying to find some friends on Spotify and i keep getting this message.

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Every time i try to search for a friend an error comes back and says. An error occured please try searching again.   I have been trying to find some friends on Spotify and i keep getting thi...

MattSuda

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Solved!! All songs saved to my iPhone are suddenly gone

Hi Spotify, I use an iPhone 6 with iOS 8.1.2 and I have Spotify version 2.2.0.2464 installed (Premium user). A few hours ago I was listening to some of the songs that I had saved locally on my iPhone. The entire list of songs (Your music > Songs) was...

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Hi Spotify,   I use an iPhone 6 with iOS 8.1.2 and I have Spotify version 2.2.0.2464 installed (Premium user).   A few hours ago I was listening to some of the songs that I had...

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Solved!! Multiple devices

My problem is that whenever I try to put it on offline mode, it says too many devices are logged onto offline mode. However, when I try to remove the devices, it says there are none on offline. It keeps saying I have to quit and restart spotify, but ...

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My problem is that whenever I try to put it on offline mode, it says too many devices are logged onto offline mode. However, when I try to remove the devices, it says there are none on offline. It ke...

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Spotify premium not working

I've had spotify premium for 4 months now and suddenly it's stopped and says I'm on the free service. There's no option to go premium and also I can't cancel my subscription (it's say it will be renuied on the 8/01/2015) any ideas on how to solve thi...

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I've had spotify premium for 4 months now and suddenly it's stopped and says I'm on the free service. There's no option to go premium and also I can't cancel my subscription (it's say it will be renu...

MattSuda

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All but 5 songs Can't Play Offline

When I'm not online there only 5 songs that can play. The rest give me the "Can't Play Track" error. Most of the songs can't display any album art either. This makes me very mad because I'm paying money to listen to these songs offline.I listen on an...

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When I'm not online there only 5 songs that can play. The rest give me the "Can't Play Track" error. Most of the songs can't display any album art either. This makes me very mad because I'm paying m...

Louie98

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Why can't I sync my entire playlist?

For some reason, when I try to sync a playlist offline, it only attempts to sync 1300 of the 1800 songs. I have restored my ipod touch and unstalled/re-installed the spotify app. I have plenty of available memory, and I am not exceeding the ~3300 son...

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For some reason, when I try to sync a playlist offline, it only attempts to sync 1300 of the 1800 songs. I have restored my ipod touch and unstalled/re-installed the spotify app. I have plenty of ava...

MattSuda

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Mode off-line

I bought the premium spotify but in offline mode can not hear the music. They do not carry with that green arrow.

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I bought the premium spotify but in offline mode can not hear the music. They do not carry with that green arrow.

MattSuda

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Access blocked abroad

Hello,I have created my user while being in Turkey and now i am back home in France i cannot login coz Spotify consider i have been abroad for more than 14 days. How can i solve this problem? Thanks for your helpBiguik

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Hello, I have created my user while being in Turkey and now i am back home in France i cannot login coz Spotify consider i have been abroad for more than 14 days. How can i solve this problem? Tha...

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