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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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Gigiii

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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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Rastereyes

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Spotify radio app

My spotify radio app keeps playing the same exact songs. Everytime I start the app I get the exact same song list. I've skipped as far ahead as 49 songs it's the exact same playlist everyday. I've tried logging out / in. Reinstalling the app etc. can...

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My spotify radio app keeps playing the same exact songs. Everytime I start the app I get the exact same song list. I've skipped as far ahead as 49 songs it's the exact same playlist everyday. ...

Marceeee

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Solved!! Spotify Abroad???

So basically, Spotify said "You can only use Spotify abroad for 14 days." I'M NOT EVEN ABROAD GEEZ. It's the Canadian one, so maybe that's the problem? I don't know. Maybe because I used it at a different location (but still in my country) that's a c...

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So basically, Spotify said "You can only use Spotify abroad for 14 days." I'M NOT EVEN ABROAD GEEZ. It's the Canadian one, so maybe that's the problem? I don't know. Maybe because I used it at a diff...

MattSuda

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Unable to create playlists in folders after update

Hey, As you can see, I like to organise my Spotify display so I have a folder for all the artists in my "library", similar to iTunes (I've lost my itunes library twice now in the past two years) (this also helps for shuffling). Now since the update (...

Roadie

Hey,   As you can see, I like to organise my Spotify display so I have a folder for all the artists in my "library", similar to iTunes (I've lost my itunes library twice now in the past...

MattSuda

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Different playlists on PC contra IOS

Hi I have my normal playlists on my premiium subscription on the PC. When I log on to my iPhone 5S, on the same subscription - I am getting other playlistes that I dont recognize? What has happend? regards Marius

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Hi I have my normal playlists on my premiium subscription on the PC. When I log on to my iPhone 5S, on the same subscription - I am getting other playlistes that I dont recognize? What has happend? ...

MattSuda

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iphone syncing problem

Hi, I've been using spotify on my iphone 4 since a couple of years now and since them there is a problem that still persists today. I use to synchronize my songs before I go to work, but everyday some songs that appear as synchronized, I mean green, ...

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Hi,   I've been using spotify on my iphone 4 since a couple of years now and since them there is a problem that still persists today.   I use to synchronize my songs before I go to ...

MattSuda

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Resume Album

As a pre-cursor, I do 99.9% of my Spotify listening on my iPhone while in my car. My issue, which has plagued me for a while now, is that I enjoy listening to full albums, but my commute doesn't allow for a full album listening so I listen to half on...

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As a pre-cursor, I do 99.9% of my Spotify listening on my iPhone while in my car. My issue, which has plagued me for a while now, is that I enjoy listening to full albums, but my commute doesn't allo...

chrisisabull

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Search returning no results

My search has been returning no results for the past couple weeks. Mobile only. iOS. It gives me the "try again" button no matter what I search for. I seem to be able to stream music on playlists that isn't synced so I don't think it's a connectivity...

Music Fan

My search has been returning no results for the past couple weeks. Mobile only. iOS. It gives me the "try again" button no matter what I search for. I seem to be able to stream music on playlists tha...

dmsuperman

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Spotify crashes about every 8-10 mins

Hi there, Spotify keeps crashing on my iPhone 6 - I change the song and it crashes, I reopen the app and it goes to the browsing page and when I select my songs again it crashes after the second song almost every time. It also randomly stops playing ...

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Hi there, Spotify keeps crashing on my iPhone 6 - I change the song and it crashes, I reopen the app and it goes to the browsing page and when I select my songs again it crashes after the second ...

Emsimbeen

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App navigation needs SERIOUS work.

Okay I don't know how this never occurred to anyone. Open up the app, hit an artist you like. You're listening to that album, so you go to their artist page and pick another. Maybe you like that so you navigate to a similar artist. Do that a few time...

Music Fan

Okay I don't know how this never occurred to anyone.   Open up the app, hit an artist you like. You're listening to that album, so you go to their artist page and pick another. Maybe you lik...

ZachGates

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Solved!! Spotify Connect from Laptop

Hi, I have Spotify Premium on both my laptop and iPhone. I'd like to use my laptop to change music on my iPhone (which is connected to a speaker). This mostly works fine - When I change music on my laptop, it plays on the iPhone. However, every time ...

Newbie

Hi,   I have Spotify Premium on both my laptop and iPhone. I'd like to use my laptop to change music on my iPhone (which is connected to a speaker). This mostly works fine - When I change mu...

MattSuda

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syncing music to ipod

Hi Guys, I have two ipods (older nano and ipod mini). Both of them show up in the menu under devices and are correctly recognised (names etc) but playlists are not syncing to the device. Playlists have white arrow in the corner and it seems that proc...

Newbie

Hi Guys, I have two ipods (older nano and ipod mini). Both of them show up in the menu under devices and are correctly recognised (names etc) but playlists are not syncing to the device. Playlists ...

MattSuda

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Local files are not remaining synced

Whenever I go through the process of syncing local files to my iPhone 6 and my iPad, the songs remain synced to playlist for a couple of days... And then without fail they magically grey out. And I'm not switching off the sync offline option on the m...

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Whenever I go through the process of syncing local files to my iPhone 6 and my iPad, the songs remain synced to playlist for a couple of days...   And then without fail they magically grey o...

MattSuda

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Radio, playlists, and browse music greyed out in BMW ConnectedDrive

Everything's been working fine since the integration rolled out. At some point in the last few days it got screwed up. I think it was the latest Spotify update. Has anyone else experienced this?

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Everything's been working fine since the integration rolled out. At some point in the last few days it got screwed up. I think it was the latest Spotify update. Has anyone else experienced this?

jdsx

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Poor playback performance on T-Mobile LTE

Recently Spotify has been performing... poorly on my iPhone 5s and iPad mini 2 (both running up to date software.) At all quality levels songs will cut out, skip around, or jump to the next track. Even when I save songs, the tracks downloaded will ac...

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Recently Spotify has been performing... poorly on my iPhone 5s and iPad mini 2 (both running up to date software.) At all quality levels songs will cut out, skip around, or jump to the...

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Solved!! Change Subscription & Payment

Hi, I cant change payment method from now iTunes to creditcard. When i click on update details nothing happening. This happens on my phone and my laptop. I am locked to pay by iTunes now Thanks! "You do not currently have a payment provider connected...

Newbie

Hi, I cant change payment method from now iTunes to creditcard. When i click on update details nothing happening. This happens on my phone and my laptop. I am locked to pay by iTunes now 😞   ...

MattSuda

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Saving albums for availablity Offline

Hi, Having recently joined Spotify Premium, using an iPhone 6, I am finding issues making my albums become available Offline. I have tapped the button for available offline, my albums all have white arrows against them but not not green. How can I ma...

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Hi,   Having recently joined Spotify Premium, using an iPhone 6, I am finding issues making my albums become available Offline.   I have tapped the button for available offline, my ...

natht

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Shuffle Songs Repeated by Artist in last few updates.

I've been pretty happy with the shuffle algorithm Spotify uses. In the most recent few updates though, at least on my iPhone, I get a lot of repeats by the same artist two songs in a row. (My playlist has 658 songs in it. 29 of which are Streetlight ...

Casual Listener

I've been pretty happy with the shuffle algorithm Spotify uses.  In the most recent few updates though, at least on my iPhone, I get a lot of repeats by the same artist two songs in a row. (My p...

akmofo

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Keep getting texts to listen to songs

Does spotify automatically send that text, or is the person actually sending it to me through their account?

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Does spotify automatically send that text, or is the person actually sending it to me through their account?

Cmanze01

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Solved!! algunos temas no se escuchan en modo off line

hola a todos, tengo cuenta premium, hace unos dias note que varias canciones que fui agregando a mi playlist no se bajaban, no tenian la flechita verde, entonces no se podia escuchar off line. y nose como solucionarlo. uso spotify desde mi iphone 6 p...

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hola a todos, tengo cuenta premium, hace unos dias note que varias canciones que fui agregando a mi playlist no se bajaban, no tenian la flechita verde, entonces no se podia escuchar off line. y nose...

OviiiOne

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Solved!! spotify on ihpone and spotify on computer wont sync

When I go under devices, my iphone does not show up and I cant play any music that I have in itunes on spotify. I am logged in on the same account, I am connected to the same wifi, and have done everything the help section told me to do to fix it but...

Newbie

When I go under devices, my iphone does not show up and I cant play any music that I have in itunes on spotify. I am logged in on the same account, I am connected to the same wifi, and have done ever...

iBurnin

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