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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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iOS app crashing often after 1 minute of playing

Hello, my problem started in the last week of September, probably after an update of the iOS app. Whenever I launch the app, it crashes after 1 or 2 minutes letting me listen only to 1 song (90% of cases) or is very slow and laggy (10% of cases). Con...

Casual Listener

Hello, my problem started in the last week of September, probably after an update of the iOS app.   Whenever I launch the app, it crashes after 1 or 2 minutes letting me listen only t...

nwinx

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Syncing to iPod

I have carefully followed all the instructions to sync my playlists to my iPod but it will not do it - I have done so successfully with my iPad.

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I have carefully followed all the instructions to sync my playlists to my iPod but it will not do it - I have done so successfully with my iPad.

Ffotolady

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Solved!! Why can't I sort playlist by last added anymore??

That last update completely wrecked my experience. I want to be able to start my playlist with the last songs I put in. Why did that option go away?? Arrgh. Now I have to use my computer instead of the ipad.

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That last update completely wrecked my experience. I want to be able to start my playlist with the last songs I put in. Why did that option go away?? Arrgh. Now I have to use my computer instead of t...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Album covers not working

Ok so I have a iPhone 5c and I have spotify premium and when I go into the app, in the corner there is a little album cover, but when I tap on it and make it full screen it's the black music note :/. Even shows up on the lock screen like that. Does a...

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Ok so I have a iPhone 5c and I have spotify premium and when I go into the app, in the corner there is a little album cover, but when I tap on it and make it full screen it's the black music note :/....

MattSuda

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Issue with my log in

Hello there!I can not log into my Spotify account with my Facebook or email. If I try to log in with my Facebook account it says that: "You can only use Spotify aboard for 14 days".I forgot the password of my account and after I proceed all of those ...

Newbie

Hello there! I can not log into my Spotify account with my Facebook or email. If I try to log in with my Facebook account it says that: "You can only use Spotify aboard for 14 days". I forgot the...

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iPod Touch (4th Generation) crashes with sync

I have an old iPod touch that I use for music in my car as it has an old iPod wire and I just transitioned to Spotify Premium and got Spotify for iOS 6. Whenever I'm trying to sync all of my music (1400 songs), it always crashes after about every 25 ...

Newbie

I have an old iPod touch that I use for music in my car as it has an old iPod wire and I just transitioned to Spotify Premium and got Spotify for iOS 6. Whenever I'm trying to sync all of my music (1...

Amarro

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Solved!! Syncing a song at a time - iOS 6.1.6. - Premium

Hello, I just bought Premium and synced a few playlists to listen in offline mode to my iPod Touch (iOS 6.1.6). However I added a new track to a playlist and it didn't synced it automatically (as it did on my laptop) nor did I find an option do synce...

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Hello,    I just bought Premium and synced a few playlists to listen in offline mode to my iPod Touch (iOS 6.1.6). However I added a new track to a playlist and it didn't synced it auto...

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Sharing without Facebook

Hi Spotify Community, I need some help. I've been a Spotify user for years now, but I do not use Facebook. I play music primarily from my iOS devices (iPhone and iPad), but I've noticed that I can't share songs with my friends on Spotify unless I sen...

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Hi Spotify Community, I need some help. I've been a Spotify user for years now, but I do not use Facebook. I play music primarily from my iOS devices (iPhone and iPad), but I've noticed that I ca...

orangetwelve

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Problem with album cover

I have a problem in the spotify iOS app, when I play a song on the "album" section, there is no pictur for the song in the app and on the lockscreen! I'm in the Premium 7-days test period. What's the matter?

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I have a problem in the spotify iOS app, when I play a song on the "album" section, there is no pictur for the song in the app and on the lockscreen! I'm in the Premium 7-days test period. What's the...

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Solved!! No search function on iOS app

I have version 1.9.0, and am running iOS 7.0.4 and just today my ability to search for music disappeared even though I have a premium account. Any answer?

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I have version 1.9.0, and am running iOS 7.0.4 and just today my ability to search for music disappeared even though I have a premium account. Any answer?

Amarro

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Delete iphone music playlist

Hi. I have Spotify Premium subscription.On my iPhone, when I look for in a music playlist, turning the filter.I can not delete songs as in previous versions of Spotify.Before sliding it into the song left.Why not add an option to delete a song from t...

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Hi. I have Spotify Premium subscription. On my iPhone, when I look for in a music playlist, turning the filter. I can not delete songs as in previous versions of Spotify. Before sliding it into ...

Havengar

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Solved!! Shuffle is always on

This cropped up just recently. Every album I play on my iPhone is in Shuffle Play mode, so I can't play an album in the proper sequence. I figured it was just a toggle, but when I press Shuffle Play, that doesn't turn it off. What's up?

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This cropped up just recently. Every album I play on my iPhone is in Shuffle Play mode, so I can't play an album in the proper sequence. I figured it was just a toggle, but when I press Shuffle Play,...

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How to rearrange the order playlists appear in the 'Your Music' folder

On an iPhone, is it possible to rearrange the order that playlists appear in the Your Music section? As I have about 10 different playlists, but I don't use them all every day so would be handy to put ones such as 'Running' or 'Weekend' at the bottom...

Newbie

On an iPhone, is it possible to rearrange the order that playlists appear in the Your Music section? As I have about 10 different playlists, but I don't use them all every day so would be handy to pu...

Jordi

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Play entire playlist folder on iPhone

Hi, I was just wondering about a feature that would make life a lot easier on the iPhone app. I have my playlists organized in folders. On my OSX client, I can just click on the folder itself and all the songs in all the playlists in that folder will...

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Hi, I was just wondering about a feature that would make life a lot easier on the iPhone app.   I have my playlists organized in folders.  On my OSX client, I can just click on the fold...

cndnrick

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Finding songs and artists

I am an Spotify Premium user of the spanish version. Since I updated the last version of Spotify on my iphone there is no way to find where the search bar for new music is. I have access to my playlist, to explore, radio, to "your music" and preferen...

Newbie

I am an Spotify Premium user of the spanish version. Since I updated the last version of Spotify on my iphone there is no way to find where the search bar for new music is.  I have access to m...

yuk

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Updated Spotify and have now lost all my playlists, please help

Hey All, I have tried the search function and have been unsuccessful, therefore asking is the next best thing I suppose. I updated my iPhone 6 to the new ios and Spotify disappeared so I re-installed and now all my playlists have gone. Can someone he...

Newbie

Hey All, I have tried the search function and have been unsuccessful, therefore asking is the next best thing I suppose.  I updated my iPhone 6 to the new ios and Spotify disappeared so I re-ins...

cosmicteapot

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Solved!! How to sync local files to iPhone if not connected to same WiFi as laptop?

At my university, there is a separate WiFi network for the computers and for mobile devices. I have some local files I want to sync to my iPhone, but I can't connect to the same network to do so. Is there any other way to sync local files from my des...

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At my university, there is a separate WiFi network for the computers and for mobile devices.   I have some local files I want to sync to my iPhone, but I can't connect to the same network to...

AxCn1995

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Songs in playlist are not playing in order

i've been using spotify for a while now and I really like it, but I have just now had a problem with one of my playlists. What's happening is that my songs are not playing in order. It's playing them like it's in shuffle mode, but I don't have it sel...

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i've been using spotify for a while now and I really like it, but I have just now had a problem with one of my playlists. What's happening is that my songs are not playing in order. It's playing them...

MBM332

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Songs Not Playing, "Unable to Play Song"

A couple months ago, when I got this app, all was fine and good, I could play every song while I was on Shuffle. When I used the free trial, same thing. But, about 2 weeks ago, I began to recieve these messages saying "Song unable to play", and would...

Casual Listener

A couple months ago, when I got this app, all was fine and good, I could play every song while I was on Shuffle. When I used the free trial, same thing. But, about 2 weeks ago, I began to recieve the...

widartoadi

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Increase in ads for free users?

So the last two days I have noticed a huge increase in ads as a free user. I'm not sure if this is just an IOS issue but I'm not aware of one on the web player, granted I haven't used it as much to know for sure. I get about 3-4 ads for every 2 or 3 ...

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So the last two days I have noticed a huge increase in ads as a free user. I'm not sure if this is just an IOS issue but I'm not aware of one on the web player, granted I haven't used it as much to k...

benfefe

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