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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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Playlist stops randomly at the end of a song

Hi, I have had an issue for a while and now its really begining to get annoying. Description: I will be listening to a playlist and it will stop playing at the end of a track. The screen shows track that has just played with the progress 'dot' at the...

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Hi,   I have had an issue for a while and now its really begining to get annoying.   Description: I will be listening to a playlist and it will stop playing at the end of a track....

Khoii

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My local files from Spotify PC version don´t sync in my iPhone

Dear users, I have a problem with my iphone. I have some playlists with local files. I synced my iphone with Spotify and it appears in devices. The problem appears when my playlists are synced in my phone without the local files. I don´t know what I ...

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Dear users,    I have a problem with my iphone.   I have some playlists with local files. I synced my iphone with Spotify and it appears in devices. The problem appears when my...

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Spotify closes down when my iphone enters screensave mode.

After my last Spotify update, my spotify closes down when the phone goes in to screensave mode. That means that the music stops suddently. How can i fix this? If you can write in danish its fine, but english is okay. Best regardsRené Jensen

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After my last Spotify update, my spotify closes down when the phone goes in to screensave mode. That means that the music stops suddently. How can i fix this?   If you can write in danish it...

Maccan

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(Bug) ipad offline big album art

I can't post to the bugs section yet,so posting it here.When I download the music for offline playing, the big album art in the now playing section never loads . neither when online or offline. Music that isn't downloaded loads the album art perfectl...

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I can't post to the bugs section yet,so posting it here. When I download the music for offline playing, the big album art in the now playing section never loads . neither when online or offline. Mus...

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Playlist I am following will not update!

I am using Spotify on Iphone 5 ios 8.1. I have subscribed to a playlist and I receive emails whenever the owner of the playlist adds songs to it, but I am unable to sync or update my playlist to include the new songs. I have even stopped following th...

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I am using Spotify on Iphone 5 ios 8.1.  I have subscribed to a playlist and I receive emails whenever the owner of the playlist adds songs to it, but I am unable to sync or update my playlist...

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I temporarily need space on my iphone without deleting my library

Hi, I have an iphone 5 and want to upgrade on IOS 8. However, this temporarily requires 5 GB of free space that I don't have right now. Therefore, I would like to delete the Spotify music that I made available for offline utilization. BUT: I would li...

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Hi,   I have an iphone 5 and want to upgrade on IOS 8. However, this temporarily requires 5 GB of free space that I don't have right now.   Therefore, I would like to delete the Spo...

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Music quality for synced music when online?

Hi there, When I sync songs on my iphone (5C), I usually use the ‘normal’ music quality (recommended) in order to get more songs on my device while offline. When I’m home, I usually play songs from my iPhone using Wi-Fi, in order to have the best pos...

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Hi there,    When I sync songs on my iphone (5C), I usually use the ‘normal’ music quality (recommended) in order to get more songs on my device while offline. When I’m home, I usua...

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Help! My premium account doesn't work offline!

For the past few weeks my spotify premium account will not play music offline. It was working fine a few months ago and then my account just stopped working. I signed up again but now my account on my phone won't allow me to play music when offline.

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For the past few weeks my spotify premium account will not play music offline. It was working fine a few months ago and then my account just stopped working. I signed up again but now my account on m...

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My Music

All of a sudden all of my playlists disappeared on my iPod and my favorites won't load and it says that I don't have any local files either. I can still get to the songs that I have saved but nothing shows up under the Playlist tab and my music stops...

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All of a sudden all of my playlists disappeared on my iPod and my favorites won't load and it says that I don't have any local files either. I can still get to the songs that I have saved but nothing...

Peter__

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Spotify shuffles playlist when filtered

When I scroll to the very top of a playlist to filter it to play a specifc artist, it shuffles through my whole playlist instead? (iphone 5)

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When I scroll to the very top of a playlist to filter it to play a specifc artist, it shuffles through my whole playlist instead? (iphone 5)

Peter__

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Can't See Songs Downloaded from iTunes Store (iOS)

I do not have iTunes on my computer but I downloaded a song from iTunes on my iPhone. Is there anyway to get that song to show up on my Spotify app? Thanks!

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I do not have iTunes on my computer but I downloaded a song from iTunes on my iPhone. Is there anyway to get that song to show up on my Spotify app?   Thanks!

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lost all songs

i lost everything. hundreds of songs after trying to log in like i do every day. my password wasnt working. i reset it and i have nothing saved. it says i am a new user when i am a premium member for month. a paying customer. there is no customer ser...

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i lost everything. hundreds of songs after trying to log in like i do every day. my password wasnt working.  i reset it and i have nothing saved.  it says i am a new user when i am a prem...

Peter__

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Synced Songs from pc to phone dont play

Hey there!Today I synced a lot of Songs via spotify from pc to the App in my iphone 5 with ios 8.1 and the App up to date. The songs I synced are not available in the spotify cloud. All the songs have the green arrow showing the are synced. Also on p...

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Hey there! Today I synced a lot of Songs via spotify from pc to the App in my iphone 5 with ios 8.1 and the App up to date. The songs I synced are not available in the spotify cloud. All the songs...

SirDukeLuckyLuk

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Solved!! Songs dont play when on Iphone, but I have premnium acount and full bars LTE connection

When on my iPhone I press play on songs and sometimes it takes forever to play or sometimes it will start and stop playing and start and stop. Basically, the connection is not smooth. It is very frustrating because I am paying for premnium service. I...

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When on my iPhone  I press play on songs and sometimes it takes forever to play or sometimes it will start and stop playing and start and stop. Basically, the connection is not smooth. It is ver...

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Solved!! Spotify Connect on my iPhone can't find my iMac.

Hi all. according to the Spotify's FAQ I see that I can use Spotify connect to find my iMac and control it through the phone. is this correct? I tried everything but iMac is not on the connected devices list and I can't find any settings on the compu...

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Hi all.    according to the Spotify's FAQ I see that I can use Spotify connect to find my iMac and control it through the phone. is this correct?   I tried everything but ...

MattSuda

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Premium account - offline "My Music"

My offline music doesn't work on latest IOS on iPhone 6 under either Albums or Artists. If I click on an Album (or Artist) 3 circles pop up as if it's loading, but nothing happens. Everything is visible (and playable) under the Songs section, but I'd...

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My offline music doesn't work on latest IOS on iPhone 6 under either Albums or Artists. If I click on an Album (or Artist) 3 circles pop up as if it's loading, but nothing happens. Everything is visi...

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**Spotify on iPhone 5S, IOS 8.1 using A2DP**

Took the plunge today and upgraded to IOS 8.1. I am rarely an early adopter any more (been stung by that before, thanks) but it'd been out a bit and recent patches solved a lot of the intial issues, apparently. I really, really wish I'd not bothered ...

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Took the plunge today and upgraded to IOS 8.1. I am rarely an early adopter any more (been stung by that before, thanks) but it'd been out a bit and recent patches solved a lot of the intial issues, ...

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Music won't play

I open Spotify, click a playlist to go on shuffle, and the player shows up, the music tracker shows up, but nothing happens. The song doesn't start, it has a symbol where the timer should be that looks like "-:--" on both sides. Please help! I've tri...

Newbie

I open Spotify, click a playlist to go on shuffle, and the player shows up, the music tracker shows up, but nothing happens. The song doesn't start, it has a symbol where the timer should be that loo...

Jason

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Downloaded spotify app, but it appeared on wife's phone.

I have an iPhone 4s running OS 7.1.2 (afraid to install 8 because it's already got issues). I downloaded the free spotify app on the app store and tried to open it from the screen on the app store. It doesn't appear on my desktop, but it showed up on...

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I have an iPhone 4s running OS 7.1.2 (afraid to install 8 because it's already got issues). I downloaded the free spotify app on the app store and tried to open it from the screen on the app store. I...

Jordi

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how to transfer to ipod

i am trying to put some halloween music on my ipod and i cant figure out how to sync from computer to ipod. can someone help me

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i am trying to put some halloween music on my ipod and i cant figure out how to sync from computer to ipod. can someone help me

dreslola

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