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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 ...

Roadie

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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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Bug in search history

Swiping left on a single item in the search history in order to reveal a delete button works about 1% of the time. Usually there is no response.iOS 8.1, iPhone 6

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Swiping left on a single item in the search history in order to reveal a delete button works about 1% of the time. Usually there is no response. iOS 8.1, iPhone 6

meahtenoha

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Solved!! multiple devices

I have spotify subscribed and downloaded on my iphone and Mac, but i have an ipad that i want to have some music, not all auto downloaded because there is not enough space. Can someone please answer if i can choose what music to download so my ipad i...

Newbie

I have spotify subscribed and downloaded on my iphone and Mac, but i have an ipad that i want to have some music, not all auto downloaded because there is not enough space. Can someone please answer ...

Carina

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Crash while Syncing - Touch IOS 6.1.6 and Spotify App 1.8.1.8

I have been struggling with the spotify app since the previous version. In fact it has been a nightmare since the new look came out. I am also running the specs as above. I have tried all the suggestions - including re installing my firmware through ...

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I have been struggling with the spotify app since the previous version. In fact it has been a nightmare since the new look came out. I am also running the specs as above. I have tried all the sug...

Theothistle

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Songs on iOS 8.1 say they are downloaded to the device, and available offline, but will not play.

Songs on iOS 8.1 say they are downloaded to the device, and available offline, but will not play. This is onl for the songs that I added to spotify on my computer that are not in the Spotify library. Previously, when I would sync these to my phone fr...

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Songs on iOS 8.1 say they are downloaded to the device, and available offline, but will not play. This is onl for the songs that I added to spotify on my computer that are not in the Spotify library....

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Solved!! How to recover music and photos on iPhone 5S

Hi, My music cache and photos were gone when I updated my iPhone 5S to iOS 8.1. It's almost a flash install and I lost everything on the iPhone. But i am more cared about the photos and music library both in my iPhone and Spotify. Any luck to got bac...

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Hi,   My music cache and photos were gone when I updated my iPhone 5S to iOS 8.1.  It's almost a flash install and I lost everything on the iPhone. But i am more cared about the photos ...

katieppt

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Copy Link / SMS Sharing no longer plays specified song

Up until recently (perhaps 6 weeks or so), I had been using the SHARE tools to send links of specific songs via the COPY TRACK LINK function. This generated a short link (for example: http://open.spotify.com/track/5xLfQuX5YAfog2JgPz0dpA) which could ...

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Up until recently (perhaps 6 weeks or so), I had been using the SHARE tools to send links of specific songs via the COPY TRACK LINK function. This generated a short link (for example:&...

andrewlowe

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Ipod Nano 7th gen SYNC to spotify?

Hello.I was thinking of buying an iPod Nano because my iPhone battery is just simply to bad to play music.The question is, am i able to (for free) get songs from my spotify (im using premium) to my iPod nano?Don't really want to spend 1400 SEK (aroun...

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Hello. I was thinking of buying an iPod Nano because my iPhone battery is just simply to bad to play music. The question is, am i able to (for free) get songs from my spotify (im using premium)...

Peter__

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Solved!! Iphone 6

Hi,
I had spotify on my iPhone 5. When I changed to the iPhone 6 I reinstalled everything from my iTunes but now I can't access spotify
I have the app on my home screen but when I click on it it just times out.
I have tried deleting the app and reinsta...

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Hi,<br>I had spotify on my iPhone 5. When I changed to the iPhone 6 I reinstalled everything from my iTunes but now I can't access spotify<br>I have the app on my home screen but when I c...

Merik

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Unsupported file format

Since installing iTunes to use on my new ipod touch (first ipod ive owned); Spotify has gone wierd! Lots of tracks have a small musical note by them and refuse to play, lising "unsupported File Format" as the error. If i right click on the track and ...

Newbie

Since installing iTunes to use on my new ipod touch (first ipod ive owned); Spotify has gone wierd! Lots of tracks have a small musical note by them and refuse to play, lising "unsupported File Forma...

Peter__

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Camera lock-screen bug iOS 8

I believe I have discovered a bug with using camera on my iPhone 5s (iOS 8.0.2 and 8.1) and Spotify (1.8.1.8). I like to listen to my ofline-starred playlist on Spotify during solo walks/hikes and take photos while I'm out. When I attempt open the ca...

Newbie

I believe I have discovered a bug with using camera on my iPhone 5s (iOS 8.0.2 and 8.1) and Spotify (1.8.1.8).   I like to listen to my ofline-starred playlist on Spotify during so...

Peter__

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Cannot download full albums anymore

Since i did the upgrade to the latest version on my IPad,i cannot make albums available offline anymore. No tracks is downloaded.Is there a posibility to go back to the previous version? Or how can i solve this?

Newbie

Since i did the upgrade to the latest version on my IPad,i cannot make albums available offline anymore. No tracks is downloaded. Is there a posibility to go back to the previous version? Or how can...

chaso111

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App says waiting..

Hi,for the last couple of days I couldn't get the app to open,it says waiting.I have tried to do a hard reboot and it did not work and I can't reinstall the app because the "x" doesn't appear on top of the app.I am able to download other apps,I have ...

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Hi,for the last couple of days I couldn't get the app to open,it says waiting.I have tried to do a hard reboot and it did not work and I can't reinstall the app because the "x" doesn't appear on top ...

Spotifyuser666

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Solved!! Payd but no premium

hii have make a premium mebership in the apple app store (6 months)and in my spotify app im still a free useri have reinstalled the app and try to logout / login but i m still a free usercan you help me ?

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hi i have make a premium mebership in the apple app store (6 months) and in my spotify app im still a free user i have reinstalled the app and try to logout / login but i m still a free user ...

CruderFive1

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Solved!! iOS app 1.8.1.8 crashes frequently when starting a new song

Description Both this version and the previous version of the application frequently crashes. The crashes always occur right at the start of a track saved on a playlist. I've not had any of the other problems I've seen reported (e.g. startup crash, v...

Newbie

Description Both this version and the previous version of the application frequently crashes.  The crashes always occur right at the start of a track saved on a playlist.  I've not had an...

Nibroc99

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Solved!! Starred tracks are missing

Hi, I had hundreds of songs starred in my starred playlist until recently, but suddenly the playlist is almost empty with only 1 song in it...I've seen that a few other people have had the same issue and it was resolved for them, but I'm not sure how...

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Hi,   I had hundreds of songs starred in my starred playlist until recently, but suddenly the playlist is almost empty with only 1 song in it...I've seen that a few other people have had the...

Jason

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Spotify won't open on iPhone 6 plus

Help! Spotify won't open on my iPhone 6 plus. I open the app and the screen turns black and closes. It works fine on my husbands iphone 6 but not on mine:(

Newbie

Help! Spotify won't open on my iPhone 6 plus. I open the app and the screen turns black and closes. It works fine on my husbands iphone 6 but not on mine:(

blake

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Spotify won't play in Shuffle Mode

Ever since the iOS 8 update, spotify will not play my playlists in shuffle mode. It will sometimes play one track, and then either go silent (and appear to be playing the song) or a message will pop up 'unable to play song'. This app is now useless t...

Casual Listener

Ever since the iOS 8 update, spotify will not play my playlists in shuffle mode.  It will sometimes play one track, and then either go silent (and appear to be playing the song) or a message wil...

Peter__

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App Crashing on iPhone

Every time I open the app on my iphone, it stays stuck on the spotify logo and eventually crashes. It's incredibly frustrating and has been doing this for awhile. I can use spotify on my computer but that's it. I've tried uninstalling and reinstallin...

Casual Listener

Every time I open the app on my iphone, it stays stuck on the spotify logo and eventually crashes. It's incredibly frustrating and has been doing this for awhile. I can use spotify on my computer but...

Ryry013

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My Spotify Premium is not activating

I Upgraded to Spotify Premium on my desktop and my iPhone app is not showing this change yet.

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I Upgraded to Spotify Premium on my desktop and my iPhone app is not showing this change yet. 

Peter__

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