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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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Rastereyes

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Timing out- Does spotify premium time out after a certain time with no interaction?

I have been using the free version, but it times out after a certain period of time if I don't interact with the player. Does this happen with premium?

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I have been using the free version, but it times out after a certain period of time if I don't interact with the player.   Does this happen with premium?

wiseguy910

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iPhone app crashes at commercials

I use the free version of Spotify, and it keeps crashing every time a commercial comes up. I tried deleting and installing the app, and that didn't fix anything. This happened on a 4S, and then I upgraded to a 6, and it still happens. Anyone experien...

Casual Listener

I use the free version of Spotify, and it keeps crashing every time a commercial comes up. I tried deleting and installing the app, and that didn't fix anything.   This happened on a 4S...

Peter__

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Solved!! I can not separate the account from a facebook profile

I accidentally logged to facebook from a friend's ipad. This action has deleted my profile data from spotify and replaced them with those of my friend. I lost my playlist and even if I disconnect my friend's account from Facebook (he doesn't have a F...

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I accidentally logged to facebook from a friend's ipad.  This action has deleted my profile data from spotify and replaced them with those of my friend. I lost my playlist and even if I disconn...

MichaelW

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Trouble with my songs

I logged out of my Sotify account, and when I resigned in on my iPhone, all my songs in the Your Music section were gone. They're still on my Mac, but I can't seem to get them to recover on my iPhone. Any ideas?

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I logged out of my Sotify account, and when I resigned in on my iPhone, all my songs in the Your Music section were gone. They're still on my Mac, but I can't seem to get them to recover on my iPhone...

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Not showing songs for artists/albums on ipod touch

Hi, I've had Premium for a few months now. I've synced my ipod with my offline playlist but my ipod does not show any songs when i press on the artist/album. I can, however, play individual songs from the songs tab. It has been like this for a few da...

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Hi,   I've had Premium for a few months now. I've synced my ipod with my offline playlist but my ipod does not show any songs when i press on the artist/album. I can, however, play individua...

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Premium

My month premium has just expired and I want to renew it however it is not giving me the option to. My account won't show and it's not on offline mode. I have 3G and wifi and still nothing.

Newbie

My month premium has just expired and I want to renew it however it is not giving me the option to. My account won't show and it's not on offline mode. I have 3G and wifi and still nothing.

MichaelW

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Radio won't work

I pay for the premium prescription but I constantly have issues. I'm to the point where I am going to cancel my account completely. I have tried to access the radio and every single station I tried said the station wasn't available and try another......

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I pay for the premium prescription but I constantly have issues. I'm to the point where I am going to cancel my account completely. I have tried to access the radio and every single station I tried s...

Peter__

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Search Function Completely Broken

Hello, when I log into spotify on my phone, everything works completely fine, except for the search bar. When I type in even one character it says "Error" and has a try again button. No matter how many times you click that button it won't work. It do...

Newbie

Hello, when I log into spotify on my phone, everything works completely fine, except for the search bar. When I type in even one character it says "Error" and has a try again button. No matter how ma...

bashfulpanda

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Saved albums missing on iPhone

My saved albums don't show on iPhone (iOS 7 - lates app version) - the list is simply empty. They show up fine on desktop. Any ideas? Thanks

Newbie

My saved albums don't show on iPhone (iOS 7 - lates app version) - the list is simply empty. They show up fine on desktop.  Any ideas? Thanks

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Solved!! Deleted Facebook and can't log on

I have deleted my Facebook and now I am unable to log on to premium spotify account. Is there any way around this??

Newbie

I have deleted my Facebook and now I am unable to log on to premium spotify account. Is there any way around this??

MichaelW

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Solved!! Can't log in after 14 days in foreign country

I have recently moved to the USA from Ireland and can now not log into my Spotify account as it says I am unable to do so in a foreign country after 14 days. I will be travelling between USA and Ireland and need to use my Spotify in both regions. How...

Newbie

I have recently moved to the USA from Ireland and can now not log into my Spotify account as it says I am unable to do so in a foreign country after 14 days.   I will be travelling between ...

Beto1818

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Re-syncing With Different Stream Quality ?

I have extreme quality on my spotify app right now with a couple playlists that are downloaded onto my phone (offline mode). If I change the music quality to high (or recommended) - will the playlist delete the "extreme quality" songs that are alread...

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I have extreme quality on my spotify app right now with a couple playlists that are downloaded onto my phone (offline mode).   If I change the music quality to high (or recommended) - will t...

MichaelW

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Adding an album to a playlist folder no longer pre-populates the artist or album title

In the last two releases of the Spotify iOS app I've noticed that when I want to add a song or an album to a playlist folder it no longer pre-populates the artist and album title as it used to. For example if I have a folder named "Reggae" and I want...

Newbie

In the last two releases of the Spotify iOS app I've noticed that when I want to add a song or an album to a playlist folder it no longer pre-populates the artist and album title as it used to. ...

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Solved!! Way to Tell File Size of Each Song??

I am making an offline playlist of songs that I regularly listen to - but I would like to prioritize which songs I download to conserve space on my phone. Songs that take up wayyy too much space, I will probably just use Data because space on my phon...

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I am making an offline playlist of songs that I regularly listen to - but I would like to prioritize which songs I download to conserve space on my phone.    Songs that take up way...

MichaelW

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Song is not available

Why isn't Out of the Woods by Taylor Swift on her artist page yet?

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Why isn't Out of the Woods by Taylor Swift on her artist page yet?

MichaelW

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Track information not updated in car dashboard

Hello I have latest version of spotify on an iPhone 5s plugged in via lightning cable to my car dashboard which supports displaying track information on it. When I start playing with spotify, the track information of the first song play is correctly ...

Newbie

Hello   I have latest version of spotify on an iPhone 5s plugged in via lightning cable to my car dashboard which supports displaying track information on it.   When I start playing...

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IOS, Offline mode and Nike App

I'm a premium subscriber and I use spotify offline mode when I go out for a run. I use the Nike running app and everything was working fine, until about a month ago. I'm running and the music would just stop. I have to stop my run, open spotify, and ...

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I'm a premium subscriber and I use spotify offline mode when I go out for a run.  I use the Nike running app and everything was working fine, until about a month ago.  I'm running and the m...

tkao2025

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Local files doesn't download to iPhone 5s

The local files i have on my PC don't get synced to my iPhone 5s, even though I do what i am told in the error message. The songs shows on my phone but they are grey and not playable. PC and phone are connected to the same network, so according to th...

Newbie

The local files i have on my PC don't get synced to my iPhone 5s, even though I do what i am told in the error message. The songs shows on my phone but they are grey and not playable. PC and phon...

Peter__

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iPhone shuffle only

The concept of shuffle only for free on iPhone is, sorry to say, bull**bleep**. If I can play any song I want on PC then I should be able to on my mobile device. Spotify, you're a dumbass.

Newbie

The concept of shuffle only for free on iPhone is, sorry to say, bull**bleep**. If I can play any song I want on PC then I should be able to on my mobile device. Spotify, you're a dumbass.

Peter__

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Sync problems for personal songs

I downloaded some .mp3 files from youtube and tried syncing them on Spotify, but they won't sync for offline mode in my phone. - They are .mp3 - I have over 7GB of free space - I have reinstalled Spotify on my phone Practically every solution in all ...

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I downloaded some .mp3 files from youtube and tried syncing them on Spotify, but they won't sync for offline mode in my phone.   - They are .mp3 - I have over 7GB of free space - I have ...

Rleaf

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