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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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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......

Newbie

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

SolidSnake35

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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 ...

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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...

Casual Listener

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...

Casual Listener

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 ...

Casual Listener

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 ...

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Iphope search function does not work

Hello, Before reinstalling the searching feature of app was causing problems but I was able to solve it by closing the app and starting it up again. Now my search option does not work anymore on my Iphone. Can you check what is wrong please? All this...

Newbie

Hello,   Before reinstalling the searching feature of app was causing problems but I was able to solve it by closing the app and starting it up again. Now my search option does not work anym...

Peter__

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[HELP] Choppy/gets cut music streaming (iphone 5/iOS8)

The music streaming on my latest updated app for Spotify (premium) on Iphone 5 and iOS8 is very very spotty and keeps getting cut. Any suggestions? I have tried to soft reset and reinstalling the app but to no avail

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The music streaming on my latest updated app for Spotify (premium) on Iphone 5 and iOS8  is very very spotty and keeps getting cut. Any suggestions?   I have tried to soft reset and rei...

Jason

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Solved!! Playlist songs playing in random order.

I have made a playlist for a spinning class. I assumed if I played the first song on the list when it finished the second song would begin. But it doesn't. I am apparently missing something about making a playlist. What is it?thanks

Casual Listener

I have made a playlist for a spinning class. I assumed if I played the first song on the list when it finished the second song would begin. But it doesn't. I am apparently missing something about ...

danielwittkopp

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iOS search function is not bringing back any results

My first post didn't do any results, so I decided to post a new one, according to this forum template, hoping that this time, a fellow member of spotify corp will give us a solution, since apparently I'm not the only one.DescriptioniOS search functio...

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My first post didn't do any results, so I decided to post a new one, according to this forum template, hoping that this time, a fellow member of spotify corp will give us a solution, since apparently...

jeannielsen1

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Solved!! Listening offline albums?

Hi, is there any option how to make albums available offline? I can turn on offline mode at playlist but when i open specific album saved in my music and i put offline mode, it does not do anything. Thanks

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Hi, is there any option how to make albums available offline? I can turn on offline mode at playlist but when i open specific album saved in my music and i put offline mode, it does not do anything. ...

prettorian

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