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Solved!! Spotify randomly stops music

Hi! So I just recently started having this problem. I use an iOS device with a free plan and I was listening to music when after a few songs, the music would stop and I would need to go back in to Spotify and restart my playlist. I tried deleting the...

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Solved!! Audio Glitching / Stuttering / Popping

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 13 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 18.1.1) My Question or IssueI have a strange issue with my Spotify where it skips when connected via Bluetooth and my iPhone. The audio will glitch and stutter. It becomes e...

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iOS Troubleshooting Guide

We've gathered general troubleshooting steps for iOS devices in this guide. These are known to solve a variety of issues. Common issues: Spotify not playing Can’t hear any sound Spotify is offline Basic troubleshooting: Restart both the Spotify app a...

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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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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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Superuser Contribution Updated my iOS and I cannot see album artwork

Hi - I have gotten zero help w this issue. I updated my iOS on my iPhone 14 pro and when I share songs via text I can’t see any album art or the artist - it’s just a blue player. I don’t pay $15.99 a month for this. Can somebody please fix this issue...

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Hi - I have gotten zero help w this issue. I updated my iOS on my iPhone 14 pro and when I share songs via text I can’t see any album art or the artist - it’s just a blue player. I don’t pay $15.99 a...

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Superuser Contribution Updates deleting local files

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDevice(iPhone 14 pro)Operating System(iOS 16.4.1) My Question or IssueWith each of the last iOS updates, my local files have been wiped, meaning that I have to resync them every time there is an update. When not at hom...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device (iPhone 14 pro) Operating System (iOS 16.4.1)   My Question or Issue With each of the last iOS updates, my local files have been wiped, meani...

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics gone

iPhone 14, 16.4.1I’ve had lyrics for a long time, but they’re gone as of today

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iPhone 14, 16.4.1 I’ve had lyrics for a long time, but they’re gone as of today

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Album is repeating only three songs (shuffle not on)

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 15.2.1 My Question or IssueI’ve been recently playing an album on repeat and I’ve noticed that after a while it starts only playing three songs from the album. I’ve tried to attach my...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 15.2.1   My Question or Issue I’ve been recently playing an album on repeat and I’ve noticed that after a whil...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app on AppleTV wont scroll down past song 100

I use the Spotify app on AppleTV. It has always worked perfectly. But about a week ago, I can no longer scroll past song 100 in any playlist. My playlist has 219 songs, but once I scroll down to song 100 I can scroll down no more.I have tried making ...

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I use the Spotify app on AppleTV. It has always worked perfectly. But about a week ago, I can no longer scroll past song 100 in any playlist. My playlist has 219 songs, but once I scroll down to s...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Podcast Autoplauy

Whenever I am listening to a podcast, when it is finished Spotify will play another one automatically. Usually it will pick one of the podcasts I have listened to before. But there is a podcast that I listened to a few times but don’t want to listen ...

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Whenever I am listening to a podcast, when it is finished Spotify will play another one automatically. Usually it will pick one of the podcasts I have listened to before.  But there is a podcas...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Rewind / Fast Forward Issue in Car

Free/Premium - PremiumCountry - UK Device - iPhone 8 PlusOperating System - iOS 13.2 My Question or Issue Hi all, Apologies if this query has already been raised and answered, but I couldn't find anything on the Forum. I regularly listen to Spotify i...

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  Free/Premium - Premium Country - UK   Device - iPhone 8 Plus Operating System - iOS 13.2   My Question or Issue   Hi all,   Apologies if this query has already b...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Downloading playlists to Apple Watch Issue

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceiPhone 11 Apple Watch Series 7 Operating SystemiOS 16.4.1watchOS 9.4My Question or IssueI try download playlists to my Apple Watch but some spesific songs don’t get downloaded. I connected to Apple Support, they made me ...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device iPhone 11  Apple Watch Series 7  Operating System iOS 16.4.1 watchOS 9.4 My Question or Issue I try download playlists to my Apple Watch but so...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Hello ! I've had an extremely annoying problem on the iOS app for several

months. Indeed, the application automatically selects the "Smart Shuffle" playback, even if I unselect it, it systematically reappears when I quit and reopen my "my liked tracks" playlist (or if I quit the application). The problem does not seem seri...

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months. Indeed, the application automatically selects the "Smart Shuffle" playback, even if I unselect it, it systematically reappears when I quit and reopen my "my liked tracks" playlist (or if I qu...

OscarDC

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I can play a song of my Apple Watch but not my iPhone

I have a bunch of local songs on my IPhone and they all worked until yesterday. If I go to the local files folder song works. But in any playlist it’s grayed out on the iPhone. However on my watch in the same playlist I can click the song and it work...

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I have a bunch of local songs on my IPhone and they all worked until yesterday. If I go to the local files folder song works. But in any playlist it’s grayed out on the iPhone. However on my watch in...

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Superuser Contribution How can I stop the Spotify App from taking audio priority?

Whenever I open or switch to the Spotify app on my iPhone it stops any audio/music that I am playing from another app. I can’t find any setting in my phone or the apps that controls this. Its really annoying. Some background: I listen to my NPR stati...

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Whenever I open or switch to the Spotify app on my iPhone it stops any audio/music that I am playing from another app. I can’t find any setting in my phone or the apps that controls this. Its really ...

AlejaR

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No more playlist sorting on mobile?

Device(iPhone 13, iOS 15.4) My Question or Issue Has the new Spotify update completely done away with playlist sorting? I have playlists that are hundreds of songs long and can’t sort by recently added anymore, as the search bar and ‘…’ tab at the to...

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  Device (iPhone 13, iOS 15.4)   My Question or Issue   Has the new Spotify update completely done away with playlist sorting? I have playlists that are hundreds of songs long an...

Nikkiwill302

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Superuser Contribution Ads on primium while listening to music and playlists (NOT A PODCAST ISSUE)

Premium planiPhone 7Multiple ads every few songsUSAFor example - listening to Beatles playlist, every several songs, multiple ads!

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Premium plan iPhone 7 Multiple ads every few songs USA For example - listening to Beatles playlist, every several songs, multiple ads!  

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Why does my app switches to songs that were last played in the duet account

My wife and i have a duet account. she is logged into hers and i am logged into mine. however, many times when i try to play through my account on my phone, it will switch to whatever she last played on hers. I kept on switching to the song i wanted ...

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My wife and i have a duet account. she is logged into hers and i am logged into mine. however, many times when i try to play through my account on my phone, it will switch to whatever she last play...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Recently changed plan type now songs are gone

I’ve recently changed from family to duo plan however now my long library of songs is gone. Any reason why or way to fix this?

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I’ve recently changed from family to duo plan however now my long library of songs is gone. Any reason why or way to fix this?

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle not working

Shuffle feature isn’t working even when I toggle the shuffle button on and off

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Shuffle feature isn’t working even when I toggle the shuffle button on and off

AlejaR

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution features missing

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 16.4.1 My Question or IssueWhy my account doesn’t have all the new premium features like smart shuffle? Also in my home screen there aren’t the 6 toggles at the top where you can select playli...

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 16.4.1   My Question or Issue Why my account doesn’t have all the new premium features like smart shuffle? Also in my h...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution My podcast keeps rewinding and skipping bits unintentionally

I listen to the two hot takes podcast regulary and i have a lot of issues that bits of audio gets skipped of rewinded without my doing. You just hear the normal audio, then a cut and then hear the previous audio again. Later it skips another piece of...

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I listen to the two hot takes podcast regulary and i have a lot of issues that bits of audio gets skipped of rewinded without my doing. You just hear the normal audio, then a cut and then hear the pr...

MihailY

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