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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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Solved!! won't let me search music

i'm trying to download new songs on my iphone 5 and it just kept saying 'an error has occured' and had a try again button but it did nothing. i then tried to search on my laptop and it said the same thing. So i updated my card details and updated the...

Casual Listener

i'm trying to download new songs on my iphone 5 and it just kept saying 'an error has occured' and had a try again button but it did nothing. i then tried to search on my laptop and it said the same ...

Fjbuchanan

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some songs just stops playing

some songs just stops playing one oe two minutes into the song. I have tried to remove the song and add it again - same result. I am using a Iphone 4. Someone has any udea what could be the problem? RGDS

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some songs just stops playing one oe two minutes into the song. I have tried to remove the song and add it again - same result. I am using a Iphone 4. Someone has any udea what could be the problem? ...

kbrooksc

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Solved!! Saved music disappearing from "Your Music"

I have saved albums to Your Music recently on my iPhone. The save goes through, but sometime later the albums disappear. I have a (potentially) related problem on the desktop app. Save just doesn't work. Click it and nothing happens. Thoughts? Ideas?

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I have saved albums to Your Music recently on my iPhone.  The save goes through, but sometime later the albums disappear.     I have a (potentially) related problem on the desktop ...

mndoci

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iPhone won't sync local files on Spotify - solution

I have experienced this problem a few times with my parent's iPhone. It is frustrating when you don't know the answer, and even when I've searched and tried the community answers. It may help to put local files in their own play list for ease of orga...

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I have experienced this problem a few times with my parent's iPhone.  It is frustrating when you don't know the answer, and even when I've searched and tried the community answers.   It...

milanbeau

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Solved!! Cannot play Spotify playlists on fifth generation iPod Touch

I have a fifth generation iPod Touch that I have Spotify installed on. When I log into my account, I find that I am not able to play any music by simply tapping on the song in the selected playlist. The only option I have to play music on my iPod Tou...

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I have a fifth generation iPod Touch that I have Spotify installed on.  When I log into my account, I find that I am not able to play any music by simply tapping on the song in the selected play...

calliecrkkuczek

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all my music that i saved gone!!

so i basically just opened the app on my iphone to listen to ALL the music I saved and i go to my music and all it says is "your favourite songs will appear". this all happened only on my mobile device. i went to my laptop and all my music was fine o...

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so i basically just opened the app on my iphone to listen to ALL the music I saved and i go to my music and all it says is "your favourite songs will appear". this all happened only on my mobile devi...

ht819911

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Music Quality

When I am playing music on my ion speaker it seems that the higher the volume on my phone is the lower the quality of the music is even when the speaker is turned down. However usual music quality can be acheived by turning the speaker all the way up...

Visitor

When I am playing music on my ion speaker it seems that the higher the volume on my phone is the lower the quality of the music is even when the speaker is turned down. However usual music quality ca...

jeremygoh

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Shuffle Play doesn't work

I cannot stream any music at all on Spotify for iOS. I'm using a free account, but even when I choose a playlist and press shuffle play, a message pops up telling me to sync to my computer. I'm connected to wifi and I don't have offline mode turned o...

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I cannot stream any music at all on Spotify for iOS. I'm using a free account, but even when I choose a playlist and press shuffle play, a message pops up telling me to sync to my computer. I'm conne...

richyy

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Song I want doesn't appear?

I am having an issue, the song/album I want doesn't appear when I search on the app. I'm sure that Spotify has it because it shows up when I search it on the web browser but then I try to make it play in my app and then Spotify crashes. The album(s) ...

Casual Listener

I am having an issue, the song/album I want doesn't appear when I search on the app. I'm sure that Spotify has it because it shows up when I search it on the web browser but then I try to make it pla...

Nightshadoe

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iphone spotify can not removing music from playlist

iphone spotify can not removing music from playlist but directly remove mymusic please fix it. btw . android ver can removine music from playlist

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iphone spotify can not removing music from playlist    but directly remove mymusic    please fix it.     btw . android ver can removine music from playlist

jeremygoh

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Activity Feed on iPhone Empty

Hi Guys, On the desktop version of Spotify I'm following ___ people but whenever I go into the Activity section on the iOS version it displays the message "No recent activity" "Follow friends to see the music their sharing" imgur.com/kAFvCPz Does any...

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Hi Guys,    On the desktop version of Spotify I'm following ___ people but whenever I go into the Activity section on the iOS version it displays the message "No recent activity" "Follo...

MattSuda

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Please fix the syncing on spotify!

Spotify Employees, Please do fix the spotify wifi syncing. It always stays on pending when trying to sync local files and also the album artwork never shows on the playlist tab but it shows as a mini album artwork in the box above the play and pause ...

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Spotify Employees,   Please do fix the spotify wifi syncing. It always stays on pending when trying to sync local files and also the album artwork never shows on the playlist tab but it show...

jeremygoh

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Solved!! Spotify premium not working on iPhone 5

Spotify Premium has been working well on my iPad, iPhone and desktop for a long while. Suddently it has stopped working on my iPhone 5. I found myself logged out of the App. Now, when I log back in on the phone my playlists and music has gone and my ...

Casual Listener

Spotify Premium has been working well on my iPad, iPhone and desktop for a long while. Suddently it has stopped working on my iPhone 5. I found myself logged out of the App. Now, when I log back in o...

kbrooksc

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Can't play offline

When I select a playlist to play offline it does not load the songs to enable them to be played offline, I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app many times and it is still not working

Casual Listener

When I select a playlist to play offline it does not load the songs to enable them to be played offline, I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app many times and it is still not working

kbrooksc

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Songs sorted by albums

Some day for some reason in "Your Music" "Artist" section, songs were sorted by albums and it was great. Now it dissapeared and I kind of miss it. Is there a way to return it? Thank you

Newbie

Some day for some reason in "Your Music" "Artist" section, songs were sorted by albums and it was great. Now it dissapeared and I kind of miss it. Is there a way to return it? Thank you

sasmimo

Newbie

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Solved!! Trying to understand difference between streaming and syncing

Can someone please explain the difference between streaming and syncing? Am I right in thinking streaming is when you are playing something with an Internet connection and syncing is for when you press the 'available offline' switch and it actually d...

Music Fan

Can someone please explain the difference between streaming and syncing? Am I right in thinking streaming is when you are playing something with an Internet connection and syncing is for when yo...

KOOLV

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Shuffle Play- Same sequence of songs

I just listened to my 330 song playlist on shuffle play on two consecutive days and I heard almost the same exact sequence of songs each day. Its not the first time it has happened either. If that doesnt tell you that shuffle play isnt working then I...

Roadie

I just listened to my 330 song playlist on shuffle play on two consecutive days and I heard almost  the same exact sequence of songs each day. Its not the first time it has happened either. If t...

jeremygoh

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When will Spotify stop hiding shuffle off?

I spend an emormous about of time trying to figure out how to turn off shuffle. After trying everything in the UI, I always end up needing to search support forums. By the time it happens again, I forget how I turned it off last time and go through t...

Music Fan

  I spend an emormous about of time trying to figure out how to turn off shuffle.  After trying everything in the UI, I always end up needing to search support forums. By the time it...

albertalbert

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Help with saving data

Is there any way I can download only those files that are not on spotify and leave the others for streaming? Basically, i want to stream all my songs available on spotify and leave songs that are only local files--and not spotify files--as available ...

Newbie

Is there any way I can download only those files that are not on spotify and leave the others for streaming? Basically, i want to stream all my songs available on spotify and leave songs that are onl...

MattSuda

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Playlists not syncing correctly

Hi everyone,I've been using the free Spotify for quite awhile and I really love it. However, it has been frustrating me lately that no matter what I do my iPad isn't quite syncing all the songs and playlists I've created on the computer. For example,...

Regular

Hi everyone, I've been using the free Spotify for quite awhile and I really love it. However, it has been frustrating me lately that no matter what I do my iPad isn't quite syncing all the songs and...

kbrooksc

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