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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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Ivelina

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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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AvaTilley

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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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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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Crashing

Spotify crashes very often, on my iPhone 3GS, my iPod (latest gen) and my iPad 1.It makes listening to music very annoying, which I can't imagine is the point. is this a common problem? When is a fix coming?

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Spotify crashes very often, on my iPhone 3GS, my iPod (latest gen) and my iPad 1. It makes listening to music very annoying, which I can't imagine is the point.   is this a common problem? Wh...

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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??

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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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Spotify will not open on IOS 8.0.2 Iphone 5s

Everytime I open the app, it just shows the splash page and closes. I am unable to use this app PERIOD! I have tried uninstalling, re-installing, reset my iphones settings (without eraseing content) and then re-installing after that, turning on an of...

Newbie

Everytime I open the app, it just shows the splash page and closes. I am unable to use this app PERIOD! I have tried uninstalling, re-installing, reset my iphones settings (without eraseing content) ...

DeeMoney89

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App on Iphone will not play some songs?

Why will some songs in my playlists play on my computer but not on my phone?

Music Fan

Why will some songs in my playlists play on my computer but not on my phone?

TLCONRAD

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songs unavailable on my phone
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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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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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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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[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

Newbie

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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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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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...

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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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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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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...

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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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I cannot post to facebook

Help - Spotify is cannot connect to my Facebook. I'm trying to share a song on my FB timeline, but I continue to receive the Error Message," Cannot Post to Facebook: The post cannot be sent because the connection to Facebook failed." I have deleted a...

Newbie

Help -   Spotify is cannot connect to my Facebook. I'm trying to share a song on my FB timeline, but I continue to receive the Error Message," Cannot Post to Facebook: The post cannot b...

Peter__

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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

Regular

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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Sync Problem

Hi all, Recently when putting some albums in my starred playlist and downloading them for offline use they don't actually appear to download (i.e the little green arrow next to the song name) whereas all my other music is synced for offline use. Any ...

Regular

Hi all,   Recently when putting some albums in my starred playlist and downloading them for offline use they don't actually appear to download (i.e the little green arrow next to the song na...

dickyjacobs

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"Search" does not work.

Hey, I have an iPhone 4s. My spotify version is 1.8.0.2444 and since a few days ago (I think that it's since I'm premium) it won't let me search! What can I do? Any solution? It says that maybe I have written something wrong but clearly I haven't! Wh...

Newbie

Hey,   I have an iPhone 4s. My spotify version is 1.8.0.2444 and since a few days ago (I think that it's since I'm premium) it won't let me search! What can I do? Any solution? It says that ...

Peter__

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