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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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Offline songs not syncing

I have spotify premium on mac and iphone and have follwed the in app instructions to sync offline songs but it doesn't work. I'm on a shared wireless network (at a University) and think that might be the cause of the failure. I plugged my phone into ...

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I have spotify premium on mac and iphone and have follwed the in app instructions to sync offline songs but it doesn't work. I'm on a shared wireless network (at a University) and think that might be...

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Can't skip songs on car stereo when it's pluged in

Hi everyone I use to play my spotify music through my car fine but I have recently re downloaded the app and I can't skip songs now on the stereo or steering wheel only on my phone, is there something on my spotify settings that allows me to skip son...

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Hi everyone I use to play my spotify music through my car fine but I have recently re downloaded the app and I can't skip songs now on the stereo or steering wheel only on my phone, is there someth...

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Offline Listening not working - All three of my ios devices

Hello. I have 3-ios devices that I use with Spotify. I've been a premium member for almost 3-months. Up until today, the listen "offline" feature has worked well. Today, I was listening to the 1st song on an album, when done, it didn't continue to th...

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Hello.  I have 3-ios devices that I use with Spotify.  I've been a premium member for almost 3-months.  Up until today, the listen "offline" feature has worked well.  Today, I was...

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Spotify Hangs after playing local file in mixed playlist

Hi All, Many searches, many possibilities, nothing relevant, made my own thread: - Spotify Hangs after playing local file and going back to "cloud" file - i.e. no my own file - Artwork changes, timer slidebar is scrolling right, but no sound. - Local...

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Hi All, Many searches, many possibilities, nothing relevant, made my own thread: - Spotify Hangs after playing local file and going back to "cloud" file - i.e. no my own file - Artwork changes, t...

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Solved!! Can't reorder songs in a playlist on iPone

Upgraded to spotify 0.5.9.10, and I am paying for premium. I can no longer change the order of songs in a playlist?? Why not? I used to be able to do this by touching the edit function then touching and holding to the right of the track and dragging ...

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Upgraded to spotify 0.5.9.10, and I am paying for premium. I can no longer change the order of songs in a playlist?? Why not? I used to be able to do this by touching the edit function then touc...

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How to check how many songs synced for offline mode?

I've having problems with playlists not downloading when i set them to offline mode. Apparently Spotify's iOS app will not download any more songs for offline mode if you have reached the limit of 3,333 songs per device. How does one actually find ou...

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I've having problems with playlists not downloading when i set them to offline mode.   Apparently Spotify's iOS app will not download any more songs for offline mode if you have reached...

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No Devices (Can't Sync)

Hi, so yesterday my Ipad mini and Iphone were synching perfectly fine over wi-fi. Today however nothing shows up under devices and it refuses to work with anything. I tried logging in and out of all the devices, I restarted the devices, I disconnect ...

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Hi, so yesterday my Ipad mini and Iphone were synching perfectly fine over wi-fi. Today however nothing shows up under devices and it refuses to work with anything. I tried logging in and out of all ...

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Solved!! Spotify crashing on iPhone 5 when playing offline

I have used Spotify premium for a few months and it has been working well on my iPhone 5. In the past week or so it has started crashing mid-way through an album. It seems to be doing this consistently when playing any album, but only whenin offline ...

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I have used Spotify premium for a few months and it has been working well on my iPhone 5.  In the past week or so it has started crashing mid-way through an album.  It seems to be doing thi...

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Solved!! lastfm reccomandations on spotify

hi, is there a way on spotify iphone app to listen to playlists generated by my lastfm habits?

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hi,   is there a way on spotify iphone app to listen to playlists generated by my lastfm habits?

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Available offline is toggling off without my knowledge

I swiped the slider to green to have my playlist available offline. It syncs my local files. Then after a few days the slider ends up being toggled back to off even though I didn't touch it. Spotify is doing it on its own. Is this some kind of bug an...

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I swiped the slider to green to have my playlist available offline. It syncs my local files. Then after a few days the slider ends up being toggled back to off even though I didn't touch it. Spotify ...

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how to change the order in playlist

So I have a playlist in Spotify where is about 800 songs. Now when I upload some new songs, they go down and the newest song is the last one, so if I want to listen to that one, I have to scroll all the way down. How can I change the order in my play...

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So I have a playlist in Spotify where is about 800 songs. Now when I upload some new songs, they go down and the newest song is the last one, so if I want to listen to that one, I have to scroll all ...

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iPod app won't let me filter music in albums section

Why's that? Is there any problem with the iPod? In android and IPhone this feature in the albums section is available and its great and really useful. Please make it happen!

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Why's that? Is there any problem with the iPod? In android and IPhone this feature in the albums section is available and its great and really useful. Please make it happen!

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iOS 8 - Local Files Won't Sync (Just Pending)

Hi! I've just got my iPhone 6, running iOS 8. I've got Spotify also on my Macbook Pro (running Mavericks). At the moment none of my local files will sync to my iPhone and they're just saying pending. The files are all associated with different playli...

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Hi!   I've just got my iPhone 6, running iOS 8. I've got Spotify also on my Macbook Pro (running Mavericks).   At the moment none of my local files will sync to my iPhone and t...

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Resync in Extreme - are "Normal" files replaced (deleted)?

Basically what the subject says. I synced everything to my new phone on Normal, forgetting to tap "Extreme." I tapped Extreme and it offered to resync my stuff. Does doing this delete the "Normal" files? I know they're obviously gone in terms of play...

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Basically what the subject says. I synced everything to my new phone on Normal, forgetting to tap "Extreme." I tapped Extreme and it offered to resync my stuff. Does doing this delete the "Norma...

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Syncing songs through personal hotspot

So I saw this as a method for workaround around the idiotic requirement to use WiFi (I am not buying an expensive router just to sync a bunch of songs) for syncing songs. I enabled the hotspot and then connected the phone to the computer through an U...

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So I saw this as a method for workaround around the idiotic requirement to use WiFi (I am not buying an expensive router just to sync a bunch of songs) for syncing songs. I enabled the hotspot and th...

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Best Car Stereo for Spotify? (IOS)

HI there! I need a little advice for best car stereos for Spotify. I'd like to choose songs from the stereo screen (wirelessly) and not from my phone. Is that possible? Are there stereos that will do that? Thank you so much for your help

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HI there!   I need a little advice for best car stereos for Spotify. I'd like to choose songs from the stereo screen (wirelessly) and not from my phone. Is that possible? Are there stereos t...

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Solved!! Where is the equalizer?

I have updated to the new version but still can't find the EQ section/button any ideas?

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I have updated to the new version but still can't find the EQ section/button   any ideas?

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App is crashing continuously

Hi, I had a lot of trouble recently and it keeps going... Spotify App(ver 1.7.0.2390) is not working on an iPhone4s (7.1.2), sometimes it finally starts but the app is running very slowly and i can't change my song : makes the app crashing again. All...

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Hi,   I had a lot of trouble recently and it keeps going... Spotify App(ver 1.7.0.2390) is not working on an iPhone4s (7.1.2), sometimes it finally starts but the app is running very slowly ...

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Purchased monthly subscription - isn't working

purchased a monthly subscription through iTunes account. Received email receipt of transaction, like one typically would when purchasing anything through iTunes Store, but my account still says "Free". Viewed my account online and it said the same th...

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purchased a monthly subscription through iTunes account. Received email receipt of transaction, like one typically would when purchasing anything through iTunes Store, but my account still says "Free...

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Divider playlists on iOS

Hello,I've organizied my playlists in folders and split them alphabetical with dividers (using empty - playlists). On my MacBook desktop application the divider playlists are just working fine and helping me a lot, but in the iOS app I only see them ...

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Hello, I've organizied my playlists in folders and split them alphabetical with dividers (using empty - playlists). On my MacBook desktop application the divider playlists are just working fine ...

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