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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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Album Heading within My Music Now Missing

In my app, for a while, when you would click on an artist in my music, in stead of just a long list of songs, there were headings for each album. It made it so much easier to navigate and I loved it. But it seems to be gone? Is it some kind of settin...

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In my app, for a while, when you would click on an artist in my music, in stead of just a long list of songs, there were headings for each album.  It made it so much easier to navigate and I lov...

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Different Versions of albums

How do you find different versions of albums? Censored/explicit?

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How do you find different versions of albums? Censored/explicit?

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I play the original song but it's not...

I play Ed Sheerans Lego House but that's not him singing. I've had this song in my playlist for a long time and now it has changed. Also tried to play it from his "page" but no, still the wrong one... Any ideas?

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I play Ed Sheerans Lego House but that's not him singing. I've had this song in my playlist for a long time and now it has changed. Also tried to play it from his "page" but no, still the wrong one.....

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How come Ford Sync Can have access to Your Music but iPad still can't?

Truthfully you should not have updated the iPhone app before you made the functionality in the iPad app. It means that I have to continue keeping music that I listen to in playlists and in the Your Music section. I had deleted a lot of my playlists b...

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Truthfully you should not have updated the iPhone app before you made the functionality in the iPad app. It means that I have to continue keeping music that I listen to in playlists and in the Your M...

jeremygoh

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Subcategorizing by album under the artist page disappeared

Spotify's lack of sorting features for your music has continually been very frustrating, especially relative to other music services. However, a few weeks ago they finally added to the iOS version the basic and useful feature of further sub-categoriz...

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Spotify's lack of sorting features for your music has continually been very frustrating, especially relative to other music services. However, a few weeks ago they finally added to the iOS version th...

jeremygoh

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Spotify username and facebook login not seeing same playlists

Hi, Can anyone help me with a query on playlists? When I log into spotify using my username and password on one device and then log into another device using my facebook login I don't see the same playlists I've created, how do I fix this? Thanks, Le...

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Hi,   Can anyone help me with a query on playlists?   When I log into spotify using my username and password on one device and then log into another device using my facebook login I...

jeremygoh

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Your Music - Artists - album seperation gone?

Hey, I really liked the feature that the different albums of an artist saved in "Your Music" showed up with a little header each so that it was possible to just listen to one album of an artist. Now I only get the whole list of all songs of all album...

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Hey,  I really liked the feature that the different albums of an artist saved in "Your Music" showed up with a little header each so that it was possible to just listen to one album of an arti...

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...

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  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...

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Solved!! Your Music=Offline Access?

I'm new in this forum, so take my apologies if this thread already exists. I'd like someone to clarify something for me real quick. When saving albums to 'Your Music', Spotify appear to be automatically syncing songs to offline mode when connected to...

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I'm new in this forum, so take my apologies if this thread already exists.    I'd like someone to clarify something for me real quick. When saving albums to 'Your Music', Spotify a...

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Solved!! ios 8

upgraded to ios 8 this afternoon, reinstalled spotify, and now it will not play local files. Anytime I try and play a local file, the app crashes immediately. Is this what I get for upgrading a week early? Am I screwed until then?

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upgraded to ios 8 this afternoon, reinstalled spotify, and now it will not play local files. Anytime I try and play a local file, the app crashes immediately.    Is this what I get for ...

MattSuda

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Mobile

U should make mobile play songs anytime not just tablets

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U should make mobile play songs anytime not just tablets

Josh

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Spotify not opening on iPhone 4s.

My spotify app won't stay open on my iphone 4s. whenever i open it, spotify goes to the browse page and then flickers off. Help?

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My spotify app won't stay open on my iphone 4s. whenever i open it, spotify goes to the browse page and then flickers off. Help?

Josh

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Release Notes - Spotify for iOS 1.6.0

What's new in this version (1.6.0) New: Save whole albums to Your Music directly from the album page. Check out release year and total play time by swiping the album header. New: Spotify now speaks Finnish. Fictitious: This app was designed by David ...

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  What's new in this version (1.6.0)   New: Save whole albums to Your Music directly from the album page. Check out release year and total play time by swiping the album header. ...

Goodman

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Solved!! Please raise the song limit from 3,333 per device, PLEASE

I have lots of songs that I want on my device, and I've stopped using itunes becuase I hate having to pay per song or per album, so spotify is my only way to take my music with me. Spotify has been great except for the fact that the song limit per de...

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I have lots of songs that I want on my device, and I've stopped using itunes becuase I hate having to pay per song or per album, so spotify is my only way to take my music with me. Spotify has been g...

Fred

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Solved!! Spotify app locking up

Every time the Progressive commercial comes up on the spotify app, it won't play and just sits there, locking up my device. I have deleted the app twice now with same results!

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Every time the Progressive commercial comes up on the spotify app, it won't play and just sits there, locking up my device.  I have deleted the app twice now with same results!

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Spotify crashes whenever I try to log in

After the most recent Spotify iPhone update, whenever I try to login either using Facebook or my user/pass the whole app would crash and take me back to my home screen. I tried everything- deleting and reinstalling the app, resetting my phone, giving...

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After the most recent Spotify iPhone update, whenever I try to login either using Facebook or my user/pass the whole app would crash and take me back to my home screen. I tried everything- delet...

kbrooksc

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Repeat One button bugs out with ads

Hello. I just installed the new version of Spotify on my iPad. The interface is going to take some getting used to, to be sure, but I adore the option for repeating a song without creating a special playlist for it! That said, though, I've been consi...

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Hello. I just installed the new version of Spotify on my iPad. The interface is going to take some getting used to, to be sure, but I adore the option for repeating a song without creating a special ...

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