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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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Rastereyes

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Solved!! Ipad app "installed" but not visible

Spotify ipod/ipad app is working on my ipod, airplay icon, great! But.. The app is not visible on my first generation ipad, even after updating to 5.1.1', which i think is ios5, twice. The ipad appstore says "installed". On the PC desktop, it is incl...

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Spotify ipod/ipad app is working on my ipod, airplay icon, great! But.. The app is not visible on my first generation ipad, even after updating to 5.1.1', which i think is ios5, twice. The ipad appst...

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Solved!! I can't sync any playlists anymore

Hey guys, I bought Spotify Premium yesterday and I managed to sync some songs, but now it's just not syncing anymore. 5 or 6 playlists got the green sign but I want to sync more and it just doesn't get the green sign. It's on my iPhone 4s btw, can an...

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Hey guys,   I bought Spotify Premium yesterday and I managed to sync some songs, but now it's just not syncing anymore. 5 or 6 playlists got the green sign but I want to sync more and it j...

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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,...

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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...

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Solved!! Do I have to play songs before using offline mode?

So I switched to Premium to use the offline mode on the tube where there's no signal. If I listen to a song online it will play it offline later but if I didn't play it before it won't! Is this how it is supposed to work? Many thanks

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So I switched to Premium to use the offline mode on the tube where there's no signal.   If I listen to a song online it will play it offline later but if I didn't play it before it won't! ...

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Getting Spotify to play on iphone4 (works on iphone5)

So I used to be able to access and play spotify from both my iphone5 and, when at work, my docked iphone4. All of the sudden, my playlists do not show up on the iphone4. I can somehow get the iphone5 to act like it is playing music and it says playin...

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So I used to be able to access and play spotify from both my iphone5 and, when at work, my docked iphone4. All of the sudden, my playlists do not show up on the iphone4. I can somehow get the iphone5...

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Solved!! Shuffle

I was wondering if there is anyway to randomly shuffle songs in a playlist on mobile?

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I was wondering if there is anyway to randomly shuffle songs in a playlist on mobile?

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Solved!! I WANT TO USE MY OWN COVER ART AND FILE TAGS...

I spend a lot of time making sure my tags and file cover art are perfect and in order. It's very annoying that Spotify doesn't want me to use these on my mobile... On my laptop/pc I can "Unlink" the tracks from Spotify's register/database. This enabl...

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I spend a lot of time making sure my tags and file cover art are perfect and in order. It's very annoying that Spotify doesn't want me to use these on my mobile... On my laptop/pc I can "Unlink" ...

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Annoying Facebook Notification

This keeps popping up every seven seconds. I keep clicking "Okay" and it continues to pop up. How can I stop it from doing this? It's really annoying.

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This keeps popping up every seven seconds. I keep clicking "Okay" and it continues to pop up. How can I stop it from doing this? It's really annoying. 

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spotify closes suddenly very often

hi:using spotify suddenly closes most of the time, reopen use it for a while and closes again, My decive Ipad ios 7thanx

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hi: using spotify suddenly closes most of the time, reopen use it for a while and closes again, My decive Ipad ios 7 thanx

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My Music Albums on iOS App not in sync with desktop version

Hi, I am noticing that my Albums under My Music in the iOS App are not in sync with the Desktop version of Spotify. In other words, I used to add albums as playlists before this feature was available, so the other night I went through my playlists on...

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Hi,   I am noticing that my Albums under My Music in the iOS App are not in sync with the Desktop version of Spotify. In other words, I used to add albums as playlists before this feature wa...

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Solved!! Previous Synced songs won't resync

Spotify was working great until my iPhone crashed and I had to order a new iPhone. The songs that were synced to my device show up and I can select them, but they won't start playing. Instead it shows the song duration as -:-- Any assistance would be...

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Spotify was working great until my iPhone crashed and I had to order a new iPhone.  The songs that were synced to my device show up and I can select them, but they won't start playing.  Ins...

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Song storage question

Does the Spotify App save more than one copy of a song on your iPhone if the song is in more than one playlist?

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Does the Spotify App save more than one copy of a song on your iPhone if the song is in more than one playlist?

Josh

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Version 1.5.0.2728 eats memory space like crazy

hello, i'm really confused about functionality of the newest version of the app - 1.5.0.2728 for ios. app takes 40 mb of free space after installation. looking at options takes 32 mb of free space immediately. checking new releases takes 250 mb of fr...

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hello,   i'm really confused about functionality of the newest version of the app - 1.5.0.2728 for ios.   app takes 40 mb of free space after installation. looking at options takes ...

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iPhone app will not open

Downloaded the latest upgrade 1.6.0 and now the app will not open on the iPhone 4 at all. I reset my password via FB, deleted/reinstalled the app, and still nothing.

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Downloaded the latest upgrade 1.6.0 and now the app will not open on the iPhone 4 at all. I reset my password via FB, deleted/reinstalled the app, and still nothing.

jeremygoh

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Daily playlists in browse section on iPhone won't update unless app is killed

Using the iphone app, in the Browse section, there are a number of spotify playlists. ex. Smooth Morning, Morning Commute... etc. These will stay the same and not update to say, evening playlists or weekend etc untill the app is closed and double pre...

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Using the iphone app, in the Browse section, there are a number of spotify playlists. ex. Smooth Morning, Morning Commute... etc. These will stay the same and not update to say, evening playlists o...

jeremygoh

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Solved!! Play list stuck on "loading"

I recently lost my synced local files on my iphone Spotify app (maybe due to upgrading IOS or something). So, I did like I always do and I imported an itunes playlist to the desktop app. My normal next step is to then sync the phone to the desktop ap...

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I recently lost my synced local files on my iphone Spotify app (maybe due to upgrading IOS or something). So, I did like I always do and I imported an itunes playlist to the desktop app. My normal ...

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Solved!! Shuffle

I have an iPad 2 and I was wondering if there is any way to shuffle songs randomly in a playlist. I've searched and searched and I know what the shuffle button looks like, but I can't find it.

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I have an iPad 2 and I was wondering if there is any way to shuffle songs randomly in a playlist. I've searched and searched and I know what the shuffle button looks like, but I can't find it.

kbrooksc

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Solved!! Spotify Premium

Hello,I was wondering how I can pay for spotify premium in the app?I have $50 on my account and would rather use that money than my credit card.Thank you in advance!-LSHSASB

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Hello, I was wondering how I can pay for spotify premium in the app? I have $50 on my account and would rather use that money than my credit card. Thank you in advance! -LSHSASB

kbrooksc

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