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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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iPhone 4 offline playlists de-synching

Hi, Spotify on my iPhone 4 sometimes 'de-synchs' the songs that I have downloaded for use offline. It used to be an occasional annoyance (maybe once a month or less) and I could just about put up with it. However, since the latest app update it has h...

Newbie

Hi,    Spotify on my iPhone 4 sometimes 'de-synchs' the songs that I have downloaded for use offline. It used to be an occasional annoyance (maybe once a month or less) and I could...

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Very annoying (and possibly major) bugs

Using the latest version of Spotify (Free) on an iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1. There are a couple of annoying bugs that I can reproduce without fail everytime. The first bug has to do with shuffling. Every couple of songs or so, if I hear a song I don't lik...

Roadie

Using the latest version of Spotify (Free) on an iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1. There are a couple of annoying bugs that I can reproduce without fail everytime.    The first bug has to do with ...

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Loss of playlists and albums after 1.0.0.3251

After the latest black and white update from April the 2nd I have lost lots of playlists. ( & yes I I know they are now located under Your Music ) Most upsettingly a lot of Underworld albums have gone missing and are no longer in Spotify. I have Spot...

Newbie

After the latest black and white update from April the 2nd I have lost lots of playlists. ( & yes I I know they are now located under Your Music )    Most upsettingly a lot of Unde...

Peter__

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Too buggy to use

I have been using Spotify on my Iphone 4 for a couple of years. It worked fine until the latest update. Here are some of the problems: - Changing songs takes 5-10 seconds. Meanwhile, everything freezes in the app. - Queing songs takes 5-10 seconds. M...

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I have been using Spotify on my Iphone 4 for a couple of years. It worked fine until the latest update. Here are some of the problems:   - Changing songs takes 5-10 seconds. Meanwhile, every...

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Where does IOS Store Offline Music? (NOT for the reason everyone asks to steal music)

I know this question has been asked before, but I'm not asking for the reaons of trying to copy it or what ever. Let me explain where this question came from. So a few months ago my device would ping me when I got home and say "Hey, your icloud is fu...

Newbie

I know this question has been asked before, but I'm not asking for the reaons of trying to copy it or what ever. Let me explain where this question came from.    So a few months ago my ...

Peter__

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My Music > Songs > "NO" Available Offline

I've bought into Spotifys new saved system and dragged all my music from the old playlists which they sat in to the songs section via the desktop app. I deleted most my playlists because they were just full albums which I no longer need since they ar...

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I've bought into Spotifys new saved system and dragged all my music from the old playlists which they sat in to the songs section via the desktop app. I deleted most my playlists because they were ju...

martenjacobs

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1.0 update uses cell data instead of playing offline playlists

So I notice that when using the app in offline mode it seems much better. I believe that when playing back tracks from your offline playlist and when you are on cell data the app is retrieving tracks and artwork from the cloud as opposed to using the...

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So I notice that when using the app in offline mode it seems much better. I believe that when playing back tracks from your offline playlist and when you are on cell data the app is retrieving tracks...

stevengupta

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Spotify is syncing downloads to local files

Since the update I've had a few instances where I've synced Spotify music to my iPhone, and rather than displaying the tracks as downloaded in Your Music (with the green arrow next to them) they are downloaded to Local Files instead. They still appea...

Gig Goer

Since the update I've had a few instances where I've synced Spotify music to my iPhone, and rather than displaying the tracks as downloaded in Your Music (with the green arrow next to them)...

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Latest iOS update is completely broken!

First it tells me I'm offline when on wifi. When I can get it to connect it freezes on the Browse screen. Seriously, Spotify, what is going on?! Now I can't use this at all!

Music Fan

First it tells me I'm offline when on wifi.   When I can get it to connect it freezes on the Browse screen.   Seriously, Spotify, what is going on?! Now I can't use this at all!

cyclinghfpilot

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Making facebook invisible to all friends so that i can still share with friends via spotify mobile

I tried the facebook forums to no avail, so am not coming here instead. Does anyone know an efficient way to add ALL my friends to my restricted profile. I created a spotify account independent of facebook last week so that i could deactive FB, but t...

Gig Goer

I tried the facebook forums to no avail, so am not coming here instead. Does anyone know an efficient way to add ALL my friends to my restricted profile. I created a spotify account independent of fa...

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problems with pause, play, rewind, ff since upgrade Iphone 4s

So since the latest upgrade, when I go to stop, pause, skip back or forward within my playlist, it often gets 'stuck' and either won't do it at all or will take a while to do so. Sometimes it also plays back like it's on fast forward as well! Don't k...

Music Fan

So since the latest upgrade, when I go to stop, pause, skip back or forward within my playlist, it often gets 'stuck' and either won't do it at all or will take a while to do so.  Sometimes it a...

stacyb

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Why no star?!?

The star function used to be so easy. Now it's been replaced with the save to your music button. This would be okay but if you happen to like an album in the your albums part, all the tracks then get added to the your music part. This fills it with 1...

Newbie

The star function used to be so easy. Now it's been replaced with the save to your music button. This would be okay but if you happen to like an album in the your albums part, all the tracks then get...

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Solved!! iphone 5 not recognized

Hi all, Been experiencing the above as my ip5 is not appearing on the "Devices" tab. I've tried EVERYTHING including changing my router settings (enabling uPnP, etc.) but nothing works! Funny thing is tho I remember clearly my ip5 has been recognized...

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Hi all,   Been experiencing the above as my ip5 is not appearing on the "Devices" tab. I've tried EVERYTHING including changing my router settings (enabling uPnP, etc.) but nothing work...

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double tracklisting bug (iphone)

Hello. I am very pleased with the new way to save albums and artists to "your music". However, there seems to be a small bug when saving albums consisting of more than one disk. There is no problem in the Spotify player for my mac, but on iphone the ...

Newbie

Hello. I am very pleased with the new way to save albums and artists to "your music". However, there seems to be a small bug when saving albums consisting of more than one disk. There is no problem...

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Solved!! iPod Nano 7G

Is it still not possible to snyc spotify with a nano 7g?

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Is it still not possible to snyc spotify with a nano 7g?

Peter__

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Following Spotify Users on Facebook

Hi there, I have just installed the Spotify App on my iPhone, however I can't seem to find any of my friends who use Spotify with their Facebook? My Friend has a playlist he wants me to follow, but when I do a search for his profile on my iPhone, I c...

Newbie

Hi there,   I have just installed the Spotify App on my iPhone, however I can't seem to find any of my friends who use Spotify with their Facebook?  My Friend has a playlist he wants me...

Peter__

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Local Files can't sync, pending

my local files on my mac does not sync to my iphone 5 ios 7.1 running the "spotify music" app v 1.0.0 it's just say "pending" and nothing happens! can someone please help!? (they worked fine before i updated to "spotify music" and they are all .mp3 f...

Casual Listener

my local files on my mac does not sync to my iphone 5 ios 7.1 running the "spotify music" app v 1.0.0 it's just say "pending" and nothing happens! can someone please help!?   (they worke...

Rafael

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Navigating from current song to current Playlist not possible (iphone, ios7)

In the new iPhone version there is usability issue with navigating from current song to the current playlist in which it is included. When the playlist is not saved yet. How to reproduce: Search for some playlist that is not saved yet ... Start Playi...

Newbie

In the new iPhone version there is usability issue with navigating from current song to the current playlist in which it is included.  When the playlist is not saved yet.   How t...

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Don't bother contacting Spotify customer Service. What a joke.

I sent Customer Service a message about the new app. I got a canned response back asking me to delete the app and reinstall. They didn't even bother having a real person read my problem because in my original message I stated I already did this. What...

Gig Goer

I sent Customer Service a message about the new app. I got a canned response back asking me to delete the app and reinstall.  They didn't even bother having a real person read my problem beca...

CheapTrick1977

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