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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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Solved!! rearrange order of tracks in a playlist

How can I re arrange the songs in my playlist. I would like all of the songs with the same artist clumped together. Thanks

Newbie

How can I re arrange the songs in my playlist. I would like all of the songs with the same artist clumped together. Thanks

apouncer

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Spotify is very slow and unresponsive after unlocking phone

Over the last few days have noticed spotify is completely unresponsive for like 10 seconds when unlocking the iPhone - extremely annoying,Any ideas?

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Over the last few days have noticed spotify is completely unresponsive for like 10 seconds when unlocking the iPhone - extremely annoying, Any ideas?

jeremygoh

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Spotify data usage

Hello. Yesterday I started using Spotify in my Iphone. I added about 10 tracks to "my music" and about 4 tracks to "playlist'. The "offline mode" is OFF in settings and in the "songs" menu. When I looked up at my apps usage in Iphone settings - Spoti...

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Hello.   Yesterday I started using Spotify in my Iphone. I added about 10 tracks to "my music" and about 4 tracks to "playlist'. The "offline mode" is OFF in settings and in the "songs" menu...

jeremygoh

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tracks skipping & jumping & unequal volume

Hi, I have a an ipod with the spotify app and 2 UEboon speakers that i use to listen to my music. Occassionally the music seems to jump for a second mid song and the volume difference between each song is huge so I am constantly adjusting the volume....

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Hi, I have a an ipod with the spotify app and 2 UEboon speakers that i use to listen to my music. Occassionally the music seems to jump for a second mid song and the volume difference between each ...

jeremygoh

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control spotify from iphone lockscreen

I have a Premium User on spotify and I can not run a song forward and backward through the lock screen It is in everyone like this?

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I have a Premium User on spotify and I can not run a song forward and backward through the lock screen It is in everyone like this?

jeremygoh

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Spotify+Ipad air+apple tv problems

Hi, have problems to play spotify from my ipad air to apple tv 3rd gen via airplay. After 1 or a few songs it disconnects from appletv. I still have full wifi connection. If I run other music apps and radiostations it works 100% . But spotify disconn...

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Hi, have problems to play spotify from my ipad air to apple tv 3rd gen via airplay. After 1 or a few songs it disconnects from appletv. I still have full wifi connection. If I run other music apps an...

jeremygoh

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Syncing playlists with ipod nano

how do i take songs from spotify and down load them to my computer

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how do i take songs from spotify and down load them to my computer

jeremygoh

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Solved!! How to delete songs from playlists I follow?

Hi everybody, I use the Spotify iPhone App and I have a Premium account. The way I use Spotify is: I make new playlists like "All Motörhead songs", put a lot of songs in those playlists, then download it all on my iPhone while I´m at home and while h...

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  Hi everybody,   I use the Spotify iPhone App and I have a Premium account.   The way I use Spotify is: I make new playlists like "All Motörhead songs", put a lot of songs...

JCdotnl

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Music not showing up on mobile device, can't use spotify for anything

I've tried relogging on both desktop and mobile and my music won't show up on my iphone. It shows up regularly on my desktop but when I open Spotify on my iPhone, nothing shows up. My username is numbers and I can't view my profile. Nothing works and...

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I've tried relogging on both desktop and mobile and my music won't show up on my iphone. It shows up regularly on my desktop but when I open Spotify on my iPhone, nothing shows up. My username is num...

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Solved!! Upgraded to premium. Still on free.

I've logged in and logged out, I've hard restarted my phone and I've deleted and redownloaded the app but I still can't play my music. It even tells me I have 2 months of premium but still won't let me play songs. I don't understand. Help.

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I've logged in and logged out, I've hard restarted my phone and I've deleted and redownloaded the app but I still can't play my music. It even tells me I have 2 months of premium but still won't let ...

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Solved!! Syncing Local FIles

I'm wanting to sync some of my local files to my iPhone but I do not want to sync all of them because I do not have that much free space on my iPhone. Does anyone know if there's a way to select what local files you want to sync without syncing all o...

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I'm wanting to sync some of my local files to my iPhone but I do not want to sync all of them because I do not have that much free space on my iPhone. Does anyone know if there's a way to select what...

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Solved!! Why can't I play different songs on different devices

Why can't I play music on different devices at the same time.Do I need Sonos ?

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Why can't I play music on different devices at the same time. Do I need Sonos ?

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Solved!! "Go to playlist" from "Now playing screen"

I would really like to be able to go the playlist i am currently playing from. In the Android app it is possible by tapping in the top area shown here as a red rectangle. I think it should be this way on iOS too.

Roadie

I would really like to be able to go the playlist i am currently playing from. In the Android app it is possible by tapping in the top area shown here as a red rectangle. I think it should be this wa...

Zeromantix

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Solved!! 30 Day offline useage

Hi All, to make it simple, I have premium on my iPhone. I made a playlist and made it avaliable Offline e.g. downloaded to the iPhone. I did this last week, so they have been offline on my iPhone for 8 days so far, I'm off to Canada for three weeks i...

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Hi All,  to make it simple, I have premium on my iPhone.  I made a playlist and made it avaliable Offline e.g. downloaded to the iPhone.   I did this last week, so they have been o...

JCdotnl

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Solved!! Read inbox on latest version [iPhone]

How do i read my inbox in the latest version of spotify for iPhone? I can see a notification on the app icon indicating that i have messages. There's also an option to enable/disable push notifications for messages, but there seems to be no way to re...

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How do i read my inbox in the latest version of spotify for iPhone? I can see a notification on the app icon indicating that i have messages. There's also an option to enable/disable push notificatio...

haxel96

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No songs on iPhone

Hello, I've downloaded playlists onto my ipad which I can play offline, these playlists are available on my phone online but not offline. They are just greyed off on my phone and say 'unable to play offline, need to go online. Even when I download pl...

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Hello, I've downloaded playlists onto my ipad which I can play offline, these playlists are available on my phone online but not offline. They are just greyed off on my phone and say 'unable to...

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cannot make playlists available offline

I have an ipad 4 with spotify premium. It has more than the recommended amount of memory available and I am under my limit for the number of tracks I can download. On my iPhone 5 I have no issue toggling playlists for download but on my ipad there is...

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I have an ipad 4 with spotify premium. It has more than the recommended amount of memory available and I am under my limit for the number of tracks I can download. On my iPhone 5 I have no issue togg...

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iphone not syncing after available offline has been checked

hello, I request assistance in getting my music to sync to my iphone. I have checked available offline, but the music doesn't even start to download to my iphone. help is greatly appreciated. ps: i have space on my phone for the music to sync

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hello,   I request assistance in getting my music to sync to my iphone. I have checked available offline, but the music doesn't even start to download to my iphone. help is greatly appreciat...

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Solved!! Ipod touch/Premium membership

I'm completely new to this stuff and don't quite understand it. Instead of using itunes and paying for each song for my ipod touch, can I just become a premium member on spotify and listen to my playlist/music offline on my ipod without needing itune...

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I'm completely new to this stuff and don't quite understand it. Instead of using itunes and paying for each song for my ipod touch, can I just become a premium member on spotify and listen to my play...

SimonAston

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spotify stops playing after 1 or 2 song and closes the app

I have a ipod 2nd generation and since 4 days spotify stops playing after 1 or 2 songs and the app closes totally I re-installed the app but that didn't work this is the app spotify for ios 4 what can I do to solve this, I can't upgrade my ipod softw...

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I have a ipod 2nd generation and since 4 days spotify stops playing after 1 or 2 songs and the app closes totally I re-installed the app but that didn't work this is the app spotify for ios 4 w...

kjbllc

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