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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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Moving Local Files

I have Spotify Premium on my Windows PC, an iPad and iPhone 5S. My PC shows all my local files properly as (essentially) my iTunes music folder, which is fine. However, for some reason, my iPad shows 125 Local Files, and my iPhone shows 75 Local File...

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I have Spotify Premium on my Windows PC, an iPad and iPhone 5S. My PC shows all my local files properly as (essentially) my iTunes music folder, which is fine. However, for some reason, my iPad shows...

Boofonater001

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My playlist won't work except shuffle

I tried to play a song but it won't play it will just stay the same but everything else works the only way i can play music is on shuffle please help if you have the same problem and know how to fix it. P.S it's on my iPhone 4s

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I tried to play a song but it won't play it will just stay the same but everything else works the only way i can play music is on shuffle please help if you have the same problem and know how to fix ...

Josh

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New shuffle play feature only lets me hear my local playlists on shuffle

This is ridiculous. Every week or so it's another issue with the IOS app. First I wasn't able to sync my local files. Now with this new shuffle play feature, I can only listen to my local files on shuffle. Would Spotify rather I use itunes to listen ...

Roadie

This is ridiculous. Every week or so it's another issue with the IOS app. First I wasn't able to sync my local files. Now with this new shuffle play feature, I can only listen to my local files on sh...

Peter__

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Spotify keeps needing to reload itself when you go back to using it on iPhone

I've noticed that if you been using Spotify and then stop using it for a while (because you using some other app) it almost always needs to reload itself. It never used to do this. You used to be able to go back to Spotify when it was open in the bac...

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I've noticed that if you been using Spotify and then stop using it for a while (because you using some other app) it almost always needs to reload itself. It never used to do this. You used to be abl...

Jimmy5

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synchro with my iphone 4

It was always running ok, but tonight, when i tried to sync any playlist on my iphone 4, a red exclamation point like ! appears on the first song to be sync and then... nothing the sync juste stop please see enclosure

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It was always running ok, but tonight, when i tried to sync any playlist on my iphone 4, a red exclamation point  like ! appears on the first song to be sync and then... nothing the sync juste s...

Peter__

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Solved!! New Releases

How come the new releases tab is always leaving many artists out of the mix? I can find an exorbitant amount of new music releases on iTunes and they are hidden on spotify. They should be in the new releases category. I should have to open iTunes and...

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How come the new releases tab is always leaving many artists out of the mix? I can find an exorbitant amount of new music releases on iTunes and they are hidden on spotify. They should be in the new ...

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Non Facebook users

The ios app's social aspect is extremely hindered by the inability/difficulty to share with non Facebook users. If a friend doesn't want a Facebook account; you are unable to share music with him/her by using the share with spotify people. Only peopl...

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The ios app's social aspect is extremely hindered by the inability/difficulty to share with non Facebook users. If a friend doesn't want a Facebook account; you are unable to share music with him/her...

jeremygoh

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Free ios App not working

I signed up long way ago and i was using my desktop app for a long time and it worked just fine. I tried one month premium trial and canceled before the expiration date. Today i have downloaded the ios App,signed in just fine but i can't tap anywhere...

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I signed up long way ago and i was using my desktop app for a long time and it worked just fine.   I tried one month premium trial and canceled before the expiration date.   Today i...

craigunderhill

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Sync of local files in playlists works on iphone, but when I play on iOS app, there's no sound.

Has anyone else run into the following issue: Sync of local files in playlists works on iphone, but when I play on iOS app, there's no sound. Local files play correctly on mac. Using iOS7, latest version of spotify app on both mac and ios. If so any ...

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Has anyone else run into the following issue: Sync of local files in playlists works on iphone, but when I play on iOS app, there's no sound. Local files play correctly on mac. Using iOS7, lates...

gurari

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Solved!! Spotify Connect Issue Pioneer VSX-1023-K

Before the iOS spotify app update ver. 0.9.1.230, I was able to choose my receiver "Pioneer VSX-1023-K" on my phone's spotify app. I would click the "connect" button after playing a song and I would see my receiver listed. Once I clicked on my receiv...

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Before the iOS spotify app update ver. 0.9.1.230, I was able to choose my receiver "Pioneer VSX-1023-K" on my phone's spotify app. I would click the "connect" button after playing a song and I would ...

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Solved!! Starred playlist

How do I completely empty the starred playlist without deleting each individual song?

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How do I completely empty the starred playlist without deleting each individual song?

glbanks

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Spotify won't sync songs to offline

Hi, there! Ok I'm really hoping someone here can help me because I'm starting to get a little upset. I have an iphone 5s running ios 7 with over 8GB of memory left and the version of spotify I have is 0.9.1.230, which I assume is the latest version s...

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Hi, there! Ok I'm really hoping someone here can help me because I'm starting to get a little upset. I have an iphone 5s running ios 7 with over 8GB of memory left and the version of spotify I have i...

bandnerd321

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iPhone app keeps crashing!!!

Every time I try to open the app on my phone, it keeps crashing. Stays up on the screen for about 5 seconds saying that I'm offline, and then it crashes. Is there any fix to this?

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Every time I try to open the app on my phone, it keeps crashing. Stays up on the screen for about 5 seconds saying that I'm offline, and then it crashes. Is there any fix to this?

jamesat

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48 hours Trial

Hello, I decided to try Spotify since I was already getting tired of iTunes Radio, however, I am not being able to get the 48 trial hours as it is advertised. I decided to ask some friends about it and they said that they could get it either. Does yo...

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Hello, I decided to try Spotify since I was already getting tired of iTunes Radio, however, I am not being able to get the 48 trial hours as it is advertised. I decided to ask some friends about it a...

Peter__

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iPhone App changed and won't start playing songs

This is getting ridiculous. First, you changed the iPhone app earlier this year to a much better iPhone app. One where you can see the shuffled songs in que. Then a few weeks ago the app changed back to what is was before. Not sure why you would do t...

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This is getting ridiculous.  First, you changed the iPhone app earlier this year to a much better iPhone app.  One where you can see the shuffled songs in que.  Then a few weeks ago th...

MikeL1985

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Unable To Play Track

Hi all, I've been having an issue with my Spotify app on my iPhone 5. When connecting over 3G it comes up saying 'unable to play track' this happens on saved playlists and on searched songs (I currently don't have any playlists saved offline). It's n...

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Hi all,   I've been having an issue with my Spotify app on my iPhone 5. When connecting over 3G it comes up saying 'unable to play track' this happens on saved playlists and on searched song...

Sonjim272

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continous playback fails

hi i'm using the newest ios version on iphone 5. my problem is, that offline synchronized playlists sometimes do not playback without a little pause (less than a second) between the songs. very annoying listening live records. my app settings are alr...

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hi 🙂   i'm using the newest ios version on iphone 5. my problem is, that offline synchronized playlists sometimes do not playback without a little pause (less than a second) bet...

alechseij

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Going offline on the iPhone (5S)??

How do you go offline on the Spotify app on an iPhone?

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How do you go offline on the Spotify app on an iPhone?

Josh

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Solved!! Rearrange playlists

How do i rearrange my Playlist on iphone 5 ios7 and ipad 4 ios7.. I want to move my playlist up and down not move my songs about. any help please. thanks in advance

Roadie

How do i rearrange my Playlist on iphone 5 ios7 and ipad 4 ios7.. I want to move my playlist up and down not move my songs about. any help please. thanks in advance

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