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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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garfieldshapedbong

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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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Spotify crashing when I click Shuffle Songs [Premium]

I have a playlist with ~48 tracks. Sometimes when I click Shuffle Songs at the top the app hangs for a long time then it tries to play the first song. The song never plays and the only way I seem to be able to restore playback is by shutting my phone...

Newbie

I have a playlist with ~48 tracks.  Sometimes when I click Shuffle Songs at the top the app hangs for a long time then it tries to play the first song.  The song never plays and the only wa...

Xenochrist

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Solved!! New Update: Music won't sync offline

So with the new update, whenever I'm in a playlist and hit 'save offline' the loading icon next to the first song starts going for about 2 seconds then completely stops, and no other songs start to sync. The 2 seconds of saving does not even save the...

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So with the new update, whenever I'm in a playlist and hit 'save offline' the loading icon next to the first song starts going for about 2 seconds then completely stops, and no other songs start to s...

Grace

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"Your Music" Feature Offline

Is there a way to make songs saved to "Your Music" available offline? Or do they have to be part of a playlist?

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Is there a way to make songs saved to "Your Music" available offline? Or do they have to be part of a playlist?

Joe

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Album Shuffle on Iphone issue

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Ok, I have been trying to get this shuffle play to work as advertised and it just won’t cooperate. In all the advertisements and from what I have read, I should be able to shuffle an album or playlis...

Joe

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Solved!! Bad quality Artwork

Hello! I noticed a thing on the newest update: The Artwork quality is very bad. Or you can at least see pixels, which is not good. So i wonder if it's a bug or something?

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Hello! I noticed a thing on the newest update: The Artwork quality is very bad. Or you can at least see pixels, which is not good. So i wonder if it's a bug or something?

MattSuda

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View Queue

I can't see the Queue of songs in iOS - both iPhone and iPad versions (v1.0.0.3251). The left hand menu reads: Search, Browse, Discover, Radio, Playlists, Settings. I can add items to the Queue but it is invisible. Any ideas?

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I can't see the Queue of songs in iOS - both iPhone and iPad versions (v1.0.0.3251). The left hand menu reads: Search, Browse, Discover, Radio, Playlists, Settings. I can add items to the Queue b...

superhotswede

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have premium help you?

Hi there I have premium it has help me you van try it for 48 hrs so you can enjoy

Roadie

Hi there I have premium it has help me you van try it for 48 hrs so you can enjoy

Robbie

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cannot vote (thumbs up or down) on a song after it has finished

I like to listen to a complete song on radio mode before giving a thumbs up or down to help tune the station to my needs, but if i don't run to my IOS device within seconds of the end, it's too late -- can no longer vote on the song? what am i missin...

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I like to listen to a complete song on radio mode before giving a thumbs up or down to help tune the station to my needs, but if i don't run to my IOS device within seconds of the end, it's too late ...

dead_maniac

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Maybe I'm just being silly. Help please! (IOS 1.0)

OK. So, I've had both my desktop app on OSX and my IOS app updated to the most recent versions but for some reason I can't get my head around something. Maybe it's just me, hopefully someone can let me know. This may well come out as just rambling bu...

Music Fan

OK. So, I've had both my desktop app on OSX and my IOS app updated to the most recent versions but for some reason I can't get my head around something. Maybe it's just me, hopefully someone can let ...

IAmDrummist

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Songs not playing

Whenever I select a song I get 2 pop ups one saying unable to play track and the other notifying me about the shuffle feature, then the song doesn't play. This happens every time I choose a song. It will let me preview a song but that is it. What cou...

Newbie

Whenever I select a song I get 2 pop ups one saying unable to play track and the other notifying me about the shuffle feature, then the song doesn't play. This happens every time I choose a song. It ...

Joe

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Re: Spotify Update...

I detest the new white on black interface on the iPhone app. It makes it so difficult to read for those of us with less than perfect eyesight. I use Spotify a lot in the car, and therefore the iPhone is always a distance away from me in its' holder. ...

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I detest the new white on black interface on the iPhone app.  It makes it so difficult to read for those of us with less than perfect eyesight.  I use Spotify a lot in the car, and therefor...

Joe

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Solved!! Does it work with putting the local files on my spotify mobile to computer?

Hey, i want to put all my local files from my mobile back to the computer, which means the other way around instead of putting local files in my mobile. Does that work? And if it does, how can i do that? Thanks

Newbie

Hey,   i want to put all my local files from my mobile back to the computer, which means the other way around instead of putting local files in my mobile.    Does that work? An...

Merik

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Connecting to Twitter

iPhone 5 upto date with Apple and Spotify. No Facebook connection. When I try to share via twitter spotify is unable to 'connection to twitter failed'

Newbie

iPhone 5 upto date with Apple and Spotify. No Facebook connection. When I try to share via twitter spotify is unable to 'connection to twitter failed'

ccaarrllooss4

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Solved!! Music pausing when app closes

Updated to the new version of the app, now whenever I'm playing music and exit the app or the screen locks, my music fades out and pauses. Thus, a useless app. Help please

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Updated to the new version of the app, now whenever I'm playing music and exit the app or the screen locks, my music fades out and pauses. Thus, a useless app. Help please 😞

TheGreatDave

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Solved!! Song information not displaying correctly in lockscreen

I have an iPhone 5S running iOS 7.1 and I updated my Spotify to version 1.0.0. After the update, the information (name/artist) of my local files/songs that I synced from computer are no longer displayed on the lockscreen. And the app has terrible lag...

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I have an iPhone 5S running iOS 7.1 and I updated my Spotify to version 1.0.0.   After the update, the information (name/artist) of my local files/songs that I synced from computer are no lo...

MattSuda

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spotify premium account not working on iPhone 4S

Hello, I just signed up for the free 30 day trial of Spotify Premium. It seems to work on the desktop app, but when I log in to Spotify on my iPhone with my Facebook account, it won't allow me to stream on demand music and gives me the message "Only ...

Newbie

Hello,   I just signed up for the free 30 day trial of Spotify Premium. It seems to work on the desktop app, but when I log in to Spotify on my iPhone with my Facebook account, it won't allo...

Kalluminate

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Weird audio hiccups

Today I encountered some pauses with no audio, and then it would start up again. This happened with the track continuing to play even though the audio wasn't playing. My headphones are not the problem since this happened about three times in 30 minut...

Music Fan

Today I encountered some pauses with no audio, and then it would start up again. This happened with the track continuing to play even though the audio wasn't playing. My headphones are not the proble...

Merik

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Ability to select by artist in Starred playlist

I just updated my iPhone and noticed when I selected my "starred" playlist it only lets me play in shuffle mode or I can filter up top. Before this latest patch I could search my starred playlist by artist, album, song, etc.. Now it appears I have to...

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I just updated my iPhone and noticed when I selected my "starred" playlist it only lets me play in shuffle mode or I can filter up top.  Before this latest patch I could search my starred playli...

IAmDrummist

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Shuffle play

I pay for my spotify account, but I still cannot get shuffle play off when I am on the app. How can I fix that?

Newbie

I pay for my spotify account, but I still cannot get shuffle play off when I am on the app. How can I fix that?

MattSuda

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