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Solved!! Where has the What’s New feature gone?

On the latest version of Spotify on my iPad, it is no longer showing the What’s New option under my profile. This very usefully listed the new releases every day. Instead there is a new feature Listening Stats, which although somewhat interesting, do...

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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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Solved!! iOS app search not updated to instant search

I've noticed that my friends' with the iOS app have the new instant search feature which is infinitely better than the old search, yet my phone won't update. I've tried deleting and reinstalling the app with no success. Is there anything I can do to ...

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I've noticed that my friends' with the iOS app have the new instant search feature which is infinitely better than the old search, yet my phone won't update. I've tried deleting and reinstalling the ...

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premium problems HELP PLEASE

I paid 9.99 for the premium. I have been doing this forawhile now, and never had a problem. Until now. It seems that my Spotify rrefuses to acknowledge that I am a premium member. It works for about 30 seconds, then reverts me to free. Its been doing...

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I paid 9.99 for the premium. I have been doing this forawhile now, and never had a problem. Until now. It seems that my Spotify rrefuses to acknowledge that I am a premium member. It works for about ...

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Streaming Question

Say I have London Bridge song synced extreme quality but selected to stream normal quality. When I'm playing music radio over cellular or wifi, will spotify playback it at the selected stream quality of normal or extreme as it was synced? Basically i...

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Say I have London Bridge song synced extreme quality but selected to stream normal quality. When I'm playing music radio over cellular or wifi, will spotify playback it at the selected stream quality...

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Solved!! why is this song playing?

I created a playlist from one album from on artist- i pressed shuffle play and after about 5 songs it jumped to a song NOT on that album. okay, thats not toooo bad. but i'm only into hearing this artist's older work. let me try making a playlist from...

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I created a playlist from one album from on artist- i pressed shuffle play and after about 5 songs it jumped to a song NOT on that album.   okay, thats not toooo bad. but i'm only into heari...

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Solved!! Only local files synced

Hello, I have a premium account and can't sync my Spotify tracks to my ipod. If I click on devices and ipod every playlist is marked with "only local files synced". Can someone please help? Jake

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Hello,   I have a premium account and can't sync my Spotify tracks to my ipod. If I click on devices and ipod every playlist is marked with "only local files synced".   Can someon...

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Spotify help!

Just wondering if anyone would be able to help, I've just downloaded Spotify premium free trial on iPhone 4S, I've made my playlist for use offline & for some reason it won't let me play the songs in anything other that shuffle mode, I'm not able to ...

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Just wondering if anyone would be able to help, I've just downloaded Spotify premium free trial on iPhone 4S, I've made my playlist for use offline & for some reason it won't let me play the song...

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Discover tab does not working on iphone

All Until recently the 'Discover' tab was working fine on my iphone. When I click on the 'Discover' tab now, its just a plain white screen. I have reading this same problem with others on Laptop. I am not sure but I think this happened after the last...

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All   Until recently the 'Discover' tab was working fine on my iphone. When I click on the 'Discover' tab now, its just a plain white screen. I have reading this same problem with others on ...

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Stopped working

My spoify I has stopped working, u can see my playlist but it won't play

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My spoify I has stopped working, u can see my playlist but it won't play

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Songs I Star on iPhone Don't Show up on Spotify Client

Hi - I have Premium and when I star a song on my iPhone it doesn't show up in my "Starred" list of songs under "Your Music" in the client. Why aren't the two syncing up? Thanks, Paul

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Hi -   I have Premium and when I star a song on my iPhone it doesn't show up in my "Starred" list of songs under "Your Music" in the client.  Why aren't the two syncing up?   T...

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Auto-Resume iOS playback when reconnecting bluetooth

I play Spotify via Bluetooth in my car. When I turn off the ignition and BT connection stops, Spotify stops playing. Then when I restart my car, I have to press play again to resume. I'd like to have an option to auto-resume when BT reconnects, or co...

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I play Spotify via Bluetooth in my car. When I turn off the ignition and BT connection stops, Spotify stops playing. Then when I restart my car, I have to press play again to resume. I'd like t...

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playlist called "-" not visible on mobile spotify

hi. why is that if you crate a playlist and name it with a minus sign (-) it doesn't show up on an ios device? it just creates kind of a gap between playlists and it's not possible to play that particular playlist? is this a bug or is this done with ...

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hi. why is that if you crate a playlist and name it with a minus sign (-) it doesn't show up on an ios device? it just creates kind of a gap between playlists and it's not possible to play that parti...

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Solved!! iPad 2 not syncing playlists

Installed Spotify on my iPad 2 today, logged in, it recognises my friends but doesn't bring up any of my playlists. iPad is connected on my home wifi (same as laptop and phone). Desktop app recognises when iPhone device is connected, but not iPad. I'...

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Installed Spotify on my iPad 2 today, logged in, it recognises my friends but doesn't bring up any of my playlists. iPad is connected on my home wifi (same as laptop and phone). Desktop app recognise...

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Spotify stops when opening safari

Hi I think that this problem started with the new iOS update. It's really quite annoying as I usually listen to music from spotify when researching the web. Has anyone figured what to do? It's driving me mad!Thank you.

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Hi I think that this problem started with the new iOS update. It's really quite annoying as I usually listen to music from spotify when researching the web. Has anyone figured what to do? It's dr...

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Connecting...

When I'm listening in my car spotify suddenly will stop halfway through the first song played, or maybe the second, and say Connecting. Then I switch on I heart radio, and then go back... and sometimes that helps, or I wait like half an hour and try ...

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When I'm listening in my car spotify suddenly will stop halfway through the first song played, or maybe the second, and say Connecting.  Then I switch on I heart radio, and then go back... and s...

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Spotify App. not working properly. iPhone 4S

I have a iPhone 4S and I paid for my subscription yesterday. My desktop app says I am premium member and when I go to my iPhone it sometimes works. By that I mean, it allows me to stream on demand anything like it should and then all of a sudden it w...

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I have a iPhone 4S and I paid for my subscription yesterday. My desktop app says I am premium member and when I go to my iPhone it sometimes works. By that I mean, it allows me to stream on demand an...

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IOS not showing full catolog

Hi, It seems that both iOS and android apps are not showing us all your choices. An example would be when I type in Swan lake into both mobile apps, it gives me maybe 4 or 5 albums. However, when I type the same piece into the desktop app, it gives m...

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Hi, It seems that both iOS and android apps are not showing us all  your choices. An example would be when I type in Swan lake into both mobile apps, it gives me maybe 4 or 5 albums. However, ...

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Solved!! Playlist will not play

Hey I have a question about a playlist issue I have. I own an iPod touch 4th gen and use spotify on it, and whenever I add a song to my playlist, I can't play it. No matter how many times I click on the song in my playlist it won't load and play. I'm...

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Hey I have a question about a playlist issue I have. I own an iPod touch 4th gen and use spotify on it, and whenever I add a song to my playlist, I can't play it. No matter how many times I click on ...

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IPHONE 5 IS NOT SYNCING FOR OFFLINE MODE

Hi all. I am using Version 0.9.4.25 of the Spotify App on my iPhone 5 Version 7.1. I have 3.7GB available and I have a premium account. None of my playlists are syncing so that I can listen to them in offline mode. I hit the button "make available of...

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Hi all.   I am using Version 0.9.4.25 of the Spotify App on my iPhone 5 Version 7.1. I have 3.7GB available and I have a premium account. None of my playlists are syncing so that I can liste...

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Why I cancelled Spotify within 1 hour of paying for a premium trial.

I've used MOG for years...very happy. They've been purchased by Beats Music. Spent hours transferring my library to Beats...they managed to wipe it out after one week. Had to spend hours rebuilding. Very frustrating. With the above experience under y...

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I've used MOG for years...very happy. They've been purchased by Beats Music. Spent hours transferring my library to Beats...they managed to wipe it out after one week. Had to spend hours rebuilding. ...

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