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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!! Unable to press "OK" on "Couldn't Log In" message on iPad Mini

When I try to access Spotify (I have Premium) on my iPad Mini iOS 7.1, I get an error message (see attached screenshot) that states: "Couldn't Log In Unable to login, either username or password is incorrect. Have you signed up for a Spotify account?...

Music Fan

When I try to access Spotify (I have Premium) on my iPad Mini iOS 7.1, I get an error message (see attached screenshot) that states:   "Couldn't Log In Unable to login, either username or ...

PetBearSounds

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Doesn't pick up where I left off

Seems to me that the iPhone mobile app (0.9.4.25) used to know what song I was playing and I could resume from there. Now when I leave the app for a length of time, it goes through what I imagine is logging me in (the three dots), where I can see wha...

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Seems to me that the iPhone mobile app (0.9.4.25) used to know what song I was playing and I could resume from there. Now when I leave the app for a length of time, it goes through what I imagine is ...

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iPad 1 iOS 5.1.1 - Spotify no longer loads

Hi, I've seen numerous complaints about this but cant find a solution - please help. I have deleted and reinstalled Spotify on my Ipad 5.1.1 numerous times and although it proposes to offer me an earlier version which is compatible to my Ipad it star...

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Hi,   I've seen numerous complaints about this but cant find a solution - please help.   I have deleted and reinstalled Spotify on my Ipad 5.1.1 numerous times and although it propo...

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My friends' playlists no longer show up on my app anymore. Any solution ideas?

I've tried restarting my phone and logging out of Spotify, but I can't get my friends' playlists to show up anymore. Anyone else have this issue?

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I've tried restarting my phone and logging out of Spotify, but I can't get my friends' playlists to show up anymore. Anyone else have this issue?

Peter__

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Follow, Profile, Notifications not working

Hi, I have spotify premium and I use it on my i[hone, Ipad, mac and with the web player sometimes. I realized today that I cannot go to my profile ( "Something went wrong " on Iphone, blank content on MAC and WEbplayer. Also, notifcations does not ap...

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Hi,   I have spotify premium and I use it on my i[hone, Ipad, mac and with the web player sometimes. I realized today that I cannot go to my profile ( "Something went wrong " on Iphone, blan...

Joe

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Solved!! I am unable to view my profile from my iPhone. How can I fix this?

I mainly use spotify on my iPhone, and recently I have been unable to view my profile. I have tried a clean reinstallation multiple times, but it has not helped. When I try to go to my profile, it shows that it is constantly loading, but nothing ever...

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I mainly use spotify on my iPhone, and recently I have been unable to view my profile. I have tried a clean reinstallation multiple times, but it has not helped. When I try to go to my profile, it sh...

Merik

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SPOTIFY CAN'T GO ONLINE/ WONT LET ME LOG INTO MY i5

SPOTIFY CAN'T GO ONLINE/ WONT LET ME LOG INTO MY PHONE. MY ACCOUNT IS CURRENT AND PAID, I CAN LOG IN FROM DESKTOP COMPUTERS BUT I CANNOT LOG IN VIA SPOTIFY APP ON I 5. I OPEN THE APP AND IT DISPLAYS A "WELCOME" PAGE AFTER IT STATES "CANNOT ACCESS OFF...

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SPOTIFY CAN'T GO ONLINE/ WONT LET ME LOG INTO MY PHONE. MY ACCOUNT IS CURRENT AND PAID, I CAN LOG IN FROM DESKTOP COMPUTERS BUT I CANNOT LOG IN VIA SPOTIFY APP ON I 5. I OPEN THE APP AND IT DISPL...

Merik

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My Profile not loading and Friends Cannot find me

I have Spotify Premium and am using it on ipad and iphone 5S. When I go to my profile page is just keeps spinning and spinning and my friend scannot find me by using my Facebook information. I have tried a clean re-install of Spotify on my device to ...

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I have Spotify Premium and am using it on ipad and iphone 5S.  When I go to my profile page is just keeps spinning and spinning and my friend scannot find me by using my Facebook information. &n...

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Spotify stops downloading after some songs.

Hi Support / Community! For some days now im finally a Spotify-Premium member. But i keep getting a problem if i want to download the music on my ipod touch 5g . AFter downloading some songs it stops download and it says that its outstanding. I made ...

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Hi Support / Community! For some days now im finally a Spotify-Premium member. But i keep getting a problem if i want to download the music on my ipod touch 5g . AFter downloading some songs it...

ldadmirer

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Syncing Local FIles - local file substituted from local file to unwanted version

I'm trying to sync a local file to my iPhone from my Mac but it gets substituted with another version of the song on the iPhone. Both the name of the song and the main artist have changed - from a studio recording with the songwriter to a live record...

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  I'm trying to sync a local file to my iPhone from my Mac but it gets substituted with another version of the song on the iPhone. Both the name of the song and the main artist have changed - ...

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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 ...

Peter__

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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...

Joe

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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...

merilu

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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...

Joe

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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...

Peter__

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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

Peter__

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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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