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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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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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Rastereyes

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Spotify will not see iPhone 5s / Will not sync local songs

I have tried EVERYTHING in the forums. It got to the point where I REINSTALLED MY OS to figure out what the hell happened. Im at witts end. someone help me. Here are the things I've tried: -Reinstalling App and Desktop program (x20 and counting)-made...

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I have tried EVERYTHING in the forums. It got to the point where I REINSTALLED MY OS to figure out what the hell happened. Im at witts end. someone help me.    Here are the things I've ...

Joe

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Sync non-playlist tracks

Can i sync offline to my phone a track that is not in my playlist?

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Can i sync offline to my phone a track that is not in my playlist?

Joe

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Sync a playlist selectively

Can i sync only some tracks from a large playlist to my phone? (as opposed to telling it to sync the whole playlist) Thanks

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Can i sync only some tracks from a large playlist to my phone? (as opposed to telling it to sync the whole playlist)         Thanks

Joe

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Syncing Files?

Hey there,So I've followed all the steps needed to sync music onto my iPhone, and I'm not sure if this is meant to happen, but it only sync local files from my iTunes, which I already have on it, not the other songs in the playlists? Don't know wheth...

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Hey there, So I've followed all the steps needed to sync music onto my iPhone, and I'm not sure if this is meant to happen, but it only sync local files from my iTunes, which I already have on it, n...

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How to cancel subscription? No facebook

Hey guys. Need help canceling my subscription for Spotify and I don't have my facebook active anymore. Someone help. Finally getting tired of throwing 10$ away per month. Thanks!

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Hey guys. Need help canceling my subscription for Spotify and I don't have my facebook active anymore. Someone help. Finally getting tired of throwing 10$ away per month. Thanks!

Adam

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Spotify staying on lock screen after stopping music

Hello, After I am finished listening to my Spotify music on my iPhone, the last track played stays on the lock screen. The "play" button on the lock screen shows the pause icon which incidates that spotify is still playing, however it is not. The onl...

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Hello,   After I am finished listening to my Spotify music on my iPhone, the last track played stays on the lock screen.  The "play" button on the lock screen shows the pause icon which...

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Offline modus not working

Basically I always have the "offline modus" on when im going to school (using iPhone 4)So i've downloaded a playlist and it came to my attention that when i play that playlist , spotify is still using alot of MB's while im in offline modus.Does any1 ...

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Basically I always have the "offline modus" on when im going to school (using iPhone 4) So i've downloaded a playlist and it came to my attention that when i play that playlist , spotify is still ...

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While listening to synced music, Spotify uses too much data

Hi everyone, I use Spotify on my iphone mainly to listen to playlists the I've synced to listen offline and don't think that the amount of data Spotify uses while listening to music that's already on my phone is reasonable. I've used spotidy on the g...

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Hi everyone,   I use Spotify on my iphone mainly to listen to playlists the I've synced to listen offline and don't think that the amount of data Spotify uses while listening to music that's...

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Solved!! App Crashing After Password Change

Description Spotify app continues to crash after opening after changing password. A more detailed description, using numbered steps 1. Logged into account on iPad. 2. Changed password via the Spotify Website. 3. Opened Spotify on iPad. 4. Automatical...

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Description Spotify app continues to crash after opening after changing password.   A more detailed description, using numbered steps 1. Logged into account on iPad. 2. Changed passwor...

Peter__

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Move Thumbs up/down

In the IOS mobile application, using the radio functionality, the Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down functionality is located very close together. This has created a situation where very often I mistakenly hit one or the other instead of the intended button. This...

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In the IOS mobile application, using the radio functionality, the Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down functionality is located very close together. This has created a situation where very often I mistakenly hit on...

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Shuffle Play

I still can't find the "shuffle play " feature they announced last week. I want to listen to all songs by a single artist shuffled.

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I still can't find the "shuffle play " feature they announced last week. I want to listen to all songs by a single artist shuffled.

Kenneth11

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Spotify Crashing on starup (facebook password change)

Hi, i just found a bug on the ios app! I recently changed my password on facebook and since my spotify app is login with facebook it crashed when i started the app!

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Hi, i just found a bug on the ios app! I recently changed my password on facebook and since my spotify app is login with facebook it crashed when i started the app!   

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Won't sync all songs on Iphone 5

I am having so many issues lately with all of my songs syncing on spotify. I gave up a long long time ago on trying to get my own music on spotify, it's not songs from spotify that will not sync. I have tried closing and reopening the app multiple ti...

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I am having so many issues lately with all of my songs syncing on spotify. I gave up a long long time ago on trying to get my own music on spotify, it's not songs from spotify that will not sync. I h...

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Spotify special behaviors

Dear all, I currently use Spotify free version on my iPad Air, my Macbook Retina without problem.I've installed iPhone version but here i had a special behavior. All musics (in my personnal play list or not) cannot be played except play randomly.Each...

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Dear all,   I currently use Spotify free version on my iPad Air, my Macbook Retina without problem. I've installed iPhone version but here i had a special behavior. All musics (in my pers...

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my spotify app on my iphone has irreversably changed language

My kids accidently changed language setting on my iphone to Japanese. When I changed it back to Swedish, a few apps were still in Japanese, including my Spotify app! I tried to reinstall the app, but it came back still in japanese. I can't find langu...

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My kids accidently changed language setting on my iphone to Japanese. When I changed it back to Swedish, a few apps were still in Japanese, including my Spotify app! I tried to reinstall the app, but...

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Playlist songs not showing up on Iphone

So I made a playlist and then the artist had one of their cds taken off spotify... so I bought the CD and the local files were added to spotify and then I was able to listen to the songs on my playlist using my computer... however, these songs aren't...

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So I made a playlist and then the artist had one of their cds taken off spotify... so I bought the CD and the local files were added to spotify and then I was able to listen to the songs on my playli...

Joe

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Changed password, now Spotify app crashes after telling me it can't login

So, how do I fix this without once again doing the whole "uninstall app completely and then reinstall and resync all offline playlists" thing?

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So, how do I fix this without once again doing the whole "uninstall app completely and then reinstall and resync all offline playlists" thing?

AKF3

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I can't sync my playlists manually without Spotify making all playlists sync!

(Not sure if this goes under the Mac board or iOS, so here it goes) Hi, I'm in a bit of a dilemma here. I only want to sync maybe 3-4 playlists out of my 9 total playlists, but when I select the playlists I want to sync manually, it goes back to sync...

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(Not sure if this goes under the Mac board or iOS, so here it goes)   Hi, I'm in a bit of a dilemma here.   I only want to sync maybe 3-4 playlists out of my 9 total playlists, but ...

Peter__

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Solved!! Only local files were synced

When trying to sync to my iPhone I get the message "Only local files synced" on each of the other playlists. What am I doing wrong????

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When trying to sync to my iPhone I get the message "Only local files synced" on each of the other playlists.  What am I doing wrong????

Joe

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