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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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terryjamiahaaa

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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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[ios4] stop playing after 1minute

Hi, Coud you please help me to fix this issue. On my Iphone4 -ios4- since 2 days after 1 minutes the player stop the song and I must manually skip the song to the next one and again the song stop after 1 minute... I use spotify on my Iphone since 6 m...

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Hi,   Coud you please help me to fix this issue. On my Iphone4 -ios4- since 2 days after 1 minutes the player stop the song and I must manually skip the song to the next one and again the ...

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Spotify keeps crasing right after opening

When I try to open spotify, it appears to be loading (3 dots shows on the screen) for a few seconds and just crashes. Who can help me?

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When I try to open spotify, it appears to be loading (3 dots shows on the screen) for a few seconds and just crashes. Who can help me?

MichaelJerzak

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IOS Blank screen after clean install of 0.7.4 on ipad 3

I have performed a clean intall of the latest update 0.7.4 on my ipad 3 but when I launch the app I just get a blank white screen with the grey navigation icons down the left hand side. This problem has persisted through the last two releases of the ...

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I have performed a clean intall of the latest update 0.7.4 on my ipad 3 but when I launch the app I just get a blank white screen with the grey navigation icons down the left hand side. This problem ...

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Cant sync iphone.

Iphone 5, iOS 6.1.4. Can't sync it. It keeps saying "Can't listen to this track, its not synced blabla.." connect iPhone to computer, "sync all tracks" on Computer spotify. Still doesnt help, availabe offline mode everywhere. It worked recently, unti...

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Iphone 5, iOS 6.1.4.   Can't sync it. It keeps saying "Can't listen to this track, its not synced blabla.." connect iPhone to computer, "sync all tracks" on Computer spotify. Still doesnt he...

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Is it possible to listen offline to downloaded songs on a Ipad, with my unlimited account?

Dear sir/madam, I have an unlimited account on Spotify. Today I payed for 40 downloades songs. I want to download the songs to my Ipad, to play them offline. Is that possible with an unlimited account? It seems I can't tap songs to download them on m...

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Dear sir/madam,   I have an unlimited account on Spotify. Today I payed for 40 downloades songs. I want to download the songs to my Ipad, to play them offline. Is that possible with an unlim...

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Difference off-line synchronization on different devices

im a spotify premium customer with a few playlists registered offline mode on my phone for travel. they have 'unsynced' them selfes and im in indonesia where spotify is not available on line yet so i cant resync but my entire music to travell to has ...

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im a spotify premium customer with a few playlists registered offline mode on my phone for travel. they have 'unsynced' them selfes and im in indonesia where spotify is not available on line yet so i...

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Any ETA on when the local file syncing will be fixed?

Any idea when the new spotify app will fix this major bug? I am running ios 7 beta on the iPhone 5, and I sadly have to use the ios 4 or 5 app in order to sync my music. I am hoping a fix for the new spotify app will be released soon as it looks beau...

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Any idea when the new spotify app will fix this major bug?  I am running ios 7 beta on the iPhone 5, and I sadly have to use the ios 4 or 5 app in order to sync my music.  I am hoping a fix...

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Solved!! Search for songs on iPad just hangs

I have a premium account and shortly after I signed up and downloaded the windows app and the iPad app, I was unable to get the iPad search to work. I click on the search button and it just hangs. I can search for songs and build playlists from the w...

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I have a premium account and shortly after I signed up and downloaded the windows app and the iPad app, I was unable to get the  iPad search to work. I click on the search button and it just han...

Cindylsg

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Release Notes - Spotify for iOS 0.7.2

Hi guys! What's new in this version (0.7.2): Fixed: More pesky bugs have been zapped. This should include the iOS 7 beta volume crash bug. Note: If you're having trouble with an update, please always make sure to go through the [iOS] Troubleshooting ...

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Hi guys!   What's new in this version (0.7.2):   Fixed: More pesky bugs have been zapped. This should include the iOS 7 beta volume crash bug.   Note: If you're having...

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Problem with the iPad app...

Just had this problem in the last couple of days - when I go to open the Spotify app on the iPad, nothing happens. It's stuck on what you see in the picture and is unresponsive when I press any buttons. I've uninstalled and reinstalled the app a coup...

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Just had this problem in the last couple of days - when I go to open the Spotify app on the iPad, nothing happens. It's stuck on what you see in the picture and is unresponsive when I press any butto...

Jijinko

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Can't add my local files on device

Hello, I fallow all the step to synch my local file to my iPhone 5 bit it's still don't work. I had put my song from my computer in spotify and I can see it in the "local files" and then I added this song in a playlist of mine and put it in "set to o...

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Hello, I fallow all the step to synch my local file to my iPhone 5 bit it's still don't work. I had put my song from my computer in spotify and I can see it in the "local files" and then I added ...

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"Browse" feature does not appear

On my friend's account it works, but not in mine. Whats the problem? http://d.pr/i/zTAK(German account)

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On my friend's account it works, but not in mine. Whats the problem? http://d.pr/i/zTAK (German account)

Peter__

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Where is the search space gone?

IPad user here. Premium subscriber. When I select Spotify as my Music Source from Sonos list the Search space(button?) is missing? What's happened?

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IPad user here. Premium subscriber. When I select Spotify as my Music Source from Sonos list the Search space(button?) is missing? What's happened?

Peter__

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Serious synching issue on iOS

I have 3 iPhones (a 4, 4s and 5), 2 iPads (1, iPad Mini 1) and all have stopped synching new tracks to playlists since the last update. Re-installing the app doesn't work, on the contrary, I have now lost every single track that was already synched b...

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I have 3 iPhones (a 4, 4s and 5), 2 iPads (1, iPad Mini 1) and all have stopped synching new tracks to playlists since the last update. Re-installing the app doesn't work, on the contrary, I have n...

Peter__

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iPhone App does not open_August 19th 2013

My iPhone app has not been working since the 16th. Sometimes, it would just crash. It was working up until then, not sure why. I have to carry my iPad around in order to listen to my music. Anyone else experiencing the same problem? I'm a Premium mem...

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My iPhone app has not been working since the 16th.  Sometimes, it would just crash.  It was working up until then, not sure why. I have to carry my iPad around in order to listen to my mu...

Peter__

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Iphone 4 - Play Sign > Continuously Appearing

Hello, Does anyone know how to fix the following issue: It has only recently started but everytime I pause Spotify and exit out on my iPhone 4, the play sign is still appearing in the upper right corner of the iphone even though nothing is played. Th...

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Hello,  Does anyone know how to fix the following issue: It has only recently started but everytime I pause Spotify and exit out on my iPhone 4, the play sign is still appearing in the upper r...

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Spotify Inexplicably Not Working

Every time I open Spotify Premium for my iPhone 4, I can play a song for about a minute and thirty seconds, then the song stops. After that, no songs will load. I have logged in and out multiple times, reinstalled both the Spotify app and the Spotify...

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Every time I open Spotify Premium for my iPhone 4, I can play a song for about a minute and thirty seconds, then the song stops. After that, no songs will load. I have logged in and out multiple time...

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Solved!! Ways to Sync local music to phone besides wifi.

My Iphone's Wifi recently stopped working (the option is grayed out) and I won't be replacing it for a few days. Any other ways to sync? Using personal hotspot doesnt work either. Thanks

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My Iphone's Wifi recently stopped working (the option is grayed out) and I won't be replacing it for a few days. Any other ways to sync? Using personal hotspot doesnt work either.   Thanks

Liam

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Help with downloading playlists on Iphone 3GS

When I initially got spotify on my phone (which has 5G of free space), I downloaded my largest playlist (at 683 songs), and then I was still able to download 2 smaller playlists (1 had 183 songs, and the other at 138 songs). in total over 800 songs. ...

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When I initially got spotify on my phone (which has 5G of free space), I downloaded my largest playlist (at 683 songs), and then I was still able to download 2 smaller playlists (1 had 183 songs, and...

Liam

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