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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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Volume buttons on device don't work when casting

As of Spotify 8.9.xx and newer I can't control the volume on my iPhone when casting to a Chromecast device. I need to go into the slider inside the Spotify app to change the volume. This is not an iOS or apple issue:My non working version of Spotify ...

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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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My premium account is not working anymore

Hi, I pay for Spotify but can not use my premium account. I have tried to delete and reinstall the app. twice but it still not working. Following error message appear when i click on a song "Spotify is required for on-demand mobile streaming. It´s fr...

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Hi,   I pay for Spotify but can not use my premium account. I have tried to delete and reinstall the app. twice but it still not working. Following error message appear when i click on a song&...

karinhogmark

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How to keep iPad screen lit while playing music

Hi friends! I was wondering if there was a way to keep the screen on an iPad lit while playing music. I know that you can change the general settings to have the device never go into auto-lock, but I was looking for something that was Spotify app spe...

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Hi friends! I was wondering if there was a way to keep the screen on an iPad lit while playing music. I know that you can change the general settings to have the device never go into auto-lock, but I...

Taylor

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how to un sync?

I'm running low on space, how can I unsync spotify? 

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I'm running low on space, how can I unsync spotify? 

Adam

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Solved!! Some playlists showing 0 songs

Hi all. I looked at the Help guides and the forum and couldn't seem to find an answer, so here goes. I upgraded to Premium today and went to sync my playlists to my iPhone 5. The vast majority of the songs synced, but two of my playlists are showing ...

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Hi all. I looked at the Help guides and the forum and couldn't seem to find an answer, so here goes.   I upgraded to Premium today and went to sync my playlists to my iPhone 5. The vast majo...

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Solved!! Local Files Now showing up on my playlist on my iPhone 4

Hey everyone,I found my issue with the last problem I have posted.The other issue I have is some of my local files is not showing up on my playlist, at all when syncing to my phone, what may caused that? and do I have to sync all my local files to be...

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Hey everyone, I found my issue with the last problem I have posted. The other issue I have is some of&nbs...

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Track on my iPhone says it has zero songs

Hey guys,I have an iPhone 4 and I’m having a hard time getting one of my playlist to recognize on my device. I have a playlist called "My Music" which has 955 tracks on it, and every time I start Spotify on my device it says that it has 0 tracks on i...

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Hey guys, I have an iPhone 4 and I’m having a hard time getting one of my playlist to recognize on my device. I have a playlist called "My Music" which has 955 tracks on it, and every time I start...

Peter__

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Songs starred not syncing for offline use.

I didn't have this problem until yesterday but spotify can't seem to sync stared songs for offline use. It just get's stuck in the proccess. I made sure I have the latest version and I've turned my Iphone 4S off and back on but still no luck. Any hel...

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I didn't have this problem until yesterday but spotify can't seem to sync stared songs for offline use. It just get's stuck in the proccess. I made sure I have the latest version and I've turned my I...

Joe

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Tracks dissapeared on several playlists

I recently switched over to a non-facebook account. After copying over all of my playlists on my desktop, I logged into my new account on my ipod. All of my playlists are listed but on some (not all), the tracks have dissapeared. I went to my desktop...

Music Fan

I recently switched over to a non-facebook account.  After copying over all of my playlists on my desktop, I logged into my new account on my ipod.  All of my playlists are listed but on so...

muse_surfer

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ipod touch won't show up under devices in spotify

it both connect to the same wifi,but my ipod touch won't show up under devices in spotify of windows. I opened the sharing function of wifi. It still won't work. ipod is running ios 6.1.2 and windows is running windows 8 pro. both ipod and windows is...

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it both connect to the same wifi,but my ipod touch won't show up under devices in spotify of windows. I opened the sharing function of wifi. It still won't work. ipod is running ios 6.1.2 and win...

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Spotify Won't Log in

Hi For some reason Spotify wont boot up on my iPhone 4. It has been fine for years! I tap on the icon, it tries to boot up but switches itself off! I'm a premium account holder, works fine on my MacBook Pro. Any ideas? I don't fancy deleting, restart...

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Hi    For some reason Spotify wont boot up on my iPhone 4. It has been fine for years! I tap on the icon, it tries to boot up but switches itself off! I'm a premium account holder, wo...

Taylor

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can't use my premium account

I can't seem to open spotify premium on my iphone or on my ipod. After I press the spotify icon, I get the three pulsing dots, then it goes back to the main screen. I don't know where to go for help. I pay for this and use it every day. I've tried an...

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I can't seem to open spotify premium  on my iphone or on my ipod.  After I press the spotify icon, I get the three pulsing dots, then it goes back to the main screen.  I don't know whe...

broncobwl

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"Thumbs Down" doesn't seem to be working on my 90's Radio channel

Hi all, So, I've been using Spotify (free) on-and-off since the launch in September, and about a month or two ago I decided to drop Pandora/IHR and use Spotify as my go-to radio app. I'm a big fan of the 90's scene, alternative in particular, which i...

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Hi all,   So, I've been using Spotify (free) on-and-off since the launch in September, and about a month or two ago I decided to drop Pandora/IHR and use Spotify as my go-to radio app.  ...

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Bug report : iPod Touch 2nd gen and Spotify

how do i get spotify on my ipod 2nd gen with out wifi? is it possible.

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how do i get spotify on my ipod 2nd gen with out wifi? is it possible.

Adam

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Solved!! Why can't I play different songs on different devices

Why can't I play music on different devices at the same time.Do I need Sonos ?

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Why can't I play music on different devices at the same time. Do I need Sonos ?

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iPhone app keeps crashing

I'm going to have to cancel my paid account if this keeps happening. Too bad. I love Spotify--when it works. Maybe I'll try the new Google service. Oh, well.

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I'm going to have to cancel my paid account if this keeps happening. Too bad. I love Spotify--when it works. Maybe I'll try the new Google service. Oh, well.

Joe

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Why won't Spotify let me rotate view to landscape?

This drives me mad! Many song titles don't fit on to a 'portrait' oriented iPhone screen. Why is the app set up so it is locked in portrait? Let me rotate to I can actually read the track information!! Please!!!!!!!!

Newbie

This drives me mad! Many song titles don't fit on to a 'portrait' oriented iPhone screen. Why is the app set up so it is locked in portrait? Let me rotate to I can actually read the track informa...

chadman

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Could not load artist and album page

Hi, I am premium user, my iphone spotify could not load artist page from yesterday, but steaming is OK. I have reinstalled the app, but still it could not fix the problem. error massage: could not load artist -- this artist is currently unavailable, ...

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Hi, I am premium user, my iphone spotify could not load artist page from yesterday, but steaming is OK. I have reinstalled the app, but still it could not fix the problem.   error massage: c...

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Only 20% of my Playlist will Sync with iPhone 4

Description I have a single playlist with over 1,400 songs on Spotify. I'm a Spotify premium subscriber in good standing. When I try to sync this playlist with my iPhone 4, only 253 songs will sync. Why does the rest of the playlist not sync. I've re...

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Description I have a single playlist with over 1,400 songs on Spotify.  I'm a Spotify premium subscriber in good standing.  When I try to sync this playlist with my iPhone 4, only 253 son...

Peter__

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Solved!! Syncing with iPod Shuffle (latest model)

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help. I have Spotify Premuium and I'd like to sync my playlists (offline) to my iPod Shuffle. When I go to sync through spotify - I see the warning on my playlists - 'Only local files Synced. I have made the playlists ...

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Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help.  I have Spotify Premuium and I'd like to sync my playlists (offline) to my iPod Shuffle.  When I go to sync through spotify - I see the warning on my p...

Maxim

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