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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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iPhone 5 Spotify reverted back to a previous version

Hi there. For some reason, all of a sudden my Spotify app on iPhone 5 reverted back to a previous version losing the Discover feature. In the MacOS version everything is still ok. Any suggestions?

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Hi there. For some reason, all of a sudden my Spotify app on iPhone 5 reverted back to a previous version losing the Discover feature. In the MacOS version everything is still ok. Any suggestio...

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Top Tracks Playlist Disappeared

Just installed Spotify on my brand new 5G Ipod touch. Seems only "what's new" has some content, top traks is empty and there is no other info like discovery. Is this normal?

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Just installed Spotify on my brand new 5G Ipod touch. Seems only "what's new" has some content, top traks is empty and there is no other info like discovery. Is this normal?

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iphone not syncing offline playlists

my iphone wont sync any of my playlists! i have deleted the app then rebooted my iphone and installed the app again and it only synced 2 songs and then stopped. I got premium so i could listen to music online and its not working

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my iphone wont sync any of my playlists! i have deleted the app then rebooted my iphone and installed the app again and it only synced 2 songs and then stopped. I got premium so i could listen to mus...

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I no longer have the new version of Spotify

Out of nowhere, my spotify app on iphone4 (all current software updates, etc.) reverted back to the earlier version (without Discover, with What's New, and without the snazzy new "Now Playing" screen. I can no longer change the queue order of songs, ...

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Out of nowhere, my spotify app on iphone4 (all current software updates, etc.) reverted back to the earlier version (without Discover, with What's New, and without the snazzy new "Now Playing" screen...

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Offline mode: Starred list not able to load [0.7.1.23]

Since 0.7.1.23 I'm unable to access my starred playlist in offline mode. I want this acces in order to play my offline synced tracks in in the order I starred a specific track (last starred track on top). The loading sign keeps rolling without any re...

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Since 0.7.1.23 I'm unable to access my starred playlist in offline mode. I want this acces in order to play my offline synced tracks in in the order I starred a specific track (last starred track on ...

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Iphone 4s wont go online

Basically if I dont have the playlist marked offline mode it is empty. I can see the songs but they are greyed out and I cant click on them. On my computer I can play them all day long. This all took place after I installed an update.

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Basically if I dont have the playlist marked offline mode it is empty. I can see the songs but they are greyed out and I cant click on them. On my computer I can play them all day long. This all t...

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Songs won't sync on my iPod Touch 3rd Gen

The songs will play normally, with wifi of course. But when I make my playlist available offline to sync my songs they won't sync and I keep getting a red exclamation point on the first track it tries syncing. Please help!

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The songs will play normally, with wifi of course. But when I make my playlist available offline to sync my songs they won't sync and I keep getting a red exclamation point on the first track it trie...

Joe

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Spotify on iPad

No playlist don' know why?WW

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No playlist don' know why? WW

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How do I listen to my playlists on my ipod

How do I listen to my playlists on my ipod? I have Spotify Premium, but it still dont work! It says "only local files synced" when I try. Pleace help me!! Ps! I have a Mac and a pretty old ipod....

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How do I listen to my playlists on my ipod? I have Spotify Premium, but it still dont work! It says "only local files synced" when I try. Pleace help me!! 😞  Ps! I have a Mac and a pretty ...

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Playlist sorting

Is there any way to sort playlists by things like song title, artist, etc.?

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Is there any way to sort playlists by things like song title, artist, etc.?

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Premium User - Non-Local Files to Ipod Touch

Hi there.... Only local files will sink to my ipod touch and play without an internet connection. What is the point of paying for premium if other files in my library won't be available offline? Is there any way to remedy this? Thanks!

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Hi there....   Only local files will sink to my ipod touch and play without an internet connection.  What is the point of paying for premium if other files in my library won't be availa...

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Premium from I phone

I too subscribed to premium and now it won't work from my phone?? Amy help massively appreciated x x

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I too subscribed to premium and now it won't work from my phone?? Amy help massively appreciated x x

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Update desyncs offline content

my offline songs doesn't appear in my ipod i dont know what happened after i updated the Spotify.....i dont know what i have to do reset my devices or what? Thanks

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my offline songs doesn't appear in my ipod i dont know what happened after i updated the Spotify.....i dont know what i have to do reset my devices or what?   Thanks

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4th device management

Hello! I've just bought a couple iPad's which I wanted to synchronize playlists at. Of course, I got my mobile and the computer at work and home with some synced playlists. So, without any option to NOT start syncing my device no 4, Spotify automatic...

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Hello! I've just bought a couple iPad's which I wanted to synchronize playlists at. Of course, I got my mobile and the computer at work and home with some synced playlists. So, without any option t...

Robbie

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Unable to sync spotify music to ipod nano or shuffle- big disappointment!!

not being able to sync the music i spent hours picking out for my ipod shuffle and being Unable to put them onto my ipod from spotify is very disappointing... EXACTLY WHY i cancelled my service....I have a galaxy note2, the last thing i want to do is...

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not being able to sync the music i spent hours picking out for my ipod shuffle and being Unable to put them onto my ipod from spotify is very disappointing... EXACTLY WHY i cancelled my service....I ...

MichaelJerzak

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Lost all of my playlists and starred on iPhone 5 update!

Hey, Last week I downloaded the update on my iPhone 5 for spotify, I have premium which I pay for. Now all of my playlists on my phone are gone, even though they are still set to offline mode on my desktop version. What's going on? Thanks!

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Hey,   Last week I downloaded the update on my iPhone 5 for spotify, I have premium which I pay for.   Now all of my playlists on my phone are gone, even though they are still set t...

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Songs keep stopping while playing over WiFi on iPhone 4S works fine on 3G

Hi, THis is getting extremely frustrating, I am unable to stream music over WiFi on my iPhone. The WiFI stream works fine on my PC. Also, I am unable to loginto Spotify on my iPhone 3 - i keep getting a message that it's unable to connect to Spotify ...

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Hi, THis is getting extremely frustrating, I am unable to stream music over WiFi on my iPhone. The WiFI stream works fine on my PC.   Also, I am unable to loginto Spotify on my iPhone 3 - i ...

MichaelJerzak

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Song restarts after using dictation

Apologies if this has been posted before, but I've searched around and couldn't find a topic similar to the bug I'm experiencing. I am using iOS 6.1.4 with Spotify version 0.7.1.23 on an iPhone 5 on Verizon. Here are the steps one can use to reproduc...

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Apologies if this has been posted before, but I've searched around and couldn't find a topic similar to the bug I'm experiencing.   I am using iOS 6.1.4 with Spotify version 0.7.1.23 on an i...

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Spotify stops playing offline songs on Iphone after 1 or 2 songs

Hi all, I have Spotify Unlimited on my Iphone. It stops playing offline songs after playing 1 or 2 songs of my playlist. Ín my setting 'playing without pause' is on. Anyone an idea how to solve this? Thank,Erik

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Hi all,   I have Spotify Unlimited on my Iphone. It stops playing offline songs after playing 1 or 2 songs of my playlist. Ín my setting 'playing without pause' is on. Anyone an idea how t...

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Dutch translated iPad app shows 1 letter word-break

The iPad app 0.7.1 on iOS 6 shows a word-break of 1 letter. The Dutch word for playlists, "afspeellijsten", shows "afspeellijste" with the lastletter "n" on the a second line.I noticed the sidebar is not wide enough to accomodate this last letter but...

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The iPad app 0.7.1 on iOS 6 shows a word-break of 1 letter. The Dutch word for playlists, "afspeellijsten", shows "afspeellijste" with the lastletter "n" on the a second line. I noticed the sideba...

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