Solved!! How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature
I don’t want to listen to music that’s not in my playlist
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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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Yordan
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I am only having issues with one specific playlist. If I put a song on repeat and listen to it a few times, when I turn repeat off and the song finished the playlist stops playing music entirely. But next to the name it will show the lines indicating...
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I am only having issues with one specific playlist. If I put a song on repeat and listen to it a few times, when I turn repeat off and the song finished the playlist stops playing music entirely. Bu...
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When I start Spotify it first continues with the song which was playing when closing the app. But then starts at the top of the playlist. And my partner has the same issue.
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When I start Spotify it first continues with the song which was playing when closing the app. But then starts at the top of the playlist. And my partner has the same issue.
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Spotify won't play music from iOS app. seemingly no reason for this as I have memory left on device, and updated software. Tried clearing cache data, and restarting device. Songs will say they are playing but will not move past 0:00 on the sing progr...
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Billy-J
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PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 12 ProOperating SystemIOS 16.1.2 My Question or Issueafter I close the app and open it again later after one song plays everything stops working. After I close the app and open it later one song plays from my playlis...
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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 12 Pro Operating System IOS 16.1.2 My Question or Issue after I close the app and open it again later after one song plays everything stops wor...
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I cannot see my airpods on the connect to a device option when trying to stream spotify on apple watch alone not through iphone. I have a premium subscription and I have tried all possible ways by un...
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Billy-J
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I have an iPhone and when I go to change a playlist cover photo it won’t let me. This is also the case when I go to delete a playlist. I have tried the clearing cachet in app, deleting the app and restarting phone and then re-downloading. Anyone have...
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I have an iPhone and when I go to change a playlist cover photo it won’t let me. This is also the case when I go to delete a playlist. I have tried the clearing cachet in app, deleting the...
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Having a really annoying issue where songs I am actively listening to randomly change to other songs. These songs aren’t even songs in que or saved in my library, they are random songs in random playlists I never listen to. I’ve already deleted and r...
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I have a premium account. I can’t enable shuffle to my liked songs while “Enhanced” mode is turned on. I can’t even click the icon when I do, it automatically reverts to playing songs in order.
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I have a premium account. I can’t enable shuffle to my liked songs while “Enhanced” mode is turned on. I can’t even click the icon when I do, it automatically reverts to playing songs in order.
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