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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 for IPAD no working

Got home last night and my Spotify on my iPad is not playing. I can see all my playlists and playlists that I loaded to my iPad will only play 1/2 of the song and then stops. Somebody help!!!!!!

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Got home last night and my Spotify on my iPad is not playing.  I can see all my playlists and playlists that I loaded to my iPad will only play 1/2 of the song and then stops.   ...

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Spotify Premium not recognized on my iPhone 5 --- PLEASE HELP

My Spotify app on my iPhone 5 doesn't recognize my premium account. Which is basically why I bought it. Help fix this please!!! Csaey

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My Spotify app on my iPhone 5 doesn't recognize my premium account.  Which is basically why I bought it.  Help fix this please!!!   Csaey

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Solved!! sure this has been answered, but I need help!

So I have a premium unlimited account, and my iphone 4s keeps telling me that I can only listen to tracks on premium and refers me to the radio. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app about 6 times. I've logged off and on. I've restarted my phone...

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So I have a premium unlimited account, and my iphone 4s keeps telling me that I can only listen to tracks on premium and refers me to the radio. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app about 6 tim...

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desktop playlists don't sync to iphone

I'm a premium member. Recently, tracks in my iPhone playlists have stopped synging. The playlist shows up on the phone, but it shows as "0 tracks". So far I've tried: Reinstalling the desktop client (I'm running version: http://drod.io/image/2r272W3G...

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I'm a premium member.   Recently, tracks in my iPhone playlists have stopped synging.   The playlist shows up on the phone, but it shows as "0 tracks".   So far I've tried:...

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Offline Mode not working.

I just upgraded to Spotify Premium, but the desktop client will not let me enable offline mode for any of my playlists. It just keeps telling me that offline mode is an exclusive spotify premium feature, despite the fact that all the sources that I c...

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I just upgraded to Spotify Premium, but the desktop client will not let me enable offline mode for any of my playlists. It just keeps telling me that offline mode is an exclusive spotify premium feat...

Joe

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Cant View Friends on Iphone5

I have premium account and for some reason on my Iphone5 , my friends list doesnt populate. It has no one in there. Is there a way to fix this ?

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I have premium account and for some reason on my Iphone5 , my friends list doesnt populate. It has no one in there.  Is there a way to fix this ? 

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iOS locking into 2G

Hey folks, It seems that every time I'm streaming Spotify, if I happen to reach some area with lower signal strength, the phone (iPhone 4S) will lock into 2G mode, and of course streaming won't happen. I have to manually go in, activate airplane mode...

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Hey folks,   It seems that every time I'm streaming Spotify, if I happen to reach some area with lower signal strength, the phone (iPhone 4S) will lock into 2G mode, and of course streaming ...

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Premium account stopped working

I've had the premium spotify account for over a year and its always works great. All of a sudden it started not letting me stream songs- saying I can play radio instead but need to be a premium member to stream even though I am still a premium member...

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I've had the premium spotify account for over a year and its always works great. All of a sudden it started not letting me stream songs- saying I can play radio instead but need to be a premium membe...

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unsync facebook from mobile device

I synced spotify on my mobile device to my facebook, which was connected to a different spotify account. Now all my playlists are gone... how do i disconnect my facebook from my mobile spotify and get my playlists back?

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I synced spotify on my mobile device to my facebook, which was connected to a different spotify account. Now all my playlists are gone... how do i disconnect my facebook from my mobile spotify and ge...

Peter__

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Crossfading doesn't work all the time

Hi, I set the crossfading to 12 seconds but it doesn't appear to work properly. It works on some songs but not on all of them. At first I thought it was local files only but it appears on streamed/synced songs as well. Anyone else having this issue?

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Hi,   I set the crossfading to 12 seconds but it doesn't appear to work properly. It works on some songs but not on all of them. At first I thought it was local files only but it appears on st...

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Can't Tweet a track if you use Emoji characters in the Tweet

If you try to share a track and include Emoji the Tweet will not send. For example: The same tweet without those Emoji characters will send fine. This is not really a Spotify error... i've found this bug in ANY iOS6 app using the built in "Tweet Shee...

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If you try to share a track and include Emoji the Tweet will not send.   For example:   The same tweet without those Emoji characters will send fine.  This is not really a...

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spotify just stops

i have 383 songs i want to sync....it goes so far and just stops. i have been at 202 for almost an hour...it got to that in a little over an hour.......why does it just stop? i have deleted and re-installed the app a few times, each time it only goes...

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i have 383 songs i want to sync....it goes so far and just stops. i have been at 202 for almost an hour...it got to that in a little over an hour.......why does it just stop? i have deleted and re-in...

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Solved!! Failure to Sync

My spotify won't sync most of my tracks on all of my playlists. I have been a paying member now for over a month and when I go to sync a playlist to the offline playlist the first few songs will sync in only a matter of mins though the remainder won'...

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My spotify won't sync most of my tracks on all of my playlists. I have been a paying member now for over a month and when I go to sync a playlist to the offline playlist the first few songs will sync...

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Playlist show me only first 30 trakcs

Hi to everybody i got a problem with a playlist: One of my friend created the playlist and he gave me the link to open it. I copied and pasted it on Safari e and the playlist is opened in the Spotify app. But on my iPhone there are only the first 30 ...

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Hi to everybody i got a problem with a playlist:   One of my friend created the playlist and he gave me the link to open it. I copied and pasted it on Safari e and the playlist is opened in ...

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Version of Spotify

I am contemplating buying Spotify (the £4.99 version) and I am wondering if I can get it through on my iPhone because my laptop doesn't work & I don't particularly want to be paying £9.99 a month just for it to be using it on my phone?

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I am contemplating buying Spotify (the £4.99 version) and I am wondering if I can get it through on my iPhone because my laptop doesn't work & I don't particularly want to be paying £9.99 a month...

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Premium account not working

I have a premium account but its not working my playlist r still there and I've tried logging out and back in and my account status says I am a premium user but it won't let me stream any music

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I have a premium account but its not working my playlist r still there and I've tried logging out and back in and my account status says I am a premium user but it won't let me stream any music

Peter__

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How do you activate the offline availability of your music

I'm a Premium member, and I've read that we can listen to music even when we're off line. How do you make your music available in the offline modus? I can't seem to find the switch on my Spotify dashboard to do that.

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I'm a Premium member, and I've read that we can listen to music even when we're off line. How do you make your music available in the offline modus? I can't seem to find the switch on my Spotify dash...

Liam

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Starred tracks not syncing to ios from mac client

I have been a spotify premium user for over 2 years, just recently my starred tracks (set on make offline) are not syncing between desktop and IOS. Even within the ios app starring songs do not show up. I have tried the add a playlist trick and it he...

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I have been a spotify premium user for over 2 years, just recently my starred tracks (set on make offline) are not syncing between desktop and IOS. Even within the ios app starring songs do not show ...

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Like and unlike on radio disappear after adding a song to the queue (ios)

Love the "add to the queue" on the iOS (which should also be introduced to web player!) giving a little necessary control over the radio. But after adding a song to the queue, the like and unlike buttons disappear from the interface. I can only tap a...

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Love the "add to the queue" on the iOS (which should also be introduced to web player!) giving a little necessary control over the radio. But after adding a song to the queue, the like and unlike but...

Liam

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Ford Fiesta 2012 - USB Connectivity!

I'm having issues using Spotify with my Ford Fiesta.When I connect my Iphone to my car stereo, the console says "No tracks detected on the ipod".I've tried being online with spotify.Being offline with spotify.None of the above works!Is there a way fo...

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I'm having issues using Spotify with my Ford Fiesta. When I connect my Iphone to my car stereo, the console says "No tracks detected on the ipod". I've tried being online with spotify. Being off...

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