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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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None of my Offline playlists are syncing on my iPhone

Hi, I am a premium subscriber and for the last few weeks I haven't been able to sync any of my playlists offline on my iphone and I haven't reached my limit with tracks. I have deleted the app and re installed it and still no joy. It starts to sync t...

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Hi,   I am a premium subscriber and for the last few weeks I haven't been able to sync any of my playlists offline on my iphone and I haven't reached my limit with tracks. I have deleted the a...

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Songs won't sync - Offline playlist

I have been looking for hours on how to sync the songs that haven't been synced. Please help! Most of these songs that won't sync have been purchased from iTunes. Whenever I check my playlists on my iPhone it will say for example 378 out of 672 track...

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I have been looking for hours on how to sync the songs that haven't been synced. Please help! Most of these songs that won't sync have been purchased from iTunes. Whenever I check my playlists on my ...

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Top songs by artist only available through search

Why not make an artist's top songs available while listening to a song and clicking on the artist? The only way to see their top songs (that I can figure out) is to do a track search with the artist name. Is this being worked on?

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Why not make an artist's top songs available while listening to a song and clicking on the artist? The only way to see their top songs (that I can figure out) is to do a track search with the artist ...

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Error 408

Hi! I can't log in to my spotify account on iPhone. I am a premium user and it has worked before. But I recently changed my credit card details since I got a new card I don't know if that might be why and if so what to do about it. I've tried reinsta...

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Hi! I can't log in to my spotify account on iPhone. I am a premium user and it has worked before. But I recently changed my credit card details since I got a new card I don't know if that might be wh...

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Spotify is auto downloading songs

My offline mod is off but its always save songs which I have listened so it takes more memory. What should I do?

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My offline mod is off but its always save songs which I have listened so it takes more memory. What should I do?

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Independent volume is absolutely necessary

So if I'm trying to listen to music as I fall asleep, I typically have music playing quietly so I can actually fall asleep.Spotify doesn't let you have an independent volume and turn the volume down without turning everything down.My phone is my alar...

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So if I'm trying to listen to music as I fall asleep, I typically have music playing quietly so I can actually fall asleep. Spotify doesn't let you have an independent volume and turn the volume dow...

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Randomly stops since last iOS update on iPhone 5

I have the iPhone 5 and I noticed since either the last iOS update or spotify update the app randomly stops playing even though there is connection and other streaming apps work fine. I have uninstalled/reinstalled and same issue. It's like the music...

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I have the iPhone 5 and I noticed since either the last iOS update or spotify update the app randomly stops playing even though there is connection and other streaming apps work fine. I have uninstal...

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Sound issue

Hi Richard Having problems with my devices. Spotify works fine on computer but not on my iphone. The sound quality is distorted. I've checked the normal music app which works fine and have seen that my wifes spotify app is having the same problems. I...

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Hi Richard   Having problems with my devices. Spotify works fine on computer but not on my iphone. The sound quality is distorted. I've checked the normal music app which works fine and have...

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Music stops at I-phone Dock

Music stops all the time when i-phone is in my hi-fi Dock station.

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Music stops all the time when i-phone is in my hi-fi Dock station.

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Airplane Mode - Cyprus

Hi, Instead of trying to Sync a load of songs to my phone im wondering if it possible to use Spotify in Airplane mode, and in another country. I plan on going to Cyprus, but want to use NO data at all IE Phone is in airplane mode constantly /mobile d...

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Hi,   Instead of trying to Sync a load of songs to my phone im wondering if it possible to use Spotify in Airplane mode, and in another country. I plan on going to Cyprus, but want to use NO...

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Solved!! Iphone playlists

Hello, I have started to follow several playlists on spotify. I can see them all on desktop, but when cant seem to show these lists on my iphone. Any help?

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Hello,     I have started to follow several playlists on spotify. I can see them all on desktop, but when cant seem to show these lists on my iphone.    Any help?&nbs...

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Solved!! My songs have stopped syncing what do I do?

Simply they just won't sync at all, half of them have and the rest won't. Iv trying rebooting the app and going offline and them going back online and nothing works need help! I DON'T WANT TO BE PAYING FOR AN APP THAT HALF WORKS....

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Simply they just won't sync at all, half of them have and the rest won't. Iv trying rebooting the app and going offline and them going back online and nothing works need help! I DON'T WANT TO BE PAYI...

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Local Files not Syncing

Local tracks aren't syncing to my device at all. Tracks will sync if they're available on Spotify's database, but if they're local files on my computer, they don't sync. The device doesn't show up at all in Devices on the desktop version of Spotify. ...

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Local tracks aren't syncing to my device at all. Tracks will sync if they're available on Spotify's database, but if they're local files on my computer, they don't sync.  The device doesn't sho...

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Unable to sync playlists to iPhone 5

For the past few days, I have been having problems with random tracks not synching to my iPhone 5. I have the Premium subscription, which until recently, has worked fine. What happens is that the Spotify app literally gets hung up or stuck on a track...

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For the past few days, I have been having problems with random tracks not synching to my iPhone 5. I have the Premium subscription, which until recently, has worked fine.   What happens is tha...

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iPad trying to sleep? Loud click every 2/3 minutes ... Airplay ing to Bose

Playing from iPad 3 to Bose speaker through Bluetooth ...l loud click / jump in sound ... As if something is trying to go into sleep mode. Any suggestions gratefully received ....Thanks

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Playing from iPad 3 to Bose speaker through Bluetooth ...l loud click / jump in sound ... As if something is trying to go into sleep mode. Any suggestions gratefully received .... Thanks

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Spotify stops playing after 1minute

Hi! The last week I have had trouble with my spotify on the iphone. It plays for aprox 1,5min and then stops. Any idea what the problem could be? I have tried to turn off/on the iphone and reinstall the spotify app.

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Hi! The last week I have had trouble with my spotify on the iphone. It plays for aprox 1,5min and then stops. Any idea what the problem could be? I have tried to turn off/on the iphone and reinstal...

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Whats new missing

Hi, "whats new" is missing on my i-phone account, it works on my laptop. I have re-installed Spotify twice and it doesn't help.

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Hi,   "whats new" is missing on my i-phone account, it works on my laptop. I have re-installed Spotify twice and it doesn't help.

Peter__

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Sorry. This radio station cannot be started. Please try with something else.

Seems to only give me the error message on one station. I see this topic has been posted here and purportedly "solved." That was a lie. Any advice? Have already deleted and re-downloaded.

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Seems to only give me the error message on one station. I see this topic has been posted here and purportedly "solved." That was a lie. Any advice? Have already deleted and re-downloaded. 

Peter__

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Car control switch radio channels

Spotify + iPhone + 2013 Honda Civic = The car's forward control button allows me to skip a track on the current radio station, but the back button has no function. One enhancement that could be really nice would be to allow me to create a super stati...

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Spotify + iPhone + 2013 Honda Civic = 🙂 🙂 The car's forward control button allows me to skip a track on the current radio station, but the back button has no function. One enhancement that coul...

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Auto resume going back several tracks

Hi, I use Spotify on my iPhone (4S, iOS 6.1) and often have problems with the auto resume. Example: listen to track A, B, C before exiting Spotify halfway during track D. When I re-open the app it does not resume playing at track D, but jumps back to...

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  Hi,   I use Spotify on my iPhone (4S, iOS 6.1) and often have problems with the auto resume.   Example:  listen to track A, B, C before exiting Spotify halfway during ...

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