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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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Rastereyes

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Synicig iPhone 4

Hi! I have a problem with my spotify premium on my iPhone. When im going to syncing one playlist syncinc 1-2 tracks and on 3 track it stops and and there will be a circle with an exclamation mark. Or it's not syncing at all. I do have Wifi and have a...

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Hi! I have a problem with my spotify premium on my iPhone. When im going to syncing one playlist syncinc 1-2 tracks and on 3 track it stops and and there will be a circle with an exclamation mar...

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Slow synching with iPhone5 and USB

It is taking about a minute per song to synch with iphone5 via USB. Is there something I can try? Is it possible to synch via wifi? I had an Android which worked great but switched to iPhone and it is painfully slow.

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It is taking about a minute per song to synch with iphone5 via USB.  Is there something I can try?  Is it possible to synch via wifi? I had an Android which worked great but switched to iPh...

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Sharing from IPhone to Facebook

When I share a song from spotify to Facebook it actually shares a different song them i tried to share.Why?

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When I share a song from spotify to Facebook it actually shares a different song them i tried to share. Why?

Peter__

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Sync to ipod nano 2nd Generation red 4 GB

Hello, the sync-function doesn't work with my ipod nano 2nd Generation 4 GB red. When I connect it to my macbook, it doesn't appear in the device list in spotify. iTunes is turned off and changed the usb port and the cabel. The iPod appears in the Fi...

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Hello,   the sync-function doesn't work with my ipod nano 2nd Generation 4 GB red. When I connect it to my macbook, it doesn't appear in the device list in spotify. iTunes is turned off and ...

philantrop

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Premium account not working on iPod

Hello, I have a premium account. I was trying to use Spotify mobile on my iPod but whenever I tried to play a song, it gives me a page that said only premium accounts can stream music on demand. Can you please help?

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Hello, I have a premium account. I was trying to use Spotify mobile on my iPod but whenever I tried to play a song, it gives me a page that said only premium accounts can stream music on demand. Ca...

spoticry

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Any iPhone sound enhancing apps work with Spotify?

Most recent one I tried was the amp - Audyssey Media Player, which does not seem to work with Spotify. Does anyone know of anything? Audyssey app has profiles for common headphones/earbuds and also allows additional settings. Would like to find somet...

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Most recent one I tried was the amp - Audyssey Media Player, which does not seem to work with Spotify.  Does anyone know of anything?  Audyssey app has profiles for common headphones/earbud...

pikleyano

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Premium user synced songs wont play offline on IPAD

Recently purchased spotify premium. I synced at playlist and made it available offline on my pc but am unable to play the songs offline on my ipad? When i go online with the ipad it works fine for all songs but will not play offline. Please help

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Recently purchased spotify premium. I synced at playlist and made it available offline on my pc but am unable to play the songs offline on my ipad? When i go online with the ipad it works fine for al...

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playlist not syncing offline on iPhone

Hi, I'm a spotify premium subscriber, but recently I've been unable to set a playlist to offline status, reinstalling doesn't seem to help. I get the grey arrows advising it is synching however, nothing happens!! Please help

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Hi, I'm a spotify premium subscriber, but recently I've been unable to set a playlist to offline status, reinstalling doesn't seem to help.  I get the grey arrows advising it is synching however...

davykay1

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Solved!! iPhone App: Do not play album in shuffle mode by default.

In the iPhone app, when you select an album to play, it is played back in shuffle mode by default. This means that if you're not paying attention, you'll inadvertently listen to the tracks of an album order. I don't see anyone good reason why the def...

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In the iPhone app, when you select an album to play, it is played back in shuffle mode by default. This means that if you're not paying attention, you'll inadvertently listen to the tracks of an albu...

KrisNorway

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Spotify don't update info on lockscreen!

Turn on some music, lock the phone, and keep listening. The first song will continue to be in the lockscreen even thou other songs is played!Using the latest version on my iPhone 5 with iOS 6.0.2...

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Turn on some music, lock the phone, and keep listening. The first song will continue to be in the lockscreen even thou other songs is played! Using the latest version on my iPhone 5 with iOS 6.0.2...

Nnelg

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Spotify working on 3G/LTE but not wifi

Weird problem. Been using Spotify mostly with no issues for a year. yesterday it wouldn't stream properly on wifi...would play for ten seconds, stop for a minute, start again. searching was super slow. this lasted about two hours..then resolved. thou...

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Weird problem. Been using Spotify mostly with no issues for a year. yesterday it wouldn't stream properly on wifi...would play for ten seconds, stop for a minute, start again. searching was super slo...

richknz

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Premium account

I bought spotify a month ago and now it's saying I'm not a premium user and I can only stream the radio. I pay for this a month so I want my spotify. What's going on?

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I bought spotify a month ago and now it's saying I'm not a premium user and I can only stream the radio. I pay for this a month so I want my spotify. What's going on?

Peter__

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View Playlists at Album Level

I am on my 30 day free trial (currently paying MOG). I am very impressed with the scope of catalog and the quality of the Radio function. The only thing possibly preventing me from making the switch at the end of the trial is that there is no way to ...

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I am on my 30 day free trial (currently paying MOG).  I am very impressed with the scope of catalog and the quality of the Radio function.  The only thing possibly preventing me from making...

LtMunst

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being charged $10/month for premium and unable to use it on my phone.

I subsribed for spotify premium just to be able to use it on my phone. since i am unable to use it on my phone for the past few months, i thought i wasnt being charged for it, but i am. Can you help me either log in to my iphone with the spotify prem...

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I subsribed for spotify premium just to be able to use it on my phone. since i am unable to use it on my phone for the past few months, i thought i wasnt being charged for it, but i am. Can you help ...

Peter__

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Playlist sync issues

I am trying to add playlists I have created on my computer to my iPhone, but the playlists will not show up on my computer or even the playlists listed under the device tab on the computer app. Anyone know how to fix this issue?

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I am trying to add playlists I have created on my computer to my iPhone, but the playlists will not show up on my computer or even the playlists listed under the device tab on the computer app. Anyon...

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Transfer Spotify musiic to ITunes

I love Spotify and most of my music is on it and my library is getting larger. I also have ITunes and Mobile Apps that use ITunes for the background music (Runkeeper and Couchto5K). Since my ITunes library is smaller, I would like to transfer my Spot...

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I love Spotify and most of my music is on it and my library is getting larger.  I also have ITunes and Mobile Apps that use ITunes for the background music (Runkeeper and Couchto5K).  Since...

Peter__

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Solved!! Sync problems with Premium account.

Hello! For some reason my playlists does not sync to my iPhone even though I have a Premium account. It only syncs my local files. Can someone please tell me whats wrong? It says that it is syncing until all my local files are synced and then it goes...

Newbie

Hello! For some reason my playlists does not sync to my iPhone even though I have a Premium account. It only syncs my local files. Can someone please tell me whats wrong? It says that it is synci...

Vexual

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Cannot sync even single song to offline from Spotify to iPhone

Hi I have seen many posts about syncing but hope someone can help. New premium account and I have setup a playlists as a test but when I try and make any track offline it does nothing. When I check in each playlist all I have is 0 of 1 track synced. ...

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Hi   I have seen many posts about syncing but hope someone can help.   New premium account and I have setup a playlists as a test but when I try and make any track offline it does n...

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What is this icon?

Ok after much searching I can't seem to find the answer to this. When you go to a track and you swipe it, it shows a variety of options you can do. The first one is where you star the track, but the second one shows a few rectangles on top of each ot...

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Ok after much searching I can't seem to find the answer to this.   When you go to a track and you swipe it, it shows a variety of options you can do. The first one is where you star the trac...

Sweetmo

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Playlists not syncing

Hi, I have a premium account and today for some reason the sync to 'available offline' has stopped working on all my devices (iPhone, Ipad and I have just also tried my laptop - this said 'There was a problem with the Spotify server' but didn't give ...

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Hi,   I have a premium account and today for some reason the sync to 'available offline' has stopped working on all my devices (iPhone, Ipad and I have just also tried my laptop - this said ...

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