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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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Michaelman11

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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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Premium is not working on iPhone

I just upgraded to a 3 month premium account, but my iphone still states I need to upgrade. Please help.

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I just upgraded to a 3 month premium account, but my iphone still states I need to upgrade.  Please help.  

robcarper

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Solved!! Problem with the radio feature on iphone 5

Description The radio feature on the iphone 5 is messed up. it never works. most of the time, it just displays an empty search box that i can't select and that's all it does. the rare occasion it works, it takes ages to load and when it does load, it...

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Description The radio feature on the iphone 5 is messed up. it never works. most of the time, it just displays an empty search box that i can't select and that's all it does. the rare occasion it...

ezra

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Premium upgrade

I got the free 30 days premium membership but Spotify says I still need a premium membership. I have logged in and out but it still does not let me stream music on my iPad. Please help. Not a good start!

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I got the free 30 days premium membership but Spotify says I still need a premium membership. I have logged in and out but it still does  not let me stream music on my iPad. Please help. Not a g...

Peter__

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Playlist

I have a the Spotify app in my computer and in my Ipad but the problem I can only listen to my playlist on my computer and not in my ipad on the go. Please Help and make it both ways.

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I have a the Spotify app in my computer and in my Ipad but the problem I can only listen to my playlist on my computer and not in my ipad on the go. Please Help and make it both ways.

Peter__

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Spotify stops after about 2 minutes on ipad app

I have a premium account and use Spotify on desktop, iphone and ipad. Desktop and iphone are working fine but my ipad app stops playing music after about 2 minutes. I get no message such as 'we paused play as another device is using your account' (it...

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I have a premium account and use Spotify on desktop, iphone and ipad.   Desktop and iphone are working fine but my ipad app stops playing music after about 2 minutes. I get no message such a...

Choochtown

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Ipod sync replaces all music each time

Everytime I connect my Ipod to sync my offline music it asks to backup and erase my ipod and then proceeds tp download everything from scratch again....which takes ages, not sure what I am doing wrong ? Thanks Matt

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Everytime I  connect my Ipod to sync my offline music it asks to backup and erase my ipod and then proceeds tp download everything from scratch again....which takes ages, not sure what I &n...

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Bug report for Slow WiFi Sync

Since the iOS WiFi issue still hasn't been resolved, I thought I'd try to quantify it and fill in the bug report template. I would really appreciate a response on this, since I'm burning through my data plan by syncing on LTE. Description Syncing pla...

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Since the iOS WiFi issue still hasn't been resolved, I thought I'd try to quantify it and fill in the bug report template. I would really appreciate a response on this, since I'm burning through my d...

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Syncing Offline

I have an iPhone 4s and i just got spotify premium. my tracks stop syncing offline after like 20 songs and i keep having to restart it and it stops again.. pleas fix this. i'm travelling and i need it.

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I have an iPhone 4s and i just got spotify premium. my tracks stop syncing offline after like 20 songs and i keep having to restart it and it stops again.. pleas fix this. i'm travelling and i need i...

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Sort playlist by Added

Hey spotify, Can't you invent so playlists can be sorted by Added? Always when u add music the track places utself all the way down. Fix this?Thanks!

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Hey spotify, Can't you invent so playlists can be sorted by Added? Always when u add music the track places utself all the way down. Fix this? Thanks!

Peter__

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Local Files taking up ALOT of space!

Is there a way to shrink the amount of space Local Files take up in the spotify app? Right now 10 songs = about 0.1 gb. Before in iTunes it would have been about half that much space. How can I save space?? Thanks!

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Is there a way to shrink the amount of space Local Files take up in the spotify app? Right now 10 songs = about 0.1 gb.  Before in iTunes it would have been about half that much space. How can I...

Peter__

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terminating app on Iphone5

I could not figure out how to shut spotify down...had to turn phone off. No apparent "exit" command

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I could not figure out how to shut spotify down...had to turn phone off.  No apparent "exit" command

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Premium account is not activating

Hello, I've bought a premium suscription via yoigo and my spotify appears to be still free. I've tried shutting down the app and logging back, reinstalling the app in both devices: mackbook and iphone and nothing. I´ld be grateful for any help. Thank...

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Hello, I've bought a premium suscription via yoigo and my spotify appears to be still free. I've tried shutting down the app and logging back, reinstalling the app in both devices: mackbook and iph...

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Premium won't work on ipad or iphone - have gone through troubleshooting steps - still nothing...

I have a premium service that works ok on PC and laptop but not on my iphone or ipad.It's a new account and I log in via Spotify log in (not Facebook)I've cleared history and cookies on iphone reinstalled the app (about 5 times on iphone, once on ipa...

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I have a premium service that works ok on PC and laptop but not on my iphone or ipad. It's a new account and I log in via Spotify log in (not Facebook) I've cleared history and cookies on iphone ...

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Unable to delete playlist on iPhone

Hi, I have a playlist/nested folder showing on my iPhone and not on the Desktop client, it's called iTunes (1) with an iTunes playlist inside. When I try to delete it the app crashes, I have re-installed and tried on two devices. I've seen from previ...

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Hi,   I have a playlist/nested folder showing on my iPhone and not on the Desktop client, it's called iTunes (1) with an iTunes playlist inside. When I try to delete it the app crashes, I ha...

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Creating Playlist Folders now Crashes my Iphone & Ipad App 0.5.9

Good Evening, Just figured you could create spotify folders on the computer which does a great job trying to organize all of my playlists. However, when I close the program and try and load up Spotify on my Iphone or Ipad it crashes the app. I have u...

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Good Evening,   Just figured you could create spotify folders on the computer which does a great job trying to organize all of my playlists.  However, when I close the program and try a...

yoshiville

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I don't want Spotify to recognize my Ipod anymore

I set Spotify up to sync with my iPod because i thought i could get all the songs from Spotify on my Ipod, that was before i knew it didnt work with my iPod now it keeps deleting all the songs i have on my iPod every time i plug it in to my computer....

Roadie

I set Spotify up to sync with my iPod because i thought i could get all the songs from Spotify on my Ipod,  that was before i knew it didnt work with my iPod now it keeps deleting all the songs ...

jckinnick

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Solved!! iphone 5 usb sync issues

hey, Im new to spotify and i upgraded to premium account. i was wondering is there any way to get my iphone 5 to sync via usb?? because it takes hours to sync playlists via wifi and if i cant find a faster way there is no point in having a premium ac...

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hey, Im new to spotify and i upgraded to premium account. i was wondering is there any way to get my iphone 5 to sync via usb?? because it takes hours to sync playlists via wifi and if i cant f...

Peter__

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Solved!! signed up for Spotify Premium today and the iOS App doesn't recognize I have a premium account

Hi I signed up for Spotify Premium today and iOS App doesn't recognize I have a premium account. On my desktop I have access to Spotify Premium, but apparently not on my iPhone. I tried logging back out and signing back in on my iPhone to no avail. H...

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Hi I signed up for Spotify Premium today and iOS App doesn't recognize I have a premium account. On my desktop I have access to Spotify Premium, but apparently not on my iPhone. I tried logging back ...

liizisa

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Need help syncing local files onto iPod Touch 4th gen.

Can someone please walk me through how to do this?It says to "mark the playlist for offline syncing" but I don't see where to do that.

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Can someone please walk me through how to do this? It says to "mark the playlist for offline syncing" but I don't see where to do that.

Peter__

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Updated mobile app, no longer Premium user

I have been a Spotify Premium user for over five or six months and have never had this problem until a recent update to the mobile application. The problem is that although I am a paid premium user, when I try to use the latest version of Spotify on ...

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I have been a Spotify Premium user for over five or six months and have never had this problem until a recent update to the mobile application.    The problem is that although I am a pa...

Peter__

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