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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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Rastereyes

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Solved!! Playlist on ios

HeyHow come I cannot organise my playlist anymore on ios app on edit mode the tracks don't move no more only the option to delete

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Hey How come I cannot organise my playlist anymore on ios app on edit mode the tracks don't move no more only the option to delete

MattSuda

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Solved!! Beta Equalizer ?

I was cleaning my iphone today (just rubbing it over) while spotify was open and somehow brought up an equalizer, allowing at least 7 or 8 frequency adjustments. For the life of me, i have no idea what i did, or what gesture brought it up, it was on ...

Music Fan

I was cleaning my iphone today (just rubbing it over) while spotify was open and somehow brought up an equalizer, allowing at least 7 or 8 frequency adjustments.   For the life of me, i have...

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Playlists have disappeared after updating iOS app

I'm a premium user via Virgin Media in the UK. Since updating to the latest version of the iOS app yesterday all my playlists have disappeared. Any ideas?

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I'm a premium user via Virgin Media in the UK. Since updating to the latest version of the iOS app yesterday all my playlists have disappeared. Any ideas?

wesleymaur

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Solved!! Playlists Invisible After Update to 0.5.8

After I updated the Spotify app on my iPhone and iPad yesterday to 0.5.8, my custom playlists no longer show up in the app. Album playlists are still there, but any playlists that I put together myself are gone and I can't get them to show back up.

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After I updated the Spotify app on my iPhone and iPad yesterday to 0.5.8, my custom playlists no longer show up in the app. Album playlists are still there, but any playlists that I put together myse...

Peter_Piper

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sound on iPhone 4s drops

Since I got the latest Spotify update (this morning) on my iPhone 4s, the sound drops away after about a minute of listening, on all apps and functions. Only phoning works. My iOs is up to date, as are all apps on my iPhone. Anybody else got this pro...

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Since I got the latest Spotify update (this morning) on my iPhone 4s, the sound drops away after about a minute of listening, on all apps and functions. Only phoning works. My iOs is up to date, as a...

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Forced logoff on offline mode

Hi guys. I have the new iPod Touch (5th generation) and I Spotify on it. I have the premium plan, but everytime when I'm offline the Spotify just logoff from my account! So I have to go to somewhere to get Wi-Fi signal to log in again. This is really...

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Hi guys. I have the new iPod Touch (5th generation) and I Spotify on it. I have the premium plan, but everytime when I'm offline the Spotify just logoff from my account! So I have to go to somewhere ...

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Solved!! Latest Update Crashes (3rd Gen iPad and iPhone 5)

Crashes on launch for both devices running two different versions of iOS. Lame... Obviously a bad Dev/QA process. What gives w/ Spotify desktop/mobile Devs? It's not like you are this small broke startup. Step it up or people like me will be ex-custo...

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Crashes on  launch for both devices running two different versions of iOS. Lame... Obviously a bad Dev/QA process. What gives w/ Spotify desktop/mobile Devs? It's not like you are this small bro...

Chiefb

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mp3 sync spotify mobile

I have an mp3 on computer locally, imported into Spotify and put into a playliste. It plays perfectply on my computer but it just does not sync to my mobile phone. all the other tracks in the playlist work just fine, but they are titles that are avai...

Music Fan

I have an mp3 on computer locally, imported into Spotify and put into a playliste. It plays perfectply on my computer but it just does not sync to my mobile phone. all the other tracks in the playlis...

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Solved!! iOS update 0.5.8 crashes constantly on iPad

Update: iOS update 0.5.9 has fixed the stability issues. Please update now and test it out. The new iOS 0.5.8 update has killed the iPad app. Even after reinstall it constantly crashes. What's going on? I'm running iOS 6.0.1 on the 4th generation iPa...

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Update: iOS update 0.5.9 has fixed the stability issues. Please update now and test it out.   The new iOS 0.5.8 update has killed the iPad app. Even after reinstall it constantly c...

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Playlist folders stuck in deleted playlist folders

Hello. After the latest iPhone update all of my Playlist Folders (arranged by artists' names)a were moved inside of other Playlist Folders. The only recurring theme is the folders housing folders beneath them (alphabetically) are folders I deleted at...

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Hello.  After the latest iPhone update all of my Playlist Folders (arranged by artists' names)a were moved inside of other Playlist Folders. The only recurring theme is the folders housing folde...

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Local files out of order

Hello all, I'm syncing some local files from Spotify on Macbook Pro (late 2007 running Mountain Lion and the latest Spotify version) to my iPod Touch (running IOS 6.0.1 and latest Spotify). I can get the tunes from iTunes to Spotify on my Mac and the...

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Hello all,   I'm syncing some local files from Spotify on Macbook Pro (late 2007 running Mountain Lion and the latest Spotify version) to my iPod Touch (running IOS 6.0.1 and latest Spotify)...

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current audio app spontaneously switches from spotify to default music app on iOS 6

Has anyone else experienced a problem with the current audio app changing by itself on iOS 6? Here's what happens: Listen to spotify on iOS 6 (or 6.0.1) Pause spotify. Double click the home button and swipe the task switcher to the right. You will se...

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Has anyone else experienced a problem with the current audio app changing by itself on iOS 6?  Here's what happens:   Listen to spotify on iOS 6 (or 6.0.1) Pause spotify. Double c...

gaspode12

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Solved!! Celluar draining, offline mode not working

I have a very limited celluar plan for my iPhone (500MB), so I disable sync over 2G/3G and turn on offline mode. However, when Spotify is closed and re-opened, it asks me to sign in again, forcing me to disable offline mode in order to start Spotify....

Music Fan

I have a very limited celluar plan for my iPhone (500MB), so I disable sync over 2G/3G and turn on offline mode.  However, when Spotify is closed and re-opened, it asks me to sign in again, fo...

spitcool

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Solved!! Importing playlists

How do I import my spotify offline playlists to my iTunes library, or is this even possible? Spotify doesn't show up in my file sharing section on iTunes. Am I overlooking something ?

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How do I import my spotify offline playlists to my iTunes library, or is this even possible? Spotify doesn't show up in my file sharing section on iTunes. Am I overlooking something ?

Jude

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Connect Ipod Touch 4G to Mercedes

Hi, I have a mercedes (2010) with an extra option to conect Iphone or Ipod. I tried first with a friends ipod 4g on which I logged on with my spotify premium user: it worked fine. I then purchased the same ipod touch 4g download the spotify app, sync...

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Hi, I have a mercedes (2010) with an extra option to conect Iphone or Ipod. I tried first with a friends ipod 4g on which I logged on with my spotify premium user: it worked fine. ...

X-Trem0

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Unable to search

Oh my Iphone (4s) the search will not load. I am connected to wifi, offline mode if off (have tried it even with it on). Have no idea how to fix this it just keeps loading and loading. Anyone have a fix?

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Oh my Iphone (4s) the search will not load.  I am connected to wifi, offline mode if off (have tried it even with it on).  Have no idea how to fix this it just keeps loading and loading. &n...

Jammin1978

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Solved!! Spotify premium not recognized!

My iPhone will not recognize that I purchased premium, I've tried logging out and using the username instead of Facebook login, re launching, and reinstalling the app. HELP!

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My iPhone will not recognize that I purchased premium, I've tried logging out and using the username instead of Facebook login, re launching, and reinstalling the app. HELP!

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Backing up offline playlists on iPhone to upgrade to IOS 6

Hello, I have an iPhone 4S, and i would like to do the update from ios 5, to ios 6. As offline sync is veeery slow, i would like to know if there is any ways to backup my offline playlists on my mac and then restore them via usb to my iPhone, once th...

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Hello,   I have an iPhone 4S, and i would like to do the update from ios 5, to ios 6. As offline sync is veeery slow, i would like to know if there is any ways to backup my offline playlis...

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Updated to Premium. Won;'t work on my iphone 4s

I got an iphone 4s a few days ago, got the spotfy app, got the 2 days of free premium and it expired yesterday. I updated to premium today and it will not recognize my membership on my iphone as premium. It keeps saying to update to premium despite l...

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I got an iphone 4s a few days ago, got the spotfy app, got the 2 days of free premium and it expired yesterday. I updated to premium today and it will not recognize my membership on my iphone as prem...

gbroncos84

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