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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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0.5.9 crashes on startup

Having problems with 0.5.9! Description The Spotify app on my iPhone crashes at startup every time. It is now unusable. A more detailed description, using numbered steps 1. I starred some tracks and opened the Spotify app to sync them. (I'm syncing s...

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Having problems with 0.5.9!   Description The Spotify app on my iPhone crashes at startup every time. It is now unusable.   A more detailed description, using numbered steps 1. ...

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Changing Bit Rate of Offline Content

Hello, I initially filled my iPhone with music for offline play at 320 Kbits/s bitrate but eventualy found myself quickly running out of space due to other types of media on my phone and would like to now downgrade the files to 160 kbits/secs. I have...

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Hello,   I initially filled my iPhone with music for offline play at 320 Kbits/s bitrate but eventualy found myself quickly running out of space due to other types of media on my phone and w...

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iPhone 4 app does nothing

Downloaded the iPhone app, but I can't play anything. My playlist is there but says I must be a Premium member to play. The app is useless.

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Downloaded the iPhone app, but I can't play anything. My playlist is there but says I must be a Premium member to play. The app is useless.

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Playing songs available offline with online mode

I have a simple question. If I play a song that is available offline without going offline mode, does Spotify play from streaming or from what is saved on my iPhone? It would be ridiculous if it streams what is already downloaded, but I want to make ...

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I have a simple question.   If I play a song that is available offline without going offline mode, does Spotify play from streaming or from what is saved on my iPhone?   It would be...

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NEW OPTION !

why not put the "library" on iPhone and android? I love listening to my playlist. but sometimes it become painful to change the playlist every time. why not put the "library" as we offer the computer version. Like this we can read ALL our piece. (sor...

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why not put the "library" on iPhone and android?   I love listening to my playlist. but sometimes it become painful to change the playlist every time. why not put the "library" as we offer t...

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Synchronisierung schlägt auf Grund Probleme mit der Serververbindung feh.

Hallo, ich möchte meine Playlist gerne auf meinen Ipod Touch Synchronisieren, doch sobal ich als "Offline-Verfügbar" auswähle bricht er die Synchronisierung ab und im PC erscheint " Es ist ein Problem mit dem Spotify Server aufgetreten".

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Hallo,   ich möchte meine Playlist gerne auf meinen Ipod Touch Synchronisieren, doch sobal ich als "Offline-Verfügbar" auswähle bricht er die Synchronisierung ab und im PC erscheint " Es ist...

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Manual Application Download

Hello, I'm currently living in a country that Spotify is not current support. How can I download the iPhone application and use my premium account? With Android it was easy, I just selected the "Manual download" in the page. Does iPhone have the same...

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Hello,   I'm currently living in a country that Spotify is not current support. How can I download the iPhone application and use my premium account?    With Android it was e...

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Premium isn't working on iPhone!

Hi,I just reactivated my Spotify, and it says I have an active premium subscription. But when I try to create playlists, it doesn't work, it says only premium users are allowed. But my old playlists that I DO have I can make them available offline. C...

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Hi, I just reactivated my Spotify, and it says I have an active premium subscription. But when I try to create playlists, it doesn't work, it says only premium users are allowed. But my old playli...

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Songs unavailable to play

My subscription ended as my card details expired. After renewing my card details and resuming with Spotify Premium - all of my playlists now contain '0 tracks' on my iphone. When I select the playlist - some of the songs are there (not all) but greye...

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My subscription ended as my card details expired. After renewing my card details and resuming with Spotify Premium - all of my playlists now contain '0 tracks' on my iphone. When I select the pla...

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Just subscribed for Spotify Premiun

How long does it normally take for the mobile app to see that I have a premium account?

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How long does it normally take for the mobile app to see that I have a premium account?

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spotify on itouch will not search

i am not sure what the problem is, but i have an itouch 5 and the search option doesnt work half the time. you type in an artist and it just sits there and, or it searches and nothing comes up. as of yesteray it trys to load the search screen, but no...

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i am not sure what the problem is, but i have an itouch 5 and the search option doesnt work half the time. you type in an artist and it just sits there and, or it searches and nothing comes up. as of...

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Tracks/albums that I have downloaded on my iPhone app disappear

I have a premium Spotify account. I use the iPhone app to download albums and tracks to play offline as playlists. Recently I have noticed that the playlist take a few minutes to load which is frustrating when you just want to open the app and play i...

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I have a premium Spotify account. I use the iPhone app to download albums and tracks to play offline as playlists. Recently I have noticed that the playlist take a few minutes to load which is frustr...

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Sonos synch offline playlists

I am using my iphone as my controller for my sonos speaker system, but there's one kink. Basically any song that I already had on my computer before I got spotify (most of them) are unable to be played through my phone to the speaker unless my comput...

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I am using my iphone as my controller for my sonos speaker system, but there's one kink. Basically any song that I already had on my computer before I got spotify (most of them) are unable to be play...

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Iphone playlist folder structure messed up

Hi, The playlists on my iphone are not synced correctly. A strange playlist within playlist problem has occured. A lot of my playlists are now burried 10 levels deep in a non existing playlist on my premium account. Trying to delete anything in the s...

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Hi,   The playlists on my iphone are not synced correctly. A strange playlist within playlist problem has occured. A lot of my playlists are now burried 10 levels deep in a non existing play...

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Solved!! What is the bit rate for offline mode on mobile devices?

Hello, I am new and was wondering what was the bit rate for offline mode synced to mobile devices? Further more is there a way to chose lets say 160 or 320 kbps? It would be handy to be able to chose depending of the capacity of your mobile device. R...

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Hello,   I am new and was wondering what was the bit rate for offline mode synced to mobile devices?   Further more is there a way to chose lets say 160 or 320 kbps? It would be han...

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Mobile vs Premium

I've purchased premium but my mobile (android) will not let me listen and gives me the option of premium again. I'm signing in with Facebook. Please help

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I've purchased premium but my mobile (android) will not let me listen and gives me the option of premium again. I'm signing in with Facebook. Please help

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mise à jour remoteless 2 ne fonctionne pas.

la version précédente fonctionnait sans problème 1/ j'ai installé remoteless helper 2. 2/ désintallé remoteless helper 1. 3/ installé remote less 2 sur l'i phone Plus rien, l'iphone ne trouve pas l'ordi.

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la version précédente fonctionnait sans problème 1/ j'ai installé remoteless helper 2. 2/ désintallé remoteless helper 1. 3/ installé remote less 2 sur l'i phone Plus rien, l'iphone ne trouve...

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Premium account won't work on mobile

Purchased Premeim but my mobile device (OSX) will only allow radio... Please help! I love Spotify -Hunter

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Purchased Premeim but my mobile device (OSX) will only allow radio... Please help! I love Spotify 🙂   -Hunter

jon_8ball

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iPod on a Harley Davidson Radio

I have plugged my iPod with the Spotify app and played Spotify music in both my truck and on my motorcycle by manually firing up the app on the iPod and pushing play. In my 2012 Chevy Avalanche i can use the next song / previous song feature and the ...

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I have plugged my iPod with the Spotify app and played Spotify music in both my truck and on my motorcycle by manually firing up the app on the iPod and pushing play.  In my 2012 Chevy Avalanche...

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Can't find a spotify friend

Hi, I'm using sopotify on iphone 4. I tried to share a tune with a friend on Spotify but couldn't find his username, even though I am 100% sure I typed it right in the search box. The weird thing is that he could find me and he managed to shared a tu...

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Hi,   I'm using sopotify on iphone 4. I tried to share a tune with a friend on Spotify but couldn't find his username, even though I am 100% sure I typed it right in the search box. The w...

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