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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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fadman

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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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AvaTilley

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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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Superuser Contribution Unable to stream on Apple Watch through airpods alone without iphone

I cannot see my airpods on the connect to a device option when trying to stream spotify on apple watch alone not through iphone. I have a premium subscription and I have tried all possible ways by uninstalling and reinstalling app on the watch and ip...

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I cannot see my airpods on the connect to a device option when trying to stream spotify on apple watch alone not through iphone. I have a premium subscription and I have tried all possible ways by un...

AlejaR

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spotify premium on Iphone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Playlists that do not appear in search results

Plan FreeCountry japanDevice iphone7Operating System ios 15.7.1 I am using the iphone app and there are public playlists that do not appear in the search results when using the entire search results or narrowing down the playlist search in Japanese. ...

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    Plan Free Country japan Device iphone7 Operating System ios 15.7.1   I am using the iphone app and there are public playlists that do not appear in the search results when...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Playlists won’t delete or change image

I have an iPhone and when I go to change a playlist cover photo it won’t let me. This is also the case when I go to delete a playlist. I have tried the clearing cachet in app, deleting the app and restarting phone and then re-downloading. Anyone have...

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I have an iPhone and when I go to change a playlist cover photo it won’t let me. This is also the case when I go to delete a playlist.  I have tried the clearing cachet in app, deleting the...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts player often has incorrect timestamp

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceiPhone XS My Question or Issue I'd like to report a bug with the podcasts player on iOS. The current podcast time is often not tracked correctly. Examples:1) Listen to a podcast. Kill the app. Restart. Very often the tim...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device iPhone XS   My Question or Issue   I'd like to report a bug with the podcasts player on iOS. The current podcast time is often not tracked correc...

RandysCookbook

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Now playing bar missing on iphone

PlanFree/Premium: PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016): iPhone 13Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) iOS 16.1.2 My Question or IssueNow playing bar is missing from iPhone app, i have cleared the...

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Plan Free/Premium: Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016): iPhone 13 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) iOS 16.1.2  ...

Billy-J

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Podcast Played Location

Plan PremiumCountry UKDevice Recent iPhoneMy Question or Issue:Poor compatibility with Podcasts and Spotify connect. For example if listening to and completing a Podcast via “connect” it doesn’t show as Played on the iOS device, and when switching fr...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Recent iPhone My Question or Issue: Poor compatibility with Podcasts and Spotify connect. For example if listening to and completing a Podcast via “connect” it...

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Spotify Links on Instagram Not Working

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 6S)Operating System(iOS 12) My Question or IssueI'm an artist that has music on Spotify and I usually promote it on my Instagram. Although I could promote through my Instagram Story, I typically leave a link ...

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Plan Free Country United States Device (iPhone 6S) Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue I'm an artist that has music on Spotify and I usually promote it on my Instagram. Al...

pulsarimpianti

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Superuser Contribution Can we please add an option to stop the queue from adding things I don't explicitly add?

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceLaptopOperating SystemWin 10 I cannot get my queue to stop repopulating from playlist radio or wherever else. This disables shuffle. I have no idea how it began becaue I always use shuffle and never use the queue directly....

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  Plan Premium Country  USA Device Laptop Operating System Win 10   I cannot get my queue to stop repopulating from playlist radio or wherever else. This disables shuffle. I ...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution Offline Podcast episode downloads every two days again

Hi,I've a premium account and use Spotify with the iPhone app.A podcast with ads download offline episodes every two days. It seems to affect the podcast with ads before and after the episode only. Episodes of other podcasts does not download again.I...

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Hi, I've a premium account and use Spotify with the iPhone app. A podcast with ads download offline episodes every two days. It seems to affect the podcast with ads before and after the episode...

Kiril

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle feature not working

I have a premium account. I can’t enable shuffle to my liked songs while “Enhanced” mode is turned on. I can’t even click the icon when I do, it automatically reverts to playing songs in order.

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I have a premium account. I can’t enable shuffle to my liked songs while “Enhanced” mode is turned on. I can’t even click the icon when I do, it automatically reverts to playing songs in order.

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Superuser Contribution Recent updates killed now playing (if playback is on other device)

PlanPremiumCountryGermany Device(iPhone 12 Pro Max / Windows) Operating System(IOS fully patched / Windows 11 fully patched) My Question or Issue When playing on a remote device (my windows 11 Computer in this case), the now playing widget is not sho...

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Plan Premium Country Germany    Device (iPhone 12 Pro Max / Windows)   Operating System (IOS fully patched / Windows 11 fully patched)   My Question or Issue   W...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Spotify iPhone not able to connect to spotify group

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 16.1.1 (but also on 15.x)My Question or IssueSince a few iphone app versions, the iphone app refuses to connect to a chromecast speaker group. It does connect to the individual chromecasts. The g...

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Plan Premium Country NL Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 16.1.1 (but also on 15.x) My Question or Issue Since a few iphone app versions, the iphone app refuses to connect to a chromecas...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle doesnt work in car!?!?

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceIphone 11 Pro Operating SystemiOS 13.3.1 My Question or Issue Been reading up on this and cannot understand why an app with 100M+ users is unable to sort a simple shuffle function? My playlist has more than a 100 songs ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada   Device Iphone 11 Pro   Operating System iOS 13.3.1   My Question or Issue   Been reading up on this and cannot understand why an app wit...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Currently playing song not showing/syncing between iPhone and iMac

Currently playing not showing/syncing between iPhone and iMac. This is an ongoing issue. Currently playing song is seldom displayed/synced correctly. Keep quitting and restarting the iMac app, the song playing on my iPhone is not showing up.Playing m...

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Currently playing not showing/syncing between iPhone and iMac.   This is an ongoing issue. Currently playing song is seldom displayed/synced correctly.  Keep quitting and restarting the ...

Lyubka

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Superuser Contribution Disconnects from MusicCast and Airplay when paused for too long

On my iPhone, when I pause music to go do something else, it disconnects from MusicCast or Airplay if I left it paused for too long. The song I left off on is still there and at the same point when I paused but when I hit play again, it forgot I was ...

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On my iPhone, when I pause music to go do something else, it disconnects from MusicCast or Airplay if I left it paused for too long. The song I left off on is still there and at the same point when I...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Can’t play downloaded songs offline with Premium on iPhone

It all started yesterday, i was going to work and as always, i listen offline to my playlist that i downloaded months ago. And when i select the playlist, the green arrow is there but the songs show up dark. And i got a notification saying “this song...

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It all started yesterday, i was going to work and as always, i listen offline to my playlist that i downloaded months ago. And when i select the playlist, the green arrow is there but the songs show ...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Local files (neither from PC nor iOS) not showing up in the App.

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 11)Operating System(iOS 16.1) My Question or IssueThe songs from my Local Files library on the PC do not show up in the iOS-App anymore.And also after copying files to the iOS file system they still not show up ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device (iPhone 11) Operating System (iOS 16.1)   My Question or Issue The songs from my Local Files library on the PC do not show up in the iOS-App anymore...

iklemp

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Superuser Contribution Others playlists

I cant view any of my friends playlists and have tried uninstalling etcPlanFreeCountryUKDeviceiPhone 12 Pro Max Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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I cant view any of my friends playlists and have tried uninstalling etc Plan Free Country UK Device iPhone 12 Pro Max  Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) &nbs...

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Superuser Contribution No funciona Spotify en apple watch

No me deja abrir la aplicación de Spotify en mi Apple Watch intentó abrirla para poder entrar e no abre nose porque

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No me deja abrir la aplicación de Spotify en mi Apple Watch intentó abrirla para poder entrar e no abre nose porque 

Eni

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