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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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Where'd all my content go?

I have the premium version of Spotify. I re-installed Spotify on my iPhone and since then, when I log in (via Facebook), I was brought to a free trial version and can't get to all my content. Even if I try logging out and logging back in and changing...

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I have the premium version of Spotify.  I re-installed Spotify on my iPhone and since then, when I log in (via Facebook), I was brought to a free trial version and can't get to all my content.&n...

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Annoying bug when syncing songs from PC

I'm trying to add a song from my PC iTunes library (Powerslave by Iron Maiden) to a playlist in Spotify and on my PC it works fine but when it syncs to my iPhone it replaces the song with a live version from a different album. Is there anyway to corr...

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I'm trying to add a song from my PC iTunes library (Powerslave by Iron Maiden) to a playlist in Spotify and on my PC it works fine but when it syncs to my iPhone it replaces the song with a live vers...

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Bug Report: iOS 5 incorrect interaction of locked play feature and Spotify application

When using the locked front panel controls to control spotify, Spotify fails to properly synconize track playback position when the application is re-launched. To recreate: 1. Create a 5 minute playable file (MP3). 2. Create a playlist that contains ...

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When using the locked front panel controls to control spotify, Spotify fails to properly synconize track playback position when the application is re-launched.   To recreate: 1. Create a 5...

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ipod touch wifi

Hi all. My ipod touch 3g doesnt work with spotify... i can't sync the any song but my wifi conection work well cause i can surf the web perfectly. But i can sycn the songs with my iPhone 4s perfectly. Do you know where is the problem???? Thanks.

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Hi all. My ipod touch 3g doesnt work with spotify... i can't sync the any song but my wifi conection work well cause i can surf the web perfectly. But i can sycn the songs with my iPhone 4s perfectly...

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Solved!! Help spotify is broken!

Spotify keeps freezing about 1 minute into every song, I deleted it and re downloaded and it's still doing the same, it also won't sync the songs any more and I'm a premium member! I've cancelled my subscription and applied again and still downloaded...

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Spotify keeps freezing about 1 minute into every song, I deleted it and re downloaded and it's still doing the same, it also won't sync the songs any more and I'm a premium member! I've cancelled my ...

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Solved!! Radio doesn't load on iOS 6

the thing never loads on RADIO. it just constantly spins. I had a friend try loading it on his iOS 5.1.1 device and it loaded right away. is this not supported yet for the beta version of iOS 6 ?

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the thing never loads on RADIO.  it just constantly spins.  I had a friend try loading it on his iOS 5.1.1 device and it loaded right away.  is this not supported yet for the beta vers...

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Group offline playlists like the Android app

A thing I really like about the Android app is the way it groups offline playlists. Right now if you have lots of groups of playlists in the iOS app it's a mess to find those playlists. Please bring that from the Android app. Thanks!

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A thing I really like about the Android app is the way it groups offline playlists. Right now if you have lots of groups of playlists in the iOS app it's a mess to find those playlists. Please bring ...

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Searching on iPod Ap seems limited vs. the laptop ap. Limited results on iPod - why?

Hello. I am completely perplexed. I just searched for something on my laptop Spotify Ap. 100s of options were exposed including the one album I was looking for. Then I did it on the IPad Ap as I wanted to play it through our airport express wirelessl...

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Hello. I am completely perplexed. I just searched for something on my laptop Spotify Ap. 100s of options were exposed including the one album I was looking for. Then I did it on the IPad Ap as I want...

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Iphone 4 APP freezes songs at 56 sec

Hey out there, since a few days my spotify stopps all songs, (local or streaming with 16 Mbit) after playing for 56 sec. Not possible to restart the song by playbutton or similar. I must restart the app. It happens with all songs! Anybody else with t...

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Hey out there, since a few days my spotify stopps all songs, (local or streaming with 16 Mbit) after playing for 56 sec. Not possible to restart the song by playbutton or similar. I must restar...

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Unable 2 download

Hi everyone, I received a email stating a free month of spotify premium, the problem is I have an iPad and I downloaded thespotify app and it won't let me download music or listen to music on this device, keeps saying stream on a desktop, can someone...

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Hi everyone, I received a email stating a free month of spotify premium, the problem is I have an iPad and I downloaded thespotify app and it won't let me download music or listen to music on this de...

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iOS Radio Skipping with Unlimited Plan

I just signed up for the unlimited plan thinking it would allow me unlimited skips while listing to the radio on my iPhone, but it's still counting down skips. What gives?

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I just signed up for the unlimited plan thinking it would allow me unlimited skips while listing to the radio on my iPhone, but it's still counting down skips. What gives?

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Computer sync

On the Spotify app on my phone, the sync quality is set to "Extreme", but sometimes my phone syncs the songs from my laptop which is also running Spotify. Does the computer sync the songs to my phone in Extreme quality?

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On the Spotify app on my phone, the sync quality is set to "Extreme", but sometimes my phone syncs the songs from my laptop which is also running Spotify. Does the computer sync the songs to my phone...

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Added songs from my computer library, won't sync to mobile

I just added a few songs from my computer to my Spotify library. The songs will play on the computer, but not on my mobile devices (off or online). When I click the song, it tells me to make the playlist available offline, which I already had.

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I just added a few songs from my computer to my Spotify library. The songs will play on the computer, but not on my mobile devices (off or online). When I click the song, it tells me to make the play...

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iPhone app major issues

At first my iPhone stopped playing songs about 1 minute in. So I deleted and reinstalled the app. Now, Playlists don't download or sync. Music still stops playing as well. My Spotify iPhone app is unusuable and I pay for premium! I already deleted so...

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At first my iPhone stopped playing songs about 1 minute in.  So I deleted and reinstalled the app.  Now, Playlists don't download or sync. Music still stops playing as well.  My ...

mikeimane

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Spotify on iphone 4 keeps crashing!!

I have re-installed numerous times and it just keeps cutting out after 30 seconds of a song. I have the premium package. This seems to be happening to a lot of people. Please spotify sort this out or I will have to cancel my subscription

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I have re-installed numerous times and it just keeps cutting out after 30 seconds of a song. I have the premium package. This seems to be happening to a lot of people.  Please spotify sort thi...

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#name subscribed to your playlist - SPAM

I´ve recieving about one new notification every 10-20 min (atleast its what it feels like) telling me I have a new subscriber to one of my playlists. I've turned spotify off in iPhones own notification and inside the Spotify app, everthing is turned ...

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I´ve recieving about one new notification every 10-20 min (atleast its what it feels like) telling me I have a new subscriber to one of my playlists. I've turned spotify off in iPhones own notificati...

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Continuous play of songs

I just subscribed to Spotify yesterday and was very excited untiI I tried to play back my song list. I can only listen to one song on my iPhone or iPad - no continuous play of list. I cannot even forward to the next song. I have to go to my playlist ...

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I just subscribed to Spotify yesterday and was very excited untiI I tried to play back my song list. I can only listen to one song on my iPhone or iPad - no continuous play of list. I cannot even for...

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Share of Operating Systems

Hi all, Does anyone know / have hunch of the current installed base of Spotify app by mobile operating system. We were discussing about this topic recently and it would be nice to have some kind of educated guess (or maybe even actual facts) about th...

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Hi all,   Does anyone know / have hunch of the current installed base of Spotify app by mobile operating system. We were discussing about this topic recently and it would be nice to have som...

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The app stops playing/starts playing/skips around by itself

I've been using the Spotify iPhone app for almost a year. A few days ago, the app started skipping to different points in a song by itself. Sometimes it starts the song over, sometimes it skips around to different songs (so fast) until I quit the app...

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I've been using the Spotify iPhone app for almost a year. A few days ago, the app started skipping to different points in a song by itself. Sometimes it starts the song over, sometimes it skips aroun...

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Itunes music imported from CD WONT sync for offline

My spotify premium won't let me sync the songs that have been imported from a CD to my Itunes Account. I imported the CD to itunes, then transfered my local files to spotify and everything on the spotify playlist will import EXCEPT my CD songs- they ...

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My spotify premium won't let me sync the songs that have been imported from a CD to my Itunes Account.  I imported the CD to itunes, then transfered my local files to spotify and everything on t...

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