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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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My feature request, ease of use, bug fixes

The following are some of my Update requests. Some are must have items/issues and some I think would mave the iPhone app easier to use.. 1) Anti Skip buffer - this is a must for anyone who likes walking around with their iPhone listening to music. Ri...

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The following are some of my Update requests. Some are must have items/issues and some I think would mave the iPhone app easier to use.. 1) Anti Skip buffer - this is a must for anyone who  lik...

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ok im thick

ok im trying spotify free month first being on here for 3 yrs now and have a lot of good playlists,now im using an ipod with spotify app,got my playlists on ipod now and they all seem to play ok,,but is that only cos im near my wireless router ,if i ...

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ok im trying spotify free month first being on here for 3 yrs now and have a lot of good playlists,now im using an ipod with spotify app,got my playlists on ipod now and they all seem to play ok,,but...

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Spotify not syncing correct local file.

On my Spotify application on the Mac, I have a couple playlists of Live MP3s that are not available from spotify. If I play these tracks using my Mac, they play just fine. If I sync them to my iPhone, it will sync the studio versions of the tracks in...

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On my Spotify application on the Mac, I have a couple playlists of Live MP3s that are not available from spotify.  If I play these tracks using my Mac, they play just fine.  If I sync them ...

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Playlist recovering

Hello with a accident i deleted 2 playlists on my phone could you please help me with recovering them?

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Hello with a accident i deleted 2 playlists on my phone could you please help me with recovering them?

MattSuda

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Solved!! CRITICAL RADIO PROBLEM

I was listening to a radio station from dR sound effects, and a track called "juicey porn orgasm" played, and was added to my radio station as a new station.., and i cant get it off my radio stations, and there is a bunch of recomendations for porn s...

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I was listening to a radio station from dR sound effects, and a track called "juicey porn orgasm" played, and was added to my radio station as a new station.., and i cant get it off my radio stations...

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Sort Playlists by Artists or Albums

Please implement a view where you can see all Artists or Ablums of your playlist.Such as the iPod or any other music app. Even rdio did it right implementing this. Currently, Finding (offline) music is a mess.Please don't refer to search as workaroun...

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Please implement a view where you can see all Artists or Ablums of your playlist. Such as the iPod or any other music app.  Even rdio did it right implementing this.   Currently, Finding...

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Deleting a station

Hi. How do you delete a station, from an iPad ? Also, how do you stop listening to a station? Thanks!

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Hi. How do you delete a station, from an iPad ? Also, how do you stop listening to a station? Thanks!

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Solved!! Spotify Playing On Speaker instead of headphones

Was pretty awesome trying to listen to music on this new app this morning and blasting it suddenly across my office. My headphones were in and I thought I was ready to go. Why would this default to the speaker???

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Was pretty awesome trying to listen to music on this new app this morning and blasting it suddenly across my office. My headphones were in and I thought I was ready to go. Why would this default to t...

Liam

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iPod Nano Synching and Local Files Message

I'm not having a problem syncing I have that down, but it says "only local files have been synced". I am on the free trial of premium right now, so I'm not sure if that is what is limiting my being able to sync or not. If it is, is there a way to jus...

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I'm not having a problem syncing I have that down, but it says "only local files have been synced".  I am on the free trial of premium right now, so I'm not sure if that is what is limiting my b...

Richard

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unable to reinstall

I have an ipod version 4.2.1 8gb and i had spotify on it, but it kept shutting down in the middle of the song's or if i was searching. so i looked online for help, and they said to redownload it, so i undownloaded it and tried to redownload it, as i ...

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I have an ipod version 4.2.1 8gb and i had spotify on it, but it kept shutting down in the middle of the song's or if i was searching. so i looked online for help, and they said to redownload it, so ...

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Music algorithm.

Ok spotify. wtf is wrong with your music algorithm? My song seed for this station is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1piT-w1xJkc and you have given me not one, not 2, but 6 songs by this artist:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4hWR2Dfl9g even though I...

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Ok spotify. wtf is wrong with your music algorithm? My song seed for this station is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1piT-w1xJkc and you have given me not one, not 2, but 6 songs by this ar...

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Albums on desktop version not on iPad

Oh hai guis, I was listening to James Morrison - Undiscovered album from 2006 on Spotify last night on my windows desktop. Since my windows desktop can not do Airplay, that I know of (unless you use third party app like Airfoil which means ALL sounds...

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Oh hai guis,   I was listening to James Morrison - Undiscovered album from 2006 on Spotify last night on my windows desktop. Since my windows desktop can not do Airplay, that I know of (unle...

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Solved!! Problem with premium on iphone

just got 30 day free trial and i use facebook to login. On my iphone it says that its not premium and ive logged in and out and redownlaoded the app. what do i do?

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just got 30 day free trial and i use facebook to login.  On my iphone it says that its not premium and ive logged in and out and redownlaoded the app.  what do i do?

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Lately, every few tracks on multiple playlists get an exclamation point highlighted in orange. Then, I can never play them off line. I have a premium account. What gives?

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Lately, every few tracks on multiple playlists get an exclamation point highlighted in orange. Then, I can never play them off line. I have a premium account. What gives?

Liam

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Iphone App Not Activating

I just upgraded to premium and it will not activate on my iPhone. I've uninstalled and installed the app several times and I am still not able to stream! Any help would be great!Thanks, Doug

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I just upgraded to premium and it will not activate on my iPhone. I've uninstalled and installed the app several times and I am still not able to stream! Any help would be great! Thanks, Doug

MattSuda

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Problems with premium on iPhone

I just started my 30 day free trial of premium today. Everything works great on the computer, but my app still acts like I have a free account. I've tried redownloading the app, logging out and back in, and nothing seems to work. Help!

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I just started my 30 day free trial of premium today. Everything works great on the computer, but my app still acts like I have a free account. I've tried redownloading the app, logging out and back ...

MattSuda

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Crashing when deleting "Liked from Radio"

Long time Spotify user who just resubbed after a short hiatus. Before I resubbed I checked out the free radio and thought it was a pretty cool feature. I "liked" some of the songs that I heard and the app automatically created a playlist called "Like...

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Long time Spotify user who just resubbed after a short hiatus. Before I resubbed I checked out the free radio and thought it was a pretty cool feature. I "liked" some of the songs that I heard and th...

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iphone app volume normalization absent

I cannot find volume normalization in settings. I have the latest update on an iphone 3gs. Is it not available in this app?

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I cannot find volume normalization in settings. I have the latest update on an iphone 3gs. Is it not available in this app?

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iPhone not syncing music to facebook over 3G

I've realised that since the latest release has come out that my music is no longer syncing to my facebook profile when my iPhone 4 using iOS 5 is connected to 3G. But when my phone is connected to my home WiFi it does sync the songs that I'm listeni...

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I've realised that since the latest release has come out that my music is no longer syncing to my facebook profile when my iPhone 4 using iOS 5 is connected to 3G. But when my phone is connected to m...

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Shuffle using a playlist keeps repeating the same songs.

I dl a Rolling Stones Greatest Rock Hits playlist with 500 songs. But I don't see a way to play the playlist in any sequential order. All the songs in the playlist have little green arrows next to them. Then at the top I see three dots. When I touch ...

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I dl a Rolling Stones Greatest Rock Hits playlist with 500 songs.  But I don't see a way to play the playlist in any sequential order.  All the songs in the playlist have little green arrow...

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