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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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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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Sleep timer does not work with latest iOS version of Spotify

iPod Touch, latest generation. When I set the timer on the iPod to stop playing and I am using Spotify, it will initially stop but then immediately starts playing again. This is a new problem with the latest version of Spotify. I tested it and the ti...

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iPod Touch, latest generation.  When I set the timer on the iPod to stop playing and I am using Spotify, it will initially stop but then immediately starts playing again.  This is a new pro...

Leovanwezemael44

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Solved!! Music keeps cutting off

On my iPad and iPhone streaming music is terible at the moment. Keeps cutting off. On all qualities. Syncing is extremely slow. 1 song in 10 minutes??!! Spotify, it seems as if your servers just can't handle al the music streams. Please fix, I'm thin...

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On my iPad and iPhone streaming music is terible at the moment. Keeps cutting off. On all qualities. Syncing is extremely slow. 1 song in 10 minutes??!! Spotify, it seems as if your servers just can'...

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Solved!! Crashes

New spotify app for IPad crashes very often. I also miss the volume slider and the integration of apps as in the iMac version.

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New spotify app for IPad crashes very often. I also miss the volume slider and the integration of apps as in the iMac version.

drako3759

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Ipad App bug

Displays incorrect song in bottom of the screen and the song position (cursor) does not move when playing. I change songs and it does not change song displayed in screen bottom. But the correct song plays perfectly. I start playing and cursor does no...

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Displays incorrect song in bottom of the screen and the song position (cursor) does not move when playing. I change songs and it does not change song displayed in screen bottom. But the correct song ...

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Solved!! iPad not listed under devices

I've used Google for this problem and have gotten several threads but no results. All of them say to make sure you're on the same Wi-Fi, have certain ports open, make sure your firewall is accepting spotify, etc; All of these things I have done and m...

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I've used Google for this problem and have gotten several threads but no results. All of them say to make sure you're on the same Wi-Fi, have certain ports open, make sure your firewall is accepting ...

David

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Is there a "Radio" function on the mobile version like there is on the desktop version?

Is there a "Radio" function on the mobile version like there is on the desktop version? When I say radio, please understand I'm not talking about about an actual radio station, I am looking for something that shuffles through content based on Genre. ...

Newbie

Is there a "Radio" function on the mobile version like there is on the desktop version?   When I say radio, please understand I'm not talking about about an actual radio station, I am looking ...

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Songs won't start playing

Updated the App on my iPhone 4 yesterday and now the songs won't start playing. They're not buffering--just not playing on from 0:00 as if they're paused. The triangle "play" icon turns to a "pause" symbol and everything. I have a strong wifi connect...

Newbie

Updated the App on my iPhone 4 yesterday and now the songs won't start playing. They're not buffering--just not playing on from 0:00 as if they're paused. The triangle "play" icon turns to a "pause" ...

TH19

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Send music to Spotify People, now sends a facebook message w/ link also?

Since the recent "iPad update", whenever I send "spotify people" a song it also sends them a facebook message with the song link. Is there a way to turn this off?? I just want to shoot them a song within spotify, not facebook message them. Or is this...

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Since the recent "iPad update", whenever I send "spotify people" a song it also sends them a facebook message with the song link.  Is there a way to turn this off??  I just want to shoot th...

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iPad App will not launch from facebook Spotify link on my iPad 3

On my iPad 3, when I select a Spotify link in facebook, via Safari, that was posted by a user listening to a Spotify song, the following happens: 1. facebook asks if I would like to open Spotify to play the track2. I select Open Spotify3. The iPad Sp...

Newbie

On my iPad 3, when I select a Spotify link in facebook, via Safari, that was posted by a user listening to a Spotify song, the following happens:   1. facebook asks if I would like to open Spo...

Peter__

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Title of album in playlist is gone? How to enable?

Spotify used to show the album title in the playlist in the iPhone app. In the new iPad app the album title seems to have disappeared from the playlist. Am I missing an option to enable this, or is it really gone? It's a huge problem for me because S...

Music Fan

Spotify used to show the album title in the playlist in the iPhone app. In the new iPad app the album title seems to have disappeared from the playlist. Am I missing an option to enable this, or is i...

Morgal

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Solved!! Impossible to add tracks to a playlist or queue found via search

I often search directly on a song title and with the new iPad I get them all nicely displayed, thats good. However, when I want to queue one of the songs I have to actually play it before I can add in the lower left corner. When searching for an arti...

Newbie

I often search directly on a song title and with the new iPad I get them all nicely displayed, thats good. However, when I want to queue one of the songs I have to actually play it before I can add i...

meatworld

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Playback stops after one song

I've been using the iPhone app for some time now, and has been working fine. Up until the update before the iPad update. Once I updated, I could only play a song in any playlist before it would break. It would go to the next song that was queued up (...

Music Fan

I've been using the iPhone app for some time now, and has been working fine.  Up until the update before the iPad update.  Once I updated, I could only play a song in any playlist before it...

vampyrvet

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How do I UNSYNC my iPod touch

I accidentally synced my iTunes collection to my iPod via Spotify. I don't want that and can't find how to get the music off my device. What do I do?

Newbie

I accidentally synced my iTunes collection to my iPod via Spotify. I don't want that and can't find how to get the music off my device.   What do I do?

David

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Last.fm scrobbling not working in the new iOS app

I love the new iPad app but it doesn't seem to want to scrobble to Last.fm anymore. Prior to the release of the iPad app, I was using the iPhone app on my iPad and it would scrobble without any problems. I have tried the following to get scrobbling w...

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I love the new iPad app but it doesn't seem to want to scrobble to Last.fm anymore. Prior to the release of the iPad app, I was using the iPhone app on my iPad and it would scrobble without any probl...

talesfer

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Solved!! Search facility on mobile app

Hi. Does anyone know how to search for genres of music or year of release in iPhone app? I know you can do this in desktop version although it always seems a bit hit & miss to me. I have downloaded spotilicious app on iTunes which allows you to creat...

Roadie

Hi. Does anyone know how to search for genres of music or year of release in iPhone app? I know you can do this in desktop version although it always seems a bit hit & miss to me. I have download...

Stany70

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A question about 'Now Playing'

I was wondering if there is a way to view the Queue in the IPhone app.I'm not sure if I missed something but, from quite a bit of looking, the actual link to the Queue doesn't seem to exist.

Newbie

I was wondering if there is a way to view the Queue in the IPhone app. I'm not sure if I missed something but, from quite a bit of looking, the actual link to the Queue doesn't seem to exist.

Stany70

Roadie

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Play Queue on iPad App?

Is it possible to see the entire play queue on the iPad app? I know how to add a song to the queue, but I haven't found a way to change the position of the next songs to be played yet. Thanks for any advice!Oliver

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Is it possible to see the entire play queue on the iPad app? I know how to add a song to the queue, but I haven't found a way to change the position of the next songs to be played yet.    ...

MattSuda

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aux cord

hello i have 2012 honda fit and it has a aux cord that loads spotifiy perfectly. the recent update i think 5.0 on the iphone app removed the ability for the screen to stay on while plugged into aux cord. can you guys put that back? i dont like my scr...

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hello i have 2012 honda fit and it has a aux cord that loads spotifiy perfectly. the recent update i think 5.0 on the iphone app removed the ability for the screen to stay on while plugged into aux c...

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Attn iOS developers: Simple suggestion for iPad app

First off, great app. Really well done and I'm happy to see it done well the first time around. That being said I have a small suggestion that I believe would increase the efficacy of this app. After selecting a playlist and clicking 'edit' it is imp...

Newbie

First off, great app. Really well done and I'm happy to see it done well the first time around. That being said I have a small suggestion that I believe would increase the efficacy of this app. After...

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IOS APP Update

The Spotify iPhone app recently got a Update, but after installing this all my offline playlist, which where safed on the iPhone are gone and i had too download all this tracks again. Is it normal that all the Tracks are gone after the Update?

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The Spotify iPhone app recently got a Update, but after installing this all my offline playlist, which where safed on the iPhone are gone and i had too download all this tracks again.    ...

Stany70

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