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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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Radio station sync with iOS?

I have created some radio stations on both my desktop and my mac. Is there a way to sync them? Looks like they stay separate from what I can tell. Also, can you edit the radio stations, change name etc... like with paylists. Dont see an option to giv...

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I have created some radio stations on both my desktop and my mac. Is there a way to sync them? Looks like they stay separate from what I can tell.  Also, can you edit the radio stations, change ...

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Search only finds tracks already listened to

I can only see tracks I have already added to playlists I subscribe to online so when I search it returns nothing or just those tracks if I search for a band already saved onto my iPad. Same problem on my phone. What's happening?

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I can only see tracks I have already added to playlists I subscribe to online so when I search it returns nothing or just those tracks if I search for a band already saved onto my iPad. Same problem ...

herbivore68

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My Spotify Premium account is not activating

Hi, my payment has gone through, and I've re-installed the app on iPhone logged out etc...not sure what to do...Thanks

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Hi, my payment has gone through, and I've re-installed the app on iPhone logged out etc...not sure what to do... Thanks 🙂

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IPone App

I have installed the app and paid for the premium account but will only work on my laptop not the phone heeeelpppp

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I have installed the app and paid for the premium account but will only work on my laptop not the phone heeeelpppp

Richard

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ipod touch 2nd generation

spotify does not regonize my Ipod touch 2nd generation under devices...how do I fix this

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spotify does not regonize my Ipod touch 2nd generation under devices...how do I fix this  

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Service is spotty and it's NOT my provider

For the past 4 or 5 days streaming on my iPhone has been super spotty. For the first few days it wouldn't even play a song, but now it pauses every 10-15 seconds and/or just doesn't play. I haven't been anywhere and I get EXCELLENT service (always ha...

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For the past 4 or 5 days streaming on my iPhone has been super spotty.  For the first few days it wouldn't even play a song, but now it pauses every 10-15 seconds and/or just doesn't play. &nb...

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Premium content

Anybody know why my premium content has suddenly just disappeared when I have two weeks left?

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Anybody know why my premium content has suddenly just disappeared when I have two weeks left?

David

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Stereo Problems

Spotify used to work amazingly on my car stereo (Sony) however - ever since they added the album covers update to spotify, whenever I press the next track button from my car stereo the itunes library takes over and kicks spotify off - the only way fo...

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Spotify used to work amazingly on my car stereo (Sony) however - ever since they added the album covers update to spotify, whenever I press the next track button from my car stereo the itunes library...

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Solved!! desktop playlists don't sync to iphone

Have been a happy premium user for a year or more. got in a tangle today --iphone app hung at the login screen, so i removed the app from phone and reinstalled. logged back in and--I can't see any of my spotify playlists! i canb see them fine on the ...

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Have been a happy premium user for a year or more. got in a tangle today --iphone app hung at the login screen, so i removed the app from phone and reinstalled. logged back in and--I can't see any of...

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Mobile Problems

Hello, I am not sure where to put this. I have my Ipod Touch and now my Droid. I had Spotify on both, but I added Spotimote which needed a username and password. So now on both of these my files from my computer that were on Spotify are not on my dev...

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Hello, I am not sure where to put this. I have my Ipod Touch and now my Droid. I had Spotify on both, but I added Spotimote which needed a username and password. So now on both of these my files...

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One Playlist Only Not Syncing

I've made some changes to one playlist on my computer only this change isn't showing on my iPhone (3g). I made some changes to another playlist and that showed up fine but this one playlist remains the same whatever I try. Any ideas? I'm using it thr...

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I've made some changes to one playlist on my computer only this change isn't showing on my iPhone (3g).   I made some changes to another playlist and that showed up fine but this one playlis...

David

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same songs over and over....

Hello, i'm new to Spotify. I'm using the free version. I love the concept of thumbs up/thumbs down. However, it's getting to the point where I'm afraid to tell Spotify I like a song because Spotify then plays that song waaaay too much. I thought the ...

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Hello, i'm new to Spotify.  I'm using the free version.  I love the concept of thumbs up/thumbs down. However, it's getting to the point where I'm afraid to tell Spotify I like a song bec...

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Bug: Can't swipe on search results (iPhone App)

Hi...I'm going to add this as a bug as I'm pretty sure it is not the intended behaviour. When on the iPhone app, after performing a search (be it inside a playlist or the general search) there is no way to swipe on a track and perform the secondary a...

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Hi...I'm going to add this as a bug as I'm pretty sure it is not the intended behaviour.   When on the iPhone app, after performing a search (be it inside a playlist or the general search) t...

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5 questions about the iPhone Spotify app

Hello, I am an MA student in Technical Communication at Portsmouth University, UK and I am designing the Help for Spotify's iPhone app as part of my dissertation. To find out which Spotify features are not clear enough and need documenting, I have ad...

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Hello,    I am an MA student in Technical Communication at Portsmouth University, UK and I am designing the Help for Spotify's iPhone app as part of my dissertation.    To...

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Search function stopped working

My search function was working just fine, then stopped. When I enter a track, album, or artist and hit the Search button on my iPhone 4s, I just get the message that I "can enter tracks, albums or artists in the search field" instead of it pulling up...

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My search function was working just fine, then stopped.  When I enter a track, album, or artist and hit the Search button on my iPhone 4s, I just get the message that I "can enter tracks, albums...

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Offiline Sync'ed Tracks Pause on iPhone When Network Drops

When on the train listening to offline Sync'ed tracks and the iPhone goes into an area of non-mobile coverage the Track briefly pauses when the network coverage is lost and again when it comes back, it is very annoying! What is more annoying is this ...

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When on the train listening to offline Sync'ed tracks and the iPhone goes into an area of non-mobile coverage the Track briefly pauses when the network coverage is lost and again when it comes back, ...

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Why is there nothing in mobile version?

I do not understand why there is a charge for use in mobile devices?On the free desktop app it will show the radio and the shared music... but this can't be used in the mobile version?

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I do not understand why there is a charge for use in mobile devices? On the free desktop app it will show the radio and the shared music... but this can't be used in the mobile version?

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Lost files on spotify

I had a bunch of songs disappear from my playlist so I went to re-download them and it is telling me to start a radio on the artist is there a way to fix this!? I really want to listen to my music as soon as possible

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I had a bunch of songs disappear from my playlist so I went to re-download them and it is telling me to start a radio on the artist is there a way to fix this!? I really want to listen to my music as...

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Solved!! Certain album crashes Spotify

When trying to open album "Meiltä puuttuu kaikki" by "Kemmuru", Spotify crashes. Latest iOS (5.1.1), iPhone 4. Reinstalling Spotify does not solve the issue. Something weird with the album data too, because the afore mentioned album cannot be found i...

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When trying to open album "Meiltä puuttuu kaikki" by "Kemmuru", Spotify crashes. Latest iOS (5.1.1), iPhone 4. Reinstalling Spotify does not solve the issue. Something weird with the album data too, ...

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5 questions about the Spotify app/ Win a Premium account

Hello, I am an MA student in Technical Communication at Portsmouth University, UK and I am designing the Help for Spotify's mobile app as part of my dissertation. To find out which Spotify features are not clear enough and need documenting, I have ad...

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  Hello,    I am an MA student in Technical Communication at Portsmouth University, UK and I am designing the Help for Spotify's mobile app as part of my dissertati...

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