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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 ...

Roadie

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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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I do not have more than 3 devices with offline playlists...

I have 1 (one) device with offline playlists, my iPhone, however Spotify regularly tells me that I have more than 3 devices with offline playlists, which is simply not true. I do have Spotify installed on 4 devices - iPhone, home computer, work compu...

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I have 1 (one) device with offline playlists, my iPhone, however Spotify regularly tells me that I have more than 3 devices with offline playlists, which is simply not true.   I do have Spotif...

amotshaymano

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3gs can not log on

have just updated my 3gs and username and password do not accept input. the login using facebook does work but i do not have a facebook account

Newbie

have just updated my 3gs and username and password do not accept input. the login using facebook does work but i do not have a facebook account

David

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Solved!! Spotify crashes on 3GS

This is a joke. Your app constantly crashes on my iPhone 3GS. I can play 1 or 2 tracks, and then the screen goes black for a second and the app crashes. Nevermind the poor usability and the gaps in the stream - it's the crashing that gets on my nerve...

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This is a joke. Your app constantly crashes on my iPhone 3GS. I can play 1 or 2 tracks, and then the screen goes black for a second and the app crashes. Nevermind the poor usability and the gaps in t...

Raphael

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Certain local files not showing album art

There are some local files at my PC which I had to add album covers to. But the problem is that the album art won't show on my iPhone. It works perfectly fine on my Mac. Some of the song which i had to add art to works, but not every song. :c

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There are some local files at my PC which I had to add album covers to. But the problem is that the album art won't show on my iPhone. It works perfectly fine on my Mac. Some of the song which i had ...

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ipod wants to login very often

hi, i'm currently using spotify premium trial on my ipod touch.since 2 weeks i've got the following issue: more or less every 2nd day spotify wants me to login / verify login status with my facebook account. no problem when i'm at home connected to m...

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hi,   i'm currently using spotify premium trial on my ipod touch. since 2 weeks i've got the following issue: more or less every 2nd day spotify wants me to login / verify login status with m...

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Local files won't sync iPhone

I have 2 PC's. That's also 2 diferents Wifi connections i 2 cities. Once I wanted to sync my local songs from PC nº1 to my iPhone. It worked well but the problem goes when I changed my mind and decided to sync local songs from PC nº2 to my iPhone. It...

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I have 2 PC's. That's also 2 diferents Wifi connections i 2 cities. Once I wanted to sync my local songs from PC nº1 to my iPhone. It worked well but the problem goes when I changed my mind and decid...

mnagle33

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iphone 'loses' synced tracks

I have an iPhone and have set a couple of playlists to be synced and available offline. And when first set up it worked fine and I could listen to them offline. But I've had to re-sync them several times. I have to do it right now. Why does this keep...

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I have an iPhone and have set a couple of playlists to be synced and available offline. And when first set up it worked fine and I could listen to them offline. But I've had to re-sync them several t...

seeluis

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Solved!! Spotify keeps pausing (stops) songs when docked in my car docking

After i updated to iOs 5.1 spotify keeps pausing my songs. It seems randomly, but i see that other people have issue about every minute. I think it pauses every three minutes for me. I just have to resume the song, but its really annoying. I have tri...

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After i updated to iOs 5.1 spotify keeps pausing my songs. It seems randomly, but i see that other people have issue about every minute. I think it pauses every three minutes for me. I just have to r...

ChiaPet

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Solved!! Can't listen to any songs!

Hey, i got a problem. I can listen to a song for just 40-120 sec and then it stops. I have tried to reinstall the app, resync all songs, resync in 3G and wifi, delete some playlist but nothing works. The problem is still there and atm i just waste my...

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Hey, i got a problem. I can listen to a song for just 40-120 sec and then it stops. I have tried to reinstall the app, resync all songs, resync in 3G and wifi, delete some playlist but nothing works....

Kjartis

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Offline Music Content is not Being Removed From the Phone.

I noticed the Spotify APP does not remove music content from the phone's hard drive when a playlist is switched from offline to onlineplayback. I first noticed this issue when removing songs from an offline playlist. I noticed that the size of the sp...

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I noticed the Spotify APP does not remove music content from the phone's hard drive when a playlist is switched from offline to onlineplayback.    I first noticed this issue when removing...

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Will I ever be able to sync all the music with my ipod nano?

Hey guys, first of all, thanks for finally starting your service in Germany -- you're doing a great job I know that my answer is kind of answered in https://www.spotify.com/help/faq/ipod-integration/can-i-sync-my-streaming-music-from-spotify-to-my-ip...

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Hey guys,   first of all, thanks for finally starting your service in Germany -- you're doing a great job 🙂   I know that my answer is kind of answered in https://www.spotify.com/help/...

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What is the size of offline songs?

I deleted around 120 songs. Then I noticed that my phone didnt re-gain any space. What does it takes to free the space?

Music Fan

I deleted around 120 songs. Then I noticed that my phone didnt re-gain any space. What does it takes to free the space?

ekyle125

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Solved!! No sync of offline tracks

Premiun user. iPhone 4S. Tracks in playlists that are set to offline mode simply do not download. ??

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Premiun user. iPhone 4S. Tracks in playlists that are set to offline mode simply do not download.  ??

imyourvenus

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Solved!! Barely scrobbles to LastFM. Why?

The iphone app NEVER scrobbles to LastFM. That feature is enabled, and will SOMETIMES scrobble to LastFM if I am extremely lucky. Why is this? Also, why are some albums available on the desktop client but not the mobile app?

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The iphone app NEVER scrobbles to LastFM. That feature is enabled, and will SOMETIMES scrobble to LastFM if I am extremely lucky. Why is this?   Also, why are some albums available on the desk...

andreas_wotte

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Playlists

Hi, I'm new to this. Is there a way to alphabetize my playlists by Artist?

Newbie

Hi, I'm new to this. Is there a way to alphabetize my playlists by Artist?

David

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Problem

I am having the same problem. When I try to listen to a song it tells me something about my premium account?

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I am having the same problem. When I try to listen to a song it tells me something about my premium account?

Richard

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Solved!! iphone streaming issues

Running spotify app on iphone 4 ios 5. Problems started a week ago or so. Takes forever to start streaming a song, then stops streaming after about a minute. App stays open and doesn't crash, but won't stream any more. If I close the app and reopen i...

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Running spotify app on iphone 4 ios 5.  Problems started a week ago or so.  Takes forever to start streaming a song, then stops streaming after about a minute.  App stays open and does...

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The "what's new" tab just offers one album

It used to be when I tapped "what's new" I would see all kinds of top ten songs, that sort of thing. Now all it offers is U2's Achtung Baby. Odd. Where did the What's New screen go?

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It used to be when I tapped "what's new" I would see all kinds of top ten songs, that sort of thing.  Now all it offers is U2's Achtung Baby.   Odd.  Where did the What's New scre...

David

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Solved!! offline sync not working

Having trouble syncing a playlist that is on iPhone and Mac * "available offline" set to "on" on iphone and Mac* songs in playlist that are not available via spotify are available mac, show up in playlist on mac,* both devices on the same wireless ne...

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Having trouble syncing a playlist that is on iPhone and Mac   * "available offline" set to "on" on iphone and Mac * songs in playlist that are not available via spotify are available mac, sho...

ConnorBerge

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Solved!! Re Order Playlist by Artist

I have an Iphone 4S, is it possible to arrange playlists alphabetically by artist? It seems to do it by date you download / save to playlist which is quite annoying.....? Cheers

Newbie

  I have an Iphone 4S, is it possible to arrange playlists alphabetically by artist? It seems to do it by date you download / save to playlist which is quite annoying.....?   Cheers

DeathcoreDogDad

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