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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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Weiwe

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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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makeabetterapp

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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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Superuser Contribution Has anyone else had their DJ suddenly switch languages?

My DJ suddenly switched to speaking Spanish for some reason even though the “DJ Language” setting is set to English. Help?

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My DJ suddenly switched to speaking Spanish for some reason even though the “DJ Language” setting is set to English. Help?

MateusM

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Superuser Contribution Volume decrease from Apple Watch after Notification

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch 7Operating SystemiOS 18.5 & iOS 11.5 My Question or IssueWhen running I prefer to connect my earbuds to my watch using bluetooth and then play Spotify from my Apple Watch, by doing this it e...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch 7 Operating System iOS 18.5 & iOS 11.5   My Question or Issue When running I prefer to connect my earbuds to my wat...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution CarPlay Plays a different song every time.

I never had that issue before, but for some days whenever I start my car, Spotify just glitch and plays any random playlist from recently played section, while a song is already playing. I have this issue for a week or two. I tried resetting the iPho...

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I never had that issue before, but for some days whenever I start my car, Spotify just glitch and plays any random playlist from recently played section, while a song is already playing.   I h...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Playback stuttering

Hi! I’m having stuttering problems too, but it’s not a Windows device. It’s my iPad. Everything else on all my Bluetooth devices work, so clearly it has to be Spotify. It doesn’t do this every day, but there are times that it stutters and I either ha...

Casual Listener

Hi! I’m having stuttering problems too, but it’s not a Windows device. It’s my iPad. Everything else on all my Bluetooth devices work, so clearly it has to be Spotify. It doesn’t do this every day, b...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution songs i never downloaded appear in my local files

PlanPremiumCountry Deviceiphone xr and macbook proOperating Systemlatest ios and macos My Question or Issuei transferred all of my mp3 to my Spotify File on the Files app on my phone and turned on the Local File setting on the spotify app and there’s...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device iphone xr and macbook pro Operating System latest ios and macos   My Question or Issue i transferred all of my mp3 to my Spotify File on the ...

Joan

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CarPlay Audio quality is forced to low - why?

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 14 My Question or IssueWhen I listen to Spotify in my BMW on CarPlay I noticed that the audio quality setting is overwritten to low, and it's is impossible to change back to Very High, which I normally us...

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Plan Premium Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 14   My Question or Issue When I listen to Spotify in my BMW on CarPlay I noticed that the audio quality setting is overwritten to low,...

Lindsay35

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Superuser Contribution How to rename a playlist

Available instructions say to go to the 3 dots at the top of the playlist, and choose from the menu. The instruction said it worked for both Android and IOS devices but neither of my devices have dots. So how can I rename a playlist?

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Available instructions say to go to the 3 dots at the top of the playlist, and choose from the menu. The instruction said it worked for both Android and IOS devices but neither of my devices have do...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution any idea how to block podcasts? .

any idea how can we block podcasts that we don't want to hear? Like how we block certain artists. I am intending to curb my"addiction" to certain podcasts by permanently blocking them. Thanks!

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any idea how can we block podcasts that we don't want to hear? Like how we block certain artists. I am intending to curb my"addiction" to certain podcasts by permanently blocking them. Thanks!  

TerjeH

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Superuser Contribution Stream not starting on Amazon Echo Studio anymore

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceAmazon Echo Studio / iPhone 13 My Question or IssueSince a few days I can't stream Spotify on my Amazon Echo Studio. I didn't change anything and on other Echo devices in the same household everything works fine but on ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Amazon Echo Studio / iPhone 13   My Question or Issue Since a few days I can't stream Spotify on my Amazon Echo Studio. I didn't change anything and o...

KmanDallas

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Touch preview on IOS

Hi community, Since yesterday I have the ability to use the touch preview to check out the songs in playlist, in other words, I can slide on the song and listen it quickly to check how is it. Spotify version 2.2.0.2464. Horácio

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Hi community,   Since yesterday I have the ability to use the touch preview to check out the songs in playlist, in other words, I can slide on the song and listen it quickly to check ho...

ApparelHero

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music stops playing after 10 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone XS MaxOperating SystemiOS 15.3.1 My Question or IssueWhen I listen to music with my iPhone, sometimes the song will simply stop playing after 10 seconds. This is totally random and happens with different songs. My...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone XS Max Operating System iOS 15.3.1   My Question or Issue When I listen to music with my iPhone, sometimes the song will simply stop playing a...

Yan383

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Solved!! Remove BMW Connected

How do I remove the connection between Spotify and BMW Connected??? I tried to delete the phone from my BMW system and also delete the BMW Connected app from the phone, but when I connect the phone to the car via USB it still thinks it should use BMW...

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How do I remove the connection between Spotify and BMW Connected??? I tried to delete the phone from my BMW system and also delete the BMW Connected app from the phone, but when I connect the phone t...

SomebodysBrother

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts stopping on the 12 hour mark

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 15Operating System(iOS 18.5) My Question or IssueWhen I’m listening to over 12 hours podcasts, the app suddenly stops it after the 12 hours mark. It marks the whole thing as listened, and skips to the next one. I ...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device iPhone 15 Operating System (iOS 18.5)   My Question or Issue When I’m listening to over 12 hours podcasts, the app suddenly stops it after the 12 hou...

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Superuser Contribution Artist’s Monthly Listeners Disappeared

PlanPremium StudentCountry UK DeviceIphone 16Operating SystemIOS 18.5 My Question or IssueHi, I just noticed that the monthly listeners count is no longer showing on artist pages on Spotify. For example, the number used to appear under their name, bu...

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Plan Premium Student Country UK   Device Iphone 16 Operating System IOS 18.5   My Question or Issue Hi, I just noticed that the monthly listeners count is no longer showing on...

Dessi

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing on iPhone when screen is locked

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 10Software version 15.3.1 My Question or Issue: When I press play on a song and lock my screen (when I go running for instance), Spotify app either plays the song and stops or it closes the app....

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 10 Software version 15.3.1   My Question or Issue:  When I press play on a song and lock my screen (when I go runni...

michael151

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Superuser Contribution Podcast (with video) Error loading, cannot play

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone XS)Operating System(iOS 18.3, latest Spotify version on 27/2/2025) My Question or IssueMy podcast (with video) is not loading and keep showing this A problem occured while loading, and a Session ID. Please fix, its ve...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone XS) Operating System (iOS 18.3, latest Spotify version on 27/2/2025)   My Question or Issue My podcast (with video) is not loading and keep s...

Dessi

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Song Previews

Remember when Spotify updated and they made it so that Spotify Premium members could 3D touch or hold down a certain song and it would play you 15 - 30 seconds of a section of that song so that you didnt have to click on it and stop what you were lis...

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Remember when Spotify updated and they made it so that Spotify Premium members could 3D touch or hold down a certain song and it would play you 15 - 30 seconds of a section of that song so that ...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Touch Preview on iPhone 6 with latest iOS (8.1.2) and latest Spotify app is broken.

Hello. I was all excited to learn the Touch Preview feature came to the iOS app, but it isn't working for me or my wife on either of our iPhone 6 phones. Our phones are identical in hardware and software versions. Touching and holding on a track or a...

Casual Listener

Hello. I was all excited to learn the Touch Preview feature came to the iOS app, but it isn't working for me or my wife on either of our iPhone 6 phones. Our phones are identical in hardware and soft...

MattSuda

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Solved!! iOS - Version 0.9.1.230 missing 30-sec preview

I just updated the Spotify app on my iPhone 4S today to the latest release. Upon doing so, it looks like the functionality to get a preview of a song is no longer included. In the previous version I had (sorry, not sure which version it was), I could...

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I just updated the Spotify app on my iPhone 4S today to the latest release. Upon doing so, it looks like the functionality to get a preview of a song is no longer included. In the previous version I ...

MattSuda

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