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Solved!! Where has the What’s New feature gone?

On the latest version of Spotify on my iPad, it is no longer showing the What’s New option under my profile. This very usefully listed the new releases every day. Instead there is a new feature Listening Stats, which although somewhat interesting, do...

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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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Superuser Contribution Offline Mode keeps crashing on iPhone

Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 15 Pro Operating System iOS 17.6.1 My Question or Issue When Spotify goes offline, it allows me to see my downloaded songs and playlists (but is slow). I click play on a song, it plays but the app cras...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 15 Pro Operating System iOS 17.6.1   My Question or Issue When Spotify goes offline, it allows me to see my downloaded songs ...

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Solved!! Bad sound quality when connected to bluetooth headphones

PlanPremiumCountryVietnamDeviceiPhone SE 2016Operating SystemiOS 13 My Issue I have bad sound quality when i connected to bluetooth headphones (JBL T500BT).

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Plan Premium Country Vietnam Device iPhone SE 2016 Operating System iOS 13   My Issue  I have bad sound quality when i connected to bluetooth headphones (JBL T500BT).

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify will not play on iPad or iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPad and iPhone Operating System iOS 17 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIn the past two days I have been unable to play any music on either my iPad or iPhone - though playback on my iMac is OK. I ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device iPad and iPhone  Operating System iOS 17   (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue In the past two days I hav...

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Superuser Contribution How to clear an entire queue?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueHow do I delete an entire queue? I can only remove individual songs and I have a queue of more than 50... It's incredibly annoying and painful.I tried the hack of removing ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue How do I delete an entire queue? I can only remove individual songs and I have a queue of more t...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution audio break up when moving between mobile / wifi / downloaded

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 MiniOperating SystemiOS 17, 18, 24 My Question or IssueI often leave the flat listening to a podcast. I find that the audio chops and breaks up when I lose contact with wifi and enter mobile. It'...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 13 Mini Operating System iOS 17, 18, 24   My Question or Issue I often leave the flat listening to a podcast.  I find that...

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Superuser Contribution Jam not working

I can't join a jam but others can join my jam. And yes, I have logged out and logged back in. I've also uninstalled and reinstalled the app. And I don't use an add blocker. And it doesn't work on other devices either. And nothing helped

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I can't join a jam but others can join my jam. And yes, I have logged out and logged back in. I've also uninstalled and reinstalled the app. And I don't use an add blocker. And it doesn't work on oth...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Connect taking over volume control of AV receiver / speakers

PlanPremium CountryUK DeviceIphone 12 Pro Operating SystemiOS 16 My Question or IssueSince updating to iOS 16 a few days ago I have had problems with the Spotify app taking over and not allowing separate volume control of my AV receiver / speakers.Th...

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  Plan Premium   Country UK   Device Iphone 12 Pro   Operating System iOS 16   My Question or Issue Since updating to iOS 16 a few days ago I have had problems ...

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Superuser Contribution Pausing after 1 second

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 18.6.2 My Question or IssueTracks are playing for 1 second then pausing.I’ve deleted the app and reinstalled but it’s still doing the same.It was ok this morning going to work but on the way home ...

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Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 18.6.2   My Question or Issue Tracks are playing for 1 second then pausing. I’ve deleted the app and reinstalled but ...

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Superuser Contribution Crackling on iOS 26

As if a couple days ago, anything I play via Spotify is crackling. at first I thought it was my phone, but then I realized that I could listen to YouTube and other things just fine. I have cleared the caches and downloads within the app settings and ...

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As if a couple days ago, anything I play via Spotify is crackling. at first I thought it was my phone, but then I realized that I could listen to YouTube and other things just fine. I have cleared th...

Eni

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Why is playback switching from my iPhone to my Laptop

When I am listening to Spotify on my iPhone via Airpods, playback will often switch to my Laptop. I don't even have to be in the vicinity of the Laptop, I can be several kilometers away on a run when this happens. I can switch playback to my iPhone b...

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When I am listening to Spotify on my iPhone via Airpods, playback will often switch to my Laptop. I don't even have to be in the vicinity of the Laptop, I can be several kilometers away on a run when...

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Superuser Contribution How can I hide the list of all playlists a song is already on when adding it to a new one?

How can I hide all of the playlists a song is already on so I don't have to scroll through that list every time I want to add a song to a new playlist? It has made playlist creation very annoying. I've looked online and also through the Spotify commu...

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How can I hide all of the playlists a song is already on so I don't have to scroll through that list every time I want to add a song to a new playlist? It has made playlist creation very annoying. I'...

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Spotify on older iPad (iOS 9.3.5)

Our ipad with iOS 9.3.5 was working with some Spotify limitations (not all screens would display) however it played music and connected to our sound system. On 12 August 2024 the ipad logged itself out of spotify and now it will not login. When enter...

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Our ipad with iOS 9.3.5 was working with some Spotify limitations (not all screens would display) however it played music and connected to our sound system. On 12 August 2024 the ipad logged itself o...

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Superuser Contribution Mix Beta - "Pass filter out" does not work

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 18.7.1App version9.0.01.1231My Question or IssueSince 2025-10-25 the effect the is some sort of "pass filter out" does not work for me in the beta mixing feature. All the "pass filter in" wor...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 18.7.1 App version 9.0.01.1231 My Question or Issue Since 2025-10-25 the effect the is some sort of "pass filter out" does...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Add the search bar back when adding a song to a playlist

The search bar to browse playlists has been removed when you add a song to a playlist. This makes something that used to take 1 second, a whole minute, specially if you have a lot of playlists. I have 250 (most i probably dont check) but having to sc...

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The search bar to browse playlists has been removed when you add a song to a playlist. This makes something that used to take 1 second, a whole minute, specially if you have a lot of playlists. I hav...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution how do you stop Spotify moving onto another album when the album has finished?

Plan/PremiumCountryPortugalDeviceipad mini 6Operating SystemiOS 18.6.2 My Question or Issuehow do you stop Spotify moving onto another album when the album has finished?

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Plan /Premium Country Portugal Device ipad mini 6 Operating System iOS 18.6.2   My Question or Issue how do you stop Spotify moving onto another album when the album has finished?

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Superuser Contribution High CPU usage on iPad Air 2020

DeviceiPad Air 20202Operating SystemiOS 15.5 My Question or Issue Spotify highly load CPU of my iPad even when it is playing music in background. I profiled it and saw problem, but stack-trace doesn't contain readable function names because it's prod...

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Device iPad Air 20202 Operating System iOS 15.5   My Question or Issue   Spotify highly load CPU of my iPad even when it is playing music in background. I profiled it and saw problem...

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Spotify opens to random artist or playlist

Hello all, Whenever I click the Spotify app or the Spotify widget, it opens to a random playlist or artist I have never seen before. The same playlist often comes up multiple times until I block the user or the artist, but then a new artist/playlist ...

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Hello all,  Whenever I click the Spotify app or the Spotify widget, it opens to a random playlist or artist I have never seen before. The same playlist often comes up multiple times until I blo...

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts looping/repeating every second or two when Google Casting from Spotify on iOS

I'm having a repeated issue where, when I'm playing podcasts through Google Cast via Spotify, the podcasts just start looping and repeat constantly. This is via iOS. It resolves itself if I quit the Spotify app (and it's already casting to the speake...

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I'm having a repeated issue where, when I'm playing podcasts through Google Cast via Spotify, the podcasts just start looping and repeat constantly. This is via iOS.   It resolves itself ...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution App Notifications for Music/Podcasts do not work

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad Pro 12.9, MacBook Pro 16Operating SystemiOS, iPadOS, Mac OS My Question or IssueDoes anyone else not get any notifications on any of their devices for new episodes being released or new music? I used ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPad Pro 12.9, MacBook Pro 16 Operating System iOS, iPadOS, Mac OS   My Question or Issue Does anyone else not get any notifications o...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Quick Scroll Bar not working on podcasts

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 16.2 My Question or IssueThe quick scroll bar on the side does not seem to be working on podcasts, no matter how long the episode list is. I have tried updating and reinstalling but to no ...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 16.2   My Question or Issue The quick scroll bar on the side does not seem to be working on podcasts, no matter how...

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