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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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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...

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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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Touch preview

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 13.2.3App version8.4.13 My Question or IssueHi!Is the touch preview finally killed on the server side or is it a problem with my device? I was using 8.4.13 version of Spotify app for a few years now, as i...

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Plan Premium Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 13.2.3 App version 8.4.13   My Question or Issue Hi! Is the touch preview finally killed on the server side or is it a problem with ...

MattSuda

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Don’t ignore us! Please bring back the touch preview. It was so much easier.

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  

MattSuda

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Solved!! New touch preview and swipe to save features

While the touch preview feature is working great , I can't figure out how to save a track to my library by swiping left. Is this feature iPhone only ? I'm using an iPad Air .

Gig Goer

While the touch preview feature is working great , I can't figure out how to save a track to my library by swiping left. Is this feature iPhone only ? I'm using an iPad Air .

MattSuda

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Long touch song preview

Howdy. I used to be able to press and hold a song and get a short playback of it, which allowed me to decide if I liked it and wanted to add it to a playlist Is that feature gone or just a glitch tonight?

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Howdy.  I used to be able to press and hold a song and get a short playback of it, which allowed me to decide if I liked it and wanted to add it to a playlist   Is that feature gone or ju...

MattSuda

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Any chance of Force Touch Preview coming back?

PlanPremium I’m yet to receive the new update but I was wondering if there was any chance that Force Touch preview would be reinstated with the new update. Personally I would rather this feature be put back in place instead of the other features that...

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Plan Premium     I’m yet to receive the new update but I was wondering if there was any chance that Force Touch preview would be reinstated with the new update.    Personall...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution We want an update on the Touch Preview status

For more than a month now, people have been complaining about the removal of Touch Preview in iOS.Al questions, receive the same (one month old) standard response.It is time that Spotify inform it customers on the status of this disagreement between ...

Gig Goer

For more than a month now, people have been complaining about the removal of Touch Preview in iOS. Al questions, receive the same (one month old) standard response. It is time that Spotify inform i...

MattSuda

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Touch preview stopped working

Since last week, the touch preview stopped working on albums, playlists and tracks. Isn't working on both iPad and iPhone with iOS 9.2.1 and Spotity: 4.9.0.833. It only works on my saved playlists, songs, albums and artists, but no on explore, so dis...

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Since last week, the touch preview stopped working on albums, playlists and tracks. Isn't working on both iPad and iPhone with iOS 9.2.1 and Spotity: 4.9.0.833.   It only w...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Touch Preview on iOS removal

Hey folks, Spotify here! Just a quick post to let you know we’re in the process of removing Touch Preview, the feature on the iOS app that gives you a sneak peek of a playlist, song, album, or artist before you hit play. We’ve taken this decision as ...

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Hey folks, Spotify here!   Just a quick post to let you know we’re in the process of removing Touch Preview, the feature on the iOS app that gives you a sneak peek of a playlist, song, ...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Touch Preview

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 8 My Question or Issue Please bring back the touch preview feature. Removing it was a huge mistake and only makes me more hesitant to ever update the app for fear of finding out what new way you’ve made my favorite app...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone 8   My Question or Issue   Please bring back the touch preview feature. Removing it was a huge mistake and only makes me more hesi...

MattSuda

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Touch Preview Removed

I'm on version 8.4.16.483 which was just pushed out today and besides some minor ui tweaks, it appears that the touch preview feature has been removed. Which is a shame, because it was one of my most used features in music discovery, and one of the e...

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I'm on version 8.4.16.483 which was just pushed out today and besides some minor ui tweaks, it appears that the touch preview feature has been removed. Which is a shame, because it was one of my most...

MattSuda

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Shuffle play all playlists on mobile

Premium USA Device(iPhone 7)Operating System(iOS 13.5.1) I have many different playlists in a Playlist Folder. Some playlists are ones that I've made and some are ones that I subscribe to and get updated weekly (ie, NPR New Music Friday). On the desk...

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Premium  USA   Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (iOS 13.5.1)   I have many different playlists in a Playlist Folder. Some playlists are ones that I've made and some are ones ...

ImYuma

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Superuser Contribution can't see my playlists, says I need to get premium to play in any order

Yesterday, I noticed that I couldn't see my playlists or play songs from albums in any order? Is this a new update? Because in order to play in any order, it says I need premium. It's very inconvenient and it only occurred recently. I've deleted the ...

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Yesterday, I noticed that I couldn't see my playlists or play songs from albums in any order? Is this a new update? Because in order to play in any order, it says I need premium. It's very inconvenie...

reyans428guar

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Superuser Contribution Can't get siri to switch playlists

Whenever I ask siri to play a Spotify playlist, it just plays whatever I last had playing. I've tried shortcuts using urls too, but it ignores the name of the playlist and just keeps playing whatever was playing before.

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Whenever I ask siri to play a Spotify playlist, it just plays whatever I last had playing. I've tried shortcuts using urls too, but it ignores the name of the playlist and just keeps playing whatever...

Susan_GP

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2015 Honda civic choppy audio over bluetooth

This is more of a recent issue within the last few months but my audio from Spotify will cut out periodically when played through Bluetooth in my 2015 Honda civic EX. Things of note: -only Spotify experiences this issue, Apple Music, YouTube and ever...

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This is more of a recent issue within the last few months but my audio from Spotify will cut out periodically when played through Bluetooth in my 2015 Honda civic EX. Things of note: -only Spotif...

Aspxct

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Random songs playing in my playlist on Alexa

when i woke up i played music on my alexa and i was confused because when i controlled the music directly through the spotify app it would play songs not even in my playlist but say im playing my playlist but now that im not connected to my alexa it ...

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when i woke up i played music on my alexa and i was confused because when i controlled the music directly through the spotify app it would play songs not even in my playlist but say im playing my pla...

Susan_GP

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Opening Spotify shuts down audio from other apps

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 15Operating SystemiOS 18.3.2 My Question or IssueI listen to podcasts on external apps and when I open Spotify, without playing anything, the audio from the other apps immediately shuts off. This wasn't an issue o...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 15 Operating System iOS 18.3.2   My Question or Issue I listen to podcasts on external apps and when I open Spotify, without playing anything,...

Amay

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New Iphone Playlist Display is horrible!

Please allow us to go back to the previous version of the Playlist display. On my Iphone 14 Max I can only see two songs on the playlist. Prior to the update I could see about ten songs. This new one is aweful!

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Please allow us to go back to the previous version of the Playlist display.  On my Iphone 14 Max I can only see two songs on the playlist.  Prior to the update I could see about ten songs.&...

Billy-J

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