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New iPhone Feature: Spotify Lock Screen widget

Now you can open Spotify on your iPhone even faster with the new Lock Screen widget! After you add the new Spotify widget to your Lock Screen, tapping on it will quickly open the Spotify app. So whether you're busy on the go, in the car, or at home, ...

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Downloading music on Apple Watch

Hey folks!Here's a few tips & tricks to share about downloading music from Spotify on your Apple Watch! - If you're looking to get started, check this out! Not seeing the 'Download to Apple Watch'-button yet? Make sure your Spotify app is up-to-date ...

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  • Camila73
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Solved!! I have a different interface compared to my friends

Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 13.1.3 My Question or Issue I have just start using Spotify and I realise my interface in artists is different from those of my friends. My friends have the number of liked songs un...

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  • n0hero
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Superuser Contribution iPad mini 2 lyrics not in line with music

Hi, I have an iPad mini 2 and for music everything is fine. But if I want to see the lyrics after some minutes everything is slowing down and the lyrics are not in line with the music any more. Any click on the iPad takes some seconds. What can I do ...

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  • Hi, I have an iPad mini 2 and for music everything is fine. But if I want to see the lyrics after some minutes everything is slowing down and the lyrics are not in line with the music any more. Any c...
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Yamaha Music Cast

PlanFree/PremiumCountryHi, can somebody please enlighten me. I have a Premium subscription set to very high quality. I am using an ipad and streaming to a Yamaha WXC50 preamp/streamer using Music Cast. When I select Spotify from the Yamaha Nusic Cast...

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  • Plan Free/Premium CountryHi, can somebody please enlighten me. I have a Premium subscription set to very high quality. I am using an ipad and streaming to a Yamaha WXC50 preamp/streamer using Music...
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Superuser Contribution Can not add song to the queue on swipe

PlanFPremiumCountry DeviceIphone 14proOperating SystemNewest My Question or IssueFor 4 days in “your library”, “liked songs” swipe to the right action does not add a song the queue. If I click elipsis on the song and then click add to the queue it wo...

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  • Plan FPremium Country   Device Iphone 14pro Operating System Newest   My Question or Issue For 4 days in “your library”, “liked songs” swipe to the right action does not add a son...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify in Mini Cooper - Bluetooth

Apologies if this is the wrong category to post this. I recently bought a used 2015 Mini Cooper. I can play Spotify through bluetooth and on the screen it'll display the album art, artist, songs, etc. of the first thing I play. But when the next song...

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  • Apologies if this is the wrong category to post this.   I recently bought a used 2015 Mini Cooper. I can play Spotify through bluetooth and on the screen it'll display the album art, artist, s...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify share links copied from iOS app do not show a preview

I'm on an iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 16.3.1. Currently using the spotify iOS app version 8.8.24.312. Whenever I share links to song using the 3 dots (...) > share > copy link, it copies a link with the domain spotify.link which doesn't show a preview, rather...

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  • I'm on an iPhone 14 Pro, iOS 16.3.1. Currently using the spotify iOS app version 8.8.24.312. Whenever I share links to song using the 3 dots (...) > share > copy link, it copies a link with the...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify link doesn't show album cover?

When i'm sending a song to a friend, I've noticed recently that the album art doesn't show up when i send it. When i share a song from the desktop application the album art shows but from my phone nothing shows up. For clarification, I'm on iOS 16.5 ...

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  • When i'm sending a song to a friend, I've noticed recently that the album art doesn't show up when i send it. When i share a song from the desktop application the album art shows but from my phone no...
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Superuser Contribution Just signed up with student premium & lyric translations aren’t working?

Several songs I know have this option are not being reflected and I am wondering how I get this to work? I’ve tried several popular BTS & Bad Bunny songs and my app is updated to the latest version

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  • Several songs I know have this option are not being reflected and I am wondering how I get this to work? I’ve tried several popular BTS & Bad Bunny songs and my app is updated to the latest versi...
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Superuser Contribution Music skips when listening offline w Apple Watch 6

During offline listening, my Apple Watch 6 skips randomly. it can be up to 5-10 times each song, enough to be annoying. If I connect the Apple Watch to my iPhone or to a hotspot from another iPhone, I don't have this problem. I have tried to re-downl...

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  • During offline listening, my Apple Watch 6 skips randomly.  it can be up to 5-10 times each song, enough to be annoying.  If I connect the Apple Watch to my iPhone or to a hotspot from anot...
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Superuser Contribution Iphone 12 mini issues

Anyone else not get all the new features on the 12 mini? I don't have the buttons up top that say music, podcasts etc and there are several other features I don't have.

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  • Anyone else not get all the new features on the 12 mini? I don't have the buttons up top that say music,  podcasts etc and there are several other features I don't have. 
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Superuser Contribution Daily Podcasts contains played podcast episodes that can never be removed

In the daily podcasts playlist - there are specific podcasts that have been played but are never removed from the playlist by Spotify. If the podcasts are manually marked as not played and then played again, the playlist does not remove them, they ar...

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  • In the daily podcasts playlist - there are specific podcasts that have been played but are never removed from the playlist by Spotify. If the podcasts are manually marked as not played and then p...
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Superuser Contribution I have been having problem to skip songs and I’m in the family premium plan

I play a song and when the song is done it just repeats again and again. I have been in the family premium plan for months.

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  • I play a song and when the song is done it just repeats again and again. I have been in the family premium plan for months.
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify iOS app keeps opening

My Question or IssueFor the past week, when I am using my phone, no matter what app I am on, the Spotify App will auto-open and take over as if I selected it to open. It doesn't auto-play the content, it just opens the app and I have to constantly cl...

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  • My Question or Issue For the past week, when I am using my phone, no matter what app I am on, the Spotify App will auto-open and take over as if I selected it to open. It doesn't auto-play the conte...
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Superuser Contribution my spotify can’t playing together when open shopee

i dont know why, i can’t play song when i open shopee or others e commers. the song automatic stop. so i must quit from shopee for listening the song 沈 it’s really bad. i already remove and installed spotify many times, but still same.PlanFreeCountry...

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  • i dont know why, i can’t play song when i open shopee or others e commers. the song automatic stop. so i must quit from shopee for listening the song 🥲 it’s really bad. i already remove and installe...
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Superuser Contribution plays one song then stops

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 12 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 15.6My Question or IssueI play one song and then within the first second of the next, the audio is cut and stops playing. the image for the song and the play/pause button becom...

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  •   Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 12 Pro Max Operating System iOS 15.6 My Question or Issue I play one song and then within the first second of the next, the audio is ...
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Solved!! How to cancel premium ?

So i recently installed Spotify on my Mac laptop and i had my iphone with me and connected spotify. I realize i clicked "Go premium" and it automatically made me a subscriber and said that i have 47 hours for free premium and after that i will be cha...

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  • So i recently installed Spotify on my Mac laptop and i had my iphone with me and connected spotify. I realize i clicked "Go premium" and it automatically made me a subscriber and said that i have 47 ...
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Superuser Contribution im connected to internet but spotify says im offline

Im connected to wifi but spotify says i am offline. It works when i use my cell data, but not on the wifi. the wifi is working for other apps. I've deleted and reinstalled, logged out and back in, and turned off power saver.

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  • Im connected to wifi but spotify says i am offline. It works when i use my cell data, but not on the wifi. the wifi is working for other apps. I've deleted and reinstalled, logged out and back in, an...
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Superuser Contribution Not getting 30 mins of uninterrupted listening

PlanFreeCountryAmericaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 11 My Question or IssueWhen I get the “watch this ad to get 30 minutes of uninterrupted listening” ad, I am too often not getting a full thirty minutes. At first I thought I was just thinking it...

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  • Plan Free Country America Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue When I get the “watch this ad to get 30 minutes of uninterrupted listening” ad, I am too often ...
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[iOS] Autoplay a Spotify song using a Shortcut automation and an NFC tag (SONOS & car's bluetooth)

Hello everybody.As you already know, trying to create an automation so that Spotify automatically plays a precise song on iOS is a real pain, not to say mission impossible. Most of times, we can have the Spotify application open, but the song won't p...

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  • Hello everybody. As you already know, trying to create an automation so that Spotify automatically plays a precise song on iOS is a real pain, not to say mission impossible. Most of times, we can ha...
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