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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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Michaelman11

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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Apple Watch - Downloads. Please confirm functionality

Hi can I get clarity on how the downloaded songs function works on the Apple Watch. If I have playlists with over 100 songs it will download up to 100 songs. however on playback if I want to play the full playlist and happy for it to use cellular to ...

Music Fan

Hi can I get clarity on how the downloaded songs function works on the Apple Watch. If I have playlists with over 100 songs it will download up to 100 songs.   however on playback if I want to...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution iOS alarm is Silent when using Spotify Sleep Timer

When I set Do Not Disturb > Sleep Focus with an alarm time of 6am and listen to Spotify before bed and set the Sleep Timer to 1 hour or end of episode, my alarm goes off but it is silent, no audio. I am on iOS 18.1 and Spotify 8.9.92. Others have not...

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When I set Do Not Disturb > Sleep Focus with an alarm time of 6am and listen to Spotify before bed and set the Sleep Timer to 1 hour or end of episode, my alarm goes off but it is silent, no audio...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Shuffles when hitting replay

I have shuffle on and for some reason, when I go to replay a song or go back to it (especially if the song hadn’t actually played through) the app shuffles the songs when rewinding. So I can listen to song A, skip B, and start C. When I try to go bac...

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I have shuffle on and for some reason, when I go to replay a song or go back to it (especially if the song hadn’t actually played through) the app shuffles the songs when rewinding. So I can listen t...

Vasil

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Re: Smart Shuffle keeps turning itself on

I assume this is my problem, although smart. Shuffle is still greyed out what happens. This just started happening today, I didn’t change anything on my phone since yesterday. here’s a Google doc with a series of screenshots of me selecting a song, h...

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I assume this is my problem, although smart. Shuffle is still greyed out what happens.  This just started happening today, I didn’t change anything on my phone since yesterday.  here’s a Go...

doramagnea93

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Solved!! After playing AI DJ, playing a song with animated artwork results in corrupted view

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia Device(iPhone 12)Operating System(iOS 18.1) My Question or IssueNow playing view display corruption issue. Occurs when playing a song with video and animated artwork after playing some songs with the AI DJ. Symptoms are th...

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Plan Premium Country Australia   Device (iPhone 12) Operating System (iOS 18.1)   My Question or Issue Now playing view display corruption issue. Occurs when playing a song with ...

ribezaz

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Superuser Contribution birthday playlist

Plan/PremiumCountryaustralia Deviceiphone 11Operating SystemiOS 17.6.1 My Question or Issuehello i got the popup for the birthday playlist curated by spotify but i couldn’t save it or watch the animation card things and was wondering how i could go b...

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  Plan /Premium Country australia  Device iphone 11 Operating System iOS 17.6.1   My Question or Issue hello 🙂    i got the popup for the birthday playlist cura...

StevieB45

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Superuser Contribution Screen time limitation is NOT working for spotify under iOS/Apple

Hello,I am using the newest iOS 18 on my iPhone as well as my children. We are also conencted as a family so that I could properly set up parental control on my childrens' devices. Unfortunately, there is a problem with Spotify application as the scr...

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Hello, I am using the newest iOS 18 on my iPhone as well as my children. We are also conencted as a family so that I could properly set up parental control on my childrens' devices. Unfortunately, t...

zh31427

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Superuser Contribution Can’t turn on shuffle on playlists

Hello, Recently my friend bought the duo subscription (we used to share the same account) and now i have my own account, i added myself to all the playlists i listen to, but i can’t press shuffle on the playlists, i can shuffle while playing a song, ...

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Hello,   Recently my friend bought the duo subscription (we used to share the same account) and now i have my own account, i added myself to all the playlists i listen to, but i can’t press sh...

MateusM

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Superuser Contribution Bring back "clear all" feature for unselecting playlists for a song

Before the last update, I could select "clear all" and remove a song from all of my playlists. Now I have to select each one individually. Please bring back the "clear all" feature!!!!!

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Before the last update, I could select "clear all" and remove a song from all of my playlists. Now I have to select each one individually. Please bring back the "clear all" feature!!!!!

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Downloaded Postcasts Queue interrupted by music

Plan FreeCountry GermanyIphone 14 MaxiOS 17.6.1 For as long as I am using Spotify for listening to podcasts the procedure was as following: I download a bunch of podcasts, go to "Your Library" -> "Your Episodes" and I was able to listen to the podcas...

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Plan Free Country Germany Iphone 14 Max iOS 17.6.1   For as long as I am using Spotify for listening to podcasts the procedure was as following: I download a bunch of podcasts, go to "Your ...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution i can’t open spotify

i want to open it but is don’t work and download the application a few time and is always the same

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i want to open it but is don’t work and download the application a few time and is always the same

Nikola

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Superuser Contribution Playlist Cover

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone11Operating SystemMost Recent iOSMy Question or IssueI can’t add my own cover photo, it either says cannot add new image and then prompts me to try again but it never works or it says image too large which ...

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone11 Operating System Most Recent iOS My Question or Issue I can’t add my own cover photo, it either says cannot add new image and then...

DezakiDezaki

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Superuser Contribution Login Problems

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone SE Model MP832B/AOperating System(iOS 10.3.3 My Question or IssueI can't login on an old iPhone. I have used the correct email address and password, and successfully logged in on other devices, but I get the message ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device (iPhone SE Model MP832B/A Operating System (iOS 10.3.3   My Question or Issue I can't login on an old iPhone.  I have used the correct email address...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Why is my spotify stuck on one playlist and not letting me play others?

For two days my spotify has been stuck on one playlist and isn’t letting me play any others. I can press play on a different one and it says its playing but its still stuck on some Brazilian funk playlist and its been two days and I am done listening...

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For two days my spotify has been stuck on one playlist and isn’t letting me play any others. I can press play on a different one and it says its playing but its still stuck on some Brazilian funk pla...

Joan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution All songs keep repeating on my apple watch

Songs keep repeating on my apple watch even if I have shuffle on or off. I have to manually tap next. I have tried multiple different playlists from my watch during my nightly runs. These are all offline downloaded playlists. This worked fine for yea...

Casual Listener

Songs keep repeating on my apple watch even if I have shuffle on or off. I have to manually tap next. I have tried multiple different playlists from my watch during my nightly runs.  These are a...

OscarDC

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't remove songs from queue

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone 12 ProOperating System iOS 18.0.1My Question or IssueDue to the new Spotify update I don't have the little circle to remove songs from queue and I can't find anything to solve the problem

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  Plan Premium  Device iPhone 12 Pro Operating System iOS 18.0.1 My Question or Issue Due to the new Spotify update I don't have the little circle to remove songs from queue and I ca...

the-messenger

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Superuser Contribution Search for Episodes Within a Podcast Show Unresponsive

PlanPremiumCountryDEDeviceiPhone 14 ProOperating SystemiOS 17.6.1 My Question or IssueSearch for episodes within a podcast show is currently unresponsive. You can type and submit but nothing happens.

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Plan Premium Country DE Device iPhone 14 Pro Operating System iOS 17.6.1   My Question or Issue Search for episodes within a podcast show is currently unresponsive. You can type ...

Olimpiaf99

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution App is closing itself if i press pause with USB-C headset in locked screen

PlanenPremiumLandÖsterreichGerätIphone 16proBetriebssystemiOS 18.1. When I listen to Spotify with my original USB-C headset and click pause on the headset in lock mode, the app simply closes after a few seconds and Spotify disappears from the lock sc...

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Planen Premium Land Österreich Gerät Iphone 16pro Betriebssystem iOS 18.1.   When I listen to Spotify with my original USB-C headset and click pause on the headset in lock mode, the app...

ARL2

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Superuser Contribution Playback issue: (only playing the first couple of seconds)

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 14 ProOperating SystemiOS 18 My Question or IssueSince a week ago or so, I have a recurring issue with the playback where only the first 2-3 seconds of the song gets played and then spotify goes into loading mode...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 14 Pro Operating System iOS 18   My Question or Issue Since a week ago or so, I have a recurring issue with the playback where only the first...

MihailY

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