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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 ...

Roadie

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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 [iOS] Remove songs from artist's "Liked songs"

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 14.2 My Question or IssueHi there, I'd like to report a bug I can't manage to get rid of. This issue is affecting the "auto-generated playlist" that appears on an artist page when you like on...

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Plan Premium Country France Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 14.2   My Question or Issue Hi there, I'd like to report a bug I can't manage to get rid of. This issue is affect...

20sceal

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won’t let me play music when not on the app.

Since last Sunday, my Spotify wont play any music longer than about a minute and a half when off the app. My phone will start to overheat when the app isn’t open and then just stop playing music, I haven’t had this issue with anything else on my phon...

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Since last Sunday, my Spotify wont play any music longer than about a minute and a half when off the app. My phone will start to overheat when the app isn’t open and then just stop playing music, I h...

Ver

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Keeps Crashing/Draining Battery/Heating Phone Up

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyDeviceiPhone 6SOperating System iOS 14.0 My Issue Spotify app keeps crashing and I can’t even listen to 1 whole song. I run Spotify, start and listen to a song, close my screen and I don’t know exactly how long it takes but th...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey Device iPhone 6S Operating System  iOS 14.0   My Issue  Spotify app keeps crashing and I can’t even listen to 1 whole song. I run Spotify, st...

Ivan

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution App freezing/crashing constantly

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 14.1 My Question or Issue I’ve been having a weird slew of issues that have been compounding recently. It started a few months ago with my phone running extremely slowly after having Spotify on fo...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 14.1   My Question or Issue     I’ve been having a weird slew of issues that have been compoundin...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Old Ipod needs old App version

PlanPremiumCountryNLDeviceiPod touchOperating SystemiOS 6.1.6My Question or IssueCan you please give me a Store update that suits this version of my iOS. After factory reset i have lost the Spotify app Please help....

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  Plan Premium Country NL Device iPod touch Operating System iOS 6.1.6 My Question or Issue Can you please give me a Store update that suits this version of my iOS.   After fact...

Ipodiot

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Superuser Contribution App keeps crashing

Spoiler (Highlight to read) Hey, so im on iOS 14.2, running spotify 8.5.84.680 and for some reason my app keeps crashing after ~1:30 minutes. This suddenly started happening like a week ago and it’s driving me NUTS. Any help?

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  Hey, so im on iOS 14.2, running spotify 8.5.84.680 and for some reason my app keeps crashing after ~1:30 minutes. This suddenly started happening like a week ago and it’s driving me NUTS. Any...

Ivan

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Superuser Contribution Mobile iOS Turn Shuffle Off Option free version

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS My Question or IssueI have a couple of playlists that I set up in a particular order to listen to and I don't want those specific playlists to be shuffled. Is it possible to update the ap...

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Plan Free Country United States Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue I have a couple of playlists that I set up in a particular order to listen to and I don't w...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution I absolutely cannot connect via Chrome casting. YouTube music works fine though.

PlanPremium CountryUSADeviceiPhoneOperating iOS 10 My Question or Issueall of a sudden Spotify will not connect to either of my speakers separate or together as a group. YouTube music works fine. I’ve logged out, reinstalled, reset all devices, facto...

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Plan Premium  Country USA Device iPhone Operating  iOS 10   My Question or Issue all of a sudden Spotify will not connect to either of my speakers separate or together as a g...

P_Raw21

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Superuser Contribution [iOS/iPhone] Spotify app displayed completely broken

Spotify Premium Family DeviceiPhone 11 128GBOperating SystemiOS 14.2 (18B92)Spotify 8.5.84.680 My Issue- I'm listing to music from Spotify app (Spotify app is in foreground) through my car headunit (A2DP bluetooth)- I lock iPhone (display goes off)- ...

Music Fan

Spotify Premium Family   Device iPhone 11 128GB Operating System iOS 14.2 (18B92) Spotify 8.5.84.680   My Issue - I'm listing to music from Spotify app (Spotify app is in foregroun...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Other] Bug: queueing a non-downloaded song causes crash

On iOS or macOS, when I queue a non-downloaded song, once that song is reached the app stops playing music, and I have to close and reopen several times for it to work. I keep most of my songs downloaded due to the bad service I usually have and this...

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On iOS or macOS, when I queue a non-downloaded song, once that song is reached the app stops playing music, and I have to close and reopen several times for it to work.    I keep most of ...

Mario

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Superuser Contribution Track stops playing after a few seconds

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueSpotify track stops playing after a few seconds into the song and to play the song again, i h...

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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 Spotify...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution Do not see recently saved playlists in library

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 11 Pro 2020)Operating SystemiOS 14 (Happened on previous iOS as well.) My Question or IssueWhen I download and save a recently found (playlist/album/movie soundtrack) it does not show up in my library. Even after do...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 11 Pro  2020) Operating System iOS 14  (Happened on previous iOS as well.)   My Question or Issue When I download and save a recently ...

Elena

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution lancelmc22

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone Xs Max)Operating System(iOS 14.2) My Question or IssueI use the playlist section of the app to save albums in playlist folders that I create and organize by genre. After the last Spotify update, I noticed that the a...

Music Fan

Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone Xs Max) Operating System (iOS 14.2)   My Question or Issue I use the playlist section of the app to save albums in playlist folders that I creat...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Solved!! [iOS] Volume Spike When Using Bluetooth Earphones

PlanPremiumCountrySingaporeDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 14.2 My Question or IssueUsing version 8.5.84, I believe this issue only started with this exact version. It occurs when I'm using my bluetooth earphones (Aukey EP-T10) and I pause using e...

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Plan Premium Country Singapore Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 14.2   My Question or Issue Using version 8.5.84, I believe this issue only started with this exact version. It occ...

Johhnyc1130

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controlling ios app through win10 is broken

DeviceIphone se1Operating Systemnewest My Question or IssueSpotify on windows is showing the incorrect song and song progress bar is at 100% when playing from iphone

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Device Iphone se1 Operating System newest   My Question or Issue Spotify on windows is showing the incorrect song and song progress bar is at 100% when playing from iphone

Billy-J

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Equalizer

PlanPremiumCountryFINLANDDeviceiPhone SE 2020Operating SystemiOS 14.0.1 Why doesn’t the iOS spotifys equalizer work with bluetooth devices? The sound just crackles and sounds broken when I use bass boost on iOS spotify equalizer when using bluetooth ...

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  Plan Premium Country FINLAND Device iPhone SE 2020 Operating System iOS 14.0.1   Why doesn’t the iOS spotifys equalizer work with bluetooth devices? The sound just crackles and ...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Apple Watch Data Usage

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceIPhone XS, Apple Watch Series 6Operating SystemAll Updated My Question or Issue Started using the new app to stream without a phone on my Apple Watch. In one 30 minute run, it used almost 250mb of data! Anyone else have ...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device IPhone XS, Apple Watch Series 6 Operating System All Updated    My Question or Issue   Started using the new app to stream without a phone...

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Superuser Contribution Group Session - Songs repeating

PlanPremiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone 11 PRO Operating SystemMost up to date system My Question or IssueWhen in a group session and my friend plays a bands radio, it seems to play fine for a while but then it will pay the first song in the radio over and...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device (iPhone 11 PRO  Operating System Most up to date system    My Question or Issue When in a group session and my friend plays a bands radio, it s...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Songs stopping after a minute and app refreshing

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceiPhone 11 Pro Operating SystemiOS 14.1 My Question or IssueWhen I leave the Spotify app, whatever song I have on stops playing after about a minute and the app automatically refreshes. I’ve deleted the tab, logg...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom  Device iPhone 11 Pro  Operating System iOS 14.1   My Question or Issue When I leave the Spotify app, whatever song I have on stops playin...

CoSmoZ_swe

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Superuser Contribution App crashes shortly after going into sleep mode

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPad Mini 4Operating SystemiPadOS 14.1 My Question or IssueMy app will abruptly close about a minute and a half after my device enters sleep mode. I've used other apps that play media in sleep mode and none have the same...

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  Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPad Mini 4 Operating System iPadOS 14.1   My Question or Issue My app will abruptly close about a minute and a half after my device enters s...

BigBologna

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