Solved!! How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature
I don’t want to listen to music that’s not in my playlist
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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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Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: iPhone11 ProOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) So I have been using carplay with spotify on my BMW 330e for a couple months now, and out of nowhere today, music playback turns into speech mode, w...
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I was in the US and now i am outside US in a place where there is no Spotify but i want to have my premium activated. i tried using my American debit card to buy the premium but its not working. can someone tell me a best solution on how to activate ...
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I was in the US and now i am outside US in a place where there is no Spotify but i want to have my premium activated. i tried using my American debit card to buy the premium but its not working. can ...
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When making a playlist, I usually add by artist. So, then the order the playlist goes in off shuffle, is just a group of songs from one artist. It would be nicer if they were all jumbled and randomized so the listening experience/aesthetic would be v...
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When making a playlist, I usually add by artist. So, then the order the playlist goes in off shuffle, is just a group of songs from one artist. It would be nicer if they were all jumbled and randomiz...
Alex
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How do I turn off ads for podcasts. Ads like these pop up at least four or five times a day and are very annoying. Not sure how Spotify justifies these as part of a premium subscription. PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhone 11)Operating SystemiOS 14
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How do I turn off ads for podcasts. Ads like these pop up at least four or five times a day and are very annoying. Not sure how Spotify justifies these as part of a premium subscription. ...
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Hey, we have a family subscription and an Amazon Echo Dot. My husband can connect via the Spotify iOS app to the Echo Dot but I can't - the device is simply not showing up in the devices menu. Any help?Thanks!
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Hey, we have a family subscription and an Amazon Echo Dot. My husband can connect via the Spotify iOS app to the Echo Dot but I can't - the device is simply not showing up in the devices menu.  ...
Jeremy
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iPhone XSIOS version 14.4 I can’t find/access my queue from anywhere in my app. I opened the three dots section in my now playing and there is nothing there. I even tried downloading the most recent update.
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iPhone XS IOS version 14.4 I can’t find/access my queue from anywhere in my app. I opened the three dots section in my now playing and there is nothing there. I even tried downloading the m...
AdamDamon
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issuemy streams on my song have stopped going up even when I have listeners, and I lost streams wi...
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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 my stre...
Billy-J
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I’ve had Spotify for a couple of years and have never had any major issues I felt needed to be addressed until January of this year. Since then each update has brought nothing but frustration, and this latest update takes the cake. My first guess is ...
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Premium account, Canada, iPhone 12 proios 14.2.1It seems every day when i relaunch the app in my phone I see the download bar at the top pop up and start downloading hundreds of songs for playlists that I’ve already downloaded the previous day. The p...
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Premium account, Canada, iPhone 12 pro ios 14.2.1 It seems every day when i relaunch the app in my phone I see the download bar at the top pop up and start downloading hundreds of songs for...
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PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPad ProOperating SystemiPadOS 13.6.1 According to my iPad, the Spotify app hasn’t updated recently; however, the iPad itself did update last night to version iPadOS 13.6.1.Trying to use Spotify today, the layout of the app ...
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Plan Premium Country UK Device iPad Pro Operating System iPadOS 13.6.1 According to my iPad, the Spotify app hasn’t updated recently; however, the iPad itself did update last night to...
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Plan Premium Country Device iPhone 12 Operating System IOS 14 and Win10 My Question or Issue While I listen music on pc , the volume of my iPhone will become as loud as pc aut...
Jeremy
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Operating SystemiOS 12.5.1App Version8.6.2.1041 My Question or IssueI've been using crossfade with local files for some time and had no issues with it. The recent update to the iOS app has had the unfortunate side effect that now when the local files...
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Operating System iOS 12.5.1 App Version 8.6.2.1041 My Question or Issue I've been using crossfade with local files for some time and had no issues with it. The recent update to the iOS a...
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If I like a specific album, do all the songs from that album automatically go to my favorite songs, or do I have to manually like all the songs separately to have them go to my favorites? https://pornsiteslist.me
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AdamDamon
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I know it sounds like a dumb, basic question. But songs that are downloaded play fine, however, if I try to play a song that is not downloaded, sometimes just refuses. To be clear, it doesn't bring up a message like "Can't play the current song", nor...
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I know it sounds like a dumb, basic question. But songs that are downloaded play fine, however, if I try to play a song that is not downloaded, sometimes just refuses. To be clear, it doe...
Jeremy
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As the first step of problem solving on mobile devices is typically to reinstall the app: is updating it to the latest version functionally the same as reinstalling the app in this context? (I understand that they different versions so it’s not actua...
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I keep finding hidden songs in my discover weekly which I didn't hide! I've changed my password a billion times and I made sure to log out of all devices and this still happens. Is someone messing with me or is that Spotify's fault?
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I keep finding hidden songs in my discover weekly which I didn't hide! I've changed my password a billion times and I made sure to log out of all devices and this still happens. Is someone messing wi...
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PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 11 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS My Question or IssueFor quite a while now I have noticed that sometimes the music on the Spotify app will distort for like a second then be ok. Might do it 3 times in a song or not...
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Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 11 Pro Max Operating System iOS My Question or Issue For quite a while now I have noticed that sometimes the music on the Spotify...
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I'm having trouble on listen music through mobile, bluetooth devices and carplay.The music randomly stops everytime. And I already tried all this steps below to fix, but nothing helped.Why does Spotify keep pausing / why does the music... - The Spoti...
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