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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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Gigiii

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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

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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Superuser Contribution Nike Run Club playing wrong tracks from Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryIndiaDeviceiPhone XOperating Systemlatest iOS My Question or IssueThough the Nike Run Club allows me to select a Spotify playlist of my own, from within the Nike app, it plays all wrong tracks from the playlist. Same playlist played...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country India Device iPhone X Operating System latest iOS   My Question or Issue Though the Nike Run Club allows me to select a Spotify playlist of my own, from within the...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Apple Watch App

Hi there,I've just cancelled my Apple Music subscription and come across to Spotify Premium. I do lot of running and use my Apple Watch with cellular to Bluetooth to my wireless earphones when I run. For some reason, the Spotify app does not allow me...

Newbie

Hi there, I've just cancelled my Apple Music subscription and come across to Spotify Premium. I do lot of running and use my Apple Watch with cellular to Bluetooth to my wireless earphones when I ru...

Billy-J

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Friend Activity for Mobile

Why can there not be a friend activity for mobile phones? There should be a chance that people can see what their friends/followers are listening to.

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Why can there not be a friend activity for mobile phones?  There should be a chance that people can see what their friends/followers are listening to. 

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Sync offline music to 5th generation iPod classic

I want to give my son a safe listening experience, i.e. no Android or iOS smartphone.My old 5th gen iPod classic still works like a charm and would be perfect for that.However I can' get the Spotify App on my Mac ( Catalina 10.15.6) to recognize the ...

Newbie

I want to give my son a safe listening experience, i.e. no Android or iOS smartphone. My old 5th gen iPod classic still works like a charm and would be perfect for that. However I can' get the Spot...

Katerina

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Superuser Contribution IOs 6

Salve,È possibile installare l app spotify sul mio vecchio iphone 4? Non riesco a trovare l app.Grazie

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Salve, È possibile installare l app spotify sul mio vecchio iphone 4? Non riesco a trovare l app. Grazie   

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Unable to turn off shuffle (iPad, premium account)

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 ...

Visitor

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...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on iPhone problem with BMW car

PlanFree/PremiumCountryItaly DeviceiPhone X Operating SystemiOS 13.6.1 My Question or IssueI have a problem with my 5 series (F10, year 2014) equipped with a Professional navigator updated to the latest version available (with Harman Kardon audio sys...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Italy   Device iPhone X   Operating System iOS 13.6.1   My Question or Issue I have a problem with my 5 series (F10, year 2014) equipped with a Pr...

Ver

Spotify Legend

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When I select a new song it goes blank

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 11 Pro If I’m playing a song, and select a new song, it just goes blank. I’ve added a photo of the screen I keep getting. Very frustrating when I’m listening on Bluetooth in my car, because I have to switch to ...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 11 Pro    If I’m playing a song, and  select a new song, it just goes blank. I’ve added a photo of the screen I keep getting...

Loxer

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iphone xs

i cant display the lyric and i premium user.. please solve this ASAP. as i a good karaoke singer need to practice

Casual Listener

i cant display the lyric and i premium user.. please solve this ASAP. as i a good karaoke singer need to practice   

Billy-J

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Can I sort charts that Spotify created?

Spotify has top 50 charts by country and hits by genre. I would like to sort these playlists by recently added songs so I can listen to those I haven't seen yet, but the only way I can see to sort is by number of daily plays. Help?

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Spotify has top 50 charts by country and hits by genre. I would like to sort these playlists by recently added songs so I can listen to those I haven't seen yet, but the only way I can see to sort is...

Loxer

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Gaps between songs

Hello! I listen to music from my liked songs in the car, and i’m very picky about what i play in front of my dad, so i shuffle around a lot. Ir annoys me when the song immediately starts playing after i switch songs, and it also makes my dad go “oh, ...

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Hello! I listen to music from my liked songs in the car, and i’m very picky about what i play in front of my dad, so i shuffle around a lot. Ir annoys me when the song immediately starts playing afte...

Heythatsme

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Superuser Contribution Volume control between devices

I play music from my iPad and I want to control it from my iPhone then I can have incoming call without stop music and I can control with my phone that is more useful (iPad on diner table ...)BUT I can’t control the volume ! Why ? It’s real shame ......

Newbie

I play music from my iPad and I want to control it from my iPhone  then I can have incoming call without stop music and I can control with my phone that is more useful (iPad on diner table ...)...

Alex

Spotify Legend

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Local Files on Playlist not downloading on my iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryPhilippinesDevice(iPhone 6s)Operating SystemiOS 13.6.1 (Latest as of today) My Question or IssueThe files appear on my Spotify playlist as grey and even when the green download button is clicked, the local files still appear grey. I...

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Plan Premium Country Philippines Device (iPhone 6s) Operating System iOS 13.6.1 (Latest as of today)   My Question or Issue The files appear on my Spotify playlist as grey and even whe...

DrRave

Newbie

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iphone won't download song playlist
songs are greyed out even after pressing download on my iphone
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Superuser Contribution Apple Carplay - missing "add to favorite" button

DeviceiPhone 11 Pro Max - Apple CarplayOperating SystemiOs 13.6 (latest stable) My Question or Issuevery often (~90% of all time in spotify Apple Carplay) the Button "add to favorites" isn't shown... ALso some months ago there was a button "dislike" ...

Visitor

  Device iPhone 11 Pro Max - Apple Carplay Operating System iOs 13.6 (latest stable)   My Question or Issue very often (~90% of all time in spotify Apple Carplay) the Button "add to ...

Katerina

Spotify Legend

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Apple CarPlay
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Solved!! Why I can't download app on iPhone 7 in AppStore?

Plan: FreeCountry: USA Device: iPhone 7(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System: iOS 10(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue: So I'm trying to download Spotify app from AppStore, but when I press on "...

Casual Listener

Plan: Free Country: USA   Device: iPhone 7 (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System: iOS 10 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or...

Billy-J

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Solved!! All my liked songs are gone

All my liked songs has been gone since few weeks, after i upgrade my IOS. I can still see some of songs in artist album, but there’s none in ‘liked song’ Can i restore it? (i also upgraded app) PlanPremiumCountryCzech republicDeviceI phone7Operating ...

Casual Listener

All my liked songs has been gone since few weeks, after i upgrade my IOS. I can still see some of songs in artist album, but there’s none in ‘liked song’ Can i restore it? (i also upgraded app) ...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution My spotify apps stop playing in background but there is no option in iOS to fix this.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceipad mini 3 and iphone 10Operating SystemiOS My Question or IssueCannot play music when my phone sleeps anymore. Or when i close the spotify application on my ipad. I do not see the ability to change this in the settings.

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Plan Premium Country USA Device ipad mini 3 and iphone 10 Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue Cannot play music when my phone sleeps anymore. Or when i close the spotify applic...

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Playlist Cover Image won’t change on Instagram Stories

Hi! I replaced my one of my playlists’ cover image and though it shows in the iOS app and in my Mac Desktop version, when I choose to share it to my Instagram Stories the Cover Image won’t show - I see the mosaic with the 4 songs’ cover images instea...

Visitor

Hi! I replaced my one of my playlists’ cover image and though it shows in the iOS app and in my Mac Desktop version, when I choose to share it to my Instagram Stories the Cover Image won’t show - I s...

Billy-J

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iPhone App Login Issue (no error message)

PlanPremium CountryUnited Kingdom DeviceiPhone XR Operating SystemiOS 13 My Question or IssueI went on to my Spotify app this afternoon to find I’d been logged out, so I checked my emails and I had an email from no-reply saying my password had been r...

Visitor

Plan Premium   Country United Kingdom   Device iPhone XR   Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue I went on to my Spotify app this afternoon to find I’d bee...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Songs in album randomly stops playing

I have noticed this happening for the past 1 week or so. When I go to my library and click on a song in one of my saved albums, nothing happens. This is really annoying as the only way to fix it is to restart Spotify app. And then the issue repeats a...

Regular

I have noticed this happening for the past 1 week or so. When I go to my library and click on a song in one of my saved albums, nothing happens. This is really annoying as the only way to fix it is t...

CarlosE

Spotify Legend

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