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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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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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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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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 ...

Casual Listener

  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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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...

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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

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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

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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" ...

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  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

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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 "...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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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[iOS][Playlists] Too many advertisements

I get it that this is Spotify free so there is bound to be ads. I was just on my release radar playlist which is one of the only playlists that allow me to toggle between music and have free reign over what and which part of the music I would like to...

Casual Listener

I get it that this is Spotify free so there is bound to be ads. I was just on my release radar playlist which is one of the only playlists that allow me to toggle between music and have free reign ov...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps pausing while playing

PlanPremiumCountryPuerto RicoDeviceiPhone 11 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 13.6.1 My Question or IssueMy spotify keeps pausing while listening with speakers without any type of headphones, I tried restarting the phone, deleting the app, logging out of e...

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Plan Premium Country Puerto Rico Device iPhone 11 Pro Max Operating System iOS 13.6.1   My Question or Issue My spotify keeps pausing while listening with speakers without any type of ...

Elena

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Bug - Retrieval failure for album songs

PlanPremiumCountry: UK DeviceiPhone 8 PlusOperating System(iOS 13.3.1) My Question or IssueWhen I the user:On searching for an album On selecting an album cell, Then I get presented with a loading elipsis indicator for a prolonged time period. If the...

Visitor

Plan Premium Country: UK   Device iPhone 8 Plus Operating System (iOS 13.3.1)   My Question or Issue When I the user: On searching for an album  On selecting an album cell...

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Solved!! Can’t play any song unless I have added it to a playlist

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 13.6.1 My Question or IssueWhen I press on any song that has not been previously added to one of my playlists, it simply will not play. If I was playing a song from a playlist before pressing...

Visitor

Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 13.6.1   My Question or Issue When I press on any song that has not been previously added to one of my playlists, it s...

MichaelJerzak

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Lyrics

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceiPhone 11Operating System13.6 VersionMy Question or IssueI am not able to see the lyrics of the songs. I know that not all the songs have the option but really I don't have the option to see that. My friends and I were t...

Casual Listener

Plan Premium Country Mexico Device iPhone 11 Operating System 13.6 Version My Question or Issue I am not able to see the lyrics of the songs. I know that not all the songs have the option bu...

Billy-J

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Repeat Playlist option on iPadOS

I seem to be so inept that cannot find how to repeat playlists/songs on iPad. I have it working fine on my iPhone (the options are right there in line with the play/pause button), but not on the iPad. Both Apps are up-to-date and devices are newest v...

Regular

I seem to be so inept that cannot find how to repeat playlists/songs on iPad.  I have it working fine on my iPhone (the options are right there in line with the play/pause button), but not on th...

Ethan39

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I've tried everything and can't get my local files to play on my iphone

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 7+Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been trying for well over an hour and absolutely CANNOT get my local files to transfer on my iphone. I've tried a clean reinstall of the app, I've tried turning W...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 7+ Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been trying for well over an hour and absolutely CANNOT get my local files to transfer...

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