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Solved!! Where has the What’s New feature gone?

On the latest version of Spotify on my iPad, it is no longer showing the What’s New option under my profile. This very usefully listed the new releases every day. Instead there is a new feature Listening Stats, which although somewhat interesting, do...

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AD1231

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Solved!! Audio Glitching / Stuttering / Popping

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 13 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 18.1.1) My Question or IssueI have a strange issue with my Spotify where it skips when connected via Bluetooth and my iPhone. The audio will glitch and stutter. It becomes e...

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iOS Troubleshooting Guide

We've gathered general troubleshooting steps for iOS devices in this guide. These are known to solve a variety of issues. Common issues: Spotify not playing Can’t hear any sound Spotify is offline Basic troubleshooting: Restart both the Spotify app a...

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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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Onigirikii

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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 Larger Tune Timer?!

I use Spotify as a spin/cycling instructor and heavily rely upon the timer for planning, navigating the workout session into segments. The timer is SOOO small that it is extremely difficult to teach with my readers and it is extremely hard to use my ...

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I use Spotify as a spin/cycling instructor and heavily rely upon the timer for planning, navigating the workout session into segments. The timer is SOOO small that it is extremely difficult to teach ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Seing OS X local music files on my iPhone ...

PlanPremium CountryCanada Device(iPhone XS)Operating System(iOS 14 My Question or Issue In Spotify on my iMac (OS X 10.15.7), I have created a playlist and added some local file to it. All music files have been downloaded to Spotify and I also added ...

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Plan Premium   Country Canada   Device (iPhone XS) Operating System (iOS 14   My Question or Issue   In Spotify on my iMac (OS X 10.15.7), I have created a playlist a...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution AirPods no Music even if Song is playing

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 7, iPad 7Operating SystemiOS 14.4 My Question or IssueI've been a Spotify Premium user for a good amount of time now but since the last ~ two months I am experiencing increasing issues when listening to music on ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 7, iPad 7 Operating System iOS 14.4   My Question or Issue I've been a Spotify Premium user for a good amount of time now but since the last ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps reconnecting to iPhone when Apple Watch is being used

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 11 & Apple Watch SEOperating SystemiOS 14.4 & WatchOS 7.3 My Question or IssueWhenever I opt to use my Apple Watch (w/ cellular) for streaming music without my phone it attempts to reconnect to my iPhone whenever I ge...

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Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 11 & Apple Watch SE Operating System iOS 14.4 & WatchOS 7.3   My Question or Issue Whenever I opt to use my Apple Watch (w/ cellular) for ...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Songs skipping or saying not available

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone xROperating SystemiOS 14.4 My Question or Issue when I try yo play music it plays for about 15 seconds and skips to another song. It always skips to a song not on any of my playlists. after slipping to one of those so...

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  Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone xR Operating System iOS 14.4     My Question or Issue   when I try yo play music it plays for about 15 seconds and skips to an...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Issue with Spotify overheating phone

PlanPremiumCountryNz DeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 13.2.3 My Question or IssueMy phone gets very hot using Spotify either as the main app or in the background. Regardless of whether it’s downloading in the background it gets uncomfortably hot to...

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Plan Premium Country Nz   Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 13.2.3   My Question or Issue My phone gets very hot using Spotify either as the main app or in the background. Re...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Offline mode not working properly on Premium account

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceiPhone 7 Plus, PCOperating SystemiOS 14.4, Windows 10 My Question or IssueHi, I have been having trouble with the offline mode of my account, in both Windows 10 and in my iPhone. Whenever I try to run Spotify without ...

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Plan Premium Country Argentina Device iPhone 7 Plus, PC Operating System iOS 14.4, Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi, I have been having trouble with the offline mode of my account,...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution background canvases do not appear

PlanFreeCountryEgypt DeviceiPhone 7+operating system ios 14.4 hi i have an iphone 7+ and a normal (not premium) account on spotify. the background canvases absolutely do not appear to me. a multiple friends of mine have normal not premium spotify acc...

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  Plan Free Country Egypt  Device iPhone 7+ operating system  ios 14.4   hi i have an iphone 7+ and a normal (not premium) account on spotify. the background canvases ab...

Jeremy

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[iOS] Music stop after open whatsapp

Music stops as a open WhatsApp, not sending voice notes, not what Ching videos. Just opening WhatsApp and the music stop. Please help, it’s becoming very annoying. Thank you

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Music stops as a open WhatsApp, not sending voice notes, not what Ching videos. Just opening WhatsApp and the music stop. Please help, it’s becoming very annoying. Thank you 

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Carplay playing songs not on playlist

When playing a playlist in Apple Carplay, Spotify displays a playlist name, which makes it look like the playlist is selected, but plays different songs that are not on the playlist. It is confusing, because it is playing songs are by the same or rel...

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When playing a playlist in Apple Carplay, Spotify displays a playlist name, which makes it look like the playlist is selected, but plays different songs that are not on the playlist. It is confusing,...

Ver

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Skips to another song after a moment

Anytime I select a song to play it will play for a moment then switch to a random rap song. This happens when in any playlist or searching a random song. Also happens on multiple iOS devices and Apple TV. I have tried reinstalling the app and logging...

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Anytime I select a song to play it will play for a moment then switch to a random rap song. This happens when in any playlist or searching a random song. Also happens on multiple iOS devices and Appl...

Emilia_8

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Superuser Contribution Living in Sweden but my phone language is in English - why is part of Spotify in Swedish?

I have a premium account, and this problem is both on my iPhone 12 on iOS 14.4 and on my MacBook Pro. I have tried android and there is the same problem. I live in Sweden, but I use English on all my devices. But I big part of content in Spotify is s...

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I have a premium account, and this problem is both on my iPhone 12 on iOS 14.4 and on my MacBook Pro. I have tried android and there is the same problem. I live in Sweden, but I use English on all my...

Mihail

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Superuser Contribution My phone tries to sync with my computer and it also affects the volume

Hi, I have a Premium Family account (it is being used by two people). I am in Denmark and I have a MacBook pro and iPhone 11 pro v14.4 and at my computer Mojave v10.14.6 So, the annoying problem is the following: I am using Spotify on my computer, bu...

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Hi,    I have a Premium Family account (it is being used by two people).  I am in Denmark and I have a MacBook pro and iPhone 11 pro v14.4 and at my computer Mojave v10.14.6 &n...

Ver

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Superuser Contribution Joe Rogan Podcast only playing when phone is in Airplane.

PlanFreeCountryUSADeviceIPHONE 7 PlusOperating SystemiOS 14.3 My Question or IssueAs the title states, I can only get the Joe Rogan podcast to play consistently from download when the phone is in airplane mode. When out of airplane mode the download ...

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Plan Free Country USA Device IPHONE 7 Plus Operating System iOS 14.3   My Question or Issue As the title states, I can only get the Joe Rogan podcast to play consistently from download...

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Spotify stops playing when I open Whatsapp

My Spotify stops playing music when I switch to Whatsapp. The only way I am able to resolve the issue is by quitting the Whatsapp application and then restarting it. PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDevice(iPhone XR)Operating System(iOS 14.4) My Question or ...

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My Spotify stops playing music when I switch to Whatsapp. The only way I am able to resolve the issue is by quitting the Whatsapp application and then restarting it.  Plan Free/Premium Countr...

Billy-J

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[iOS][Other] Lyrics not working properly when a sentence consists more than a line

When a single line lyrics display in 2 lines, the auto scrolling of lyrics won’t adapt it automatically. And it will show current lyrics lower and lower and finally i need to scroll myself to view the current line. Most found in Chinese songs. Hope c...

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When a single line lyrics display in 2 lines, the auto scrolling of lyrics won’t adapt it automatically. And it will show current lyrics lower and lower and finally i need to scroll myself to view th...

Billy-J

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Lyrics on Mobile

PlanPremiumLocationHong Kong DeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 14.4 My Question or IssueI thought lyrics is available in Hong Kong since mid last year but I cannot use the lyrics function on my app. Interesting that when I am using the web version u...

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Plan Premium Location Hong Kong   Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 14.4   My Question or Issue I thought lyrics is available in Hong Kong since mid last year but I cannot us...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Newly added songs in a playlist don’t play in a group session

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOS 14.4 My Question or IssueA slightly obscure one… The scenario: I have a playlist which I’ve made public, and a friend of mine has followedI enter a group session with that same friend,...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS 14.4   My Question or Issue A slightly obscure one… The scenario:   I have a playlist which I’ve made p...

CarlosE

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Superuser Contribution Errors reporting bugs

I’ve been reporting bugs for over 12 months, and EVERY TIME I attempt to do so, it makes multiple attempts before the submission is accepted. There’s almost always an “invalid HTML”error message (even though I haven’t used any HTML, I’ve only entered...

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I’ve been reporting bugs for over 12 months, and EVERY TIME I attempt to do so, it makes multiple attempts before the submission is accepted.   There’s almost always an “invalid HTML” error m...

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Superuser Contribution Unable to access drop down menu from search page when offline

Plan: PremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 14.4My Question or IssueI have a premium account and have a few playlists downloaded. When I am connected to WiFi or data I have no problems, but for some reason when I am in offline mode and ...

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Plan: Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 14.4 My Question or Issue I have a premium account and have a few playlists downloaded. When I am connected to WiFi or data I...

Ver

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