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Solved!! Spotify randomly stops music

Hi! So I just recently started having this problem. I use an iOS device with a free plan and I was listening to music when after a few songs, the music would stop and I would need to go back in to Spotify and restart my playlist. I tried deleting the...

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garfieldshapedbong

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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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fadman

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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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I_luv_eating_crayons

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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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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

Spotify Legend

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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

Spotify Legend

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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

Spotify Legend

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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...

Novy

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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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Superuser Contribution Playlists Are Not Saving To Artist Profile

Plan- PREMIUMCountry - CANADA DeviceiPhone 11, Macbook ProOperating SystemiOS and Mac I am having lots of issues saving my playlists to my Spotify artist account. I previously had no issues but then two days ago a lot of my artist playlists disappear...

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Plan- PREMIUM Country - CANADA   Device iPhone 11, Macbook Pro Operating System iOS and Mac    I am having lots of issues saving my playlists to my Spotify artist account....

Alex

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Solved!! I want to shuffle all playlists on my iPhone , like I can do on the desktop app.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemLatest iOS My Question or Issue I'm loving my return to Spotify and on the desktop app I'm able to shuffle play all of my playlists together. Why can I not seem to do the same on the iPhone app? Thi...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 12 Operating System Latest iOS   My Question or Issue   I'm loving my return to Spotify and on the desktop app I'm able to shuffle play all...

OneByBoo

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Tracks in album hidden

PlanPremiumCountryThailandDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 14.6 My Question or IssueThe album was NOT removed for licensing reason, but the track listing was hidden/invisible, and can only play via shuffle green button.

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Plan Premium Country Thailand Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 14.6   My Question or Issue The album was NOT removed for licensing reason, but the track listing was hidden/invisib...

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