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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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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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Spotify crashes when moving songs in queue

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XROperating SystemIOS 14.3 My Question or IssueEvery time I try to move songs in the queue the app crashes. I have tried restarting my phone and the quick clean reinstall but those did not work. I have also tried it ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR Operating System IOS 14.3   My Question or Issue Every time I try to move songs in the queue the app crashes. I have tried restarting my phone...

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Superuser Contribution Some songs randomly wont play

Plan - premiumCountry - USADevice - iPhone 12 proOperating System - iOS 14.3 Sometimes I'll press on a song and it just won't play. It will turn green and the play button will switch to pause as though it's playing, but no sound. Later on it might ma...

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Plan - premium Country - USA Device - iPhone 12 pro Operating System - iOS 14.3   Sometimes I'll press on a song and it just won't play. It will turn green and the play button wil...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How to use Apple Watch Spotify App using Data, not using iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceAPPLE WATCH 6 LTEOperating SystemWATCH OS 7 My Question or IssueHi I have read about new functionality which allows the apple watch to play Spotify using data alone, so you don't need to bring an iPhone around when listening...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device APPLE WATCH 6 LTE Operating System WATCH OS 7   My Question or Issue Hi    I have read about new functionality which allows the apple...

Jeremy

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Superuser Contribution Unable to find podcasts on my iPhone nor my Desktop

PlanPremiumCountryEgyptDevice(iPhone 11)Operating System(iOS 14.2) My Question or IssueI am unable to find podcasts on my iPhone app nor on my desktop, how to solve that issue?

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Plan Premium Country Egypt Device (iPhone 11) Operating System (iOS 14.2)   My Question or Issue I am unable to find podcasts on my iPhone app nor on my desktop, how to solve that issu...

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Superuser Contribution Auto play not working

PlanPremium Duo CountryUSA Device(iPhone Xr & IPhone 6s)Operating System(iOS 14.3 & 13.7 respectively) My Question or IssueAutoplay has stopped working when the end of an album or song has been reached. I can get it to work again by turning off auto ...

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  Plan Premium Duo  Country USA  Device (iPhone Xr & IPhone 6s) Operating System (iOS 14.3 & 13.7 respectively)   My Question or Issue Autoplay has stopped work...

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Superuser Contribution Automatically switching to other playlist after play 2-3 songs

PlanPremiumCountryThailandDeviceAll platformOperating System(iOS, Windows 10) My Question or IssueToday, I got a problem about playing music during 2-3 song, the spotify stop current song and switch to other playlist by automatically, not command by ...

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Plan Premium Country Thailand Device All platform Operating System (iOS, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Today, I got a problem about playing music during 2-3 song, the spotify stop...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stop playing song by itself

when I start song on spotify it was stop playing by itself about 3-4 song or 30 sec I try to restart app,delete app, change all setting that was about background information,wifi or cellular and battery not in a low. I can’t find a way out who can fi...

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when I start song on spotify it was stop playing by itself about 3-4 song or 30 sec I try to restart app,delete app, change all setting that was about background information,wifi or cellular and batt...

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Superuser Contribution Release Radar does not update on Windows

PlanPremiumCountryLithuaniaDeviceDELLOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueAnother Friday morning and when I switch from my mobile to desktop, my sound is not plating. I check my release radar and the album cover is updated to show the top a...

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Plan Premium Country Lithuania Device DELL Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Another Friday morning and when I switch from my mobile to desktop, my sound is not platin...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Downloaded playlists and albums gone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueFor the one millionth time are my downloads of the playlists and albums gone ! The playlists ...

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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 For the...

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Superuser Contribution Advertisement after every song

I am on a free plan and as I start playing music Spotify advises me to watch a advertisement video for 30 minutes of uninterrupted listening. I gladly watch this advertisement which goes on for more than 30 seconds and then hope that I do not hear an...

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I am on a free plan and as I start playing music Spotify advises me to watch a advertisement video for 30 minutes of uninterrupted listening. I gladly watch this  advertisement which goes on for...

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Superuser Contribution ALL podcasts are gone?

PremiumUSAiPhone 11iOS 14 I just logged onto my app and ALL podcasts have disappeared. I do mean all. I subscribe to fairly large podcasts like The Daily, FiveThirtyEight, etc - so I know they are not removed. I've updated the app, downloaded and re-...

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  Premium USA iPhone 11 iOS 14   I just logged onto my app and ALL podcasts have disappeared. I do mean all. I subscribe to fairly large podcasts like The Daily, FiveThirtyEight, etc ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Random Playing isn't that Random

Random feature seems to be playing mostly the same songs, wth? For me it's a specific problem, because I add a lot of songs to a playlist then start listening and deleting what I don't want to keep. But how can I do this when a lot of songs are almos...

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Random feature seems to be playing mostly the same songs, wth?  For me it's a specific problem, because I add a lot of songs to a playlist then start listening and deleting what I don't want to...

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Solved!! Uncluttering Playlist Section

Like many I have too many playlists. I don't want to delete any of them, but is there a way to hide them from your playlist section? And I don't mean the "Make Playlist Secret" option, I mean hiding it from your actual library so you don't have to pa...

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  Like many I have too many playlists. I don't want to delete any of them, but is there a way to hide them from your playlist section? And I don't mean the "Make Playlist Secret" option, I mean...

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Superuser Contribution liked songs by artists option on desktop

I love the mobile feature of seeing liked songs on artists pages and WISH this feature ran on desktop too ! It would make finding their songs so much easier than sorting liked songs by artist finding it etc which is clunky and takes ages !!!!Hope oth...

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I love the mobile feature of seeing liked songs on artists pages and WISH this feature ran on desktop too !  It would make finding their songs so much easier than sorting liked songs by artist ...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot Turn Off Shuffle Play (Not Showing On “Now Playing”)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryU.S.ADeviceiPhone SE 2020Operating SystemiOS 14.3??? My Question or IssueWhen I am on my playlist I can’t play the specific songs I want where on my friends phone which is the EXACT same type (iPhone SE 2020) he can play whatev...

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Plan Free/Premium Country U.S.A Device iPhone SE 2020 Operating System iOS 14.3???   My Question or Issue When I am on my playlist I can’t play the specific songs I want where on my fr...

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Superuser Contribution Group Session playing different songs??

PlanPremium DuoCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8 PlusOperating SystemiOS 14 My Question or IssueSorry if my tags and layout are weird, first time posting on here haha. I've been using the Group Session feature with my boyfriend a lot since we can't always be ...

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Plan Premium Duo Country USA Device iPhone 8 Plus Operating System iOS 14   My Question or Issue Sorry if my tags and layout are weird, first time posting on here haha. I've been using...

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In app Notifications ANNOYING!

Dear Spotify Team, If I open my Spotify (Premium) I always get fronted with a notification "Spotify Is now available as widget". I click "OK" I open my playlist, go back to start. Again, the exact same notification "Spotify Is now available as widget...

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Dear Spotify Team,    If I open my Spotify (Premium) I always get fronted with a notification "Spotify Is now available as widget". I click "OK"   I open my playlist, go back to st...

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Superuser Contribution Video on Apple TV, Samsung TV, Xbox one

PlanPremiumCountryNL DeviceApple TVSamsung TVXbox One My Question or Issue I have the Spotify app on my Apple TV, on my Samsung TV and my XBox. Please tell me how I can watch my favorite video (podcast) on my TV like I used to for many years through ...

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Plan Premium Country NL   Device Apple TV Samsung TV Xbox One   My Question or Issue   I have the Spotify app on my Apple TV, on my Samsung TV and my XBox. Please tell me h...

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Spotify not playing my saved tracks, crashing

Spotify has not been working for me all week. I have thousands of saved songs in my library. Recently spotify simply stops playing my songs. Here’s an example, Today I tried to playa saved album, it played the first track and then would not play the ...

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Spotify has not been working for me all week.  I have thousands of saved songs in my library. Recently spotify simply stops playing my songs. Here’s an example, Today I tried to play a saved al...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot play downloaded music unless connected to wifi

Plan Family Free/Premium Premium Country. UK Device(iPad Pro 2018Operating System(iOS 13.7 My Question or IssueI download music and have selected option to play offline enabled.However for some stupid bizarre reason it forces me to connect to wifi fi...

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Plan Family  Free/Premium  Premium  Country. UK   Device (iPad Pro 2018 Operating System (iOS 13.7   My Question or Issue I download music and have selected option ...

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