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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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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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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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Superuser Contribution Will not play song

PlanPremium CountryUSDevice(iPhone 7 and iPod touch 7Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueEnjoying Discover Weekly put cannot play other songs from the artist. I go to view artist or view album and the only song...

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Plan Premium  Country US Device (iPhone 7 and iPod touch 7 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Enjoying Discover Weekly put cannot...

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Superuser Contribution Apple Watch cannot stream

PlanFree/PremiumCountrySG DeviceIPhone XS Operating System(iOS 14.2) My Question or IssueSpotify not able to stream on Watch. Using TestFlight version 8.5.93.486

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Plan Free/Premium Country SG   Device IPhone XS  Operating System (iOS 14.2)   My Question or Issue Spotify not able to stream on Watch. Using TestFlight version 8.5.93...

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Superuser Contribution [iOS] Cannot use offline mode anymore

PlanPremiumCountryEUDeviceiPhone 6sOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHi,I'm reopening an issue raised by myself & solved in the below thread. After about the week, it is back w/ identical symptoms - I cannot ...

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Plan Premium Country EU Device iPhone 6s Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hi, I'm reopening an issue raised by myself & solved ...

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enable behind the lyrics

PlanpremiumCountrysingaporeDeviceiphone 11Operating SystemiOS 14.3My Question or Issuei recently just got the lyrics, it’s pretty neat but i prefer having back my behind the lyrics menu. is there a way where i can enable it back?

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Plan premium Country singapore Device iphone 11 Operating System iOS 14.3 My Question or Issue i recently just got the lyrics, it’s pretty neat but i prefer having back my behind the lyrics ...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Kids iOS - Google Chromecast Support?

PlanPremium Operating SystemiOS 13 My Question or IssueSpotify Kids for iPhone does not seem to have support for Google Chromecast, meaning the kid’s cannot cast their music to the stereo, but I can using the standard app. Is this expected, and if so...

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Plan Premium   Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue Spotify Kids for iPhone does not seem to have support for Google Chromecast, meaning the kid’s cannot cast their music t...

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Superuser Contribution App crashing in background/when iPhone is locked

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 13.6 My Question or IssueThe Spotify app crashes and stops playing music any time I lock my phone or have it running in the background. I’ve tried: logging out, unlinking, updating my...

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 13.6   My Question or Issue The Spotify app crashes and stops playing music any time I lock my phone or...

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Superuser Contribution Original soundtracks in gaming genre

In the gaming genre there used to be a long list of all soundtracks, but now that list is about 3-5 albums on iOS and 10-20 on PC desktop version. What happened? I listen to a lot of gaming soundtracks but since the list has disappeared it is hard to...

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In the gaming genre there used to be a long list of all soundtracks, but now that list is about 3-5 albums on iOS and 10-20 on PC desktop version. What happened? I listen to a lot of gaming soundtrac...

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Superuser Contribution Downloaded music won’t play offline

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 14.0.1 My Question or IssueI already read a couple of answers to my issue but none of them helped. I am trying to find a way to fix this problem without reinstalling my application, as I alrea...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 14.0.1   My Question or Issue I already read a couple of answers to my issue but none of them helped. I am trying to fi...

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Why did the songs I add to my “Liked Songs” list on Mac not show up on mobile?

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevice(iPhone Xs)Operating System(iOS 14.3) My Question or IssueI selected multiple songs and dragged them to my “Liked Songs” list on Mac but when I went to check on my mobile app the new songs weren’t there. Since it was a l...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device (iPhone Xs) Operating System (iOS 14.3)   My Question or Issue I selected multiple songs and dragged them to my “Liked Songs” list on Mac but when I ...

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Superuser Contribution iOS App keeps crashing (8.5.86.739)

PlanPremiumCountrySouth AfricaDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 14.3 My Question or IssueMy app is constantly crashing. It will happen multiple times while I am listening to music, it just stops and closes.This is extremely frustrating.I have logged...

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Plan Premium Country South Africa Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 14.3   My Question or Issue My app is constantly crashing. It will happen multiple times while I am listening to...

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[iOS][Playlists] App slowly when you slide the screen

https://share.icloud.com/photos/08JMWeWAy33wE2CVKE49YJ5IA In the update when the album covers were previewed in the playlists, the app pulls and slows when I move on the list and in ocations the app closes.

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https://share.icloud.com/photos/08JMWeWAy33wE2CVKE49YJ5IA  In the update when the album covers were previewed in the playlists, the app pulls and slows when I move on the list and in ocations t...

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[iOS][Playlists] Mobile adding songs to playlists

I am **bleep** that Spotify adds more songs to my playlists on mobile I use Spotify on my laptop and ps4 and don’t have this issue it’s annoying because I usually listen to 1 song in a playlist on loop and I can’t do that because of this feature

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I am **bleep** that Spotify adds more songs to my playlists on mobile I use Spotify on my laptop and ps4 and don’t have this issue it’s annoying because I usually listen to 1 song in a playlist on lo...

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Many crashes on IPhone 11

For 1 month I experience crashes of Spotify when listening to it in the background. iOS 14.3. This occurs suddenly, without me doing anything on the phone. It is locked and in my pocket. I listen through iPhone headphones, through Bluetooth speaker a...

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For 1 month I experience crashes of Spotify when listening to it in the background. iOS 14.3. This occurs suddenly, without me doing anything on the phone. It is locked and in my pocket. I listen thr...

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Superuser Contribution carplay I can't select a song from playlists

PlanPremiumCountry Costa Rica Device(iPhone 7 plus)Operating System(iOS 13) My Question or IssueRecently I've been using spotify in Apple Carplay. There, I could access any playlist and review the songs in that playlist and also choose whatever song ...

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Plan Premium Country Costa Rica   Device (iPhone 7 plus) Operating System (iOS 13)   My Question or Issue Recently I've been using spotify in  Apple Carplay. There, I could a...

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[iOS][Developer] play songs without having to like or download first

Why is it so difficult to navigate spotify easily, your always changing things...id like to search for a track and play it without having to like, sync, or download it first. Just be user friendly!!!

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Why is it so difficult to navigate spotify easily, your always changing things...id like to search for a track and play it without having to like, sync, or download it first.  Just be user frie...

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[iOS] How to upload music to iPhone spotify app?

I have Premium Spotify but can't play local files on my phone. Here are the steps I took: On Spotify Desktop1. I went to "Settings" then "Local Files", and turned on "Show Local Files"2. I clicked "Add A Source" and added my desktop folder with mp3 f...

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I have Premium Spotify but can't play local files on my phone. Here are the steps I took:   On Spotify Desktop 1. I went to "Settings" then "Local Files", and turned on "Show Local Files" 2....

Hubo

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