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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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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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Superuser Contribution Mobile app says I need Premium to play something

Hello! My Spotify version is currently 9.0.60.632 So the issue I have is everytime I try to play a song it won’t let me and says I need premium to play the playlist. I tried multiple stuff like restarting my device, redownloading the app, using anoth...

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Hello!  My Spotify version is currently 9.0.60.632 So the issue I have is everytime I try to play a song it won’t let me and says I need premium to play the playlist. I tried multiple st...

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Superuser Contribution Can't download on apple watch

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevice(iPhone 15 pro, apple watch SE 2Operating System(iOS 18.5, WatchOS 11.5 My Question or IssueWhen I try to download a playlist from the watch, I click the download arrow but NOTHING happens.

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device (iPhone 15 pro, apple watch SE 2 Operating System (iOS 18.5, WatchOS 11.5   My Question or Issue When I try to download a playlist from the watch, I c...

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Superuser Contribution karaoke mode went missing

I had (and used) karaoke mode. I sang one song that wasn’t supported by this feature (without scoring) and then one that did have scoring. I wanted to try another song, but I couldn’t find this feature anymore. I tried a lot of different songs, but t...

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I had (and used) karaoke mode. I sang one song that wasn’t supported by this feature (without scoring) and then one that did have scoring. I wanted to try another song, but I couldn’t find this featu...

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Superuser Contribution 15 second rewind changes episode

Lately when I hit the 15 second rewind (or fwd) button when listening to a podcast it will take me forward an episode instead! If I hit it more than once, it will surf through that number of episodes. That’s while it’s playing. When it’s paused, the ...

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Lately when I hit the 15 second rewind (or fwd) button when listening to a podcast it will take me forward an episode instead! If I hit it more than once, it will surf through that number of episodes...

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Superuser Contribution Problems playing in car via Bluetooth

PlanFreeCountrySpainDeviceiPhone 15Operating SystemiOS 18.5My Question or Issue My iPhone connects via Bluetooth to my car, and the Spotify app shows the car as the playback device, but when I start playback, it immediately pauses. I've unpaired and ...

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Plan Free Country Spain Device iPhone 15 Operating System iOS 18.5 My Question or Issue   My iPhone connects via Bluetooth to my car, and the Spotify app shows the car as the playback ...

Eni

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Help with device sync

Hii can’t seem to sync my iPad Spotify list with my iPhone 13. I’m sure it’s really easy but my brain has let me down! Thanks in advance. J

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Hi i can’t seem to sync my iPad Spotify list with my iPhone 13. I’m sure it’s really easy but my brain has let me down!  Thanks in advance. J

MateusM

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Allow apple watch users to download their liked songs

Apple watch users have now been able to download playlists for a while now and yet they can’t download their liked songs playlist. I find this very odd and very frustrating since it’s the only playlist I really listen to. Please add that feature. Als...

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Apple watch users have now been able to download playlists for a while now and yet they can’t download their liked songs playlist. I find this very odd and very frustrating since it’s the only playli...

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Superuser Contribution Volume drops in Spotify app in iOS 17.1.2

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 12 ProOperating SystemiOS 17.1.2 My Question or IssueWhile I am playing music from the app on my iPhone over the phone’s intrinsic speaker, if the screen locks (goes dark), when I wake it up (Lock Screen shows), the ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 12 Pro Operating System iOS 17.1.2   My Question or Issue While I am playing music from the app on my iPhone over the phone’s intrinsic speaker, ...

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Superuser Contribution Has anyone else had their DJ suddenly switch languages?

My DJ suddenly switched to speaking Spanish for some reason even though the “DJ Language” setting is set to English. Help?

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My DJ suddenly switched to speaking Spanish for some reason even though the “DJ Language” setting is set to English. Help?

MateusM

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Superuser Contribution Volume decrease from Apple Watch after Notification

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch 7Operating SystemiOS 18.5 & iOS 11.5 My Question or IssueWhen running I prefer to connect my earbuds to my watch using bluetooth and then play Spotify from my Apple Watch, by doing this it e...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch 7 Operating System iOS 18.5 & iOS 11.5   My Question or Issue When running I prefer to connect my earbuds to my wat...

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Superuser Contribution CarPlay Plays a different song every time.

I never had that issue before, but for some days whenever I start my car, Spotify just glitch and plays any random playlist from recently played section, while a song is already playing. I have this issue for a week or two. I tried resetting the iPho...

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I never had that issue before, but for some days whenever I start my car, Spotify just glitch and plays any random playlist from recently played section, while a song is already playing.   I h...

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Superuser Contribution Playback stuttering

Hi! I’m having stuttering problems too, but it’s not a Windows device. It’s my iPad. Everything else on all my Bluetooth devices work, so clearly it has to be Spotify. It doesn’t do this every day, but there are times that it stutters and I either ha...

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Hi! I’m having stuttering problems too, but it’s not a Windows device. It’s my iPad. Everything else on all my Bluetooth devices work, so clearly it has to be Spotify. It doesn’t do this every day, b...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution songs i never downloaded appear in my local files

PlanPremiumCountry Deviceiphone xr and macbook proOperating Systemlatest ios and macos My Question or Issuei transferred all of my mp3 to my Spotify File on the Files app on my phone and turned on the Local File setting on the spotify app and there’s...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device iphone xr and macbook pro Operating System latest ios and macos   My Question or Issue i transferred all of my mp3 to my Spotify File on the ...

Joan

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CarPlay Audio quality is forced to low - why?

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 14 My Question or IssueWhen I listen to Spotify in my BMW on CarPlay I noticed that the audio quality setting is overwritten to low, and it's is impossible to change back to Very High, which I normally us...

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Plan Premium Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 14   My Question or Issue When I listen to Spotify in my BMW on CarPlay I noticed that the audio quality setting is overwritten to low,...

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Superuser Contribution How to rename a playlist

Available instructions say to go to the 3 dots at the top of the playlist, and choose from the menu. The instruction said it worked for both Android and IOS devices but neither of my devices have dots. So how can I rename a playlist?

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Available instructions say to go to the 3 dots at the top of the playlist, and choose from the menu. The instruction said it worked for both Android and IOS devices but neither of my devices have do...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution any idea how to block podcasts? .

any idea how can we block podcasts that we don't want to hear? Like how we block certain artists. I am intending to curb my"addiction" to certain podcasts by permanently blocking them. Thanks!

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any idea how can we block podcasts that we don't want to hear? Like how we block certain artists. I am intending to curb my"addiction" to certain podcasts by permanently blocking them. Thanks!  

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Superuser Contribution Stream not starting on Amazon Echo Studio anymore

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceAmazon Echo Studio / iPhone 13 My Question or IssueSince a few days I can't stream Spotify on my Amazon Echo Studio. I didn't change anything and on other Echo devices in the same household everything works fine but on ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Amazon Echo Studio / iPhone 13   My Question or Issue Since a few days I can't stream Spotify on my Amazon Echo Studio. I didn't change anything and o...

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Touch preview on IOS

Hi community, Since yesterday I have the ability to use the touch preview to check out the songs in playlist, in other words, I can slide on the song and listen it quickly to check how is it. Spotify version 2.2.0.2464. Horácio

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Hi community,   Since yesterday I have the ability to use the touch preview to check out the songs in playlist, in other words, I can slide on the song and listen it quickly to check ho...

ApparelHero

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Solved!! Remove BMW Connected

How do I remove the connection between Spotify and BMW Connected??? I tried to delete the phone from my BMW system and also delete the BMW Connected app from the phone, but when I connect the phone to the car via USB it still thinks it should use BMW...

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How do I remove the connection between Spotify and BMW Connected??? I tried to delete the phone from my BMW system and also delete the BMW Connected app from the phone, but when I connect the phone t...

SomebodysBrother

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts stopping on the 12 hour mark

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 15Operating System(iOS 18.5) My Question or IssueWhen I’m listening to over 12 hours podcasts, the app suddenly stops it after the 12 hours mark. It marks the whole thing as listened, and skips to the next one. I ...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil Device iPhone 15 Operating System (iOS 18.5)   My Question or Issue When I’m listening to over 12 hours podcasts, the app suddenly stops it after the 12 hou...

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