Solved!! How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature
I don’t want to listen to music that’s not in my playlist
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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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Plan: Premium FamilyDevice: Iphone 12Operating System: iOS 16.5.1 My Question or IssueMy Spotify is set in English, but since few weeks the language in the Home section of the App is a mix of English and Russian, all the settings show in English, but...
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Plan: Premium Family Device: Iphone 12 Operating System: iOS 16.5.1 My Question or Issue My Spotify is set in English, but since few weeks the language in the Home section ...
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PlanPremiumCountry Italy Device(iPhone 6s)Operating System(iOS 18.3.2) My Question or Issue while listening, if I receive a phone call (GSM), at the end of the call the audio stutters and the playback is intermittent.. I must necessarily unlock the i...
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Plan Premium Country Italy Device (iPhone 6s) Operating System (iOS 18.3.2) My Question or Issue while listening, if I receive a phone call (GSM), at the end of the ca...
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Open Spotify on a phoneFind collaborative album with more than 1 artist as authorRotate your phone – for some reason it rotates therePlanPremiumCountrySlovakiaDeviceiPhone 13miniOperating SystemiOS 18.3.1My Question or IssueFor some unexplained reaso...
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Open Spotify on a phone Find collaborative album with more than 1 artist as author Rotate your phone – for some reason it rotates there Plan Premium Country Slovakia Device iPhone 13mini Op...
Yordan
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I'm a premium subscriber using Spotify on my iPhone and iPad Pro. Ever since the last update, I'm no longer able to edit and sort songs within a playlist (even with the filter set to custom). Since the update, the edit function just has a pop-up wind...
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I'm a premium subscriber using Spotify on my iPhone and iPad Pro. Ever since the last update, I'm no longer able to edit and sort songs within a playlist (even with the filter set to custom). Since t...
Mav_d
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When using Apple carplay in my Mercedes i recon a big difference in the sound quality, comparied to when i use bluethoot conected spotify to the original entertainment system. I believe the reason is because i trimmed the equalizer on the orignigal s...
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When using Apple carplay in my Mercedes i recon a big difference in the sound quality, comparied to when i use bluethoot conected spotify to the original entertainment system. I believe the ...
hcd05
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Within the past few weeks canvas and preview videos no longer work, it just shows a static image that does not move. If I disable 'reduce motion' under iOS settings (under Accessibility > Motion) then the videos start working again, however, this was...
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Within the past few weeks canvas and preview videos no longer work, it just shows a static image that does not move. If I disable 'reduce motion' under iOS settings (under Accessibility > Motion) ...
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There seems to be a bug in the Spotify iOS app (I'm currently running version 8.9.19.571). I listen to podcasts using Spotify and I have auto-downloads turned on. I also have "Remove played episodes" set to "After playing". In the past, this used to ...
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There seems to be a bug in the Spotify iOS app (I'm currently running version 8.9.19.571). I listen to podcasts using Spotify and I have auto-downloads turned on. I also have "Remove played episodes"...
JoistheBest
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Shazams from within the Shazam app itself go straight to My Shazam playlist in spotify. Brilliant. However, if I Shazam a song from my Apple Watch, iPhone action button or from the control center whilst these songs show in the Shazam app they do not ...
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Shazams from within the Shazam app itself go straight to My Shazam playlist in spotify. Brilliant. However, if I Shazam a song from my Apple Watch, iPhone action button or from the control center whi...
anonymousdjay
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I would like to add my liked songs playlist to another playlist however it is not letting me do so.
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I would like to add my liked songs playlist to another playlist however it is not letting me do so.
ribezaz
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Issue Description:While playing songs or podcasts on Spotify, a sporadic issue occurs where playback suddenly speeds up for several seconds, as if fast-forwarding. This happens regardless of the playlist or content and can occur multiple times depend...
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Issue Description: While playing songs or podcasts on Spotify, a sporadic issue occurs where playback suddenly speeds up for several seconds, as if fast-forwarding. This happens regardless of the pl...
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I do not have the DJ mode and i bought the premium version and it’s still not working
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I do not have the DJ mode and i bought the premium version and it’s still not working
TheRealCrispy
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So, I've had this issue for almos two days and I've done every possible thing to fix this glitch. As written in the title, every time I want to listen again to a song and I drag the song bar through my lock screen to 00:00, the very first second of t...
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So, I've had this issue for almos two days and I've done every possible thing to fix this glitch. As written in the title, every time I want to listen again to a song and I drag the song bar through ...
MihailY
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 11 Max ProOperating SystemiOS13 My Question or IssueMy home tab on the iOS app is only showing more podcast recommendations and not music. How can I get back to showing music recommendations instead?
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Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 11 Max Pro Operating System iOS13 My Question or Issue My home tab on the iOS app is only showing more podcast recommendations and no...
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PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceIphone 13plusOperating SystemiOS 15.4.1Spotify Version: 8.7.30.1342My Question or IssueMy issue is that I am able to download any podcast except for The Joe Rogan Experience.I have cleared the cache, offloaded the app, dele...
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Plan Premium Country US Device Iphone 13plus Operating System iOS 15.4.1 Spotify Version: 8.7.30.1342 My Question or Issue My issue is that I am able to download any podcast except ...
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There are numerous feature and issue requests over the past 10 years that people cannot scroll to the song position in a playlist in iOS. Can you finally listen to the people and fix this? In Windows you click the album art cover and the playlist ope...
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There are numerous feature and issue requests over the past 10 years that people cannot scroll to the song position in a playlist in iOS. Can you finally listen to the people and fix this? ...
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Iphone 13 pro Apple Watch OS 9.3.1 Head phones: Airpod v1 Spotify app on watch: just reinstalled Headphones: already unpaired and repairs Watch: already hard reset I meet all of these requireme...
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So I'm using Premium on ios 11.4.1, and the album art simply doesn't show up on the lock screen. It's just a white box with the controls instead (which works, but I would much rather have the album art there). Doesn't matter if I'm offline or not, an...
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So I'm using Premium on ios 11.4.1, and the album art simply doesn't show up on the lock screen. It's just a white box with the controls instead (which works, but I would much rather have the album a...
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When I have songs queued and turn smart shuffle on the song that is currently playing is skipped and the next song in the queue starts to play. If this is a feature it’s a stupid one, and if it’s a bug I would appreciate it getting fixed. I would als...
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When I have songs queued and turn smart shuffle on the song that is currently playing is skipped and the next song in the queue starts to play. If this is a feature it’s a stupid one, and if it’s a b...
Musicfeind2001
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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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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 Sp...
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