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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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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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terryjamiahaaa

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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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AvaTilley

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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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Spotify Connect won’t connect to devices

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceiPhone SE, iPad 2019Operating SystemiOS 13.5 My Question or IssueFor the last 24 hours, whenever I try to connect to a device, it just shows “Connecting” for several minutes then reverts to “Devices Available” without ever ...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device iPhone SE, iPad 2019 Operating System iOS 13.5   My Question or Issue For the last 24 hours, whenever I try to connect to a device, it just shows...

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Superuser Contribution Songs freeze after 10 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueI pay for the premium service, and listen to music daily. Most of the time I have data, however when I do not I have to deal with Spotify more or less giving a ...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue I pay for the premium service, and listen to music daily. Most of the time I have da...

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Solved!! Merging Playlists

Does anyone know how to merge 2 playlists together on an iphone?

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Does anyone know how to merge 2 playlists together on an iphone?

pironic

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Superuser Contribution Why does shuffle privilege certain songs?

Whenever I use the shuffle feature on any device (iphone, ipad, macbook) it will keep playing certain songs from a large (700+) playlist over and over and there are other songs in there that I forgot I had because shuffle literally never plays them. ...

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Whenever I use the shuffle feature on any device (iphone, ipad, macbook) it will keep playing certain songs from a large (700+) playlist over and over and there are other songs in there that I forgot...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Pause and playback issue

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States Device(iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPad Pro 2018)Operating System(iOS 13.5) My Question or IssueWhen pausing Spotify, is does not always resume playback when trying to unpause. Whether I pause music using my AirPods or the cont...

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  Plan Premium Country United States   Device (iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPad Pro 2018) Operating System (iOS 13.5)   My Question or Issue When pausing Spotify, is does not always...

Peter

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Spotify Connect Devices Unavailable

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: iPhone 11 Pro MaxOperating System: iOS 13.4.1 My Question or Issue:I cannot get the Echo devices and groups in my home to show up in my Spotify Connect list of devices.The other person in my home is signed in to the A...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: iPhone 11 Pro Max Operating System: iOS 13.4.1   My Question or Issue: I cannot get the Echo devices and groups in my home to show up in my Spo...

carolnicolee

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Superuser Contribution Local file songs not showing up on ios mobile app at all

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(iPhone 7, Computer is HP Spectre 360Operating System(iOS 13.4.1, Windows 10 ver 1909) I can't get mt local file music to sync over to my mobile app.the top picture is showing the local file song on the top of this playlis...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device (iPhone 7, Computer is HP Spectre 360 Operating System (iOS 13.4.1, Windows 10 ver 1909)   I can't get mt local file music to sync over to my mob...

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Offline music still being deleted

Ah, the ongoing misery of being a Spotify Premium member.... Today I left the house and turn on Spotify on my iPhone to find that (yet again, again, again and again) most of my offline albums have been undownloaded (again). This is an unresolved recu...

Roadie

Ah, the ongoing misery of being a Spotify Premium member....   Today I left the house and turn on Spotify on my iPhone to find that (yet again, again, again and again) most of my offline album...

Fishtaco

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Local files and ensuring they stay downloaded on iPhone.

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 11Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Hello, I wanted to ensure any local files I have downloaded from my desktop to my device stay there now and are not made unavailable (grey...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 11 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   Hello,   I wanted to ensure any local ...

Ddavies

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Superuser Contribution Playlist Filter

PlanPremiumCountryHondurasDevice(iPhone 8 plus)Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or IssueI’m having issues with my filter feature. When I want to filter by artist in my liked songs playlist, it doesn´t display all of the liked songs I have of that...

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  Plan Premium Country Honduras Device (iPhone 8 plus) Operating System (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue I’m having issues with my filter feature. When I want to filter by artist ...

Mario

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Superuser Contribution Specific podcast disappeared

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 11 proOperating SystemiOS 13.4.1 A specific podcast(Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk) I listen to has totally disappeared from my app, both on iPhone, and iPad. I had episodes downloaded on my phone ready to...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 11 pro Operating System iOS 13.4.1   A specific podcast(Dean Delray’s Let There Be Talk) I listen to has totally disappeared from my app...

Mario

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Music Randomly Pausing On iOS

Plan PremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemiOS 13.2.2I keep trying to play music on Spotify and lately it has been pausing randomly during my listening. May it be a few times a song or once an hour, but it has not stopped

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Plan  Premium Country USA Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 13.2.2 I keep trying to play music on Spotify and lately it has been pausing randomly during my listening. May it be a f...

Billy-J

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Shuffle on Albums & Playlists - ALWAYS ON!

PlanPremiumCountryUK/GBDeviceiPhone 11 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 13.5.1 My Question or IssueThis has been going on for some time now, and no, I don't want to tap to remove the shuffle once I'm in the album or playlist. It shouldn't be automatically ...

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Plan Premium Country UK/GB Device iPhone 11 Pro Max Operating System iOS 13.5.1   My Question or Issue This has been going on for some time now, and no, I don't want to tap to remove t...

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Superuser Contribution Like dislike button disappeared

hello, since last week I can’t give feedback on my weekly mix. I tried to reinstall the app and it worked. But the next time I opened it the buttons disappeared again. I tried that a few times and nothing changed. I use Spotify on iOS and the latest ...

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hello,  since last week I can’t give feedback on my weekly mix. I tried to reinstall the app and it worked. But the next time I opened it the buttons disappeared again. I tried that a few times...

Elena

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Spotify won’t connect to internet, Apple Music and iHeart work fine. Paying for premium!

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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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  

Billy-J

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Empty unnamed playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUS Device(iPhone 11)Operating System(iOS 13.4.1) My Question or IssueI have a string of empty, unnamed playlists at the bottom of my “Playlists” section. Uninstalling and reinstalling doesn’t work, deleting cache. I even got a new p...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device (iPhone 11) Operating System (iOS 13.4.1)   My Question or Issue I have a string of empty, unnamed playlists at the bottom of my “Playlists” sect...

rayadverb

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spotify still uses mobile data even when blocked in settings

In the iOS Settings, under Mobile Data, I blocked Spotify from using mobile data. Although, as soon as i'm off my Wifi, spotify starts to use mobile data, which i can easily prove in the mobile data statistics. It seems to be a pretty old or recurrin...

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In the iOS Settings, under Mobile Data, I blocked Spotify from using mobile data. Although, as soon as i'm off my Wifi, spotify starts to use mobile data, which i can easily prove in the mobile data ...

Fishtaco

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Superuser Contribution [iOS] iOS device volume gets adjusted to Spotify volume on Computer

PlanPremiumCountryCzech RepublicDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 13.5 My Question or IssueWhen I'm listening to music through the Spotify Desktop App on Windows 10 and I open the iOS Spotify App just to control the Desktop one, then the iOS App adj...

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Plan Premium Country Czech Republic Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 13.5   My Question or Issue When I'm listening to music through the Spotify Desktop App on Windows 10 and I op...

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Spotify Connect - A weird one...

Hello all. First, a quick system and network summary: I have four discrete networks; 2.4GHz wireless, 5GHz wireless, wired Powerline and Sonos Mesh via a Sonos Boost all going into a single router. All software and systems up to date with latest vers...

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Hello all.   First, a quick system and network summary: I have four discrete networks; 2.4GHz wireless, 5GHz wireless, wired Powerline and Sonos Mesh via a Sonos Boost all going into a single ...

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Solved!! [iOS][Developer] Will Spotify Be Making Their Own DJ App?

Since Spotify is shutting down its integration with third party DJ apps, will it be making its own DJ app similar to apps like DJay? I think that if they shut down third party app support, then they should make their own similar app, that way they do...

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Since Spotify is shutting down its integration with third party DJ apps, will it be making its own DJ app similar to apps like DJay? I think that if they shut down third party app support, then they ...

KrijntjeK

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