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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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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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Rastereyes

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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...

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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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Superuser Contribution Artist’s Monthly Listeners Disappeared

PlanPremium StudentCountry UK DeviceIphone 16Operating SystemIOS 18.5 My Question or IssueHi, I just noticed that the monthly listeners count is no longer showing on artist pages on Spotify. For example, the number used to appear under their name, bu...

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Plan Premium Student Country UK   Device Iphone 16 Operating System IOS 18.5   My Question or Issue Hi, I just noticed that the monthly listeners count is no longer showing on...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing on iPhone when screen is locked

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 10Software version 15.3.1 My Question or Issue: When I press play on a song and lock my screen (when I go running for instance), Spotify app either plays the song and stops or it closes the app....

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 10 Software version 15.3.1   My Question or Issue:  When I press play on a song and lock my screen (when I go runni...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast (with video) Error loading, cannot play

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone XS)Operating System(iOS 18.3, latest Spotify version on 27/2/2025) My Question or IssueMy podcast (with video) is not loading and keep showing this A problem occured while loading, and a Session ID. Please fix, its ve...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone XS) Operating System (iOS 18.3, latest Spotify version on 27/2/2025)   My Question or Issue My podcast (with video) is not loading and keep s...

Dessi

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Song Previews

Remember when Spotify updated and they made it so that Spotify Premium members could 3D touch or hold down a certain song and it would play you 15 - 30 seconds of a section of that song so that you didnt have to click on it and stop what you were lis...

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Remember when Spotify updated and they made it so that Spotify Premium members could 3D touch or hold down a certain song and it would play you 15 - 30 seconds of a section of that song so that ...

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Solved!! Touch Preview on iPhone 6 with latest iOS (8.1.2) and latest Spotify app is broken.

Hello. I was all excited to learn the Touch Preview feature came to the iOS app, but it isn't working for me or my wife on either of our iPhone 6 phones. Our phones are identical in hardware and software versions. Touching and holding on a track or a...

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Hello. I was all excited to learn the Touch Preview feature came to the iOS app, but it isn't working for me or my wife on either of our iPhone 6 phones. Our phones are identical in hardware and soft...

MattSuda

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Solved!! iOS - Version 0.9.1.230 missing 30-sec preview

I just updated the Spotify app on my iPhone 4S today to the latest release. Upon doing so, it looks like the functionality to get a preview of a song is no longer included. In the previous version I had (sorry, not sure which version it was), I could...

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I just updated the Spotify app on my iPhone 4S today to the latest release. Upon doing so, it looks like the functionality to get a preview of a song is no longer included. In the previous version I ...

MattSuda

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Touch preview

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 13.2.3App version8.4.13 My Question or IssueHi!Is the touch preview finally killed on the server side or is it a problem with my device? I was using 8.4.13 version of Spotify app for a few years now, as i...

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Plan Premium Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 13.2.3 App version 8.4.13   My Question or Issue Hi! Is the touch preview finally killed on the server side or is it a problem with ...

MattSuda

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Don’t ignore us! Please bring back the touch preview. It was so much easier.

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  

MattSuda

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Solved!! New touch preview and swipe to save features

While the touch preview feature is working great , I can't figure out how to save a track to my library by swiping left. Is this feature iPhone only ? I'm using an iPad Air .

Gig Goer

While the touch preview feature is working great , I can't figure out how to save a track to my library by swiping left. Is this feature iPhone only ? I'm using an iPad Air .

MattSuda

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Long touch song preview

Howdy. I used to be able to press and hold a song and get a short playback of it, which allowed me to decide if I liked it and wanted to add it to a playlist Is that feature gone or just a glitch tonight?

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Howdy.  I used to be able to press and hold a song and get a short playback of it, which allowed me to decide if I liked it and wanted to add it to a playlist   Is that feature gone or ju...

MattSuda

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Any chance of Force Touch Preview coming back?

PlanPremium I’m yet to receive the new update but I was wondering if there was any chance that Force Touch preview would be reinstated with the new update. Personally I would rather this feature be put back in place instead of the other features that...

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Plan Premium     I’m yet to receive the new update but I was wondering if there was any chance that Force Touch preview would be reinstated with the new update.    Personall...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution We want an update on the Touch Preview status

For more than a month now, people have been complaining about the removal of Touch Preview in iOS.Al questions, receive the same (one month old) standard response.It is time that Spotify inform it customers on the status of this disagreement between ...

Gig Goer

For more than a month now, people have been complaining about the removal of Touch Preview in iOS. Al questions, receive the same (one month old) standard response. It is time that Spotify inform i...

MattSuda

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Touch preview stopped working

Since last week, the touch preview stopped working on albums, playlists and tracks. Isn't working on both iPad and iPhone with iOS 9.2.1 and Spotity: 4.9.0.833. It only works on my saved playlists, songs, albums and artists, but no on explore, so dis...

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Since last week, the touch preview stopped working on albums, playlists and tracks. Isn't working on both iPad and iPhone with iOS 9.2.1 and Spotity: 4.9.0.833.   It only w...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Touch Preview on iOS removal

Hey folks, Spotify here! Just a quick post to let you know we’re in the process of removing Touch Preview, the feature on the iOS app that gives you a sneak peek of a playlist, song, album, or artist before you hit play. We’ve taken this decision as ...

Roadie

Hey folks, Spotify here!   Just a quick post to let you know we’re in the process of removing Touch Preview, the feature on the iOS app that gives you a sneak peek of a playlist, song, ...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Touch Preview

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 8 My Question or Issue Please bring back the touch preview feature. Removing it was a huge mistake and only makes me more hesitant to ever update the app for fear of finding out what new way you’ve made my favorite app...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone 8   My Question or Issue   Please bring back the touch preview feature. Removing it was a huge mistake and only makes me more hesi...

MattSuda

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Touch Preview Removed

I'm on version 8.4.16.483 which was just pushed out today and besides some minor ui tweaks, it appears that the touch preview feature has been removed. Which is a shame, because it was one of my most used features in music discovery, and one of the e...

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I'm on version 8.4.16.483 which was just pushed out today and besides some minor ui tweaks, it appears that the touch preview feature has been removed. Which is a shame, because it was one of my most...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution can't see my playlists, says I need to get premium to play in any order

Yesterday, I noticed that I couldn't see my playlists or play songs from albums in any order? Is this a new update? Because in order to play in any order, it says I need premium. It's very inconvenient and it only occurred recently. I've deleted the ...

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Yesterday, I noticed that I couldn't see my playlists or play songs from albums in any order? Is this a new update? Because in order to play in any order, it says I need premium. It's very inconvenie...

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