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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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Volume buttons on device don't work when casting

As of Spotify 8.9.xx and newer I can't control the volume on my iPhone when casting to a Chromecast device. I need to go into the slider inside the Spotify app to change the volume. This is not an iOS or apple issue:My non working version of Spotify ...

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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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iPhone screen locking while playing and connected to charger

Hello,My phone screen locks while plugged in, I’d like to see album art and song title while I drive but it automatically locks after 30sec even though it’s plugged in.Stop the dim it's not a solution... or disable Autolock.. or use waze...Can you pr...

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Hello, My phone screen locks while plugged in, I’d like to see album art and song title while I drive but it automatically locks after 30sec even though it’s plugged in. Stop the dim it's not a s...

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Apple Watch spotify connect bug

PlanPremiumCountryFinland Device(iPhone XS 64gb + Apple Watch Series 4 GPS)Operating System(iOS 12.4, WatchOS 5.3 ) My Question or IssueOn the apple watch spotify app, there is a simple bug/problem. I can't select my home pc as music output in Spotif...

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Plan Premium Country Finland   Device (iPhone XS 64gb + Apple Watch Series 4 GPS) Operating System (iOS 12.4, WatchOS 5.3 )   My Question or Issue On the apple watch spotify app,...

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How do you delete downloaded songs off iphone app quickly

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  

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Repeat button NOWHERE on premium account

Hi, I have a premium account in Australia, and on my iPad, iPhone, and windows desktop the repeat button is nowhere to be found. It isn't on the screen which just shows the song that is playing, and it is also not in the three dots on the right-hand ...

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Hi,  I have a premium account in Australia, and on my iPad, iPhone, and windows desktop the repeat button is nowhere to be found. It isn't on the screen which just shows the song that is playin...

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App closes after I open it

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12.4 My Question or IssueWhen I log into my account, the app just stop working, and won't play any songs, because it just closes and don't open again. I tried reinstalling every way you sugges...

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  Plan Premium Country Brazil Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12.4   My Question or Issue When I log into my account, the app just stop working, and won't play any songs, be...

Jose_M

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Albums out of order when sorting playlist by artists

(iPhone 8 Plus Operating System(iOS 12.4 My Question or IssueAlbums out of order when sorting playlist by artists. The playlist sorts perfectly when sorting by artists but the albums by the artists go out of order. See photo in attachment

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  (iPhone 8 Plus    Operating System (iOS 12.4   My Question or Issue Albums out of order when sorting playlist by artists. The playlist sorts perfectly when sorting by art...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Daily mixes are not updating

PlanFreeCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone XrOperating SystemiOS 12.4 My Question or IssueThis is the second time this has happened. My daily mixes have had the same songs for about 3 weeks. The first time the daily mixes locked it took 2 weeks for th...

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Plan Free Country United States  Device iPhone Xr Operating System iOS 12.4   My Question or Issue This is the second time this has happened. My daily mixes have had the same song...

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iPhone 8 HUGE Battery Drain

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8 )Operating System(iOS 12) My Question or IssueIt says spotify used 67% of my battery one song spends 3% of battery. I don’t want to go to Apple Music.)

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Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8 ) Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue It says spotify used 67% of my battery one song spends 3% of battery. I don’t want to go...

Billy-J

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Timestamp defers on different devices

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, ipad pro, iMac, Macbook Pro)Operating Systemlatest patches applied My Question or IssueI am an indoor cycling instructor and rely on precise cueing when I do my prep. I noticed that the time stamps defer between al...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, ipad pro, iMac, Macbook Pro) Operating System latest patches applied   My Question or Issue I am an indoor cycling instructor and ...

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Deleted waiting list keeps coming back

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceiPhone XS Max/ Macbook air My Question or IssueI added a couple of songs to my waiting list recently, but after i listend the songs, the songs come back in the waiting list everytime i open spotify, its very annoing...

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  Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device iPhone XS Max/ Macbook air   My Question or Issue I added a couple of songs to my waiting list recently, but after i listend the songs, th...

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Solved!! Download is not working

Premium Family Plan/United StatesIPhone Xsmax (12.4) Spotify version 8.15.18.851 For the last several months new songs are not downloading to phones library. It will mark them as downloaded, but they do show in my songs list. Tried app reset, phone r...

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Premium Family Plan/United States IPhone Xsmax (12.4) Spotify version 8.15.18.851   For the last several months new songs are not downloading to phones library. It will mark them as downloade...

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Where is the “Songs” tab??

Planpremium familyCountryCosta Rica Device(iPhone XROperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Where is the tab for songs? It’s been gone since the last update and I’m going crazy! I’m about to switch to Tidal just b...

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Plan premium family Country Costa Rica  Device (iPhone XR Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue   Where is the tab for songs? ...

Loxer

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Remove currently playing song from current playlist without searching for song: iPhone

If I am listening to a specific playlist that has hundreds of songs in it and I am listening to it on shuffle and I want to remove the currently playing song from the playlist I have to go to the playlist, search for the current song, then remove it....

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If I am listening to a specific playlist that has hundreds of songs in it and I am listening to it on shuffle and I want to remove the currently playing song from the playlist I have to go to the pla...

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Offline doesn’t work abroad after a few days

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOs 12 My Question or IssueEverytime I go abroad after about 3 or 4 days my offline mode stops working. The app says the songs are downloaded, but doesn’t play them. The only solution I have...

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  Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOs 12   My Question or Issue Everytime I go abroad after about 3 or 4 days my offline mode stops work...

Loxer

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Spotify in Apple Car Play

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 6 and iPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.4 My Question or IssueHi community,using Spotify via Apple Car Play is in principal impossible. Sometimes, the tabs are not shown at all on my car screen - even though my iPho...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 6 and iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.4   My Question or Issue Hi community, using Spotify via Apple Car Play is in principal impossible. S...

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IOS distortion

PlanPremiumCountryMexicoDeviceiphone 7plusOperating SystemIOS 12.4 My Question or IssueThis is a real problem, in IOS devices that use bluetooth headphones (airpods in my case) and the use of the integrated spotify equalizer sounds terrible. Spotify ...

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Plan Premium Country Mexico Device iphone 7plus Operating System IOS 12.4   My Question or Issue This is a real problem, in IOS devices that use bluetooth headphones (airpods in my cas...

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High data usage at 135MB every two minutes?

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: iPhone XSOperating System: iOS 12.4 (latest)Spotify App Version: 8.5.19.947 My Question or Issue: Has anyone noticed super high data usage when streaming music using the automatic setting ? Spotify used 9.1 GB (Gigaby...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: iPhone XS Operating System: iOS 12.4 (latest) Spotify App Version: 8.5.19.947   My Question or Issue:   Has anyone noticed super high da...

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Mobile app Airplay to Apple TV option on gone after app upgrade.

Auto updated the Spotify app on iPhone last night. Now it appears there is no option to stream music from my phone to my Apple TV. Anyone else have this issue or am I missing something new?PremiumNew ZealandiPhone 8, iOS 12.4 My Question or Issue

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Auto updated the Spotify app on iPhone last night. Now it appears there is no option to stream music from my phone to my Apple TV. Anyone else have this issue or am I missing something new? Prem...

Loxer

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Solved!! Add new Songs to Playlist

Hello everybody,it would be great if there would be the possibility - if you add songs to a playlist - not to put them at the end but at the beginning. Maybe you can add a question or a tick in the settings.

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Hello everybody, it would be great if there would be the possibility - if you add songs to a playlist - not to put them at the end but at the beginning. Maybe you can add a question or a tick in the...

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Cant find loop function anywhere

DeviceIphone 6sPremiumNoVersion8.5.19 Can anyone help me? 

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Device Iphone 6s Premium No Version 8.5.19   Can anyone help me?  

Loxer

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