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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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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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iOS 13 - App Crashes on sidebar when sorting Podcast episodes

Whenever opening Spotify as a sidebar app in iPadOS/iOS13, navigating to a podcast and attempting to sort through the “sand which icon” (aka the 3 horizontal lines) the application crashes entirely.

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Whenever opening Spotify as a sidebar app in iPadOS/iOS13, navigating to a podcast and attempting to sort through the “sand which icon” (aka the 3 horizontal lines) the application crashes entirely.&...

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Song not downloaded issue

PremiumUKIphone X, iOS 13.2.2 Just moved to an X, from an iPhone 6 plus, upon which Spotify worked well. On the X, I have a play list where around half the songs are hazed out in the play list, and if I try and play I see the error message"song not d...

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Premium UK Iphone X, iOS 13.2.2   Just moved to an X, from an iPhone 6 plus, upon which Spotify worked well.   On the X, I have a play list where around half the songs are hazed out i...

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downloaded songs dont play in offline mode

PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceIphone 6sOperating SystemiOS 13.2.2 My Question or IssueWhen I try to listen to my downloaded songs in offline mode, without wifi or my internet mobile, only a few songs play, and the others dont and the song cover is...

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  Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Iphone 6s Operating System iOS 13.2.2   My Question or Issue When I try to listen to my downloaded songs in offline mode, without wifi or ...

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Will no one own responsibility for this???

Ok so I discover the other day that I have been doubled charged for Spotify, one by Spotify for $9.99 and one by iTunes for 12.99, every single month for the last 2+ years!! When I call you know what I get, 2 months from apple back..... 2 MONTHS........

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  Ok so I discover the other day that I have been doubled charged for Spotify, one by Spotify for $9.99 and one by iTunes for 12.99, every single month for the last 2+ years!! When I call you k...

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[iOS] Accessibility for the blind-low vision broken

The latest version of Spotify has made people who use Voiceover (either on an IPhone or IPad) can no longer read descriptions of any playlists, which was something that was working before. For those with low/no vision it makes navigation unnecessaril...

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The latest version of Spotify has made people who use Voiceover (either on an IPhone or IPad) can no longer read descriptions of any playlists, which was something that was working before. For those ...

Loxer

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Can't sort Liked songs by downloaded?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhone Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or IssueWith this new Liked songs playlist taking over for the Songs category it's impossible to only view my offline songs (without taking my whole device offline I guess) Can we...

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Plan Premium Country US Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue With this new Liked songs playlist taking over for the Songs category it's impossible to only...

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Not playing the playlist songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Deviceiphone XROperating SystemMost updated ios My Question or Issue For the last week, I am selecting playlists or radio and it will play the first song but then it goes to completely random music. And I mean random. No artists...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device iphone XR Operating System Most updated ios   My Question or Issue   For the last week, I am selecting playlists or radio and it w...

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iOS Download Error

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone XsOperating SystemiOS 12 My Issue"Download Error - downloading has stopped because there's no space left on this device."I keep getting this error message even though I have plenty of space left on my device. I have seen simil...

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Plan Premium Device iPhone Xs Operating System iOS 12   My Issue "Download Error - downloading has stopped because there's no space left on this device." I keep getting this error messa...

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Spotify on iPhone 6 doesn't start

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueWhenever I tap on Spotify, it doesn't open.And I mean it, there's no crash it seems.The app doesn't even start, the icon seems to gray out a little, so it registered a...

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Plan Premium Country Germany   Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue Whenever I tap on Spotify, it doesn't open. And I mean it, there's no crash it seem...

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Save a single song

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI always used to be able to save a single song of an artist to my library. Since the new update it seems I have to save/like a complete album...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I always used to be able to save a single song of an ...

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Unable to play one song on an album

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XROperating Systemios 12.4.1My Question or IssueHello, whenever I try to listen to Chikai by Hikaru Utada nothing happens. Then when I click on the three dots to the side and then the "Allow to play this song" option...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR Operating System ios 12.4.1 My Question or Issue Hello, whenever I try to listen to Chikai by Hikaru Utada nothing happens. Then when I click on the...

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[iOS][Other] Instructions given by Spotify to reinstall the app are in correct.

To delete and reinstall the Spotify app, press and hold the app, a drop down menu will appear, press rearrange apps this will make the app shake and an X will appear. Pressing the X will delete the app. Press the home button to get back to the normal...

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To delete and reinstall the Spotify app, press and hold the app, a drop down menu will appear, press rearrange apps this will make the app shake and an X will appear. Pressing the X will delete the a...

Loxer

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Spotify not connecting to apple Carplay

Spotify will not load contents into apple carplay when car (2019 BMW) is properly connected to Apple carplay and other apps are loading and working correctly. Sometimes it gives a message that it was unable to load but usually the screen is just blan...

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Spotify will not load contents into apple carplay when car (2019 BMW) is properly connected to Apple carplay and other apps are loading and working correctly.  Sometimes it gives a message that...

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Spotify stops playing randomly on my iPhone and on Alexa devices

I have an iPhone XR and I am in the US. My Spotify Premium stops playing music quite frequently and it even does it when I play my liked songs that I've downloaded to my phone. So Spotify stops the music output, but when I look at my Spotify phone ap...

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I have an iPhone XR and I am in the US. My Spotify Premium stops playing music quite frequently and it even does it when I play my liked songs that I've downloaded to my phone. So Spotify stops the m...

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PREMIUM USER NOW GETTING ADS???!?!?!!

so spotify is pushing pop ups for podcasts... thanks for harassing me more spotify. i dont pay you enough god **bleep** money????!

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so spotify is pushing pop ups for podcasts... thanks for harassing me more spotify. i dont pay you enough god **bleep** money????!

Billy-J

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Ad failed playback due to location

Free PlanUnited States iPhone6 iOS 11.3.1 Spotify will lock when an ad comes up. 90% of the ads received by my device are unable to playback due to location is the error. Then it won't push through, I have to shut down Spotify and restart. I have tri...

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    Free Plan United States   iPhone6   iOS 11.3.1     Spotify will lock when an ad comes up. 90% of the ads received by my device are unable to playback due t...

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Artist “About” page text not appearing on iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemIOS 13.3 My Question or IssueFor many artist pages (eg “Porcupine Tree”), clicking on the About text excerpt opens the About page, but no text appears (only photos).

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Plan Premium Country US   Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System IOS 13.3   My Question or Issue For many artist pages (eg “Porcupine Tree”), clicking on the About text excerpt op...

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Spotify connect stopped working

Hi, Spotify connect does not connect any longer to my Bose Soundbar 700. Airplay works, but not spotify connect.Have uninstalled bose app, spotify but no help.It says that spotify connect is not active on that device. PlanPremiumCountryswedenDevicema...

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Hi, Spotify connect does not connect any longer to my Bose Soundbar 700. Airplay works, but not spotify connect. Have uninstalled bose app, spotify but no help. It says that spotify connect is not ...

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle Acting Weirdly

I have premium and use on my phone. I don't know if this is a bug, but my playlist of over 4,000 songs doesn't seem to play songs randomly with shuffle is on. I started noticing this recently and documented which songs were being played. It's the sam...

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I have premium and use on my phone. I don't know if this is a bug, but my playlist of over 4,000 songs doesn't seem to play songs randomly with shuffle is on. I started noticing this recently and doc...

Katerina

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Ad glitches interrupting playlists

So I don't know if this is all devices, or just iOS. But the ads are troublesome. I wonder why it is that Spotify ads always disrupt the pleasure of listening to music, but they do for me on every device. Recently, ads on my iOS device experience a n...

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So I don't know if this is all devices, or just iOS. But the ads are troublesome. I wonder why it is that Spotify ads always disrupt the pleasure of listening to music, but they do for me on every de...

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