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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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Gigiii

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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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mtollhouse

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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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[Mobile] "New Music For You" Popup: How to disable?

Hi,So, having been a Premium user for many years now, today was quite dissatisfying: There was a deliberate ad on my screen when I opened the app from iOS, a promotion of some new album from some whatever artist.All my notification settings are turne...

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Hi, So, having been a Premium user for many years now, today was quite dissatisfying: There was a deliberate ad on my screen when I opened the app from iOS, a promotion of some new album from some w...

Jasonjcj

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Superuser Contribution I can't scroll on the left side of the screen.

It only happens in Spotify, and it's not a issue with my display. Already performed a clean reinstall etc etc.PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDevice(iPhone 6S)Operating System(iOS 15.7.5)My Question or IssueHow do i fix this?

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It only happens in Spotify, and it's not a issue with my display. Already performed a clean reinstall etc etc. Plan Premium Country Brazil Device (iPhone 6S) Operating System (iOS 15.7.5) ...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution ¿Por qué no puedo avanzar o retroceder en el tiempo de una canción?

Cuando quiero adelantar un poco para llegar a determinada parte de una canción, no se me permite realizar dicha acción, ya que no aparece el círculo de la barra del tiempo de la canción.

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Cuando quiero adelantar un poco para llegar a determinada parte de una canción, no se me permite realizar dicha acción, ya que no aparece el círculo de la barra del tiempo de la canción.

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Superuser Contribution iOS alarm is Silent when using Spotify Sleep Timer

When I set Do Not Disturb > Sleep Focus with an alarm time of 6am and listen to Spotify before bed and set the Sleep Timer to 1 hour or end of episode, my alarm goes off but it is silent, no audio. I am on iOS 18.1 and Spotify 8.9.92. Others have not...

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When I set Do Not Disturb > Sleep Focus with an alarm time of 6am and listen to Spotify before bed and set the Sleep Timer to 1 hour or end of episode, my alarm goes off but it is silent, no audio...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Will Spotify Premium allow Spotify to work overseas?

I live in Australia and I have a free Spotify account which works fine. However when I went to Vietnam earlier this year my Spotify would not work. In a few weeks I will be heading off to France for two months and I really need Spotify with me. Does ...

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I live in Australia and I have a free Spotify account which works fine. However when I went to Vietnam earlier this year my Spotify would not work. In a few weeks I will be heading off to France for ...

JAA22

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution When I search a song, it's playing on reapeat instead of playing similar ones

PlanPremiumCountryPlDeviceiPhone 13 pmOperating Systemios 17.4.1My Question or IssueSame issue as here, but the solution did not work for me, any further advices? https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Similar-songs-not-playing-after-searched-song-...

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Plan Premium Country Pl Device iPhone 13 pm Operating System ios 17.4.1 My Question or Issue Same issue as here, but the solution did not work for me, any further advices? 🙂  https://...

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Superuser Contribution iPhone 16 Pro and AirPods Pro 2 - Music with hiss static noise

I have a iPhone 16 Pro and AirPods Pro 2. I also have a Spotify Premium account. And when I’m listening music, there is a hissing static background noise, specifically noticeable when hearing classical music loud. I have the latest IOS version and th...

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I have a iPhone 16 Pro and AirPods Pro 2. I also have a Spotify Premium account. And when I’m listening music, there is a hissing static background noise, specifically noticeable when hearing classic...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution Spotify keeps skipping songs (iphone)

Plan: Premium DuoCountry: USADevice: iPhone SEOperating System: iOS 17.5.1 My Question or IssueSpotify keeps skipping songs mid-way through. If I try to go back to the song, it skips it at the same time as before (making me think this is a software i...

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Plan: Premium Duo Country: USA Device: iPhone SE Operating System: iOS 17.5.1   My Question or Issue Spotify keeps skipping songs mid-way through. If I try to go back t...

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Can’t stream playlist (just only 2 songs), on my apple watch serie 8

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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Superuser Contribution Playlist Cover

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone11Operating SystemMost Recent iOSMy Question or IssueI can’t add my own cover photo, it either says cannot add new image and then prompts me to try again but it never works or it says image too large which ...

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone11 Operating System Most Recent iOS My Question or Issue I can’t add my own cover photo, it either says cannot add new image and then...

DezakiDezaki

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Re: Smart Shuffle keeps turning itself on

I assume this is my problem, although smart. Shuffle is still greyed out what happens. This just started happening today, I didn’t change anything on my phone since yesterday. here’s a Google doc with a series of screenshots of me selecting a song, h...

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I assume this is my problem, although smart. Shuffle is still greyed out what happens.  This just started happening today, I didn’t change anything on my phone since yesterday.  here’s a Go...

doramagnea93

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [iPad] New Update Won’t Allow Reorder Of Songs In Playlist

Hey, I’m using an iPad Air 2 (IOS 12.2) and the newest update, I think it was either Tuesday 16 April or Wednesday 17 April, seems to have changed they way my playlists work. I like to keep my songs in a custom order where all the songs by a certain ...

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Hey, I’m using an iPad Air 2 (IOS 12.2) and the newest update, I think it was either Tuesday 16 April or Wednesday 17 April, seems to have changed they way my playlists work.   I like to keep ...

Liswernli

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Adding song to queue then playing a song skips to the song in the queue

Steps to repeat:Add a song to queue,Play a different song.Observe that the song that's currently played is skipped after a few seconds or instantly after a new song is played.IOS 18.2 beta(22c5142a) Iphone 15 pro

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Steps to repeat: Add a song to queue, Play a different song. Observe that the song that's currently played is skipped after a few seconds or instantly after a new song is played. IOS 18.2 beta(...

RyanHF

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Apple Watch app is unresponsive for at least 5 seconds every time I wake up the screen

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDeviceApple Watch Series 7, iPhone XsOperating SystemWatch OS 10.2, iOS 17.2 My Question or Issue Hi, the Apple Watch app has as a very bad issue, which is that it freezes for 5 seconds or more every time I wake up the screen w...

Music Fan

Plan Premium Country Italy Device Apple Watch Series 7, iPhone Xs Operating System Watch OS 10.2, iOS 17.2   My Question or Issue   Hi, the Apple Watch app has as a very bad issu...

OscarDC

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't remove songs from queue

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone 12 ProOperating System iOS 18.0.1My Question or IssueDue to the new Spotify update I don't have the little circle to remove songs from queue and I can't find anything to solve the problem

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  Plan Premium  Device iPhone 12 Pro Operating System iOS 18.0.1 My Question or Issue Due to the new Spotify update I don't have the little circle to remove songs from queue and I ca...

the-messenger

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Three dots

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceiPhone 7 Plus Operatingios 13 My Question or IssueI'm so frustrated with using Spotify. So frustrated that I've switched between Spotify and apply music several times this year. Apple Music I find just works well, no issues...

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  Plan Premium Country UK   Device iPhone 7 Plus  Operating ios 13   My Question or Issue I'm  so frustrated with using Spotify. So frustrated that I've swi...

bj7184

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Solved!! Synchronization issues

I cannot understand why my recents will not synchronize. Please help

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I cannot understand why my recents will not synchronize. Please help

Amay

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"Something went wrong" when i'm trying to log in to my account

I updated my app on my phone and when i'm trying to log into my acc it says "Something went wrong", so i can't use it

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I updated my app on my phone and when i'm trying to log into my acc it says "Something went wrong", so i can't use it

Amay

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Apple Watch - Downloads. Please confirm functionality

Hi can I get clarity on how the downloaded songs function works on the Apple Watch. If I have playlists with over 100 songs it will download up to 100 songs. however on playback if I want to play the full playlist and happy for it to use cellular to ...

Music Fan

Hi can I get clarity on how the downloaded songs function works on the Apple Watch. If I have playlists with over 100 songs it will download up to 100 songs.   however on playback if I want to...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Can’t find profile

Everytime I try to see my profile or others it shows as something went wrong, I’ve tried viewing it in other ways but It’s not working

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Everytime I try to see my profile or others it shows as something went wrong, I’ve tried viewing it in other ways but It’s not working

Yordan

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