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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 ...

Roadie

makeabetterapp

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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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Scroll bar for artists is gone/ terrible UI changes

Hi,There has been a huge layout change in the spotify app (without updating the app).I can't scroll through my artists via the first letter anymore! On saturday, I used to have this bar on the right, where you touch on B and the app scrolls to the ar...

Casual Listener

Hi, There has been a huge layout change in the spotify app (without updating the app). I can't scroll through my artists via the first letter anymore! On saturday, I used to have this bar on the ri...

condemidavide94

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I cannot play music on my iPod in offline mode

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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Cannot download music even after removing all offline devices, and reinstalling app on phone.

PlanPremiumCountryUS Deviceiphone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.3.1 My Question or Issue:I am getting the "epic collection" error and unable to download music on my phone. However, I removed all my offline devices (there were only 5, which is supposedly th...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device iphone 8 Operating System iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue: I am getting the "epic collection" error and unable to download music on my phone. H...

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Regarding the UI update

Now I have been using Spotify for maybe around 4 months now, and have really been enjoying it. Very smooth and easy to get around... until a couple of days ago. I’ll get straight to the point: I highly dislike the new interface on mobile. I can’t see...

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Now I have been using Spotify for maybe around 4 months now, and have really been enjoying it. Very smooth and easy to get around... until a couple of days ago. I’ll get straight to the point: I high...

Billy-J

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delete from recently played list

Since the new update, I’m unable to delete from the recently played list. The option is no longer there. Please fix this as I use it frequently. PremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone 7Operating System(iOS 12.2) My Question or Issue

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Since the new update, I’m unable to delete from the recently played list. The option is no longer there. Please fix this as I use it frequently.    Premium Country United Kingdom Devic...

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What happened with the update? (2019)

What happened with the new update?? I can no longer scroll through the A-Z of my saved artist, and most of the saved artists I had aren’t even showing up in the “artist” tab, even after following them...From the chats I’ve been reading on this topic,...

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What happened with the new update?? I can no longer scroll through the A-Z of my saved artist, and most of the saved artists I had aren’t even showing up in the “artist” tab, even after following the...

somnophobe

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Solved!! Listening on iphone all day, NO history on desktop?

Plan PremiumCountry USADevice iPhone XOperating System iOS 12.3 My Question or IssueHello! I was on a road trip today and heard some great music after my playlist songs had all played. When I got home and look in my Play Queue history, it showed NO s...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.3   My Question or Issue Hello! I was on a road trip today and heard some great music after my playlist...

MattSuda

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Spotify no longer shuffles searched artists in library (See example Below)

Hello,Anyone else have this Problem?Premium/ USiPhone XiOS Ever since I updated to the New Spotify, it will no longer play a searched artists songs in my library after I play the first one. For example. If I search :" Post Malone" i can play "Psycho"...

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Hello, Anyone else have this Problem? Premium/ US iPhone X iOS   Ever since I updated to the New Spotify, it will no longer play a searched artists songs in my library after I play the fir...

eva_mu

Newbie

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Songs won‘t play to the end

Hello, I’m a Premium user and when I start playing songs, none of them play till the end!! They stop 10 or like 15 seconds before the end and Spotify starts the new song after a little break!! I would be pretty happy if someone could help me Thank yo...

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Hello, I’m a Premium user and when I start playing songs, none of them play till the end!! They stop 10 or like 15 seconds before the end and Spotify starts the new song after a little break!!&n...

Billy-J

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Music keeps pausing randomly

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone 8Operating System(iOS 10 My Question or IssueThe music keeps pausing randomly. I have tried switching off and on again. I have changed my password. Any other suggestions?

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Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone 8 Operating System (iOS 10   My Question or Issue The music keeps pausing randomly. I have tried switching off and on again. I have changed my pas...

DanifC

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[Desktop] Bring back Lyrics

PlanPremiumCountryUnited Kingdom DeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueCould lyrics be added because why tf not? Apple Music has the feature so why does Spotify not? I think it would be a great addition because you can actually und...

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  Plan Premium Country United Kingdom  Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue Could lyrics be added because why tf not? Apple Music has the feature s...

Bethany_Dawn

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Superuser Contribution Serious Bug: iPhone suddenly stops playing and switches to FireFox WebPlayer and also switches songs

Every few songs, my Spotify will switch to a random song in a random album or playlist and notify me Spotify is now playing through Firefox web player. I do not use Spotify on Firefox and do not listen to the type of music it selects. I am 99% sure t...

Newbie

Every few songs, my Spotify will switch to a random song in a random album or playlist and notify me Spotify is now playing through Firefox web player. I do not use Spotify on Firefox and do not list...

Ver

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Heavy Rotation is not updating

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XOperating SystemISO 12 My Heavy Rotation hasn’t updated in months. It’s full of artists and playl...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X Operating System ISO 12 &nbsp...

Muskat

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Solved!! Album Art for Local song not showing on iPhone/iOS

My Question or Issue It appears that none of the album arts for the songs in my local playlist have their respective album art when played on an iPhone 8. I have edited the tags with their covers on mp3tag and they show up on PC just fine, however fo...

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My Question or Issue   It appears that none of the album arts for the songs in my local playlist have their respective album art when played on an iPhone 8. I have edited the tags with their c...

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Why can't I get the new update?

PlanPremiumCountryNorway DeviceiPhone XS MaxOperating SystemiOS 12 (latest) My Question or IssueWhy didn't I get the new update? I'm on the latest version of spotify and a premium user... Please help

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  Plan Premium Country Norway   Device iPhone XS Max Operating System iOS 12 (latest)   My Question or Issue Why didn't I get the new update? I'm on the latest version of s...

JulianSeider

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Solved!! HELP

PremiumCountry : Singapore DeviceiPhone 8+Operating SystemIOS 12.3.2 Hi, I downloaded all my songs to hear it offline without having to on my 4G but suddenly since yesterday I couldn’t play my songs without having to on 4G . I thought it was my stora...

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Premium Country : Singapore   Device iPhone 8+ Operating System IOS 12.3.2   Hi, I downloaded all my songs to hear it offline without having to on my 4G but suddenly since yesterday...

Billy-J

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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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Improper English

After searching through three forum threads about “is” and “are” used with band names, and talking to my highschool english teacher, I can safely say the phrase “COIN are back!” should be “COIN is back!”. I know it was probably set up through an auto...

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After searching through three forum threads about “is” and “are” used with band names, and talking to my highschool english teacher, I can safely say the phrase “COIN are back!” should be “COIN is ba...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution New iOS update June 2019

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDevice(iPhone X)Operating System(iOS 12) My Question or IssueI’ve been using Spotify since the time it was invite only, around 2008. I have a ton of playlists and my main list is nearly 5000 tracks, which I’ve been adding song...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device (iPhone X) Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue I’ve been using Spotify since the time it was invite only, around 2008. I have a ton of p...

Surfg6

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Please keep repeat one fixed when switching songs

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueIt is so stupid that I need to turn it on again and again and do not tell me it is a feature

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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 It is s...

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