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Solved!! Where has the What’s New feature gone?

On the latest version of Spotify on my iPad, it is no longer showing the What’s New option under my profile. This very usefully listed the new releases every day. Instead there is a new feature Listening Stats, which although somewhat interesting, do...

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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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Superuser Contribution Feature Suggestion – "Previous Song" Button

Please consider adding a “Previous Song” button back to the iPhone app! Sometimes when I’m listening to music while driving, exercising, or doing chores, I miss the name of a great song. Without a "go back to the last track" option, it's hard to find...

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Please consider adding a “Previous Song” button back to the iPhone app! 🙏 Sometimes when I’m listening to music while driving, exercising, or doing chores, I miss the name of a great song. Without ...

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Solved!! Why do I get recommendations from a different account

I recently created a Spotify account for my dad and for some reason his account linked with mine and I get recommended music from his account while it says I’m signed into my account. How do I fix this?PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone 7Operating Sy...

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I recently created a Spotify account for my dad and for some reason his account linked with mine and I get recommended music from his account while it says I’m signed into my account. How do I fix th...

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Superuser Contribution Downloaded music randomly stopping and pausing

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS My Question or Issue When playing downloaded music, specifically when connected to my Car Thing or car bluetooth, some downloaded music will randomly stop playing after roughly 8-10 seconds, whi...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue   When playing downloaded music, specifically when connected to my Car Thing or car bluetoot...

Alondroo

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Superuser Contribution Widgets not working

Hello! So I am not able to add the Spotify widget to my phone anymore. It kept glitching out and then now it’s not even an option and I cannot even find Spotify in the widget options. I use it all the time so it is very frustrating that I can’t open ...

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Hello! So I am not able to add the Spotify widget to my phone anymore. It kept glitching out and then now it’s not even an option and I cannot even find Spotify in the widget options. I use it all th...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution Can’t see album covers because “More” button has been replaced with “edit” on created playlists

Plan-freecountry- USdevice- iPhone 13 (IOS) problem-On my own created playlists the “more” button has been replaced with an a button titled “edit” and when I click that button it opens my playlist but it does not show any of the album covers, only a ...

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Plan-free country- US device- iPhone 13 (IOS)   problem- On my own created playlists the “more” button has been replaced with an a button titled “edit” and when I click that button it opens...

Mr_pebbles1

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How do I delete a playlist?

Step by step guide to deleting a playlist

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Step by step guide to deleting a playlist

RayyW0

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Superuser Contribution No Downloaded Songs working offline

Student Plan - Australia - iPhone 11 Pro Max - iOS 17 public beta Since I’ve gotten onto the new iOS public beta, Spotify has not properly downloaded my music (I had to re-download and I needed the space to update). My app shows the downloaded symbol...

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Student Plan - Australia - iPhone 11 Pro Max - iOS 17 public beta   Since I’ve gotten onto the new iOS public beta, Spotify has not properly downloaded my music (I had to re-download and I nee...

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Superuser Contribution Album not playing/grayed out

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhone 12Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueAll other albums & songs are working aside from one album where the songs are gray. The same album is working for other users though.

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  Plan Premium Country US Device (iPhone 12 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue All other albums & songs are working aside fr...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution cannot pin any new playlists or artists (premium user)

I've not been able to pin any new artists or playlists. I have spotify premium and only 3 things pinned. Idk why I can't pin any new ones. Like the button is straight up not there.

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I've not been able to pin any new artists or playlists. I have spotify premium and only 3 things pinned. Idk why I can't pin any new ones. Like the button is straight up not there.

Roxient37

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Superuser Contribution Device keeps disappearing from the list of available devices

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 16 This must be a known issue as it's been happening for years - devices keep disappearing from the list of available devices on the same wifi and the only way to fix it is to restart Spotify on the devic...

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Plan Premium Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 16   This must be a known issue as it's been happening for years - devices keep disappearing from the list of available devices on the s...

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Superuser Contribution Listening to Spotify while watching a zoom recording on an iphone

PlanPremiumCountryUK Device(iPhonEOperating SystemSorry I’ve no idea My Question or Issue I want to watch a zoom recording (that I’ve purchased from a website). It comes with a Spotify playlist. If I start playing the playlist then open the zoom reco...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device (iPhonE Operating System Sorry I’ve no idea   My Question or Issue     I want to watch a zoom recording (that I’ve purchased from a we...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Playback issues April 16th

According to sources the outage has been corrected however on my brand new iPhone 16 the still will not play. I turned the phone off and back on & cleared the cache. The suggestion was to post here if the issue was not resolved

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According to sources the outage has been corrected however on my brand new iPhone 16 the still will not play. I turned the phone off and back on & cleared the cache.  The suggestion was to p...

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Added songs won’t show

PlanFreeCountryEngland Deviceiphone 12 pro max Operating Systemios 8.3 My Question or IssueMy added songs won’t pop up on my playlist I’ve tried to restart the app but it doesn’t work and i’ve tried to make the playlists public/private but nothing wo...

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  Plan Free Country England  Device iphone 12 pro max  Operating System ios 8.3   My Question or Issue My added songs won’t pop up on my playlist I’ve tried to restart ...

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Superuser Contribution Bluetooth shuffle changes

When I connect to a Bluetooth device it reshuffles my playlist. Anything added to a queue outside the playlist remains but the rest will shuffle and sometimes it plays a different song to what it was on prior to connecting to device. I’ve tried remov...

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When I connect to a Bluetooth device it reshuffles my playlist. Anything added to a queue outside the playlist remains but the rest will shuffle and sometimes it plays a different song to what it was...

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Superuser Contribution I can't open spotify on my applewatch

I can't open the spotify app anymore on my AppleWatch... it always shows that it is loading and afterwards it automatically closes the app

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I can't open the spotify app anymore on my AppleWatch... it always shows that it is loading and afterwards it automatically closes the app  

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Superuser Contribution Why is it I don't receive any notifications for new releases? App or mail.

Notifications are enabled. I do so for new releases etc, in the Spotify bell menu, but no notifications or emails about new releases.

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Notifications are enabled. I do so for new releases etc, in the Spotify bell menu, but no notifications or emails about new releases.

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Superuser Contribution Why doesn’t my Apple Watch appear in the device list?

I have the newest SE watch. I have spotify downloaded on both my phone and watch and up to date. I also have spotify premium and should have the ability to stream online without having to download anything to my watch. However under my device list bo...

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I have the newest SE watch. I have spotify downloaded on both my phone and watch and up to date. I also have spotify premium and should have the ability to stream online without having to download an...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution 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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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. ...

Rastereyes

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Superuser Contribution Spotify blocked login on iPad 4 – forces working setup to be useless

PlanPremium I use an iPad 4 with iOS 9.3.6 and a Pioneer DEH-4150SD car radio via USB. This setup worked perfectly: Spotify app → USB cable → radio playback controls. Recently, I had to reinstall the app, and now login is no longer possible. The brow...

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Plan Premium   I use an iPad 4 with iOS 9.3.6 and a Pioneer DEH-4150SD car radio via USB. This setup worked perfectly: Spotify app → USB cable → radio playback controls. Recently, I had to re...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution How can I listen to just one podcast episode (Autoplay is disabled)?

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhoneOperating SystemiOS 15.2 My Question or IssueAccording to related posts it would seem that many users prefer to listen to several episodes of a podcast on autoplay. I am the opposite. One of my scenarios: Play a particular podc...

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Plan Premium Device iPhone Operating System iOS 15.2   My Question or Issue According to related posts it would seem that many users prefer to listen to several episodes of a podcast on ...

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