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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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How to edit playlists on iPad

How do I rearrange the order of a playlist (on iPad, iOS 12)? I’ve done it before ages ago but I can’t remember how, I’ve seen a couple things that say you can use the 'edit' button but there doesn’t seem to be one, has something changed?

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How do I rearrange the order of a playlist (on iPad, iOS 12)? I’ve done it before ages ago but I can’t remember how, I’ve seen a couple things that say you can use the 'edit' button but there doesn’t...

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Sound is distorted on pioneer vsx-lx302 e9e953 using iphone and ipad, just started a week ago, no is

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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PlanPremiumCountryBelgiumDeviceiPhone XOperating Systemlatest ios My Question or IssueI recently become a spotify premium with my family. But my spotify is different from theirs. If they go to their library they have an overview where they can pick a...

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Plan Premium Country Belgium Device iPhone X Operating System latest ios    My Question or Issue I recently become a spotify premium with my family. But my spotify is different fr...

Peter

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Deluxe Edition albums

PremiumAustraliaDevice(iPhone XR)Bit of a strange one, not sure if anyone else has had this happen. I usually add albums to my library through my Mac OS Spotify app, and in most cases I don't want all of the extra tracks that sometimes come with "Del...

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Premium Australia Device (iPhone XR) Bit of a strange one, not sure if anyone else has had this happen. I usually add albums to my library through my Mac OS Spotify app, and in most cases I don't...

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Artist radio will no longer load songs

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.3.1 My Question or IssueI have noticed recently that I am no longer able to load more than 50 songs on any artists radio. Even after playing the last song on the list, it just goes ...

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  Plan Premium Country United States   Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue I have noticed recently that I am no longer able to load more than...

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Superuser Contribution Can't Download iPhone App

I'm trying to re-download the iPhone app, but get a message "Unable to Download App." This has been going on for a few days.

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I'm trying to re-download the iPhone app, but get a message "Unable to Download App." This has been going on for a few days.

Guido

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Superuser Contribution Alphabetical Quick Scrollbar

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueThe alphabetical scrollbar to quickly jump to different songs/artists on the side of the screen is no longer available. This is a large inconvenience for listening to li...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue The alphabetical scrollbar to quickly jump to different songs/artists on the side of the scre...

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Solved!! Spotify stops on my MacPro when I get a call on my iPhone

DeviceiPhone XROperating SystemIOS 12, MacOS 10.13 I have a MacPro cylinder running Spotify. Using AirFoil I broadcast the music to my Airplay-compatible Denon receiver, which plays it thoughout the house. Everything worked great until I ditched my A...

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Device iPhone XR Operating System IOS 12, MacOS 10.13   I have a MacPro cylinder running Spotify. Using AirFoil I broadcast the music to my Airplay-compatible Denon receiver, which plays it...

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Next in Queue always has a blank entry

PlanFreeCountryUSDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 11.1.2 My Question or IssueI’ve had this issue for years - The next in queue always has a blank space ONLY for songs that I individually queue. See attached picture. I’m posting this because I imagin...

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Plan Free Country US Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 11.1.2   My Question or Issue I’ve had this issue for years - The next in queue always has a blank space ONLY for songs that I...

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Ordering a playlist in reverse...

It's very anti-intuitive to find a way to sort a playlist while playing it. For instance when I play my fav playlist, I want to use the opposite order, eg. listening first my last added songs. From time to time the order gets back to original (insert...

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It's very anti-intuitive to find a way to sort a playlist while playing it. For instance when I play my fav playlist, I want to use the opposite order, eg. listening first my last added songs. From t...

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Playlist song order not editable

Since 2 weeks I have the issue that certain playlists are not editable anymore with regards to song order. An own playlist with like 200 songs can be edited. Another playlist with 800 songs it’s not possible anymore to change the song order. I am pre...

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Since 2 weeks I have the issue that certain playlists are not editable anymore with regards to song order. An own playlist with like 200 songs can be edited. Another playlist with 800 songs it’s not ...

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Can’t find Wi-Fi speaks

Hi, woke up this morning got a push notification from Spotify asked me to log in my account; yes, I was log out without somehow. After logged in, I tried to play music on my Amazon Echo speaker, but failed to do so. I looked for the device list, noth...

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Hi, woke up this morning got a push notification from Spotify asked me to log in my account; yes, I was log out without somehow. After logged in, I tried to play music on my Amazon Echo speaker, but ...

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Editing "Recently Played" on iOS

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueI cannot edit my "Recently Played" on iOS anymore. It used to be able to edit it under "Library" but it is gone now. I have tried to edit it on my computer's app but it doe...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue I cannot edit my "Recently Played" on iOS anymore. It used to be able to edit it un...

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downloaded podcasts

Spotify Version8.5.7.601PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or Issuei can not listen to my downloaded podcast offline although the green arrow is showing.and is there a reason why i cant download some podcasts?...

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Spotify Version 8.5.7.601 Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue i can not listen to my downloaded podcast offline although the...

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Superuser Contribution iPhone & iPad changes don‘t sync

When I find a new artists and decide to follow him, add a song to my library, delete a song, add a song to a playlist or try to change anything in my library on my iPhone and then decide to listen to music on my iPad, the changes don’t occur until I ...

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When I find a new artists and decide to follow him, add a song to my library, delete a song, add a song to a playlist or try to change anything in my library on my iPhone and then decide to listen to...

Katerina

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Superuser Contribution Cannot Change Song via Car Controls While Connected To My Car Via USB

Hey all, I recently switched from Apple Music to Spotify Premium, and I am unable to change the song with my steering wheel controls or the dashboard controls. I had been able to do this with Apple Music, and even a couple years back when I tried out...

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Hey all,   I recently switched from Apple Music to Spotify Premium, and I am unable to change the song with my steering wheel controls or the dashboard controls. I had been able to do this wit...

Katerina

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How to remove from recently played?

How to remove from recently played now after recent app update?

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How to remove from recently played now after recent app update?

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I am unable to delete certain songs

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.A.DeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 12.3 My Question or IssueSo I was clearing some space from my downloads, and came across about 230 songs from 2pac I don't listen to anymore. Problem is, every time I delete even a single son...

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Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 12.3   My Question or Issue So I was clearing some space from my downloads, and came across about 230 songs from 2pac ...

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Creating Playlist

I'm an iPhone SE - iOS 12.2 Spotify rocks at letting you add songs to different playlists. But I'm an iTunes girl used to creating a new Playlist and then choosing a series of songs to add in successsion. IS there any way to add songss to a newly cre...

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I'm an iPhone SE - iOS 12.2   Spotify rocks at letting you add songs to different playlists. But I'm an iTunes girl used to creating a new Playlist and then choosing a series of songs to add i...

Billy-J

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Playing random playlists

After an hour or two listening to an artist album/radio or just one of my own playlists, spotify would start playing a completely random playlist i've never played or seen before. How do i stop this? There were still songs that haven't been played in...

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After an hour or two listening to an artist album/radio or just one of my own playlists, spotify would start playing a completely random playlist i've never played or seen before. How do i stop this?...

anton_12

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