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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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When offline the swipe right motion on album tracks does not work as expected

Reading https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Reporting-a-bug-How-does-this-work/idi-p/908157, I went and found an existing thread https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Queue-swipe-won-t-work-offline/m-p/4329776, yet it seems bot...

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Reading https://community.spotify.com/t5/Ongoing-Issues/Reporting-a-bug-How-does-this-work/idi-p/908157, I went and found an existing thread https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Queue-swi...

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podcast download speed

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS10 My Question or IssueI have a new phone, latest version of app, family premium account, plenty of data, can save songs fast, but downloading podcasts is almost impossible - spinning wheel...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS10   My Question or Issue I have a new phone, latest version of app, family premium account, plenty of data, can sav...

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Spotify pauses via USB with Ford Sync v.1

I have a 2010 F150 and use Spotify via USB from my iPhone. Pauses when I skip songs, or when changes songs. Works flawlessly via Bluetooth or on other cars. Recently occurred over last 3 weeks. Might be issue with Sync?

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I have a 2010 F150 and use Spotify via USB from my iPhone. Pauses when I skip songs, or when changes songs. Works flawlessly via Bluetooth or on other cars. Recently occurred over last 3 weeks. Might...

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App crashes when I try to sync songs from laptop

I was having trouble syncing music from my laptop to my iPhone, but I found out I could sync songs by playing them on my laptop then pressing ‘switch to iPhone’ On the available devices tab. It worked for a whole, but now when I try switching from la...

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I was having trouble syncing music from my laptop to my iPhone, but I found out I could sync songs by playing them on my laptop then pressing ‘switch to iPhone’ On the available devices tab. It worke...

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How to block videos

PlanPremiumCountryUsDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemLatest IOS My Question or Issue Is there a way to block the background videos on songs??? I hate these things and they’re on a lot of songs. I like to just see the album cover instead of a snippet of ...

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  Plan Premium Country Us Device iPhone 7 Operating System Latest IOS   My Question or Issue   Is there a way to block the background videos on songs??? I hate these things...

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quene playing random songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhoneXOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issueeverytime I try to play a playlist or an artist, it plays one song then the quene or next song is something random. even if i go to an artist page to play just their songs,...

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  Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhoneX Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue everytime I try to play a playlist or an artist, it plays one song then the quene...

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Solved!! Spotify Connect only shuffle playing in Free account as of 5/22/19

I have Spotify Free. I use "spotify connect" iphone connecte to my laptop, game console, chrome cast device and etc as a music player. Whenever I connect it still shows my playlist with shuffle play options and absolutely no options to disable that o...

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I have Spotify Free. I use "spotify connect" iphone connecte to my laptop, game console, chrome cast device and etc as a music player. Whenever I connect it still shows my playlist with shuffle play ...

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Solved!! Can’t download App

I have changed my phone and cannot download Spotify (my phone is able to download other apps) After pressing the Get button, it has been swirling around with no option for me to download or cancel the download. Any help would be appariciated, Thanks

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I have changed my phone and cannot download Spotify (my phone is able to download other apps) After pressing the Get button, it has been swirling around with no option for me to download or cancel th...

Billy-J

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Carplay iOS - forwards two seconds on app switch

When I switch to another app, dag Google Maps, and then back to Spotify in Apple Carplay it forwards the track 2 seconds every time. It just recently started to do this and it's not a behavior I have seen before. On latest version of Spotify on iOS.

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When I switch to another app, dag Google Maps, and then back to Spotify in Apple Carplay it forwards the track 2 seconds every time. It just recently started to do this and it's not a behavior I have...

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I’ve made a massive mistake and thumbed up Al Stewart’s Year of the Cat. I don’t want to hear it!

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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I will cancel my premium membership if you don't bring back the quick scroll option.

Apparently Spotify had the bright idea to remove the quick scroll option where clicking on a letter on the right hand side moves you straight to that artist, they have also removed the option of a song disappearing after you swipe left to remove it w...

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Apparently Spotify had the bright idea to remove the quick scroll option where clicking on a letter on the right hand side moves you straight to that artist, they have also removed the option of a so...

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Playing via Carplay - wifes phone controlling entire account

USA - IOS - Apple CarPlayMy wife's phone is controlling my spotify when she's no where near my car. If I change to radio in my truck it changes to radio in her car. Why is the service linked on both phones?

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USA - IOS -  Apple CarPlay My wife's phone is controlling my spotify when she's no where near my car.  If I change to radio in my truck it changes to radio in her car.  Why is the ser...

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Not all songs in an album are played

The album of Steve Perry, Street Talk (Expanded Edition), have some songs showed at Spotify, but cannot be played. Some examples: "My my my", "Makes no difference", "If only for the moment". These songs cannot be played. I would like to know why... T...

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The album of Steve Perry, Street Talk (Expanded Edition), have some songs showed at Spotify, but cannot be played. Some examples: "My my my", "Makes no difference", "If only for the moment". These so...

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Downloaded songs are not playing offline

I have premium and have noticed many of my downloaded songs do not play at all and stay at the 00.00 mark which is very annoying seeing how I do not have wifi when traveling.

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I have premium and have noticed many of my downloaded songs do not play at all and stay at the 00.00 mark which is very annoying seeing how I do not have wifi when traveling.

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Superuser Contribution Spotify quits with an error message that "Spotify is playing on another device."

I am experiencing a problem with Spotify quiting with an error message that "Spotify is playing on another device." I am using Spotify Premium with Android based devices. I first experienced this problem using only my phone or tablet, connected to Bl...

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I am experiencing a problem with Spotify quiting with an error message that "Spotify is playing on another device." I am using Spotify Premium with Android based devices.   I first experi...

Peter

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Podcasts are not downloading

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueI go to download podcasts in the app and there's a spinning circle to state downloading but it never finishes. I've tried restarting the device and deleting the app.

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Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue I go to download podcasts in the app and there's a spinning circle to state downloading but it ne...

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Can I revert to old version of Spotify?

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceIPhone XR Operating System My Question or IssueHi there,Is it possible to revert to the previous version as the latest update is awfulMany thanks.

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Plan Premium Country   Device IPhone XR   Operating System     My Question or Issue Hi there, Is it possible to revert to the previous version as the latest update is ...

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Solved!! I can no longer edit my playlists

So a while ago my premium ended and I wanted to go organise my playlist but I couldn’t, the edit button wasn’t there. So I double checked, updated it and it still wasn’t there. I even deleted it and redownloaded it and it still wasn’t fixed. I’m on i...

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So a while ago my premium ended and I wanted to go organise my playlist but I couldn’t, the edit button wasn’t there. So I double checked, updated it and it still wasn’t there. I even deleted it and ...

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"View Artist" and "View Album" not available for songs in some contexts.

Expected Behavior: When clicking on the "..." option from either the "Now Playing" screen or a list of songs, a series of options is shown (Like, Add to Playlist, Add to Queue, etc). Two of these options should always be "View Artist" and "View Album...

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Expected Behavior: When clicking on the "..." option from either the "Now Playing" screen or a list of songs, a series of options is shown (Like, Add to Playlist, Add to Queue, etc). Two of these opt...

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Older versions of Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryUkDevice(iPod touchOperating System5.1.1 My Question or IssueI recently had to reset my iPod touch and so delete Spotify from the device. I now find I cannot reinstall it as it is not supported by devices running earlier than versio...

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Plan Premium Country Uk Device (iPod touch Operating System 5.1.1   My Question or Issue I recently had to reset my iPod touch and so delete Spotify from the device. I now find I canno...

Billy-J

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