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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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Can't play artist's discography in offline mode

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone SE Since the new update, I can't listen to an artist's discography when I'm in offline mode. I only can listen to individual albums, which is really annoying. Majority of the time, I listen to music in offline mode an...

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  Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone SE   Since the new update, I can't listen to an artist's discography when I'm in offline mode. I only can listen to individual albums, which ...

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Superuser Contribution Albums not loading

PlanPremium FamilyCountryUSADeviceIphone XOperating SystemIOS 12.2 My Question or Issue Albums not loading. I am just getting a blank black screen. I can only play music from artist popular list or playlists. If reloading spotify, I get an error mess...

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Plan Premium Family Country USA Device Iphone X Operating System IOS 12.2   My Question or Issue   Albums not loading. I am just getting a blank black screen. I can only play mus...

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Oops something went wrong (home screen) + unable to see tracks for artists

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark DeviceiPhone 5SOperating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueFor a week or so now, my Spotify app has been getting increasingly worse. On the home-screen i get "oops something went wrong" and when i seach for artists their pr...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark  Device iPhone 5S Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue For a week or so now, my Spotify app has been getting increasingly worse.  On...

astomp82

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Downloads disappear

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceIPhone XROperating SystemIOS 12.2 My Question or IssueI have 400 songs downloaded for offline listening on my Phone. In the last 4 months however some of the songs startet disappearing. They are not removed from Spotify...

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Plan Premium Country Austria Device IPhone XR Operating System IOS 12.2   My Question or Issue I have 400 songs downloaded for offline listening on my Phone. In the last 4 months howev...

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Crossfade not working on iPhone, only in Macbook

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 Podcast - episode disappears immediately from Unplayed Playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XSOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueWhen I play a podcast episode from the 'Unplayed' playlist, it starts playing and immediatley disappears. If I pause and want to go back to the episode, I have to search f...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue When I play a podcast episode from the 'Unplayed' playlist, it starts playing and immediatley d...

Raffvarel

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Solved!! Spotify using mobile data in offline mode

PlanPremiumAustralia DeviceiPhone 5Operating SystemiOS 10.3.3 I got Spotify Premium recently and turned disabled data for it in settings as I don't have unlimited. Recently (possibly after the latest update) it's been using my data even though it's s...

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Plan Premium Australia   Device iPhone 5 Operating System iOS 10.3.3   I got Spotify Premium recently and turned disabled data for it in settings as I don't have unlimited. Recentl...

Billy-J

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Homepage Tweeking Out

On Student PremiumUS Device: iPhone X ROperating System: 12.2 What Happened:I opened the Spotify app Apr 27th and the page flashes then got stuck between two pages (I think?). Please see attachment for more clarification as well as the fix. Resolutio...

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On Student Premium US   Device: iPhone X R Operating System: 12.2   What Happened: I opened the Spotify app Apr 27th and the page flashes then got stuck between two pages (...

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Superuser Contribution Collab playlist won't show all the songs - randomly deletes some

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceIphone7Operating SystemIOS 10.2 My Question or IssueHey, So on one of my collab playlists I am having a very strange issue. It only effects this one playlist and this happens on both my mobile and destop version of Spotify....

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  Plan Premium Country UK   Device Iphone7 Operating System IOS 10.2   My Question or Issue Hey,  So on one of my collab playlists I am having a very strange issue. I...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Daily Mix

Plan PremiumCountry USA Device: (iPhone xs max)Operating System: (iOS 10) My Question or Issue: I love the Daily Mix Option, but lately, after a certain number of songs my playlist will just stop, I can't pull up to refresh and get more songs, it jus...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device:  (iPhone xs max) Operating System: (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue:   I love the Daily Mix Option, but lately, after a ce...

Peter

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Podcast does not play on iPhone!

Hey! One of my favorite podcast does not play on my iPhone. It stays stuck on 0. The podcast is called On purpose with Jay Shetty. I tried playing other podcasts and had no problem. I've restarted my phone and I also uninstalled and reinstalled the a...

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Hey! One of my favorite podcast does not play on my iPhone. It stays stuck on 0. The podcast is called On purpose with Jay Shetty. I tried playing other podcasts and had no problem. I've restarted my...

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Superuser Contribution How do I get lyrics from Musixmatch when traveling and there is no wireless?

I have a Premium Spotify and paid MusixMatch account. When I am on the road, and I have a celluar connection but not wireless, MusixMatch is unable to find lyrics. What is the use of MusixMatch if it can't do this? My Question or Issue

Roadie

I have a Premium Spotify and paid MusixMatch account. When I am on the road, and I have a celluar connection but not wireless, MusixMatch is unable to find lyrics. What is the use of MusixMatch if it...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Like & Dislike gone from Radio

PlanPremiumCountryDEOperating SystemUbuntu My Question or IssueI used to have the possibility to choose "Never play this song" and "Never play this artist" (or maybe it was thumbs up/down) in the radio, but those options are now gone and it basically...

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Plan Premium Country DE Operating System Ubuntu   My Question or Issue I used to have the possibility to choose "Never play this song" and "Never play this artist" (or maybe it was thumb...

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Song info on locked screen frozen

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceiPhone Xs MaxOperating System(iOS 12.2) My Question or IssueFor a few weeks now the song info on locked screen has been showing the same song and time for that song, exactly like in the attached screenshot, when I’m list...

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Plan Premium Country Norway Device iPhone Xs Max Operating System (iOS 12.2)   My Question or Issue For a few weeks now the song info on locked screen has been showing the same song an...

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[Podcast] Episodes not marked as finished and not played in order

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueHiyas, I am listening to podcasts on my phone, but even tho listening to an episode until the very end the episodes are not marked as finished.If I go back to the u...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue Hiyas, I am listening to podcasts on my phone, but even tho listening to an episode unti...

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Play Glitch on Locked Device

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or Issue Hi! Recently I’ve noticed a glitch where I’ll be playing music, pause it from the lockscreen, and turn off the screen but it’ll just start playing again. It doesn’t alw...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue   Hi! Recently I’ve noticed a glitch where I’ll be playing music, pause it from the loc...

Loxer

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Play first song and switches to gospel music

This Monday I have noticed that when I select a playlist on Spotify through my premium account on all iOS Devices it plays the first song and then goes straight to gospel. I have deleted the app and reinstalled, however, it does the same thing across...

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This Monday I have noticed that when I select a playlist on Spotify through my premium account on all iOS Devices it plays the first song and then goes straight to gospel.  I have deleted the ap...

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Superuser Contribution Cannot get local files to download onto iphone

I have tried everything I can think of. I've never had this problem before but my local files aren't downloading at all. they appear on my playlist on my macbook but when i download the playlist the arow symbol doesn't go away from my local files but...

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I have tried everything I can think of. I've never had this problem before but my local files aren't downloading at all. they appear on my playlist on my macbook but when i download the playlist the ...

Ivan

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Is there an option on iPhone to get non-personalized playlists?

PlanPremium CountryUS DeviceIphone7 plus My Question:Is it just me but recently I don’t see those “non personalized” playlists on my Home tab anymore. I’m referring to the playlists that gives you morning vibes early in the day or the chill ones in t...

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Plan Premium   Country US   Device Iphone7 plus    My Question: Is it just me but recently I don’t see those “non personalized” playlists on my Home tab anymore. I’m ref...

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Solved!! How to add a canvas to a local file

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.A.Device(iPhone 7)Operating System(iOS 12.2) My Question or IssueI saw that Spotify has a new feature on some songs called a Canvas that lets songs have little animations on them instead of cover art. I was wondering: does anyon...

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Plan Premium Country U.S.A. Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (iOS 12.2)   My Question or Issue I saw that Spotify has a new feature on some songs called a Canvas that lets songs have...

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