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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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Solved!! How to Access Hulu on iphone?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 8Operating System My Question or IssueJust subscribed to the premium/Hulu bundle. Hulu works fine on my Windows laptop through Spotify, but I can't access it on my iphone. The Hulu app says my Spotify login info is i...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System     My Question or Issue Just subscribed to the premium/Hulu bundle. Hulu works fine on my Windows laptop through Spotify...

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Songs not playing

PlanFree CountryUSADeviceiPhone 8+ and iPad Air 4th(?) genOperating SystemiOS 10 There are two albums that I have finally managed to find after searching many apps for (including Spotify, it's just that originally they were very hard to find), but no...

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Plan Free  Country USA Device iPhone 8+ and iPad Air 4th(?) gen Operating System iOS 10   There are two albums that I have finally managed to find after searching many apps for (in...

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Having trouble listening to music while connected to internet

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceIphone XOperating SystemIOS 12.2Spotify Version8.5.0I cannot play songs whenever I am connected to the internet, I have huge delays when I click on a song (2s to just not playing at all), even if I the songs/albuns downl...

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  Plan Premium Country Brazil Device Iphone X Operating System IOS 12.2 Spotify Version 8.5.0 I cannot play songs whenever I am connected to the internet, I have huge delays when I cl...

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Moving song up the queue makes it scramble

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 6s Operating SystemiOS 12, and has been happening since before thatMy Question or IssueWhen I move a song up my queue the screen shakes and the song actually moves down in the queue. It only happens when I hit the...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 6s  Operating System iOS 12, and has been happening since before that My Question or Issue When I move a song up my queue the screen shakes and...

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Add to library without "heart"

Plan - PremiumCountry - USADevice - VariousOperating System - Various On desktop version of Spotify, and older versions of the iOS app, one could hit the + button on a song to save it to their library. On iOS, this + button changed to a heart icon. S...

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Plan - Premium Country - USA Device - Various Operating System - Various   On desktop version of Spotify, and older versions of the iOS app, one could hit the + button on a song to save i...

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Not all 'Artists' or 'Albums' appearing on 'Music' screen.

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceiPad Pro Operating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueThe Artists and Albums sections from the new update don't contain all the artists and albums associated with my liked songs. I'm very sad about this. I loved to previo...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device iPad Pro   Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue The Artists and Albums sections from the new update don't contain all ...

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Random in 'Liked Songs' same every time.

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceiPad Pro (MU1U2LL/A)Operating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueEvery time I play my new 'Liked Songs' playlist on random I get the same songs in the same order. It's maddening. Please help. I have thousands of songs i...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device iPad Pro (MU1U2LL/A) Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue Every time I play my new 'Liked Songs' playlist on random I get ...

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Music turns on by itself when I lock my iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceiPhone XsOperating SystemiOS 12.2My Question or IssueWhen I'm listening to music on my iPhone but without headphones and I stop the music and lock my iPhone then the music automatically starts playing. It always happens ...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device iPhone Xs Operating System iOS 12.2 My Question or Issue When I'm listening to music on my iPhone but without headphones and I stop the music and lock my i...

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Appears on

My Question or IssueSince the last update, the Appears On section seems to max out at 25 albums on the Artists' page. I'd like to be able to see all Appears On albums.

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My Question or Issue Since the last update, the Appears On section seems to max out at 25 albums on the Artists' page. I'd like to be able to see all Appears On albums.

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Stranger things mode

I am trying to use the stranger things mode and nothing is working! My phone is updated and my Spotify is updated as well! I have tried restarting the app and restarting the phone and nothing! I have tried to official stranger things playlist and oth...

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I am trying to use the stranger things mode and nothing is working! My phone is updated and my Spotify is updated as well! I have tried restarting the app and restarting the phone and nothing! I have...

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Recently Played isn’t like it used to be

After listening to an artist of album from my library, they would appear in recently played, but the link on recently played only brings me to the artist’s page rather than the specific set of saved songs like it used to. This is very annoying becaus...

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After listening to an artist of album from my library, they would appear in recently played, but the link on recently played only brings me to the artist’s page rather than the specific set of saved ...

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Solved!! I have got many glitches on iOS 12.2

I have got a lot of glitches going on on my new iPhone XR. I use Spotify a lot, but this is happening a lot. You can see what I mean on the picture that I have added below. Some of the music, I can’t do anything with it. Please come with a solution, ...

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I have got a lot of glitches going on on my new iPhone XR. I use Spotify a lot, but this is happening a lot. You can see what I mean on the picture that I have added below.  Some of the music, ...

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New User Interface needs to GO!!!!!! Bring back the previous one, NOW!

What have you done. Who approved these changes. You guys must be experimenting with us. Who would make charge changes you made and even think anyone agree to that? Unreal that I have to deal with **bleep** like this in life. I pay you play. No advert...

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What have you done. Who approved these changes. You guys must be experimenting with us. Who would make charge changes you made and even think anyone agree to that?  Unreal that I have to deal wi...

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Solved!! Songs Not Appearing

Hi, I’m a premium Spotify user on iOS 12. Today, I tried to search an artist and found that the top songs from the artist weren’t listed. I thought maybe they just got rid of it, but then I went to an album and there were no songs either. I’ve alread...

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Hi, I’m a premium Spotify user on iOS 12. Today, I tried to search an artist and found that the top songs from the artist weren’t listed. I thought maybe they just got rid of it, but then I went to a...

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Music not showing up

PlanFree/PremiumCountry My Question or IssueYesterday, my Spotify was working normally. Now, when I look up an artist, none of the albums show up if I haven’t previously downloaded them. I’ve tried deleting/redone loading The app, logging out and bac...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   My Question or Issue Yesterday, my Spotify was working normally. Now, when I look up an artist, none of the albums show up if I haven’t previously downloaded the...

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No discography showing.

When visiting an artist's page it only shows Artist's Pick, Featuing, About, On Tour, Offers. Where did Discography go?! PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceIphone XSOperating SystemiOS 12.2

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When visiting an artist's page it only shows Artist's Pick, Featuing, About, On Tour, Offers.  Where did Discography go?!     Plan Premium Country US Device Iphone XS Operatin...

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No songs listed on albums

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceiPhone XS Operating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueI’ve noticed that I can’t play any music from Albums. The album opens but I only have the option to go to the artists’ page and view related. I’ve attached a picture fo...

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  Plan Premium Country UK  Device iPhone XS  Operating System iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue I’ve noticed that I can’t play any music from Albums. The album opens but ...

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App Malfunction

Country: UKDevice: iPhone 7Operating System: IOS 12.1.3 Hi, It appears as though you’ve pushed a defective update. Since updating to the most recent app revision on the App Store, it is not functioning correctly. The search function is giving sporadi...

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Country: UK Device: iPhone 7 Operating System: IOS 12.1.3     Hi,    It appears as though you’ve pushed a defective update. Since updating to the most recent app ...

Loxer

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Albums aren’t showing when searching, just playlists?

Not sure what happened, but when I search for an artist it just shows the playlists? Also when I try search and go into the album songs this appears:iOS 12.2Spotify Premium through Starbucks.

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Not sure what happened, but when I search for an artist it just shows the playlists?  Also when I try search and go into the album songs this appears: iOS 12.2 Spotify Premium through Star...

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local files wont play on iphone

Ive got spotify premium, and a few days ago I stopped being able to listen to my local files on my phone. i can still listen on my computer, and they still appear on my phone (with the download symbol next to them, and they arent greyed out) but as s...

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Ive got spotify premium, and a few days ago I stopped being able to listen to my local files on my phone. i can still listen on my computer, and they still appear on my phone (with the download symbo...

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