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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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playlists won’t play all of the songs in the playlist

Hi, I have playlists with 200+ songs and when I try to listen to it shuffle or not it doesn’t go through the whole playlist. As you can see from the pictures the last song in the playlist is different to the last song in the queue and this song is fr...

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Hi, I have playlists with 200+ songs and when I try to listen to it shuffle or not it doesn’t go through the whole playlist. As you can see from the pictures the last song in the playlist is differen...

Billy-J

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Home not updating

The home screen on my IPhone hasn’t updated since Christmas. Ive deleted the app a number of times, restarted my phone, logged out of the app and nothing works. Can anyone help? Everything is up to date and I have an IPHONE X

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The home screen on my IPhone hasn’t updated since Christmas.   Ive deleted the app a number of times, restarted my phone, logged out of the app and nothing works.   Can anyone help?...

Loxer

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Auto play turned off but still plays recommended songs instead of the playlist.

Plan: Free Device: iPhone 7+ My Question or Issue:Auto play turned off but still plays recommended songs instead of the playlist.It doesn't even play the entire playlist before starting recomended songs. This is very frustrating.

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Plan: Free  Device: iPhone 7+  My Question or Issue: Auto play turned off but still plays recommended songs instead of the playlist. It doesn't even play the entire playlist b...

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Recently Played Artists Missing from Profile Page on iOS

PlanPremiumUSA DeviceiPhone XS My Question or Issue My Recently Played Artists is missing from my Spotify profile. I can see Recently Played artists on my friends' profiles. Just not mine and it is not viewable by other people. I disabled "Private Se...

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Plan Premium USA   Device iPhone XS     My Question or Issue   My Recently Played Artists is missing from my Spotify profile. I can see Recently Played artists on m...

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What happened to loop playlist, I only have shuffle

PlanPremiumCountryUS Device(iPhone 9) My Question or Issue so I once had the ability to loop a playlist or song now I only have shuffle. Can someone help me?

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  Plan Premium Country US  Device (iPhone 9)   My Question or Issue  so I once had the ability to loop a playlist or song now I only have shuffle. Can someone help me?

Loxer

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Spotify keeping phone screen awake

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XS, iOS 12.1.4Spotify Version8.4.93.796My Question or IssueWhen Spotify is playing, a lot of the time it does not let my phone screen go to sleep. This even happens if my phone screen is off and I get a notification ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XS, iOS  12.1.4 Spotify Version 8.4.93.796 My Question or Issue When Spotify is playing, a lot of the time it does not let my phone screen go...

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Solved!! Version 8.4.94.812 stopped showing album covers on iOS

PlanPremiumCountry ArgentinaDeviceiPad AirOperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue Album covers stopped showing up. I tried restarting, deleting the app and reinstalling it, deleting Spotify cache, loging out and in. Nothing worked.

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Plan Premium Country  Argentina Device iPad Air Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue  Album covers stopped showing up. I tried restarting, deleting the app and ...

Loxer

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[Search] bar does not show suggested results

Previously, when I searched for a song/artist suggestions would come up with album/artist covers (screenshot 1) and it would take 1 click to play a song. Since a few days ago, when I search, only text pops up (screenshot 2) which I have to click to g...

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Previously, when I searched for a song/artist suggestions would come up with album/artist covers (screenshot 1) and it would take 1 click to play a song. Since a few days ago, when I search, only tex...

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Local Files on IOS

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceMacbook Air and IPhone 6SOperating SystemIOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueYesterday, I uploaded one of my local files to my Spotify desktop on my Macbook Air, but also wanted it on my phone. I followed all the steps, but the so...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device Macbook Air and IPhone 6S Operating System IOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue Yesterday, I uploaded one of my local files to my Spotify deskto...

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Spotify stopped working entirely on iPhone 8 Plus

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(iPhone 8 Plus Operating System(iOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue Hey guys. So I’ve been using Spotify nonstop for almost 3 years now. After last week’s update (which, for some reason, was automatic) everything worked fine u...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device (iPhone 8 Plus  Operating System (iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue  Hey guys. So I’ve been using Spotify nonstop for almost 3 years now...

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Artist Radios not appearing in Stations

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Ireland DeviceiPhone 7 Operating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or IssueNone of the Artist Radios I follow appear in Stations but some random ones that I don’t follow do. The option to edit the content from with in the section doe...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Ireland  Device iPhone 7  Operating System iOS 12.1   My Question or Issue None of the Artist Radios I follow appear in Stations but some rand...

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Solved!! Cannot login via facebook on iPhone XR

When I type in my login info and hit login, it appears as if the page refreshes. Nothing happens, and I'm at the empty facebook login screen. I tried typing in bogus info just to see if it was working and I did get the error message that the login in...

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  When I type in my login info and hit login, it appears as if the page refreshes.  Nothing happens, and I'm at the empty facebook login screen.  I tried typing in bogus info just to ...

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Filtering field doesn't display search terms

Premium USAiPhone 8 PlusiOS 12 When use the drop-down filter in my "Songs" section, the search field often doesn't display what I'm typing. So, if I make a typo (always) I have no idea how wrong I am and my search comes up empty. The example provided...

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  Premium USA iPhone 8 Plus iOS 12       When use the drop-down filter in my "Songs" section, the search field often doesn't display what I'm typing. So, if I make a typo (...

desjosco

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Random track skip

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue I have a playlist downloaded to listen to but it appears that when I am online, each track plays for about a minute and then skips to the next one. If if I go offline,...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue   I have a playlist downloaded to listen to but it appears that when I am online,...

Loxer

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Please bring back the repeat button on Spotify iOS

Please bring back the repeat button! I'm not sure why we need the heart button. I'm playing songs from my playlist... Obviously I like them already! I don't want to navigate to the relevant screen to repeat a song while driving!

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Please bring back the repeat button! I'm not sure why we need the heart button. I'm playing songs from my playlist... Obviously I like them already!   I don't want to navigate to the relevant ...

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Delete option for songs in playlists

DeviceiPhone XS My Question or Issue Hello Spotify, it would be very nice if you could add the option to delete songs from the playlist straight when I go on the three dots next to the song name (while playing the song) instead of going to the playli...

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  Device iPhone XS     My Question or Issue   Hello Spotify, it would be very nice if you could add the option to delete songs from the playlist straight when I go on the t...

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Removed features

Am I the only one who thinks out i absolutely ridiculous that Spotify has removed options like adding a whole album or the song list which was removed are now only available on desktop considering the vast majority of users do so on a cellular device...

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Am I the only one who thinks out i absolutely ridiculous that Spotify has removed options like adding a whole album or the song list which was removed are now only available on desktop considering th...

Icarust

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Disappearing ‘dislike’ button?

Plan PremiumCountry USADevice(iPad Pro)Operating System(iOS 12.1.4) My Question or Issue As pictured, my ‘like’ button is constant, but ‘dislike’ button is there sometimes and not there others on mobile. (On Desktop, it’s always there.) Is this commo...

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Plan   Premium Country  USA Device (iPad Pro) Operating System (iOS 12.1.4)   My Question or Issue  As pictured, my ‘like’ button is constant, but ‘dislike’ button is t...

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Voice Control Connection Problems

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone 6s My Question or Issue For at least the past week every time I try to use Voice Control I get the error "Connection Problems Try again later". I've been trying every day and get this error. I've tried different wif...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device iPhone 6s   My Question or Issue  For at least the past week every time I try to use Voice Control I get the error "Connection Problems Try aga...

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle play no longer carries over

I recently updated to the latest version of Spotify. In previous versions, if your phone was already set to shuffle play, no matter what song in your playlist you clicked on, it would automatically shuffle from there. Now, if you click any song regar...

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I recently updated to the latest version of Spotify. In previous versions, if your phone was already set to shuffle play, no matter what song in your playlist you clicked on, it would automatically s...

Peter

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