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Solved!! Where has the What’s New feature gone?

On the latest version of Spotify on my iPad, it is no longer showing the What’s New option under my profile. This very usefully listed the new releases every day. Instead there is a new feature Listening Stats, which although somewhat interesting, do...

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Solved!! Audio Glitching / Stuttering / Popping

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 13 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 18.1.1) My Question or IssueI have a strange issue with my Spotify where it skips when connected via Bluetooth and my iPhone. The audio will glitch and stutter. It becomes e...

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piwikiwi1967

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iOS Troubleshooting Guide

We've gathered general troubleshooting steps for iOS devices in this guide. These are known to solve a variety of issues. Common issues: Spotify not playing Can’t hear any sound Spotify is offline Basic troubleshooting: Restart both the Spotify app a...

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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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Onigirikii

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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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Rastereyes

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Superuser Contribution Playlist description encoding error on app home page

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone SE 2020Operating SystemiOS 16.6 My IssueI have encountered an encoding issue with playlist descriptions. On the home page of the app, any apostrophes in a playlist's description have been replaced with '.

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Plan Premium Device iPhone SE 2020 Operating System iOS 16.6   My Issue I have encountered an encoding issue with playlist descriptions. On the home page of the app, any apostrophes in a...

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Superuser Contribution my other devices cannot see what the Sonos is playing on Spotify.

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceiPhone/iPad/Mac/Windows versus SonosOperating Systemirrelevant My Question or IssueWhen I play Spotify on my iPhone/iPad/Mac/Windows/AppleTV all the other devices (except the Sonos) can actually see the current play...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device iPhone/iPad/Mac/Windows versus Sonos Operating System irrelevant   My Question or Issue When I play Spotify on my iPhone/iPad/Mac/Windows/AppleT...

babyimbored

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Superuser Contribution Suggested songs keep playing

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceiPhone 14Operating System(iOS 18.1.1 My Question or IssueI have added at least 30 songs to all of my playlists but after a few songs, it will start to play suggested songs that I have never interacted with before. When I go to ...

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Plan Free Country UK Device iPhone 14 Operating System (iOS 18.1.1   My Question or Issue I have added at least 30 songs to all of my playlists but after a few songs, it will start to ...

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Superuser Contribution Playback Speed on iPhone vs Laptop

My Question or IssueI listen to podcasts at 3.5x speed usually. Recently, I noticed that some podcasts don't allow me to listen at 3.5x speed on my iPhone while others do. Some podcast episodes are maxed at 2x speed on my iPhone but the same episode ...

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My Question or Issue I listen to podcasts at 3.5x speed usually. Recently, I noticed that some podcasts don't allow me to listen at 3.5x speed on my iPhone while others do. Some podcast episodes are...

Dessi

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Superuser Contribution How to like an idea

I can’t find how to like an idea. It only shows other users who liked the idea when I click the button to vote.

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I can’t find how to like an idea. It only shows other users who liked the idea when I click the button to vote.

Julian

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Superuser Contribution App Keeps Closing On Podcasts

Hi everyone. My spotify will not play podcasts. If I try to do anything, the app will just completely shut down. I have tried multiple podcasts, and it still closes out. If I try to rewind, add a sleep timer, anything. I don’t have these problems wit...

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Hi everyone. My spotify will not play podcasts. If I try to do anything, the app will just completely shut down. I have tried multiple podcasts, and it still closes out. If I try to rewind, add a sle...

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Superuser Contribution Songs not downloading to Apple Watch at all (stuck at “Downloading…” screen)

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 13 Pro; Apple Watch Series 7 (GPS only, not cellular) Operating SystemiOS 15.1; watchOS 8.1 My Question or IssueI got a new watch, which is running the latest version of watchOS, and it will not start downloading son...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 13 Pro; Apple Watch Series 7 (GPS only, not cellular)  Operating System iOS 15.1; watchOS 8.1   My Question or Issue I got a new watch, whic...

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Superuser Contribution Not getting notification "Want to change the volume" when pressing iPhone physical volume button !!!

Spotify says that the new workaround to not being able to change the volume with the physical iPhone volume buttons is that when an iPhone user presses their physical volume rocker, Spotify will display a notification that says “Want to change the vo...

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Spotify says that the new workaround to not being able to change the volume with the physical iPhone volume buttons is that when an iPhone user presses their physical volume rocker, Spotify will...

mtollhouse

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Superuser Contribution My progression bar isn’t working despite refreshing the app and reinstallin

I deleted the app them reinstalled it multiple times already, and it didn’t help troubleshoot the issue in anyway. Still, the progression bar isn’t working

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I deleted the app them reinstalled it multiple times already, and it didn’t help troubleshoot the issue in anyway. Still, the progression bar isn’t working

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Why does Spotify stop playing a playlist?

When playing a playlist Spotify stops either halfway through the first song or at the end of it. Today it has also started playing the same playlist song twice in a row. Any idea what’s going on?

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When playing a playlist Spotify stops either halfway through the first song or at the end of it. Today it has also started playing the same playlist song twice in a row. Any idea what’s going on?

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Showing which song already is in a playlist

I do not know when it changed to it or when it was removed, but sometime ago there was this update that showed all the playlists that a particular was added to when going to add it to another playlist. I really liked this feature, but I’m guessing ot...

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I do not know when it changed to it or when it was removed, but sometime ago there was this update that showed all the playlists that a particular was added to when going to add it to another playlis...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution App lagging when skipping to the next song or tapping to play a song

My Question or IssueI've noticed over the past week or so that the app has been lagging when I try to move to the next song (the cover art glitches/jumps or is delayed in switching smoothly) or tap to play a new song (the bar on the bottom takes a fe...

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My Question or Issue I've noticed over the past week or so that the app has been lagging when I try to move to the next song (the cover art glitches/jumps or is delayed in switching smoothly) or tap...

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Shazam won’t link to Spotify app

When try to go to Spotify from Shazam, it takes me to the website and doesn’t show the song I searched for. Why doesn’t Shazam link to the Spotify app and how can I make it so it does?

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When try to go to Spotify from Shazam, it takes me to the website and doesn’t show the song I searched for. Why doesn’t Shazam link to the Spotify app and how can I make it so it does?

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Superuser Contribution Connect to Apple ID

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSAOperating Systemup-to-date iOS My Question or IssueI decided to upgrade my account. I want to manage it through iTunes. However, it appears that when I made my free account, I did not use my Apple ID and just signed up with ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Operating System up-to-date iOS   My Question or Issue I decided to upgrade my account. I want to manage it through iTunes. However, it appears that when I ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs Not Adding To Playlists?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 6S Plus My Question or IssueHi, I've been having this issue for a couple of months: there are certain songs that I have added to my playlists but then they never show up or play. I have tried the "add anyway" duplica...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 6S Plus     My Question or Issue Hi,   I've been having this issue for a couple of months: there are certain songs that I have added t...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify used >4GB of data in two days

I listened to music in the car for approximately 2 hours over 2 days. I have all of my liked songs downloaded (which I did at home on Wi-Fi), and the songs I was playing in the car were songs that were already downloaded to my device. For some reason...

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I listened to music in the car for approximately 2 hours over 2 days. I have all of my liked songs downloaded (which I did at home on Wi-Fi), and the songs I was playing in the car were songs that we...

mschz

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Superuser Contribution The sleep timer stopped working for podcasts.

The sleep timer used to work perfectly but for a few months now I will set the timer for the 'end of episode' and it will just keep playing. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app (per googles advice) and that has not solved the issue. On an unre...

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The sleep timer used to work perfectly but for a few months now I will set the timer for the 'end of episode' and it will just keep playing. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the app (per googles ad...

willpye

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Superuser Contribution When in car mode, how do you disable video playback when playing a song

PlanPremiumCountryNZ DeviceiPhone 15 Operating SystemIOS 17 My Question or IssueHow do you stop video playback (music videos) automatically playing when in car mode. It's very distracting. All the doco is "put it in car mode to limit distractions" an...

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Plan Premium Country NZ   Device iPhone 15   Operating System IOS 17   My Question or Issue How do you stop video playback (music videos) automatically playing when in car ...

mrdominic

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