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Solved!! Spotify randomly stops music

Hi! So I just recently started having this problem. I use an iOS device with a free plan and I was listening to music when after a few songs, the music would stop and I would need to go back in to Spotify and restart my playlist. I tried deleting the...

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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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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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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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Spotify won’t load only certain albums

I have a iPhone 6s+ and I am trying to listen to the “Arche” and “vulgur” albums by Dir en grey, the app says that the album is there and it shows the songs. But when I click on it it doesn’t load at all. I’ve tried logging out, clearing my history a...

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I have a iPhone 6s+ and I am trying to listen to the “Arche” and “vulgur” albums by Dir en grey, the app says that the album is there and it shows the songs. But when I click on it it doesn’t load at...

Nico

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How do you add an album to your playlist with the free version?

How do you add an album to your playlist with the free version? er it will be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue

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How do you add an album to your playlist with the free version? er it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 10   My Ques...

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Song library not updating

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 7Operating SystemCurrent ios My Question or IssueHi guysEver since one of the last updates albums that I save don't show in my song library anymore. They do show in albums tho. Also, my library isnt full.what ca...

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  Plan Premium Country Germany Device (iPhone 7 Operating System Current ios   My Question or Issue Hi guys Ever since one of the last updates albums that I save don't show in m...

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Can’t search artists or play unsaved music

PlanPremiumCountryDenmark DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or IssueI purchased Premium Family around the 25th and have since then experienced some extremely annoying problems. None of the other family members have them. I can only ...

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    Plan Premium Country Denmark   Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 12.1   My Question or Issue I purchased Premium Family around the 25th and have since then ex...

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Solved!! Apple Watch App Not Connecting to iOS Phone App

PlanPremium CountryCanada DeviceiPhone 8Apple Watch 4 GPS/LTE Operating SystemIOS 12.2watchOS 5.1.3 My Apple Watch Spotify app will not connect to my phone. It just has my watch’s name listed but no controls with Spotify. I’ve reinstalled and uninsta...

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Plan Premium   Country Canada   Device iPhone 8 Apple Watch 4 GPS/LTE   Operating System IOS 12.2 watchOS 5.1.3   My Apple Watch Spotify app will not connect to my p...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Can’t access album

PlanPremiumCountryEngland DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueWhen I try to access the album ‘Bach, J.S.: The Organ Works’, recorded by Peter Hurford (spotify:album:7qePjeQ4Je8G1RqeaiIQVs), I am presented with a screen that ...

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Plan Premium Country England  Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue When I try to access the album ‘Bach, J.S.: The Organ Works’, recorded by Peter H...

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Listening time not updating

I always use spotify with my data and only the date is updating but the hours I listened to is not. The last time the “number of hours” was updated was when there were new songs and I had to download them, and that was March 25, 2019. I badly needed ...

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I always use spotify with my data and only the date is updating but the hours I listened to is not. The last time the “number of hours” was updated was when there were new songs and I had  to do...

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I have seen some third-party iPhone data erasers on Google. If I use them, will they damage other data on my iPhone?

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I have seen some third-party iPhone data erasers on Google. If I use them, will they damage other data on my iPhone?  

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Can't download some songs from local files!

I previously bought Lemonade on Itunes and wanted to listen to it on Spotify. I tried adding it from my local files to one of my playlists and some of the songs I can play whereas some of them I cannot.Both my phone and laptop are connected to the sa...

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I previously bought Lemonade on Itunes and wanted to listen to it on Spotify. I tried adding it from my local files to one of my playlists and some of the songs I can play whereas some of them I cann...

Bethany_Dawn

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Downloading and Sorting

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone X Max)Operating System(iOS) My Question or IssueI would like the option to Download and then stop the download process, but keep the tracks that it has downloaded. For example, if im rushing to download and it has g...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone X Max) Operating System (iOS)   My Question or Issue I would like the option to Download and then stop the download process, but keep the tracks...

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Album behaviour

My Question or IssueHi folksOK so let’s say I have an album I like, I’ve saved three tracks from it. In desktop, under ‘albums’ it’ll have only those three tracks and the option to view full album. On iOS it saves the whole album to your albums folde...

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    My Question or Issue Hi folks OK so let’s say I have an album I like, I’ve saved three tracks from it. In desktop, under ‘albums’ it’ll have only those three tracks and the option t...

Mauriarti

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"Don't play this artist" doesn't work.

It worked for a while...but right now I can't block anyone.

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It worked for a while...but right now I can't block anyone.

Mantisentil

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CarPlay Issue

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiphone XSOperating System(iOS 12.2 My Question or IssueHi, I just recently started having an issue in my Durango with uConnect CarPlay where Spotify randomly stops playing. The song status bar shows it still playing but the...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device iphone XS Operating System (iOS 12.2   My Question or Issue Hi, I just recently started having an issue in my Durango with uConnect CarPlay whe...

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Recently Played

My Question or IssueI have an Iphone Xs and spotify premium and whenever I click on my artists under my recently played it takes me to the artists home page instead of my downloaded songs. This is a new problem that started occuring out of nowhere an...

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    My Question or Issue I have an Iphone Xs and spotify premium and whenever I click on my artists under my recently played it takes me to the artists home page instead of my downloaded...

MattSuda

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Searching Songs

Hi guys. I’m on my Liked Songs. Does anyone have the alphabet first letter bar missing on the right? I have to scroll ALL the way down to listen to a song that starts with a T instead of clicking the letter t and being directed there.

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Hi guys. I’m on my Liked Songs. Does anyone have the alphabet first letter bar missing on the right?   I have to scroll ALL the way down to listen to a song that starts with a T instead of cli...

MattSuda

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How to delete downloaded songs but not get rid of them from library

I have spotify premium (version 8.4.99) and I'm using on my iPhone6. I've downloaded some music on it and I've selected the option to have an artist's music not be downloaded since I don't really listen to them while I'm out and about, however it sti...

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I have spotify premium (version 8.4.99) and I'm using on my iPhone6.   I've downloaded some music on it and I've selected the option to have an artist's music not be downloaded since I don't r...

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If I tap an artist in my libary why its drop back to the artist page?

So I have spotify for a year,and when I tapped to the libary and I opened one of the artist the spotify is show me the songs what I downloaded from the artist. Now when I am tap on the artist in the libary it show the artist page. Why? And how can i ...

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So I have spotify for a year,and when I tapped to the libary and I opened one of the artist the spotify is show me the songs what I downloaded from the artist. Now when I am tap on the artist in the ...

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Some official spotify playlists are acting wierd on song skip

PlanPremiumCountryCanada DeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12.2Spotify version8.4.99.771 My Question or IssueHello! I'm having some problems with certain Spotify's official playlists. Here what is acting wierd :- Both "Brain Food" and "Dance Party" a...

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Plan Premium Country Canada   Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12.2 Spotify version 8.4.99.771   My Question or Issue Hello!  I'm having some problems with certain Sp...

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Recently Played list is taking me to artists' page, not saved songs

So the recently played list is my go-to when heading on to Spotify. Usually, when I go on to it and click on an artist, instead of taking me to all the saved/downloaded music I have of that artist it sends me to the artists' page instead. It is very ...

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So the recently played list is my go-to when heading on to Spotify. Usually, when I go on to it and click on an artist, instead of taking me to all the saved/downloaded music I have of that artist it...

chazwik31

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Voice Search Missing

PlanPremium CountryUS DeviceiPhone 7 Operating SystemiOS 12.2 Spotify Version8.4.99.771 My Question or IssueThe voice search option is not available in my app. Have reinstalled, looked for microphone setting in privacy, have made sure I’m on latest i...

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Plan Premium   Country US   Device iPhone 7   Operating System iOS 12.2   Spotify Version 8.4.99.771   My Question or Issue The voice search option is not ava...

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