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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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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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I_luv_eating_crayons

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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Reverse sort playlist

Premium - US - iPhone 8 - ios12 large playlist takes long time to scroll down to recently added (and most likely to be played). Wish to have a feature where you can flip the order of the playlists to start woth recently added at top instead of bottom...

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Premium - US - iPhone 8 - ios12   large playlist takes long time to scroll down to recently added (and most likely to be played). Wish to have a feature where you can flip the order of the pla...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution can't play local song. Error: Song Not Downloaded

I'm having trouble playing newly added local mp3 songs to my Iphone.There's no issue when i play the local song from my windows desktop, and i can play the song inside the spotify folder in "Files" on my Iphone.But when i try to play from my local pl...

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I'm having trouble playing newly added local mp3 songs to my Iphone. There's no issue when i play the local song from my windows desktop, and i can play the song inside the spotify folder in "Files"...

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Superuser Contribution Клип к песне в Spotify

Добрый вечер, хотела уточнить, как добавить видеоклип с ютуба, к своей песне в Spotify. Spotify for Artist у меня скачен, но не могу найти раздел с прикреплением клипа с ютуба, нашла только добавление видео-шота.И есть ещё один вопрос, является ли Sp...

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Добрый вечер, хотела уточнить, как добавить видеоклип с ютуба, к своей песне в Spotify. Spotify for Artist у меня скачен, но не могу найти раздел с прикреплением клипа с ютуба, нашла только добавлени...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution How can I quickly add songs to a playlist on the iOS app?

Hello! I've recently come over to Spotify from Amazon, and I'm struggling with creating playlists on the iphone app (I have an iPhone XS and the app is up to date.) I have a lot of playlists, and like creating new ones for different events and occasi...

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Hello! I've recently come over to Spotify from Amazon, and I'm struggling with creating playlists on the iphone app (I have an iPhone XS and the app is up to date.) I have a lot of playlists, and lik...

Malik_smith45

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Chosen playlist not working after one song

Whenever i chose a song from playlist or playlist to play only one song is played from it and then the other singer or any other playlist starts playing which i have played before

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Whenever i chose a song from playlist or playlist to play only one song is played from it and then the other singer or any other playlist starts playing which i have played before

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local Files Won't Play on IOS

Iv'e had spotify for years while using the local files feature to listen to my favorite songs that aren't on spotify. However, for some reason when I recently tried to add a new song via the local files, when synced to my IOS device it won't play on ...

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Iv'e had spotify for years while using the local files feature to listen to my favorite songs that aren't on spotify. However, for some reason when I recently tried to add a new song via the local fi...

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Superuser Contribution AppleTV: Songs constantly pausing/skipping

Spotify on my AppleTV constantly pauses for a few seconds in every song, whether I'm streaming over Airplay or playing from the AppleTV app directly. Wondering if anyone else has this issue and knows how to fix it—rebooting my AppleTV didn't work, my...

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Spotify on my AppleTV constantly pauses for a few seconds in every song, whether I'm streaming over Airplay or playing from the AppleTV app directly. Wondering if anyone else has this issue and ...

realNick

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Superuser Contribution “Clear All” button has disappeared when adding/removing a song from multiple playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 13 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 17.2.1) My Question or IssueIt used to be that you could press a button that said “Clear All” at the top right when adding/removing a song in order to remove them from all playlists y...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 13 Pro Max) Operating System (iOS 17.2.1)   My Question or Issue It used to be that you could press a button that said “Clear All” at the top ri...

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Accidentally change songs using the swipe gesture

On iOS I accidentally change the song because the left or right Swipe gesture changes the song.

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On iOS I accidentally change the song because the left or right Swipe gesture changes the song.

Henryz_28

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unauth_SPTRemoteConfigurationPersistanceFetched.txt

This strange file popped up on my computer after I plugged my iPad in. This file is also on the ipad but I haven’t used it in about a year and is attached to an old Spotify I no longer have access to... I’ll post a screenshot.. just wondering what th...

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This strange file popped up on my computer after I plugged my iPad in. This file is also on the ipad but I haven’t used it in about a year and is attached to an old Spotify I no longer have access to...

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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...

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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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