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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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Downloaded albums not in library

PlanFamily PremiumCountry Device(iPhone Operating System My Question or Issue I signed up on the family plan yesterday and began downloading albums. I downloaded 11 albums and they're in the library. Any others after those 11 are nowhere to be found....

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Plan Family Premium Country   Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System     My Question or Issue  I signed up on the family plan yesterday and began downloading albums.  I...

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Ii used the free plan and I added a playlist and now I bought the premium plan... so I want to listen the playlist that I created in my free plan. Can I? PlanFree/PremiumCountry SpainDeviceiPhone 8Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc...

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Ii used the free plan and I added a playlist and now I bought the premium plan... so I want to listen the playlist that I created in my free plan. Can I?  Plan Free/Premium Country &nbs...

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Sharing playlists to Instagram Stories

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceiPhone 8, 64 GBOperating SystemiOS 12.1.2 (16C101) My Question or Issue Hello Community, since i‘ve tried to share my Spotify Playlists to the Instagram stories 3 months ago it doesn‘t work. I set my Playlist to public...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device iPhone 8, 64 GB Operating System iOS 12.1.2 (16C101)   My Question or Issue  Hello Community,   since i‘ve tried to share my Spoti...

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Stream from ipad to ipod

PlanFree/Premium My Question or IssueI wanted to know if there’s a way to stream Spotify from an ipad to ipod connected to the same wi-fi. It would be easier if I don’t have to pick-up my ipod everytime I want to change a song or play Spotify.

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Plan Free/Premium   My Question or Issue I wanted to know if there’s a way to stream Spotify from an ipad to ipod connected to the same wi-fi. It would be easier if I don’t have to pick-up m...

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spotify connect - an unknown device is connecting to my Spotify

Plan PremiumCountry GermanyDevice iPhone 7plusOperating System iOS12My Question or Issue Hi there, I am using Spotify on my iPhone7 and I am using "connect" to connect the iPhone to my MacBook to use the MacBook as a remote control. Now I noticed tha...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 7plus Operating System iOS12 My Question or Issue  Hi there, I am using Spotify on my iPhone7 and I am using "connect" to connect the iPhone to my...

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Why doesn't Spotify support .m4a files?

PlanPremiumCountry USA Device(iPhone XS Max)Operating System(iOS 12) My Question or IssueI'm trying to migrate music from my iTunes library on my Mac to my new iPhone and I'm confused why Spotify doesn't allow .m4a files to play when migrated or incl...

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Plan Premium Country  USA   Device (iPhone XS Max) Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue I'm trying to migrate music from my iTunes library on my Mac to my new iP...

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Adding Mulitple Songs From Library to a Playlist

PremiumCanada iPhone 8 iOS 12 After downloading songs for offline listening, is there a way to add multiple songs to a playlist at once? I recently switched from Apple Music to Spotify and find it very difficult to quickly create a playlist since I n...

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  Premium Canada   iPhone 8   iOS 12   After downloading songs for offline listening, is there a way to add multiple songs to a playlist at once?   I recently switc...

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Can I make Spotify app display lyrics only ?

Is there any way to make Spotify app on iPhone shows only lyrics without displaying behind lyrics content which I don't care about ?

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Is there any way to make Spotify app on iPhone  shows only lyrics without displaying behind lyrics content which I don't care about ?

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Spotify cuts out on Samsung Prime, but works fine on old S6. Same wifi, same games.

See posting. Android OS, new Samsung Prime, old Galaxy S6. Free plan, Canada PlanFreeCountry CanadaDeviceSamsung Prime and S6Operating SystemAndroid My Question or Issue Spotify works fine on old S6, even when running other apps, but freezes on the n...

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See posting. Android OS, new Samsung Prime, old Galaxy S6. Free plan, Canada  Plan Free Country  Canada Device Samsung Prime and S6 Operating System Android   My Question or ...

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Spotify Connect sound randomly cuts out
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'Add Songs' menu?

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue Hi everyone,This morning, I somehow managed to get this 'add songs' menu where I was able to quickly add reccomended songs and listen to samples of them. Since then, I ha...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue  Hi everyone, This morning, I somehow managed to get this 'add songs' menu where I...

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Spotify control not working on Pioneer car stereo

DeviceOneplus 6 / PioneerOperating SystemAndroid 9 Pie My Question or IssueMy Mmh-2300nex is supposed to be able to control Spotify, and it used to on my phone, but suddenly it stopped working, reporting that a device is not connected, yet Bluetooth ...

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Device Oneplus 6 / Pioneer Operating System Android 9 Pie   My Question or Issue My Mmh-2300nex is supposed to be able to control Spotify, and it used to on my phone, but suddenly it stopp...

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Scroll FFW function missing in iOS

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone XS, Macbook Air 2015, Macbook Pro late 2015)Operating System(iOS 10, Mac OS X.) My Question or Issue Why is there no scroll function in the album section in IOS and you have to click on the song playing, open the song...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone XS, Macbook Air 2015, Macbook Pro late 2015) Operating System (iOS 10, Mac OS X.)   My Question or Issue  Why is there no scroll...

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Playlist starts over

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue This is very disturbing! When I listen to my favorite playlist on my Samsung M5 (Spotify connect), then after one song the playlist starts from the beginning. It only h...

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  Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue  This is very disturbing! When I listen to my favorite playlist on my Samsung M5...

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Song interrupts already playing music randomly

I had an explaination for this complaint, but it was somehow triggered as innapropiate. So I tried taking a picture but that picture wasn’t allowed either. Here’s what I can get through. The song likes to interrupt my music that I’m already listening...

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I had an explaination for this complaint, but it was somehow triggered as innapropiate. So I tried taking a picture but that picture wasn’t allowed either. Here’s what I can get through.   The...

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Solved!! Settings icon missing on iPhone XR

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 12.1.1My Question or IssueHello,I got the iPhone XR a few days ago and had no problems with the Spotify app until I needed to change something in Settings and the icon is missing. I checked ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 12.1.1 My Question or Issue Hello, I got the iPhone XR a few days ago and had no problems with the Spotify app until I nee...

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Passwort zurücksetzen

Ich habe keinen Zugriff mehr auf mein Konto und weiß weder meinen Benutzernamen noch mein Passwort.über Facebook bin ich nicht mit spotify verbunden.ich möchte wieder Zugriff auf mein kontoPlanPremiumCountry Deutschland (Germany)Device(iPhone 7)Opera...

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Ich habe keinen Zugriff mehr auf mein Konto und weiß weder meinen Benutzernamen noch mein Passwort. über Facebook bin ich nicht mit spotify verbunden. ich möchte wieder Zugriff auf mein konto Plan...

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Login problems with iphones

Plan FreeCountry AustraliaDevice iPhone 5 and iphone 6Operating System iOS 10 on both My Question or Issue I installed spotify apps on an iphone 5 and an iphone 6 overnight and we have two spotify accounts set up. When I try to login to Spotify on ei...

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Plan   Free Country  Australia Device   iPhone 5  and iphone 6 Operating System   iOS 10 on both   My Question or Issue  I installed spoti...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify app won’t open on iPhone

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Uk Device(iPhone XS Operating System(ios 10) My Question or Issuei got a message earlier asking me to clear space via the manage storage section and removed Spotify as nothing else was working. Now it won’t open to reload it. ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Uk  Device (iPhone XS  Operating System (ios 10)   My Question or Issue i got a message earlier asking me to clear space via the manage storag...

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SIMILAR ARTISTS in HOME page

Hi guys,Half an hour ago, I have realized for the first time ever that on top the HOME page there is a new section called "SUGGESTED ARTISTS" which are artists similar to the ones I usually listen to. I find this feature to be super cool! However, I ...

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Hi guys, Half an hour ago, I have realized for the first time ever that on top the HOME page there is a new section called "SUGGESTED ARTISTS" which are artists similar to the ones I usually&nb...

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Spotify thru Apple TV 3

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDevice Operating SystemWindows 8 My Question or Issue Hi, I just signed up for the free preview. I have an Apple TV 3. I know that Apple TV does not have an app for Spotify. However, I understand that I can stream Spotify thru A...

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Plan Free Country  Canada Device   Operating System Windows 8   My Question or Issue   Hi, I just signed up for the free preview. I have an Apple TV 3. I know that Appl...

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