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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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"Spotify can't play this right now." - Previous solutions don't work

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 6SOperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueOkay, I know this is an issue that's been talked to death here already, but none of the solutions provided have worked for me. I get that "Spotify can't play this r...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 6S Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue Okay, I know this is an issue that's been talked to death here already, but none of the ...

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Music choking: when I am playing any cached song in my iphone iOS 12.1.4 (16D57)

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue Even if I close any concurrent apps in my iPhone, from time to time the music "chokes". I don´t have any idea what to do to avoid this... Currently I am using ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Brazil Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue  Even if I close any concurrent apps in my iPhone, from time to time the music ...

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Accidentally tapping a track obliterates your queue

PlanPremiumCountry United States DeviceiPhone XS Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueI'm not sure if this belongs here or as an Idea, but the other day I ran into a really, really annoying behavior in the mobile app (and it probably happens on...

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  Plan Premium Country  United States   Device iPhone XS   Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue I'm not sure if this belongs here or as an Idea, but th...

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Queue issues
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Interfaz de actualización

Tengo un problema con una actualización que salió hace unas semanas, me di cuenta que el interfaz de Spotify había cambiado en dispositivos de otros, pero en el mío no.Tengo las últimas versiones (actualizaciones)pero no me cabmbia el interfaz de la ...

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Tengo un problema con una actualización que salió hace unas semanas, me di cuenta que el interfaz de Spotify había cambiado en dispositivos de otros, pero en el mío no. Tengo las últimas versiones (...

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Auto Update off?

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone XROperating System12.1.4 My Question or Issue:Spotify has been removing and then putting back the "New Releases for you" in the discover section. I love that option! I would rather keep it. I checked today and it wa...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhone XR Operating System 12.1.4   My Question or Issue: Spotify has been removing and then putting back the "New Releases for you" in the disc...

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Spotify and Alexa

My spotify app freezes like crazy when it’s connected to Alexa. I can only control spotify through Alexa with my voice.

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My spotify app freezes like crazy when it’s connected to Alexa. I can only control spotify through Alexa with my voice.  

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Song is played on web player just fine but it listed as unavailble or just doesnt show up in app

PlanPremiumCountry UsaDeviceIphone XOperating SystemiOS 10 So i really love this song and have wanted to put it on my playlist for a long time, but after searching through all of the artists song it didnt show up on the app. I diddnt think much of it...

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  Plan Premium Country  Usa Device Iphone X Operating System iOS 10    So i really love this song and have wanted to put it on my playlist for a long time, but after sea...

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Spotify not syncing local files from PC to Iphone

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8Operating System(iOS 10 My Question or Issue So I got a bunch of local files which i imported into my playlist on PC and it works fine on PC. However, I try to sync it on my phone and it doesn't work. (Same wifi netw...

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Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8 Operating System (iOS 10   My Question or Issue   So I got a bunch of local files which i imported into my playlist on PC and it wor...

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Adding Local Files To iPhone

I've been trying to add my local files to my iPhone however, none of the ways I've seen have worked. I have it in a playlist and I've downloaded it both on my phone and desktop but nothing appears on the playlist in my phone. For some reason my phone...

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I've been trying to add my local files to my iPhone however, none of the ways I've seen have worked. I have it in a playlist and I've downloaded it both on my phone and desktop but nothing appears on...

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Issue with Favorite/Liked Songs

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue I recently updated the Spotify app, and now the favorite songs/liked songs is different. When on the desktop all, my favorite songs has all the songs I "liked" which is seve...

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Plan Free Country  USA Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue  I recently updated the Spotify app, and now the favorite songs/liked songs is different...

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Songs only playing from search results instead of entire playlist

My IssueWhenever I search for songs in my playlist and select a song from the search results, the rest of the songs played are only from the search results instead of playing the entire playlist. This is really inconvenient for a couple reasons. For ...

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My Issue Whenever I search for songs in my playlist and select a song from the search results, the rest of the songs played are only from the search results instead of playing the entire playlist. T...

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Shuffle turns off when selecting song

PlanPremiumCountry Device(iPhone X)Operating System(iOS 12) My Question or Issue Selecting a song in playlist that shuffle/repeat songs, turns off the shuffle. If this is i a bug, please fix it. If it's a feature, please consider changing it, as it s...

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  Plan Premium Country   Device (iPhone X) Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue  Selecting a song in playlist that shuffle/repeat songs, turns off the shuff...

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I can´t change songs from my steering wheel in my car with Car Play

PlanPremium Device(iPhone XS) Operating System(iOS 12.1.4) My Question or Issue Hello Guys, I can´t change songs from the steering wheel from my car with car play. My car is a BMW 1 series and when I connect my cellphone (iPhone Xs) everything works ...

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Plan Premium   Device (iPhone XS)   Operating System (iOS 12.1.4)   My Question or Issue  Hello Guys, I can´t change songs from the steering wheel from my car with car p...

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Design issue Watch App (Volume)

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDevice(iPhone 6s, Apple watch 4 44mm)Operating System(iOS 12.1.4, WatchOS 5.1.4) My IssueWhen I installed the Watch App of Spotify for my Apple Watch (22.2.2019), which I wear left with the crown left, I saw a little design i...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device (iPhone 6s, Apple watch 4 44mm) Operating System (iOS 12.1.4, WatchOS 5.1.4)   My Issue When I installed the Watch App of Spotify for my Apple Watch...

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Shuffle Button

PlanFamily PremiumCountrySweden DeviceIphone 6SOperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or IssueWhere has the "Mix" button gone on the Spotify display when playing songs, instead there is a "Heart"can not mix songs - only loop on a play list any moore ...

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Plan Family Premium Country Sweden   Device Iphone 6S Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue Where has the "Mix" button gone on the Spotify display when playing son...

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Can’t add favorite songs to queue

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemIOS 12.1.4 I can drag and add songs to queue on the playlists or albums by when I go to favorite songs (the ones with the hearts) I am unable to drag and add to queue My Question or Issue

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 6s Operating System IOS 12.1.4   I can drag and add songs to queue on the playlists or albums by when I go to favorite songs (the ones with the he...

MattSuda

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My iPhone 6 will only play full songs in shuffle mode..?!

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDeviceiPhone 6 (problem) vs iPad AirOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Only a short clip of songs will play "on demand" with iPhone whereas on iPad, no problem! I can only seem to play s...

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Plan Free Country  Canada Device iPhone 6 (problem) vs iPad Air Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  Only a short clip o...

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Accidently hit the "do not play again" button

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone X My Question or Issue On desktop the thumbs up and down button are reversed compared to the app (which uses a heart and deny sign), so naturally, when a song came on today on my iphone, I went to go and like it...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device iPhone X   My Question or Issue  On desktop the thumbs up and down button are reversed compared to the app (which uses a heart and deny sign), s...

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Losing my place in a playlist after some time

I have been having a problem with my Spotify losing its place in a shuffled playlist after being out of the app for a bit. I used to be able to listen to a playlist on shuffle, go to bed, then wake up and press play right where it left off the night ...

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I have been having a problem with my Spotify losing its place in a shuffled playlist after being out of the app for a bit. I used to be able to listen to a playlist on shuffle, go to bed, then wake u...

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More Adverts and longer

PlanFreeCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 7 Plus Operating SystemiOS 12.1.4My Question or IssueI've noticed that the duration of adverts are now longer and rather than 1 every 30minutes or so (haven't timed the time period between adverts but it doesn't f...

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Plan Free Country Australia Device iPhone 7 Plus  Operating System iOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue I've noticed that the duration of adverts are now longer and rather than 1 every 30min...

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