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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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a problem with artist library layout

PlanPremiumCountry italy, ModenaDeviceiPhone xOperating SystemiOS 12... My Question or Issue Hi, i would know if also your ios artist library not order the contents by album but by songs (are order in little clear way, because an user can't understan...

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Plan Premium Country  italy, Modena Device iPhone x Operating System iOS 12...   My Question or Issue  Hi, i would know if also your ios artist library not order the con...

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Downloading the app on an Ipod

Ipod 5 runninf 9.3.5 I cant get spotify to download on my old Ipod , which cannot be updated beyond 9.3.5. In the app store it continues to tell me that i need to have IOS 10 downloaded. BUt directly from Spotifys website the IOS i have should bee fi...

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  Ipod 5 runninf 9.3.5   I cant get spotify to download on my old Ipod , which cannot be updated beyond 9.3.5. In the app store it continues to tell me that i need to have IOS 10 downloa...

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Free spotify upgraded to premuim. Shazam songs still be saved to free account

iPhone: Had free Spotify account with albums and songs. Upgraded to premium and when I look to save Shazam to premium Spotify it's saving to old free subscription account. If I open Spotify on phone through the Spotify app, the new premium account is...

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iPhone: Had free Spotify account with albums and songs. Upgraded to premium and when I look to save Shazam to premium Spotify it's saving to old free subscription account.  If I open Spotify&nb...

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Carplay: unable to connect to (null)

PlanPremiumCountry DenmarkDevice(iPhone 6 )Operating Systemios 12.1(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI am getting an error "unable to connect to (null)" on the car's display when connecting via airplay. Music still plays but...

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Plan Premium Country  Denmark Device (iPhone 6 ) Operating System ios 12.1 (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I am getting an error "unable to co...

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Someone else's music has taken over my account

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceIphone XOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue About 3 months ago someone else's account took over mine in the middle of playing music and started playing theirs. It is always the same ...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device Iphone X Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  About 3 months ago someone else's account took ...

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Carplay: Unable to connect to (null)

PlanPremiumCountry DenmarkDevice(iphone6 )Operating System(version 12.1) My Question or IssueHi,In connection with Airplay, I am now getting the error "unable to connect to (null)" on the car's displayAlso, the user interface has changed. The menu ha...

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  Plan Premium Country  Denmark Device (iphone6 ) Operating System (version 12.1)   My Question or Issue Hi, In connection with Airplay, I am now getting the error "unable ...

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Help w Apple CarPlay

My Question or Issuewhen I connect my phone to CarPlay my wife’s account shows up in the app even when her phone is no where near the Jeep. It will play the song playing on my device but i can’t see my playlists. I only see hers. We each have our own...

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My Question or Issue when I connect my phone to CarPlay my wife’s account shows up in the app even when her phone is no where near the Jeep.  It will play the song playing on my device but i ca...

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Is there anyway to see a stream where it tells you when artists upload new music?

I know i'm not imagining it, but at one point there was like a stream (think it may have been called feed) on my spotify iphone app that had in chronological order artists when they'd uploaded music eg. Calvin Harris uploaded [song name] 6h ago, then...

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  I know i'm not imagining it, but at one point there was like a stream (think it may have been called feed) on my spotify iphone app that had in chronological order artists when they'd up...

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Next Song Won't Play When Connected to JBL Clip Speaker

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(iPhone Operating System(iOS 12.1) My Question or IssueWhen I'm playing songs on shuffle via my iPhone 8 through JBL Clip+ bluetooth speaker the song will stop with 2 or 3 seconds left and will not move to next song. It do...

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System (iOS 12.1)   My Question or Issue When I'm playing songs on shuffle via my iPhone 8 through JBL Clip+ bluetooth speake...

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Weezer song skips

Weezer Perfect Situation skips to the next song at 2:17 every time on every platform Devicewindows desktop and iphoneOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Weezer Perfect Situation  skips to the next song at 2:17 every time on every platform     Device windows desktop and iphone Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Wind...

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PLEASE HELP UNPLAYABLE SONG

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceiPhone XS MaxOperating SystemiOS 12.1My Question or IssueThere is a specific song i want to play that shows as unplayable but when i touch it to try and play it i get a pop up that says " SONG NOT DOWNLOADED" "If...

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Plan Premium Country  United States Device iPhone XS Max Operating System iOS 12.1 My Question or Issue There is a specific song i want to play that shows as unplayable but when i touch...

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Cannot undo “Don’t play this song”.

This is ridiculous. I have scoured the web for over an hour trying to find a solution, with zero luck. You apparently can undo this on an Android, but not on an iPhone? You cannot put a button right next to the Skip button that PERMANENTLY and IRREVE...

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This is ridiculous. I have scoured the web for over an hour trying to find a solution, with zero luck. You apparently can undo this on an Android, but not on an iPhone? You cannot put a button right ...

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Daily Mix stream or play from library?

My Question or Issue -When I am listening to one of my "Daily Mixes" and a song being played is IN MY DOWNLOADED content, is it playing it from my library or streaming it?

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  My Question or Issue - When I am listening to one of my "Daily Mixes" and a song being played is IN MY DOWNLOADED content, is it playing it from my library or streaming it?  

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how to allow spotify while disabling play store and safari on ipod touch

The Content and Privacy Restrictions settings in Ipod Touch disables Spotify. Is there away to select these restrictions while allowing Spotify to remain?

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The Content and Privacy Restrictions settings in Ipod Touch disables Spotify. Is there away to select these restrictions while allowing Spotify to remain?

Loxer

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Solved!! iOS Family: can' play my music when another familly member listens to Spotify

Hi everyone, when I play my music (eg in my car) and my wife or kids play music as well on their devices, I can't play my music any more and my Spotify app forces me to play my wife's music! How can we play our own music ?

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Hi everyone, when I play my music (eg in my car) and my wife or kids play music as well on their devices, I can't play my music any more and my Spotify app forces me to play my wife's music! How can ...

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Solved!! Listing songs under "Artist" in alphabetical order

Plan PremiumCountry AustraliaDevice(iPhone 10)Operating System(iOS 10) My Question or Issue I am new to Spotify so apologies if this has been asked previously. On the iPhone, i can't see how to list songs in alphabetica order after selecting "Artist"...

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Plan Premium Country  Australia Device (iPhone 10) Operating System (iOS 10)   My Question or Issue  I am new to Spotify so apologies if this has been asked previously.&nbsp...

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Apple Car Play Playlists sorting in Spotify- SOLVED

Hi guys, I found a workaround regarding the proper sorting of Spotify playlists in Apple Car Play, where there are no options to sort (by name or by date).Apparently it always defaults to Custom sorting, which can ONLY be changed in the Spotify app i...

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Hi guys,   I found a workaround regarding the proper sorting of Spotify playlists in Apple Car Play, where there are no options to sort (by name or by date). Apparently it always defaults to ...

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Superuser Contribution Added songs

Hi, i added loads of songs last night to what I assumed was songs by pressing the + button. However when I went into songs there was only an approx 7 songs of the 50 I had added. Just wondering where these went as I don’t have a favourites of starred...

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  Hi,  i added loads of songs last night to what I assumed was songs by pressing the + button. However when I went into songs there was only an approx 7 songs of the 50 I had added. Just ...

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Superuser Contribution Can't play locally produced songs in my own country?

Hiya, I'm on a Family Premium Plan from the Philippines with the following OS: iOS 12.1 (iPhone 6) I'm having a problem accessing music that is produced in my own country. I can access the Playlist, but on Web Player the tracks are grey-ed out... Web...

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  Hiya, I'm on a Family Premium Plan from the Philippines with the following OS: iOS 12.1 (iPhone 6)    I'm having a problem accessing music that is produced in my own country....

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Why are some musics and album can be found in the PC version but not the mobile apps?

PlanFreeCountry Hong KongDeviceiPhone 6s Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue Some music like the old songs of Mayday before 2003 are able to be found in desktop version of spotify but not in my iPhone playlist.

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Plan Free Country  Hong Kong Device iPhone 6s  Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue  Some music like the old songs of Mayday before 2003 are able to be found i...

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