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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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iOS bring back the Queue

What happened to the quick access to the Queue in the upper-right on iOS devices? Now with the "three-dot" menu in the upper-right, it takes 2 taps to access the Queue. Even if this is just part of an A/B test, I'm honestly shocked this design made i...

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  What happened to the quick access to the Queue in the upper-right on iOS devices?    Now with the "three-dot" menu in the upper-right, it takes 2 taps to access the Queue. Even if...

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New Edit Feature

My question or issue: Hi,The new update makes it so hard to remove songs from playlists on mobile! It was hard enough before, having to scroll through a playlist to find where it was and delete it, but now if I want to delete a song I’m listening to ...

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  My question or issue:   Hi, The new update makes it so hard to remove songs from playlists on mobile! It was hard enough before, having to scroll through a playlist to find where it w...

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Solved!! Can‘t see next songs

Hi, me Problem is that i can‘t see the list of songs that should play next on my iPhone XS (a friend with a iPhone X got the same problem), i will upload a picture of what i mean and how it looks on my iPad, the list is still on it. PlanPremiumCountr...

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Hi, me Problem is that i can‘t see the list of songs that should play next on my iPhone XS (a friend with a iPhone X got the same problem), i will upload a picture of what i mean and how it looks on ...

Loxer

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playlist tracks in song lists

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceiphone7Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I have downloaded playlists (such as this is the doors) but the tracks don't show on my library's songs list so I can't include them in a s...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Device iphone7 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I have downloaded playlists (such as this is the...

A_Musicophile

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IPAD2 Not working with Spotify anymore!!

Spotify ignores that their app no longer works at ipad2 and older. I encourage everyone to sign up like premium, all the way to Spotify organising this. It's not everyone who can afford to buy the new ipad each time Spotify or Apple decides upgrades....

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Spotify ignores that their app no longer works at ipad2 and older. I encourage everyone to sign up like premium, all the way to Spotify organising this. It's not everyone who can afford to buy the ne...

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Ruined Song/Album Organisation

Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web?I used to browse my saved/ticked selection of music via albums as I find it's the mos...

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Why did Spotify find it necessary to remove individually saved / ticked songs from being listed in the user library in the album section of all platforms except web? I used to browse my ...

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Alphabetical index and navigation disappeared from Artists list

The alphabetical index on the right side of the Artists list and thus the way to quickly navigate through the list is just gone!! It's weird, but this has happened after connecting Spotify to my Sonos speakers yesterday.Tried to restart the app and s...

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  The alphabetical index on the right side of the Artists list and thus the way to quickly navigate through the list is just gone!! It's weird, but this has happened after connecting ...

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search options

please helpme and my daughter both have the same iphone 6s updated to the same software version.we also have the most recent spotify app version.yet when we search we have different search screensone is like this and the other is like this how do i a...

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please help me and my daughter both have the same iphone 6s updated to the same software version. we also have the most recent spotify app version. yet when we search we have different search scre...

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Playlists of local files not populated on iPhone

PlanFreeCountry USDeviceiPhone6Operating SystemiOS 11 My Question or IssueI have a large library of music on my NAS. Using the desktop (windows) app, I created a playlist of the entire library. This is a playlist created by all local files. I underst...

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Plan Free Country  US Device iPhone6 Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue I have a large library of music on my NAS. Using the desktop (windows) app, I created a playlis...

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Solved!! I can't find anymore my albums

PlanFreeCountry ItalyDeviceIPad AirOperating SystemIOS 11 My Question or Issue I can't find my albums and artists in the library.Since yesterday Spotify shows that I only have 6 albums and 3 artist and I don't know how to recover my music.

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  Plan Free Country  Italy Device IPad Air Operating System IOS 11   My Question or Issue  I can't find my albums and artists in the library. Since yesterday Spotify s...

Billy-J

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Saying offline on new iPhone x

I have a new iPhone X, but Spotify keeps saying it’s offline when I have full WiFi signal. This never happened on my old iPhone 7. Have tried deleting app and reinstalling twice but it doesn’t help. This has been going on for 5 weeks. What am I payin...

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I have a new iPhone X, but Spotify keeps saying it’s offline when I have full WiFi signal. This never happened on my old iPhone 7. Have tried deleting app and reinstalling twice but it doesn’t help. ...

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Favorites By Artist

Whenever I go to my library and tap the artist, it doesn't show up the songs that I favorited by them, and now it just goes to their profile. Did they remove it from the new update? Or is it just somewhere else that I can't find? I'm on iOS btw.

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Whenever I go to my library and tap the artist, it doesn't show up the songs that I favorited by them, and now it just goes to their profile. Did they remove it from the new update? Or is it just som...

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Invisible text in filter label

PlanPremiumCountry PolandDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue No text shows off inside filtering label after writing something. Anyways app itself filters correctly.

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Plan Premium Country  Poland Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue  No text shows off inside filtering label after writing something. Anyways app...

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Black interface in Apple CarPlay

PlanPremiumCountry Colombia Device(iPhone X)Operating System(iOS 12.2, 16E5191d) Many times when I connect my iPhone via USB to my car and try to open Spotify via Apple CarPlay, I'm getting a black screen with no controls on it.

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Plan Premium Country Colombia   Device (iPhone X) Operating System (iOS 12.2, 16E5191d)   Many times when I connect my iPhone via USB to my car and try to open Spotify via Apple Ca...

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New layout

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceiPhone XR My Question or IssueI really preferred where the queue button was before; in the top right corner. It’s a feature I used heavily. Having it under the 3 dot tab makes it pretty inconvenient. This new layout is ho...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device iPhone XR   My Question or Issue I really preferred where the queue button was before; in the top right corner. It’s a feature I used heav...

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Can’t add songs to my playlist

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceiPhone 8 PlusOperating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or IssueI can’t add songs to one of my playlists, even though I can add to my other ones. It says on the screen that the song was added, but it hasn’t.

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  Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device iPhone 8 Plus Operating System iOS 12.1   My Question or Issue I can’t add songs to one of my playlists, even though I can add to my ot...

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Can no longer access my queue (iOS)

PlanPremiumCountry Living in Germany, using American AppDeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue A few days ago my app updated and I had trouble finding the queue, but after searching around, I found it. Which is why I am so ann...

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Plan Premium Country  Living in Germany, using American App Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue  A few days ago my app updated and I...

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Bring back my queue - new Now Playing UI sucks!

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueToday my Spotify app has updated/I’ve unfortunately been opted into an A/B test with a new Now Playing UI that while it does LOOK better, is functionally worse becaus...

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  Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue Today my Spotify app has updated/I’ve unfortunately been opted into an A/B test wi...

Loxer

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iPhone X repeat button gone entirely

In an update that must’ve happened less than 24 hours ago as of February 14, 2019, Valentine’s Day, The repeat button is entirely gone. The player looks a little nicer, but the shuffle button is where the repeat button used to be. And now there is a ...

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In an update that must’ve happened less than 24 hours ago as of February 14, 2019, Valentine’s Day, The repeat button is entirely gone. The player looks a little nicer, but the shuffle button is wher...

Loxer

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Listen on Restrictive app mode

Hello, we have the spotify premium family plan. My son's iphone has some restrictive apps on it. However I want to unrestrict spotify so that he can listen to it. I realize that I can unrestrict apps that are 12+ and spotify will be unrestricted. How...

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Hello, we have the spotify premium family plan.  My son's iphone has some restrictive apps on it.  However I want to unrestrict spotify so that he can listen to it.  I realiz...

Loxer

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