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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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Some songs sync/download offline, but other's don't. WHY!?!

I have a bunch of songs purchased and stored on a hard drive that I purchased on iTunes over the years. Some of these albums are not available on Spotify, but I point Spotify to the drive and it finds and syncs MOST of them. However, SOME of the file...

Music Fan

I have a bunch of songs purchased and stored on a hard drive that I purchased on iTunes over the years. Some of these albums are not available on Spotify, but I point Spotify to the drive and it find...

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Syncing Local FIles
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How to delete songs?

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDevice(iPod Touch Gen 6)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI add songs to playlist that automatically downloads songs, and when I remove the songs from the playlist they don't b...

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  Plan Premium Country  United States Device (iPod Touch Gen 6) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I add songs to playlist&...

gro8os

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How often do Artist Radio Playlists refresh? Mine seem to do so every day - can this be controlled?

PlanPremiumCountry CanadaDeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS 12.1.3 My Question or IssueI use Spotify only in offline mode, downloading only on WiFi. I have several artist radio playlists, which show that they are fully downloaded when I'm on WiFi; how...

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Plan Premium Country  Canada Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS 12.1.3   My Question or Issue I use Spotify only in offline mode, downloading only on WiFi.  I have several ...

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Audiobook playlist position often lost after closing/reopening. Bug?

Hi! My main reason for using Spotify is the possibility to listen to audiobooks. But there seems to be a big bug in here:After closing and reopening Spotify the audiobook position (which episode you're in) is often lost and Spotify starts from scratc...

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Hi!   My main reason for using Spotify is the possibility to listen to audiobooks. But there seems to be a big bug in here: After closing and reopening Spotify the audiobook position (which e...

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can't connect with Genius

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device iphone XR Genius can't work when I listen, I can't read lyrics what playing now

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device   iphone XR   Genius can't work when I listen, I can't read lyrics what playing now  

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Local won’t appear on app in iPhone

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12.1.3 I’ve had local files on my phone playlist before but when I switch phones recently I couldn’t get them to appear on my playlists. I’ve downloaded them onto my phone via iTunes and I’ve ad...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12.1.3   I’ve had local files on my phone playlist before but when I switch phones recently I couldn’t get them to ap...

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local files not syncing
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Can't follow radio stations. Thinks it's a playlist

PlanPremium for FamilyCountry USADeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOs 12.1.2 My Question or Issue When I attempt to follow a radio station on my iphone it thinks it's a playlist. The end result is that I don't have the thumbs up/down icons so I can't g...

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Plan Premium for Family Country  USA Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOs 12.1.2   My Question or Issue  When I attempt to follow a radio station on my iphone it thinks it's...

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Radio station do not show up in ipad using newest version of iOS

Since 2 days the radio stations do not show up on my ipad using the newest IOS. I use the ipad to stream on my network player and I miss this feature already. I live in Vienna, Austria so maybe it is only a local problem. I already reinstallled the S...

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Since 2 days the radio stations do not show up on my ipad using the newest IOS. I use the ipad to stream on my network player and I miss this feature already. I live in Vienna, Austria so maybe it is...

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Swipe to Queue gesture no longer available on artist top tracks

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or Issue The swipe to queue and add track to library gestures are no longer working on any Artist's "Popular" songs. The gestures still work in other locations such as...

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Plan Premium Country United States  Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.1   My Question or Issue  The swipe to queue and add track to library gestures are no longer worki...

Hnovikov

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Spotify is crashing when I leave the app.

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceIPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue Every time I leave the app, and not actually close out of it, it crashes. It freezes and then I have to close it and reopen it or it doesn’t work.

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  Plan Premium Country  USA Device IPhone 6s Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue  Every time I leave the app, and not actually close out of it, it crashes. I...

Loxer

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Playback failed

So I’ve been traveling recently and have ran into a very frustrating issue with the videos on the Pop Rising playlist. It says “playback failed. We’re not able to play this video in your current location.” I was looking for solutions to this and saw ...

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So I’ve been traveling recently and have ran into a very frustrating issue with the videos on the Pop Rising playlist. It says “playback failed. We’re not able to play this video in your current loca...

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Solved!! No More Offline Music allowed

Plan:Free/PremiumCountry : France DeviceiPhone SE 2017Operating SystemiOS 12.1.2 My Issue: My app tells me I can’t download music anymore but I have less that 12 Go of music.I have this message (picture attached) and I’ve almost deleted all my music ...

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  Plan: Free/Premium Country : France  Device iPhone SE 2017 Operating System iOS 12.1.2   My Issue:  My app tells me I can’t download music anymore but I have less that...

lerougegorge

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Offline download
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Can't install Spotify on my iPad 2 because I'm not at iOS 10

PlanPremium CountryUS DeviceiPad 2Operating SystemiOS 9.3.5 My Question or Issue I happily used an old iPad for music. Last week, my iPad was trying to automatically update and crashed hard, so I was forced to restore it as a new iPad. My iPad is too...

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Plan Premium   Country US   Device iPad 2 Operating System iOS 9.3.5   My Question or Issue  I happily used an old iPad for music.  Last week, my iPad was trying ...

Maxim

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Deep links on Instagram not working?

When I share music on Instagram the deep links to Spotify are missing? And I can’t see other people’s deep links to Spotify music either??

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When I share music on Instagram the deep links to Spotify are missing? And I can’t see other people’s deep links to Spotify music either??  

chrstinednielle

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Only shuffle play on my iPhone!

I have Spotify Premium but when I access it on my iPhone SE, I can only play an album on shuffle play. I can't seem to play an album in the order it should be. This doesn't seem to be a problem when I use it on my Macbook...Any ideas please? Thanks!

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  I have Spotify Premium but when I access it on my iPhone SE, I can only play an album on shuffle play. I can't seem to play an album in the order it should be. This doesn't seem to be a probl...

Loxer

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Spotify Remote - volume control stopped working

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA DeviceiPhone 5CMacBookSpotify Web I have nice speakers wired into my kitchen from a nice amplifier/stereo in another room and all I want to do is remote control an old iOS device plugged into that stereo so I can play Spotif...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device iPhone 5C MacBook Spotify Web    I have nice speakers wired into my kitchen from a nice amplifier/stereo in another room and all  ...

Loxer

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Account hacked

Devices: Macbook Pro, Iphone 7 and 8 My Question or Issue Hello, it seems that my account has been hacked. I realised on a number of occasions that my account was in use by another user. It seems that a Playstation4 has been connected. Sometims I lis...

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      Devices: Macbook Pro, Iphone 7 and 8  My Question or Issue  Hello, it seems that my account has been hacked. I realised on a number of occasions that my account wa...

Loxer

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Iphone playing moving album cover

There are some songs on my phone that I play but they have a moving picture when it’s playing. How do I turn it off? It is VERY distracting when I drive. Also there doesn’t seem to be a like or dislike button on thhose moving songs? If i dont like th...

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There are some songs on my phone that I play but they have a moving picture when it’s playing. How do I turn it off? It is VERY distracting when I drive. Also there doesn’t seem to be a like or disli...

Loxer

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Offline mode Catch 22

My Question or Issue OK. I get now that this is a “personal” streaming service and I won’t be able to stream to 2 devices at the same time even with premium. So how do I go offline on my iPad to listen to downloaded content while not interrupting my ...

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    My Question or Issue  OK. I get now that this is a “personal” streaming service and I won’t be able to stream to 2 devices at the same time even with premium. So how do I go off...

Loxer

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Why does spotify think heavy rotation is a good idea?

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue Why doesn't Spotify do away with heavy rotation?

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue  Why doesn't Spotify do away with heavy rotation?

Loxer

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