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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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can't disable shuffle on playlist

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Local files not downloading

Each and everytime i try to download to my local playlist it shows up, but when i try to move it to a playlist on my pc to play on my iphone it just deletes itself, now it plays on my pc but when i try to switch to play it on my iphone it says (this ...

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Each and everytime i try to download to my local playlist it shows up, but when i try to move it to a playlist on my pc to play on my iphone it just deletes itself, now it plays on my pc but when i t...

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Podcasts won’t play

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice6th Gen IPodOperating SystemiOS 11 (as of writing this) My Question or IssueEvery time I try to listen to a podcast, I get the message, “Spotify can’t open this type of link on this device.” I just recently got a new iPod,...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device 6th Gen IPod Operating System iOS 11 (as of writing this)   My Question or Issue Every time I try to listen to a podcast, I get the message, “Spo...

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Has anyone else had a song that they have saved not appear under “Songs”?

I am having a weird scenario, I have saved a song “Cut to the Feeling” by Carly Rae Jepsen... it shows up in my songs when I have them sorted by “Recently Added” but I cannot get it to appear when I have them sorted by Title which is how I normally n...

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I am having a weird scenario, I have saved a song “Cut to the Feeling” by Carly Rae Jepsen... it shows up in my songs when I have them sorted by “Recently Added” but I cannot get it to appear when I ...

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Solved!! Editing Queue Bug

Whenever I try to reorder my queue (the first set of queued songs, the ones I've manually queued in), the queue menu simply freezes up. When I click back to "Now Playing," the display changes according to the song playing like normal, but the queue m...

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Whenever I try to reorder my queue (the first set of queued songs, the ones I've manually queued in), the queue menu simply freezes up. When I click back to "Now Playing," the display chang...

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iOS App Filter incomplete

PlanPremium FamilyCountry GermanyDeviceiPhone 8 My Question or Issue I have downloaded two big playlists (1000 + 2000 songs) to my iPhone because I wanzt I use the Spotify App as my favorite offline music player.So I use the filter option in the diff...

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Plan Premium Family Country  Germany Device iPhone 8   My Question or Issue  I have downloaded two big playlists (1000 + 2000 songs) to my iPhone because I wanzt I use the Spot...

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spotify voice feature calls my cell phone when connected to car bluetooth

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSA Device(iPhone Operating System(iOS 12.1) My Question or Issuewhen I am connected to bluetooth in my car and press the spotify voice feature to ask to play a song or find an artist, spotify calls my cell phone. How do I get ...

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  Plan Free/Premium Country USA   Device (iPhone 😎 Operating System (iOS 12.1)   My Question or Issue when I am connected to bluetooth in my car and press the spotify voic...

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No audio in Vehicle, but Spotify shows songs are playing

All of a sudden, there is no audio in my car although it shows that Spotify is playing. I have tried resetting the bluetooth in my car, restarting Spotify, turning my phone on and off. Has anyone experienced this?PlanFree/PremiumUSA DeviceIPhone 6 Pl...

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All of a sudden, there is no audio in my car although it shows that Spotify is playing. I have tried resetting the bluetooth in my car, restarting Spotify, turning my phone on and off. Has anyone exp...

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Problem Iphone

PlanPremiumCountry CHDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or Issue I play some music on Spotify, but my phone and my apple watch don’t show that any music is played (so I can’t change tracks,.. )

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  Plan Premium Country  CH Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.1   My Question or Issue  I play some music on Spotify, but my phone and my apple watch don’t show th...

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PREMIUM same User interface as free?

I recently cancelled my spotify and the user interface moved to the "Free" one. I have no paid again however the user interface on my Iphone 6 has not changed, it still only offers 3 tabs at the bottom. Your Library.Search.Home. Am I missing somethin...

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I recently cancelled my spotify and the user interface moved to the "Free" one. I have no paid again however the user interface on my Iphone 6 has not changed, it still only offers 3 tabs at the bott...

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Solved!! Too hard to delete a single song from a playlist

I remember that, some years ago, when I had an Android device, it was easy to remove a song from a playlist: there was an option just at the dots located at the right. However, in iOS, you have to activate the "Edit" view and scroll until you find th...

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I remember that, some years ago, when I had an Android device, it was easy to remove a song from a playlist: there was an option just at the dots located at the right. However, in iOS, you have to ac...

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Superuser Contribution daily mix indisponible

Je suis IPhone, et lorsque le souhaite lancer mon daily mix un message apparaît : Spotify ne peut pas ouvrir ce type de lien sur cette appareil jai déjà essayé de me déconnecter de tout mes appareil rien n’y fait merci

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Je suis IPhone, et lorsque le souhaite lancer mon daily mix un message apparaît :  Spotify ne peut pas ouvrir ce type de lien sur cette appareil   jai déjà essayé de me déconnecter de to...

Peter

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Music stops after 10 second when using Apple Carplay

Happens in my car using Carplay but I've also just checked and it fails on wifi connection too. PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemIOS 12.1 and Spotify version 8.4.786.643 My Question or Issue Just recently I find that each new song o...

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Happens in my car using Carplay but I've also just checked and it fails on wifi connection too.  Plan Premium Country  UK Device iPhone 7 Operating System IOS 12.1 and Spotify versi...

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Superuser Contribution Next From: Songs, automatically changing.

Device: iPhone 6Subscription: PremiumCountry: U.S.Speakers: Bose Soundbar 300 W/Sub using WiFi connectivity. VideoVideo 2 All apps, phone, and speakers are fully updated to the latest software. Issue: You can get a better idea of the issue I’m talkin...

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  Device: iPhone 6 Subscription: Premium Country: U.S. Speakers: Bose Soundbar 300 W/Sub using WiFi connectivity.   Video Video 2   All apps, phone, and speakers are fully upd...

Peter

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Oct 2018 update: search by genre missing

I'm using Spotify premium on IOS12 in the UK and have just updated to version 8.4.78.643. I was expecting this to have new updates in it including searching by genre (as featured in this article) but it doesn't - the search is the same as before the ...

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  I'm using Spotify premium on IOS12 in the UK and have just updated to version 8.4.78.643. I was expecting this to have new updates in it including searching by genre (as featured in this arti...

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Log off and on the iOS app??

PlanPremiumCountry UsaDevice(iPhone X)Operating System(iOS 12.1) So how do I log off and on the iOS app? I purchased premium, and it’s working with my Mac app, but my phone is telling me I’m on the free plan.I assume the account that is already assoc...

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Plan Premium Country  Usa Device (iPhone X) Operating System (iOS 12.1)   So how do I log off and on the iOS app? I purchased premium, and it’s working with my Mac app, but my phon...

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Superuser Contribution PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE fix the queue and up next functions

I use Spotify (premium/family plan) on my iPhone, Windows 10 computers, and Alexa/Sonos. Far and away the most confusing and frustrating part of Spotify are the queue and up next functions. They seem to work differently across different platforms and...

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  I use Spotify (premium/family plan) on my iPhone, Windows 10 computers, and Alexa/Sonos. Far and away the most confusing and frustrating part of Spotify are the queue and up next functions. T...

Peter

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Some local files won't download to iPhone

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceiPhone 8, 256GBOperating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or Issue I upgraded from my old iPhone 6 to an iPhone 8 yesterday and had no problems re-downloading all my playlists etc. again, however local files are proving to be...

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Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device iPhone 8, 256GB Operating System iOS 12.1  My Question or Issue  I upgraded from my old iPhone 6 to an iPhone 8 yesterday and had no proble...

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Superuser Contribution How to repeat a track

Hi, how do you repeat a track? I can’t seem to find the repeat button anywhere. Thanks.

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Hi, how do you repeat a track? I can’t seem to find the repeat button anywhere. Thanks.

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How does endless artist radio work?

I’ve been using endless artist radio and my understanding was that the radio updates and learns your music preferences instead of using the thumbs up and down system. There is a song one of my endless artist radio playlists that keeps showing up when...

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I’ve been using endless artist radio and my understanding was that the radio updates and learns your music preferences instead of using the thumbs up and down system. There is a song one of my endles...

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