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New iPhone Feature: Spotify Lock Screen widget

Now you can open Spotify on your iPhone even faster with the new Lock Screen widget! After you add the new Spotify widget to your Lock Screen, tapping on it will quickly open the Spotify app. So whether you're busy on the go, in the car, or at home, ...

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Downloading music on Apple Watch

Hey folks!Here's a few tips & tricks to share about downloading music from Spotify on your Apple Watch! - If you're looking to get started, check this out! Not seeing the 'Download to Apple Watch'-button yet? Make sure your Spotify app is up-to-date ...

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Solved!! I have a different interface compared to my friends

Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 13.1.3 My Question or Issue I have just start using Spotify and I realise my interface in artists is different from those of my friends. My friends have the number of liked songs un...

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  • n0hero
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Doesn't function on iPod

Premium iPod Touch 2nd Gen. I used to use Spotify on my iPod until it just stopped working. How to solve this issue?

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  • Premium  iPod Touch 2nd Gen.   I used to use Spotify on my iPod until it just stopped working. How to solve this issue?
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Songs keep skipping

My music keeps skipping and it’s startinf to drive me insane. I can’t even get 30 seconds into any song without it skipping to the next one or pausing. I’ve tried everything and nothing at all is working. I’ve tried restarting the app, logging out, d...

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  • My music keeps skipping and it’s startinf to drive me insane. I can’t even get 30 seconds into any song without it skipping to the next one or pausing. I’ve tried everything and nothing at all is wor...
  • Billy-J
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Volume lowers when in iMessage

PlanPremiumCountry Usa DeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueWhen listening to music, if I open my iMessages app the volume lowers a bit (sort of like how navigation apps reduce the volume when they’re about to speak). It comes rig...

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  • Plan Premium Country  Usa   Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue When listening to music, if I open my iMessages app the volume lowers a bit (sort ...
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Solved!! Song not on Spotify!

Can you add the song "You & I" By IU? I don't see why not... most of her other songs are already on Spotify! Thank you!

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  •   Can you add the song "You & I" By IU? I don't see why not... most of her other songs are already on Spotify! Thank you!  
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Need to be a rockstar to change playlist cover photos

I'm aware that if you're on desktop you can change cover photos for playlists, however you have to be a Rockstar to do so. Is there any quick way to become one? i really just want to change my playlist photos and don't want to go through a big hassle...

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  •   I'm aware that if you're on desktop you can change cover photos for playlists, however you have to be a Rockstar to do so. Is there any quick way to become one? i really just want to change m...
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new iPhone 8 downloading one song every 5minutes

PlanPremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue Hi, my partner just recently purchased an iPhone 8, set her phone up and first thing she did was connect to wifi and download spotify to get her songs on her phone....

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  •   Plan Premium Country  Australia Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue  Hi,   my partner just recently purchased an iPhone 8, set her p...
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Cant play my songs offline even im in premium. all my songs were lost and its like it has been erase

cant play my all my songs offline now. even though im on premium. its like it has been erased need to be downloaded again. i always pay my monthly bill but why. please help using iphone ios 11. thanks

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  • cant play my all my songs offline now. even though im on premium. its like it has been erased need to be downloaded again. i always pay my monthly bill but why. please help  using iphone ios 11....
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data usage and downloaded music

Spotify PremiumiPhone 7, iOS 11.4.1, carrier is AT&T in the U.S.Please excuse the repeat of details in this post. I just want to be sure that I am clear for anyone who can answer my questions.........I am using the Spotify app on my iPhone. I have se...

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  • Spotify Premium iPhone 7, iOS 11.4.1, carrier is AT&T in the U.S. Please excuse the repeat of details in this post. I just want to be sure that I am clear for anyone who can answer my ques...
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I can no longer play both downloaded and non-downloaded songs

PlanFree/PremiumCountry I just upgraded to a new iphone and downloaded the latest version of the spotify app. Now I can no longer play both downloaded and non-downloaded songs. When I set playback to offline I can only play downloaded songs. When I t...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country     I just upgraded to a new iphone and downloaded the latest version of the spotify app.  Now I can no longer play both downloaded and non-downloaded so...
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Spotify keeps playing after answering phone call

iPhone 7s, iOS 10.3.3, Spotify 8.4.8 Steps to reproduce:1. Play music from iPhone. (Just happened using the built-in speaker; not sure if this matters).2. Receive a phone call. Music pauses during this time.3. Answer phone call. Expected result: musi...

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  • iPhone 7s, iOS 10.3.3, Spotify 8.4.8   Steps to reproduce: 1. Play music from iPhone. (Just happened using the built-in speaker; not sure if this matters). 2. Receive a phone call. Music pau...
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Kenwood kdc-x302

So whenever I connect my phone to my kdx-x302 deck it locks my phone out of the app, and won’t let me control anything. I know they’ve got that “navigate on the deck” option but it’s way to difficult to do. All I get is the Spotify logo and then have...

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  • So whenever I connect my phone to my kdx-x302 deck it locks my phone out of the app, and won’t let me control anything. I know they’ve got that “navigate on the deck” option but it’s way to difficult...
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presale code

I️ am really looking forward to getting the presale code for my favourite artist billie eilish. but i’m afraid that it will come two hours late like it did for another artist. how can I️ make sure it won’t come late again?

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  • I️ am really looking forward to getting the presale code for my favourite artist billie eilish. but i’m afraid that it will come two hours late like it did for another artist. how can I️ make sure it...
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The Home Screen is now always just black on iPhone 5S

Plan:PremiumCountry:UKDevice: iPhone 5SOperating System:iOS 11.4.1Build: 8.4.62.490 The Home Screen is now always just black on iPhone 5S. It used to take a while to go from black to something meaningful. Now it just stays black. (The other tabs are ...

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  • Plan:Premium Country:UK Device: iPhone 5S Operating System:iOS 11.4.1 Build: 8.4.62.490   The Home Screen is now always just black on iPhone 5S. It used to take a while to go from black to...
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Spotify Mobile only loading some musics

PlanPremiumCountry BrasilDeviceiPhone 6 PlusOperating SystemiOS 11.4My Spotify Mobile doesn't show all musics of my playlist

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  • Plan Premium Country  Brasil Device iPhone 6 Plus Operating System iOS 11.4 My Spotify Mobile doesn't show all musics of my playlist    
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Superuser Contribution Spotify Premium - Songs pause then sound like a scratched cd

PlanPremium Country USA DeviceIphone7Operating System iOS 11.4My Question or IssueI listen to my playlists while connected to wifi, not connected to wifi, downloaded and not downloaded and experience the same issue: Songs pause for a moment, then sta...

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  •   Plan Premium   Country  USA   Device Iphone7 Operating System   iOS 11.4 My Question or Issue I listen to my playlists while connected to wifi, not conne...
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Canciones No Disponibles

Muy buenas, hablo desde Honduras! Quiero hablar sobre un problema recurrente en Spotify, y es sobre las canciones que son eliminadas, ya sea por algún motivo de licencia o por alguna infracción, o al menos esta es mi teoría..He estado usando Spotify ...

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  • ...nuel AA. Este tema, tenido como uno de los mejores de Bryant Myers, apareció en una publicación del artista en Instagram, promoviendo sus éxitos. En dicha publicación, hubieron varios quejándose de que E...
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Superuser Contribution Unable to open SMS links in Spotify - opens add.adjust.com

Hi. My links won't work (ie: songs sent to me by text) I used to be able to tap the link and it would take me to Spotify to hear the song. Now when I tap the link it takes me to add.adjust.com, then to the App Store, back to Spotify without playing t...

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  • Hi.  My links won't work (ie: songs sent to me by text) I used to be able to tap the link and it would take me to Spotify to hear the song.   Now when I tap the link it takes me to add.ad...
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playlist photos and social problems

PlanPremiumCountry U.S.DeviceiPhone 8 The iphone spotify app contains a whole host of problems. If any of these are fixable, I'd be grateful for any solutions (also note that I am using the latest iOS and app updates, so please don't suggest looking ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country  U.S. Device iPhone 8   The iphone spotify app contains a whole host of problems. If any of these are fixable, I'd be grateful for any solutions (also no...
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Why on earth does CarPlay sort albums alphabetically by title?

Is there a way to change this that I'm missing? Both the mobile and desktop apps group albums by artist, which is the logical and user-friendly way. One of these days some poor soul is going to crash while distractedly scrolling up and down the album...

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  • Is there a way to change this that I'm missing? Both the mobile and desktop apps group albums by artist, which is the logical and user-friendly way. One of these days some poor soul is goin...
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Solved!! Songs Show For A Second, Then Skips Even Though It's Available

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: iPhone 8 PlusOperating System: iOS 11 While I'm using the mobile app, or on any computer, I have encountered songs that show up as Available (they can be searched, clicked on, are not greyed out, can be added to a pl...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device: iPhone 8 Plus Operating System: iOS 11   While I'm using the mobile app, or on any computer, I have encountered songs that show up as Availab...
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