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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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Dannythyuhh

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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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Rastereyes

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Superuser Contribution Ongoing problems with shuffle

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueI have been experiencing a lot of issues with the shuffle function for quite some time now, and I can't think of any other solutions beside the ones I tried alr...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue I have been experiencing a lot of issues with the shuffle function for quite some ti...

Guido

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Superuser Contribution App keeps saying I'm offline while I'm not

PlanPremiumCountryBrazil DeviceiPhone7 Operating SystemiOS 12.1.1 My Question or Issue Multiple times, while connected to my home WiFi and navigating normally, I open the Spotify app and it says I'm offline. I'm not able to access any online playlist...

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Plan Premium Country Brazil   Device iPhone7  Operating System iOS 12.1.1   My Question or Issue  Multiple times, while connected to my home WiFi and navigating normall...

Daisy

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Superuser Contribution Clean Songs Replaced with Explicit

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or IssueIs anyone else having issues where clean songs in saved, and even in downloaded offline, playlists are being replaced with explicit versions that aren't caught by the exp...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12.1   My Question or Issue Is anyone else having issues where clean songs in saved, and even in downloaded offline, playl...

Daisy

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Randomly Pausing and Skipping During Playback

PlanPremiumCountryUS DeviceiPhone 7 +Operating SystemLastest IOS My Question or Issue Hi,Over the last few days/weeks the Spotify app on my iphone has started pausing during playback and skipping while playing songs. It's gotten to the point where it...

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Plan Premium Country US   Device iPhone 7 + Operating System Lastest IOS   My Question or Issue   Hi, Over the last few days/weeks the Spotify app on my iphone has started...

michelle105

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How can add sound who is on storage on my phone.

Im download soung who is not avelible in spoty and is on storage on my iphone.How can im add this song on playlist ?PlanPremiumCountry BulgariaDeviceIphone 8 plusOperating SystemIS12.x last version My Question or Issue

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Im download soung who is not avelible in spoty and is on storage on my iphone. How can im add this song on playlist ? Plan Premium Country  Bulgaria Device Iphone 8 plus Operating System...

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Spotify app won’t work on iphone

PlanPremium CountryAustralia DeviceiPhone 8 Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueMy Spotify app won’t play music on my iPhone, I have logged our and in, I have deleted the app and reinstalled it and I have check that my phone is up to date. Has...

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  Plan Premium   Country Australia   Device iPhone 8   Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue My Spotify app won’t play music on my iPhone, I have ...

Loxer

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Solved!! Weard icon in the top-left corner

PlanFree Country Abroad DeviceiPhone X Operating SystemiOS 12.1.2 Issue Weard icon in the top-left corner. View - Playing from playlist.

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Plan Free   Country  Abroad   Device iPhone X   Operating System iOS 12.1.2   Issue  Weard icon in the top-left corner. View - Playing from playlist.

kellinuss1

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Superuser Contribution [Playlists] View all Playlist Followers

A few months ago my iPod Touch started being unable to see any of my Playlists. My MacBook Pro and iPhone SE can still view all the playlists I have created. Because the iPod is tethered to my stereo system, I have been working around it by using Spo...

Music Fan

A few months ago my iPod Touch started being unable to see any of my Playlists. My MacBook Pro and iPhone SE can still view all the playlists I have created.    Because the iPod is t...

Daisy

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Superuser Contribution Can not select song; have premium

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceiPhone 8Operating Systemnewest I connect Spotify via my desktop to play through the speakers (they are better than my blue tooth). I then open Spotify via iphone app, select 'play on ZYZ desktop' selection and now have it o...

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  Plan Premium Country  US Device iPhone 8 Operating System newest     I connect Spotify via my desktop to play through the speakers (they are better than my blue tooth...

Daisy

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Pausing When I Open Apps

When I am listening to music on spotify it pauses when I open some apps, for example Twitter and Narwhal, I can go back to spotify and play the music again but it just pauses if I reopen the apps. I have spotify premium and I'm using an iPhone X iOS ...

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When I am listening to music on spotify it pauses when I open some apps, for example Twitter and Narwhal, I can go back to spotify and play the music again but it just pauses if I reopen the apps. &...

Daisy

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Superuser Contribution Pressing "Playing from Playlist" while at a song page should bring you directly to that song's spot

Hi all, I didn't want to make a full "idea" suggestion here, but wanted to see if this had been asked before. I tried to search a bit but only found someone asking about it on Reddit. I mainly listen to Spotify (iPhone) with playlists and after click...

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  Hi all,   I didn't want to make a full "idea" suggestion here, but wanted to see if this had been asked before. I tried to search a bit but only found someone asking about it on Reddit...

Daisy

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Other Design on iPhone 6S as on an iPhone Se

Hello, my Family and I have Spotify Family.my dad has on his iPhone 6S an other design than me on my iPhone SEis there anything difference?

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Hello,  my Family and I have Spotify Family. my dad has on his iPhone 6S an other design than me on my iPhone SE is there anything difference?

Jᴀᴄᴋ

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Trouble Downloading Podcast for Offline

I am using a premium account on an iPhone 6s in the United States I have been downloading and listening to poscasts offline on Spotify for years. I just tried to download a few new episodes of my favorite podcast. I click the download button and the ...

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I am using a premium account on an iPhone 6s in the United States   I have been downloading and listening to poscasts offline on Spotify for years. I just tried to download a few new episodes ...

aaj

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Superuser Contribution Old app version (iOS)

Even if I have the last version of Spotify and my operating system of Iphone is the last one, Spotify app is still with the old screen and option. I have removed the app and download again but the version is the old onePlanPremiumCountry ItalyDevice(...

Music Fan

Even if I have the last version of Spotify and my operating system of Iphone is the last one,  Spotify app is still with the old screen and option. I have removed the app and download again but ...

Maxim

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Can't access song radios on IOS app.

Hi,On my IOS app when I tap open radio on a specific song the app just get stuck on loading screen. It works fine on desktop though.PlanPremiumCountry SwdenDeviceiPhone 7, IOS 12.1 My Question or Issue On my IOS app when I tap open radio on a specifi...

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Hi, On my IOS app when I tap open radio on a specific song the app just get stuck on loading screen. It works fine on desktop though. Plan Premium Country  Swden Device iPhone 7, IOS...

Loxer

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Better in-app social options for iOS?

I was looking into how to display recently played artists and all that but it seems that there’s just certain options that are flat out unavailable via the mobile app? Is there not a way for us to do it via mobile or what? O.o Thanks

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  I was looking into how to display recently played artists and all that but it seems that there’s just certain options that are flat out unavailable via the mobile app? Is there not a way for ...

Loxer

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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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Spotify Voice isn't giving me the option to activate it

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue I want to use Spotify Voice but if I long press the search button nothing happens and Spotify hasn't requested to access my microphone so I can't switch that on...

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Plan Premium Country  United States Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue  I want to use Spotify Voice but if I long press the search button nothing ...

Loxer

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Albums in my heavy rotation I’ve never played

There are albums, some of which have no songs, appearing my in monthly “Heavy Rotation”. I’ve never heard of them. I’ve never attempted to play them. They don’t apprear in my recently played. I have signed out across all devices and changed my passwo...

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There are albums, some of which have no songs, appearing my in monthly “Heavy Rotation”. I’ve never heard of them. I’ve never attempted to play them. They don’t apprear in my recently played. I have ...

rogue_elephant

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Shuffle/search

As can be seen in the video, something is wrong with custom made playlists. This problem is persisting only recently. If I search for a song in the playlist, it ONLY plays that song. Even when I click shuffle, it won’t start from that song and shuffl...

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As can be seen in the video, something is wrong with custom made playlists. This problem is persisting only recently. If I search for a song in the playlist, it ONLY plays that song. Even when I clic...

Adityac1

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