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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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no funciona el modo aleatorio en iphone

Arme una playlist en mi iPhone, pero al colocar y dejar marcado el modo aleatorio, este no mezcla las canciones. Las reproduce en el orden puesto, y es molesto porque hay canciones de un mismo álbum que suenan seguidas del mismo artista y quisiera qu...

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Arme una playlist en mi iPhone, pero al colocar y dejar marcado el modo aleatorio, este no mezcla las canciones. Las reproduce en el orden puesto, y es molesto porque hay canciones de un mismo álbum ...

Jpgchief

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App unusually slow + Downloaded music

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone 8 My Question or Issue I have quite a bit of music download, ~125 songs, and I have noticed this as the source of my app being slow but only when online. I reinstalled the app and none of the slowness was there, however as so...

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Plan Premium   Device iPhone 8  My Question or Issue  I have quite a bit of music download, ~125 songs, and I have noticed this as the source of my app being slow but only when o...

Loxer

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Quality seems degraded from time to time on iPhone + Airpods

Hey everyone,Recently I started noticing a downgrade in quality from time to time, when I am going to work, and listening to music with my Airpods. I can hear that I am not in 320kbps anymore, but in 256kbps, or less. I can hear a nasty saturation in...

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Hey everyone, Recently I started noticing a downgrade in quality from time to time, when I am going to work, and listening to music with my Airpods. I can hear that I am not in 320kbps anymore, bu...

tamasswld

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Solved!! SIMPLE QUESTION

CAN I GET FAMILY PREMIUM WITH HULU ???PlanPremiumCountry USA DeviceiPhone 8Operating System My Question or Issue CAN I GET FAMILY PREMIUM WITH HULU ???

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CAN I GET FAMILY PREMIUM WITH HULU ??? Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhone 8 Operating System     My Question or Issue  CAN I GET FAMILY PREMIUM WITH HULU ???

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Can someone please explain this?

PlanFreeCountryUSADevice(iPhone SE)Operating System(iOS 12.01) My Question or Issue Why do the different versions of Spotify act differently? On my computer I can pick individual songs from my playlist and repeat or shuffle etc. them. That’s why I pr...

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Plan Free Country USA Device (iPhone SE) Operating System (iOS 12.01)    My Question or Issue  Why do the different versions of Spotify act differently? On my computer I can ...

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Says it is downloaded...but does not show up on downloaded list?

PlanPremiumCountry USADevice(iPhone 6s) My Question or Issue So I have never had this issue before but I have went to "download" albums and it will immedicately say "downloaded" and show the green arow indicating that it is ready to play offline. Whe...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device (iPhone 6s)     My Question or Issue  So I have never had this issue before but I have went to "download" albums and it will immedicately...

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Solved!! Is there no DOWNLOAD SONG button?

Seems like a pretty stupid question for me to ask but is there no download song button in spotify? I have tried spotify premium for 7 days and I realyy want to subscribe right now and swtich to spotify but the problem is I don't know how to download ...

Newbie

Seems like a pretty stupid question for me to ask but is there no download song button in spotify? I have tried spotify premium for 7 days and I realyy want to subscribe right now and swtich to spoti...

rhettdean

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Local File Trouble

I am using my iPhone X and Macbook Pro. When I try to get local files downloaded onto my phone, nothing pops up. I am connected to the same network, so what do I do?

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  I am using my iPhone X and Macbook Pro. When I try to get local files downloaded onto my phone, nothing pops up. I am connected to the same network, so what do I do?  

rhettdean

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Superuser Contribution Allow Explocit content

PlanPremiumCountry United States Device Iphone 6sOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue I tried to turn on explicit content but it requires touch ID, which is broken on my phone. So so far it looks like theres no other way to turn it on

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  Plan Premium Country  United States  Device  Iphone 6s Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue  I tried to turn on explicit content but it requires t...

MattSuda

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Can’t change playlist name

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12.0.1 My Question or Issue Since the last update it’s not possible to change name for new or existing playlists.When I get to the name change screen, the x (for delete) does nothing.

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  Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12.0.1     My Question or Issue  Since the last update it’s not possible to change name for new or e...

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missing songs on different devices

I have recently moved to an iphone 6 and about 20 recently added songs are missing from my playlist. I have deleted and redownloaded the app, logged off and on and nothing has worked to bring them back. They're tunes and I'd really like them back on ...

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  I have recently moved to an iphone 6 and about 20 recently added songs are missing from my playlist. I have deleted and redownloaded the app, logged off and on and  nothing has worked to...

kirstena

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Updated IOS and its now a blank screen

PlanFree/PremiumCountry NZ Device(iPhone 7Operating System(iOS 12.01 My Question i updated IOS and now can only see the attached screen. I can’t seem to type or enter anything in either

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Plan Free/Premium Country NZ   Device (iPhone 7 Operating System (iOS 12.01   My Question i updated IOS and now can only see the attached screen. I can’t seem to type or enter anyt...

Loxer

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Solved!! iOS Radio Disappeared

I have a Premium plan. Today when I opened Spotify on my iPhone, the Radio button was gone (as was Browse). How do I get them back?

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  I have a Premium plan. Today when I opened Spotify on my iPhone, the Radio button was gone (as was Browse). How do I get them back?

MattSuda

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[CarPlay] Your Library Tab Removed

It appears that the 'Your Library' tab has been removed completely when using Apple CarPlay. This is incredibly frustrating as there is no way to select any media saved from my library, such as Podcasts. I can only choose from my 'Recently Played' no...

Newbie

It appears that the 'Your Library' tab has been removed completely when using Apple CarPlay.  This is incredibly frustrating as there is no way to select any media saved from my library, such as...

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Rearranging the play que has no actual effect

PlanPremiumCountry United Kingdom DeviceiPhone 8 Plus Operating SystemIOS 11.2.6 My Question or IssueWhen I shuffle all songs, I used to be able to edit the play queue and slide more favourable tunes to play before others and this worked fine. Now wh...

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Plan Premium Country  United Kingdom  Device iPhone 8 Plus  Operating System IOS 11.2.6   My Question or Issue When I shuffle all songs, I used to be able to edit the p...

krrrrris

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Ipod 2nd generation

I have been running Spotify very successfully on an Ipod Touch 2nd gen on IOS 5.1.1 for a very long time. However, although the ipod is connected to my wifi, whenever I use Spotify, it says Spotify is connecting constantly and cannot search etc while...

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I have been running Spotify very successfully on an Ipod Touch 2nd gen  on IOS 5.1.1 for a very long time. However, although the ipod is connected to my wifi, whenever I use Spotify, it says Spo...

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Shuffle Not Working Properly

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone 7 PlusOperating SystemiOS 12.0.1 My Question or IssueIn the past, when I shuffled my music, it would play a randomization of ALL the music in my library. Now when I go to “Songs” and hit “Shuffle Play”, it...

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Plan Premium Country United States   Device iPhone 7 Plus Operating System iOS 12.0.1   My Question or Issue In the past, when I shuffled my music, it would play a randomization ...

DevinRFarr

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"no more room in your library" message

I have a premium account and I want to only add an album to my library. I dont want to download it to my phone, but I keep getting the message that I've reached the 10000 limit. (no more room in your library message) Liking albums counts to that 10k ...

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I have a premium account and I want to only add an album to my library. I dont want to download it to my phone, but I keep getting the message that I've reached the 10000 limit. (no more room in your...

rhettdean

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Solved!! Browse and Radio tabs gone.

Hey there, I am a premium spotify user. Today my browse and radio tabs have vanished and are no were to be seen lol. But yea on a serous note, I need help bringing these back. Is this a bug? Is spotify aware of this issue? Oh and by the way I have an...

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Hey there,   I am a premium spotify user. Today my browse and radio tabs have vanished and are no were to be seen lol. But yea on a serous note, I need help bringing these back. Is this a bug?...

MBahSpotify

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Can’t play new artist radio

I’m PlanPremiumCountry US DeviceiPhone 8 My Question or IssueMost artist radios play but some do not. Look at this picture. Why won’t some play?

Roadie

I’m  Plan Premium Country  US   Device iPhone 8   My Question or Issue Most artist radios play but some do not. Look at this picture. Why won’t some play?   &...

Npostman

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