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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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Gigiii

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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 ...

Roadie

makeabetterapp

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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 Half of my songs won't play

About half of my songs won't play when they are shuffled and it forces me to waste a skip, any way to fix this?PlanFreeCountry USDeviceIphone 7Operating SystemIOS 12

Casual Listener

About half of my songs won't play when they are shuffled and it forces me to waste a skip, any way to fix this? Plan Free Country  US Device Iphone 7 Operating System IOS 12  

Peter

Spotify Legend

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Spotify iOS Queue Bug

PlanStudent PremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue I've been experiencing an ongoing bug in the Spotify app where whenever I add a song to my queue for the first time (when my queue is empty), the song adds to my...

Newbie

 Plan Student Premium Country  USA Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 12     My Question or Issue  I've been experiencing an ongoing bug in the Spotify app wher...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Constant Skipping and backtracking as well as voice control access

I have a Premium plan and my app has been going crazy lately. I have an iPhone X running on iOS 12.0.1. I’ve seen similar posts and tried changing headphones, reinstalling the app and restarting my device and NOTHING has worked. This makes it impossi...

Casual Listener

I have a Premium plan and my app has been going crazy lately. I have an iPhone X running on iOS 12.0.1. I’ve seen similar posts and tried changing headphones, reinstalling the app and restarting my d...

Guido

Spotify Legend

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Artist credits not working properly?

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceiPad 9.7 2018Operating SystemiOS 12.1 My Question or IssueWhenever I attempt to access the artist credits, they don’t seem to work properly- they show up on screen for a split second before they disappear, so that I can’...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device iPad 9.7 2018 Operating System iOS 12.1   My Question or Issue Whenever I attempt to access the artist credits, they don’t seem to work properly- the...

Loxer

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After downloading the whole playlist to my phone, the playlist stops to update

Student PremiumCountry Hong KongIPhone X So, right after I downloaded the whole playlist, for example Spinning Records's Brand new. The playlist will not update the songs and I assume that the playlist will update by Spinning Records. Is it normal or...

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Student Premium Country Hong Kong IPhone X     So, right after I downloaded the whole playlist, for example Spinning Records's Brand new. The playlist will not update the songs and I a...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Trouble playing a playlist

PlanPremiumCountry The NetherlandsDeviceIpad miniOperating SystemiOS 10, I guess My Question or Issue I've made a playlist a long time ago. Usually when I listen to it, if it is on shuffle or not, it works how I like it and the way it is supposed to ...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country  The Netherlands Device Ipad mini Operating System iOS 10, I guess   My Question or Issue   I've made a playlist a long time ago. Usually when I listen ...

Peter

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The music in my IPhone shuffles and pauses randomly without me asking the device to do it

PlanPremiumCountryColombiaOperating SystemiPhone 7 IOS 12.0 My Question or IssueHi, I have had issues with the music in Spotify. I play it on my device and randomly it is shuffled or pauses without me ordering it to do it. Please if someone would hel...

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Plan Premium Country Colombia Operating System iPhone 7 IOS 12.0   My Question or Issue Hi, I have had issues with the music in Spotify. I play it on my device and randomly it is shuffle...

Loxer

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repetition track all the time

It happens all the time When I heard a song from my library on a playlist but it doesn’t show up like I have already add this song to my library when I add it to my library it will become so many same song

Newbie

It happens all the time When I heard a song from my library on a playlist but it doesn’t show up like I have already add this song to my library when I add it to my library it will become  so ma...

Loxer

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keeps on switching from free trial to premium

so my mum just tried signing up to Spotify premium family, she invited me and i got it strait away but she was still waiting on hers. she ended up buying the normal membership (because she didn’t know that it was eventually going to update) and is on...

Visitor

so my mum just tried signing up to Spotify premium family, she invited me and i got it strait away but she was still waiting on hers. she ended up buying the normal membership (because she didn’t kno...

Loxer

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Unavailable songs' copies won't download

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceiPhone 7+Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueWhen a song is unavailable in your country, but you have bought a copy of it elsewhere (because of this...), Spotify won't allow you to download the local file to...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device iPhone 7+ Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue When a song is unavailable in your country, but you have bought a copy of it el...

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Superuser Contribution Playing problem

When i search a singer from search part and when i click any song from the songs part i can listen only selected song and then it stop playing i cant listen next ones. When i click next song button it backs same song not next one. i dont select the S...

Newbie

When i search a singer from search part and when i click any song from the songs part i can listen only selected song and then it stop playing i cant listen next ones. When i click next song button i...

meahtenoha

Spotify

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Play problem
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Sync problem between iOS app and mac desktop player vice versa

I want that when I listen on the Spotify desktop app (Mac OS) that my iphone (SE) app remembers where I left off listening. And vice versa, even if I have listened via the iphone app, I want the desktop app to continue where I left off. But he does n...

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I want that when I listen on the Spotify desktop app (Mac OS) that my iphone (SE) app remembers where I left off listening. And vice versa, even if I have listened via the iphone app, I want the desk...

erwinhillywood

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Some offline downloaded songs randomly disappear

I PlanPremiumCountry UkDeviceiPhone X Operating System(iOS 12, but been happening for years on my iPhone 6 too My Question or Issue Some of my songs downloaded and saved for offline listening randomly disappear. Ive read a lot online and it’s not my ...

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I Plan Premium Country  Uk Device iPhone X  Operating System (iOS 12, but been happening for years on my iPhone 6 too   My Question or Issue  Some of my songs downloaded...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution family plan gone, lost all playlists after stupid spotify upgrade

Planfamily planCountry usaDeviceiphone 6Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I upgraded my spotify last night. today i go in, and my playlists are ALLL GONE. and i have ads, and it's like a blank new account. I...

Newbie

Plan family plan Country  usa Device iphone 6 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I upgraded my spotify last night.   t...

Peter

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution Song abspielen nicht möglich, Landesabhängig?

Hi, warum kann man einige Songs nicht abspielen, obwohl man sieht, dass es sie auf Spotify gibt? Ist das Landesabhängig? Wollte zum Beispiel "Palm trees" von "Flatbush zombies" hören, fand es aber nur in einer Playlist, wo ich es nicht abspielen kann...

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Hi, warum kann man einige Songs nicht abspielen, obwohl man sieht, dass es sie auf Spotify gibt? Ist das Landesabhängig? Wollte zum Beispiel "Palm trees" von "Flatbush zombies" hören, fand es aber nu...

meister171

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Solved!! Search - An error occurred, try again.

Hi, This search-error thing has been goin on for months now.Most of the time when i try to search in the app it just says "Error occurred, try again". It works fine on my MacBook with the latest OS and Spotify app. Whats going on? i use search for li...

Casual Listener

Hi,   This search-error thing has been goin on for months now. Most of the time when i try to search in the app it just says "Error occurred, try again". It works fine on my MacBook with the ...

Maltin0

Casual Listener

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Solved!! Radio Stations consistently have the same songs

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue I've noticed that Spotify's "Radio Stations" are really just playlists that never change. Is this the expected behavior? With other services like Google Play Music, whenev...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue   I've noticed that Spotify's "Radio Stations" are really just playlists that never change...

phideaux

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Problems through "See All Songs" after searching up an Artist.

Hi, For a few days now I have encountered the following problem: When I search up an Artist, then click "See All Songs", then click on a song to listen to it will play the song I click & only that song. Once the song is over it doesn't go to the next...

Newbie

Hi,   For a few days now I have encountered the following problem:   When I search up an Artist, then click "See All Songs", then click on a song to listen to it will play the song I cl...

Aframk

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Superuser Contribution long list of unwanted devices in "Devices Available"

PlanPremium accountCountry USA Device iPhone 6s,Operating System iOS 11 My Question or Issue I am listening to Spotify on my headphones at work. I just clicked on "Devices Available" and there is a long list of Google Chromecast and AirPlay devices t...

Newbie

Plan Premium account Country  USA   Device iPhone 6s, Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue  I am listening to Spotify on my headphones at work. I just clicked on...

Peter

Spotify Legend

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Sharing a Track artwork

iOS 12 current Spotify version I share my music and promote Spotify on Strava. When tapping the track cover and saving to photos it used to have the human readable text aswell as the barcode. This has been dropped to just the barcode. Can I have the ...

Newbie

  iOS 12 current Spotify version   I share my music and promote Spotify on Strava.  When tapping the track cover and saving to photos it used to have the human readable text aswell ...

Loxer

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