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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 ...

Roadie

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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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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

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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

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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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Superuser Contribution spotify function

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(iOS 12.0.1) My Question or Issue I've a problem since yesterday. When i'm searching an artist for example Post Malone and click "show all songs", i'm listening to the first one..but when i wa...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (iOS 12.0.1)   My Question or Issue  I've a problem since yesterday. When i'm searching an artist for example...

Peter

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Superuser Contribution Music goes on pause continuously

PlanPremiumsCountry ItalyDeviceIPHONE 8Operating SystemIOS 12.01 My Question or IssueHello everyone,it's been 2 days since when I play songs (even playlists downloaded to be listened to off line) Spotify pauses alone. Sometimes pressing play several ...

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Plan Premiums Country  Italy Device IPHONE 8 Operating System IOS 12.01   My Question or Issue Hello everyone, it's been 2 days since when I play songs (even playlists downloaded...

Peter

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Reverse sort playlist

Premium - US - iPhone 8 - ios12 large playlist takes long time to scroll down to recently added (and most likely to be played). Wish to have a feature where you can flip the order of the playlists to start woth recently added at top instead of bottom...

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Premium - US - iPhone 8 - ios12   large playlist takes long time to scroll down to recently added (and most likely to be played). Wish to have a feature where you can flip the order of the pla...

CozyCat

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reverse order of lists needs changing
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Superuser Contribution Beta Program

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone XS MaxOperating SystemiOS 12 Public Beta My Question or Issue When I upgraded my phone, TestFlight did not have the app installled. I deleted TestFlight and reinstalled, to no avail. In order to be back in the TestF...

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  Plan Premium Country  USA Device iPhone XS Max Operating System iOS 12 Public Beta   My Question or Issue  When I upgraded my phone, TestFlight did not have the app i...

Katerina

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Solved!! Unable to play a song..

PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceiPhone 7+Operating SystemiOs 12.1 Beta My Question or Issue I’ve been trying to stream Angerfist - The Desecrated (Radical Redemption Remix) since it came out yesterday but i’m not able to.. I can click on it ho...

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Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device iPhone 7+ Operating System iOs 12.1 Beta   My Question or Issue  I’ve been trying to stream Angerfist - The Desecrated (Radical Redempt...

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Editing Queue

PlanPremiumCountry AUiPhone 8Operating System(iOS 12.0.1) My Question or Issue So I like to queue a lot of songs before I sleep, but then usually want to move around the order of songs because I like them in a specific order. Every time I drag a song...

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  Plan Premium Country  AU iPhone 8 Operating System (iOS 12.0.1)   My Question or Issue  So I like to queue a lot of songs before I sleep, but then usually want to move...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Jumps to radio when selecting ‘see all songs’

PlanPremiumCountry NorwayDeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 12.0.1. My Question or Issue I have used the Search function for a band name and then selected ‘see all songs’ to play their songs in an (almost) decreasing order based on popularity.I haven...

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Plan Premium Country  Norway Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 12.0.1.   My Question or Issue  I have used the Search function for a band name and then selected ‘see all ...

darkns

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Music playing problem

Plan PremiumCountry TexasDeviceIphone xOperating System(iOS 12) Why when i play song on my playlists it plays fine but when i look up an artist it only plays that one song and when i click on the next button it comes back to the same song im order to...

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Plan Premium Country  Texas Device Iphone x Operating System (iOS 12)   Why when i play song on my playlists it plays fine but when i look up an artist it only plays that one...

Jesusalvarado21

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Song skipping itself

I have an IPhone 6s and ever since I added the Falsettos song Please Come to Our House / Jason’s Therapy to my playlist it skips itself after playing for about five seconds or refuses to play (it starts out paused and even if I push play it won’t do ...

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I have an IPhone 6s and ever since I added the Falsettos song Please Come to Our House / Jason’s Therapy to my playlist it skips itself after playing for about five seconds or refuses to play (it sta...

Loxer

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Don't get push notifications when a playlist have updates: what's wrong?

PlanPremiumCountry The NetherlandsDeviceiPhone SEOperating System(iOS 12) My Question or Issue I enable the push notifications on the Spotify app (slider on green, if this is ok?) and on my iphone itself to receive push notifications when playlists h...

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Plan Premium Country  The Netherlands Device iPhone SE Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue  I enable the push notifications on the Spotify app (slider on green, ...

giantsxx21

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Delete songs within a playlist using the search option

Why can't I just select a song and delete it from a playlist? And if I use the "edit" option the "search box" becomes unavailable. This is just dumb. Let's say, my playlist has 1000 songs and I want to delete a specific song that starts with the lett...

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Why can't I just select a song and delete it from a playlist? And if I use the "edit" option the "search box" becomes unavailable. This is just dumb.  Let's say, my playlist has 1000 songs and ...

Loxer

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iPhone battery drains when using AirPods

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue A friend and I are having the same issue: Spotify drains our iPhone battery excessively, but only when playing downloaded music over AirPods. I haven't tested it...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue  A friend and I are having the same issue: Spotify drains our iPhone battery exce...

almondmilk96

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Solved!! Daily mix confusion: no like/dislike buttons / where are the mixes?

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlands DeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS12 My Question or IssueBackground:I have started a premium trial 2 weeks ago. The second day of my trial I say in my iphone app a couple of daily mixes based on my library (I think under ...

Music Fan

Plan Premium Country Netherlands   Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS12   My Question or Issue Background: I have started a premium trial 2 weeks ago. The second day ...

red_robin

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Random play

Once again ... dudes & dudesses of spotify You do know what random means right ? Well - on spotify it has a completely different definition ... I've made a list of 300+ numbers ... and somehow - i'm listening to the same numbers every time i'm pressi...

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Once again ... dudes & dudesses of spotify You do know what random means right ? Well - on spotify it has a completely different definition ... I've made a list of 300+ numbers ... and somehow - ...

hootchietoad

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