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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 “Now playing” not in sync with Bose SoundTouch speakers

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 7+Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueScenario: I’m playing a Spotify playlist directly through my Bose SoundTouch speakers, then I open the app on my iPhone to use it as a remote. At this point I’m aske...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 7+ Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue Scenario: I’m playing a Spotify playlist directly through my Bose SoundTouch sp...

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Data Saver Feature (explained)

Hi, Can an official source please CONFIRM once and for all that the DATA SAVER feature is the following: 1) once set to ON, Spotify will ONLY stream at a Low rate of 24kbps when streaming over a Mobile/ Cellular data connection (this is automatic)2) ...

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Hi,    Can an official source please CONFIRM once and for all that the DATA SAVER feature is the following:   1) once set to ON, Spotify will ONLY stream at a Low rate of 24kbps wh...

Loxer

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Solved!! Heavy Rotation, Please Rotate Away from My Spotify

I have been a Spotify premium member since Day One in the U.S. I listen to Classical. I NEVER want to listen to rap, hip-hop, or the like. NEVER. I especially don't want it in my face when I log on to Spotify. I NEVER want it to pollute my Spotify "H...

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I have been a Spotify premium member since Day One in the U.S. I listen to Classical. I NEVER want to listen to rap, hip-hop, or the like. NEVER. I especially don't want it in my face when I log on t...

RayNYC

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Songs won’t download

I’m trying to download a couple of songs onto my playlist and I’ve been checking previous answers like make sure there’s data/memory on the phone, deleting the app and redownload it, switch between WiFi and mobile data even updating my phone to the l...

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I’m trying to download a couple of songs onto my playlist and I’ve been checking previous answers like make sure there’s data/memory on the phone, deleting the app and redownload it, switch between W...

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Superuser Contribution Bad Bluetooth sound quality iOS 12

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone Xs Max Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueReceived my Xs Max today and when I use Spotify to playback in my BMW i3 via bluetooth the quality is really bad, I guess it is a IOS12 issue.It sounds like the music is very ...

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Plan Premium   Device iPhone Xs Max   Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue Received my Xs Max today and when I use Spotify to playback in my BMW i3 via bluetooth th...

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Language translation issues

Plan - Free, attempting to upgrade to premium Country - AustraliaDevice - IphoneOperating System - iOS 11 My Question or Issue I’m currently travelling overseas, my free subscription constraints no longer allow me to access Spotify through the app. I...

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Plan - Free, attempting to upgrade to premium  Country - Australia Device - Iphone Operating System - iOS 11   My Question or Issue  I’m currently travelling ...

Loxer

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Queue on iPhone not showing last song in queue

PlanPremiumCountry USDeviceiPhone 8Operating Systemios 10 My Question or Issue When I have songs in the queue the last one shows it’s there but won’t display and let me move it around. The queue will glitch if I try to move songs around too and won’t...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device iPhone 8 Operating System ios 10   My Question or Issue  When I have songs in the queue the last one shows it’s there but won’t display and le...

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Yerel dosyalar iOS'ta görünmüyor

Aynı wi-fi ağına bağlıyom uygulamalar her iki cihazda da güncel .mp3 uzantılı dosyaları bilgisayardan çalma listelerine ekliyor fakat iOS cihazımda asla görünmüyor ne yapmam lazım?

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Aynı wi-fi ağına bağlıyom uygulamalar her iki cihazda da güncel .mp3 uzantılı dosyaları bilgisayardan çalma listelerine ekliyor fakat iOS cihazımda asla görünmüyor ne yapmam lazım?

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Iphone/Mobile History

PlanPremium StudentCountry CanadaDeviceiPhone 6 My Question or Issue Previously i had access to my history on mobile only when using spotify premium, now after resubscribing i dont see the option to view the history. My history does not sync between ...

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  Plan Premium Student Country  Canada Device iPhone 6  My Question or Issue   Previously i had access to my history on mobile only when using spotify premium, now a...

MattSuda

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Solved!! An error occurred

Plan: PremiumCountry:Sweden DeviceiPhone X, iPad Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueWhen I'm connected to wifi and I try to use the search function or the browse tab I get the error message "An error occured". If I turn off the wifi and use m...

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Plan:  Premium Country: Sweden  Device iPhone X, iPad  Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue When I'm connected to wifi and I try to use the search function or ...

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Solved!! Add entire album to playlist.

Can we bring back the option to add an entire album to a playlist whiteout having to go through and add every song individually? We had this before and I used it regularly and loved it. But in recent updates it got removed and I want it back.

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Can we bring back the option to add an entire album to a playlist whiteout having to go through and add every song individually? We had this before and I used it regularly and loved it. But in recent...

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Numerous glitches on most recent update. FIX!!!!!!!

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone SEOperating System(iOS 10 My Question or IssueMy spotify app has become nearly unusable since the last few updates. For starters, the Que system is all messed up, as it will become unordered right after I order ever...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device iPhone SE Operating System (iOS 10   My Question or Issue My spotify app has become nearly unusable since the last few updates.  For starters...

Loxer

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Shuffle not turning off

Plan freeFreeCountry UsaDeviceiphone 6sOperating Systemios 10 My Question or Issue Shuffle isnt turning off at all there is no way to even toggle no button showing up at all i made the account on a amazon fire 7 and then i got it on my iphone it show...

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Plan free Free Country  Usa Device iphone 6s Operating System ios 10   My Question or Issue  Shuffle isnt turning off at all there is no way to even toggle no button showing ...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Can't Sync Mac Local Files to my iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceMacBook Air, iPhone 6Operating SystemMacOS High Sierra and iOS 11 My Question or Issue I have some local files in iTunes on my Mac in Playlists in Spotify and they first weren't appearing on my iPhone, but then I ena...

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Plan Premium Country Australia   Device MacBook Air, iPhone 6 Operating System MacOS High Sierra and iOS 11   My Question or Issue  I have some local files in iTunes on my M...

Jemi

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Superuser Contribution Corrupted piece of music

PlanPremiumCountryMexico DeviceiPhone 5s and 8Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue Since I upgraded both of my devices this piece (https://open.spotify.com/track/7Fg29ArClctZi7CkKbd0od?si=zWhcDyCUSaCQ-KIkMfoyVQ) sounds like the file has been c...

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Plan Premium Country Mexico  Device iPhone 5s and 8 Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue  Since I upgraded both of my devices this piece (https://open.spotify.com/t...

Jemi

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Bringing up queue on new update?

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 10 My Question or IssueDo I really have to press two separate buttons now to bring up the queue instead of just hitting the top right corner? This is annoying as I use the queue a lot and never...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue Do I really have to press two separate buttons now to bring up the queue instead of just ...

Loxer

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How am I streaming my local files (on my windows PC) from my iPhone?

I know this title probably makes no sense at all. But I'll try my best to explain what I mean here. If you enlarge this screenshot above, you can see that there are some tracks in this playlist where the artist names are grey (obviously that means th...

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I know this title probably makes no sense at all. But I'll try my best to explain what I mean here.   If you enlarge this screenshot above, you can see that there are some tracks in this p...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution iPhone won't sync/download local files

I don't know if this was the right place to post this question, but I am having issues with getting local files from my pc to sync and download to my iPhone. I did all the steps required to get it to download. And I've gotten it to the point where th...

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  I don't know if this was the right place to post this question, but I am having issues with getting local files from my pc to sync and download to my iPhone. I did all the steps required to g...

Dylan99

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App crashes and each time restarts it plays the same song every single time.

My iPhone App crashes and each time I open the app again, it then restarts and plays one particular song every single time this issue occurs. It doesn’t play the song I was recently listening too. Or if I close the app and open it back up, it doesn’t...

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My iPhone App crashes and each time I open the app again, it then restarts and plays one particular song every single time this issue occurs. It doesn’t play the song I was recently listening too. Or...

Loxer

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