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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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Rastereyes

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Solved!! How to remove a song from a playlist

PlanFreeCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 11.4.1My Question or Issue Cannot remove songs from playlists

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Plan Free Country United States of America Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 11.4.1 My Question or Issue  Cannot remove songs from playlists

GinNTonic

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every time an ad is supposed to play everything freezes

PlanFreeCountry AmericaDeviceiPhone 7Operating Systemlatest update My Question or Issue every time i opt to listen to an ad for 30 minuets of music without ads, everything freezes. i’ve tried deleting and reinstalling, i’ve tired cleaning the app, an...

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Plan Free Country  America Device iPhone 7 Operating System latest update    My Question or Issue  every time i opt to listen to an ad for 30 minuets of music without ad...

Loxer

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Where are my Like/Dislike Buttons gone?

PlanPremiumCountry GermanyDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 11.4 Where are my Like/Dislike Buttons gone? They are missing 路‍

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Plan Premium Country  Germany Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 11.4   Where are my Like/Dislike Buttons gone? They are missing 🤷‍♀️  

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Creating a Chromecast group makes one Chromecast in the group invisible to Spotify on iOS

I have 3 Chromecast Audios in my house, and when I create a Chromecast Group to allow any 2 or 3 of them to play at once, one Chromecast in the Group immediately stops showing up on the Devices screen on Spotify on iOS, despite still being available ...

Regular

I have 3 Chromecast Audios in my house, and when I create a Chromecast Group to allow any 2 or 3 of them to play at once, one Chromecast in the Group immediately stops showing up on the Devices scree...

AussieRo

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Music skipping

Premium / UK / iPhone SE I’ve uninstalled Spotify multiple times and replaced my headphones. My music is still skipping when I lock my phone. Is anyone else having this problem, even after doing what was suggested in a previous thread (link below) Ih...

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Premium / UK / iPhone SE   I’ve uninstalled Spotify multiple times and replaced my headphones. My music is still skipping when I lock my phone. Is anyone else having this proble...

jenniferas

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Spotify stops playing in the background

Hello, i have this problem that whenever i am listening to music and return to my home screen, open another app or when i lock my screen spotify stops playing. This is quite annoying since i have used spotify for a long time and a few days ago this s...

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Hello, i have this problem that whenever i am listening to music and return to my home screen, open another app or when i lock my screen spotify stops playing. This is quite annoying since i have use...

Billy-J

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Local Files Not Syncing/Unlimited Data Issue

Plan: PremiumCountry: USADevice: iPhone X/HP Pavillion Windows 10Operating System: 11.4.1 I haven't had any problems syncing local files until I recently got a new computer. I've worked with Spotify Help on this a bit but I'm backed into a corner. Sp...

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Plan: Premium Country: USA Device: iPhone X/HP Pavillion Windows 10 Operating System: 11.4.1   I haven't had any problems syncing local files until I recently got a new computer. I've w...

Loxer

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iPhone downloaded songs

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 11 My Question or Issue Although iCloud backup is open on my iPhone device, the songs that I have downloaded before are not automatically downloaded. I have to download the songs again.Is thi...

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Plan Premium Country  Turkey Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue  Although iCloud backup is open on my iPhone device, the songs that I have downloa...

Loxer

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Solved!! Playlist messed up

My Question or Issue My playlist finished going through all the sngs on it, and normally that make me able to start the shuffle over again. However, this time it keeps playing songs that aren't on my playlist no matter how many times I restart my pho...

Newbie

    My Question or Issue   My playlist finished going through all the sngs on it, and normally that make me able to start the shuffle over again. However, this time it keeps playin...

jsannn

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Crossfade is not for me

PlanPremiumCountry SwedenDeviceiPhone 7bOperating SystemIOS 11 My Question or IssueI find crossfade between songs to be painfully annoying when playing through spotify’s public playlists. Different house songs fading into eacother really grates my ea...

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Plan Premium Country  Sweden Device iPhone 7b Operating System IOS 11   My Question or Issue I find crossfade between songs to be painfully annoying when playing through spotify’s...

Loxer

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Crossfade on spotify’s playlists
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Solved!! Sort songs from the iOS app

Hi there Spotify Community, I consider myself a true ambassador of the brand since 2016. Please, I miss ordering my songs from the iOS mobile application. I think it does not exist and it would be something great, handy, useful... Many thanks for thi...

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Hi there Spotify Community, I consider myself a true ambassador of the brand since 2016. Please, I miss ordering my songs from the iOS mobile application. I think it does not exist and it would ...

Loxer

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iphone SE: App has been freezing for 20+ sec whenever you open it after a while

iphone and spotify up to date. When i saw the update today i figured it would end up fixing this issue, but it didnt. Essentially, ever since i downloaded the newest Iphone update, spotify freezes all the time. The weird part, is the music doesnt fre...

Newbie

  iphone and spotify up to date.   When i saw the update today i figured it would end up fixing this issue, but it didnt.   Essentially, ever since i downloaded the newest Iphone ...

Billy-J

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Cant sync local filed between windows app and iPhone

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceWindows 10 & iPhone 6 Plus My Question or IssueI go to 'Local Files' on left side of windows app. Select all 195 files and select 'add to playlist' and select an empty playlist calls Fav+. I then go to Fav+ in playlists s...

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    Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Windows 10 & iPhone 6 Plus       My Question or Issue I go to 'Local Files' on left side of windows app. S...

Loxer

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Discover section has less choices now

PlanPremiumCountry UKDevice(iPhone 6S, iMac,)Operating System(iOS 11, MacOS 10.13) My Question or Issue When you go to Browse>Discover> after the "Top recommendations for you" list of albums there are other lists, e.g. Similar to .. , Because you lis...

Gig Goer

  Plan Premium Country  UK Device (iPhone 6S, iMac,) Operating System (iOS 11, MacOS 10.13)   My Question or Issue  When you go to Browse>Discover> after the "Top...

magicrevolver

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No Rádio button

PlanFreeCountry BrazilDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 11.4.1My Question or Issue Hello, the day of your application is free and you can not delete the radios I have.You can also access the web function.I gave one searched on the site and by what se...

Casual Listener

Plan Free Country  Brazil Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS  11.4.1 My Question or Issue   Hello, the day of your application is free and you can not delete the radios I ha...

Pelitez

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Bugs and Errors

PlanFree/PremiumCountry AustraliaDeviceiPhone 6s and iPad Air.Operating SystemiOS 11.1.2 My Question or Issue My songs from my PC, when played on my phone do not show the album cover. AGUST D and Dt sugA from the AGUST D album are not avaliable, but ...

Newbie

Plan Free/Premium Country  Australia Device iPhone 6s and iPad Air. Operating System iOS 11.1.2     My Question or Issue  My songs from my PC, when played on my phone d...

Loxer

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iphone issues

HiI have had itunes for ages with various playlists saved.fairly new to spotifyOn my laptop i opened both and could see my playlists in spotify and was able to see play and download the playlists through spotifyhowever when i am on my iphone in spoti...

Newbie

Hi I have had itunes for ages with various playlists saved. fairly new to spotify On my laptop i opened both and could see my playlists in spotify and was able to see play and download the playlis...

Loxer

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Solved!! Monthly free time limit

PlanFreeCountryJapan/America DeviceiPad Pro 2017Operating SystemiOS 11 My Question or IssueHello, I live in America but for summer break I am living in Japan. I am a mobile user. About 10-15 days ago there was a notification saying that I have reache...

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Plan Free Country Japan/America   Device iPad Pro 2017 Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue Hello, I live in America but for summer break I am living in Japan. I am a m...

JosephAlcantsrs

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App won’t load

i stopped using spotify since summer break started and i didn’t need spotify for the bus ride anymore. then, when i went back into the back to check something, it didn't load.it let me into the app, but it just shows me the spotify icon with a black ...

Casual Listener

i stopped using spotify since summer break started and i didn’t need spotify for the bus ride anymore. then, when i went back into the back to check something, it didn't load. it let me in...

Billy-J

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can't log in

it works fine on my mac and android , but suddenly i can't log in in ipadtry to install 2x still did not work as well as reset passwordi dont understand why it happened

Newbie

it works fine on my mac and android , but suddenly i can't log in in ipad try to install 2x still did not work as well as reset password i dont understand why it happened 

Billy-J

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