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Solved!! Spotify randomly stops music

Hi! So I just recently started having this problem. I use an iOS device with a free plan and I was listening to music when after a few songs, the music would stop and I would need to go back in to Spotify and restart my playlist. I tried deleting the...

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Solved!! Audio Glitching / Stuttering / Popping

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 13 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 18.1.1) My Question or IssueI have a strange issue with my Spotify where it skips when connected via Bluetooth and my iPhone. The audio will glitch and stutter. It becomes e...

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iOS Troubleshooting Guide

We've gathered general troubleshooting steps for iOS devices in this guide. These are known to solve a variety of issues. Common issues: Spotify not playing Can’t hear any sound Spotify is offline Basic troubleshooting: Restart both the Spotify app a...

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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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AvaTilley

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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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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 ...

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  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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Albums partially downloaded for local files

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone XSOperating System(iOS 12, Windows 10) My Question or IssueI'm trying to download some albums that are not on Spotify using local files however it says that the album is downloaded but only 2 songs show up when ther...

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Plan Premium Country  USA Device iPhone XS Operating System (iOS 12, Windows 10)   My Question or Issue I'm trying to download some albums that are not on Spotify using local file...

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Why do playlists privacy settings keep reverting back to public

PlanPremiumCountry New ZealandDeviceiPhone 7 PlusOperating SystemiOS 11.2.6 My Question or Issue Why do playlist privacy settings keep reverting back on their own? This is makes me feel like I’ve lost all privacy on Spotify. I’ve always had certain p...

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Plan Premium Country  New Zealand Device iPhone 7 Plus Operating System iOS 11.2.6   My Question or Issue  Why do playlist privacy settings keep reverting back on their own? ...

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Local Files from Macbook Pro not syncing to iPhone 8 Plus

I have Spotify Premium and I'm trying to sync my local files from my Macbook Pro to my iPhone 8 Plus. I am on the same wifi network and they are not syncing. I have created playlists on my laptop with these local files and when I open this playlist o...

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    I have Spotify Premium and I'm trying to sync my local files from my Macbook Pro to my iPhone 8 Plus. I am on the same wifi network and they are not syncing. I have created playlists ...

Skawachi

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Playlist don't continue

PlanPremiumCountryAustria DeviceiPhone 5SOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue I'm using Spotify on my Mac at Work and in the evening on my iPhone. I start listening a Playlist in the evening, stop it, when i'm go to sleep and on the next eveni...

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Plan Premium Country Austria   Device iPhone 5S Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue   I'm using Spotify on my Mac at Work and in the evening on my iPhone. I star...

toledomarcela

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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...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Continue playing playlist when finished on Spotify Connect speaker

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone8, Libratone Zipp Mini speaker My Question or IssueI've made a playlist. When the playlist is finished it doesn't automatically continue playing similar songs. I found out this is because I always play via an external speaker ...

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Plan Premium    Device iPhone8, Libratone Zipp Mini speaker   My Question or Issue I've made a playlist. When the playlist is finished it doesn't automatically continue playing ...

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Playlist tracks don't appear on iOS app

PlanPremiumCountryUSE Device(iPhone XS, Macbook early 2015)Operating System(iOS 12) My Question or Issue So, a few days ago I found that all my playlists had disappeared. Some new ones were added with names and tracks that I've ever heard of. I was w...

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Plan Premium Country USE   Device (iPhone XS, Macbook  early 2015) Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue  So, a few days ago I found that all my playlists ha...

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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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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 ...

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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 ...

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Superuser Contribution No share button for twitter?

When i want to share a song on twitter i can’t see the share button is it somewhere hidden?

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When i want to share a song on twitter i can’t see the share button is it somewhere hidden? 😄

Daisy

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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 - ...

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30 Minutes of ad free not working

PlanFreeCountry USADevice(iPhone 7, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 12) My Question or IssueWhen the ad appears to click to watch for 30 minutes free I try to click to get the 30 minutes free and it does not play.

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Plan Free Country  USA Device (iPhone 7, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 12)   My Question or Issue When the ad appears to click to watch for 30 min...

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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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playlist radio does not match playlist

I was listening to the radio of an album of the artist Kommandant ( some obscure metal band). And the the artist itself was not on that radio. A scrolled down pretty far and no Kommandant. When I listen to artist radio I do not have this problem. Thi...

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I was listening to the radio of an album of the artist Kommandant ( some obscure metal band). And the the artist itself was not on that radio. A scrolled down pretty far and no Kommandant. When I lis...

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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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Listening to Spotify through the USB Cable in Car

I recently switch from Apple Music to Spotify. When I try to charge my iPhone and play music via the USB connection / cable, no music play. The iphone is playin the music, but there is no sound on the iPhone or through the car audio. This process wor...

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I recently switch from Apple Music to Spotify.  When I try to charge my iPhone and play music via the USB connection / cable, no music play.  The iphone is playin the music, but t...

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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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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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Local files not syncing to iOS for unavailable but existing songs on Spotify

I've recently reorganized my playlists and found that my local files for albums that are registered on Spotify, but are unavailable (greyed out), do not sync to my iPhone. Usually I do not add the local files directly to the playlists. Instead I add ...

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I've recently reorganized my playlists and found that my local files for albums that are registered on Spotify, but are unavailable (greyed out), do not sync to my iPhone. Usually I do not add t...

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