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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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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 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...

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Fix shifting songs around on mobile (and desktop) version Custom playlists

PlanPremium - FamilyCountry USADeviceiPhone 7 & DesktopOperating SystemiOS 12 & Windows 10My Question or Issue I can't move songs around quickly on mobile and pc and it is terribly frustrating when I try moving a song on mobile and my finger slips of...

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  Plan Premium - Family Country  USA Device iPhone 7 & Desktop Operating System iOS 12 & Windows 10 My Question or Issue  I can't move songs around quickly on mobile ...

FBaroni

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Solved!! Problem with Redmi Note 4 in iOS

Hello. I have a premium family account in the U.S.. When my iPhone was recently updated to the newest iOS 12.0, my Spotify stopped working properly in my car. There is a device shown as "Redmi Note 4" and it keep stopping playing in my car and trying...

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Hello. I have a premium family account in the U.S.. When my iPhone was recently updated to the newest iOS 12.0, my Spotify stopped working properly in my car. There is a device shown as "Redmi Note 4...

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Issues downloading podcasts

Premium subscriberCountry: Canada DeviceIphone xsOperating System(iOS 12 My Question or Issue My Spotify will now not download podcasts to my device. It will download songs, just not podcasts. I’ve tried restarting my device and reinstalling the app ...

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  Premium subscriber Country: Canada   Device Iphone xs Operating System (iOS 12   My Question or Issue   My Spotify will now not download podcasts to my device. It wil...

bimmerboy85

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Can’t change order of songs in queue

PlanPremiumCountry EnglandDeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemiOS 11.4.1 My Question or IssueWhen I shuffle a playlist I change the order that the songs play in and the first one plays but the rest just play in the order the songs were in before. I’ve tri...

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Plan Premium Country  England Device iPhone 6s Operating System iOS 11.4.1   My Question or Issue When I shuffle a playlist I change the order that the songs play in and the first...

Loxer

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Apple watch series 3

My Question Is it possible to use spotify on apple wacth without cell phone with it?example during running.Obviously having previously loaded the playlists. PlanPremiumCountryItaly Device(Apple watch series 3, iphone 7plus)Operating System(wacthos 4,...

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   My Question  Is it possible to use spotify on apple wacth without cell phone with it? example during running. Obviously having previously loaded the playlists.  Plan Prem...

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Superuser Contribution Deleted tracks still play

I have searched the forums here and have not come up with a satisfactory answer to this question. Tunes I have deleted from my playlist continue to play. I’ve double checked my playlist and they have been deleted. The only responses I’ve seen on the ...

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 I have searched the forums here and have not come up with a satisfactory answer to this question. Tunes I have deleted from my playlist continue to play. I’ve double checked my playlist and the...

Katerina

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Cannot rearrange songs to play next on shuffled playlists.

My Question or Issue - Can’t rearrange songs that are scheduled to play next.PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone X)Operating System(iOS X) My Question or IssueSpotify won’t let me rearrange songs that are in the “Up Next: Playlist” area. Typically, be...

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My Question or Issue   - Can’t rearrange songs that are scheduled to play next. Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone X) Operating System (iOS X)   My Question or Issue Spotif...

Loxer

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Solved!! Literally no notifications

PlanPremium - FamilyCountry GermanyDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 11 My Question or Issue Hi allI'm reeiving literally no notifications from Spotify. All options are activated in IOS Menu and also in account settings both for push and email. The o...

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  Plan Premium - Family Country  Germany Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue   Hi all I'm reeiving literally no notifications from Spotify....

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Need help! Says continue listening on another device on my family account.

Whenever I open my Spotify app it will start playing whatever my moms playing on her iPhone and says You are listening on _____’s iPhone you can hit continue or listen on your iPhone. Either way I’m forced to listen to it and it shows all her stuff. ...

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Whenever I open my Spotify app it will start playing whatever my moms playing on her iPhone and says You are listening on _____’s iPhone you can hit continue or listen on your iPhone. Either way I’m ...

Loxer

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Where did the dislike button go?

I’m using the latest iOS app (8.4.72) and the dislike button seems to be gone. I’ve checked on both my iPad and iPhone which are both running iOS 12. I’m listening to my discover weekly so I should be able to dislike but it seems I can only like.

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I’m using the latest iOS app (8.4.72) and the dislike button seems to be gone. I’ve checked on both my iPad and iPhone which are both running iOS 12. I’m listening to my discover weekly so I should b...

Loxer

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Solved!! Spotify very slow to download files to iPhone XS Max (50 songs in 4 days)

I have Spotify Premium and a new iPhone XS Max 512GB (420GB free) running iOS 12, and over the course of the past four days it downloaded only 50 songs (out of 2200 songs). It seems to only download (extremely slowly) when the phone screen is on and ...

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I have Spotify Premium and a new iPhone XS Max 512GB (420GB free) running iOS 12, and over the course of the past four days it downloaded only 50 songs (out of 2200 songs).   It seems to only ...

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Superuser Contribution MISSING SONGS

PlanFreeCountry UKDeviceiPhone 7, IPAD pro 10.5Operating Systemios 11lastest software all spotify My Question or IssuePC= 7011 SONGSPS4 = 6992 SONGSIPHONE, IPAD = 6999 SONGSHELP!pc is right

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Plan Free Country  UK Device iPhone 7, IPAD pro 10.5 Operating System ios 11 lastest software all spotify   My Question or Issue PC= 7011 SONGS PS4 = 6992 SONGS IPHONE, IPAD = ...

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Error occurred on Home screen

PlanPremium CountrySwitzerland DeviceiPhone 7 Operating SystemiOS 12 My Question or Issue When i open spotify, the home screen shows the message “an error occurred”, without specifying further details. Ser also attached screenshot. i already tried to...

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  Plan Premium   Country Switzerland   Device iPhone 7   Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue  When i open spotify, the home screen shows the mes...

mejia319

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Spotify on iPhone XS Max: Small box in the center only where touch works

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceiPhone XS MaxOperating System(iOS 12 My Question or IssueIs anyone else facing this issue where if I connect my phone with a bluetooth speaker, and I’m listening to music on the app, after a while most of the app goes mo...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device iPhone XS Max Operating System (iOS 12   My Question or Issue Is anyone else facing this issue where if I connect my phone with a bluetooth spea...

Loxer

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Downloaded songs not synching to ios

PlanpremiumCountry CanadaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 11.4.1 My Question or IssueI have read other threads with the same problem but nothing is helping. I have restarted my phone and computer, uninstalled spotify on both devices and reinstalled,...

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  Plan premium Country  Canada Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 11.4.1   My Question or Issue I have read other threads with the same problem but nothing is helping. I h...

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New UI update (iPhone X) changes Repeat interface

PlanPremiumCountry USDevice(iPhone X)Operating System(iOS X) My Question or IssueThe new Spotify UI update sticks the Repeat functionality in an ellipsis menu in the upper right hand corner. I use this functionality many times on a daily basis and ha...

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Plan Premium Country  US Device (iPhone X) Operating System (iOS X)   My Question or Issue The new Spotify UI update sticks the Repeat functionality in an ellipsis menu in the upp...

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Songs jump and skip after iOS 12 update

I have updated my iPhone to the latest iOS 12 update and here's what came up: while listening to a song on Spotify, the song skips when these actions are done on the iPhone's default camera app: 1. When you open the app (anywhere, from the lockscreen...

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I have updated my iPhone to the latest iOS 12 update and here's what came up: while listening to a song on Spotify, the song skips when these actions are done on the iPhone's default camera app: 1. W...

Loxer

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When I add a song to the queue it appears as a blank space

When adding songs to the queue only the last one to be added (or the only one) appears as a blank space, it still plays but I can’t move it or remove it or do anything with it. I already tried restarting my phone and deleting and reinstalling the app...

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When adding songs to the queue only the last one to be added (or the only one) appears as a blank space, it still plays but I can’t move it or remove it or do anything with it.   I already tri...

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Categories are hideen by ios bar

iPhone X, ios 12the iOS bottlm bar hides the categories names.see attached image

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iPhone X, ios 12 the iOS bottlm bar hides the categories names. see attached image  

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