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Solved!! Where has the What’s New feature gone?

On the latest version of Spotify on my iPad, it is no longer showing the What’s New option under my profile. This very usefully listed the new releases every day. Instead there is a new feature Listening Stats, which although somewhat interesting, do...

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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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Superuser Contribution Spotify app on family set up apple watch

I got my daughter an apple watch 7 with cell service. It looks like as of a few days ago, I should have the ability to add the app to her watch so she can play music from there directly without a phone. It still won't let me download it on her watch....

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I got my daughter an apple watch 7 with cell service. It looks like as of a few days ago, I should have the ability to add the app to her watch so she can play music from there directly without a pho...

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Superuser Contribution Everything is just loading.

PlanPremium Family CountryPhilippines Device(iPhone 15) Operating System(iOS 18.7.1) My Question or IssueLast night, I noticed that all the songs I’ve been listening to kept stopping after 10 seconds. The player indicates that it’s still playing but ...

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Plan Premium Family   Country Philippines   Device (iPhone 15)   Operating System (iOS 18.7.1)   My Question or Issue Last night, I noticed that all the songs I’ve be...

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Superuser Contribution Local Files

Local files is a jumbled mess. There’s no organization outside of playlists, which also lack organization (a separate issue), not to mention it’s fundamentally broken. Even after taking all steps to ensure that local files work properly, after adding...

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Local files is a jumbled mess. There’s no organization outside of playlists, which also lack organization (a separate issue), not to mention it’s fundamentally broken. Even after taking all steps to ...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist and album preview has gone

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone SE 3rd GenOperating SystemiOS 26.3.1 (23D8133) My Question or IssueThe option to preview any playlist or album has completely vanished. Not sure if this a bug or has been removed.

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Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone SE 3rd Gen Operating System iOS 26.3.1 (23D8133)    My Question or Issue The option to preview any playlist or album has completely vanis...

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Superuser Contribution online or downloaded songs not playing

iPhone 12 MiniiOS Version 17.3.1Spotify 8.9.16.556Premium accountAustraliaDirect on iPhone or use via Car Play, Online or Airplane mode using downloaded songs, all combinations yield same results. Will not play any selected songs, from search or down...

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iPhone 12 Mini iOS Version 17.3.1 Spotify 8.9.16.556 Premium account Australia Direct on iPhone or use via Car Play, Online or Airplane mode using downloaded songs, all combinations yield ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution 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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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 Sp...

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Solved!! Queue songs playing out of order on Mix mode

When playing songs from Apple TV using the “Mix” mode button/feature, and adding songs to the queue from an iPhone, the songs are not played in the order they are added. E.g., ‘song123’ was added to the queue first; ‘song456’ was added second; some g...

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When playing songs from Apple TV using the “Mix” mode button/feature, and adding songs to the queue from an iPhone, the songs are not played in the order they are added. E.g., ‘song123’ was added to ...

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the iOS app has been ruined again

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 10 15.8.6 My Question or IssueThe app HAD finally been functioning quite well for some time so they decided to change something just for the sake of it I guess and guess what it's bad work a...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 10 15.8.6   My Question or Issue The app HAD finally been functioning quite well for some time so they decided to cha...

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Superuser Contribution Carplay - low quality audio forced / data saver activated automatically

Hello! After the phone connects via carplay the data saver is turned on automatically in Spotify (after manually disabling it!) and the quality of the audio is set to the lowest - sounds horrible. The whole option is grayed out and a message says the...

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Hello! After the phone connects via carplay the data saver is turned on automatically in Spotify (after manually disabling it!) and the quality of the audio is set to the lowest - sounds horrible.&nb...

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Superuser Contribution Can "Up Next" be disabled on Apple TV app?

PlanPremium CountryUSA DeviceApple TV Operating SystemApple TV iOS 18.2 [22K155] Spotify version2024.12.16_5-2161bd8 release-v2.283-8-gefidccib-mlpvhz HEAD-v3.205.189-g26300ce7 1.50.5 My Question or IssueIs there any way to disable the "Up Next" feat...

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Plan Premium   Country USA   Device Apple TV   Operating System Apple TV iOS 18.2 [22K155]   Spotify version 2024.12.16_5-2161bd8 release-v2.283-8-gefidccib-mlpv...

rcast1986

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution my spotify isn't connecting to my discord??

when i try to connect my spotify to my discord, it doesn't work, and it shows an error saying 'failed to connect your spotify account to your discord'

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when i try to connect my spotify to my discord, it doesn't work, and it shows an error saying 'failed to connect your spotify account to your discord'

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Superuser Contribution Song radio

My playlist keeps playing the same songs over and over even when I go to Radio. I have tried absolutely everything that is advised to trouble shoot and it's still happening. It seems to be just on my IOS, could it be a bug? If so how to fix that? Tha...

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My playlist keeps playing the same songs over and over even when I go to Radio. I have tried absolutely everything that is advised to trouble shoot and it's still happening. It seems to be just ...

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Superuser Contribution Siri play requests not working with Spotify

Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 16 plus Operating System iOS 18.6 My Question or Issue When I want to search for a song or prompt Siri with a specific command (“hey siri, play Michael Jackson”) she repeatedly says some version of “there was a ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 16 plus Operating System iOS 18.6   My Question or Issue When I want to search for a song or prompt Siri with a specific command (“hey ...

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Songs skipping on every playlist/shuffle (even the Spotify DJ) after 8 seconds

PlanPremiumCountryU.S.DeviceiPhone 16 ProOperating SystemiOS 26.4.2 My Question or IssueIt seems with this newest app update, any and all shuffle sequence is auto-skipping after only about 7-8 seconds in. Happens with my own playlists and Spotify gen...

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Plan Premium Country U.S. Device iPhone 16 Pro Operating System iOS 26.4.2   My Question or Issue It seems with this newest app update, any and all shuffle sequence is auto-skipping af...

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Superuser Contribution CarPlay plays newest podcast episode, disregards current episode

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 15 ProOperating SystemiOS 26.3.1; Carplay, Renault Megané E-Tech My Question or IssueWhen starting playback from CarPlay, Spotify starts playing the latest episode even if I am in the middle of another episode (paused)...

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Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone 15 Pro Operating System iOS 26.3.1; Carplay, Renault Megané E-Tech   My Question or Issue When starting playback from CarPlay, Spotify starts ...

Joan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Music volume keeps lowering

PlanPremium CountryUKDevice(iPhone 12 mini)Operating System(iOS 17) My Question or IssueMusic keeps lowering from full volume to very quiet when opening my phone. But volume says it is full. I have tried switching off equaliser, resetting, uninstalli...

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  Plan Premium  Country UK Device (iPhone 12 mini) Operating System (iOS 17)   My Question or Issue Music keeps lowering from full volume to very quiet when opening my phone...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Permanently disable smart Shuffle

I am so tired of the smart Shuffle. I cannot even fully explain to you how useless of a thing it is. if it was its own thing, and I could toggle it on or off I’d be fine with that but being someone else who puts music in a playlist because I specific...

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I am so tired of the smart Shuffle. I cannot even fully explain to you how useless of a thing it is. if it was its own thing, and I could toggle it on or off I’d be fine with that but being someone e...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Unable to play anything in CarPlay

Spotify version8.9.19.571PlanPremiumCountryThe NetherlandsDeviceiPhone 15 Pro Max / CarPlay in a Mini CooperOperating SystemiOS 17.3.1 My Question or IssueLately, Spotify is not able to play anything upon (re)connecting with CarPlay. It’ll show the l...

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Spotify version 8.9.19.571 Plan Premium Country The Netherlands Device iPhone 15 Pro Max / CarPlay in a Mini Cooper Operating System iOS 17.3.1   My Question or Issue Lately, Spotify...

Xavier4561

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Superuser Contribution App freezing/crashing in Offline mode

So I don't understand, do I have to activate offline mode in data saver mode? Why does the app freeze when I listen in offline mode and no longer play any songs? The app also closes. I have an iPhone 11 Pro with 8,000 songs downloaded.

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So I don't understand, do I have to activate offline mode in data saver mode? Why does the app freeze when I listen in offline mode and no longer play any songs? The app also closes. I have an iPhone...

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