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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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Gigiii

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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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Superuser Contribution I want list view back for playlists

iOS app: why has the view of my playlists suddenly just like that changed from list view to grid view? Scrolling through a playlist (“Liked Songs “) takes ages! There‘s no option to change that (i uninstalled and re-installed the app already). I want...

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iOS app: why has the view of my playlists suddenly  just like that changed from list view to grid view?  Scrolling through a playlist (“Liked Songs “) takes ages! There‘s no option to chang...

Nikita16

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Superuser Contribution Spotify closing itself mid track

Hello! i have this ongoing issue that has effected my listening for the past couple weeks where after a few songs Spotify will close itself halfway into a song, ive tried to clear my cache and nothing seems to work; its been getting worse where it’ll...

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Hello! i have this ongoing issue that has effected my listening for the past couple weeks where after a few songs Spotify will close itself halfway into a song, ive tried to clear my cache and nothin...

richeljohnn

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Superuser Contribution Podcast Downloads Suddenly Won't Download

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 13 mini)Operating System(iOS 18.5) My Question or IssueWithin the past few days, podcasts stopped downloading. I typically manually select podcasts to download for offline listening and suddenly they won't download....

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 13 mini) Operating System (iOS 18.5)   My Question or Issue Within the past few days, podcasts stopped downloading. I typically manually select ...

Dnuttzz

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Superuser Contribution Can't get siri to switch playlists

Whenever I ask siri to play a Spotify playlist, it just plays whatever I last had playing. I've tried shortcuts using urls too, but it ignores the name of the playlist and just keeps playing whatever was playing before.

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Whenever I ask siri to play a Spotify playlist, it just plays whatever I last had playing. I've tried shortcuts using urls too, but it ignores the name of the playlist and just keeps playing whatever...

Susan_GP

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Opening Spotify shuts down audio from other apps

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 15Operating SystemiOS 18.3.2 My Question or IssueI listen to podcasts on external apps and when I open Spotify, without playing anything, the audio from the other apps immediately shuts off. This wasn't an issue o...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 15 Operating System iOS 18.3.2   My Question or Issue I listen to podcasts on external apps and when I open Spotify, without playing anything,...

Amay

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New Iphone Playlist Display is horrible!

Please allow us to go back to the previous version of the Playlist display. On my Iphone 14 Max I can only see two songs on the playlist. Prior to the update I could see about ten songs. This new one is aweful!

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Please allow us to go back to the previous version of the Playlist display.  On my Iphone 14 Max I can only see two songs on the playlist.  Prior to the update I could see about ten songs.&...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics sharing looks different on iOS

Plan Premium Country Egypy Device 15 pro max Operating System iOS 18 My Question or Issue when i try to share lyrics the box of the lyrics looks normal but the text itself is smaller than usual , a lot smaller is there a fix to this?  

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  Plan Premium Country Egypy Device 15 pro max Operating System iOS 18   My Question or Issue when i try to share lyrics the box of the lyrics looks normal but the tex...

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Spotify Widget No Longer An Option After App Update

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOS most up-to-date My Question or IssueHello, I use (well, used to as of this post) two of Spotify's widgets on my iPhone 11 pro: the small 1x1 on lock screen, and the large 2x4 on home screen....

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS most up-to-date   My Question or Issue Hello,   I use (well, used to as of this post) two of Spotify's widgets...

jasmine96wood

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Superuser Contribution hi . i got a new iphone. but did not delete spottify on my old iphone. now i can't get spotifyo

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Play button always switch on shuffle mode

If I click the play button in any album Spotify plays songs in shuffle mode. If I disable shuffle mode and switch to another album shuffle is back on. Means Spotify never plays an album or playlist from the beginning. I already reinstalled Spotify. T...

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If I click the play button in any album Spotify plays songs in shuffle mode. If I disable shuffle mode and switch to another album shuffle is back on. Means Spotify never plays an album or playlist f...

glomeg132

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Superuser Contribution Won’t play songs searched for

PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceiPhone Operating SystemiOs My Question or IssueMy Question or IssueSpotify has always played songs when I search for a specific song. Now it won’t. I search for a song. Spotify pulls up the song, but plays something different...

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  Plan Free Country USA  Device iPhone  Operating System iOs   My Question or Issue My Question or Issue Spotify has always played songs when I search for a specific s...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify pauses every 30 seconds

My spotify keeps pausing every 30 seconds on both IOS and Windows PC, I did a clean reinstall from the instructions here, removed app access to everything including discord, signed every device out and changed the password. It still keeps happening o...

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My spotify keeps pausing every 30 seconds on both IOS and Windows PC, I did a clean reinstall from the instructions here, removed app access to everything including discord, signed every device out a...

srsiko

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Album covers in low quality

Since the beginning of this year, I’ve noticed that album covers are showing up in low quality on the Spotify mobile app. I imagine this is not an issue exclusive to iOS users.For comparison purposes, I’ve attached a screenshot showing the same album...

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Since the beginning of this year, I’ve noticed that album covers are showing up in low quality on the Spotify mobile app. I imagine this is not an issue exclusive to iOS users. For comparison purpos...

MateusM

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2015 Honda civic choppy audio over bluetooth

This is more of a recent issue within the last few months but my audio from Spotify will cut out periodically when played through Bluetooth in my 2015 Honda civic EX. Things of note: -only Spotify experiences this issue, Apple Music, YouTube and ever...

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This is more of a recent issue within the last few months but my audio from Spotify will cut out periodically when played through Bluetooth in my 2015 Honda civic EX. Things of note: -only Spotif...

Aspxct

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Superuser Contribution Spotify isn‘t working in my browser

Since a week, when I try to get in the spotify browser it says that my browser isn‘t supported. On windows I have no problem using the browser in firefox but on my iPad (iPad Air 6. Generation, IOS 18.5) it isn‘t working. Does somebody know how to fi...

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Since a week, when I try to get in the spotify browser it says that my browser isn‘t supported. On windows I have no problem using the browser in firefox but on my iPad (iPad Air 6. Generation, IOS 1...

Maria

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How can I free up memory without deleting all songs?

How can I move entire playlists that are downloaded in my phone to cloud storage and vice versa so that I don't have to lose the playlists I have created so far?

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How can I move entire playlists that are downloaded in my phone to cloud storage and vice versa so that I don't have to lose the playlists I have created so far?

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Playlist empty on iOS

Same here with the empty playlist (Liked Songs). This issue was previously reported but prematurely closed as fixed, even though the issue persists despite reinstalling the app (on my iOS mobile device). Additionally, I cannot upload the screenshot f...

Newbie

Same here with the empty playlist (Liked Songs). This issue was previously reported but prematurely closed as fixed, even though the issue persists despite reinstalling the app (on my iOS mobile devi...

Yordan

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Shuffle button on playlists not working

The shuffle button does not change to green on any playlists when clicked

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The shuffle button does not change to green on any playlists when clicked

yazzers

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Superuser Contribution Download to other Devices empty on iOS

For no reason ALL the devices that USED to be available under the "download to other devices" menu are now GONE. Just one line of pixels from a random device is visible (this might be a device that's not even online!) .. if you tap precisely, you can...

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For no reason ALL the devices that USED to be available under the "download to other devices" menu are now GONE. Just one line of pixels from a random device is visible (this might be a device that's...

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