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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

mtollhouse

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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Undowloading songs in library

I am on a premium plan running Spotify from my iPhone SE. I have run out of download space on my Spotify account therefore I need to undownload some songs. I still want these songs in my library, just not for offline use. That way I can still access ...

Casual Listener

  I am on a premium plan running Spotify from my iPhone SE. I have run out of download space on my Spotify account therefore I need to undownload some songs. I still want these songs in my libr...

Loxer

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A playlist I created on the desktop app does not appear on my iphone.

PlanPremiumCountry USDevice(iPhone 7) My Question or IssueI created a playlist on the desktop app and played it as a radio station. From the playlist I clicked on "Go to Playlist Radio".When I go to my iPhone a day later, there is no listing of the p...

Newbie

Plan Premium Country  US Device (iPhone 7)     My Question or Issue I created a playlist on the desktop app and played it as a radio station. From the playlist I clicked on "G...

Loxer

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Automatic Offline Mode

Plan: PremiumCountry: Living in the United StatesDevice: iPhone XOperating System: iOS 11 Issue:Whenever there is no internet connection (Wi-Fi or cellular,) Spotify won't play downloaded songs unless you manually turn on offline mode.

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Plan: Premium Country: Living in the United States Device: iPhone X Operating System: iOS 11   Issue: Whenever there is no internet connection (Wi-Fi or cellular,) Spotify won't play d...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Metadata inconsistently displays on Honda headunits over Bluetooth

Country:United StatesDevice:iPhone X (issue occurs on older iOS devices as well)Operating System:iOS 11 (occurs on older iOS versions as well)Vehicle:2014 Honda Civic Issue:Metadata is inconsistently displayed when playing media over bluetooth to Hon...

Newbie

Country: United States Device: iPhone X (issue occurs on older iOS devices as well) Operating System: iOS 11 (occurs on older iOS versions as well) Vehicle: 2014 Honda Civic   Issue: M...

choowy

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I cannot download new music

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA Device: iPhone X My Question or Issue: I cannot download new music. It says my library is full and I've run out of storage but I have not.

Newbie

Plan: Premium Country: USA  Device: iPhone X   My Question or Issue:   I cannot download new music. It says my library is full and I've run out of storage but I have not.&nb...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Solved!! Constant skipping and pausing

I have an iphone 5. The app pauses and skips songs whenever I carry my phone around or put it in my pocket. Basically, songs pause and/or skips while the phone is in motion. Sometimes my voice control randamly appears, as well, but I'm not sure if th...

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I have an iphone 5. The app pauses and skips songs whenever I carry my phone around or put it in my pocket. Basically, songs pause and/or skips while the phone is in motion. Sometimes my voice c...

UncleLawSchool

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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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Best settings/equalizer for in the car

My Question or Issue When driving on busy roads, I notice the music I play from my spotify app never sounds as good as the music on the radio. Is there a way to make this sound better? I know you can probably do this with the equalizer but I have no ...

Music Fan

    My Question or Issue  When driving on busy roads, I notice the music I play from my spotify app never sounds as good as the music on the radio. Is there a way to make this sound...

Loxer

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iPhone 7 Constant skipping

PlanPremiumCountry AUDevice(iPhone 7)Operating SystemiOS 11.4 My Question or Issue Songs are constantly skipping or just completely stopping. Happens to songs that I have downloaded or songs that aren't downloaded. I have reinstalled the app but this...

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  Plan Premium Country  AU Device (iPhone 7) Operating System iOS 11.4   My Question or Issue  Songs are constantly skipping or just completely stopping. Happens t...

Loxer

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spotify will not play offline on iphone x

PlanPremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS My Question or IssueI usually turn off the data for Spotify because it uses too much data when I am on the road. However, two days ago the offline mode stopped working. I have tried to restart t...

Newbie

  Plan Premium Country  USA Device iPhone X Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue I usually turn off the data for Spotify because it uses too much data when I am on th...

Loxer

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Queue bug (now playing and last song disappearing) you

Hi,I've have experiencing the same bug FOR MONTHS by now, and it annoys me a lot. Whenever I queue a song or more and I open the queue list, the now playing and the last song of the list has been disappearing and there is a blank space instead of the...

Casual Listener

      Hi, I've have experiencing the same bug FOR MONTHS by now, and it annoys me a lot. Whenever I queue a song or more and I open the queue list, the now playing and the last son...

Loxer

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Songs replay randomly

/Premiumnorway Device(iPhone 8,(iOS 11.4.1) My Question or IssueI have a problem that songs replay right before they end at random. Sometimes it keeps replaying over and over the same song and wont stop. I have over 200 songs in my list, replay funct...

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/Premium norway   Device (iPhone 8, (iOS 11.4.1)   My Question or Issue I have a problem that songs replay right before they end at random. Sometimes it keeps replaying over an...

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CarPlay Artist Scroll Option - Something needs to be fixed!

Hey there, just wondering if you could make this option available (similar to Apple Music in CarPlay). I have hundreds of artists in my Spotify and if I want to get to an artist that starts with "C", it can take me about a minute to scroll down. It's...

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  Hey there, just wondering if you could make this option available (similar to Apple Music in CarPlay). I have hundreds of artists in my Spotify and if I want to get to an artist that starts w...

andywkeith

Casual Listener

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Superuser Contribution Device lost when audio source changed on laptop

Hey guys, A complicated one. So I have my iPad plugged into a speaker (3.5MM jack.) The iPad is connected to my wifi network as is my laptop (windows 10.) When I start playing music from the iPad through the speaker I am able to skip to the next song...

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Hey guys,   A complicated one.   So I have my iPad plugged into a speaker (3.5MM jack.) The iPad is connected to my wifi network as is my laptop (windows 10.) When I start playing music...

Alfredo

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Playlist Song Date

Hi everybodyis it possible to see when i put a Song into my Playlist?..i mean the Date....thanks a lot!

Newbie

Hi everybody is it possible to see when i put a Song into my Playlist?.. i mean the Date.... thanks a lot!

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App closes on iPhone

Free/PremiumCountry USADeviceiPhone 6sOperating Systemios 11.4.1 My Question or IssueI updated my app as here was a new update available, now when I try to open it it shows a pop up that says cancel in the left corner then my app closes down complete...

Newbie

  Free/Premium Country  USA Device iPhone 6s Operating System ios 11.4.1     My Question or Issue I updated my app as here was a new update available, now when I try to...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Offline playlist not synching?

I have got two questions actually. First one is about playlists being deleted all of a sudden, logged into the browser and all were deleted on july 31st. While another one, ‘alv me vale vra prro :v’ was added. Recovered everything through the browser...

Casual Listener

I have got two questions actually. First one is about playlists being deleted all of a sudden, logged into the browser and all were deleted on july 31st. While another one, ‘alv me vale vra prro :v’ ...

fnkl

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Solved!! I can't get local files to sync/play on my iPhone

PlanPremiumCountry UKDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 11 My Question or Issue I can't get my local files from my desktop to sync/play on my iPhone. I've added them to Spotify on my desktop, created a playlist and put them in and marked this playlist...

Visitor

Plan Premium Country  UK Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue  I can't get my local files from my desktop to sync/play on my iPhone. I've added them...

Billy-J

Spotify Star

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Solved!! Queue doesn’t show Now Playing or Next In Queue

Running the iPhone app (ver 8.4.35.213) on iOS11 and am having issues seeing songs in my queue. When I use the queue I can’t see what is Now Playing and if I add songs to the queue, they don’t appear either. I have reset the app by deleting and reins...

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Running the iPhone app (ver 8.4.35.213) on iOS11 and am having issues seeing songs in my queue. When I use the queue I can’t see what is Now Playing and if I add songs to the queue, they don’t appear...

lorenzofanchi

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[Mobile] Playlist Folder Visibility

Plan: PremiumDevice: iPhone 8+ and Windows PCOperating System: iOS 11.3 and Windows 10 Some BackgroundI've created a massive folder on my computer, but when I go to my phone, all of the playlists are *poof* gone. Even when I try to add songs to vario...

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Plan: Premium Device: iPhone 8+ and Windows PC Operating System: iOS 11.3 and Windows 10   Some Background I've created a massive folder on my computer, but when I go to my phone,...

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