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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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I_luv_eating_crayons

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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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Solved!! Song link doesnt work - shuffle doesn't play

Hey guys, I released a song on Friday, but when Free users click the Spotify link I shared on Facebook (on Mobile and Windows) the shuffle function doesn't work. The link opens up the correct artist and song, but when they click shuffle, nothing happ...

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  Hey guys,   I released a song on Friday, but when Free users click the Spotify link I shared on Facebook (on Mobile and Windows) the shuffle function doesn't work. The link opens up th...

Loxer

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Lost a song

Not sure if I deleted it off my app or if Spotify did. Either way I forgot the name of it and was just wondering if there’s a way to view my deleted songs, or if there’s a history of all the songs I downloaded or something because I’m dying to know w...

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Not sure if I deleted it off my app or if Spotify did. Either way I forgot the name of it and was just wondering if there’s a way to view my deleted songs, or if there’s a history of all the songs I ...

Loxer

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You are listening on web player Pop up

I’m so confused, I keep getting a pop up when listening to Spotify saying that I am listening on web player (chrome) and do I want to continue or listen on phone and then it changes to a playlist of music that I have never listened to nor heard of. H...

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I’m so confused, I keep getting a pop up when listening to Spotify saying that I am listening on web player (chrome) and do I want to continue or listen on phone and then it changes to a playlist of ...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Issues with Old Iphone 4s

PlanPremiumCountryFrance Device(iPhone 4S) Hello All,I try to use my old Iphone 4S for my daughter.I have subscribed a familly accountI have installed the App to the device and logged in with the account of my daughterWhen I launch spotify I can see ...

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Plan Premium Country France  Device (iPhone 4S)     Hello All, I try to use my old Iphone 4S for my daughter. I have subscribed a familly account I have installed the App to...

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Could not connect to Facebook

PlanFreeCountryChina with VPNDeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 12 My Question or IssueHello I have no problem using Spotify on both iPad and MacBook. However, when I tried to log in my account on my iPhone, I never succeed. If I tried to continue wit...

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Plan Free Country China with VPN Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 12   My Question or Issue Hello   I have no problem using Spotify on both iPad and MacBook.  However,...

Loxer

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Solved!! Adding albums

Is there a way to add albums to your playlists? It would be easier than individually adding songs. When I click on the three dots by the album that option is not available. I only have three options there: like, view artist, or share. AccountFreeCoun...

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Is there a way to add albums to your playlists? It would be easier than individually adding songs. When I click on the three dots by the album that option is not available. I only have three options ...

Loxer

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Trouble downloading songs on iPhone 6

PlanPremiumCountry Hong Kong DeviceiPhone 8 My Question or Issue I was trying to download songs off my Spotify premium but there isn’t an option for it. I can save it to a playlist but I can’t seem to download them ?

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Plan Premium Country  Hong Kong  Device iPhone 8   My Question or Issue  I was trying to download songs off my Spotify premium but there isn’t an option for it. I can save...

Loxer

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Solved!! Editing Your Playlist On Random

Plan:PremiumCountry:CanadaDevice:iPhone 6s+Operating System:iOS 11.4.1 My Question or Issue: Since updating to Spotify version 8.4.70 I appear to have lost the ability to edit a playlist while it plays in random - move or delete songs - unless they h...

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Plan:Premium Country:Canada Device:iPhone 6s+ Operating System:iOS 11.4.1   My Question or Issue:   Since updating to Spotify version 8.4.70 I appear to have lost the ability to edit...

Loxer

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Delete certain songs in a album from library

Hi, i’m quite new to Spotify, I have an album in my library with quite a few acoustic tracks on it. How do I delete those acoustic tracks and sync over to my other devices (iPhone/iPad/ Sky Q box) thanks PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceiPhone 8 PlusOperat...

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Hi, i’m quite new to Spotify,  I have an album in my library with quite a few acoustic tracks on it.  How do I delete those acoustic tracks and sync over to my other devices (iPhone/iP...

Loxer

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Like & Dislike buttons not always show up in app

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 11 My Question or IssueI can't figure out why Like & Dislike buttons not always show up in the iOS app Discover Weekly/Release Radar playlists, while they are always visible on desktop. In one screenshot t...

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Plan Premium Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue I can't figure out why Like & Dislike buttons not always show up in the iOS app Discover Weekly/Release Ra...

Loxer

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30 minutes of ad-free music not working

So when the popup asking if I want 30 minutes of ad-free music shows up, i tap on the “watch video” button but instead of giving me the video it acts like i skipped the video entirely then doesn’t give me 30 seconds of ad-free music. This has been ha...

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So when the popup asking if I want 30 minutes of ad-free music shows up, i tap on the “watch video” button but instead of giving me the video it acts like i skipped the video entirely then doesn’t gi...

Loxer

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how to delete downloaded music? (2018)

im having touble deleting downloaded music from spotify off my iphone. there are a few older threads about this, but the app has since change to only clear the cache through the storage tab. any advice? thanks

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    im having touble deleting downloaded music from spotify off my iphone. there are a few older threads about this, but the app has since change to only clear the cache through the stora...

Loxer

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Radio-Songs marked as favorite dont show Up in radio-favorite playlist

PlanPremiumCountry Germany DeviceiPhone 8Operating System11.4.1 iOS My Question or Issue i often hear Radio and click on the "heart" - Icon to add a Song to the library/favorite-song playlist. But the list does not refresh. Yesterday i marked some Ne...

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Plan Premium Country  Germany  Device iPhone 8 Operating System 11.4.1 iOS    My Question or Issue  i often hear Radio and click on the "heart" - Icon to add a Song...

Loxer

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How to get spotify on an iPad that won't run iOS 10

DeviceiPad 2Operating System(iOS 9) My Question or Issue Hi there, My work has given me an old iPad. Teaching budgets not being what they should be, the device is actually older than the students in my class! (It's an old iPad 2). I want to download ...

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Device iPad 2 Operating System (iOS 9)   My Question or Issue  Hi there,   My work has given me an old iPad. Teaching budgets not being what they should be, the device is actua...

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When downloading a playlist with 727 song only 678 downloads

Was downloading my girlfriends playlist and saw that i was only downloading about 680 out of about 730 songs. One of my friends had the same thing happen to him when downloading one of my playlist. It is not a major problem, i am just wondering why i...

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Was downloading my girlfriends playlist and saw that i was only downloading about 680 out of about 730 songs. One of my friends had the same thing happen to him when downloading one of my playlist. I...

Loxer

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Delete a song from an album playing

hi, i’ve Added an album to my library, and if I want to play the entire album but miss/skip one song from playing but not delete the song from my library.How do I do this? thanksPlanPremiumCountryUK Device(iPhone 8 Plus(iOS 11.4.1) My Question or Iss...

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hi,  i’ve Added an album to my library,  and if I want to play the entire album but miss/skip one song from playing but not delete the song from my library.How do I do this?   thanks...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Connect is not working. devices do not recognize each other. not playing in speakers. I am premium

My Question or IssueAs of yesterday, Connect is not working. None of my devices can mirror each other or play thru exterior speakers.

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    My Question or Issue As of yesterday, Connect is not working. None of my devices can mirror each other or play thru exterior speakers.  

Jemi

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Superuser Contribution Spotify App Control no longer working in my Pioneer Car Audio Headunit

My Question or IssueI have a Pionner AVH-X7800BT audio head unit in my car that comes with Spotify App Control®. I used to play Spotify directly from the head unit selecting Spotify as source. Since last update, I cannot longer manage my Spotify from...

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My Question or Issue I have a Pionner AVH-X7800BT audio head unit in my car that comes with  Spotify App Control®.   I used to play Spotify directly from the head unit selecting Spotify...

Jemi

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I’m new to this community Spotify but I’m really interested in getting more active on it how can I?

I’m an artist and I was told some good advice that community.Spotify.com is a good way to be more active with other artists and people that love music as much as you do But I’m having trouble messaging people or even doing things like this I’m still ...

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I’m an artist and I was told some good advice that community.Spotify.com is a good way to be more active with other artists and people that love music as much as you do But I’m having trouble messagi...

Loxer

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Superuser Contribution Certain songs won’t play on Spotify mobile

The specific band is sum 41, none of there songs will play no matter what I’ve tried. Restart phone, reinstall app, no updates available. This only happens when I log into my profile On any iOS device, it works fine on my Xbox, the songs still appear...

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The specific band is sum 41, none of there songs will play no matter what I’ve tried. Restart phone, reinstall app, no updates available. This only happens when I log into my profile On any iOS devic...

Jemi

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