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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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pkrpmusic

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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 Missing volume control iOS app

I used to be able to control the volume from within the Spotify app (playing on a Bluetooth device), but now it seems like the only way is for me to use the hardware buttons on the phone. I need my music to be playing at a different volume than the t...

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I used to be able to control the volume from within the Spotify app (playing on a Bluetooth device), but now it seems like the only way is for me to use the hardware buttons on the phone.  ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution All songs keep repeating on my apple watch

Songs keep repeating on my apple watch even if I have shuffle on or off. I have to manually tap next. I have tried multiple different playlists from my watch during my nightly runs. These are all offline downloaded playlists. This worked fine for yea...

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Songs keep repeating on my apple watch even if I have shuffle on or off. I have to manually tap next. I have tried multiple different playlists from my watch during my nightly runs.  These are a...

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Superuser Contribution Podcast filter by unplayed

iPhone the filter in podcasts for showing only unplayed podcasts has gone missing. Where is this filter? and for the love of all that is good and holy please make it a persistent filter. I never want to see podcasts I’ve already listed to. When I tur...

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iPhone  the filter in podcasts for showing only unplayed podcasts has gone missing. Where is this filter?  and for the love of all that is good and holy please make it a persistent fi...

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Superuser Contribution spotify keeps freezing on apple tv

Spotify app on APPLE TV in US.for the past several weeks, spotify keeps freezing while playing in middle of a playlist. I have to force quit app and reopen it. I have tried restarting apple tv and also uninstalling spotify and reinstalling it. None o...

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Spotify app on APPLE TV in US. for the past several weeks, spotify keeps freezing while playing in middle of a playlist.  I have to force quit app and reopen it.  I have tried restarting a...

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Two devices conflicting on family plan

PlanPremium Family CountryCanadaDevice(iPhone 10 and iPhone 13) My kid’s phone and mine are on different accounts in the family plan but if I play music it plays through his device and vice versa. If I stop the music on both devices and get music pla...

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  Plan Premium Family  Country Canada Device (iPhone 10 and iPhone 13)   My kid’s phone and mine are on different accounts in the family plan but if I play music it plays throu...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify can't be downloaded onto an iWatch SE that has its own cell number

The Spotify app needs to be updated to allow for downloading directly to the new versions of iWatch that aren't paired with iPhones, such as the iWatch Se. If the watch has its own cell number it can't download apps from an iPhone, so there's no way ...

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The Spotify app needs to be updated to allow for downloading directly to the new versions of iWatch that aren't paired with iPhones, such as the iWatch Se. If the watch has its own cell number it can...

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Superuser Contribution cant listen to flower boy

i live in egypt and flower boy (by tyler the creator) is not available, it tells me ‘the tracks on this release are not available’

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i live in egypt and flower boy (by tyler the creator) is not available, it tells me ‘the tracks on this release are not available’

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution local files album cover

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 15My Question or Issuei’ve downloaded a lot of songs through local files and put them all in the same playlist. when it finally finished downloading to my iPhone i noticed that there was no album cover fo...

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Plan Premium Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 15 My Question or Issue i’ve downloaded a lot of songs through local files and put them all in the same playlist. when it finally finished do...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify says I'm offline when I'm not (iOS)

Hi all, I'm really desperated. Already read all about this issue here in the forum. On my iPhone 8 Plus with iOS 12.1 and the latest Spotify app I always get the message that I'm offline when using LTE or 3G. When connected to WiFi everything is ok. ...

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  Hi all,   I'm really desperated. Already read all about this issue here in the forum.   On my iPhone 8 Plus with iOS 12.1 and the latest Spotify app I always get the message tha...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Adding to queue not working

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 6sOperating SystemIOS 12.1.4 My Question or Issue Just recently when I add any amount of songs to my queue none of them are added, it keeps the random queue songs and never loads my selections.

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Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone 6s Operating System IOS 12.1.4   My Question or Issue  Just recently when I add any amount of songs to my queue none of them are added, i...

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Solved!! Playlist "and more" button not working

PlanFreeCountryU.S.A.DeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 15.3.1 My Question or Issue No matter if I tap the "and more" text on my playlist, I can't see all of the songs on my playlist. Help??

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Plan Free Country U.S.A. Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 15.3.1   My Question or Issue   No matter if I tap the "and more" text on my playlist, I can't see all of the songs...

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Superuser Contribution no spotify queue button

PlanFreeCountryUKDeviceiphone XROperating Systemios 14.5 My Question or IssueI have no spotify queue button, is this just a premium thing? I’ve seen other posts where the queue button has moved from the bottom to where you have to click on the 3 dots...

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  Plan Free Country UK Device iphone XR Operating System ios 14.5   My Question or Issue I have no spotify queue button, is this just a premium thing? I’ve seen other posts where...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify queue not working

Spotify does not add songs to queue even though I add them there. The queue only accepts approximately 20 songs. After that, even though the sign ”Added to queue” appears, the songs do not show there.

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Spotify does not add songs to queue even though I add them there. The queue only accepts approximately 20 songs. After that, even though the sign ”Added to queue” appears, the songs do not show there.

krisjanis2000

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Hello i have been getting emails from Spotify for 8 Hours i wanted to ask if you know anything about it ?my email address is:**bleep**

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Hello i have been getting emails from Spotify for 8 Hours i wanted to ask if you know anything about it ? my email address is: **bleep**

Billy-J

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Can’t remove a device the has offline downloads even though device is erase

I upgraded my phone from an iPhone 11 to iPhone 16 and didn’t go into Spotify and remove all downloads but instead transferred all phone data and erased. Spotify still counts the erased phone as an offline device so I can’t download music because I’v...

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I upgraded my phone from an iPhone 11 to iPhone 16 and didn’t go into Spotify and remove all downloads but instead transferred all phone data and erased. Spotify still counts the erased phone as an o...

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Superuser Contribution Music pausing when playing game (IOS)

PlanPremiumCountryCalifornia Device(iPhone 14)My Question or IssueEvery time I open roblox and play a game my music keeps pausing. Every time I unpause it just keeps pausing. Anyone know any solutions?

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  Plan Premium Country California  Device (iPhone 14) My Question or Issue Every time I open roblox and play a game my music keeps pausing. Every time I unpause it just keeps pausin...

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Superuser Contribution Search bar not working and differences in different accounts-iphone

Plan Free Country USA Device iPhone SE (2nd gen) Operating System iOS 18, Spotify 9.0.2.419 My Question or Issue On my main account, I cannot swipe down to bring up the search bar nor click the three dots icon to bring up a menu containing the search...

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Plan Free Country USA Device iPhone SE (2nd gen) Operating System iOS 18, Spotify 9.0.2.419   My Question or Issue On my main account, I cannot swipe down to bring up the sea...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution IOS Spotify Widget background black

PlanPremiumDeviceIphone 12 proOperating SystemiOS 17 On my home screen, I have a long Spotify widget. Recently, the background of that widget has been black as opposed to the colour of my playlist. I'm not sure why this is and how to get it back to c...

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Plan Premium Device Iphone 12 pro Operating System iOS 17   On my home screen, I have a long Spotify widget. Recently, the background of that widget has been black as opposed to the colou...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local Files not in settings

PlanPremiumDeviceIPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 18.1.1 My Question or IssueLocal Files just straight up doesn’t exist in my settings. This is what my settings looks like. Am I doing something wrong? What do I have to do to get it to show up?

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Plan Premium Device IPhone 13 Operating System iOS 18.1.1   My Question or Issue Local Files just straight up doesn’t exist in my settings. This is what my settings looks like. Am I doin...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Rearrange tracks inside playlist ON PHONE

Hi! Anyone know if there is a way to rearrange the songs in a plylist on the phone, like on a computer? For example in my Shazam playlist (that fills automatically) the newest song is in the bottom of the looong list, and it is a pain in the b*tt to ...

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Hi! Anyone know if there is a way to rearrange the songs in a plylist on the phone, like on a computer? For example in my Shazam playlist (that fills automatically) the newest song is in the bottom o...

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