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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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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 ...

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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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Downloads

HiI have around 50 albums downloded to my Apple iPhone. IWhen I try to download an album now I see a message 'You have exceeded your download limit' This is no good to me as I travel and often need access to music where there is no wifi or mobile cov...

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Hi I have around 50 albums downloded to my Apple iPhone. IWhen I try to download an album now I see a message 'You have exceeded your download limit' This is no good to me as I travel and often need...

Keanu_C

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Solved!! Spotify needs to be opened to download music?

I have bought an iphone 8 and wanted to download all my songs. But it only downloads when the app is open and im not idle. This takes a lot of time because im about to download like 2k songs. I never had that problem with other devices. Any ideas?

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I have bought an iphone 8 and wanted to download all my songs. But it only downloads when the app is open and im not idle.    This takes a lot of time because im about to download like 2k...

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When will previous users get the new update?

So, i made a new account to try out the new update, but I'm still waiting on my established profile to get updated with the new interface. When will previous free users see the update instead of the brand new users?

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So, i made a new account to try out the new update, but I'm still waiting on my established profile to get updated with the new interface. When will previous free users see the update instead of the ...

MattSuda

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Has the new update affected the 10,000 song limit?

I noticed that "saving albums" works differently than the old version of spotify, in that they get added to a "favorites" playlist instead of a songs list. What does this mean about the 10,000 song limit? Is it a thing of the past, or still in effect...

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I noticed that "saving albums" works differently than the old version of spotify, in that they get added to a "favorites" playlist instead of a songs list. What does this mean about the 10,000 song l...

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Switching view from songs by album to all songs

Hi. Until this afternoon I could see all songs by going to library > songs. I could then play all songs and shuffle all songs. I’ve done something and now I see songs listed by album. I can’t play all songs, only songs from one album at a time. How d...

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Hi. Until this afternoon I could see all songs by going to library > songs. I could then play all songs and shuffle all songs. I’ve done something and now I see songs listed by album. I can’t play...

Clumsy1974

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Radio only plays one song then goes back to queue with is unviewable

Help! I’ve been a $10 a month subscriber for pushing five years (yikes, could have bought a lot of iTunes for $600!) and have a new problem. When I play a radio station, Spotify only plays one song and then goes back to the playlist I was on before a...

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Help! I’ve been a $10 a month subscriber for pushing five years (yikes, could have bought a lot of iTunes for $600!) and have a new problem. When I play a radio station, Spotify only plays one song a...

Beachamt

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Solved!! Local Files Not Syncing to my iPhone

Hey, So I've been trying to download some tracks from a few games I play off of youtube. I've been using a youtube-to-mp3 converter to download these tracks to my windows computer, and the download is fine. I've done all the settings properly so that...

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Hey,   So I've been trying to download some tracks from a few games I play off of youtube. I've been using a youtube-to-mp3 converter to download these tracks to my windows computer, and the d...

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App keeps crashing when I sign in with my account on my iOS (tested on iPhone and iPad)

App keeps crashing when I try to sign in to my account. For some reason, it is only on this one pariticular account. I tried another account of mine, and it signed in smoothly. I have "Sign[ed] Out Everywhere" and the problem still exists. I have re-...

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App keeps crashing when I try to sign in to my account. For some reason, it is only on this one pariticular account. I tried another account of mine, and it signed in smoothly.   I have "Sign[...

MattSuda

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Solved!! How to I turn shuffle play off

Whenever I try to play songs from my playlist it just says shuffle play at the top I can’t select what I actually listen to

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Whenever I try to play songs from my playlist it just says shuffle play at the top I can’t select what I actually listen to

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Updates

I just got the new update version 8.4.50 and I hate it. It is changing my playlists and not shuffling all of the songs on my playlists. Anyone know how to delete the update and go back to the way it was??? Help!

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I just got the new update version 8.4.50 and I hate it. It is changing my playlists and not shuffling all of the songs on my playlists. Anyone know how to delete the update and go back to the way it ...

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Solved!! My offline music in one place

Some months ago, in my Spotify app I had a place in “Your music” that was named “Downloaded Music” and it’s not there anymore. I want to have all my downloaded music in one place so... How can I activate that feature again?

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Some months ago, in my Spotify app I had a place in “Your music” that was named “Downloaded Music” and it’s not there anymore. I want to have all my downloaded music in one place so... How can I acti...

MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Notifications don‘t work

I do not get any kind of notifications. I have turned on everything, E-Mail and Push and do not get any. Does anyone have the same problem? Does anyone know how to fix this? Thanks in advance!

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I do not get any kind of notifications. I have turned on everything, E-Mail and Push and do not get any. Does anyone have the same problem? Does anyone know how to fix this?   Thanks in advanc...

Katerina

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Add song to playlist iPhone & iPad

When I add a song to a playlist on my iPhone I see a list of my playlists and on top the list the playlist I add a song to and then my other playlists in alphabetical order. When I add a song to a playlist on my iPad I see only the playlist list in a...

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When I add a song to a playlist on my iPhone I see a list of my playlists and on top the list the playlist I add a song to and then my other playlists in alphabetical order.   When I add a son...

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30 minutes of ad-free music not working again

not working, after 2 songs another 2 adverts came on!! False advertisement!

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not working, after 2 songs another 2 adverts came on!! False advertisement!

if0k_gn-acmi

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Playlists wont shuffle anymore!!!

I have the free version of Spotify on my phone. When I updated the app, and clicked Shuffle my playlist: guess what? Played the first 6 songs I added to the playlist! There is 605 songs and it chooses those 6 every time. One time since the update, on...

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I have the free version of Spotify on my phone. When I updated the app, and clicked Shuffle my playlist: guess what? Played the first 6 songs I added to the playlist! There is 605 songs and it choose...

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Spotify app won't open on iOS 11.4

I happen to update my iPhone 7 to iOS 11.4 today; now as I am opening the app it displays a black screen during startup and crashing/closing itself automatically. Any solution to fix it? Update: Upon uninstall and reinstallation of latest version of ...

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I happen to update my iPhone 7 to iOS 11.4 today; now as I am opening the app it displays a black screen during startup and crashing/closing itself automatically. Any solution to fix it?   Upd...

Helpme555

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Reverse sort order on recently added albums

Hello all,this is my first post here. So bear with me if make a mistake. I've tried to search for my problem but came up empty.Now on to my problem:On iOS I can't find a way to reverse the sort order on the recently added albums. On Android you have ...

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Hello all, this is my first post here. So bear with me if make a mistake. I've tried to search for my problem but came up empty. Now on to my problem: On iOS I can't find a way to reverse the sort...

FreeBird123

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Spotify randomly stops playing music

Does anyone share the same problem? Spotify just randomly stops playing music when my phone is connected to an external speaker (Bluetooth). That's so annoying...please help me!

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Does anyone share the same problem? Spotify just randomly stops playing music when my phone is connected to an external speaker (Bluetooth). That's so annoying...please help me!

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