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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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New App is a step backward in usability

None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help.PlanFreeCountry DeviceIPod Touch My Question or Issue I’ve had a day to work through the new app and I’ve noticed a few things that ...

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None of the below information is required. However, the more you provide the easier it will be for us to try and help. Plan Free Country   Device IPod Touch  My Question or Issue &n...

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Superuser Contribution BIG PROBLEM trying to listen to music

Hi, I have a big problem for about 2/3 months now.I’m trying to listen to music and it doesn’t work, it continuously skips for 10 seconds, skips the whole song or when it finally plays a song...it will scratch the whole time as if I’m listings to an ...

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Hi, I have a big problem for about 2/3 months now. I’m trying to listen to music and it doesn’t work, it continuously skips for 10 seconds, skips the whole song or when it finally plays a song...it ...

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Playlist Isn't Syncing

PlanFreeCountry DeviceiPhone 8, iPad Air and Macbook AirOperating SystemiOS 11.3.1 My Question or Issue I have a playlist of 32 downloaded songs not on Spotify and have constantly been adding into this playlist from my Macbook. Everything was syncing...

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Plan Free Country   Device iPhone 8, iPad Air and Macbook Air Operating System iOS 11.3.1   My Question or Issue  I have a playlist of 32 downloaded songs not on Spotify and ...

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Daily Mix

My daily mixes have been disappearing, and now I only have one. The one daily mix I do have DOES NOT IN ANY WAY relate to the style of music I listen to.(I listen to broadway, some pop and a little bit of rap) There are not any artists I know in it o...

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My daily mixes have been disappearing, and now I only have one. The one daily mix I do have DOES NOT IN ANY WAY relate to the style of music I listen to.(I listen to broadway, some pop and a little b...

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Video watching on mobile.

when will video watching be available in Hong Kong???PlanPremiumCountry Hong Kong DeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 10 My Question or Issue Music/ playlist video watching

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when will video watching be available in Hong Kong??? Plan Premium Country  Hong Kong  Device iPhone 7 Operating System iOS 10   My Question or Issue  Music/ playlist v...

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Solved!! New spotify look?

Hello, here's the thing: this afternoon when I opened spotify it looked this way the "control bar" in the ios app. Is it normal because of an update or something happened to my device?

Music Fan

Hello, here's the thing: this afternoon when I opened spotify it looked this way the "control bar" in the ios app. Is it normal because of an update or something happened to my device?   

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Accidentally unfollowed playlist

I guess i have accidentally unfollowed a playlist which i haven't created myself. Is there anyway to restore these settings? I can't remember the exact name of the playlist otherwise i could have simply searched for it. Can anyone advice?

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I guess i have accidentally unfollowed a playlist which i haven't created myself. Is there anyway to restore these settings? I can't remember the exact name of the playlist otherwise i could have sim...

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I can't download Spotify from Appstore

PlanPremium FamilyCountry SwitzerlandDevice(iPhone 5) My Question or IssueI purchased an Iphone 5 for my daughter and I want to download Spotify (I have Premium family) from the Appstore it is not possible (button "download" is not activ). I can't do...

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  Plan Premium Family Country  Switzerland Device (iPhone 5)   My Question or Issue I purchased an Iphone 5 for my daughter and I want to download Spotify (I have Premium fami...

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Superuser Contribution Can’t control on lock screen with iOS11

Hi, hope im posting in the right thread....since upgrading my iPhone 7 to iOS11 I can no longer control or operate the Spotify app via the lock screen. In the past when I would lift the phone to wake, if Spotify was playing I could play, pause, skip ...

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Hi,   hope im posting in the right thread....since upgrading my iPhone 7 to iOS11 I can no longer control or operate the Spotify app via the lock screen. In the past when I would lift the phon...

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Spotify keeps logging me out and deleting all my downloaded songs on my iPod.

Spotify UsernamecarloshdfcPlanPremiumCountry BrazilDeviceiPod 5Operating SystemiOS 9.3.5 My Question or IssueI keep being logged out of my iPod every couple of days. I connect to internet on it every single day and some days when I open it, the app l...

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Spotify Username carloshdfc Plan Premium Country  Brazil Device iPod 5 Operating System iOS 9.3.5   My Question or Issue I keep being logged out of my iPod every couple of days....

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Save "Liked From Radio" to my library

I've got a bunch of songs in the playlist "Liked from Radio," but none of these songs show up in my LIbrary (i.e. they don't appear in Songs). Is this the expected behavior? How can I quickly add all the songs in my "Liked from Radio" playlist to my ...

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I've got a bunch of songs in the playlist "Liked from Radio," but none of these songs show up in my LIbrary (i.e. they don't appear in Songs).  Is this the expected behavior?    ...

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Superuser Contribution Album Art for Local Files

Currently when I upload local songs via the desktop app, I am able to see the album art but when I download it on the iOS app the album art doesn't show. Hoping to see this implemented. Thanks!

Music Fan

Currently when I upload local songs via the desktop app, I am able to see the album art but when I download it on the iOS app the album art doesn't show. Hoping to see this implemented. Thanks!

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Bluetooth in truck

when my phone connects to the Bluetooth in my truck, my phone only has The Spotify logo, I cant Search individual songs or change playlists. It worked fine until a few days ago.

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when my phone connects to the Bluetooth in my truck, my phone only has The Spotify logo, I cant Search individual songs or change playlists. It worked fine until a few days ago.   

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I don’t have access to all of my saved songs because of the new update

After I updated my Spotify I didn’t have access to a section or a playlist that had all of my saved songs. I read some other posts about people who had the same problem. They said that if I like the song then it will appear in a favorites playlist. I...

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After I updated my Spotify I didn’t have access to a section or a playlist that had all of my saved songs. I read some other posts about people who had the same problem. They said that if I like the ...

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Spotify logged me out and i cant log back in

Spotify UsernameellyontopPlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Spotify logged me out and I can’t log back in. It keeps telling me that an unexpected error has occurred and to try ag...

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Spotify Username ellyontop Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  Spotify logged me out and...

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Crossfade suddenly making sharp pauses

iPod Touch 5 My Question or IssueThis morning I was playing the “Transistor Original Soundtrack” album and noticed there is a sharp pause when the crossfade starts. I thought it may be a bug so I checked the updates, updated to the newest version (al...

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  iPod Touch 5  My Question or Issue This morning I was playing the “Transistor Original Soundtrack” album and noticed there is a sharp pause when the crossfade starts. I thought it may ...

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New update complaints (long time user)

I don't need assistance, but I have some thoughts on the new update... As a long time user, I feel disheartened by the changes. Two of the biggest issues I have are as follows: -Under the playlists tab, folders are now gone. Playlists appear in the o...

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   I don't need assistance, but I have some thoughts on the new update... As a long time user, I feel disheartened by the changes.  Two of the biggest issues I have are as follows: &...

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playing music from playlists via bluetooth in car, suddenly won't play unless downloaded

HiI mainly play in car and have various playlists on 'premium' and, until recently, have had no problems at all but recently, I cannot play tracks, they are all 'greyed' out and it says that I must download but have never had to do this before. Have ...

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Hi I mainly play in car and have various playlists on 'premium' and, until recently, have had no problems at all but recently, I cannot play tracks, they are all 'greyed' out and it says that I must...

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Where did the Shuffle on/off Icon go?

Next to the Play / Skip Buttons there has been a small icon to activate / deactivate "SHUFFLE" while I was playing a song until yesterday or so.. NOW IT'S GONE? Now there's just a HEART and a LIKE/DISLIKE-THING icon... Was there an update or somethin...

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Next to the Play / Skip Buttons there has been a small icon to activate / deactivate "SHUFFLE" while I was playing a song until yesterday or so.. NOW IT'S GONE? Now there's just a HEART and a LIKE/DI...

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