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Lyrics not showing

Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 15.0.2 Spotify 8.6.80.1180 My Question or Issue Apparently everyone in the world got the lyrics with the update. Expect me. How do I fix this ? Or rather how will YOU fix this ?! Empti...

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Downloading music on Apple Watch

Hey folks!Here's a few tips & tricks to share about downloading music from Spotify on your Apple Watch! - If you're looking to get started, check this out! Not seeing the 'Download to Apple Watch'-button yet? Make sure your Spotify app is up-to-date ...

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Solved!! I have a different interface compared to my friends

Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 13.1.3 My Question or Issue I have just start using Spotify and I realise my interface in artists is different from those of my friends. My friends have the number of liked songs un...

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Familie acount

HalloWij hebben thuis gezamenlijk een fammilie abonnement alleen wanneer ik telken probeer te luister op mijn acount springt die terug na gratis abonnement ??met beperkte opties?.MvgMohamed

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  • Hallo Wij hebben thuis gezamenlijk een fammilie abonnement alleen wanneer ik telken probeer te luister op mijn acount springt die terug na gratis abonnement ??met beperkte opties?. Mvg Moham...
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Notifications and pausing

I will be driving and using my aux chord and I will get a text or Snapchat and my music will pause. I will play my music again and I will get another notification, pauses. It’s not only when I’m driving it’s whenever Spotify is open. I have tried put...

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  • I will be driving and using my aux chord and I will get a text or Snapchat and my music will pause. I  will play my music again and I will get another notification, pauses. It’s not only when I’...
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iPhone 7 becomes very hot while playing Spotify

I have an iPhone 7 with the newest version of ios11 and the last version of your app. My phone always becomes very hot while playing music via Spotify Connect. I already tried to delete and reinstall the app but I still have the same problem. At the ...

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  • I have an iPhone 7 with the newest version of ios11 and the last version of your app. My phone always becomes very hot while playing music via Spotify Connect. I already tried to delete and reinstall...
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Spotify update has nobbled Bluetooth connectivity to BMW ConnectedDrive

Hi all On Saturday I updated the Spotify app on my iPhone 5s to the latest version, I'm not sure of the previous version I was using but I hadn't updated the app for months. This update seems to have nobbled the Bluetooth connectivity to my BMW Conne...

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  • Hi all   On Saturday I updated the Spotify app on my iPhone 5s to the latest version, I'm not sure of the previous version I was using but I hadn't updated the app for months.  This updat...
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Constantly skipping, pausing, and starting for no reason!

Spotify keeps stopping, starting, scrubbing, and playing for no reason! I’ll be playing something, and then it’ll skip or pause-and it won’t atop until I restart the app. It usually then continues, and sometimes even does it if I’ve closed the app. I...

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  • Spotify keeps stopping, starting, scrubbing, and playing for no reason! I’ll be playing something, and then it’ll skip or pause-and it won’t atop until I restart the app. It usually then continues, a...
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Lost playlist

I have been using Spotify free for years.Some days ago I upgraded to Premium and now my music is gone.What has happend?I did not delete my self.

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  • I have been using Spotify free for years. Some days ago I upgraded to Premium and now my music is gone. What has happend? I did not delete my self.  
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Family Overview Not Working

I'm trying to add my brother to my premium for family, however whenever i try to load the overview it tells me to refresh the page over and over. Is there a problem with my account as to why I can't remove or add family members? I'm the primary accou...

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  • I'm trying to add my brother to my premium for family, however whenever i try to load the overview it tells me to refresh the page over and over. Is there a problem with my account as to why I can't ...
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Lieder werden einfach uebersprungen

Wenn ich meine Playlist abspiele kommt das erste Lied aber dann kommt von den anderen Lieder immer nur 5 Sekunden und dann springt es weiter zum naechsten lied

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  • Wenn ich meine Playlist abspiele kommt das erste Lied aber dann kommt von den anderen Lieder immer nur 5 Sekunden und dann springt es weiter zum naechsten lied
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Have to keep redownloading saved music

So I've been dealing with this issue for a few months now on my iphone 7, a few times a week I'll go into my songs and there will be nothing downloaded, so I have to close the app and reopen it and then it starts downloading all 2,344 of my saved son...

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  • So I've been dealing with this issue for a few months now on my iphone 7, a few times a week I'll go into my songs and there will be nothing downloaded, so I have to close the app and reopen it and t...
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The App crashes before I can log on

So I changed my Password and I just had to log in with the new Password on my Computer but on my Phone App just crashes with an error message that says I can't log in my Username or Password is wrong.I don't want to reinstall since I don't know what ...

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  • So I changed my Password and I just had to log in with the new Password on my Computer but on my Phone App just crashes with an error message that says I can't log in my Username or Password is wrong...
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Replacing an album that has been removed from spotify

Hi, One of my favorite albums, The Suburbs by Arcade Fire has just disappeared from the service. I listen to this album about once a week so I'm really notcing the loss. I actually own the CD of this album, so is there any way I can get the CD copy o...

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  • Hi,   One of my favorite albums, The Suburbs by Arcade Fire has just disappeared from the service. I listen to this album about once a week so I'm really notcing the loss.   I actually ...
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Solved!! Local file sync never completing

App Version8.4.28.1104 i recently had to wipe my phone and start fresh on iOS and am having issues syncing over my local files from the desktop app (Mac) to the iOS app. I have all the local files in a playlist and both the desktop and phone are on t...

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  • App Version 8.4.28.1104   i recently had to wipe my phone and start fresh on iOS and am having issues syncing over my local files from the desktop app (Mac) to the iOS app. I have all the loc...
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Local files disappearing from playlists on mobile device?

So as of this morning, all of my local files were perfectly downloaded in my playlist on my phone. Somewhere between then and now, they have completely disappeared from the playlist. I added a few more local files in the playlist, but now none of the...

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  • ...bsp; EDIT: Problem solved. I was on a public wifi when I added the new local files. Now, on a private wifi, my local files have re-downloaded.
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iOS 11.2.1 & Spotify app problems with BMW ConnectedDrive

Hello, the last weeks I have problems with playing Spotify in my F36 BMW. I'm using an iPhone with iOS 11.2.1 and Spotify 8.4.28.1104. The BMW software is up-to-date, has professional navi. Spotify won't start in the app menu any more, it only plays ...

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  • Hello, the last weeks I have problems with playing Spotify in my F36 BMW. I'm using an iPhone with iOS 11.2.1 and Spotify 8.4.28.1104. The BMW software is up-to-date, has professional navi. Spotify w...
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so i can play my playlist on my account but when i log onto another account i can’t see it

right so i can play the playlist on my account but if i log out and go onto another account and go to my profile (which it’s following) it won’t show up so i have to copy and paste the link to find it, why doesn’t it just show up? it’s a public colla...

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  • ...t, why doesn’t it just show up? it’s a public collaborative playlist
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Solved!! Using Spotify Basic on iPod Touch 6th gen

Got a new iPod touch for Christmas, downloaded the Spotify app for it. With just having a basic account, the functionality of the app appears very limited. You can't choose to play individual songs, it seems like you can only shuffle play. I do not m...

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  • Got a new iPod touch for Christmas, downloaded the Spotify app for it. With just having a basic account, the functionality of the app appears very limited. You can't choose to play individual songs, ...
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All offline music gone

Hey, can someone help me, all my offline music is gone again. Had the same problems a few weeks earlier, reinstalled the app a few times but still have the problem. Super frustrating couse i’m Traveling right now and cannot listen to my music

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  • Hey,   can someone help me, all my offline music is gone again. Had the same problems a few weeks earlier, reinstalled the app a few times but still have the problem. Super frustrating couse i...
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Spotify AirPlay bitrate?

Hello Does anyone know which bitrate you get when you use Spotify with AirPlay and have Premium? I know that if you have Premium and use Cromecast Audio you only get 256kbps and not 320kbps. Is it the same thing with AirPlay or do you get 320kbps?

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  • Hello   Does anyone know which bitrate you get when you use Spotify with AirPlay and have Premium? I know that if you have Premium and use Cromecast Audio you only get 256kbps and not 320kbps....
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Local songs do not show up.

Hi all. I have a problem. Local songs do not show up. The music I uploaded from the computer does not appear on the phone Please help me. Thankss..

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  • Hi all. I have a problem. Local songs do not show up. The music I uploaded from the computer does not appear on the phone Please help me. Thankss..
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ipod touch

Hello.I'm fairly new to spotify.I've been using an iphone 5 up to now and thinking about switching to an ipod. will all my downloads load on the ipod once I log in?ThanksMike

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  • Hello.I'm fairly new to spotify.I've been using an iphone 5 up to now and thinking about switching to an ipod. will all my downloads load on the ipod once I log in? Thanks Mike
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