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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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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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iPhone s7 and Pioneer radio connection issues

Hey Guys i have a Pioneer radio in my car avh-6300btMand yes its iPod prepared but when i connect my phone by cable it sees the telephone it shows me format read and then it says ready but as soon as i hit start on my phone to play a song it starts t...

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Hey Guys    i have a Pioneer radio in my car avh-6300bt Mand yes its iPod prepared but when i connect my phone by cable it sees the telephone it shows me format read and then it say...

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Unexpectedly losing downloads

Hi. This will be the 2nd time I’ve messaged about this. The first time it was recommended to uninstall/reinstall my app. I have done that. It hasn’t fixed the problem. I have been using Spotify for a couple of years and every now and then my phone lo...

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Hi. This will be the 2nd time I’ve messaged about this. The first time it was recommended to uninstall/reinstall my app. I have done that. It hasn’t fixed the problem. I have been using Spotify for a...

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Superuser Contribution Scrolling through songs causes crash

If I scroll through my saved songs, and scroll as far as “R” the app freezes for a few seconds, and then immediately crashes. This happens every single time. (iOS 11.2.6, iPhone 6 Plus)

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If I scroll through my saved songs, and scroll as far as “R” the app freezes for a few seconds, and then immediately crashes. This happens every single time. (iOS 11.2.6, iPhone 6 Plus)

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Spotify is only playing a few songs on repeat

So I have a playlist of 200 or so songs and as of today it is only playing 6-7 songs on repeat.

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So I have a playlist of 200 or so songs and as of today it is only playing 6-7 songs on repeat. 

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iOS 11.3.1 or Spotify update removed ability to change Connect device volume

Title says most of it. I just updated iOS and see a Spotify update installed recently. Just yesterday I could stream music from the Spotify app to one of my two Echo’s, or a group, and use the iPhone volume buttons to change the volume. Now it’s gone...

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Title says most of it. I just updated iOS and see a Spotify update installed recently.  Just yesterday I could stream music from the Spotify app to one of my two Echo’s, or a group, and use the ...

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iPhone 8 Plus playing error?

I have an iPhone 8 plus and my music keeps stopping in the middle of the song at random times. This has been going on for months and i have even done three ios updates, restarted it, erased the app and downloaded it again, etc. what can i do? its ver...

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I have an iPhone 8 plus and my music keeps stopping in the middle of the song at random times. This has been going on for months and i have even done three ios updates, restarted it, erased the app a...

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Play queue «hidden» on iPhone (premium)

So up until recently it has been easy to switch between what’s playing now and the queue/history. I use it all the time. After digging around a lot (in anger) I found it under the “more” (dot-dot-dot) button, but why? Are sharing options really more ...

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So up until recently it has been easy to switch between what’s playing now and the queue/history. I use it all the time. After digging around a lot (in anger) I found it under the “more” (dot-dot-dot...

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Songs starting at random length

Hi, Songs in Playlists start at random timers.Examples:spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DXc7KgLAqOCoCspotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX8jnAPF7Iiqpspotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX6J5NfMJS675spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1...

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Hi,   Songs in Playlists start at random timers. Examples: spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DXc7KgLAqOCoC spotify:user:spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX8jnAPF7Iiqp spotify:user:spotify:pl...

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NEW DESIGN FOR FREE USERS

Hi, Will Premium users get the new design for free users as well? Thanks.

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Hi,  Will Premium users get the new design for free users as well? Thanks.

ma_marquezini

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I love the 'Made for you' playlist, but......

But I sometimes listen to music, which I really don't like and do not want to be part of my 'Made for' playlists. Does anyone know how to avoid that all music I listen to is interpreted by the algorithm as music I like?Let's say for example my teenag...

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But I  sometimes listen to music, which I really don't like and do not want to be part of my 'Made for' playlists. Does anyone know how to avoid that all music I listen to is interpreted by the ...

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After I bought Spotify the layout of the iPhone app changed

So before I bought Spotify premium the iPhone app had a really nice layout and when I bought it went to the old layout. This literally happened the second I bought it. It was the trial at least. I had to switch to a non premium account to take those ...

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So before I bought Spotify premium the iPhone app had a really nice layout and when I bought it went to the old layout. This literally happened the second I bought it. It was the trial at least.&nbsp...

Hubo

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liked from radio does not automatically go to that playlist anymore?

there used to be a feature where if i was listen to radio and liked a song it saved it to my liked from radio playlist. now it saves it as artist and i dont want it to save as artist or song, i just want it to easily go to that playlist. so if later ...

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there used to be a feature where if i was listen to radio and liked a song it saved it to my liked from radio playlist.  now it saves it as artist and i dont want it to save as artist or song, i...

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iOS Homepage not loading

My homepage won’t load and it keeps popping up with a error message

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My homepage won’t load and it keeps popping up with a error message

Hubo

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Allow Spotify through whitelist on Firewall - no covers loading

Hi, I allowed spotify for my kids on the router's firewall (Fritz Box), adding spotify.com on the whitelist of the router. Everything works fine, except the covers that are not loading. It works if I allow any url, but that's exactly what I want to a...

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Hi,   I allowed spotify for my kids on the router's firewall (Fritz Box), adding spotify.com on the whitelist of the router.   Everything works fine, except the covers that are not load...

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Lock Screen widget doesn't show the time of a song

When song are playing the lock screen widget just shows them at 0:00 and only updates to the correct time when I press pause then play. Then it freezes at whatever time I pause/played it at

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When song are playing the lock screen widget just shows them at 0:00 and only updates to the correct time when I press pause then play. Then it freezes at whatever time I pause/played it at

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Local files are not scrobbling to last.fm on the mobile app

I have many local files on my playlist. Until today, they scrobbled just fine; however, they do not scrobble anymore. Normal tracks scrobble as normal.

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I have many local files on my playlist. Until today, they scrobbled just fine; however, they do not scrobble anymore. Normal tracks scrobble as normal.

Saul_Slendamann

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Clean versions need going

I’m trying to listen to Logic Incredible true story but the only version on here has the swearing beeps even for the word **bleep** , on my friends Spotify his is completely fine I’ve tried getting the songs from his playlist but is still censored. A...

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I’m trying to listen to Logic Incredible true story but the only version on here has the swearing beeps even for the word **bleep** , on my friends Spotify his is completely fine I’ve tried getting t...

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Spotify playlist filter not working intuitively

I’ve had an issue for a while now where my Spotify on iOS will not play the songs which I’ve chosen to be filtered. For example if I searched for “The Beatles” in my playlist then their songs will show up but when I tap on a song to play it and the s...

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I’ve had an issue for a while now where my Spotify on iOS will not play the songs which I’ve chosen to be filtered.  For example if I searched for “The Beatles” in my playlist then their songs ...

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iPhone@BMW: Bluetooth connection stops when connecting lightning cable

I have an iPhone 6s and a BMW X1. When I connect my iPhone with the lightning cable, Spotify is muting the music: Music is still playing on the display, but cannot be heard. Charging the iPhone is therefore impossible while listening to music. Can an...

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I have an iPhone 6s and a BMW X1. When I connect my iPhone with the lightning cable, Spotify is muting the music: Music is still playing on the display, but cannot be heard. Charging the iPhone is th...

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can not log into my account your country does not meet in the profile

can not log into my account your country does not meet in the profileerror code 408 pls help, i set my profile both to GB in the mac and also IOS, and also the PROFILEbut still can notpls helptks

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can not log into my account  your country does not meet in the profile error code  408   pls help, i set my profile both to GB in the mac and also IOS, and also the PROFILE but sti...

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