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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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renewing my account

ok so...i had to get a new card because simply mine had expired. so that meant spotify has canceled itself. well there is nothing wring with that part. when i finally got logged in had to go extream measures to get into with my new subscription. BUT ...

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ok so...i had to get a new card because simply mine had expired. so that meant spotify has canceled itself. well there is nothing wring with that part. when i finally got logged in  had to go ex...

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Offline Playlist doesn't show all Artists in search mode

I am using my spotify in offline mode to avoid mobile traffic. I got a playlist with 2500 somgs in it. If i want to search an artist, It only shows 4 songs. I know that there are more songs of this artist in my playlist. How can i fix this problem? b...

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I am using my spotify in offline mode to avoid mobile traffic. I got a playlist with 2500 somgs in it. If i want to search an artist, It only shows 4 songs. I know that there are more songs of t...

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Only half my playlist goes in queue

When i queue a playlist about half of it will be in the queue and the rest i have to do manually

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When i queue a playlist about half of it will be in the queue and the rest i have to do manually

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Only half my playlist in queue when added

When i queue a playlist about half the playlist will be queued and the other half i have to do manually wich is very annoying

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When i queue a playlist about half the playlist will be queued and the other half i have to do manually wich is very annoying

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Spotify won't play local files iOS 11.2

Hello,after the iOS 11.2 Update, Spotify can't play any of my local song files.After I click the song, Spotify stops playing and skips to the next song. If the next song is a local file too, it skips it again until it gets to a non-local file and pla...

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Hello, after the iOS 11.2 Update, Spotify can't play any of my local song files. After I click the song, Spotify stops playing and skips to the next song. If the next song is a local file too, it s...

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Spotify has the worst navigation for finding clean albums

Why is it such a **bleep**ing hassle to find edited music on this platform, I shouldn’t have to look up the album by name, scroll all the way down to the albums section, click for more options, Just to see if the album even HAS an edited version do y...

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Why is it such a **bleep**ing hassle to find edited music on this platform, I shouldn’t have to look up the album by name, scroll all the way down to the albums section, click for more options, Just ...

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Songs

When i listen to Spotify on my I phone, i can't get to "My Songs". I used to be able to. I can't tell if it was an upgrade on my phone, or something changed. I can see my Songs on my home computer and work computer.and am able to choose which songs i...

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When i listen to Spotify on my I phone, i can't get to "My Songs".  I used to be able to. I can't tell if it was an upgrade on my phone, or something changed.  I can see my Songs on my home...

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Back button gone from control center

Hey Team, Noticed today that when I open the Control Center to replay a song, the button is gone and is now replaced with a menu button which opens to "like" or "dislike"...what gives? I'd rather the option to replay my song easily. It's a pain to ha...

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Hey Team,   Noticed today that when I open the Control Center to replay a song, the button is gone and is now replaced with a menu button which opens to "like" or "dislike"...what gives? ...

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Playback on call

Listening to Spotify via any Bluetooth device (car handsfree, Airpods etc). Received a call via any 3rd party app (whatsapp, viber, signal etc). Playback pauses for first few seconds and then resumes with 50 % volume. So the call is combined with mus...

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Listening to Spotify via any Bluetooth device (car handsfree, Airpods etc).  Received a call via any 3rd party app (whatsapp, viber, signal etc).  Playback pauses for first few seconds an...

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Why fullscreen artwork only in timecapsule playlist?

I’d like to know if there is an option to always have fullscreen mode while playing tracks and not only in the timecapsule playlist?

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I’d like to know if there is an option to always have fullscreen mode while playing tracks and not only in the timecapsule playlist?

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How to Disable Vidéo Clip ?

Hi There, I d like to know if someone knows how to disable the video clip playing background while your listening your song ?For example , the last Rae Sremmurd, you get a video clip for each song, but it's slowing down the apps and taking a lot of b...

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Hi There,   I d like to know if someone knows how to disable the video clip playing background while your listening your song ? For example , the last Rae Sremmurd, you get a video clip for e...

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Solved!! Spotify not loading with latest iOS beta 11.4

I’m running Spotify 8.4.49 on a iOS build 11.4 (beta) which O think is build 15F5049C.When opened the spotify logo appears briefly before crashing out back to the iOS home screen.any advice, help or updates appreciated.

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I’m running Spotify 8.4.49 on a iOS build 11.4 (beta) which O think is build 15F5049C. When opened the spotify logo appears briefly before crashing out back to the iOS home screen. any advice, help...

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Student discount

I signed up for the student discount, it charged my account and I got the verification email. But I go and log into my Spotify and check my account status and it says ‘FREE’. Anyone have any idea why?

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I signed up for the student discount, it charged my account and I got the verification email. But I go and log into my Spotify and check my account status and it says ‘FREE’. Anyone have any idea why?

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app will not open once installed on iphone

Have tried reinstalling many times and it installs but fails to launch when i press on the icon. Please help

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Have tried reinstalling many times and it installs but fails to launch when i press on the icon. Please help

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Downloading Playlists from Local Files

Hi, My name is Ryan, and I've been using Spotify for a little over two years. I'm a big Chance the Rapper fan, and since his album Acid Rap wasn't on Spotify, I decided I was going to add it myself. So I downloaded the album from Mixtapemonkey.com, u...

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Hi,   My name is Ryan, and I've been using Spotify for a little over two years. I'm a big Chance the Rapper fan, and since his album Acid Rap wasn't on Spotify, I decided I was going...

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Playlist syncing

Hello, I created a playlist on my laptop (spotify application) which contains 54 songs, and changed the order of some songs afterwards. On my iPhone (spotify app) it has only partially synced - It contain 37 songs despite saying 54 and the order is d...

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Hello,   I created a playlist on my laptop (spotify application) which contains 54 songs, and changed the order of some songs afterwards. On my iPhone (spotify app) it has only partially synce...

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Advertisements won't play - have to stop and restart app

I'm trying to change to Spotify from Pandora, but every single time the player starts as soon as an advertisement comes up, the app stops playing and I have to manually stop it and restart it. I never get the promised 30 minutes of ad-free playing be...

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I'm trying to change to Spotify from Pandora, but every single time the player starts as soon as an advertisement comes up, the app stops playing and I have to manually stop it and restart it. I neve...

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Local Files on mobile

I've been able to create a playlist of local file on my Mac just fine but can't seem to figure out how to get them onto my iOS device. I've read and watched videos saying I just need to switch the playlist to offline mode or to download the songs but...

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I've been able to create a playlist of local file on my Mac just fine but can't seem to figure out how to get them onto my iOS device. I've read and watched videos saying I just need to switch the pl...

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Imported songs from Apple Music, now they won’t play on Spotify??

Hi, I recently switched to Spotify from Apple Music so I’m new to how the app works. I noticed there was an option to import music from my phone’s library, so I did, but now when I go to listen to any music I had on Apple on the Spotify app, it skips...

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Hi, I recently switched to Spotify from Apple Music so I’m new to how the app works. I noticed there was an option to import music from my phone’s library, so I did, but now when I go to listen to an...

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Play function

I have been experiencing, that my playlist jump back to the first song for no reason. This seems to be happening after 20 songs or so, I am not using the shuffle because around 1/2 a year ago, I experienced that I could only play 20 songs with that o...

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I have been experiencing, that my playlist jump back to the first song for no reason. This seems to be happening after 20 songs or so, I am not using the shuffle because around 1/2 a year ago, I expe...

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