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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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Superuser Contribution My Spotify plays random music that I didn't choose!

When I play the songs in my palylist, it randomly selects another song even if I didn't click the Next option. Sometimes, it plays someone else's playlist. No one knows my log in except me. I'm not sure what's going on! HELP!!!

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When I play the songs in my palylist, it randomly selects another song even if I didn't click the Next option. Sometimes, it plays someone else's playlist. No one knows my log in except me. I'm not s...

Tommyry4n

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Superuser Contribution Song unavailable but shows up in search and text is not grey

I’m trying to listen to Shatter Me by Lindsay Sterling but it says the song is unavailable. Majority of the album it’s in is also greyed out (except for one song). What’s weird though is that the song shows up in search unlike other unavailable songs...

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I’m trying to listen to Shatter Me by Lindsay Sterling but it says the song is unavailable. Majority of the album it’s in is also greyed out (except for one song). What’s weird though is that the son...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Not seeing sonos group

I'm using the Spotify app on my iphone. I can choose to play music to each of 3 individual Sonos speakers I have. I also have a Sonos group set up in the Sonos app, but the Spotify app doesn't see that group as an available destination for music. How...

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I'm using the Spotify app on my iphone.  I can choose to play music to each of 3 individual Sonos speakers I have.  I also have a Sonos group set up in the Sonos app, but the Spotify app do...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Auto playlists with multiple artists

Hello, Recently I made a playlist where I only selected artists (3) and then Spotify added songs based on those artists or similar. How do I do this again? PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceIphone X IOS15

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Hello,   Recently I made a playlist where I only selected artists (3) and then Spotify added songs based on those artists or similar.   How do I do this again?   Plan Premium C...

MLowry

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts downloading super slowly

PremiumUS iPhone 7iOS 13.5.1 Whenever I try to download podcasts, they download extremely slowly for no reason at all. I have tried restarting phone e, reinstalling Spotify, going into airplane mode and back out, but it still takes like an hour to do...

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Premium US   iPhone 7 iOS 13.5.1   Whenever I try to download podcasts, they download extremely slowly for no reason at all. I have tried restarting phone e, reinstalling Spotify, goi...

Elena

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My playlist doesn't play my songs

Once I got the premium my playlist only allow me to play one or two songs online and offline I don't know how to fix it

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Once I got the premium my playlist only allow me to play one or two songs online and offline I don't know how to fix it

jason34q

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What's New on iOS not updating and freezing time to time

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceiPhone 15 PlusOperating SystemiOS 17.5.1 My Question or IssueThe iOS app is really not working properly at all. What's New does not load correctly and when I click on a podcast it takes a long time to load and sometime ...

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Plan Premium Country Ireland Device iPhone 15 Plus Operating System iOS 17.5.1   My Question or Issue The iOS app is really not working properly at all. What's New does not load correc...

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Superuser Contribution Cover art for local files in iphone

I have a song that i imported to spotify and i didn't like the fact that there was no cover art for it so i added a cover art using media player, it worked on my laptop's spotify but it didn't work on my iphone's spotify

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I have a song that i imported to spotify and i didn't like the fact that there was no cover art for it so i added a cover art using media player, it worked on my laptop's spotify but it didn't work o...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution ‘Add to Playlist’ option no longer an option on the app (IOS)

When I clicked the three dots on the corner of a song to Add to Playlist, the option no longer exists. I first noticed this 2-3 weeks ago. I checked for updates. To troubleshoot, I logged out, delete the entire app, downloaded the app, logged in and ...

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When I clicked the three dots on the corner of a song to Add to Playlist, the option no longer exists. I first noticed this 2-3 weeks ago. I checked for updates. To troubleshoot, I logged out, delete...

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Superuser Contribution Facebook Log In Error

PlanFamilyCountryUKDeviceiPhone 14Operating SystemiOS My Question or IssueMy desktop Spotify connects fine using my facebook account. My iOS app keeps giving me my daughter's facebook to log in, and not my own. I've been into my daughter's facebook a...

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Plan Family Country UK Device iPhone 14 Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue My desktop  Spotify connects fine using my facebook account.   My iOS app keeps giving m...

AlejaR

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Superuser Contribution I close the app, re-open app does not continue to play the most recent music/podcast

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 15 Pro)Operating System(iOS 17.5) My Question or IssueWhenever I close the app, upon re-opening it, the "playing" bar on the bottom is empty. I have to restart my playlist or podcast. Thought deleting the app and re...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 15 Pro) Operating System (iOS 17.5)   My Question or Issue Whenever I close the app, upon re-opening it, the "playing" bar on the bottom is empt...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Incorrect width of headers on iPad, and unable to scroll on the side of the content.

I have an 11-inch iPad Pro from 2022. Some headers on the homepage are too narrow, regardless of whether my iPad is in portrait or landscape orientation. Inside the library, I also can’t scroll on the side of the content when in landscape orientation...

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I have an 11-inch iPad Pro from 2022. Some headers on the homepage are too narrow, regardless of whether my iPad is in portrait or landscape orientation. Inside the library, I also can’t scroll on th...

AlexanderJansson

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Spotify jam doesn’t work

PlanPremiumCountryNorway DeviceiPhone 13 and iPhone 8Operating System(iOS 16.7.8 and 17.5.1) My Question or IssueWe invite eachother with sms/ iMessage, snap, airdrop, Facebook messenger but nothing works. we click the link and we get into the Spotif...

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Plan Premium Country Norway  Device iPhone 13 and iPhone 8 Operating System (iOS 16.7.8 and 17.5.1)   My Question or Issue We invite eachother with sms/ iMessage, snap, airdrop, F...

MateusM

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't play downloaded songs/podcasts when offline

Recently, I have been consistently unable to playback downloaded podcasts/music. All of my podcasts play fine when I'm online. However, as soon as I'm outside of Wi-Fi range, nothing can be played back. Additional context: I download all of my music/...

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Recently, I have been consistently unable to playback downloaded podcasts/music. All of my podcasts play fine when I'm online. However, as soon as I'm outside of Wi-Fi range, nothing can be played b...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Downloaded podcast episodes won't show on apple watch

Hi Eni,Sorry to jump on this thread - i could not find how to start a new one?For the last week when i download podcasts to my apple watch, when i go to the 'downloaded' tab, it says for eg i have 4 downloaded episodes. But the individual episodes ar...

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Hi Eni, Sorry to jump on this thread - i could not find how to start a new one? For the last week when i download podcasts to my apple watch, when i go to the 'downloaded' tab, it says for eg i hav...

Maria

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [All Platforms] Changing User Profile Background Colors

Just added this post to idea suggestions, feel free to help me out by clicking here. When using Spotify, you can change your profile but not the color in the background, You might have brown, blue or purple. I currently have brown as my background co...

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Just added this post to idea suggestions, feel free to help me out by clicking here.   When using Spotify, you can change your profile but not the color in the background, You might have brown...

Misspresid3nt

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle mode doesn't work in the car

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceIPhone XOperating SystemIOS 15.1Shuffle mode doesn't work in the car (Mazda CX 5 2014, bluetooth)When I press the next track button, the shuffle mode turns off and the next track in the the list turns on.I have tried: re...

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Plan Premium Country Russia Device IPhone X Operating System IOS 15.1 Shuffle mode doesn't work in the car (Mazda CX 5 2014, bluetooth) When I press the next track button, the shuffle mo...

satt_mereno

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Superuser Contribution Playlist will play random songs not on playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUsa Device(iPhone 7 PlusOperating System(iOS 12.3.1 My Question or IssueAfter wasting 45 minutes to post this due to how long meant Spotify app is on phone and laptop. I have a playlist and when I listen to it on my phone only one s...

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Plan Premium Country Usa   Device (iPhone 7 Plus Operating System (iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue After wasting 45 minutes to post this due to how long meant Spotify app is on...

_Lutz

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Solved!! Monthly free time limit

PlanFreeCountryJapan/America DeviceiPad Pro 2017Operating SystemiOS 11 My Question or IssueHello, I live in America but for summer break I am living in Japan. I am a mobile user. About 10-15 days ago there was a notification saying that I have reache...

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Plan Free Country Japan/America   Device iPad Pro 2017 Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue Hello, I live in America but for summer break I am living in Japan. I am a m...

JosephAlcantsrs

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