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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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Can‘t connect to servers when bluetooth is turned on on iPad Pro

Hi all, I have the problem that Spotify gets no connection when my bluetooth on my iPad Pro 10.5 is turned on. When I disable my bluetooth everything works fine, and I get a instant connection. I tried to reinstall the app, I have all the available u...

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Hi all,   I have the problem that Spotify gets no connection when my bluetooth on my iPad Pro 10.5 is turned on. When I disable my bluetooth everything works fine, and I get a instant connecti...

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Superuser Contribution Stranger Things Mode on Iphone

Stranger Things mode doesn’t work on Iphone. I’m listening right album and I have the latest version.

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Stranger Things mode doesn’t work on Iphone. I’m listening right album and I have the latest version.

JohnConroy

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How do I remove currently playing song from current playlist?

How do I remove the currently playing song from current playlist I am playing it from? Update: Looks like you can't. Spotify doesn't care enough about this to make it a feature. "The ability to remove it from a specific playlist isn't something we pl...

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How do I remove the currently playing song from current playlist I am playing it from?   Update: Looks like you can't. Spotify doesn't care enough about this to make it a feature. &...

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Local files not syncing

Hello,today I found my local files are not syncing from MacBook Pro to my iPhone X and iPhone SE. - tried uninstall app on all devices and install again- read this FAQ, didn't help it (https://support.spotify.com/us/using_spotify/features/listen-to-l...

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Hello, today I found my local files are not syncing from MacBook Pro to my iPhone X and iPhone SE.    - tried uninstall app on all devices and install again - read this FAQ, didn't...

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New Release Followed Artists comes back at every start

Please help. I have a very annoying problem. Every time I start spotify on ios the same album pops up. I tried to dismiss, click on the album and listen to, but at the next start it poped up again. What should I do?Many thanks

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Please help. I have a very annoying problem. Every time I start spotify on ios the same album pops up. I tried to dismiss, click on the album and listen to, but at the next start it poped up again. W...

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New interface? Spotify in my iPhone only shows the last 3 playlists.

New interface? Spotify in my iPhone only shows the last 3 playlists, how do I get back to the my usual interface where all my play lists are visible?

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New interface? Spotify in my iPhone only shows the last 3 playlists, how do I get back to the my usual interface where all my play lists are visible? 

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Trouble logging in on iPhone

Have been using Spotify for many months on premium and was abroad last week. Had to reset my phone due to problems and now Spotify won’t let me log in (just a message which says that you can only be 14 days abroad using Spotify) but I’m in my home co...

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Have been using Spotify for many months on premium and was abroad last week. Had to reset my phone due to problems and now Spotify won’t let me log in (just a message which says that you can only be ...

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Collaborative Playlist

It won’t give me the option to make a collaborative playlist although I am using the mobile app.

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It won’t give me the option to make a collaborative playlist although I am using the mobile app. 

spedonkm

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Finding that one song... Need help!

I just completed a cross country road trip. spotify was wonderful to have. now there is one song I cannot find on my library. It was from a playlist. It was ambient chill or house with vocals that talked about meditation and ecstasy. Anyone have idea...

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I just completed a cross country road trip.   spotify was wonderful to have.   now there is one song I cannot find on my library. It was from a playlist. It was ambient chill or house w...

spedonkm

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Spotify won't play on Bluetooth speakers

I go to spotify, choose my playlist, hit play, it plays on my MacBook pro OS X Yosemite, I turn the Bose speaker Bluetooth on, hit the Bluetooth connect button on laptop, it beeps sometimes music sometimes no music. When I disconnect the Bluetooth th...

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I go to spotify, choose my playlist, hit play, it plays on my MacBook pro OS X Yosemite, I turn the Bose speaker Bluetooth on, hit the Bluetooth connect button on laptop, it beeps sometimes music som...

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Iphone 8 Plus Car Multimedia Tracks Display ?

How Can I display Music Tracks with Iphone 8 Spotify to Bluetooth Car Multimedia (JBL / Prius Toyota)

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How Can I display Music Tracks with Iphone 8 Spotify to Bluetooth Car Multimedia (JBL / Prius Toyota) 

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Solved!! How long will it take me to download my playlist?

I am going on a road trip from tomorrow (7-15) at 8 in the morning, to 7-21. I would like to use the 7 day free trial to get my music downloaded. However, I know that this will end before my vacation. I have a playlist for all my songs. It is 778 son...

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I am going on a road trip from tomorrow (7-15) at 8 in the morning, to 7-21. I would like to use the 7 day free trial to get my music downloaded. However, I know that this will end before my vac...

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Playing to chromecast issue with iphone 7

Hello Community, Im having a weird problem with playing to my chromecast.When i play a certain artis called Ronnie flex new album none of the songs play to my chromecast. His old songs and other songs all play direcly to my chromecast.Every new song ...

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Hello Community,   Im having a weird problem with playing to my chromecast. When i play a certain artis called Ronnie flex new album none of the songs play to my chromecast. His old songs and...

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Solved!! Controls not showing up in control center

As you can see by the photo I don’t seem to have any controls to skip or pause the songs.any help is appreciated

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As you can see by the photo I don’t seem to have any controls to skip or pause the songs. any help is appreciated

Hubo

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Spotify Connect and Downloaded Songs

Hopefully I explain my question correctly. If there are two devices, device a and device b, and a playlist is downloaded on device a but not device b when using device b and using Spotify connect to device a will the songs stream or will they use the...

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Hopefully I explain my question correctly.   If there are two devices, device a and device b, and a playlist is downloaded on device a but not device b when using device b and using Spotify conn...

Hubo

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Can't sync local files

I realize this topic has been addressed about three years ago, but the instructions for fixing it are either outdated or are for a Windows PC which I don't have. I try to add local files to a downloaded playlist on my phone, but only a few of them (r...

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I realize this topic has been addressed about three years ago, but the instructions for fixing it are either outdated or are for a Windows PC which I don't have.   I try to add local files to ...

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Music is randomly pausing usually when receiving notifications

Over the passed couple weeks I’ve noticed my music randomly pausing I traced it down to every time I get a notification it pauses. And a few miscellaneous pauses in between. It started happening out of know where I have looked at my notification sett...

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Over the passed couple weeks I’ve noticed my music randomly pausing I traced it down to every time I get a notification it pauses. And a few miscellaneous pauses in between. It started happening out ...

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Problem with playlists

Hello I have a problem with my playlists I ordered the songs by artists but when i select a song of the playlist the app doesnt respect the order i defined. The songs plays randomly.

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Hello I have a problem with my playlists I ordered the songs by artists but when i select a song of the playlist the app doesnt respect the order i defined. The songs plays randomly.  

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Connecting to someone else’s playlist randomly

I will be listening to my own playlists and out of no where it will open and play someone else’s playlist. I will delete this playlist over and over again but everyone and then it will start playing again. Usaually the same three playlists pop up. Af...

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I will be listening to my own playlists and out of no where it will open and play someone else’s playlist.  I will delete this playlist over and over again but everyone and then it will start p...

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Spotify Connect - Multiple Speakers/Devices

I just bought a brandnew pair of wireless earphones and each earphone has a bluetooh connection which is 2. my spotify will only connect to 1 so my music comes out 1 earphone and not 2 how can i fix this ? or connect 2 devices at the same time

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I just bought a brandnew pair of wireless earphones and each earphone has a bluetooh connection which is 2. my spotify will only connect to 1 so my music comes out 1 earphone and not 2 how can i fix ...

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