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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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Spotify won't remove unfollowed artists

There's no way to remove artists from my artist list. I am not following them or have any music downloaded. The follow link isn't clicked. Tried toggling it to "follow" and "unfollow" but nothing happens--these artists are still in my list. No way to...

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There's no way to remove artists from my artist list.  I am not following them or have any music downloaded.  The follow link isn't clicked.  Tried toggling it to "follow" and "unfollo...

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Can't Play Local Files in iOS 11

Whenever I try to play local files/songs downloaded from outside of Spotify, nothing will play. Everything else plays music normally. I've tried re-installing the app, but nothing has changed.

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Whenever I try to play local files/songs downloaded from outside of Spotify, nothing will play. Everything else plays music normally. I've tried re-installing the app, but nothing has changed. 

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Local files not showing (not even as greyed out)

As the subject says... Previously I've always been able to put my local files that I want synced into a playlist and it has synced with my phone. But now, when I've bought a new phone the playlist is empty. It shows up as a playlist and it shows the ...

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As the subject says... Previously I've always been able to put my local files that I want synced into a playlist and it has synced with my phone. But now, when I've bought a new phone the playlist is...

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How to disable spotify Connect on iphone

Help! I keep connecting to other devices and my playlists keep getting wiped out because of this! I can't listening to music properly without the constant bug of this interference and it's so annoying! I am so close to canceling my premium subcriptio...

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Help!   I keep connecting to other devices and my playlists keep getting wiped out because of this! I can't listening to music properly without the constant bug of this interference and it's s...

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Can't Control Spotify App when Connected to Car - Might have to cancel and find a new service?

Hey all, Love Spotify, but I have an issue in my car that's rendering it almost unusable. I have a Kenmore KDC-X302 stereo and when Spotify connects over Bluetooth, it goes to a screen showing nothing but a large Spotify logo with a black background ...

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Hey all,   Love Spotify, but I have an issue in my car that's rendering it almost unusable. I have a Kenmore KDC-X302 stereo and when Spotify connects over Bluetooth, it goes to a screen showi...

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Offline Music is gone and DOWNLOAD LINE disappeared from App ???? !!!!!!

Hello All. All my downlaods are gone and even the line that says "Downloads" on the app has dissapeared! I have double checked and have not downloaded music to more than 3 devices. On my iphone not only has all the offline music dissapered but even a...

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Hello All.  All my downlaods are gone and even the line that says "Downloads" on the app has dissapeared!  I have double checked and have not downloaded music to more than 3 devices. On my ...

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Help! My Spotify app keeps crashing!

Recently I've been experiencing some issues with my Spotify app. Every time I attempt to open the app it just seems to show me the Spotify logo and then crashes. I've tried restarting my device, soft-restarting my device, and redownloading the app al...

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Recently I've been experiencing some issues with my Spotify app. Every time I attempt to open the app it just seems to show me the Spotify logo and then crashes. I've tried restarting my device, soft...

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Lost all of my playlists and music

So first my Spotify ads changed to Spanish or something, so I was trying to fix that, and the internet said to delete the Spotify app and redownload it, and my music will save to my account. So I did that, and my music didn’t save to my account I gue...

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So first my Spotify ads changed to Spanish or something, so I was trying to fix that, and the internet said to delete the Spotify app and redownload it, and my music will save to my account. So I did...

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Playlists in iOS app are empty but still say how many songs are in them...

Hi, I've got a couple of playlists purely made up of 'local files'. On my desktop, they're fine. One, for example, has 373 songs in it. However, on my iOS app, despite saying it contains 373 songs, it only contains about 12. Another playlist has abso...

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Hi, I've got a couple of playlists purely made up of 'local files'. On my desktop, they're fine. One, for example, has 373 songs in it. However, on my iOS app, despite saying it contains 373 songs, i...

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Song available on web app, but does not appear in ios app

Song in question is Trey Songz' Flatline. I've tried searching for it on the mobile app and I could not find it. Decided to search for it on PC and lo and behold, it's there. I add the song to a playlist using the desktop app and I go check my playli...

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Song in question is Trey Songz' Flatline. I've tried searching for it on the mobile app and I could not find it. Decided to search for it on PC and lo and behold, it's there. I add the song to a play...

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play tracks in an album in proper order

how do you play the tracks in an album in the order in which they appear in the album? it seems to me this should be the DEFAULT... why does it default to "shuffle", and how do you set it to play the tracks in the other they appear in the album? I ha...

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how do you play the tracks in an album in the order in which they appear in the album?  it seems to me this should be the DEFAULT...   why does it default to "shuffle", and how do you set...

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Browse screen not loading

Just recently (within the last week) the "Browse" screen on my Ipod Touch stopped working.I can search and play music, but Browse sits with the three dots constantly loading. Tried a re-install of spotify, but that didn't fix it. Also tried a reset o...

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Just recently (within the last week) the "Browse" screen on my Ipod Touch stopped working. I can search and play music, but Browse sits with the three dots constantly loading.   Tried a re-in...

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spotify wont connect to bmw connected drive

since the lastest iOS and spotify update (both on the same day for me, yey) spotify wont connect to bmw connected drive, If I go and tell the car to connect to my apps it sits there until I get bored but never connects. Ive also tried playing over bl...

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since the lastest iOS and spotify update (both on the same day for me, yey) spotify wont connect to bmw connected drive, If I go and tell the car to connect to my apps it sits there until I get bored...

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Now Playing

I’m having a problem with the Now Playing feature. I have Spotify premium, and yesterday, I was viewing songs from an artist. I tapped on a song just to view it, and it automatically put it on the queue. I’ve tried skipping it, taping … (not seeing a...

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I’m having a problem with the Now Playing feature. I have Spotify premium, and yesterday, I was viewing songs from an artist. I tapped on a song just to view it, and it automatically put it on the qu...

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imported itunes playlists won't play on iphone

I am recently unable to play imported itunes playlists using my iphone (no issues using the desktop Spotify app). The itunes playlists display and show correct # of songs - but, when I click on a playlist nothing is there. The itunes playlists are no...

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I am recently unable to play imported itunes playlists using my iphone (no issues using the desktop Spotify app).    The itunes playlists display and show correct # of songs - but, when I c...

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Phone keeps redownloading all of my music

For no reason at all my spotify music will be I downloaded and then my phone will redownload it all again (i have about 1000 songs) and it’s very annoying.

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For no reason at all my spotify music will be I downloaded and then my phone will redownload it all again (i have about 1000 songs) and it’s very annoying.

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Issue with Spotify crashing in BMW

Spotify crashes after about 3 songs when I use it in my BMW via iDrive. Sometimes it even doesn’t appear on the iDrive menu. Seems to have started since latest iOS update. Any ideas?????

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Spotify crashes after about 3 songs when I use it in my BMW via iDrive. Sometimes it even doesn’t appear on the iDrive menu. Seems to have started since latest iOS update. Any ideas?????

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Carplay Problems with Library > Albums

When using carplay - if I go to My Library > Albums its only showing the first 10 albums or so and it doesnt scroll down any more. Is there anyway to submit a technical support ticket about this?

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When using carplay - if I go to My Library > Albums its only showing the first 10 albums or so and it doesnt scroll down any more.        Is there anyway to submit a technica...

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Spotify (most recent v8.4.38) Pauses randomly on iOS 11.2.5

The title says it all, recently Spotify started to pause randomly while playing a song. I’m on iOS 11.2.5 and I am running Spotify v.8.4.38.

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The title says it all, recently Spotify started to pause randomly while playing a song. I’m on iOS 11.2.5 and I am running Spotify v.8.4.38. 

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Can no longer access “up next”

I have Spotify free, and up until very recently I was able to view what songs were in queue on my playlists. However, now the icon that I use to view this info is unresponsive. Is this feature only for premium owners now?

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I have Spotify free, and up until very recently I was able to view what songs were in queue on my playlists. However, now the icon that I use to view this info is unresponsive. Is this feature only f...

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