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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 ...

Roadie

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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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Rastereyes

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Solved!! “Downloads” section gone in recent update

With the recent iOs app update the “downloads” section is no longer listed in the “your library” menu. As someone who almost exclusively uses this section I am super disappointed Will this feature be returning?

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With the recent iOs app update the “downloads” section is no longer listed in the “your library” menu. As someone who almost exclusively uses this section I am super disappointed 😞    Wi...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Music stops

There’s some songs I can’t play not even when I download them And I music stops every two songs. This happens with 2 of 3 songs

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There’s some songs I can’t play not even when I download them And I music stops every two songs. This happens with 2 of 3 songs 

isabellaarenas9

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album art

hey! i have an iphone 7 and i was wondering if it was possible to change the cover art for my playlists?

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hey! i have an iphone 7 and i was wondering if it was possible to change the cover art for my playlists?

Bethany_Dawn

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No more space message but I’ve removed songs

Hi. I keep getting this message of no space even though I’ve removed lots of songs. I also logout and login again twice. Can you help? Thanks

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Hi. I keep getting this message of no space even though I’ve removed lots of songs. I also logout and login again twice. Can you help? Thanks

Bethany_Dawn

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Can’t view “upcoming songs” list on a certain track

Spoiler (Highlight to read) One song in my library, “Feel it still” by Portugal The Man, is playing a video in the background behind the music and I can’t get to the screen to view what’s next to play. There is normally a square in the top right corn...

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  One song in my library, “Feel it still” by Portugal The Man, is playing a video in the background behind the music and I can’t get to the screen to view what’s next to play. There is normally...

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Displaying issue in queue view

Hello there, I have an iPhone 6s with iOS 11.2.2 and the latest Spotify version installed.The queue-view of spotify is buggy. Some items aren‘t displayed (see attached). Best regardsBen

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Hello there,   I have an iPhone 6s with iOS 11.2.2 and the latest Spotify version installed. The queue-view of spotify is buggy. Some items aren‘t displayed (see attached).   Best rega...

Tolteko1

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Superuser Contribution Music pauses sometimes

Hello, I have a iPhone 7 Plus and sometimes when I listen to Spotify it pauses... sometimes when I get a notification even if the silent switch is on, can I fix this?

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Hello, I have a iPhone 7 Plus and sometimes when I listen to Spotify it pauses... sometimes when I get a notification even if the silent switch is on, can I fix this? 

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Solved!! Download folder no longer in library

Hi! I have been a premium user for quite a while now and the download festure has been a life saver. Just recently though, I noticed the download folder gone in my library, it used to be where albums, songs, and other stuff was. I REALLY liked being ...

Newbie

Hi! I have been a premium user for quite a while now and the download festure has been a life saver. Just recently though, I noticed the download folder gone in my library, it used to be where albums...

MattSuda

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Dowload

After the last update of spotify i dont find my folder with my dowloads in the application menu , helppp (im premium). >> if u look at the picture u will see that it does not dowload (sorry if i wrote some wrong word)

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After the last update  of spotify i dont find my folder with my dowloads in the application menu , helppp (im premium). >> if u look at the picture  u will see that it does not dowloa...

aphexacid

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Superuser Contribution Musics keep pausing and skipping

This issue never happened to me before, but now some of my musics can’t be played because spotify keeps skipping it ( the musics that he skips are the one that i originally downloaded on my cellphone and then i imported to spotify, and they used to w...

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This issue never happened to me before, but now some of my musics can’t be played because spotify keeps skipping it ( the musics that he skips are the one that i originally downloaded on my cellphone...

Melody

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Missing singles/EP’s section on artist page

Hi! was thinking about giving Spotify a go once more but while trying to make sure that it has the artists’ albums that are important to me I found out that the artist page doesn’t show singles. If I search for a specific album then it shows up fine....

Composer

Hi!   was thinking about giving Spotify a go once more but while trying to make sure that it has the artists’ albums that are important to me I found out that the artist page doesn’t show sing...

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Shuffle is not shuffling

I have a close to 1,000 song playlist on Spotify but I only get to hear the same 50 songs over and over again no matter where I shuffle from. If I organize it alphabetically I’ll only get artists A-F and that’s it. If I shuffle by date I’ll get the l...

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I have a close to 1,000 song playlist on Spotify but I only get to hear the same 50 songs over and over again no matter where I shuffle from. If I organize it alphabetically I’ll only get artists A-F...

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Listening to local files in PC on iPhone

Hello, I have a problem that I've been working on for about an hour now, that people claim can be fixed. I have some local file mp3 files on my PC that I have successfully added to Spotify, but I want to be able to listen to them from my iPhone as we...

Newbie

Hello,   I have a problem that I've been working on for about an hour now, that people claim can be fixed. I have some local file mp3 files on my PC that I have successfully added to Spotify, ...

AsianChickenRun

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Log in

I lived abroad for a year and ever since I got back to the states the app keeps telling me I can’t use Spotify abroad for more than 14 days I tried deleting and re downloading the app many times and have messed with my settings and nothing is working...

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I lived abroad for a year and ever since I got back to the states the app keeps telling me I can’t use Spotify abroad for more than 14 days I tried deleting and re downloading the app many times and ...

AsianChickenRun

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spotify locks up when connecting to carplay

when in the car I'm browsing spotify looking for something to play,when I find something I start it playing then connect via USB to carplay system. at this point the iphone 8 becomes unresponsive the spotify screen pulses and keeps pulsing for about ...

Newbie

when in the car I'm browsing spotify looking for something to play,when I find something I start it playing then connect via USB to carplay system.   at this point the iphone 8 becomes unrespo...

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Skipping Songs/Lock Screen Preview Stuck/Performance - SOLVED

Hey,this might help some people. I had several problems on my iPhone (5s, iOS11) like:- Some Songs skipped after 1sec- "Freezing" of the Preview/Control Spotify window when the phone is locked- overall slow performance- crashing/closing of the appTri...

Newbie

Hey, this might help some people. I had several problems on my iPhone (5s, iOS11) like: - Some Songs skipped after 1sec - "Freezing" of the Preview/Control Spotify window when the phone is locked ...

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download to iphone

Is it possible to download songs free of charge to iphone and save the tracks for repeated use on the phone's memory ? Various sites say this can only be done with spotify's premium service. Spotify says songs can be saved temporarily free of charge....

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Is it possible to download songs free of charge to iphone and save the tracks for repeated use on the phone's memory ?  Various sites say this can only be done with spotify's premium service. Sp...

Bethany_Dawn

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iPhone won't play ALL of playlist

I make playlists in a specific order to learn songs for gigs. All fine on MAc but on iPhone 7 it only plays a few then has 'recommended song' underneath (no actual songs) and jumps back to the start. This is VERY frustrating as I need to learn ALL of...

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I make playlists in a specific order to learn songs for gigs. All fine on MAc but on iPhone 7 it only plays a few then has 'recommended song' underneath (no actual songs) and jumps back to the start....

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Some songs automatically downloaded - why

Hi,I am experiencing a strange effect I think.I just started my trail an imported my existing iPhone-iTunes -Playlists.somehow all the songs I have there appear to be "downloaded" (green "arrow-down" icon in front)1. Why is that2. why does NONE of th...

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Hi, I am experiencing a strange effect I think. I just started my trail an imported my existing iPhone-iTunes -Playlists. somehow all the songs I have there appear to be "downloaded" (green "arrow...

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