Solved!! How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature
I don’t want to listen to music that’s not in my playlist
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Hi,This really bothers me. On my phone (iPhone se), whenever I play a playlist, random songs that I don’t even like start playing. And, I am unable to skip them. But on my computer, this doesn’t happen. I just want to listen to my playlist, instead o...
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Hi, I am a Premium Member and recently I have been unable to connect to Spotify on my Wifi network. However, it works fine when connected to 4G network. What is the fix for this problem?
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