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Solved!! Spotify randomly stops music

Hi! So I just recently started having this problem. I use an iOS device with a free plan and I was listening to music when after a few songs, the music would stop and I would need to go back in to Spotify and restart my playlist. I tried deleting the...

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Solved!! Audio Glitching / Stuttering / Popping

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 13 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 18.1.1) My Question or IssueI have a strange issue with my Spotify where it skips when connected via Bluetooth and my iPhone. The audio will glitch and stutter. It becomes e...

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iOS Troubleshooting Guide

We've gathered general troubleshooting steps for iOS devices in this guide. These are known to solve a variety of issues. Common issues: Spotify not playing Can’t hear any sound Spotify is offline Basic troubleshooting: Restart both the Spotify app a...

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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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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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Spotify on IPhone Intermittent Slow Launch and blip on splash screen

This is becomming a little infuriating. I use Spotify pretty much everyday, but get this annoying blip. Sometimes Spotify won' t play from the locked screen on my iPhone 6 - latest software update. Swipe up, click play then nothing. I have to unlock ...

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This is becomming a little infuriating. I use Spotify pretty much everyday, but get this annoying blip.    Sometimes Spotify won' t play from the locked screen on my iPhone 6 - latest sof...

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Songs stops/skips when carrying my iphone in my pocket

Mostly when I carry my iphone in my pocket and listening, the songs skips and or stops. I've found out that the *slightest* touch on the left side of the iphone makes this happens. And that's when my the screen is locked (dark). I can see that it see...

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Mostly when I carry my iphone in my pocket and listening, the songs skips and or stops. I've found out that the *slightest* touch on the left side of the iphone makes this happens. And that's when my...

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Release notes? (v 8.0.0.529)

Spotify, why do you hide your release notes?I'm a 'product guy' and one of the foremost things we do after release is tell our customers how fabulously awesome their product has just got. It's a no-brainer. Just having the same standard 'we just make...

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Spotify, why do you hide your release notes? I'm a 'product guy' and one of the foremost things we do after release is tell our customers how fabulously awesome their product has just got. It's a no...

Habicht1879

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Solved!! Lockscreen widget iOS 11

Hi, I've been running iOS 11 beta on my iPhone 7 the last few days and I've just noticed that when playing Spotify the lockscreen widget is no longer full screen... Now I'm aware iOS 11 is still in the beta phase and potentially things aren't set in ...

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Hi,   I've been running iOS 11 beta on my iPhone 7  the last few days and I've just noticed that when playing Spotify the lockscreen widget is no longer full screen...   Now I'm aw...

Jonspittle

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CANNOT DOWNLOAD ANY SONGS

My spotify can’t downloading any songs. It just “waiting for downloding” but, i have been waiting for an hour and the songs haven’t downloaded. What should i do now?

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My spotify can’t downloading any songs. It just “waiting for downloding” but, i have been waiting for an hour and the songs haven’t downloaded. What should i do now?

danildwinanda

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Local files not showing up on iPhone

Hello, I have an iTunes album that I have been trying to import onto Spotify for a while now. The songs show up on my Spotify's local files section but the problem is when I move this to a playlist the songs don't even show up on my iPhone. I have a ...

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Hello, I have an iTunes album that I have been trying to import onto Spotify for a while now. The songs show up on my Spotify's local files section but the problem is when I move this to a playlist t...

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Download Folder Missing

Hello,Why doesn't my iPhone app have a "Downloads" folder? My friend has a folder that shows all her downloaded songs or albums. I have to manually search each song I want to hear and I'd rather have all my downloaded songs in one place.

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Hello, Why doesn't my iPhone app have a "Downloads" folder? My friend has a folder that shows all her downloaded songs or albums. I have to manually search each song I want to hear and I'd rather ...

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Solved!! Spotify app not working after iOS 11.2 update.

I've been using Spotify app for very long. Today I updated my iPhone 7 to iOS 11.2 and suddenly the app seems to be unfunctional. All what now happens is it will show me only white blank screen at the startup and after like 4-5 seconds automatically ...

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I've been using Spotify app for very long. Today I updated my iPhone 7 to iOS 11.2 and suddenly the app seems to be unfunctional. All what now happens is it will show me only white blank screen ...

Alexandrand

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Playlist doesn't show local files on iPhone

I've imported my local files, and added them to a playlist. They're m4a, and play just fine on my desktop. When I launch Spotify on my iPhone, the playlist shows up but no songs are there and there's no option to play the playlist. I've tried all the...

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I've imported my local files, and added them to a playlist. They're m4a, and play just fine on my desktop. When I launch Spotify on my iPhone, the playlist shows up but no songs are there and there's...

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Spotify disabled while on bluetooth

My carstereo got a built-in spotify app, in there I can't search for songs or artists, only being able to browse through existing playlists and discover etc (which I do understand, from a car-safety point of view) So, when I connect my phone to my ca...

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My carstereo got a built-in spotify app, in there I can't search for songs or artists, only being able to browse through existing playlists and discover etc (which I do understand, from a car-safety ...

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Uploading a song from a playlist that is an advert

Are there any restrictions in uploading a short radio style advert as song/mp3 file and including it in a playlist?

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Are there any restrictions in uploading a short radio style advert as song/mp3 file and including it in a playlist?

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Solved!! Can't log in after 14 days in foreign country

I have recently moved to the USA from Ireland and can now not log into my Spotify account as it says I am unable to do so in a foreign country after 14 days. I will be travelling between USA and Ireland and need to use my Spotify in both regions. How...

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I have recently moved to the USA from Ireland and can now not log into my Spotify account as it says I am unable to do so in a foreign country after 14 days.   I will be travelling between ...

Beto1818

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Spotify app crashing, no longer logging in through facebook and have no access to music

For some reason when I went to load Spotify up for music on my work commute today, it was logged out and the app continuously kept crashing. I use my iPhone 8+ with Apple car play in one of my cars, and use it also to stream to my Xbox/ps4. Up until ...

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For some reason when I went to load Spotify up for music on my work commute today, it was logged out and the app continuously kept crashing. I use my iPhone 8+ with Apple car play in one of my cars, ...

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Solved!! Can't remote my iPad's sound intensity in Spotify from my iPhone

I can remote everything from my iPhone while i listening Spotify for pc but i can not remote Spotify for iPad. Its working with pause, stop or change the songs or playlist but cant change the sound intensity. And also if i pause a song for a little t...

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I can remote everything from my iPhone while i listening Spotify for pc but i can not remote Spotify for iPad. Its working with pause, stop or change the songs or playlist but cant change the sound i...

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No Longer able to shuffle music folders??

I thought it was a primuim problem, or an update with my phone/app (Updated my phone and app) but i used to be able to shuffle my music from any folder/Sub folder i created. am i missing something??

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I thought it was a primuim problem, or an update with my phone/app (Updated my phone and app) but i used to be able to shuffle my music from any folder/Sub folder i created. am i missing something??&...

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Downloading albums not selected for download

I have reinstalled the app a few times and always happens the same, it keeps downloading albums that I don’t have selected for download and then I end up reaching the limit and not having the ones I selected to download.This happens for some time, ev...

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I have reinstalled the app a few times and always happens the same, it keeps downloading albums that I don’t have selected for download and then I end up reaching the limit and not having the ones I ...

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70% de canciones en listas en gris

Hola,Migre a un nuevo iphone. Baje el app de iCloud. Al iniciar sesion pude notar que la mayoria de canciones estaba en gris y no se pueden reproducir. No es un tema de licencia porque puedo agregar las mismas canciones. He reinstalado el app pero el...

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Hola, Migre a un nuevo iphone. Baje el app de iCloud. Al iniciar sesion pude notar que la mayoria de canciones estaba en gris y no se pueden reproducir. No es un tema de licencia porque puedo agrega...

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Stations on PC App Bug

When I go to add MY playlist to make a station, it refuses to play or list any song I actually have in that station, but instead plays the genre and not the playlists! It also never does get to the actual playlist. I scrolled down, played the song, s...

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When I go to add MY playlist to make a station, it refuses to play or list any song I actually have in that station, but instead plays the genre and not the playlists! It also never does get to the a...

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Last song in queue not showing up

the last song in my queue won’t show up, i’ve tried deleting the app and logging in again and it won’t work. if anyone knows how to help it would be appreciated!

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the last song in my queue won’t show up, i’ve tried deleting the app and logging in again and it won’t work. if anyone knows how to help it would be appreciated!

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