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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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Songs already thumbs up

When I play radio stations some songs are appearing with the thumbs up icon already green. I haven’t tried thumbs downing any of them because so far they have all been songs I like.

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When I play radio stations some songs are appearing with the thumbs up icon already green.  I haven’t tried thumbs downing any of them because so far they have all been songs I like.

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Scrobbling stops after connecting to a device

Hello, I have an iPhone X (iOS 11.2.1 (15C153)) with the latest version of Spotify (8.4.28.1104). I am able to scrobble music to Last.fm when listening to music on the phone, but when opening "Devices Available" and connecting to a device (for exampl...

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Hello, I have an iPhone X (iOS 11.2.1 (15C153)) with the latest version of Spotify (8.4.28.1104). I am able to scrobble music to Last.fm when listening to music on the phone, but when opening "D...

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Full-Screen Playback UI

Some playlists display a full-screen UI when playing. I find this awful and want to disable it – I actively avoid playlists with this feature. - It’s horrible when driving, requiring two taps to skip songs.- It mangles album art- I feel the default U...

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Some playlists display a full-screen UI when playing. I find this awful and want to disable it – I actively avoid playlists with this feature.   - It’s horrible when driving, requiring two tap...

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iPhoneX/iOS 11 not playing Spotify via car USB

Is anybody having trouble with iPhone X not playing music via car USB lightning port? I have no problems playing podcasts or Spotify from bluetooth sync to my vehicle, but as soon as I plug into USB, the phone stops playing music. Any recommendations...

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Is anybody having trouble with iPhone X not playing music via car USB lightning port? I have no problems playing podcasts or Spotify from bluetooth sync to my vehicle, but as soon as I plug into USB,...

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Only four songs when searching offline

When I search in the searcher, offline, for an artist or a song that i have downloaded, only four songs appear, and i have more than four downloaded, it happens all the time. As you can see in the picture, if i search for arcade fire, of which i have...

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When I search in the searcher, offline, for an artist or a song that i have downloaded, only four songs appear, and i have more than four downloaded, it happens all the time. As you can see in the pi...

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Shuffle keeps turning itself back on

Hi, i’ve seen this issue addressed for Mac users but not for people listening on their iPhone like myself, I listen to a lot of albums (rather than playlists) and like any sane person, I listen to the album in order, well, I’d like to but the shuffle...

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Hi, i’ve seen this issue addressed for Mac users but not for people listening on their iPhone like myself, I listen to a lot of albums (rather than playlists) and like any sane person, I listen to th...

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se cierra la app en ios 6.1

tengo un ipod 4 con ios 6.1 pero de un tiempo abro la aplicacion y se cierra repentinamente

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tengo un ipod 4 con ios 6.1 pero de un tiempo abro la aplicacion y se cierra repentinamente

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Se me borran los albums & canciones una vez por semana (las listas descargadas no)

Estimados, soy premium hace casi 1 anio, al principio pasaba cada dos meses, luego una vez por mes y ahora es 1 vez por semana, les evito sugerencias bobas:- Esta actualizada, si.- Ya baje y volvi a instalarla.Y por lo que veo le pasa a mucha gente m...

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Estimados, soy premium hace casi 1 anio, al principio pasaba cada dos meses, luego una vez por mes y ahora es 1 vez por semana, les evito sugerencias bobas: - Esta actualizada, si. - Ya baje y volv...

Jpgchief

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Superuser Contribution No share button for twitter?

When i want to share a song on twitter i can’t see the share button is it somewhere hidden?

Casual Listener

When i want to share a song on twitter i can’t see the share button is it somewhere hidden? 😄

Daisy

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WillTransfer playlists to a new account

Log in at your old Spotify account on your desktop.Choose a playlist which you'd like to move. Click and hold the title, and then drag it to your desktop.Do this for all playlists you'd like to move.Now you should have all your playlists on your desk...

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  Log in at your old Spotify account on your desktop. Choose a playlist which you'd like to move. Click and hold the title, and then drag it to your desktop. Do this for all playlists you'd ...

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Running genre not available

Running is not available in ios. All the other genres show and are usesble, but not running. Who can help. Iphone 8, latest updates.

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Running is not available in ios. All the other genres show and are usesble, but not running. Who can help. Iphone 8, latest updates.

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premium account doesn't work

My free Month ended and so i thought that my Premium account started but i can't hear my music, only with shuffle and the songs are grey. Do I have to do something that my Premium account starts or what other Problem can it be? I deleted the app, swi...

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My free Month ended and so i thought  that my Premium account started but i can't hear my music, only with shuffle and the songs are grey. Do I have to do something that my Premium account start...

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Web Player connecting to iphone

Hi All, When I use the web player at work, Spotify pops up on my phone. The app isn't open so I can't close it, but I can change the music on the web player from my phone. Is this to do with Spotify connect? I don't have wifi at work and I don't want...

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Hi All,   When I use the web player at work, Spotify pops up on my phone. The app isn't open so I can't close it, but I can change the music on the web player from my phone.   Is this t...

Bethany_Dawn

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My music keeps pausing itself...

I have Spotify premium and battery saver mode is switched off. So why does my music pause roughly every 10 seconds, regardless of whether I am on WiFi or 4G?

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I have Spotify premium and battery saver mode is switched off. So why does my music pause roughly every 10 seconds, regardless of whether I am on WiFi or 4G?

npascutti

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Unable to play songs from iTunes

Hi, I’m using Spotify on iPhone SE.The app stopped playing songs I imported from iTunes after updating to iOS 11.2.1 (not really stopped, just played only the first second of a song and change to the next ones in a playlist).Does any have any suggest...

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Hi, I’m using Spotify on iPhone SE. The app stopped playing songs I imported from iTunes after updating to iOS 11.2.1 (not really stopped, just played only the first second of a song and change to t...

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login failed

i kept on getting login failed on my iphone spotify app. it says "could not establish a connection to the spotify service. make sure your network connection is working and try again." im using a wifi at my college and it seems fine. im having a full ...

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i kept on getting login failed on my iphone spotify app. it says "could not establish a connection to the spotify service. make sure your network connection is working and try again." im using a wifi...

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Cancion no esta disponible

Ayuda plox. No puedo reproducir varias canciones, ya que me sale ese mensaje. Iphone 6s, Spotify version 8.4.28.1104

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Ayuda plox. No puedo reproducir varias canciones, ya que me sale ese mensaje. Iphone 6s, Spotify version 8.4.28.1104

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Music Video Quality

I find that music video playback has poor quality - lots of blocking, some motion blur, and poor audio quality. Can spotify comment on the audio/video bitrates and codecs in use? Can premium subscribers get some control over this?

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I find that music video playback has poor quality - lots of blocking, some motion blur, and poor audio quality. Can spotify comment on the audio/video bitrates and codecs in use? Can premium subscrib...

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Library to artist page

Hi all, When I am in the Library and click on the name of an artist I listened to recently, instead of taking me to the artist page or showing me all songs I listened to by the artist recently, it only displays the downloaded content. Is there anyway...

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Hi all,   When I am in the Library and click on the name of an artist I listened to recently, instead of taking me to the artist page or showing me all songs I listened to by the artist recent...

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Help

For the past couple months or so, in my playlist when I click on a song it won’t highlight it green, and it won’t show up on the bottom of my screen, even on my lock screen, but this only happens in a certain playlist. Is it because I have over 1000 ...

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For the past couple months or so, in my playlist when I click on a song it won’t highlight it green, and it won’t show up on the bottom of my screen, even on my lock screen, but this only happens in ...

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