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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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Iamtable

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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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Spotify Connect AV Receiver

Hello, I have a Premium plan and have for a while now not been able to make a connection between any device (pc, samsung tablet, iPhone) and my Yamaha AV Receiver (RX-2060).Has there been an update on Spotify side that has caused the Spotify Connect ...

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Hello,   I have a Premium plan and have for a while now not been able to make a connection between any device (pc, samsung tablet, iPhone) and my Yamaha AV Receiver (RX-2060). Has there been ...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Lyrics sharing looks different on iOS

Plan Premium Country Egypy Device 15 pro max Operating System iOS 18 My Question or Issue when i try to share lyrics the box of the lyrics looks normal but the text itself is smaller than usual , a lot smaller is there a fix to this?  

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  Plan Premium Country Egypy Device 15 pro max Operating System iOS 18   My Question or Issue when i try to share lyrics the box of the lyrics looks normal but the tex...

OscarDC

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify video not working

PlanFreeCountryThe BahamasDeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 15.2.1 My Question or IssueI have been trying to watch a podcast(JRE) but only the audio plays and I see no option for video. I have done a clean reinstall and check all settings and set th...

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Plan Free Country The Bahamas Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 15.2.1   My Question or Issue I have been trying to watch a podcast(JRE) but only the audio plays and I see no optio...

stopify992

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Superuser Contribution How to change from Arabic to English language on app

Hello,The app language has gone to Arabic and I have no idea how to get back to English! I can't read Arabic so not even sure what anything now says in the settings. Any help appreciated, Richard

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Hello, The app language has gone to Arabic and I have no idea how to get back to English!  I can't read Arabic so not even sure what anything now says in the settings. Any help appreciated, Ric...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution How do I get rid of all that blue storage taken up? I reallly don’t want to get ride of my playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 6Operating SystemiOS My Question or IssueI'm worried that soon I'll have to stop adding to my hundreds of playlists, which are super important to me, or that something else less then ideal will happen. What do I do? ...

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  Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 6 Operating System iOS  My Question or Issue I'm worried that soon I'll have to stop adding to my hundreds of playlists, which are super i...

Seano69

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Superuser Contribution Battery drain, overheating and lagging when using Spotify

Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 13 mini Operating System iOS 18.5 My Question or Issue For about three or four days now, the app starts to lag pretty badly after just a few minutes of clicking through artists libraries and streaming differ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 13 mini Operating System iOS 18.5   My Question or Issue For about three or four days now, the app starts to lag pretty badly after...

Vct4

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Superuser Contribution You’re in control pop up on launch

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XOperating SystemiOS 14.5.1 My Question or IssueI am getting a strange pop up message when I start Spotify. *And every time I tap the Home icon!* It says You’re in control and has a button that says Choose. There is ...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X Operating System iOS 14.5.1   My Question or Issue I am getting a strange pop up message when I start Spotify. *And every time I tap the Home i...

elcalebo

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Superuser Contribution [iOS] Buttons too close to the edge in queue

I noticed when there are no items lined up in the queue, and it’s only the currently playing item, then the play/pause button is way too close to the edge. I already wasted time with livechat support who are unable to inform the developers.Please fix...

Roadie

I noticed when there are no items lined up in the queue, and it’s only the currently playing item, then the play/pause button is way too close to the edge. I already wasted time with livechat support...

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AppleTv - Something Went Wrong - TvOSApp_LoginAPI.PinCodeResponseError error 1

Membership: PremiumDevice: AppleTV tvOS 26.1My Question or IssueI am getting a “AppleTv - Something Went Wrong - TvOSApp_LoginAPI.PinCodeResponseError error 1” on my Apple TV. I’ve reset (back to scratch) my Apple TV and am still getting this error m...

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Membership: Premium Device: AppleTV tvOS 26.1 My Question or Issue I am getting a “AppleTv - Something Went Wrong - TvOSApp_LoginAPI.PinCodeResponseError error 1” on my Apple TV. I’ve reset (back ...

jamesburkett

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Smart shuffle turning itself on for Liked Songs (IOS)

When I open Liked Songs, Smart Shuffle is automatically turned on. 1) When I turn it off, then swipe out of my Liked Songs and go back into it, Smart Shuffle is turned on again. 2) When I log out and log back in again, Smart Shuffle is off every time...

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When I open Liked Songs, Smart Shuffle is automatically turned on. 1) When I turn it off, then swipe out of my Liked Songs and go back into it, Smart Shuffle is turned on again. 2) When I log out and...

jaycashspotify

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Superuser Contribution jarring fade in/out of audio when scrubbing

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Deviceiphone 15 Operating Systemios 18.7.2 My Problemi've noticed w the most recent update that there is this very jarring and fast fade in/fade out of the audio when i scrub to a different part of the song. this only started ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device iphone 15   Operating System ios 18.7.2   My Problem i've noticed w the most recent update that there is this very jarring and fast fade i...

Dessi

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Superuser Contribution Jumping/skipping during songs

Hi, Lately Whenever I stream anything, Spotify will skip/jump throughout the entirety of a song. I’m not sure why this has started to occur as nothing on my end has changed (to my knowledge). I’m on a premium account and stream songs both through cel...

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Hi, Lately Whenever I stream anything, Spotify will skip/jump throughout the entirety of a song. I’m not sure why this has started to occur as nothing on my end has changed (to my knowledge). I’m on ...

Nigil

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bug Report – Endless Loop of “You’re in control” Tracking Consent Popup

PlanPremium family Device(iPhone 11 pro)Operating System(iOS 18.3.1) My Question or IssueI would like to report a bug in the iOS app.When the message appears: “You’re in control. Allow tracking to receive relevant Spotify promotions and marketing mes...

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Plan Premium family    Device (iPhone 11 pro) Operating System (iOS 18.3.1)   My Question or Issue I would like to report a bug in the iOS app. When the message appears: &nb...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app crashing repeatedly on iPhone. Clean reinstall ineffective.

This started happening out of the blue. I have tried doing a clean reinstall of the app twice now as outlined on the community website: https://community.spotify.com/t5/FAQs/Perform-a-clean-reinstall-of-the-app/ta-p/4746485 However, this has not fixe...

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This started happening out of the blue. I have tried doing a clean reinstall of the app twice now as outlined on the community website: https://community.spotify.com/t5/FAQs/Perform-a-clean-reinstall...

Pat47

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Superuser Contribution Inconsistent UX apple watch

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueWhen using the apple watch, when playing a song from your playlist, you have the options next...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue When us...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Shazam not adding ANY previously Shazamed tracks, only new ones

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 14.3 My Question or IssueShazam is synching new Shazams to my playlist on Spotify, but not my previously existing ones.I have already disconnected and reconnected my Spotify and Shazam...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 14.3   My Question or Issue Shazam is synching new Shazams to my playlist on Spotify, but not my previously exi...

vitrioleater

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Superuser Contribution Disable "New Releases From"

I am a Premium user and on my iPhone the very top of the screen is always taken up by a "New Releases From: XXX" where XXX = some random artist I don't know/follow". I don't follow anyone and I don't want a part of my small screen taken up by unwante...

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I am a Premium user and on my iPhone the very top of the screen is always taken up by a "New Releases From: XXX" where XXX = some random artist I don't know/follow".  I don't follow anyone and I...

sxn

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Superuser Contribution Carplay 26 Spotify widget doesn’t show playing song

The Spotify widget on CarPlay 26 does not show the currently playing song. So when I am playing a song via the Spotify native BMW app and I keep the CarPlay Home Screen with the Spotify widget. It does not show the currently playing song and this is ...

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The Spotify widget on CarPlay 26 does not show the currently playing song. So when I am playing a song via the Spotify native BMW app and I keep the CarPlay Home Screen with the Spotify widget. It do...

keydet

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Spotify DJ

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone 13 and Windows 11 My Question or Issue: When I use Spotify DJ it keeps automatically playing podcasts when all I want is music. I do not want DJ to include podcasts. Is there any way of limiting it to just music? I ha...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone 13 and Windows 11   My Question or Issue:   When I use Spotify DJ it keeps automatically playing podcasts when all I want is music. I do not w...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Widget Not showing playlist covers on homescreen

PlanPremiumDeviceiphone 12Operating SystemiOS 18.3 Spotify Update 9.0.14My Question or IssueI have the Spotify Recently played widget on the HOMESCREEN of my iphone, the spotify app updated and my playlist covers are blank white with the no custom co...

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Plan Premium Device iphone 12 Operating System iOS 18.3 Spotify Update 9.0.14 My Question or Issue I have the Spotify Recently played widget on the HOMESCREEN of my iphone, the spotify app upd...

Elaf

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