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Solved!! Where has the What’s New feature gone?

On the latest version of Spotify on my iPad, it is no longer showing the What’s New option under my profile. This very usefully listed the new releases every day. Instead there is a new feature Listening Stats, which although somewhat interesting, do...

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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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Onigirikii

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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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Deleted songs

I have the Spotify app for family premium and I realized while leaving work that all of my songs have been deleted. None of my playlists have been touched but all of my saved songs are gone. I’ve had this account for a while and I know I’m logged int...

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I have the Spotify app for family premium and I realized while leaving work that all of my songs have been deleted. None of my playlists have been touched but all of my saved songs are gone. I’ve had...

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Solved!! Spotify never works first time on Apple CarPlay

Whenever I load it up and try to play a song it shows the play button and the forwards and backwards arrows either side, but doesn't play the song. I have to close the app and start it on my phone for it to then play. Considering I've seen posts abou...

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Whenever I load it up and try to play a song it shows the play button and the forwards and backwards arrows either side, but doesn't play the song. I have to close the app and start it on my phone fo...

jojoman

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Edit Daily Mix or delete please help!

Unfortunately I shared access to my account and now I have a daily mix playlist at the top of my own playlist with music I really dislike.I can't see any way to edit, and even after using and liking completely different music for a while it doesn't c...

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Unfortunately I shared access to my account and now I have a daily mix playlist at the top of my own playlist with music I really dislike. I can't see any way to edit, and even after using and likin...

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[iOS][Bluetooth] Metadata is not transmitted (name of song and artist)

Since IOS 8 ( ast year) I can not see any metada info using bluetooth at my car (name of the song and artist)I have a Corolla and a Honda CRV and both are not showing any metada information.Usually with IOS7 there wasnt any problem It seems it is a b...

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Since IOS 8 ( ast year) I can not see any metada info using bluetooth at my car (name of the song and artist) I have a Corolla and a Honda CRV and both are not showing any metada information. ...

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Cannot repeat song on other devices

I am experiencing a strange problem:When I use spotify from my iphone, but sending to my amazon echo dot, spotify does not allow me to repeat a single song. When I change it back to play directly from my iphone, this feature returns. Has anyone exper...

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I am experiencing a strange problem: When I use spotify from my iphone, but sending to my amazon echo dot, spotify does not allow me to repeat a single song. When I change it back to play directly f...

Mish1785

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iOS11 draining battery

Spotify on the new iOS11.0.3 running on an iPhone 6s drains my battery. Playing music for 15 minutes or so causes my phone to heat up and drops my battery percentage from 100 down to 30. I have not experienced this using any other app and I have hear...

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Spotify on the new iOS11.0.3 running on an iPhone 6s drains my battery. Playing music for 15 minutes or so causes my phone to heat up and drops my battery percentage from 100 down to 30. I have not e...

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Adding songs to a playlist

I am trying to add a song to a playlist I have set up.I deleted a few songs in case I’d reached the limit, there’s 384 in it, but still no joy.I can add the song in question to a new playlist, and to another with around 100 songs. I have tried loggin...

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I am trying to add a song to a playlist I have set up. I deleted a few songs in case I’d reached the limit, there’s 384 in it, but still no joy. I can add the song in question to a new playlist, an...

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Spotify closing by itself while in background

After a while in the background the app closes by itself forcing you to tap on the icon again at which point it starts fresh not where you left it. I noticed it does that to reauth your account (apperantly it does that multiple times a day). I know i...

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After a while in the background the app closes by itself forcing you to tap on the icon again at which point it starts fresh not where you left it. I noticed it does that to reauth your account ...

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Songs changes by itself on iPhone

No matter what I play somehow the songs change to another one or a complete random song on amother playlist. Or the song stops or starts all over. I tried it on a android to see if it is my phone there’s the problem but exactly the same happens.... V...

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No matter what I play somehow the songs change to another one or a complete random song on amother playlist. Or the song stops or starts all over. I tried it on a android to see if it is my phone the...

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ios 11, iphone 6s excesive “in app” battery usage

I recently decided to try spotify and buy a premium account, but i soon realized I couldn’t get in the app to look for music or change my preferences, because of a massive battery drain.When i got in the app recently my battery was at 95% and now it’...

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I recently decided to try spotify and buy a premium account, but i soon realized I couldn’t get in the app to look for music or change my preferences, because of a massive battery drain. When i got ...

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Shuffle songs compromised when casting to Google Chromecast Audio

I have managed to get my iPhone to properly randomly shuffle all my saved songs in my library (there are 1000’s of them). I sort them by song title, press ‘shuffle play’, and have the randomiser turned on. HOWEVER, this is only working properly when ...

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I have managed to get my iPhone to properly randomly shuffle all my saved songs in my library (there are 1000’s of them). I sort them by song title, press ‘shuffle play’, and have the randomiser turn...

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Adding Tracks Problem and Playlist Folder Shuffle

Hi, I am sure these two issues are as annoying to others as they are to me. My wife and I are on the SAME premium account and we seem to have different functionality. If I add a track to my library it only adds the track to My Songs. If she adds a tr...

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Hi, I am sure these two issues are as annoying to others as they are to me. My wife and I are on the SAME premium account and we seem to have different functionality. If I add a track to my library i...

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Why were so many bosnian/serbian songs removed all of a sudden?

I just want an answer as to why a big % of my playlist was unplayable because of this. The sole reason I subscribed to this. If nothing can be done I'll just move elsewhere.

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I just want an answer as to why a big % of my playlist was unplayable because of this. The sole reason I subscribed to this. If nothing can be done I'll just move elsewhere.

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Sync stops

I tried syncing my local files. I did everything according to the articles. However it stops halfway through (maybe because I have 2000 songs). When it stops I have to do it all over again, I can't complete syncing. Is there a way to sync through cab...

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I tried syncing my local files. I did everything according to the articles. However it stops halfway through (maybe because I have 2000 songs). When it stops I have to do it all over again, I can't c...

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Spotify won't remove unfollowed artists

There's no way to remove artists from my artist list. I am not following them or have any music downloaded. The follow link isn't clicked. Tried toggling it to "follow" and "unfollow" but nothing happens--these artists are still in my list. No way to...

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There's no way to remove artists from my artist list.  I am not following them or have any music downloaded.  The follow link isn't clicked.  Tried toggling it to "follow" and "unfollo...

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SHUFFLE PLAY of a PLAYLIST FOLDER in iPhone

I can't make SHUFFLE PLAY of a PLAYLIST FOLDER in my iPhone! Before yes... What happened? Someone could help me? Thanks!

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I can't make SHUFFLE PLAY of a PLAYLIST FOLDER in my iPhone! Before yes...   What happened?   Someone could help me?   Thanks!

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Overlapping text

My I phone 6s is now showing overlapping text when using Spotify making it difficult to read. The phone has been reset and the app reinstalled. Any help appreciated.

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My I phone 6s is now showing overlapping text when using Spotify making it difficult to read. The phone has been reset and the app reinstalled. Any help appreciated.

cadders

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Can't Play Local Files in iOS 11

Whenever I try to play local files/songs downloaded from outside of Spotify, nothing will play. Everything else plays music normally. I've tried re-installing the app, but nothing has changed.

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Whenever I try to play local files/songs downloaded from outside of Spotify, nothing will play. Everything else plays music normally. I've tried re-installing the app, but nothing has changed. 

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Offline Mode Expired - can't fix this

Earlier this week I received a message window saying that my offline mode had expired.I investigated the message and the solution seemed simple: go online to allow Spotify to verify that I still had a premium account and to allow Spotify to record th...

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Earlier this week I received a message window saying that my offline mode had expired. I investigated the message and the solution seemed simple: go online to allow Spotify to verify that I still ...

kzzzz

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Local files not showing (not even as greyed out)

As the subject says... Previously I've always been able to put my local files that I want synced into a playlist and it has synced with my phone. But now, when I've bought a new phone the playlist is empty. It shows up as a playlist and it shows the ...

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As the subject says... Previously I've always been able to put my local files that I want synced into a playlist and it has synced with my phone. But now, when I've bought a new phone the playlist is...

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