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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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Adding Track to Playlist

I'm running the Spotify app on my iPad, iOS 10.3.3, the latest version. I've noticed, starting a few Spotify app iterations ago, that with some regularity when I go to add a track to a playlist from a radio station or playlist (Now Hear This, Today's...

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I'm running the Spotify app on my iPad, iOS 10.3.3, the latest version. I've noticed, starting a few Spotify app iterations ago, that with some regularity when I go to add a track to a playlist ...

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No aparece lo que escucho

Cuando me encuentro reproduciendo una canción no me aparece nada abajo, ni con la pantalla bloqueada, es como si no estuviese reproduciendo nada, ni siquiera puedo cambiar lo que estoy escuchando.

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Cuando me encuentro reproduciendo una canción no me aparece nada abajo, ni con la pantalla bloqueada, es como si no estuviese reproduciendo nada, ni siquiera puedo cambiar lo que estoy escuchando.&nb...

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playlist

I just got spotify premium and made a playlist and downloaded it so I could listen to it offline. I started playing my list and the first song played fine but then when it was done the next song was on another playlist instead of on my playlist that ...

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I just got spotify premium and made a playlist and downloaded it so I could listen to it offline.  I started playing my list and the first song played fine but then when it was done the next son...

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Cant search for music on IOS APP

Whenever i try and search for any music that isn't online, or even click on a playlist or browse or radio, i get the message: "An error occured"

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Whenever i try and search for any music that isn't online, or even click on a playlist or browse or radio, i get the message: "An error occured"

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Automatic change of playlist

My app automatically changes the playlist... how can I avoid it??

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My app automatically changes the playlist... how can I avoid it??

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Superuser Contribution iOS 8 Support Announcement

Hey everyone, the Spotify Community team here. This week we're announcing that we will no longer support iOS 8 as a platform. The new version of Spotify on iOS (8.4.27) is the first iOS9+ release for Spotify. We always take deprecating platform versi...

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Hey everyone, the Spotify Community team here.   This week we're announcing that we will no longer support iOS 8 as a platform.  The new version of Spotify on iOS (8.4.27) is the firs...

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New interface? Spotify in my iPhone only shows the last 3 playlists.

New interface? Spotify in my iPhone only shows the last 3 playlists, how do I get back to the my usual interface where all my play lists are visible?

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New interface? Spotify in my iPhone only shows the last 3 playlists, how do I get back to the my usual interface where all my play lists are visible? 

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playlist from itunes to spotify help

Hi there, I know i can import my itunes playlist into spotify, but it only allow me to play local files related to this playlist.What i really want is to import my itunes plylist into a spotify streaming playlist, so all the local files will be repla...

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Hi there,   I know i can import my itunes playlist into spotify, but it only allow me to play local files related to this playlist. What i really want is to import my itunes plylist into a sp...

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Higher quality streaming = more battery drain?

Curious cause i’m Of the opinion that the higher the quality of streaming, the more the data from your phone downloads to play. Yes I do stream consistently on the “extreme” option. I’m also using an iPhone 7 Plus on iOS 11.

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Curious cause i’m Of the opinion that the higher the quality of streaming, the more the data from your phone downloads to play. Yes I do stream consistently on the “extreme” option. I’m also using an...

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My main device( iphone) is in offline mode. Please remove other phones

Hello, can you please help me? I dont have my old phones and i cant register my ios mobile to listen music. Please removes the other devices( expect not pc).

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Hello, can you please help me? I dont have my old phones and i cant register my ios mobile to listen music. Please removes the other devices( expect not pc).

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Spotify won’t download on my phone

I don’t know why, but every time I try to download it again, it won’t let me. It worked perfectly before...

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I don’t know why, but every time I try to download it again, it won’t let me. It worked perfectly before...

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Wont play next song even if the song is downloaded

Hey, I have Spotify premium, and sometimes on certain playlists that I’ve downloaded, songs won’t play, and they won’t go to the next song, the music will stop at 1 second left. I’ve tried logging out, restarting my phone, and deleting the app. Pleas...

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Hey, I have Spotify premium, and sometimes on certain playlists that I’ve downloaded, songs won’t play, and they won’t go to the next song, the music will stop at 1 second left. I’ve tried logging ou...

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Cannot play local files on my iphone, they don't even show up

I recently bought songs from itunes that weren't available on spotify. They appeared instantly in my "local files" section on my spotify and I added them to a playlist. I then dowloaded the playlist on my computer so I could listen offline. When I go...

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I recently bought songs from itunes that weren't available on spotify. They appeared instantly in my "local files" section on my spotify and I added them to a playlist. I then dowloaded the playlist ...

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Syncing Saved Albums across all devices

Hi folksI have a pretty simple question - how do you save albums, and sync them across all devices?For example I've saved Album A to my PC, but it isn't syncing to be saved on my iPhone. I'd like all devices to have the same albums saved, without hav...

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Hi folks I have a pretty simple question - how do you save albums, and sync them across all devices? For example I've saved Album A to my PC, but it isn't syncing to be saved on my iPhone. I'd ...

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iPhone X ”Problem”

As most people with the iPhone X know, there are black bars in most apps at least in the start..but for some reason my Spotify won’t work properly on my iPhone X, it worked perfectly fine on my iPhone 6s..the problem is when I play music as normal an...

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As most people with the iPhone X know, there are black bars in most apps at least in the start.. but for some reason my Spotify won’t work properly on my iPhone X, it worked perfectly fine on my iPh...

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An error occurred...

These past two weeks my spotify has not been able to connect in any section except "Your Library" and only shows "An error occurred." I have checked many times on my iPhone and online if the device is offline and it is not. I have turned off my wifi,...

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These past two weeks my spotify has not been able to connect in any section except "Your Library" and only shows "An error occurred." I have checked many times on my iPhone and online if the device i...

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Solved!! Saved music to playlist

Is there a way to move music from my saved songs into a playlist without selecting them one by one? I have a lot of music to move and that would take a very long time.

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Is there a way to move music from my saved songs into a playlist without selecting them one by one? I have a lot of music to move and that would take a very long time. 

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Solved!! Apple Watch App with Offline Playlists

Hey Guys, pls tell us about your plans for publishing an stand alone App for the Apple Watch. I‘d like to go running only with my Apple Watch and bluetooth Headphones, listen to Offline Playlists, so i can leave my Phone at home. Pls tell us, so we c...

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Hey Guys,   pls tell us about your plans for publishing an stand alone App for the Apple Watch.   I‘d like to go running only with my Apple Watch and bluetooth Headphones, listen to Off...

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Spotify doesn’t contiune music

Hi! When I’m during listening music on my iPhone music stopa when I turn on YouTube video, camera, siri, etc. , what’s ok. But when i turn off siri, YouTube video has ended, etc. Music won’t play - playback position bar is moving, but I can’t hear an...

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Hi!  When I’m during listening music on my iPhone music stopa when I turn on YouTube video, camera, siri,  etc. , what’s ok. But when i turn off siri, YouTube  video has ended, etc. M...

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Playlist listing not readable - after reload to new phone

We changed my wifes phone ( iPhone 5s to IPhone 6 ) - some of the playlists look like the picture - all listing writern over eachother - how can we fix it - It look ok on the IPAD .I deleted the app and loaded it again - didnt change anything - hope ...

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We changed my wifes phone ( iPhone 5s to IPhone 6 ) - some of the playlists look like the picture - all listing writern over eachother - how can we fix it - It look ok on the IPAD . I deleted the ap...

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