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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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Gigiii

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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

mtollhouse

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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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Dowload

After the last update of spotify i dont find my folder with my dowloads in the application menu , helppp (im premium). >> if u look at the picture u will see that it does not dowload (sorry if i wrote some wrong word)

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After the last update  of spotify i dont find my folder with my dowloads in the application menu , helppp (im premium). >> if u look at the picture  u will see that it does not dowloa...

aphexacid

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Playlist starts over from beginning every time I connect to bluetooth.

Hello,Here's the problem: Playlists start over and play the same track order, even when on shuffle, when I connect them to bluetooth and it finishs playing whatever song it was in the middle of when previously turned off. If I have a playlist with 5 ...

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Hello, Here's the problem: Playlists start over and play the same track order, even when on shuffle, when I connect them to bluetooth and it finishs playing whatever song it was in the middle of whe...

TheTanager

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Missing singles/EP’s section on artist page

Hi! was thinking about giving Spotify a go once more but while trying to make sure that it has the artists’ albums that are important to me I found out that the artist page doesn’t show singles. If I search for a specific album then it shows up fine....

Composer

Hi!   was thinking about giving Spotify a go once more but while trying to make sure that it has the artists’ albums that are important to me I found out that the artist page doesn’t show sing...

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Shuffle is not shuffling

I have a close to 1,000 song playlist on Spotify but I only get to hear the same 50 songs over and over again no matter where I shuffle from. If I organize it alphabetically I’ll only get artists A-F and that’s it. If I shuffle by date I’ll get the l...

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I have a close to 1,000 song playlist on Spotify but I only get to hear the same 50 songs over and over again no matter where I shuffle from. If I organize it alphabetically I’ll only get artists A-F...

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Listening to local files in PC on iPhone

Hello, I have a problem that I've been working on for about an hour now, that people claim can be fixed. I have some local file mp3 files on my PC that I have successfully added to Spotify, but I want to be able to listen to them from my iPhone as we...

Newbie

Hello,   I have a problem that I've been working on for about an hour now, that people claim can be fixed. I have some local file mp3 files on my PC that I have successfully added to Spotify, ...

AsianChickenRun

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Log in

I lived abroad for a year and ever since I got back to the states the app keeps telling me I can’t use Spotify abroad for more than 14 days I tried deleting and re downloading the app many times and have messed with my settings and nothing is working...

Newbie

I lived abroad for a year and ever since I got back to the states the app keeps telling me I can’t use Spotify abroad for more than 14 days I tried deleting and re downloading the app many times and ...

AsianChickenRun

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spotify locks up when connecting to carplay

when in the car I'm browsing spotify looking for something to play,when I find something I start it playing then connect via USB to carplay system. at this point the iphone 8 becomes unresponsive the spotify screen pulses and keeps pulsing for about ...

Newbie

when in the car I'm browsing spotify looking for something to play,when I find something I start it playing then connect via USB to carplay system.   at this point the iphone 8 becomes unrespo...

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Skipping Songs/Lock Screen Preview Stuck/Performance - SOLVED

Hey,this might help some people. I had several problems on my iPhone (5s, iOS11) like:- Some Songs skipped after 1sec- "Freezing" of the Preview/Control Spotify window when the phone is locked- overall slow performance- crashing/closing of the appTri...

Newbie

Hey, this might help some people. I had several problems on my iPhone (5s, iOS11) like: - Some Songs skipped after 1sec - "Freezing" of the Preview/Control Spotify window when the phone is locked ...

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“Downloads” section disappeared 8.4.35

I updated Spotify on my iPhone 7plus to version 8.4.35. I went to go into the Downloads section to browse from the albums I’ve downloaded, and the section is totally gone. It was where playlists, artist etc etc was. What gives?

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I updated Spotify on my iPhone 7plus to version 8.4.35. I went to go into the Downloads section to browse from the albums I’ve downloaded, and the section is totally gone. It was where playlists, art...

Magic_Bananas

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iPhone won't play ALL of playlist

I make playlists in a specific order to learn songs for gigs. All fine on MAc but on iPhone 7 it only plays a few then has 'recommended song' underneath (no actual songs) and jumps back to the start. This is VERY frustrating as I need to learn ALL of...

Newbie

I make playlists in a specific order to learn songs for gigs. All fine on MAc but on iPhone 7 it only plays a few then has 'recommended song' underneath (no actual songs) and jumps back to the start....

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Como faco para usar meu mes gratuito ?

Spoiler (Highlight to read) Paguei o boleto pela primeira vez. COmo faco pra ter o mes gratuito ? No proximo mes vou poder ? Me ajudem... nao sei como funciona

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  Paguei o boleto pela primeira vez. COmo faco pra ter o mes gratuito ? No proximo mes vou poder ? Me ajudem... nao sei como funciona

Bittencourt

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Some songs automatically downloaded - why

Hi,I am experiencing a strange effect I think.I just started my trail an imported my existing iPhone-iTunes -Playlists.somehow all the songs I have there appear to be "downloaded" (green "arrow-down" icon in front)1. Why is that2. why does NONE of th...

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Hi, I am experiencing a strange effect I think. I just started my trail an imported my existing iPhone-iTunes -Playlists. somehow all the songs I have there appear to be "downloaded" (green "arrow...

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iPhone control issues

Is there a fix for issues with headphone controls? En route to work this morning trying to skip to next track via headphone in line control and Apple Music app kept playing instead of Spotify.I've reset my iPhone, deleted and re-installed Spotify and...

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Is there a fix for issues with headphone controls? En route to work this morning trying to skip to next track via headphone in line control and Apple Music app kept playing instead of Spotify. I've ...

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Save To Device Nightmare (12th time this has now happened and I'm going to lose my mind)

Hi, this is legitimately the 12th time this has happened, and my soul gets chipped away at every time. I spend tons of time Saving albums for offline play. Every few months, randomly, they will all disappear. A couple of times, fine something quirky ...

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Hi, this is legitimately the 12th time this has happened, and my soul gets chipped away at every time.   I spend tons of time Saving albums for offline play.  Every few months, rando...

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Superuser Contribution Discovery - New Releases for You missing?

I've always been a avid user of the "New Releases for you" section in the Discovery tab.Somehow I don't see it anymore on my iPhone (and also not on my Mac too). Has this functionality been removed in the pas couple of weeks??

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I've always been a avid user of the "New Releases for you" section in the Discovery tab. Somehow I don't see it anymore on my iPhone (and also not on my Mac too).   Has this functionality bee...

Badrvdm

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Updated Spotify and all playlists are messed up and unreadable

Hi all wondered if someone could help - I was prompted to do a Spotify update yesterday and after doing so all my playlists are unreadable??? Ive tried a phone reset and restarted the app numerous times but nothing is working - has anyone else had th...

Newbie

Hi all wondered if someone could help - I was prompted to do a Spotify update yesterday and after doing so all my playlists are unreadable???    Ive tried a phone reset and restarted the ...

slsnider

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Can't see local files on my iphone, but I can play them from my computer

Hello. I've been looking for a solution for waaay too long. So I'm trying to add mp3 files from my computer to spotify so that I can play them on my phone. I added them into a file that I named 'spotify local files' and then added that to the list of...

Newbie

Hello. I've been looking for a solution for waaay too long.   So I'm trying to add mp3 files from my computer to spotify so that I can play them on my phone. I added them into a file that I na...

Neefrey

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Spotify as ringtone

Is it posible to aply a song from spotify as a ringtone on iPhone, if your a premium member? if not, can this be done?, by an app or otherwise? Regards.

Newbie

Is it posible to aply a song from spotify as a ringtone on iPhone, if your a premium member?   if not, can this be done?, by an app or otherwise?   Regards.

naticari

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Solved!! How to Disable Shuffle Play on the iPhone

This seems to be a very common issue so outside of Spotify changing the behavior, I'm going to post a separate topic based in THIS thread. The problem is once you press the shuffle button, the app will play all subsequent playlists in shuffle mode un...

Visitor

This seems to be a very common issue so outside of Spotify changing the behavior, I'm going to post a separate topic based in THIS thread.   The problem is once you press the shuffle bu...

debrasaltz

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I cant sync my local files to my iPhone

Sooooooo. I've tried what spotify said to do to sync the local files from mac to iPhone but it cant seem to work. I've tried what they said on some other page if it isnt working. Please give a lending hand?

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Sooooooo. I've tried what spotify said to do to sync the local files from mac to iPhone but it cant seem to work. I've tried what they said on some other page if it isnt working. Please give a l...

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