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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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Song has muffled vocals

I use the latest version of Spotify on an iPhone 5s with iOS 9.3.1. Every time I listen to Neighbor Song by Aunt Martha, I can barely hear the vocals--just the instruments. This just started happinging today even though it was fine previously. I've d...

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I use the latest version of Spotify on an iPhone 5s with iOS 9.3.1. Every time I listen to Neighbor Song by Aunt Martha, I can barely hear the vocals--just the instruments. This just started happingi...

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Playlist Problems

I made a playlist of songs I actually like so I could listen to them, however whenever I try to play the playlist it just plays a "suggested track". The first time this happend I just waited for the suggested track to be over because a song I wanted ...

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I made a playlist of songs I actually like so I could listen to them, however whenever I try to play the playlist it just plays a "suggested track". The first time this happend I just waited for the ...

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Spotify wont stream/play music unless I'm connected to wi-fi

Hey all,Ive had spotify Primium for over a year now, and I can never get it to play anything unless I'm connected to wifi. If I download songs it works fine offline, but anytime I'm away from wifi it tells me I'm offline and I cant listen to anything...

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Hey all, Ive had spotify Primium for over a year now, and I can never get it to play anything unless I'm connected to wifi. If I download songs it works fine offline, but anytime I'm away from wifi ...

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Unable to play local files

I made a playlist with all the local files I wanted for spotify on my iPhone, made it avalaible offline, but it won't show on my phone. What else can I do??

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I made a playlist with all the local files I wanted for spotify on my iPhone, made it avalaible offline, but it won't show on my phone. What else can I do??  

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lost my Spotify local songs - again

Bane of life. When I update the spotify app on my iphone it loses the songs from my phone that were local to my computer. And I cannot get them back. The app does not resync properly with the desktop app. It happens a lot. I cannot seem to fix it thi...

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Bane of life. When I update the spotify app on my iphone it loses the songs from my phone  that were local to my computer. And I cannot get them back. The app does not resync properly with the d...

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Same Device added multiple times to „Offline Devices“

Hey. I‘ve been victim to the random „all your downloaded songs get deleted“ thing over and over again, and while checking my „offline devices list“ (as stated in the offline troubleshooting guide) I found something that could be connected to this iss...

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Hey.   I‘ve been victim to the random „all your downloaded songs get deleted“ thing over and over again, and while checking my „offline devices list“ (as stated in the offline troubleshooting ...

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[iOS] Spotify doesn't connect without restarting the app

I have a problem with the Spotify iOS app on my iphone: I always have to completely restart the app, otherwise it doesn't connect to the Internet ("there seems so be a problem...").iOS 11.2.1Spotify 8.4.28.1104 I have: - restarted the phone-clean ins...

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I have a problem with the Spotify  iOS app on my iphone: I always have to completely restart the app, otherwise it doesn't connect to the Internet ("there seems so be a problem..."). iOS 11.2.1...

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What happened to "Add to Queue" and what's up with "Add to Up Next"?

Here's the situation. I'm using the iOS app on an iPhone. I have selected an album and am happily listening to it. Mid-album, I decide I want to queue up a new album, for a seamless transition at the end of the current album (maybe I'm about to start...

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Here's the situation. I'm using the iOS app on an iPhone. I have selected an album and am happily listening to it. Mid-album, I decide I want to queue up a new album, for a seamless transition at the...

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Spotify wont resume after interruptions

So, i have been having this problem that whenever I call siri, spotify would resume playing but no sound comes out. Same thing whenever i get a notification that will make spotify pause for a bit, it will continue playing after the interruptions are ...

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So, i have been having this problem that whenever I call siri, spotify would resume playing but no sound comes out. Same thing whenever i get a notification that will make spotify pause for a bit, it...

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Superuser Contribution SOLVED - LOCAL FILES WONT SYNC TO IPHONE!!!!

I almost cancelled spotify because this feature broke and I have to have it for my classes that I teach. I figured it out today. The issue is that if you try and add files that don't have an artist, title, and album tagged on them, they will not go. ...

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I almost cancelled spotify because this feature broke and I have to have it for my classes that I teach.   I figured it out today.  The issue is that if you try and add files that don't h...

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Radio instead of playlist

I just made a playlist and tried to play it, but instead only got to listen to “suggested tracks.” The playlist only has five songs in it and the suggested song autoplay is turned off in my settings. This is incredibly frustrating. Please help me fix...

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I just made a playlist and tried to play it, but instead only got to listen to “suggested tracks.” The playlist only has five songs in it and the suggested song autoplay is turned off in my settings....

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Shuffle Play on Artist Page is Awful

I've had a lot of issues with the Shuffle Play option on the Artist pages. I use search to find an artist, hit "Shuffle Play" hoping to hear a good mix of their stuff and just get a continuous helping of tracks from one or two albums. Here's an examp...

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I've had a lot of issues with the Shuffle Play option on the Artist pages.  I use search to find an artist, hit "Shuffle Play" hoping to hear a good mix of their stuff and just get a continuous ...

marcus00

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Solved!! How can I arrange my spotify lists on my spotify app on my phone?

I can arrange all my lists on the computer from A to Z but then on the app they are all mixed, inside the list but mixed. How can I put them from A to Z? Thank you very much!!

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I can arrange all my lists on the computer from A to Z but then on the app they are all mixed, inside the list but mixed. How can I put them from A to Z?   Thank you very much!!

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When I import songs from my iPhone, they play for 1sec and them skip to the next.

I already tried everything. The songs play normally when I use spotify on my desktop (Windows), but refuse to when I try to play them on my device (iPhone 7). I tried converting the files into MPEG. I tried deleting the app and download it again. I t...

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I already tried everything. The songs play normally when I use spotify on my desktop (Windows), but refuse to when I try to play them on my device (iPhone 7). I tried converting the files into MPEG. ...

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iPhone 7 - music does not pause for phone calls.

Over the past two months, Spotify has really gone downhill. First, the battery issues and now, when I receive a phone call and am listening to Spotify on a bluetooth speaker, the music will not pause. I can't even pause via the lockscreen. I have to ...

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Over the past two months, Spotify has really gone downhill.  😕  First, the battery issues and now, when I receive a phone call and am listening to Spotify on a bluetooth speaker, the music...

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Superuser Contribution "Artist Radio" option on iOS

There is no "Artist Radio" option on Spotify app both iOS and MAC. This option limited to Android user only?

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There is no "Artist Radio" option on Spotify app both iOS and MAC. This option limited to Android user only?

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Nao funciona em segundo plano

Ola, meu aplicativo para de funcionar sempre que nao estou com ele aberto, ou com a tela bloqueada.Meu aparelho e um iPhone SE.

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Ola, meu aplicativo para de funcionar sempre que nao estou com ele aberto, ou com a tela bloqueada. Meu aparelho e um iPhone SE.

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