Solved!! How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature
I don’t want to listen to music that’s not in my playlist
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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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Luke
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So I changed my Password and I just had to log in with the new Password on my Computer but on my Phone App just crashes with an error message that says I can't log in my Username or Password is wrong...
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Hi, One of my favorite albums, The Suburbs by Arcade Fire has just disappeared from the service. I listen to this album about once a week so I'm really notcing the loss. I actually own the CD of this album, so is there any way I can get the CD copy o...
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Hi, One of my favorite albums, The Suburbs by Arcade Fire has just disappeared from the service. I listen to this album about once a week so I'm really notcing the loss. I actually ...
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App Version8.4.28.1104 i recently had to wipe my phone and start fresh on iOS and am having issues syncing over my local files from the desktop app (Mac) to the iOS app. I have all the local files in a playlist and both the desktop and phone are on t...
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App Version 8.4.28.1104 i recently had to wipe my phone and start fresh on iOS and am having issues syncing over my local files from the desktop app (Mac) to the iOS app. I have all the loc...
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So as of this morning, all of my local files were perfectly downloaded in my playlist on my phone. Somewhere between then and now, they have completely disappeared from the playlist. I added a few more local files in the playlist, but now none of the...
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So as of this morning, all of my local files were perfectly downloaded in my playlist on my phone. Somewhere between then and now, they have completely disappeared from the playlist. I added a few mo...
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Hello, the last weeks I have problems with playing Spotify in my F36 BMW. I'm using an iPhone with iOS 11.2.1 and Spotify 8.4.28.1104. The BMW software is up-to-date, has professional navi. Spotify won't start in the app menu any more, it only plays ...
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right so i can play the playlist on my account but if i log out and go onto another account and go to my profile (which it’s following) it won’t show up so i have to copy and paste the link to find it, why doesn’t it just show up? it’s a public colla...
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right so i can play the playlist on my account but if i log out and go onto another account and go to my profile (which it’s following) it won’t show up so i have to copy and paste the link to find i...
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Hey, can someone help me, all my offline music is gone again. Had the same problems a few weeks earlier, reinstalled the app a few times but still have the problem. Super frustrating couse i’m Traveling right now and cannot listen to my music
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Hey, can someone help me, all my offline music is gone again. Had the same problems a few weeks earlier, reinstalled the app a few times but still have the problem. Super frustrating couse i...
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Hello Does anyone know which bitrate you get when you use Spotify with AirPlay and have Premium? I know that if you have Premium and use Cromecast Audio you only get 256kbps and not 320kbps. Is it the same thing with AirPlay or do you get 320kbps?
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Hello Does anyone know which bitrate you get when you use Spotify with AirPlay and have Premium? I know that if you have Premium and use Cromecast Audio you only get 256kbps and not 320kbps....
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Hi all. I have a problem. Local songs do not show up. The music I uploaded from the computer does not appear on the phone Please help me. Thankss..
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Hi all. I have a problem. Local songs do not show up. The music I uploaded from the computer does not appear on the phone Please help me. Thankss..
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Hello.I'm fairly new to spotify.I've been using an iphone 5 up to now and thinking about switching to an ipod. will all my downloads load on the ipod once I log in?ThanksMike
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Hello.I'm fairly new to spotify.I've been using an iphone 5 up to now and thinking about switching to an ipod. will all my downloads load on the ipod once I log in? Thanks Mike
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i've been trying to sync my local files from my laptop to my phone, but no avail. I've already read a lot of threads regarding this issue,but eveything i do failed. 1. I've ensured that i'm connected to the same wifi2. Files downloaded could be playe...
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I have an iPhone 4, with iOS 7.1.2 that is not compatible with spotify which needs iOS 9. I have read articles on finding Spotify in Purchased in the AppStore an installing an old version. I would do this, but Spotify will not show up in my Purchased...
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