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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

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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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Superuser Contribution Car Play problem

be for us to try and help.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue Has anyone else had a problem using Spotify in your car via an iPh...

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be for us to try and help. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   M...

Dian

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Error when I want to share lyrics

When I want to share lyrics, they are separated and the complete lyrics cannot be seen, and it is aesthetically ugly.My Spotify is up to date. PlanPremiumCountryArgentinaDeviceSamsung A31Operating SystemAndroid My Question or IssueGap in lyrics.

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When I want to share lyrics, they are separated and the complete lyrics cannot be seen, and it is aesthetically ugly. My Spotify is up to date.   Plan Premium Country Argentina Device Sa...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution Frequent Freezing & Crashing

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 15.7.7 My Question or IssueWhen I am listening to music and try to skip songs, the app will continue playing the previous song while displaying the next song before ultimately freezing....

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Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 15.7.7   My Question or Issue When I am listening to music and try to skip songs, the app will continue playing ...

MihailY

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Add views and timestamp on iPad

I found having the timestamp and views was very convenient - one can only see the amount of views/listens on the top 5 songs of the artist’s profile.

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I found having the timestamp and views was very convenient - one can only see the amount of views/listens on the top 5 songs of the artist’s profile.

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Superuser Contribution How to stop my speakers from falling asleep and stop playing music.

My three echo speakers fall asleep ( stop playing music) every hour or so. I then have to log into the app and wake them back up and then they will play again.

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My three echo speakers fall asleep ( stop playing music) every hour or so. I then have to log into the app and wake them back up and then they will play again.

Joan

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i can't download my liked songs to listen without wifi

i had some trouble with my payment method and already changed cards, but i lost all of my downloaded songs to listen without wifi and now that i'm premium again, i cant download my "liked songs" like, the arrow to download all of the 1232 songs it's ...

Visitor

i had some trouble with my payment method and already changed cards, but i lost all of my downloaded songs to listen without wifi and now that i'm premium again, i cant download my "liked songs" like...

ToolboxT

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BMW Carplay - sound level of Spotify

Belgium DeviceIphone Hi All,Does anybody have the same experience with BMW & CarPlay. I have a BMW X2 from 2 years ago. And the Spotify via Carplay works fine, but the volume is very very low. The normal sound level is already nice & clear and high o...

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Belgium  Device Iphone      Hi All, Does anybody have the same experience with BMW & CarPlay. I have a BMW X2 from 2 years ago. And the Spotify via Carplay works fine, b...

gd11_be

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The Smart Shuffle dialog obscures the shuffle button, and is both long-lived /and/ undismissible.

PlanPremiumCountryUSDeviceiPhone 14 ProOperating SystemiOS 16 My Question or IssueIn my queue view, the Smart Shuffle dialog that "helpfully" informs me that recommended songs have been added to my queue completely covers up the shuffle button. It wo...

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Plan Premium Country US Device iPhone 14 Pro Operating System iOS 16   My Question or Issue In my queue view, the Smart Shuffle dialog that "helpfully" informs me that recommended song...

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Offline Download

Spotify App Version8.8.52.521Operating SystemiOS 16.5. (c)Issuewhen downloading song to save offline; counter of number of songs left gets stuck and does not advance even though more songs seem to download

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Spotify App Version 8.8.52.521 Operating System iOS 16.5. (c) Issue when downloading song to save offline; counter of number of songs left gets stuck and does not advance even though more songs ...

rtpacis

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Downloading a plalist on my phone skippes songs from local files

PlanPremiumCountrySwedenDeviceiPhone SE 2020Operating SystemiOS 16.5.1 My Question or IssueI have made a playlist with songs from local files on my computer. When trying to download the playlist on my phone all of the songs from local files are skipp...

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Plan Premium Country Sweden Device iPhone SE 2020 Operating System iOS 16.5.1   My Question or Issue I have made a playlist with songs from local files on my computer. When trying to d...

Wuffles__

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Shuffle button doesn't work (again)

PlanPremiumCountryUnited States DeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 16.4 My Question or IssueJust installed the app update from 5 days ago and I am once again unable to turn on shuffle. The issue was resolved in the update previous to this one but it's...

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Plan Premium Country United States  Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 16.4   My Question or Issue Just installed the app update from 5 days ago and I am once again unable to tu...

MateusM

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle mode turns off by itself when playing another song

I would play a song, then turn on shuffle mode. Skipping a song/songs doesn't cancel shuffle mode, but manually picking another song does. PlanPremium Device(iPhone XR)

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 I would play a song, then turn on shuffle mode. Skipping a song/songs doesn't cancel shuffle mode, but manually picking another song does.   Plan Premium   Device (iPhone XR) &...

EmmettX36

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Superuser Contribution Download counter is frozen

I've got an iPhone 11 Pro, have a premium account, based in the Czech Republic, running the latest version of Spotify available from the App Store. I had been noticing an glitch where the connection between my airpods and Spotify would stop and drop ...

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I've got an iPhone 11 Pro, have a premium account, based in the Czech Republic, running the latest version of Spotify available from the App Store.   I had been noticing an glitch where the co...

jacklikge

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Superuser Contribution Can’t no longer hide followers/following on public profile?

PlanPremiumCountrySweden DeviceIphone 14 proOperating System(iOS 16.5.1Version8.8.52.521Yesterday i noticed that i no longer can choose to hide my followers/following on my public profile. That option has suddenly disappeared from “Privacy & Social”....

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Plan Premium Country Sweden   Device Iphone 14 pro Operating System (iOS 16.5.1 Version 8.8.52.521 Yesterday i noticed that i no longer can choose to hide my followers/following on my...

Dian

Spotify Legend

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Superuser Contribution upgraded to Premium now can't play Podcasts

Plan - PremiumCountry - USA Device - iPhone SEOperating System - iOS version 16.5.1 My Question - Just upgraded from free to premium. Music plays fine, and I can still see podcasts I regularly listen to on the home screen, but if I try to select a po...

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  Plan - Premium Country - USA   Device - iPhone SE Operating System - iOS version 16.5.1   My Question - Just upgraded from free to premium. Music plays fine, an...

Oddill21

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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Playlists] Vibration stops when editing playlist of 500 songs in iOS app

When editing a playlist in spotify iOS app version 8.8.52.521, when select the last music of the playlist and try to scroll the song to the top, a vibration starts but when doing this in a playlist that have over 500 songs, could be less too, the vib...

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When editing a playlist in spotify iOS app version 8.8.52.521, when select the last music of the playlist and try to scroll the song to the top, a vibration starts but when doing this in a playlist t...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution can't see my playlists, says I need to get premium to play in any order

Yesterday, I noticed that I couldn't see my playlists or play songs from albums in any order? Is this a new update? Because in order to play in any order, it says I need premium. It's very inconvenient and it only occurred recently. I've deleted the ...

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Yesterday, I noticed that I couldn't see my playlists or play songs from albums in any order? Is this a new update? Because in order to play in any order, it says I need premium. It's very inconvenie...

reyans428guar

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Superuser Contribution Unable to scroll through the song

I am unable to scroll through the song, I have tried to uninstall and reinstall the App what is the problem still persist. But on my iPad I am able to scroll through the song. It is connected to the same account as my phone.PlanFreeCountryIndiaDevice...

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I am unable to scroll through the song, I have tried to uninstall and reinstall the App what is the problem still persist. But on my iPad I am able to scroll through the song. It is connected to the ...

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Superuser Contribution One episode of aPodcast won’t play. It’s China Unscripted #210

I am trying to switch my podcasts from YT. I’m on IOS. So I find this episode here, and would like to play it. I click it, it says it’s playing but there is no audio, and the playback is frozen at 0:00. I can skip ahead, but it freezes on that time s...

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I am trying to switch my podcasts from YT. I’m on IOS. So I find this episode here, and would like to play it. I click it, it says it’s playing but there is no audio, and the playback is frozen at 0:...

Bish26

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Superuser Contribution Stuck on Downgrade button and can’t logout

I accidentally logged in with an old account and got the message “your last payment didn’t go through …”. I am not able to dismiss this notification, nor am I able to log out of the app so that I can log back in with the correct account, which has a ...

Visitor

I accidentally logged in with an old account and got the message “your last payment didn’t go through …”. I am not able to dismiss this notification, nor am I able to log out of the app so that I can...

Yordan

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