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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 ...

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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Superuser Contribution Horribly slow download times…

Available Device Storage82gbSongs Downloaded~2,000PlanPremium DuoCountry USADevice(iPhone8)Operating System(iOS 16.3.1) My Question or IssueYes, seems downloads on my phone have come to what could be called an abrupt stop. It takes approximately 12 m...

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Available Device Storage 82gb Songs Downloaded ~2,000 Plan Premium Duo Country USA Device (iPhone8) Operating System (iOS 16.3.1)   My Question or Issue Yes, seems downloads on my p...

TanyaTLM

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Albums (and therefore music) have disappeared from my Spotify

PlanPremiumCountryTurkey Device(iPhone 12 Pro, PC…) Operating System(iOS , Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueI have a problem on my Spotify, I have a Family formula and I see that on my Spotify (only mine) some artists' albums do not...

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Plan Premium Country Turkey  Device (iPhone 12 Pro, PC…)  Operating System (iOS , Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue I have a problem on my Spotify, I...

Billy-J

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Artists not showing up on following count

PlanFreeCountryCanada My Question or IssueI have just downloaded Spotify and made a new account but I’ve noticed that my followed artists don’t show up in my following count on my profile, only the friends I am following show up in the number. This a...

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Plan Free Country Canada     My Question or Issue I have just downloaded Spotify and made a new account but I’ve noticed that my followed artists don’t show up in my following count ...

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Superuser Contribution Search is broken on iOS ver 8.8.58

Search is currently broken on iOS only auto searches the first few chars and doesn’t search when you hit search after you finish writing out what you want to search for PlanDuo CountryUSA DeviceiPhone 14 pro maxOperating Systemios 16.6app version: 8....

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Search is currently broken on iOS only auto searches the first few chars and doesn’t search when you hit search after you finish writing out what you want to search for   Plan Duo  Coun...

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Superuser Contribution Recently Played Deleted

PlanPremium DeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 16.6 My Question or IssueThe Recently Played category was deleted from my home page from what seems to be a new update. This was a very useful feature for me and now its just gone which a pretty big anno...

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Plan Premium   Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 16.6   My Question or Issue The Recently Played category was deleted from my home page from what seems to be a new update. This...

toulon99

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Superuser Contribution Where can I get a list of ALL Siri Commands available on Spotify?

Where can I get a list of ALL Siri Commands available on Spotify? - The help FAQ lists a few and then says 'and more' but there is NO WHERE to find out what the 'more' is...

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Where can I get a list of ALL Siri Commands available on Spotify? - The help FAQ lists a few and then says 'and more' but there is NO WHERE to find out what the 'more' is...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Songs added through enhance feature only show on desktop

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevicedesktopiPad mini gen 5Operating SystemThe desktop is on Windows 11 on Spotify for Windows (64 bit)1.2.16.947.gcfbaa410The iPad is on iPadOS 16.6 running Spotify version 8.8.56My Question or IssueI enhanced a playlist on des...

Music Fan

Plan Premium Country USA Device desktop iPad mini gen 5 Operating System The desktop is on Windows 11 on Spotify for Windows (64 bit) 1.2.16.947.gcfbaa410 The iPad is on iPadOS 16.6 ru...

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The Spotify App downloaded playlists for Apple Watch is full of bugs and unrealiable

I've seen numerous threads on different websites about the "something went wrong" error occurring when you attempt to use your Spotify downloaded playlists with Apple Watch.No amount of uninstalling or hard resets address the issue, as it's clearly a...

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I've seen numerous threads on different websites about the "something went wrong" error occurring when you attempt to use your Spotify downloaded playlists with Apple Watch. No amount of uninstall...

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Why i cant verify my address

I was invited to family plan but i cant verify my address

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I was invited to family plan but i cant verify my address

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Auto shuffle wont turn off even when connected to a personal computer.

I'm a Spotify free user but i'm also connected to my own personal laptop via the same account. I used to be able to turn shuffle off on my iPhone (since i'm connected to my laptop) but now its not letting me do that. And its getting quite annoying co...

Newbie

I'm a Spotify free user but i'm also connected to my own personal laptop via the same account. I used to be able to turn shuffle off on my iPhone (since i'm connected to my laptop) but now its not le...

willam45

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Superuser Contribution Local files not appearing on spotify

I've done every step but no matter what I do I can't get the local files folder to appear in my library.

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I've done every step but no matter what I do I can't get the local files folder to appear in my library.

muppet1

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Superuser Contribution Why Spotify app not downloading in iPhone?

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueHello, Canda Feedback SurveyWhen I am trying to download the Spotify app, it's not clickable....

Newbie

Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue Hello,&...

Alex

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Superuser Contribution Podcast progress lost when switching devices

Recently, I have been facing an issue with podcast progress when switching between devices. I use Spotify on my desktop, iPhone, and Google Home interchangeably depending on my location.Lately, I've noticed that the podcast progress frequently resets...

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Recently, I have been facing an issue with podcast progress when switching between devices. I use Spotify on my desktop, iPhone, and Google Home interchangeably depending on my location. Lately, I'v...

big_malk

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Superuser Contribution Spotify won't redownload iPhone 11

Recently this afternoon I was having the issue of not being able to listen to any of my downloaded music when i went offline, i tried everything from restarting my phone, logging out and back in twice so my last try was deleting the app from my phone...

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Recently this afternoon I was having the issue of not being able to listen to any of my downloaded music when i went offline, i tried everything from restarting my phone, logging out and back in twic...

Billy-J

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Superuser Contribution App completely crashes mid song

I will play music, then the app crashes and it is like I never opened it. The song that was playing will be at the beginning paused, and after 5 min the app crashes again I have an iPhone 12 I think it is

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I will play music, then the app crashes and it is like I never opened it. The song that was playing will be at the beginning paused, and after 5 min the app crashes again    I have an iPh...

willam45

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Superuser Contribution Album not playing/grayed out

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhone 12Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or IssueAll other albums & songs are working aside from one album where the songs are gray. The same album is working for other users though.

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  Plan Premium Country US Device (iPhone 12 Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue All other albums & songs are working aside fr...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Playlist description encoding error on app home page

PlanPremiumDeviceiPhone SE 2020Operating SystemiOS 16.6 My IssueI have encountered an encoding issue with playlist descriptions. On the home page of the app, any apostrophes in a playlist's description have been replaced with '.

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Plan Premium Device iPhone SE 2020 Operating System iOS 16.6   My Issue I have encountered an encoding issue with playlist descriptions. On the home page of the app, any apostrophes in a...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Smart Shuffle Problem

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceiPhone 12 Pro MaxOperating System(iOS 16.6 (latest) My Question or IssueI have a big playlist of 11h30m. And everytime I wanna listen to it on shuffle. It automatically enables the smart shuffle feauture. And when I...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device iPhone 12 Pro Max Operating System (iOS 16.6 (latest)   My Question or Issue I have a big playlist of 11h30m. And everytime I wanna listen to it...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Not all downloaded songs will play

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

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  

OscarDC

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution add queue missing

PlanFree Device(iPhone XR) My Question or Issue the add to queue option is missing on my iphone but on my ipad it’s there? i use the same account for both devices and it’s been like this since i had the app. I tried reinstalling/updating, changing se...

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  Plan Free   Device (iPhone XR)   My Question or Issue   the add to queue option is missing on my iphone but on my ipad it’s there? i use the same account for both devic...

lkrishnakumar

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