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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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I can't play downloaded songs on iPhone (greyed out)

I am trying to play songs from local files on my desktop to my iPhone but I keep getting a message saying that I have to download it to my playlist and make it available offline. I've tried everything and it is still not working. Please Help!!!!!

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I am trying to play songs from local files on my desktop to my iPhone but I keep getting a message saying that I have to download it to my playlist and make it available offline. I've tried everythin...

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Can you please fix the shuffle feature?

The shuffle feature has been giving me issues for a few weeks now. I try to shuffle a playlist with over 1000 songs and it just shuffles the 25 or so most recently added songs. It would be nice if this went back to a traditional shuffle which randoml...

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The shuffle feature has been giving me issues for a few weeks now. I try to shuffle a playlist with over 1000 songs and it just shuffles the 25 or so most recently added songs. It would be nice if th...

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confused

It would be REALLY great to be able to sync downloaded music with Spotify.... A few of my favorite songs aren’t available on Spotify, which is ok, but I would buy them if I could add them to a playlist on Spotify. I wish all artists allowed their wor...

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It would be REALLY great to be able to sync downloaded music with Spotify.... A few of my favorite songs aren’t available on Spotify, which is ok, but I would buy them if I could add them to a playli...

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Adding Track to Playlist

I'm running the Spotify app on my iPad, iOS 10.3.3, the latest version. I've noticed, starting a few Spotify app iterations ago, that with some regularity when I go to add a track to a playlist from a radio station or playlist (Now Hear This, Today's...

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I'm running the Spotify app on my iPad, iOS 10.3.3, the latest version. I've noticed, starting a few Spotify app iterations ago, that with some regularity when I go to add a track to a playlist ...

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No aparece lo que escucho

Cuando me encuentro reproduciendo una canción no me aparece nada abajo, ni con la pantalla bloqueada, es como si no estuviese reproduciendo nada, ni siquiera puedo cambiar lo que estoy escuchando.

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Cuando me encuentro reproduciendo una canción no me aparece nada abajo, ni con la pantalla bloqueada, es como si no estuviese reproduciendo nada, ni siquiera puedo cambiar lo que estoy escuchando.&nb...

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playlist

I just got spotify premium and made a playlist and downloaded it so I could listen to it offline. I started playing my list and the first song played fine but then when it was done the next song was on another playlist instead of on my playlist that ...

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I just got spotify premium and made a playlist and downloaded it so I could listen to it offline.  I started playing my list and the first song played fine but then when it was done the next son...

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Cant search for music on IOS APP

Whenever i try and search for any music that isn't online, or even click on a playlist or browse or radio, i get the message: "An error occured"

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Whenever i try and search for any music that isn't online, or even click on a playlist or browse or radio, i get the message: "An error occured"

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IOS 11 Bugs

Ever since I've updated to IOS 11 I've had various bugs that have been very very frustrating to deal with:1. When a notification (that slides into view from the top) from another app shows up, spotify pauses itself. After spotify pauses itself follow...

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Ever since I've updated to IOS 11 I've had various bugs that have been very very frustrating to deal with: 1. When a notification (that slides into view from the top) from another app shows up, spot...

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Playback issues after getting a call on iOS 11.2

I have noticed recently that when I receive a phone call or watch a video and then try returning back to spotify, the app would state the music is playing however no sound until I force a quit on the Spotify App. It's quite annoying, anyone else expe...

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I have noticed recently that when I receive a phone call or watch a video and then try returning back to spotify, the app would state the music is playing however no sound until I force a quit on the...

iamtito

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Automatic change of playlist

My app automatically changes the playlist... how can I avoid it??

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My app automatically changes the playlist... how can I avoid it??

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Spotify Premium sound quality issues - 320 kbps "equivalent" not equivalent to 320 kbps at all

Hi, I use spotify premium, set to "extreme" quality (always have). So far I have used it to stream music to my AirPlay speakers for background music listening. Everything was fine and I did not detect problems with quality (would be difficult with Ai...

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Hi,   I use spotify premium, set to "extreme" quality (always have). So far I have used it to stream music to my AirPlay speakers for background music listening. Everything was fine and I di...

jaden425

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Superuser Contribution iOS 8 Support Announcement

Hey everyone, the Spotify Community team here. This week we're announcing that we will no longer support iOS 8 as a platform. The new version of Spotify on iOS (8.4.27) is the first iOS9+ release for Spotify. We always take deprecating platform versi...

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Hey everyone, the Spotify Community team here.   This week we're announcing that we will no longer support iOS 8 as a platform.  The new version of Spotify on iOS (8.4.27) is the firs...

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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Discover] Restore Touch Preview on iOS App

Hello @ all, i downloaded a few tracks on my iphone. Now i´m trying to delete them permently. The only way i find is to switch of the "download" button but that won´t finally delete the track from my device.What can i do, exept delete the app complet...

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Hello @ all,   i downloaded a few tracks on my iphone. Now i´m trying to delete them permently. The only way i find is to switch of the "download" button but that won´t finally delete the trac...

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Superuser Contribution Favoriting on Daily Mix

From the time between last year and this year my music taste has drastically changed and today I deleted most of the songs in my library. When I used to like my old music I would favorite things on the daily mix so I was wondering if my daily mixes w...

Newbie

From the time between last year and this year my music taste has drastically changed and today I deleted most of the songs in my library. When I used to like my old music I would favorite things on t...

Jack

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Superuser Contribution App Extremely Slow to Load Offline Songs

I Have premium, and have about 1000 songs downloaded for offline use. I haven't added a large number of songs recently, but whenever i go to "Your Library > Songs", I get the spinning green circle for upwards of a minute before I can view my songs. I...

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I Have premium, and have about 1000 songs downloaded for offline use. I haven't added a large number of songs recently, but whenever i go to "Your Library > Songs", I get the spinning green circle...

Jack

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Song Unavailable (You can still start radio based on this artist)

Some songs saved in my phone suddenly became unavailable and you can see that the title has been grayed out. If you tap it, it tells you that it is unavailable but you can still start the radio. This has also happened on my computer. I've also notice...

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Some songs saved in my phone suddenly became unavailable and you can see that the title has been grayed out. If you tap it, it tells you that it is unavailable but you can still start the radio. This...

EissSyarif

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Honda HandsFreeLink NEXT/PREVIOUS buttons not working iOS 11.1.1

Ever since the iOS 11 update, I can no longer change the tracks on the streering wheel by using the NEXT/PREVIOUS buttons. I have an iPhone 7. Anyone else having the same issue/

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Ever since the iOS 11 update, I can no longer change the tracks on the streering wheel by using the NEXT/PREVIOUS buttons. I have an iPhone 7. Anyone else having the same issue/

avi8or

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Inbjudan premium familj

Jag har skickat inbjudan till premium familj men en familjemedlemmarna får inte inbjudan i sin mail. Hur ska jag göra?

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Jag har skickat inbjudan till premium familj men en familjemedlemmarna får inte inbjudan i sin mail. Hur ska jag göra?

MakeMyDay

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Superuser Contribution Premium on Macbook but free account Iphone

I have premium (family account) and it works on both my Iphone and Macbook. I tried adding 2 of my family members and it works on their laptop but it says they have a free account on their iphone. We tried deleting the app on their phone and sending ...

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I have premium (family account) and it works on both my Iphone and Macbook. I tried adding 2 of my family members and it works on their laptop but it says they have a free account on their iphone. We...

cheunce

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