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Solved!! Spotify randomly stops music

Hi! So I just recently started having this problem. I use an iOS device with a free plan and I was listening to music when after a few songs, the music would stop and I would need to go back in to Spotify and restart my playlist. I tried deleting the...

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Solved!! Audio Glitching / Stuttering / Popping

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 13 Pro Max)Operating System(iOS 18.1.1) My Question or IssueI have a strange issue with my Spotify where it skips when connected via Bluetooth and my iPhone. The audio will glitch and stutter. It becomes e...

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iOS Troubleshooting Guide

We've gathered general troubleshooting steps for iOS devices in this guide. These are known to solve a variety of issues. Common issues: Spotify not playing Can’t hear any sound Spotify is offline Basic troubleshooting: Restart both the Spotify app a...

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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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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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app not working

I recently started listening to podcast so I’m was listening to what really happend after that when ever I listen to andi the music and lock the phone it doesn’t show up in the lock screen the one which show in the lock screen is always what really h...

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I recently started listening to podcast so I’m was listening to what really happend after that when ever I listen to andi the music and lock the phone it doesn’t show up in the lock screen the one wh...

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iOS 11 Control Centre Bug *Annoying*

Hi, I’m having an issue where randomly Spotify will ‘lose’ music control prioritisation on control centre. The only fix to this is to reboot and this temporarily resolves the issue. Please find below a video of the issue, baring in mind the screen re...

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Hi,   I’m having an issue where randomly Spotify will ‘lose’ music control prioritisation on control centre. The only fix to this is to reboot and this temporarily resolves the issue. Please f...

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Solved!! Spotify app won't install on my iPhone 5s after I deleted to make space on my phone

Hi I've done this a couple times, delete apps on my phone to make space but this is the first time I'm seeing this. I have the 8.1.3 software update on the iPhone 5s. I tried downloading it and it's just stuck on the white part where it looks like th...

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Hi I've done this a couple times, delete apps on my phone to make space but this is the first time I'm seeing this. I have the 8.1.3 software update on the iPhone 5s. I tried downloading it and it's ...

Ron2014

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Can't get songs from iTunes to Spotify on my iPhone

Okay, so I am trying to make a playlist for my Dad's birthday party. There are 3 songs that are not available on Spotify. I bought them on iTunes, and transferred them from my iTunes library to my Spotify playlist on my desktop. I made the Spotify pl...

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Okay, so I am trying to make a playlist for my Dad's birthday party. There are 3 songs that are not available on Spotify. I bought them on iTunes, and transferred them from my iTunes library to ...

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Clear Recently Played on iPhone/iPad

Hi! Is there a way to efficiently clear the Recently Played list on iPhone and iPad? Deleting things one by one takes forever. If this option isn't yet available, I bet quite a few Spotifyers would appreciate it being added asap.

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Hi! Is there a way to efficiently clear the Recently Played list on iPhone and iPad? Deleting things one by one takes forever. If this option isn't yet available, I bet quite a few Spotifyers would a...

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Same iPhone is syncing multiple times for offline playback

So occasionally I will be forced to log back in to Spotify and it will begin to redownload all of my offline songs. Besides being annoying for lots of reasons I believe that it is taking up more space than it should on my phone and using data which i...

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So occasionally I will be forced to log back in to Spotify and it will begin to redownload all of my offline songs. Besides being annoying for lots of reasons I believe that it is taking up more spac...

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Blue tooth in car doesn’t start

In both a bmw and a Jeep Spotify will not play through the system even though it shows connected on the iPhone X. Need to launch pandora first and then play Spotify to play music through the system.

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In both a bmw and a Jeep Spotify will not play through the system even though it shows connected on the iPhone X. Need to launch pandora first and then play Spotify to play music through the system.&...

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Solved!! Up next mode

I recently created a playlist. Now every time I play a song from anywhere on my library there is a random song that comes on after from a up next file that I don't know where this even came from. How do I disable this mode? There's also a little icon...

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I recently created a playlist. Now every time I play a song from anywhere on my library there is a random song that comes on after from a up next file that I don't know where this even came from. How...

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iPhone X Overlapping Header Layout Bug

Header text overlaps search results.To reproduce:Navigate to any artist page with lots of single tracksTap "See All Singles"Swipe upObserve the overlap of header text and resultsAlso happens with albums, compilations, and playlists. IMG_B941B5D74F69-...

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Header text overlaps search results. To reproduce: Navigate to any artist page with lots of single tracks Tap "See All Singles" Swipe up Observe the overlap of header text and results Al...

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Shuffling Playlist Plays Only one artist

I have a playlist with about 3800 songs, but when I shuffle it only plays one artist. I've been trying to shuffle it for a few days now and have given up trying to use this playlist.

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I have a playlist with about 3800 songs, but when I shuffle it only plays one artist. I've been trying to shuffle it for a few days now and have given up trying to use this playlist. 

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Solved!! Way to search through all downloaded content ?

I'm using 8.4.28 of Spotify. I want to be able to search through my whole library of downloaded songs (including songs from Playlists I've downloaded). When I go to Library -> Songs I can only search for some of the songs I've downloaded.For example ...

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I'm using 8.4.28 of Spotify. I want to be able to search through my whole library of downloaded songs (including songs from Playlists I've downloaded). When I go to Library -> Songs I can only sea...

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Songs in Spotify playlists appear overlapped/incorrect for 2 weeks

In a recent update the playlist view of songs started to appear overlapped. This does not happen in the “songs” view, artists view, album view - only the playlists view. I have ios 11.2 (latest upgrade) on an iphone 8. See attachment

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In a recent update the playlist view of songs started to appear overlapped. This does not happen in the “songs” view, artists view, album view - only the playlists view.    I have ios 11....

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Downloaded songs in playlist do not appear under Artists section when offline?

I've created a playlist with lots of albums in it of artists that I like to listen to. When I'm offline mode, after going to the Your Library -> Artists section and clicking on an artist that has an album I added to the playlist, none of their songs ...

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I've created a playlist with lots of albums in it of artists that I like to listen to. When I'm offline mode, after going to the Your Library -> Artists section and clicking on an artist that has ...

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Unable to link Spotify account to Bose Soundtouch

Hello,Since the recent Bose SoundTouch update with IOS device, I am unable to llink Spotify Has anyone encountered this issue?

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Hello, Since the recent Bose SoundTouch update with IOS device, I am  unable to llink Spotify  Has anyone encountered this issue?

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Local files organization

On Apple Music and Google Play Music if you store a local file in your playlist it still organizes it along with the rest of the artists and songs you have saved in your collection, artwork and all. its about time Spotify had this same feature, so yo...

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On Apple Music and Google Play Music if you store a local file in your playlist it still organizes it along with the rest of the artists and songs you have saved in your collection, artwork and all. ...

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have to redownload playlists

I have to keep redownloading all my playlists for offline use, this happens across multiple platforms, apple macbook., iphone & Android Samsung Galaxy S7 I make sure everything is avaialble offline and download at home, but then once I'm on a play in...

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I have to keep redownloading all my playlists for offline use, this happens across multiple platforms, apple macbook., iphone & Android Samsung Galaxy S7   I make sure everything is avaial...

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turning off shuffle play

If I download an album, is there a way to listen to the tracks in order without shuffling?

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If I download an album, is there a way to listen to the tracks in order without shuffling?

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Solved!! Unable to skip songs?

I have a basic Spotify account, and both on my Android and PC desktop app, I have ads every couple of songs or the 30 minutes ad-free with the video, but I'm always able to skip as many songs as I'd like and/or select which song to play from my songs...

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I have a basic Spotify account, and both on my Android and PC desktop app, I have ads every couple of songs or the 30 minutes ad-free with the video, but I'm always able to skip as many songs as I'd ...

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Solved!! Creating playlist for holiday event--1st time use?

Object: Create a list of tunes ~3-4 hours time to be played 'unattented' at a nonprofit, holiday event. I first downloaded the iOS app (iPad). Then downloaded the Windows desktop app for organizational flexibility. On the desktop I currently have a p...

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Object: Create a list of tunes ~3-4 hours time to be played 'unattented' at a nonprofit, holiday event.   I first downloaded the iOS app (iPad). Then downloaded the Windows desktop app for org...

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