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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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Bottom bar not accessible while listening

Hello,Can someone please help me with this?While I was driving and Spotify was running, at the bottom of the screen there lies the now playing info. However, the bottom bar with the buttons: Library, Search etc is gone and I have no idea how to acces...

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Hello, Can someone please help me with this? While I was driving and Spotify was running, at the bottom of the screen there lies the now playing info. However, the bottom bar with the buttons: Libr...

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Searching my offline music only gives me some, not all

Before the iOS 11 update, I could "search" a band name in offline mode and it would give me ALL the songs I have in my playlist by that band. Now it seems it will only bring up 3-4 songs, not all of them. Sometimes I just want to listen to ONE album ...

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Before the iOS 11 update, I could "search" a band name in offline mode and it would give me ALL the songs I have in my playlist by that band. Now it seems it will only bring up 3-4 songs, not all of ...

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Spotify app using too much memory on my iPhone 5s

I have a about 60 local files on my phone that are all 3 minute songs. That's it. For some reason, Spotify was taking up 1.5 GBs on my phone. I just deleted the app and reinstalled it with the same number of songs and now it is only taking up 550 MB....

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I have a about 60 local files on my phone that are all 3 minute songs. That's it. For some reason, Spotify was taking up 1.5 GBs on my phone. I just deleted the app and reinstalled it with the same n...

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Spotify issues with continuous play & error 127

Hello All, So my problems with spotify seem to be never ending.. Not only do i have my biggest unresolved issue regarding the problem associated with "this song is not available. if you have the file on your computer you can import it" when it comes ...

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Hello All,   So my problems with spotify seem to be never ending..   Not only do i have my biggest unresolved issue regarding the problem associated with "this song is not available. if...

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Can't delete a song from my playlist

Hi all!I used to be able to delete a song right off my playlist... I would simply slide a song to the left and a red "delete" square would come out and BAM! But now I can't do it.... Why is that?!

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Hi all! I used to be able to delete a song right off my playlist... I would simply slide a song to the left and a red "delete" square would come out and BAM! But now I can't do it.... Why is that?!

tudohr

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Solved!! buttons for repeat on android app

there are two buttons With two arrows.wtf do they do?something to do with repeat.they are totally not intuitive and nothing on screen explains what they do.it's ridiculous.there's no way to try to find out what they do without a bunch of waste of tim...

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there are two buttons With two arrows. wtf do they do? something to do with repeat. they are totally not intuitive and nothing on screen explains what they do. it's ridiculous. there's no ...

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Specific Song Stops Playing at 40 seconds

Everytime I listen to the song "Come Home" by BAYNK, my song stops at 40 seconds exactly. I cant press play again to start it again. Luckily, I figured out a way to fix it but it is annoying. I have to fast forward the song to a point past 40 seconds...

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Everytime I listen to the song "Come Home" by BAYNK, my song stops at 40 seconds exactly. I cant press play again to start it again. Luckily, I figured out a way to fix it but it is annoying. I have ...

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Swipe to queue a track

Randomly the swipe to queue is not working. I dont know in what situation it is, I can not reproduce the problem, but once a while it is not working and that is really annoying since years. Are there any plans to fix this issue?

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Randomly the swipe to queue is not working. I dont know in what situation it is, I can not reproduce the problem, but once a while it is not working and that is really annoying since years.   ...

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App Not Opening on iOS 11.1

Hi there - I just downloaded the update and my app won’t open, says app needs to be updated and to contact the developer. I’ve downloaded a new version of Spotify and it hasn’t helped the issue.

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Hi there - I just downloaded the update and my app won’t open, says app needs to be updated and to contact the developer. I’ve downloaded a new version of Spotify and it hasn’t helped the issue.

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Every time I lock my iPhone 6s my Spotify starts glitching and playing like a broken record.

For some weird reason no matter what I do I can not get my phone to keep playing the music when I lock it. It starts playing like a broken record and starts making glitching static noises until it eventually just stops playing music. Spotify itself s...

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For some weird reason no matter what I do I can not get my phone to keep playing the music when I lock it. It starts playing like a broken record and starts making glitching static noises until it ev...

mattfleaydaly

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Pantalla de Inicio

Hola Spotify team, no sé qué pasó con mi teléfono pero ahora no puedo cambiar canciones con la pantalla de inicio, tampoco desde los auriculares. No sé si tiene algo que ver con la app o con el teléfono en si. Agradezco su ayuda

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Hola Spotify team, no sé qué pasó con mi teléfono pero ahora no puedo cambiar canciones con la pantalla de inicio, tampoco desde los auriculares. No sé si tiene algo que ver con la app o con el teléf...

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mdenktas

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Iphone 7 Mic issue when receiving/placing phone calls

Hello - hoping someone can help. Apple support says its a software issue.I just got an iphone 7 with the stupid headphone adapter. If i am using spotify with my apple headphones but when I try to make or receive a call the mic wont work until i unplu...

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Hello - hoping someone can help. Apple support says its a software issue. I just got an iphone 7 with the stupid headphone adapter. If i am using spotify with my apple headphones but when I try to m...

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Music stops playing when Messages is opened

I have spotify premium and an iPhone 5c. I've never had this problem before, but now when I open Messages, Spotify will automatically pause. It only does it with messages, not with any other apps. Any suggestions as to what I should do to fix this/do...

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I have spotify premium and an iPhone 5c. I've never had this problem before, but now when I open Messages, Spotify will automatically pause. It only does it with messages, not with any other apps. An...

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Error 404

Having problem while logging in, keep showing error 404 and not working ...

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Having problem while logging in, keep showing error 404 and not working ...

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Shuffle doesn't work properly

Hi guys, When I go to my library I often just shuffle all my saved songs, but recently this hasn't worked properly. It either only plays the last (±) 50 song I added most recently, or only plays songs from 2/3 artists. Quite annoying, please fix! Bes...

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Hi guys,   When I go to my library I often just shuffle all my saved songs, but recently this hasn't worked properly. It either only plays the last (±) 50 song I added most recently, or only p...

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Latest iOS update usb not working

Updated to 11.0.3Usually plug phone via usb to car stereo and sound comes from car speakersNow it will it connect and just plays thru phone even when plugged inOnly since this update has problem started

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Updated to 11.0.3 Usually plug phone via usb to car stereo and sound comes from car speakers Now it will it connect and just plays thru phone even when plugged in Only since this update has proble...

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Local file not showing up on iPhone

Hey guys, I just bought a song on iTunes ("Purchased AAC") which is not available on Spotify, which I then added to Spotify via "Local Files">"Add to Playlist">"New Playlist." I then made sure that this new playlist, containing just this one song, wa...

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Hey guys,   I just bought a song on iTunes ("Purchased AAC") which is not available on Spotify, which I then added to Spotify via "Local Files">"Add to Playlist">"New Playlist." I then m...

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Can someone help me?

Hello everyone,I feel like there's hidden ads in Spotify Premium because when I click on the top left corner of an album to takes me to the Facebook website and it says "About this Ad" and it doesn't even show an ad, it seems like it's hidden? Does a...

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Hello everyone, I feel like there's hidden ads in Spotify Premium because when I click on the top left corner of an album to takes me to the Facebook website and it says "About this Ad" and it doesn...

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