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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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My playlist doesn't play my songs

Once I got the premium my playlist only allow me to play one or two songs online and offline I don't know how to fix it

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Once I got the premium my playlist only allow me to play one or two songs online and offline I don't know how to fix it

jason34q

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What's New on iOS not updating and freezing time to time

PlanPremiumCountryIrelandDeviceiPhone 15 PlusOperating SystemiOS 17.5.1 My Question or IssueThe iOS app is really not working properly at all. What's New does not load correctly and when I click on a podcast it takes a long time to load and sometime ...

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Plan Premium Country Ireland Device iPhone 15 Plus Operating System iOS 17.5.1   My Question or Issue The iOS app is really not working properly at all. What's New does not load correc...

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Superuser Contribution Cover art for local files in iphone

I have a song that i imported to spotify and i didn't like the fact that there was no cover art for it so i added a cover art using media player, it worked on my laptop's spotify but it didn't work on my iphone's spotify

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I have a song that i imported to spotify and i didn't like the fact that there was no cover art for it so i added a cover art using media player, it worked on my laptop's spotify but it didn't work o...

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Superuser Contribution ‘Add to Playlist’ option no longer an option on the app (IOS)

When I clicked the three dots on the corner of a song to Add to Playlist, the option no longer exists. I first noticed this 2-3 weeks ago. I checked for updates. To troubleshoot, I logged out, delete the entire app, downloaded the app, logged in and ...

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When I clicked the three dots on the corner of a song to Add to Playlist, the option no longer exists. I first noticed this 2-3 weeks ago. I checked for updates. To troubleshoot, I logged out, delete...

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Superuser Contribution Facebook Log In Error

PlanFamilyCountryUKDeviceiPhone 14Operating SystemiOS My Question or IssueMy desktop Spotify connects fine using my facebook account. My iOS app keeps giving me my daughter's facebook to log in, and not my own. I've been into my daughter's facebook a...

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Plan Family Country UK Device iPhone 14 Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue My desktop  Spotify connects fine using my facebook account.   My iOS app keeps giving m...

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Superuser Contribution I close the app, re-open app does not continue to play the most recent music/podcast

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 15 Pro)Operating System(iOS 17.5) My Question or IssueWhenever I close the app, upon re-opening it, the "playing" bar on the bottom is empty. I have to restart my playlist or podcast. Thought deleting the app and re...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 15 Pro) Operating System (iOS 17.5)   My Question or Issue Whenever I close the app, upon re-opening it, the "playing" bar on the bottom is empt...

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Superuser Contribution Incorrect width of headers on iPad, and unable to scroll on the side of the content.

I have an 11-inch iPad Pro from 2022. Some headers on the homepage are too narrow, regardless of whether my iPad is in portrait or landscape orientation. Inside the library, I also can’t scroll on the side of the content when in landscape orientation...

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I have an 11-inch iPad Pro from 2022. Some headers on the homepage are too narrow, regardless of whether my iPad is in portrait or landscape orientation. Inside the library, I also can’t scroll on th...

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Spotify jam doesn’t work

PlanPremiumCountryNorway DeviceiPhone 13 and iPhone 8Operating System(iOS 16.7.8 and 17.5.1) My Question or IssueWe invite eachother with sms/ iMessage, snap, airdrop, Facebook messenger but nothing works. we click the link and we get into the Spotif...

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Plan Premium Country Norway  Device iPhone 13 and iPhone 8 Operating System (iOS 16.7.8 and 17.5.1)   My Question or Issue We invite eachother with sms/ iMessage, snap, airdrop, F...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't play downloaded songs/podcasts when offline

Recently, I have been consistently unable to playback downloaded podcasts/music. All of my podcasts play fine when I'm online. However, as soon as I'm outside of Wi-Fi range, nothing can be played back. Additional context: I download all of my music/...

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Recently, I have been consistently unable to playback downloaded podcasts/music. All of my podcasts play fine when I'm online. However, as soon as I'm outside of Wi-Fi range, nothing can be played b...

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Superuser Contribution Downloaded podcast episodes won't show on apple watch

Hi Eni,Sorry to jump on this thread - i could not find how to start a new one?For the last week when i download podcasts to my apple watch, when i go to the 'downloaded' tab, it says for eg i have 4 downloaded episodes. But the individual episodes ar...

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Hi Eni, Sorry to jump on this thread - i could not find how to start a new one? For the last week when i download podcasts to my apple watch, when i go to the 'downloaded' tab, it says for eg i hav...

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Superuser Contribution Shuffle mode doesn't work in the car

PlanPremiumCountryRussiaDeviceIPhone XOperating SystemIOS 15.1Shuffle mode doesn't work in the car (Mazda CX 5 2014, bluetooth)When I press the next track button, the shuffle mode turns off and the next track in the the list turns on.I have tried: re...

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Plan Premium Country Russia Device IPhone X Operating System IOS 15.1 Shuffle mode doesn't work in the car (Mazda CX 5 2014, bluetooth) When I press the next track button, the shuffle mo...

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Superuser Contribution Playlist will play random songs not on playlist

PlanPremiumCountryUsa Device(iPhone 7 PlusOperating System(iOS 12.3.1 My Question or IssueAfter wasting 45 minutes to post this due to how long meant Spotify app is on phone and laptop. I have a playlist and when I listen to it on my phone only one s...

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Plan Premium Country Usa   Device (iPhone 7 Plus Operating System (iOS 12.3.1   My Question or Issue After wasting 45 minutes to post this due to how long meant Spotify app is on...

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Solved!! Monthly free time limit

PlanFreeCountryJapan/America DeviceiPad Pro 2017Operating SystemiOS 11 My Question or IssueHello, I live in America but for summer break I am living in Japan. I am a mobile user. About 10-15 days ago there was a notification saying that I have reache...

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Plan Free Country Japan/America   Device iPad Pro 2017 Operating System iOS 11   My Question or Issue Hello, I live in America but for summer break I am living in Japan. I am a m...

JosephAlcantsrs

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Can my album be free again?

I was listing to an album on free and it was working in order and then it stopped for some weird reason

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I was listing to an album on free and it was working in order and then it stopped for some weird reason

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Superuser Contribution My spotify apps stop playing in background but there is no option in iOS to fix this.

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceipad mini 3 and iphone 10Operating SystemiOS My Question or IssueCannot play music when my phone sleeps anymore. Or when i close the spotify application on my ipad. I do not see the ability to change this in the settings.

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Plan Premium Country USA Device ipad mini 3 and iphone 10 Operating System iOS   My Question or Issue Cannot play music when my phone sleeps anymore. Or when i close the spotify applic...

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Superuser Contribution No se me añaden canciones a la cola de reproducción

Utilizo el iphone 14 y desde hace unos días no se me añaden las canciones a la cola de reproducción. He comprobado tenerlo conectado a internet, y ni aún así.Muchas gracias

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Utilizo el iphone 14 y desde hace unos días no se me añaden las canciones a la cola de reproducción. He comprobado tenerlo conectado a internet, y ni aún así. Muchas gracias

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution Queue button takes me to last searched artist instead of the actual queue.

The queue button has not worked for some time now. When I click on it, it will only take me to the last album I viewed instead of my actual queue. Because of this, I have no way to view my current queue.

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The queue button has not worked for some time now. When I click on it, it will only take me to the last album I viewed instead of my actual queue. Because of this, I have no way to view my current qu...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution where is the tools button on the mobile app

i cant find the tools button in app and all the guides spotify have posted online are not helpful at all. they do not tell me how to get to the tools icon

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i cant find the tools button in app and all the guides spotify have posted online are not helpful at all. they do not tell me how to get to the tools icon

Mintwing

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Can’t download contents after deleting all contents on the other devices

1. delete all downloads in device A2.download any contents on device b or c3. Error says “devices which allowed to download are full”Help says, max devices which allowed to download contents are 5 devices, but it doesn’t work.How can I solve it?

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1. delete all downloads in device A 2.download any contents on device b or c 3. Error says “devices which allowed to download are full” Help says, max devices which allowed to download contents ...

Amay

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