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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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Does high streaming quality take priority over low download quality?

So basically, let's say I have download quality set to low, and streaming quality to high/extreme (this being because I have a phone without a ton of space, but still prefer to listen to music on high quality). When I'm on wifi/cellular, will a downl...

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So basically, let's say I have download quality set to low, and streaming quality to high/extreme (this being because I have a phone without a ton of space, but still prefer to listen to music on hig...

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Cant listen to my local file music on iphone

I can listen to the song on my computer but not on the iphone, it doesnt appear on the spotify list on the iphone. what am i supposed to do?

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I can listen to the song on my computer but not on the iphone, it doesnt appear on the spotify list on the iphone. what am i supposed to do?

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No puedo ver mi lista de reproducción, tampoco cambiar la canción estando bloqueado😑

Realmente muy fustrante espero pronto haya una actualización, sino pronto me retiro del servicio, como clientes no recibimos la atención necesaria(hasta el momento) la aplicación es muy buena, no se puede hechas a perder por algo así. Espero respuest...

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Realmente muy fustrante espero pronto haya una actualización, sino pronto me retiro del servicio, como clientes no recibimos la atención necesaria(hasta el momento) la aplicación es muy buena, n...

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Spotify controls dissapeared (pause button, skip button, ...)

Sooo.. i have a collaborative playlist with another user in my family plan and suddenly the controlls dissapeared and now i cannot pause, skip, or view what songs are in my queue. It is really annoying and it happened with only one of my playlist. He...

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Sooo.. i have a collaborative playlist with another user in my family plan and suddenly the controlls dissapeared and now i cannot pause, skip, or view what songs are in my queue. It is rea...

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I cannot skip songs on a certain playlist

I recently noticed that on only ONE of my playlists, I cannot pause, skip, or view what songs are in my queue. PLEASE HELP! It is quite inconvenient because when I'm trying to play music in my car and I'm trying to skip, I can't too!

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I recently noticed that on only ONE of my playlists, I cannot pause, skip, or view what songs are in my queue. PLEASE HELP! It is quite inconvenient because when I'm trying to play music in my car an...

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Solved!! Lock Screen Controls - Spotify Connect - iOS?

When I'm using Spotify Connect, there does not seem to have any lock screen controls. Is this expected? Are there any places to incorporate lock screen controls when using Spotify Connect? Thanks.

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When I'm using Spotify Connect, there does not seem to have any lock screen controls. Is this expected?   Are there any places to incorporate lock screen controls when using Spotify Connect?...

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[ABUSE] By: piopieri / Board: spotifyiOS (60080)

The songs don't play for me Link to post: (Spotify Premium - How free space from iPhone) by piopieri https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Spotify-Premium-How-free-space-from-iPhone/m-p/1353642#M60080

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I’m a premium user and I have the

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The songs don't play for me Link to post: (Spotify Premium - How free space from iPhone) by piopieri https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Spotify-Premium-How-free-space-from-iPho...

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Can't control my spotify from locked screen

After I updated my iPhone to the newest iOS, i can't control spotify from locked screen and when it is connected to a bluetooth device i can't change song or control the volume without spotify stops???cant you help me

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After I updated my iPhone to the newest iOS, i can't control spotify from locked screen and when it is connected to a bluetooth device i can't change song or control the volume without spotify stops?...

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Genius Lyrics is broken - it keeps flipping to Behind the Lyrics

The Genius Lyrics feature is unusable. After opening the lyrics there it flips between showing song lyrics and a page showing "behind the lyrics".There is no obvious way to stop this auto flipping.It makes the lyrics impossible to follow along. Somet...

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The Genius Lyrics feature is unusable. After opening the lyrics there it flips between showing song lyrics and a page showing "behind the lyrics". There is no obvious way to stop this auto flippin...

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Some songs won't play, but only through my iPad

I have a fairly large playlist, and some songs won't play. I left it alone for a while, but now for some reason I'm able to play those songs, but not others which I'd previously been able to play. They will still be pulled up, but Spotify won't skip ...

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I have a fairly large playlist, and some songs won't play. I left it alone for a while, but now for some reason I'm able to play those songs, but not others which I'd previously been able to play. Th...

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Solved!! Spotify App will not play when i close the screen. Spotify App will not play when i leave the app

Whats going on here? I used to do these two things all the time! Why can i no longer listen to music when the app closes/screen turns off? If i cant fix this i am considering cancelling my account. Any advice out there?

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Whats going on here? I used to do these two things all the time! Why can i no longer listen to music when the app closes/screen turns off? If i cant fix this i am considering cancelling my account. A...

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How to make sure strong app store ranking for iOS apps?

It is really important for any app provider to attain better mobile app store ranking where optimizing the several aspects of any given mobile app matters a lot. From addressing a number of app store requirements up to promoting apps over the social ...

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It is really important for any app provider to attain better mobile app store ranking where optimizing the several aspects of any given mobile app matters a lot. From addressing a number of app store...

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Skipping and Jumping. Impossible to listen to music.

When ever I try and use Spotify and there is the slightest bit of movement the songs pause, skip and Siri opens. It also sometimes happens when the phone is on a flat surface completely still. I reduced the number of playlists and have tried reinstal...

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When ever I try and use Spotify and there is the slightest bit of movement the songs pause, skip and Siri opens. It also sometimes happens when the phone is on a flat surface completely still. I redu...

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Recent update causing problem with bluetooth

I updated the Spotify app on iOS to version 8.4.24 on Oct 24th and ever since then the bluetooth connection is flaky. I connect up to car stereo via bluetooth and every song cuts out for a second or 2 randomly throughout each track. I've tried the fo...

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I updated the Spotify app on iOS to version 8.4.24 on Oct 24th and ever since then the bluetooth connection is flaky. I connect up to car stereo via bluetooth and every song cuts out for a ...

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Can't remove downloaded playlist

When I try to remove a downloaded playlist by unchecking the green toggle thing, it looks as though it's done but my storage hasn't changed so clearly those songs are still being stored somewhere and I need to get rid of storage space.... can you hel...

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When I try to remove a downloaded playlist by unchecking the green toggle thing, it looks as though it's done but my storage hasn't changed so clearly those songs are still being stored somewhere and...

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Lockscreen on iOS 11.0.3

I recently updated to iOS 11.0.3 and now my spotify won’t show up on the lockscreen, yet my apple music does. Is anyone else experiencing this? Does Apple/Spotify know about this issue?

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I recently updated to iOS 11.0.3 and now my spotify won’t show up on the lockscreen, yet my apple music does.   Is anyone else experiencing this? Does Apple/Spotify know about this issue?

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payment problems

I have been taken 9,90 € by spotify but no account has been activated on the account

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I have been taken 9,90 € by spotify but no account has been activated on the account

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Previously synced local files won’t sync to new iPhone 8. All files present in same folder on Mac.

Yeah so I had a bunch of local files synced to my old iPhone 6 and I synced them by dragging them from local files on my Mac desktop to playlists in the desktop version of Spotify. But the playlists on my new iPhone 8 do not even display those tracks...

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Yeah so I had a bunch of local files synced to my old iPhone 6 and I synced them by dragging them from local files on my Mac desktop to playlists in the desktop version of Spotify. But the playlists ...

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Spotify stops audio 20 seconds into song

Whether I am playing a downloaded song or streaming- the FIRST song I play, about 20 seconds into the track, the audio cuts out from my speakers. I have tested it on my native iPhone 7+ speakers, my wired EarPods, my AirPods, 3 different Bluetooth co...

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Whether I am playing a downloaded song or streaming- the FIRST song I play, about 20 seconds into the track, the audio cuts out from my speakers. I have tested it on my native iPhone 7+ speakers, my ...

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I cant donwload spotify in my iphone, it does not load what should I do

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I cant donwload spotify in my iphone, it does not load what should I do

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