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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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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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Rastereyes

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Glitches while listening to music

Ever since I got the ios 8 beta (from the Apple website) i’ve had 3 main problems.1. Whenever I tried to delete a song from my playlist the app would crash (song still wasn’t deleted).2. When I would go to other apps my music would stop playing all t...

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Ever since I got the ios 8 beta (from the Apple website) i’ve had 3 main problems. 1. Whenever I tried to delete a song from my playlist the app would crash (song still wasn’t deleted). 2. When I w...

adriank1410

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Multiples devices problema

Buenos díasEstoy teniendo un problema con el Spotify porque cuando escucho música me salta esta pantalla que adjunto al correo. Y le doy ha escuchar en este iPhone empieza la música pero a los segundos me salta esto otra vez, no tengo otros dispositi...

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Buenos días Estoy teniendo un problema con el Spotify porque cuando escucho música me salta esta pantalla que adjunto al correo. Y le doy ha escuchar en este iPhone empieza la música pero a los segu...

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Local Songs on PC will not appear on iphone or macbook.

I have a number of local songs that are visible and playable on my PC, however, they are not visible on my mac or iPhone. Playlists that I create with these songs in them are visible but upon entering said playlist and expecting to see the songs, it ...

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I have a number of local songs that are visible and playable on my PC, however, they are not visible on my mac or iPhone. Playlists that I create with these songs in them are visible but upon enterin...

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Syncing local playlist on iphone issue: playlist wrong song number in green progress bar changes

Tried to get some buzz words on the title, so: Im syncing a playlist from my desktop computer to my iphone (same WIFI), it has 974 songs, it says that in desktop app and in mobile app. Get in, check "Download" and everything starts going great. It ta...

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Tried to get some buzz words on the title, so:   Im syncing a playlist from my desktop computer to my iphone (same WIFI), it has 974 songs, it says that in desktop app and in mobile app. &nbs...

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Local Sync doesn't work for songs as in Spotifies Libary ignoring region availability.

Spotify was syncing about 90% of my songs from my Local Files to my phone. When I looked at the problem the songs that weren't syncing behaved like a normal file rather than a Local File. They had no local file symbol in playlists, the context menu d...

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Spotify was syncing about 90% of my songs from my Local Files to my phone. When I looked at the problem the songs that weren't syncing behaved like a normal file rather than a Local File. They had no...

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The song stops in ten seconds

I'm trying to hear this song but it stops in ten seconds. I've tried to play it on desktop, but it still stops in ten seconds.https://open.spotify.com/album/3RRnZBakcGZjTpV6dE1pZi

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I'm trying to hear this song but it stops in ten seconds. I've tried to play it on desktop, but it still stops in ten seconds. https://open.spotify.com/album/3RRnZBakcGZjTpV6dE1pZi

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Memória

Boa noite! Tenho um iPhone SE rodando o IOS mais atual e o Spotify há um bom tempo. Contudo, ultimamente o aplicativo vem consumindo uma quantidade absurda de memória, hoje estava pesando 5Gb. Desisnstalei e instalei o App novamente, porém, aos pouco...

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Boa noite!   Tenho um iPhone SE rodando o IOS mais atual e o Spotify há um bom tempo. Contudo, ultimamente o aplicativo vem consumindo uma quantidade absurda de memória, hoje estava pesando 5G...

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song stopping

so i've been listening to this band since end of may and i had no problems with it, but suddenly whenever i want to play there song it plays for ten seconds, stops but says it's still going but it's not. then i press the pause button and it goes back...

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so i've been listening to this band since end of may and i had no problems with it, but suddenly whenever i want to play there song it plays for ten seconds, stops but says it's still going but it's ...

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New phone saved songs won't download

I got a replacement phone due to dropping my last one, iPhone 6s Plus. I downloaded spotify and my saved songs aren't showing up or downloading. I went to a song I had saved and it still showed as saved but was not in my songs list. When I unsaved an...

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I got a replacement phone due to dropping my last one, iPhone 6s Plus.  I downloaded spotify and my saved songs aren't showing up or downloading.  I went to a song I had saved and it still ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I Uploaded my songs but cant see them in phone

i uploaded my songs as i said, i put them in my local files folder then to my playlist. it is looking ok on my pc but not on my iphone, i cant see the tracks on the phone any solution ?

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i uploaded my songs as i said, i put them in my local files folder then to my playlist. it is looking ok on my pc but not on my iphone, i cant see the tracks on the phone any solution ?

Dian

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Tidak bisa memutar musik

Saya tidak bisa memutar musik, awalnya kemaren bisa tpi tiba2 gak bisa

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Saya tidak bisa memutar musik, awalnya kemaren bisa tpi tiba2 gak bisa

Sealinski

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Not working properly

I updated the app and now it does not open, I deleted it and downloaded again... still the same

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I updated the app and now it does not open, I deleted it and downloaded again... still the same

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Solved!! Need to reboot Android phone to use Chromecast Audio

When I want to stream music from my Android phone (Galaxy S7 Edge with Android 7.0) to my Chromecast Audio, I often need to reboot my phone for Spotify to detect it. Anyone else has that issue? Is there a way to solve it? Thanks!

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When I want to stream music from my Android phone (Galaxy S7 Edge with Android 7.0) to my Chromecast Audio, I often need to reboot my phone for Spotify to detect it. Anyone else has that issue? Is th...

eduardourrejola

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Solved!! Sort albums by recently added

No option to sort my albums by date added on iPad but I can on PC and android, why is this function not on iOS ? thanks, grant

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No option to sort my albums by date added on iPad but I can on PC and android, why is this function not on iOS ?   thanks, grant

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Can't play music on phone

Recently, I haven't been able to play any music (even in shuffle mode) on the free version of Spotify on my iPhone (iOS 10.3.2). Whenever I click on Shuffle Play for any album or playlist, a window appears saying that this is a Premium feature. I've ...

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Recently, I haven't been able to play any music (even in shuffle mode) on the free version of Spotify on my iPhone (iOS 10.3.2). Whenever I click on Shuffle Play for any album or playlist, a win...

jym12191

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Missing songs in iPhone app vs windows app

I find and play songs using the Windows application. When I search for same song on iPhone it is not there. Most recent example is Kate Bush - Aerial. Windows has both albums (even though the second album is one big 40 minute song, rather than indivi...

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I find and play songs using the Windows application. When I search for same song on iPhone it is not there. Most recent example is Kate Bush - Aerial. Windows has both albums (even though the second ...

peabeu

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Solved!! Student's Discount

Applied for my student's discount few minutes ago. I was surprised that they already deducted the amount on my bank account but my spotify subscription says that I'm still on free.What should I do?

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Applied for my student's discount few minutes ago. I was surprised that they already deducted the amount on my bank account but my spotify subscription says that I'm still on free. What should I do?

kejt_

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Recommended music

I have Spotify. I had an android phone and a laptop I had recommended music on both. I love the feature. It's amazing. I recently got an iPhone and I can not locate the recommended feature. Please Spotify, bring recommended to iPhone. It's my favorit...

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I have Spotify. I had an android phone and a laptop I had recommended music on both. I love the feature. It's amazing. I recently got an iPhone and I can not locate the recommended feature. Please Sp...

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New Ipad App Design Interface is Horrific

I just updated my Spotify Ipad app, the new design interface is horrific. How can I go back to a previous version of the app?

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I just updated my Spotify Ipad app, the new design interface is horrific. How can I go back to a previous version of the app? 

some123

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New Update - can't swipe to add songs to Queue??

Did Spotify get rid of this feature? I used to be able to swipe songs to add them to my queue or save them. Can't do it with the new update (7/7/17)

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Did Spotify get rid of this feature? I used to be able to swipe songs to add them to my queue or save them. Can't do it with the new update (7/7/17) 😞

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