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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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Updated my Iphone.

Hello! I have updated my Iphone and now do not the app work..it is not working,contact the developer..it says on my screen...what can i do? best regardsAnders

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Hello! I have updated my Iphone and now do not the app work..it is not working,contact the developer..it says on my screen...what can i do?   best regards Anders

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Solved!! Just bought Premium, but I still have limited skips and can't choose songs freely

I just bought Spotify Premium yesterday. Today I managed to sync up two of my playlists for offline mode, but I still havea a limited amount of skips AND if I try and manually choose a song, it only plays the preview. I really hope that this is becau...

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I just bought Spotify Premium yesterday. Today I managed to sync up two of my playlists for offline mode, but I still havea a limited amount of skips AND if I try and manually choose a song, it only ...

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Re: Spotify app is frozen on iPhone. Keeps saying 'waiting'

Hi, I've tried resetting my iphone (holding lock screen and off switch), didn't work. My app says waiting and when I try to delete there is no 'x' on the app so I can't even delete it. Help would be appreciated.

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Hi,   I've tried resetting my iphone (holding lock screen and off switch), didn't work.   My app says waiting and when I try to delete there is no 'x' on the app so I can't even del...

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iOS Does Not See Devices

*** Posting again because the previous post just disappeared ***1 MacBook Air2 iPhone 7 phones. One phone can see the MacBook when Spotify is open, one cannot. This happened when we both had iPhone 6 phones recently. It's not a phone thing, it's an a...

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*** Posting again because the previous post just disappeared *** 1 MacBook Air 2 iPhone 7 phones.   One phone can see the MacBook when Spotify is open, one cannot.  This happened when w...

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Bug - Next song jumps to another playlist

Hi, I've restarted multiple times, but in any playlist, the next song won't play because it's jumping to another song from another playlist. Has anyone had this happen before? What should I do? I have premium. Thanks,Emily

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Hi,   I've restarted multiple times, but in any playlist, the next song won't play because it's jumping to another song from another playlist. Has anyone had this happen before? What should I ...

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Cannot connect to Chromcast with newest version of Spotify

I cannot find the chromecast with the newest version of Spotify. I have never had any problems with this before. Spotify version 8.4.18, iOS 10.3.3Is this a known problem?Best regards,Stefan

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I cannot find the chromecast with the newest version of Spotify. I have never had any problems with this before. Spotify version 8.4.18, iOS 10.3.3 Is this a known problem? Best regards, St...

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Wifi Speaker

When I log off Spotify music pauses on my Polk Omni s2. I can push the play button on the speaker and music continues where I left off when I logged off. Have the speaker also linked with an echo dot. This prevents the echo dot from working. Only sol...

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When I log off Spotify music pauses on my Polk Omni s2.  I can push the play button on the speaker and music continues where I left off when I logged off.  Have the speaker also linked with...

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Feedback from a long-time unhappy customer

I have to say, whilst being a premium user for the last 5 years has left me feeling very satisfied with the app, I’ve recently realised how little attention the iOS version of Spotify gets. Issue #1 - Landscape support. This is a feature that people ...

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I have to say, whilst being a premium user for the last 5 years has left me feeling very satisfied with the app, I’ve recently realised how little attention the iOS version of Spotify gets.   ...

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Superuser Contribution Lost downloads (not the 1st time)

Hello, it's not the first time that I lost all downloads in my iPhone app. Actually I downloaded nearly 2.000 tracks. 2 weeks later, when I opened the spotify app there were no one album and track offline on my iPhone. Now I've to initiate the downlo...

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Hello,   it's not the first time that I lost all downloads in my iPhone app. Actually I downloaded nearly 2.000 tracks. 2 weeks later, when I opened the spotify app there were no one albu...

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Won't let me save music even though storage isn't full

I've had a Spotify Premium for about a year now and haven't had any problems, but within the last few weeks I have been unable to download or even save music and artists to my account. I've tried undownloading all my music and unsaving artists to mak...

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I've had a Spotify Premium for about a year now and haven't had any problems, but within the last few weeks I have been unable to download or even save music and artists to my account. I've tried und...

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Login issues

I have reset password multiple times. I then go to login and and am not able to. I am not using email but am using user name. This is on iPhone 7

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I have reset password multiple times. I then go to login and and am not able to. I am not using email but am using user name.  This is on iPhone 7 

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Música que se borra constantemente

Buenas tardesquisiera que me puedan ayudar. Me pasa que la música que descargo en mi dispositivo iPhone 4s se borra constantemente y me toca volver a descargar todo. No sé qué hacer, me sucede seguido. De igual manera ha pasado con mi iPad aunque sol...

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Buenas tardes quisiera que me puedan ayudar. Me pasa que la música que descargo en mi dispositivo iPhone 4s se borra constantemente y me toca volver a descargar todo. No sé qué hacer, me sucede segu...

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Solved!! View queue on iPhone

Hi there, I am looking for the songs, i have listened to yesterday evening. But i cant find the option to see my queue. How does it work? I found this here in the forum - http://community.spotify.com/t5/Spotify-Ideas/View-queue-on-iPhone/idi-p/85581-...

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Hi there,   I am looking for the songs, i have listened to yesterday evening. But i cant find the option to see my queue. How does it work?   I found this here in the forum - http:/...

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Flat battery - have to sign in each time

Two to three years ago I was plagued with a bug which was investigated but never resolved, however, it did finally resolve itself but since version 8.4.9 it’s back! When my iPhone goes flat (or I have to turn it off) and I open Spotify once it comes ...

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Two to three years ago I was plagued with a bug which was investigated but never resolved, however, it did finally resolve itself but since version 8.4.9 it’s back!   When my iPhone goes flat ...

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How can I rollback this last **bleep**ing update??

Updated spotify. I dont see nomore devices in device menu and cant play on my receiver. It works well yesterday and its only why I bought premium account. How can I see network devices as it was or rollback this stupid update??

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Updated spotify. I dont see nomore devices in device menu and cant play on my receiver. It works well yesterday and its only why I bought premium account. How can I see network devices as it was or r...

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Very complicated issue with greyed-out songs

Yes, this is long. Yes, there's a TL;DR. So I was trying to add a few new local files to my library today. I followed the standard procedure of "Add them to a playlist and download the playlist on the phone." All of the new tracks are greyed-out and ...

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Yes, this is long. Yes, there's a TL;DR.   So I was trying to add a few new local files to my library today. I followed the standard procedure of "Add them to a playlist and download the playl...

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Free Trial Ended on iPhone. Where can I upgrade to premium?

My trial for spotify ended and I'm trying to upgrade but I can't find where to do this!! I'm on an iPhone and this is very frustrating. How can I upgrade? It doesn't show me an option

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My trial for spotify ended and I'm trying to upgrade but I can't find where to do this!! I'm on an iPhone and this is very frustrating. How can I upgrade? It doesn't show me an option

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Solved!! Issues with Spotify app in iOS 11

Since updating to iOS 11, I’ve had multiple problems with the Spotify app while it runs in the background. 1.) no control widget on the lock screen while music plays 2.) unable to skip/pause/play song in control center. Only works for the Apple Music...

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Since updating to iOS 11, I’ve had multiple problems with the Spotify app while it runs in the background.   1.) no control widget on the lock screen while music plays   2.) unable to s...

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Local files will not play on mobile device

This was a question I had posted earlier, but was marked as closed. My issue was not resolved, however I should be more specific. "Formation" by Beyonce on the Lemonade album is the only frigging song that won't sync to my mobile device, even though ...

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This was a question I had posted earlier, but was marked as closed. My issue was not resolved, however I should be more specific. "Formation" by Beyonce on the Lemonade album is the only frigging son...

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Solved!! Running is missing an iOS

  Why running with detect tempo has been removed on iOS??? 

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    Why running with detect tempo has been removed on iOS??? 

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