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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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Lock screen problems

Unlike the old iOS updates, I can no longer see what song, change track, adjust volume etc when the screen is locked. Is there a way of sorting this out?

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Unlike the old iOS updates, I can no longer see what song, change track, adjust volume etc when the screen is locked. Is there a way of sorting this out? 

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Don't have the radio option on the bottom bar

Hello, I just downloaded the spotify app yesterday on my Iphone 5 and instead of the radio option on the bottom bar I have the podcast one... and don't seem to have the radio option anywhere else... I can see stations when I'm in my playlist option.....

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Hello, I just downloaded the spotify app yesterday on my Iphone 5 and instead of the radio option on the bottom bar I have the podcast one... and don't seem to have the radio option anywhere else... ...

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Updating downloaded music changes

Hi there, i have hit my maximum download limit on my iPhone 6 and I have changed a lot of music to online only so that it frees up space to change my offline music so I can download new stuff but it's stuck on all the old music I had previously downl...

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Hi there,    i have hit my maximum download limit on my iPhone 6 and I have changed a lot of music to online only so that it frees up space to change my offline music so I can download ne...

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iOS App does not show tracks which are not available

I have noticed a rather strange behaviour of the iOS app regarding tracks which are marked as "unavailable". By that, I mean that for an album, only some tracks are playable on spotify. I noticed this with the Album "Live in Hamburg" by Esbjörn Svens...

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I have noticed a rather strange behaviour of the iOS app regarding tracks which are marked as "unavailable". By that, I mean that for an album, only some tracks are playable on spotify. I noticed thi...

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Solved!! Spotify on iPhone won't Scrobble anymore

I've double checked all my settings on Spotify on the iPhone, and it doesn't Scobble to Last.fm anymore. The desktop version works fine with the same Spotify and Last.fm accounts, but the iPhone doesn't work. There's no error messages or anything, ju...

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I've double checked all my settings on Spotify on the iPhone, and it doesn't Scobble to Last.fm anymore.  The desktop version works fine with the same Spotify and Last.fm accounts, but the iPhon...

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Stopping

Why does it automatically pause every time i hit the play button.Has happened on several occasions. Annoying

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Why does it automatically pause every time i hit the play button. Has happened on several occasions.   Annoying  

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Premium subscription works on computer but not on iphone

Hi,I have subscribed for premium earlier this month. I can use my spotify account on computer without any problem, but on iphone premium features are not active. Even though it says "premium" under account menu in settings. I do not have a facebook a...

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Hi, I have subscribed for premium earlier this month. I can use my spotify account on computer without any problem, but on iphone premium features are not active. Even though it says "premium" ...

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Support in Spotify

First of all I can not get the app on my phone because it says that it's bot available in the store in my country . Can I switch the store ? Or is it something that comes with your phone and there's nothing to do about it ? Second, the songs are only...

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First of all I can not get the app on my phone because it says that it's bot available in the store in my country . Can I switch the store ? Or is it something that comes with your phone and there's ...

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Saved albums are downloading?

Every album I save rather than choose to download seems to become available offline and so is filling my iPhone up. Any idea what's wrong here? They don't have the download icon next to the album name but when I open the album up all the songs are th...

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Every album I save rather than choose to download seems to become available offline and so is filling my iPhone up. Any idea what's wrong here? They don't have the download icon next to the album nam...

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How do you get Spotify and Podcasts to show up on the lock screen in the new IOS version?

After the latest update none of the music I play shows up on the lock screen anymore, anybody know how to fix this?

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After the latest update none of the music I play shows up on the lock screen anymore, anybody know how to fix this? 

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Autoplay - why is it greyed out on an iPad when listening through another device?

I use Spotify on an iPad and listen through a Bose SoundTouch amplifier. In this mode, the Playback option is greyed out and the autoplay feature doesn't work. Is there a way around this?

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I use Spotify on an iPad and listen through a Bose SoundTouch amplifier.  In this mode, the Playback option is greyed out and the autoplay feature doesn't work.  Is there a way around this?

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Superuser Contribution Switching Playlists

I have a playlist of things to listen to, and a separate one for songs I like but don't know the words to (I make a lot of playlists so I don't want to save songs I don't know really well). Lately, every time I put something onto that second playlist...

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I have a playlist of things to listen to, and a separate one for songs I like but don't know the words to (I make a lot of playlists so I don't want to save songs I don't know really well). Lately, e...

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iPhone 6 and Bluetooth connection in the car resume problems

Hi, I have iPhone 6 with the most recent IOS and I have strange behaviour with the bluetooth connection between the car and the iPhone after I try to resume from the place I stoped.For example, I connect to the bluetooth in the car, play a playlist, ...

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Hi, I have iPhone 6 with the most recent IOS and I have strange behaviour with the bluetooth connection between the car and the iPhone after I try to resume from the place I stoped. For example, I c...

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Needs support for iOS 11

So if you guys don’t know ios 11 came out to beta test, which is awesome. But recently I started to get back into Spotify, and I noticed it has some odd bugs.(Disclaimer: I know I’m using a “unstable” version of IOS but there are just wierd)1. My dev...

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So if you guys don’t know ios 11 came out to beta test, which is awesome. But recently I started to get back into Spotify, and I noticed it has some odd bugs. (Disclaimer: I know I’m using a “unstab...

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Solved!! iOS app Order tracks by date added from newest to oldest

Hello, my favorite playlist suddenly changed from oldest to newest (date added) I want it backwards. How do I change that in my phone?Why would someone want to scroll ALL the way down to listen to a song that just added??

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Hello, my favorite playlist suddenly changed from oldest to newest (date added) I want it backwards. How do I change that in my phone? Why would someone want to scroll ALL the way down to listen to ...

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iOS 11 issue when sharing

When I share a song to Facebook for my friends to see on iOS 11 it takes me to a Facebook login page then to the app and back to Spotify but when I’m back on Spotify I can’t change song and Spotify goes unresponsive until I close the app completely b...

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When I share a song to Facebook for my friends to see on iOS 11 it takes me to a Facebook login page then to the app and back to Spotify but when I’m back on Spotify I can’t change song and Spotify g...

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Superuser Contribution Can't turn off Download

I did a download yesterday and when it was complete I went to switch off the Download button, it is coming up with a message saying "Remove from Downloads? You won't be able to play this office". I then have the option to either Cancel or Remove. I a...

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I did a download yesterday and when it was complete I went to switch off the Download button, it is coming up with a message saying "Remove from Downloads? You won't be able to play this office".&nbs...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Accidentally Deleted A Song

I accidentally swiped and deleted a song from my (rather large) song library, and didn't see what it was. How might I get this back? Is there possibly an undo or recently deleted? Thank you!

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I accidentally swiped and deleted a song from my (rather large) song library, and didn't see what it was. How might I get this back? Is there possibly an undo or recently deleted?   Thank you!

Jack

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Superuser Contribution won't accept my credit card info

Okay so I baught a vanilla gift card (visa) and it's not accepting my card info. I bought it yesterday, and I am still trying to make it work. It lets me put it in, but it says there is an error and that my card is having a bad day. I already used it...

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Okay so I baught a vanilla gift card (visa) and it's not accepting my card info. I bought it yesterday, and I am still trying to make it work. It lets me put it in, but it says there is an error and ...

Jack

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Superuser Contribution Deleting albums

Hi i was told that I had too many albums on my phone so had to delete a few before I could download new ones (on premium subscription). Even though I now have far less, deleting about 7 albums I'm still told I cannot download unless I delete more. Ad...

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Hi   i was told that I had too many albums on my phone so had to delete a few before I could download new ones (on premium subscription). Even though I now have far less, deleting about 7 albu...

Jack

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