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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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Student discount

I already pay for Spotify premium but need to switch to student premium.

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I already pay for Spotify premium but need to switch to student premium.

Nico

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Discover weekly not updating

I'm wondering why my Discover playlist doesn't update weekly anymore and I have a premium subscription. Makes me sad...

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I'm wondering why my Discover playlist doesn't update weekly anymore and I have a premium subscription. Makes me sad...

krispyr

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3Gb offline music, can't play

Hi there,On my iPhone, I see Spotify owns 3Gb of data. The app itself is just 75Mb, so this cached data should be music, right? Secondly I noticed Spotify eats mobile data like a hungry wolf. So playing those 3Gb music in 'Offline Mode' seems to be p...

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Hi there, On my iPhone, I see Spotify owns 3Gb of data. The app itself is just 75Mb, so this cached data should be music, right? Secondly I noticed Spotify eats mobile data like a hungry wolf. So pl...

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TOOL Local Music on Iphone

I want to be able to use JUST Spotify for my music. I have all my Tool albums downloaded locally on the Spotify desktop app (Windows 10) and have successfully downloaded local music onto my iPhone before. I added all of my Tool to a playlist, and the...

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I want to be able to use JUST Spotify for my music.  I have all my Tool albums downloaded locally on the Spotify desktop app (Windows 10) and have successfully downloaded local music onto my iP...

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Can't login using iPhone app

I currently have a Spotify Free account that I'm using on my desktop PC, no problems there. So today I installed the Spotify app on my iPhone 6, and I can't login using the app, but the desktop version plays fine. Whenever I tap on either CREATE NEW ...

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I currently have a Spotify Free account that I'm using on my desktop PC, no problems there. So today I installed the Spotify app on my iPhone 6, and I can't login using the app, but the desktop versi...

skinkehunden

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Ad problems

The last three songs I've listened to have been immediately followed by 2-3 ads (ad, ad, ad, song, ad, ad ad, song, ad, ad, ad, song)

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The last three songs I've listened to have been immediately followed by 2-3 ads (ad, ad, ad, song, ad, ad ad, song, ad, ad, ad, song)

HeleneDahl

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Do anyone of y'all have a issue when you que multiple songs at once?

On the iPhone app I have a issue where when I que 5 or more songs at once and go to to view the que the bottom one will appear to have no title or artist (just a black space) I can view what song it is by rearranging the order but it is just kinda an...

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On the iPhone app I have a issue where when I que 5 or more songs at once and go to to view the que the bottom one will appear to have no title or artist (just a black space) I can view what song it ...

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Discover not updating weekly

Used to update weekly like clockwork but now it doesn't update for well over a week. What gives?

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Used to update weekly like clockwork but now it doesn't update for well over a week. What gives?

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Is the downloaded music treated as offline?

I'm curious if I download an artist's album on my phone but not switch on "Offline Mode" in Settings, does Spotify stop using a cellular network while listening this album and start using a cellular network when needed for other songs? Or is it alway...

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I'm curious if I download an artist's album on my phone but not switch on "Offline Mode" in Settings, does Spotify stop using a cellular network while listening this album and start using a cellular ...

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custom playlist cover doesnt show on mobile

i made custom covers for all my playlists when i put them on my computer they showed up fine and i checked on my phone and they were there aswell but a few hours later they changed back to the old covers i put on theredoes anyone know how to fix this...

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i made custom covers for all my playlists when i put them on my computer they showed up fine and i checked on my phone and they were there aswell but a few hours later they changed back to the old co...

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Offline music lost after being promted to re-logging in

This is the second time this has happened to me... When opening the iPhone (6s) app I was asked to log in (even though I didnt log out), but when logged back in all music saved for offline was showing as needing to be redownloaded. They green arrows ...

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This is the second time this has happened to me... When opening the iPhone (6s) app I was asked to log in (even though I didnt log out), but when logged back in all music saved for offline was s...

objetmagique

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Spotify sound quality bad on iPad Air 2

Hello. Ever since the iOS 10.3.2 (and now 10.3.3) update, the sound quality I'm getting from Spotify seems to be rather bad through earphones on my iPad Air 2.What I've done to try fix this issue: Gone to Accessability in iTunes and made sure "Mono s...

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Hello.   Ever since the iOS 10.3.2 (and now 10.3.3) update, the sound quality I'm getting from Spotify seems to be rather bad through earphones on my iPad Air 2. What I've done to try fix t...

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Superuser Contribution downloaded offline music

i have the app and down loaded music available offline on my Iphone 7 yet on the app on my ipad has the same downloaded music is not available offline ? do i have to download the same music to different devices ? i thought once downloaded we could li...

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i have the app and down loaded music available offline on my Iphone 7 yet on the app on my ipad has the same downloaded music is not available offline ?   do i have to download the same music ...

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Superuser Contribution Disconnecting facebook

I connected my Spotify (free) account to my Facebook, and would like to disconnect them again. I only have Spotify on my phone, and I don't manage to find somewhere to disconnect. The closest I've come is settings> social, and then there's a place wh...

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I connected my Spotify (free) account to my Facebook, and would like to disconnect them again. I only have Spotify on my phone, and I don't manage to find somewhere to disconnect. The closest I've co...

Maria_B

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Can't swipe to queue from within certain playlists?

Swipe to queue is a great feature and I use it all the time, but after the last update I noticed that certain Spotify managed playlists do not permit the "swipe to queue". Release Radar is an example and Rap Caviar another. I think this restricted to...

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Swipe to queue is a great feature and I use it all the time, but after the last update I noticed that certain Spotify managed playlists do not permit the "swipe to queue". Release Radar is an example...

MattSuda

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Difference between app on iPhone and iPad

I had loved Spotify for a while when I used it on my iPad. After I got my new phone it was one of the first apps I installed but to my surprise it is so different from the iPad version to the iPhone version. Why are they so different? Why can't I cho...

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I had loved Spotify for a while when I used it on my iPad. After I got my new phone it was one of the first apps I installed but to my surprise it is so different from the iPad version to the iPhone ...

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Downloading albums on version 1.8.1.8

My daughter has the above version on her iPad but we can't work out how to download an album. She searches for the album she wants but there is no download options. Any ideas????

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My daughter has the above version on her iPad but we can't work out how to download an album. She searches for the album she wants but there is no download options. Any ideas????

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New player / album artwork display in 8.4.8.467 iOS update is awful

I'm posting this in the hope that the iOS player will get rolled back to the previous interface if enough people complain. The new player interface's controls auto hide after about 3 seconds for some reason, and then all that's displayed is a CROPPED...

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I'm posting this in the hope that the iOS player will get rolled back to the previous interface if enough people complain.   The new player interface's controls auto hide after about 3 seconds...

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Not my songs

In my playlist, if I shuffle it won't play my music, it will play "related" songs. I've seen that you need at least twelve songs for this not to happen, it has twelve songs. Please help.

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In my playlist, if I shuffle it won't play my music, it will play "related" songs. I've seen that you need at least twelve songs for this not to happen, it has twelve songs. Please help.

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I dont have certain songs that other people have!!

My friend and I have spotify premieum and he has songs that I dont. Even if i look up the song it doesnt appear. For example the song Ice Age by Denzel Curry, I dont have but my friend does. Every song on that album except for Ultimate I dont have ev...

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My friend and I have spotify premieum and he has songs that I dont. Even if i look up the song it doesnt appear. For example the song Ice Age by Denzel Curry, I dont have but my friend does. Every so...

wccomstock

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