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Solved!! Where has the What’s New feature gone?

On the latest version of Spotify on my iPad, it is no longer showing the What’s New option under my profile. This very usefully listed the new releases every day. Instead there is a new feature Listening Stats, which although somewhat interesting, do...

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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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Rastereyes

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Can’t log in on iPhone

Premium PlanUSAiPhone 12 ProiOS 15.5 I’m able to log into Spotify on desktop app, but not on my phone. I have tried logging in both using Facebook log in AND with username/password, and I get an error for both approaches. I uninstalled and re-install...

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Premium Plan USA iPhone 12 Pro iOS 15.5   I’m able to log into Spotify on desktop app, but not on my phone. I have tried logging in both using Facebook log in AND with username/password, an...

izzy1232

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Superuser Contribution Translation problem

Seems like machine translate is not really good. On english it’s “A combo as unique as you” ( link removed ) And on russian it’s translated incorrectly as “Unique combo under be you”( link removed )It must be “Уникальное комбо как и вы".

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Seems like machine translate is not really good. On english it’s “A combo as unique as you” ( link removed ) And on russian it’s translated incorrectly as “Unique combo under be you”( link removed )I...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution autoplay not working

every time i play a song from an album the song just loops instead of play similar songs. my autoplay is turned on, i restarted my device and logged in and out and nothing will fix it

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every time i play a song from an album the song just loops instead of play similar songs. my autoplay is turned on, i restarted my device and logged in and out and nothing will fix it

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Carplay issues

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceIphone 15Operating SystemIOS 17.5 My Question or IssueHello, I have a quite annoying bug with Spotify in the car with CarPlay. Every time I connect my phone WIRED to my carplay system, I cannot start music from carp...

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  Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Iphone 15 Operating System IOS 17.5   My Question or Issue Hello, I have a quite annoying bug with Spotify in the car with CarPlay. Ever...

MartinT

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Superuser Contribution music randomly stopping

PlanPremium Device(iPhone XR)Operating System(iOS 16) My Question or Issuealmost everytime i listen to music on my phone, every few songs the music just randomly stops, the song length and progress bar just go blank (image attached), and it doesn’t l...

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Plan Premium   Device (iPhone XR) Operating System (iOS 16)   My Question or Issue almost everytime i listen to music on my phone, every few songs the music just randomly stops, t...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify on Alexa frequently plays past the end of songs

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceAlexa Echo Gen. 4, Android, MacBook ProOperating SystemAndroid 14, macOS 14.1.2 My Question or IssueWhen playing over Alexa, Spotify frequently just stops playing music after a song ends, even though it there are more s...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device Alexa Echo Gen. 4, Android, MacBook Pro Operating System Android 14, macOS 14.1.2   My Question or Issue When playing over Alexa, Spotify frequently...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify is causing my XS to heat up.

so as far as I can tell with all my apps having background app refresh turned off Spotify almost immediately after I updated now will start to heat up my phone quickly after starting any tracks and then the app crashes approx 3 minutes later. i have ...

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so as far as I can tell with all my apps having background app refresh turned off Spotify almost immediately after I updated now will start to heat up my phone quickly after starting any tracks and t...

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Stuttering on FIRST scroll in playlist with 120hz iPhone

Listen, if I'm the only one that can see this then I will shut up, but it has been an issue ever since the iPhones got 120hz screens. In fact, if I limit my phone 60hz the issue goes away! But here is the issue I'm seeing:Lets say I go to the 'Countr...

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Listen, if I'm the only one that can see this then I will shut up, but it has been an issue ever since the iPhones got 120hz screens. In fact, if I limit my phone 60hz the issue goes away! But here i...

lunarephemera

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how to remove songs and artist

There is an artist/band from the 1980s that I absolutely hate. But they keep popping up in my playlists because there are in the same genre of songs I love. HOW CAN I DELETE/REMOVE/BAN THIS BAND?!?! I'm going nuts here.

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There is an artist/band from the 1980s that I absolutely hate. But they keep popping up in my playlists because there are in the same genre of songs I love. HOW CAN I DELETE/REMOVE/BAN THIS BAND?!?! ...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Spotify app not working on IOS 17.4.1 IPhone

PlanFreeDevice(iPhone 11 Pro)Operating System(iOS 17.4.1) My Question or IssueHey there, I have recently unsubscribed from Spotify Premium after a few years, and I have updated my IOS to the latest version a few weeks back, but I am unsure this is re...

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Plan Free Device (iPhone 11 Pro) Operating System (iOS 17.4.1)   My Question or Issue Hey there, I have recently unsubscribed from Spotify Premium after a few years, and I have updated m...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Bring back Label/Publisher names to the bottom of album page

Label names have disappeared from the bottom of album pages.It was one of the most (if not the most) important instruments to search/browse through artist albums by knowing which communities (labels) their albums came from. This info also helps to fi...

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Label names have disappeared from the bottom of album pages. It was one of the most (if not the most) important instruments to search/browse through artist albums by knowing which communities (...

dr_michael

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How to remove unwanted podcast from top of home screen

iPhone 8 Plus iOS 14.6 US I played a podcast reciting a cult-y homeschool's pledge of allegiance to show my friend how creepy it is. For the last three months I can't get rid of the suggestion to continue listening to this podcast. I tried marking th...

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iPhone 8 Plus iOS 14.6 US   I played a podcast reciting a cult-y homeschool's pledge of allegiance to show my friend how creepy it is. For the last three months I can't get rid of the suggesti...

123457246

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Spotify playing a “show” mid songs

During playback of music a couple times a day the song will pause mid track and there will be a short few seconds of another song playing quietly. When you look at the device it shows a screen that says “playing from show” at the top with the album c...

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During playback of music a couple times a day the song will pause mid track and there will be a short few seconds of another song playing quietly. When you look at the device it shows a screen that s...

ShaunaB11

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Ads before chosen song

So I have been noticing that an ad plays whenever I choose a specific song. Like, I would choose a song that I would like to listen at that moment, and an ad would play before the actual song plays. While I don’t mind the ads too much, I think having...

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So I have been noticing that an ad plays whenever I choose a specific song. Like, I would choose a song that I would like to listen at that moment, and an ad would play before the actual song plays. ...

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Superuser Contribution Emailed local files wont play as part of playlist

I have always emailed myself files from my desktop to my iphone se 3rd gen to play on spotify. I save them to the Local Files folder from my email program. This has all worked fine.Lately, files that I email and then save to Local Files appear on the...

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I have always emailed myself files from my desktop to my iphone se 3rd gen to play on spotify. I save them to the Local Files folder from my email program. This has all worked fine. Lately, file...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution How can I continue where I stopped in an album ?

When I stop an album and listen to an other album2 Spotify starts the album1 with song1 again. How can I avoid that ? Using iOS

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When I stop an album and listen to an other album2 Spotify starts the album1 with song1 again. How can I avoid that ? Using iOS

MartinT

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Superuser Contribution Can't enter 2nd lvl folder on CarPlay

iPhone 12 Mini, iOS 15, latest Spotify, tested on Volvo S90 and BMW iX3. The 2nd level folder doesn't even show the little arrow on the left side of the list, after clicked, it starts playing the entire folder. This problem has been fixed before, but...

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iPhone 12 Mini, iOS 15, latest Spotify, tested on Volvo S90 and BMW iX3.   The 2nd level folder doesn't even show the little arrow on the left side of the list, after clicked, it starts playin...

felle42

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Superuser Contribution Music skips when listening offline w Apple Watch 6

During offline listening, my Apple Watch 6 skips randomly. it can be up to 5-10 times each song, enough to be annoying. If I connect the Apple Watch to my iPhone or to a hotspot from another iPhone, I don't have this problem. I have tried to re-downl...

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During offline listening, my Apple Watch 6 skips randomly.  it can be up to 5-10 times each song, enough to be annoying.  If I connect the Apple Watch to my iPhone or to a hotspot from anot...

luizfef

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Songs are added twice

Hello, PlanPremium FamilyCountryUSADeviceIphone 13 pro My Question or IssueEvery time I add a song to my playlists using any method, the song is added twice. If I try to remove the same song added twice, it removes both instances of the song.

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Hello,     Plan Premium Family Country USA Device Iphone 13 pro   My Question or Issue Every time I add a song to my playlists using any method, the song is added twice. If ...

MateusM

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Solved!! Add recently added songs to the top of existing playlists

This is my one pet hate when it comes to spotify playlists. I wish the new songs that I add to existing playlist, would be added to the top of the list so they're played at the beginning, rather than the end and flicking through older songs. If this ...

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This is my one pet hate when it comes to spotify playlists.   I wish the new songs that I add to existing playlist, would be added to the top of the list so they're played at the beginning, ...

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