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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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AD1231

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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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piwikiwi1967

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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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Onigirikii

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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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Superuser Contribution Why do I have to uninstall then reinstall spotify every couple days to use

Spotify works for a couple days with my ford sync then all of a sudden no sound through car stereo until i uninstall and reinstall spotify. This was not an issue until recently. Everything is updated. Not much use paying for premium if I can no longe...

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Spotify works for a couple days with my ford sync then all of a sudden no sound through car stereo until i uninstall and reinstall spotify. This was not an issue until recently. Everything is updated...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify no longer plays while using other apps

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceIPhone SE 2020Operating SystemiOS 14.8 I am no longer able to play music on Spotify on my phone if I want to use other apps at the same time. As soon as I open another app such as WhatsApp Spotify stops playing. I have alrea...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device IPhone SE 2020 Operating System iOS 14.8   I am no longer able to play music on Spotify on my phone if I want to use other apps at the same time. As soon ...

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Local files are greyed out and unplayable on the iOS app

After I hit download on a playlist of local files from the iOS app, my songs download to the proper playlist (and the files download to the proper folder: "On My iPhone > Spotify > Synced files"). However, after closing and reopening the app, these s...

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After I hit download on a playlist of local files from the iOS app, my songs download to the proper playlist (and the files download to the proper folder: "On My iPhone > Spotify > Synced files...

zipoxtra

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cant change volume level from quiet to loud

I'm trying to change volume level on Iphone from quiet to loud. After pressing the "loud" option it seems like i did it, but after leaving the settings it switches back to guiet. No matter how many times i do that, it'll always switch back to quiet. ...

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I'm trying to change volume level on Iphone from quiet to loud. After pressing the "loud" option it seems like i did it, but after leaving the settings it switches back to guiet. No matter how many t...

zipoxtra

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Por qué no me deja reproducir música en mi cuenta?

Desde hace unos días cada que trato de reproducir alguna canción, simplemente no se reproduce, se ven las canciones como con un tono grisáceo

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Desde hace unos días cada que trato de reproducir alguna canción, simplemente no se reproduce, se ven las canciones como con un tono grisáceo

MateusM

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Superuser Contribution Control of speaker volume not working anymore to Sony Bravia tv + av reciever

Plan PremiumCountry Australia Device iPhone 12prosony Bravia tvonkyo Av and speakers My Question or IssueI can no longer control the volume via my iPhone when hooked up via Spotify connect to my TV . I used to be able to set the volume on the av reci...

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Plan Premium Country Australia    Device iPhone 12pro sony Bravia tv onkyo Av and speakers   My Question or Issue I can no longer control the volume via my iPhone wh...

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Superuser Contribution Swipe to Queue on Multi-Disc Album also swipes the word

PlanPremium, FamilyCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 17.3.1 My Question or IssueA little hard to explain, but basically when I go to swipe to queue a song on an album that has multiple discs, it swipes the word "Disc 1", "Disc 2" etc. a...

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Plan Premium, Family Country Canada Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 17.3.1   My Question or Issue A little hard to explain, but basically when I go to swipe to queue a song on an...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution My playlist that had a lot of saved podcasts is now showing empty

I had a playlist where I saved a lot of podcasts that I listened to and would like to revisit later. Now this playlist doesn't have any items in it anymore and I dind't do anything to the playlist. Even more weird, when I try to add a new thing to th...

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I had a playlist where I saved a lot of podcasts that I listened to and would like to revisit later. Now this playlist doesn't have any items in it anymore and I dind't do anything to the playlist. E...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Specific local files not syncing to phone

Hi. I made a playlist with my father’s music that he created. Added it to my Spotify on my desktop thru local files. I downloaded the playlist on my desktop. I have enabled local files on my Spotify on my iPhone (in both the app and my settings for i...

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Hi. I made a playlist with my father’s music that he created. Added it to my Spotify on my desktop thru local files. I downloaded the playlist on my desktop. I have enabled local files on my Spotify ...

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I cant change my playlist cover, delete it, or private it

When I click edit on the playlist and click the delete button and nothing happens and my playlist is still there. When I click private nothing changes but when I select public it goes public. When I go into the editor and click change image nothing h...

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When I click edit on the playlist and click the delete button and nothing happens and my playlist is still there. When I click private nothing changes but when I select public it goes public. When I ...

MateusM

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Superuser Contribution [iOS] Spotify refuses to play albums

I’m using an iPhone 12 mini with iOS 17.3.1 and the latest version of Spotify. Any time I try to play an album on Spotify and have to pause Spotify and switch to a different app and then back to Spotify, it refuses to remember the album and song I wa...

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I’m using an iPhone 12 mini with iOS 17.3.1 and the latest version of Spotify.   Any time I try to play an album on Spotify and have to pause Spotify and switch to a different app and then bac...

MihailY

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No Audio, and track pauses after 2 seconds with BT headset

I have had this issue in the past when BT headset was connected to two devices. This time the headset is connected to the iphone only. Also no audio is heard during the two seconds of playtime. When I turn off BT everything is normal.

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I have had this issue in the past when BT headset was connected to two devices. This time the headset is connected to the iphone only. Also no audio is heard during the two seconds of playtime. When ...

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Superuser Contribution Recently switched back to free subscription, and now no songs play

Cannot play any songs/playlists. I can only see podcast episodes on the "what's new" tab on my account icon (top left corner on app).

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Cannot play any songs/playlists. I can only see podcast episodes on the "what's new" tab on my account icon (top left corner on app).

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution Queue swipe makes the song play instantly iOS

Whenever I add a song to the queue it’s starts playing instantly, even if I already have other songs in the queue. I can’t build up a queue because it’s keeps playing instantly. I haven’t had this issue on desktop, just on iOS. It only works when I u...

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Whenever I add a song to the queue it’s starts playing instantly, even if I already have other songs in the queue. I can’t build up a queue because it’s keeps playing instantly. I haven’t had this is...

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution iOS dark mode widget colour

DeviceiPhone Operating SystemiOS 17 My Question or IssueCould we please get the option to have a coloured widget instead of having the solid black colour only with dark mode on iOS? The coloured option is so much nicer.

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Device iPhone  Operating System iOS 17   My Question or Issue Could we please get the option to have a coloured widget instead of having the solid black colour only with dark mode on ...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Local files are cut short when transferring them to IOS/mobile from Windows

When downloading mp3s from my computer to my phone to play as local files, I had the issue that some of the tracks were cut short (e.g. from 11 minutes to just 5:20). I tried using the download feature on the playlist, and I tried using Google drive ...

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When downloading mp3s from my computer to my phone to play as local files, I had the issue that some of the tracks were cut short (e.g. from 11 minutes to just 5:20). I tried using the download featu...

MysteriousMango1

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Superuser Contribution 도와주세요

전 이미 프리미엄이용자입니다 노래를 잘듣다가 갑자기 요금제가입뜨면서 재생이되지않습니다.홈페이지 와서 로그인하니까 여전히 프리미엄 이용자라뜨고 앱재삭제후 다시깔아도 이상태네요.PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Operating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or I...

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전 이미 프리미엄이용자입니다 노래를 잘듣다가 갑자기 요금제가입뜨면서 재생이되지않습니다. 홈페이지 와서 로그인하니까 여전히 프리미엄 이용자라뜨고 앱재삭제후 다시깔아도 이상태네요. Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) ...

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Superuser Contribution Is it possible to stop Spotify from recommending stuff

Hello there My app is very much littered with recommendations, but Spotify doesn't really get me, so I would really like to turn these recommendations off. Is it possible? Best regards Thomas

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Hello there   My app is very much littered with recommendations, but Spotify doesn't really get me, so I would really like to turn these recommendations off. Is it possible?   Best rega...

Eni

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Info tiles (lyrics, credits, merch, etc.) not showing correctly

PlanPremiumCountryArmenia DeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 17.4 My Question or IssueI will attach a screenshot of the issue, but basically the tiles shown under songs are showing in a completely random order for me. As I know Lyrics should be the f...

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 Plan Premium Country Armenia  Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 17.4   My Question or Issue I will attach a screenshot of the issue, but basically the tiles shown under ...

MattSuda

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