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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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Rastereyes

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Solved!! How can I organize my playlists by name of artist on the app?

I have already done it in the desktop app, but I want to let my playlists like this in my phone and I can´t find a way to do it! Thanks for the help.

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I have already done it in the desktop app, but I want to let my playlists like this in my phone and I can´t find a way to do it! Thanks for the help.

Jacob

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Spotify automatically playing in car

Spotify is automatically 'playing' whenever I connect to the Bluetooth in my car.It isn't actually playing, unless I'm in the aux mode, so it will be 'playing' unheard from an unopened app.My husband and I use the same account, so if he is listening ...

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Spotify is automatically 'playing' whenever I connect to the Bluetooth in my car. It isn't actually playing, unless I'm in the aux mode, so it will be 'playing' unheard from an unopened app. My hus...

Bryan0903

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Strange playing order when using "Newly added"

Hi!Something is weird with the sorting on iPhone. The next song playing isn't the one in the playlist, see attached pictures. I'm sorting by "Newly added". Shuffle is off, but I can't figure where the actual song order comes from. I can have a playli...

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Hi! Something is weird with the sorting on iPhone. The next song playing isn't the one in the playlist, see attached pictures. I'm sorting by "Newly added". Shuffle is off, but I can't figure where ...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Chromecast Audio not available in Spotify

Hi.I got my new Chromecast Audio perfectly installed. It worked fine on android and iOS...for one session! Hungry for music I woke up next morning and there's no device in Spotify (Chromecast or router was never plugged out of power).Every time I'm l...

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Hi. I got my new Chromecast Audio perfectly installed. It worked fine on android and iOS...for one session! Hungry for music I woke up next morning and there's no device in Spotify (Chromecast or ro...

mdelolmo

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Bug - add song to Playlist after liking it

Hi, in iOS (latest version) when you are listening to "Your daily mix" you can like a song (by touching the heart icon) and after doing so a quick slide bar appears that if you touch it before it disappears you (supposely) can add the song to a playl...

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Hi, in iOS (latest version) when you are listening to "Your daily mix" you can like a song (by touching the heart icon) and after doing so a quick slide bar appears that if you touch it before i...

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Spotify on iPhone via USB on Ford Fiesta not working

I'm encountering a problem with playing songs on my Spotify app while my phone is connected through USB into my Ford Fiesta. The problem is that it keeps skipping to the next song after about 1-2 seconds. It's extremely annoying. Playing music from t...

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I'm encountering a problem with playing songs on my Spotify app while my phone is connected through USB into my Ford Fiesta. The problem is that it keeps skipping to the next song after about 1-2 sec...

Andy1332

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iPhone Mini Connected - playing an album in track order

I am using an iPhone 6 in a Mini Cooper using the Mini Connected app. I would like to listen to an album in track order. Using the app in the car - I select an album and it lists the tracks in alphabetical order, with an option to select a track or s...

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I am using an iPhone 6 in a Mini Cooper using the Mini Connected app.   I would like to listen to an album in track order.   Using the app in the car - I select an album and it lists th...

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Solved!! Spotify not working on iPad just says installing

I can't do any thing with it I can't delet the app and start again it just sat there not doing anything ?... please help

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I can't do any thing with it I can't delet the app  and start again it just sat there not doing anything ?... please help 

Kanev

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Superuser Contribution Spotify crashes when I tap artist

I was listening to a song and thought of queuing another song so I searched for the artist and when I tapped the artist Spotify crashed. I tried restarting the app, the phone but it still crashes.Setup:iPhone 7Spotify 8.0.0Spotify Premium account

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I was listening to a song and thought of queuing another song so I searched for the artist and when I tapped the artist Spotify crashed. I tried restarting the app, the phone but it still crashes. ...

bkoskinen

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Solved!! How do I remove all 3 doors down songs from my large playlists?

Pretty straightforward question. 3 doors down is dog **bleep** that I accidentally added to my playlists in a fit of decade-old excitement to build alternative rock playlists. They came up in my playlist today and I nearly vomited. It's incredibly di...

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Pretty straightforward question. 3 doors down is dog **bleep** that I accidentally added to my playlists in a fit of decade-old excitement to build alternative rock playlists. They came up in my play...

Jacob

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Unable to tap on songs

This could just be a premium feature, but for the past few days I have been unable to play any songs if I try to tap on them, even in personal playlists. The only thing that happens is the "Shuffle" button compresses as if it was tapped instead of th...

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This could just be a premium feature, but for the past few days I have been unable to play any songs if I try to tap on them, even in personal playlists. The only thing that happens is the "Shuffle" ...

talkingtowho

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How to avoid shuffle play?

iOS specific: I listen a lot to albums from start to end. I need to be able to start playing an album without pressing "shuffle play", switch to "now playing", disable shuffle play, go back to album and press track number one. Any way to disable shuf...

Newbie

iOS specific: I listen a lot to albums from start to end. I need to be able to start playing an album without pressing "shuffle play", switch to "now playing", disable shuffle play, go back to album ...

Bittencourt

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help !

my downloaded offline songs are constantly getting deleted and my account is auto signing out ! please help ASAP

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my downloaded offline songs are constantly getting deleted and my account is auto signing out ! please help ASAP

Hubo

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Video and Podcast link missing

I am very keen to watch the Spotify Landmark series on Green Day but I do not get the video and podcast link on my iPad. In browse I have new releases, charts, discover and concerts but nothing to provide a link to any videos. I understand the Landma...

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I am very keen to watch the Spotify Landmark series on Green Day but I do not get the video and podcast link on my iPad. In browse I have new releases, charts, discover and concerts but nothing to pr...

MattSuda

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keeps interrupting music, asking to stay on this device or switch to some other device I don't know

I keep getting interruptions when I play Spotify on my iPhone, as if I were using it on multiple devices and switching between them. The optiosn are "continue on this device" or "listen on ___." However, I've never heard of the some of the devices it...

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I keep getting interruptions when I play Spotify on my iPhone, as if I were using it on multiple devices and switching between them.  The optiosn are "continue on this device" or "listen on ___....

Jacob

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Spotify App Search Problems

I'm having two Spotify issues when I listen on my iPhone. I've tried exiting and restarting, turning the phone off and on, uninstalling and reinstalling the app, but none of those fix the issue:1) Whenever I filter in My Songs, even after I've cleare...

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I'm having two Spotify issues when I listen on my iPhone. I've tried exiting and restarting, turning the phone off and on, uninstalling and reinstalling the app, but none of those fix the issue: 1) ...

gooeykaboui

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ipod shuffle

Good evening, I bought an ipod shuffle today to listen to my playlists spotify. When I plug it into my pc with the usb port, spotify does not detect it. What can I do ? thank you

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Good evening, I bought an ipod shuffle today to listen to my playlists spotify. When I plug it into my pc with the usb port, spotify does not detect it. What can I do ? thank you

coachnathalie

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Solved!! Spotify Shuts Down

Hello everyone! I dont know if this place that i'm writing is true or not but, i can not reach any techinal support so decided to write this section on the site.I need to ask you that, in spotify whenever i enter artist's songs section programme auto...

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Hello everyone! I dont know if this place that i'm writing is true or not but, i can not reach any techinal support so decided to write this section on the site. I need to ask you that, in spotify w...

yyigitiskurt

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Problem with app on iPhone

The app keeps crashing when you click on Go to artist. Needs sorting appears to be a bug since the new update came out

Newbie

The app keeps crashing when you click on Go to artist. Needs sorting appears to be a bug since the new update came out

Eighthighlions

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Searching

Whenever I search a band or artist the app will shut down, it won't let me search anything without the app shutting down, what do I do?

Newbie

Whenever I search a band or artist the app will shut down, it won't let me search anything without the app shutting down, what do I do?

Hubo

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