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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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Gigiii

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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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Superuser Contribution Cannot download tracks on Spotify after upload to iOS17.2

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 13ProOperating SystemiOS 17.2 My Question or Issueafter updating to the new operating system the download option on Spotify is no longer available. Is there a fix?

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device iPhone 13Pro Operating System iOS 17.2   My Question or Issue after updating to the new operating system the download option on Spotify is no lo...

Lyubka

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can’t rate podcast 5 stars

From a podcast on the iOS app, if I click “Rate show”, it won’t let me submit a 5 star rating. If I reduce the stars to 1-4, a submit button appears, but when I click the 5th star, the submit button disappears.

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From a podcast on the iOS app, if I click “Rate show”, it won’t let me submit a 5 star rating. If I reduce the stars to 1-4, a submit button appears, but when I click the 5th star, the submit button ...

Ivelina

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Troubleshoot with Apple watch, downloading loading forever

PlanPremiumCountry Germany Device(iPhone 8, apple watch 6Operating System(iOS 14) My Question or IssueHi all, I have paired my apple watch to my phone and try to download Spotify play list and the only thing that I see in Downloads is loading. Can yo...

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  Plan Premium Country  Germany   Device (iPhone 8, apple watch 6 Operating System (iOS 14)   My Question or Issue Hi all, I have paired my apple watch to my phone and...

jbtchr

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Solved!! Did Spotify remove local sync with devices?

So, one feature I love(d?) about spotify was that whenever I did find a whole in their library - which is often the case with local bands and game soundtracks - I could just buy the album somewhere and have Spotify sync it to my iOS devices. With the...

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So, one feature I love(d?) about spotify was that whenever I did find a whole in their library - which is often the case with local bands and game soundtracks - I could just buy the album somewhere a...

Silphradio

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Superuser Contribution How to delete songs from Apple Watch (watchOS 10.2)

PlanPremiumCountryUSA Device(iPhone 13 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 6) Operating System(iOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2.) My Question or Issue I have downloaded some Spotify tracks to my Apple Watch for offline listening. This works great. Now, I need to delet...

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Plan Premium Country USA   Device (iPhone 13 Pro Max, Apple Watch Series 6)     Operating System (iOS 17.2, watchOS 10.2.)   My Question or Issue   I have downl...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution Spotify screens dims when connected to Carplay

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone SE2020Operating SystemiOS 16.6.1 My Question or IssueWhenever I start a song and in the car someone wants to sing along, after some seconds the screen starts dimming if not touched, even if the lyrics are autoscr...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone SE2020 Operating System iOS 16.6.1   My Question or Issue Whenever I start a song and in the car someone wants to sing along, after some seco...

Maria

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Spotify plays tracks that are not on my playlist

PlanPremiumCountryDenmarkDeviceiPhone SE 2022Operating SystemiOS 17.1.2 My Question or IssueWhen I start playing one of my playlists on my phone it has started playing a lot of tracks that are not even on that playlist (and in most cases, not any of ...

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Plan Premium Country Denmark Device iPhone SE 2022 Operating System iOS 17.1.2   My Question or Issue When I start playing one of my playlists on my phone it has started playing a lot ...

Maria

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Superuser Contribution CarPlay causes music to change

PlanPremium (family plan)CountryUSA but living in Japan (phone is using an eSIM with US phone number through Google Fi)DeviceiPhone 13 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 16.6 My Question or IssueWhen connecting via bluetooth to my car, it transitions to Carp...

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Plan Premium (family plan) Country USA but living in Japan (phone is using an eSIM with US phone number through Google Fi) Device iPhone 13 Pro Max Operating System iOS 16.6   My Questi...

Ivelina

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Superuser Contribution spotify keeps pausing after 10ish seconds

Hello,I got this problem with spotify the last few weeks and cant seem to fix it.It just stops playing after 10ish seconds, sometimes its longer, sometimes shorter.I tried the following solutions:-Remove app, clear cache, install app-Above but the th...

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Hello, I got this problem with spotify the last few weeks and cant seem to fix it. It just stops playing after 10ish seconds, sometimes its longer, sometimes shorter. I tried the following solut...

asaraludu

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Superuser Contribution Songs ending early when cast to TV

Devices:Iphone 13 pro maxLG TV My Question or IssueWhen using the spotify LG TV app accessing our spotify account off a IPhone 13 Promax the last 5-10 seconds of the playing song is cut off and the next song begins. It happens regardless of the playl...

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Devices: Iphone 13 pro max LG TV   My Question or Issue When using the spotify LG TV app accessing our spotify account off a IPhone 13 Promax the last 5-10 seconds of the playing song is cu...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Why is the search bar in the likes songs playlist for the app gone? iPhone

For some reason, I can no longer pull down on the likes songs playlist to get the search bar. Also, why did Spotify remove the heart icon for when you like songs? Personally I liked that better.

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For some reason, I can no longer pull down on the likes songs playlist to get the search bar. Also, why did Spotify remove the heart icon for when you like songs? Personally I liked that better.

JST77

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Spotify Defaults to Old iPhone

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceIPhone 8 and iPhone 12 Pro Max I can’t seem to find the answer to this question anywhere, so here goes. I have the more limited 1 device at a time plan, and when Wrapped released, I discovered that my primary device is my o...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device IPhone 8 and iPhone 12 Pro Max   I can’t seem to find the answer to this question anywhere, so here goes. I have the more limited 1 device at a time plan, ...

Maxim

Spotify Star

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Superuser Contribution Progress bar disappeared, no repeat/shuffle button, no previous button, queue not available

PlanFreeCountryIndia DeviceiPhone 11 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 16.5 My Question or IssueThe latest update changed the entire UI. No shuffle button, no repeat button, no progress bar, no previous button, no queue available, can’t click on certain lyr...

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  Plan Free Country India   Device iPhone 11 Pro Max Operating System iOS 16.5   My Question or Issue The latest update changed the entire UI. No shuffle button, no repeat ...

kyt3

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Superuser Contribution Add to queue button vanished under ‘new episodes’

PlanPremium CountryAustralia Device(iPhone 12 pro)Operating System(iOS 16.1) Since the app update this week the ‘add to queue’ option under My library - podcasts and shows - new episodes has vanished. It’s really annoying having to tap in to each epi...

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Plan Premium   Country Australia    Device (iPhone 12 pro) Operating System (iOS 16.1)   Since the app update this week the ‘add to queue’ option under My library - pod...

Helperboi

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Spotify premium not playing on iphone with 3 months free. Only plays on desktop. Help?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDeviceiphone 7Operating Systemios 15.8 Windows 10Spotify premium not playing on iphone with 3 months free. Only plays on desktop?. Help?

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Plan Free/Premium Country UK Device iphone 7 Operating System ios 15.8 Windows 10 Spotify premium not playing on iphone with 3 months free. Only plays on desktop? . Help?  

Maxim

Spotify Star

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Superuser Contribution Podcasts not playing on iphone or Windows desktop

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiPhone 12, and Dell Latitude laptopOperating SystemiOS 10, Windows 10 My Question or IssueFor the past month or so ive been having issues with playing podcasts from Spotify. I press play and nothing happens, regardles...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device iPhone 12, and Dell Latitude laptop Operating System iOS 10, Windows 10   My Question or Issue For the past month or so ive been having issues wit...

Elena

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My + icon has now reverted back to a heart icon.

On April 12th, I noticed that my Spotify.app has reverted back to using the old icon. I was just getting used to the change from the to the + icon, along with the new features that I actually liked. Now the app has reverted back to the older method w...

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On April 12th, I noticed that my Spotify.app has reverted back to using the old ❤️ icon. I was just getting used to the change from the ❤️ to the + icon, along with the new features that I actua...

Marigirrafess

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