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Solved!! Spotify randomly stops music

Hi! So I just recently started having this problem. I use an iOS device with a free plan and I was listening to music when after a few songs, the music would stop and I would need to go back in to Spotify and restart my playlist. I tried deleting the...

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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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playlist won't sync

My app on my iphone only syncs a portion of my desktop playlist, 33 out of 167 songs. Is there a way to manually sync it?

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My app on my iphone only syncs a portion of my desktop playlist, 33 out of 167 songs. Is there a way to manually sync it?

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Spotify app won't play songs in order

I've only had this problem on the app. Spotify will not play the songs in the order they appear on the playlist, instead it jumps around. I am a premium user, I do not have it on shuffle and I have tried re-downloading the app.

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I've only had this problem on the app. Spotify will not play the songs in the order they appear on the playlist, instead it jumps around. I am a premium user, I do not have it on shuffle and I have t...

Swanny

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Automatically Switches to Radio

Why! Why! Why does my Spotify switch to Radio after listening to my desired playlist? I have it on repeat, and once my playlist is complete it automatically switches to Radio where it plays songs it "thinks" I may like. Well I don't and it's annoying...

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Why! Why! Why does my Spotify switch to Radio after listening to my desired playlist? I have it on repeat, and once my playlist is complete it automatically switches to Radio where it plays songs it ...

MattSuda

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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 Playlist on iPhone isn't the same as desktop

I uploaded my desktop playlist and now it won't update with the new songs on my iphone. I have premiumI tried logging out of both iphone app and desktop and turning download off and on again but still nothing. Please help!!

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I uploaded my desktop playlist and now it won't update with the new songs on my iphone. I have premium I tried logging out of both iphone app and desktop and turning download off and on again but st...

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Lost music, locked out of account & cut off by 2 Service Reps

I downloaded about 400-500 songs; The Service Reps both told me I wasn't online for 2 months, but I played songs as recently as last week! Then, during a trip from last Friday to yesterday, with about 10 hours driving, I was locked out of my account....

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I downloaded about 400-500 songs; The Service Reps both told me I wasn't online for 2 months, but I played songs as recently as last week! Then, during a trip from last Friday to yesterday, with abou...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Is the app becoming bloated?

I feel that it takes too many "taps" to get to my music. The app has been adding more and more features, that have sucessfully increased how many things I need to select before getting to the playlists I have made, and will listen to most often. I un...

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I feel that it takes too many "taps" to get to my music. The app has been adding more and more features, that have sucessfully increased how many things I need to select before getting to the playlis...

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"Ad free" period not working.

Every time I get one of the things saying "Watch this video to receive 30 minutes of ad-free music" or "the next 30 minutes are ad-free..." it always skips that and plays ads. It used to work perfectly fine

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Every time I get one of the things saying "Watch this video to receive 30 minutes of ad-free music" or "the next 30 minutes are ad-free..." it always skips that and plays ads. It used to work perfect...

MartinStoichkov

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I can't share songs on twitter and twitter doesn't even appear on 'social' options

I changed my password and erased all the apps that could use my twitter account. Now when i try to share music on twitter through Spotify it appears a message "error, there was an error posting this item".I've tried to log again into the twitter acco...

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I changed my password and erased all the apps that could use my twitter account. Now when i try to share music on twitter through Spotify it appears a message "error, there was an error posting this ...

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Spotify with BMW Connected Drive

Hello, I use Spotify Premium with my BMW using ConnectedDrive integration.All works fine but regularly the Spotify interface (the BMW one) stops responding (impossible to move to previous or next track, etc.). The only solution to solve the problem i...

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Hello,   I use Spotify Premium with my BMW using ConnectedDrive integration. All works fine but regularly the Spotify interface (the BMW one) stops responding (impossible to move to previous ...

Shahir92

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Where is my personalized new releases?

HelloMy 'new releases' suggestions are disapperead. They were in 'discover' section, i don't know why spotify decided to remove it it was my favpurite feature. I only see radar new tracks and playlist. Any help?

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Hello My 'new releases' suggestions are disapperead. They were in 'discover' section, i don't know why spotify decided to remove it it was my favpurite feature. I only see radar new tracks and playl...

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App not working

hi, my app looks like it's updating or something, but it isn't, i can't open it, i can't delete it and i can't access it through the app store, it has been like this for two days

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hi, my app looks like it's updating or something, but it isn't, i can't open it, i can't delete it and i can't access it through the app store, it has been like this for two days

Mounia

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Says i Dont have premium but i do!

So 2 days ago Spotify tells me im not a premium member, thing is that i am. Through My phonebill i pay for premium every month and i have been for a while. Now when i log on, it shows 0 tracks on all My playlists. When opening them, the tracks are th...

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So 2 days ago Spotify tells me im not a premium member, thing is that i am. Through My phonebill i pay for premium every month and i have been for a while. Now when i log on, it shows 0 tracks on a...

Kawas01

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Spotify crashes when online (iPhone 6)

Whenever I'm online, the app crashes within a minute. It happens no matter what else I'm doing. If I'm doing nothing except using Spotify, it happens. When I'm offline, it works fine. I'm using an iPhone 6.iOS Version 10.2.1Spotify app Version 8.1.0....

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Whenever I'm online, the app crashes within a minute.  It happens no matter what else I'm doing.  If I'm doing nothing except using Spotify, it happens.   When I'm offline, it w...

Robert_W

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Shuffle several playlists in a map

Since the last update I can't shuffle the playlists that are in one map. If I go to the desktop version it is still possible but not on my iPhone 7+ (version: 8.1.0.623). I do have a premium account.Thanks for any solution!

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Since the last update I can't shuffle the playlists that are in one map. If I go to the desktop version it is still possible but not on my iPhone 7+ (version: 8.1.0.623). I do have a premium account....

MattSuda

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Music deleted. Don't buy premium.

Today I started a cross country road trip. As I went to use Spotify to play music I realized all of my downloaded music was deleted. This is the second time it has happened to me on a road trip where I don't have access to internet until I'm in a hot...

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Today I started a cross country road trip. As I went to use Spotify to play music I realized all of my downloaded music was deleted. This is the second time it has happened to me on a road trip where...

MattSuda

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HELP!

1. Why in the section of artist only shows me the artist that I follow and not the ones that I download?2. How can I download one song offline in a playlist or album but only that song, not the complete album?

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1. Why in the section of artist only shows me the artist that I follow and not the ones that I download? 2. How can I download one song offline in a playlist or album but only that song, not the com...

MartinStoichkov

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Lost functionality after latest update iOS 8.1.0.623

After last update it's no longer possible to search for, for example an artist, in many playlists at the same time (in the same folder). Can you please re-add this functionality in a coming update? I miss it!

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After last update it's no longer possible to search for, for example an artist, in many playlists at the same time (in the same folder). Can you please re-add this functionality in a coming update? I...

MattSuda

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Explicit Versions

Good afternoon, I am facing difficulties in relation to the explicit versions, the songs in the explained versions are censored

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Good afternoon, I am facing difficulties in relation to the explicit versions, the songs in the explained versions are censored

MattSuda

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Spotify censors songs on iPhone but does not on the exact same song on Mac. Help!

When playing a song on mac, it plays explicit as normal. I pause the song, open Spotify on my phone and it shows me where I left in that same song. On my mac, it recognizes that the music is playing through my phone. I rewind in that same song that I...

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When playing a song on mac, it plays explicit as normal. I pause the song, open Spotify on my phone and it shows me where I left in that same song. On my mac, it recognizes that the music is playing ...

MattSuda

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