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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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Solved!! Playlists don't show on iPhone 7

Since I changed to iPhone 7 none of my playlists show on my phone any more. The playlist section is simply empty. They show on all my other devices. Updating the app didn't help.

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Since I changed to iPhone 7 none of my playlists show on my phone any more. The playlist section is simply empty. They show on all my other devices. Updating the app didn't help. 

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BMW showing limited songs after update

After updating the Spotify app on iPhone the song list that is displayed on iDrive 5.0 is limited to 209 songs. I have tried reinstalling etc. but this does not change. I have over 2000 songs downloaded to choose from. I can still access all these by...

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After updating the Spotify app on iPhone the song list that is displayed on iDrive 5.0 is limited to 209 songs. I have tried reinstalling etc. but this does not change. I have over 2000 songs downloa...

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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. ...

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Random songs play in playlist

Hello, for a few days now I've had the issue that a bunch of random songs start playing after the first song of my playlist. Its kinda like this:I load up Metallica's Black-album, and play the first song, Enter Sandman. When that song is done playing...

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Hello,    for a few days now I've had the issue that a bunch of random songs start playing after the first song of my playlist.    Its kinda like this: I load up Metallica's ...

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Downloading an album adds it to your music in songs?

Hey guys, I've just noticed that when I go to an album I want to save offline and mark it to download for offline, it places that entire album in my library under songs? This is messing up my system, as I would like to listen to an album offline, but...

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Hey guys,   I've just noticed that when I go to an album I want to save offline and mark it to download for offline, it places that entire album in my library under songs?   This i...

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My songs show up on my playlist on my computer, but when I go to my iphone not all of them are there

My songs show up on my playlist on my computer, but when I go to my iphone not all of them are there. I mostly add songs to my playlists from my computer and then let my iphone sync them, now my iphone doesnt even detect these new songs and just show...

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My songs show up on my playlist on my computer, but when I go to my iphone not all of them are there. I mostly add songs to my playlists from my computer and then let my iphone sync them, now my ipho...

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Difference between save and add to playlist

Hi, I am trying to figure out what is the difference between making a playlist and just saving the songs. I am also wondering if there is a way to shuffle play all my playlist. Thank you

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Hi,    I am trying to figure out what is the difference between making a playlist and just saving the songs. I am also wondering if there is a way to shuffle play all my playlist.  ...

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I need to download my songs all over everytime!

I have Premium account and I download every song but the other day I can't listen them offline even though I downloaded them the other day.I'm so tired of downloading dozens of songs everyday please help me!!

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I have Premium account and I download every song but the other day I can't listen them offline even though I downloaded them the other day.I'm so tired of downloading dozens of songs everyday please ...

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Playlist playing backwards/out of order

So recently I've found that when organising a playlist 'by artist' or 'by recently added' etc etc, the playlist will play backwards, making listening to full albums on said playlists impossible when sorted. When sorted 'by custom' it plays correctly ...

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So recently I've found that when organising a playlist 'by artist' or 'by recently added' etc etc, the playlist will play backwards, making listening to full albums on said playlists impossible when ...

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Songs missing from playlist

A "funny" error occured today. The last 50 songs i added to a playlist over the last 5 days are gone. My iPhone said 137 this morning. I then changed the name on ths list, sent it to another user but only 87 songs showed up on the link. After trying ...

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A "funny" error occured today. The last 50 songs i added to a playlist over the last 5 days are gone. My iPhone said 137 this morning. I then changed the name on ths list, sent it to another user but...

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Downloaded songs

is possible to see only downloaded songs? Thanks

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is possible to see only downloaded songs? Thanks

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App crashes when selecting a playlist to open

Description All menus and features of the App work correctly; apart from the Playlist menu. I press the playlist name and the App crashes. A more detailed description, using numbered steps 1. Open spotify App. 2. Select playlist. 4. Spotify App becom...

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Description All menus and features of the App work correctly; apart from the Playlist menu. I press the playlist name and the App crashes.   A more detailed description, using numbered ste...

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Plug Ipod touch into Harley Davidson Boom! Audio with USB

I am having an issue playing my iPod touch USB into my Harley Davidson Motorcycle. It keeps poping up as "No playable music detected" I have already contacted Apple and they said they could not do anything about it because all of the music is on Spot...

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I am having an issue playing my iPod touch USB into my Harley Davidson Motorcycle. It keeps poping up as "No playable music detected" I have already contacted Apple and they said they could not do an...

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Playlist

Spotify told me to log out so my subscription could start and now my playlist are gone help

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Spotify told me to log out so my subscription could start and now my playlist are gone help 

Jacob

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Spotify downloading music even though the option is turned off.

I had gone camping this last week and I had all my music downloaded. I did not listen to music that I did not have downloaded and if I did it was very miniscule usage. I did have two songs with the grey spinning arrow as if it wanted to download. I w...

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I had gone camping this last week and I had all my music downloaded. I did not listen to music that I did not have downloaded and if I did it was very miniscule usage. I did have two songs with ...

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I can't play certain songs in my library, even if they've been downloaded.

Kinda mad that it happened right after I renewed my subscription. I'm on IOS: 10.2 and Spotify is updated completely. Screenshot of what it looks like.

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Kinda mad that it happened right after I renewed my subscription. I'm on IOS: 10.2 and Spotify is updated completely. Screenshot of what it looks like.

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Unable to Fast Forward Tracks, select shuffle/repeat, etc. IOS

Brief description of the issue: IPad Pro, the screen you access when selecting arrow on the left side of now playing track name does not allow for manual fast forwarding, selecting shuffle or repeat, just an image of the album the current track is pl...

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  Brief description of the issue: IPad Pro, the screen you access when selecting arrow on the left side of now playing track name does not allow for manual fast forwarding, selecting shuffle or...

Hubo

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IOS Playlist Issue

I have a huge playlist that i add all of my favorite songs to that has over 2700 songs now. Sometimes if I like a whole album I will add the whole album to my playlist. When I try to play from the top of the playlist where a new album was just added ...

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I have a huge playlist that i add all of my favorite songs to that has over 2700 songs now. Sometimes if I like a whole album I will add the whole album to my playlist. When I try to play from the to...

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What happened to the Queue?

It used to be that when you had the current song, "now playing full album picture up, there would be an icon in the top right where you can view and edit your queue. That feature seems to have vanished!! I can still add songs to the queue, but i cant...

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It used to be that when you had the current song, "now playing full album picture up, there would be an icon in the top right where you can view and edit your queue. That feature seems to have vanish...

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