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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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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?

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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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playlist gone

I can't listen to music and all of my playlists are gone

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I can't listen to music and all of my playlists are gone

MarkPedersen

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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

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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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Solved!! Songs playing out of order

Hey! So, although I'm not new to Spotify, I'm new to the community, so I'll apologize in advance in case someone already solved the problem I'll expose here.Here's the problem: I made a hip hop playlist and sorted it by artist. All the songs by the s...

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Hey! So, although I'm not new to Spotify, I'm new to the community, so I'll apologize in advance in case someone already solved the problem I'll expose here. Here's the problem: I made a hip hop pla...

felipeventurim

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Solved!! No me permite enviar enlaces de canciones a whatsapp

Desde ayer no me permite enviar un enlace de cancion directamente, cuando presiono la pantalla no pasa nada

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Desde ayer no me permite enviar un enlace de cancion directamente, cuando presiono la pantalla no pasa nada

karina_prieto

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i have an ipod nano 7th gen and am having trouble transferring spotify on it to listen to music

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i have an ipod nano 7th gen and am having trouble transferring spotify on it to listen to music 

Maxim

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Starred list not updating

Hi My starred list has stopped updating on my iphone and I've ignored this as a problem relating to shortage of space on my phone. However now all the starred tracks I've added to my list in the past two years do not show on my desktop either. Only t...

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Hi   My starred list has stopped updating on my iphone and I've ignored this as a problem relating to shortage of space on my phone. However now all the starred tracks I've added to my list in...

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iOS Source selector bug

I think this is a funny bug with audio output source on iOS, if you have a Bluetooth headset connected and selected, Spotify does not show the Spotify Connect option even if devices are available, you must choose Phone as source then Spotify Connect ...

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I think this is a funny bug with audio output source on iOS, if you have a Bluetooth headset connected and selected, Spotify does not show the Spotify Connect option even if devices are available, yo...

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Volume issue

Hi all, the volume buttom won't go up when i play spotify in my car. It will go down but never back up again. The volume button works fine when I am just using the radio so this suggests it's a spotify problem? Any help much appreciated. ThanksMark

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Hi all, the volume buttom won't go up when i play spotify in my car. It will go down but never back up again. The volume button works fine when I am just using the radio so this suggests it's a ...

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No artist name

If I go to browse, new music and go down to new artists and singles, it only shows the name of the album so I have no idea who the album is by. How do I have it show the artist name as well?

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If I go to browse, new music and go down to new artists and singles, it only shows the name of the album so I have no idea who the album is by. How do I have it show the artist name as well?

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Song Missing from an album

Spoiler (Highlight to read) Hey. Recently a song has gone missing from an album. The album and song in question is Max Tundra's "Parallax Error Beheads You" and its final track "Until We Die". I listen to this album very reguarly and it was present b...

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  Hey. Recently a song has gone missing from an album. The album and song in question is Max Tundra's "Parallax Error Beheads You" and its final track "Until We Die". I listen to this album ver...

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Why the move away from the use of green in the UI?

Lately I've noticed each new update has replaced green parts of the interface with white. It started with the playback control, then the connect menu, and now the navigation controls.I feel like, while seemingly inconsequential, this takes away from ...

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Lately I've noticed each new update has replaced green parts of the interface with white. It started with the playback control, then the connect menu, and now the navigation controls. I feel like,...

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Queue Gone

Hi, my Spotify on iPhone has been acting up for several reasons. For one, my Up Next/Queue has disappeared. In addition, my songs sometimes skip 10 seconds ahead repeatedly, and when I swipe up from the bottom of the screen, the Previous Song/Back bu...

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Hi, my Spotify on iPhone has been acting up for several reasons. For one, my Up Next/Queue has disappeared. In addition, my songs sometimes skip 10 seconds ahead repeatedly, and when I swipe up from ...

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Update/Ford sync

My Spotify updated on march 21st, since then, my phone will not play music. When I push play, my truck disconnects my phone. My wife's car is doing the same to her. Is this a problem with the new update?

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My Spotify updated on march 21st, since then, my phone will not play music. When I push play, my truck disconnects my phone. My wife's car is doing the same to her. Is this a problem with the new upd...

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Can't send songs to friends :(

I don't have a facebook or any other social media account linked to my spotify, I only have my spotify account. But anytime i find a song i want to share with a fellow spotify user, I click the three dots, hit share, hit send to, hit select people, a...

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I don't have a facebook or any other social media account linked to my spotify, I only have my spotify account. But anytime i find a song i want to share with a fellow spotify user, I click the ...

MattSuda

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can't send songs to friends

Hello! On my mobile app, I can't send songs to friends. Also, my friends are saying they can't send songs to me. This is frustrating.

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Hello!   On my mobile app, I can't send songs to friends. Also, my friends are saying they can't send songs to me. This is frustrating. 

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Downloaded songs won't download to iPhone

I have downloaded songs onto my computer, and added them to a playlist that is downloaded (so that I can play offline). My phone, however, will not download the songs that are local files. Why? I have plenty of room on my phone (16GB+), re-installed ...

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I have downloaded songs onto my computer, and added them to a playlist that is downloaded (so that I can play offline).   My phone, however, will not download the songs that are local files. &...

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Where is the waiting list gone?

Since a few weeks I am missing the opportunity to check and change the Songs i am putting to my waiting List.Did. you change the way to get there Or what did happen?

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Since a few weeks I am missing the opportunity to check and change the Songs i am putting to my waiting List. Did. you change the way to get there Or what did happen?

nzuelzke

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Spotify playlists are not in order, when using Apple Carplay

Hey guys, Just noticed that Playlists are not in order when using apple carplay? Is this just for me, or anyone else get this issue?

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Hey guys,   Just noticed that Playlists are not in order when using apple carplay?   Is this just for me, or anyone else get this issue?

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Spotify BMW Integration - Ver.7.7.0.850

Hi there (again).Since the previous update and this last also, spotify doesn't display album art preview while browsing throught albums into playlists and radios. Sometimes the arts appear by opening a folder or playlist, going back and entering agai...

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Hi there (again). Since the previous update and this last also, spotify doesn't display album art preview while browsing throught albums into playlists and radios. Sometimes the arts appear by openi...

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