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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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Offline Tracks in a Public Playlist

Hey Guys, I have a question. When I follow a playlist from Spotify, and set this to my offline downloads, does it automatically delete that tracks which were deleted from Spotify on my iPhone, and download automaticallly the new ones? Or are the trac...

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Hey Guys, I have a question. When I follow a playlist from Spotify, and set this to my offline downloads, does it automatically delete that tracks which were deleted from Spotify on my iPhone, and do...

Bittencourt

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Bug or hacked ?

Hey everyone !Its been a few days now since I have this strange notification on my phone. "Your account is being used somewhere else". I knew i logged on spotify with my ipad few weeks ago, so i decided to log out from every devices as the website ad...

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Hey everyone ! Its been a few days now since I have this strange notification on my phone. "Your account is being used somewhere else". I knew i logged on spotify with my ipad few weeks ago, so i de...

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Data use in offline mode

Hi, I've started using spotify in my car through bluetooth connection with my iPhone. It appaers that even when I'm in offline mode spotify still uses data and it seems to me more then it should. I've read around that a small amount of data is still ...

Newbie

Hi, I've started using spotify in my car through bluetooth connection with my iPhone. It appaers that even when I'm in offline mode spotify still uses data and it seems to me more then it should. I'v...

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App crashes after roughly 20 seconds

I updated the app last night and now everytime I open it, I can play music for about 20 minutes then the app crashes. I was hoping there may be some resolution so I don't have to delete it and redownload all my music.

Regular

I updated the app last night and now everytime I open it, I can play music for about 20 minutes then the app crashes. I was hoping there may be some resolution so I don't have to delete it and redown...

Dereksanborn

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Spotify starting radio when I search for song

After I search for a song on my iphone it plays that song and then decide on it's own that I want to listen to radio of similar songs. That is clearly not true and annoying as ** and I wonder how I turn this useless feature off? Thanks

Newbie

After I search for a song on my iphone it plays that song and then decide on it's own that I want to listen to radio of similar songs. That is clearly not true and annoying as ** and I wonder how I t...

Standyman

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Solved!! How to temporarily don't show certain playlist?

Is it possible to temporarily don't show a playlist (like Christmas now) on my devices, without deleting them?

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Is it possible to temporarily don't show a playlist (like Christmas now) on my devices, without deleting them?

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notification is not working

hi deari have never seen any notification in my iphone, since i am get premium account , also all of push notifications are ON, please help mei miss all of new songs of my following artist

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hi dear i have never seen any notification in my iphone, since i am get premium account , also all of push notifications are ON, please help me i miss all of new songs of my following artist  

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Playlist changed

So today I went on Spotify to listen to my "CURRENT" playlist on my phone, like per usual, and realized something different in with my playlist. The songs looked different and the cover for my playlist changed. Then I realized that the playlist count...

Newbie

So today I went on Spotify to listen to my "CURRENT" playlist on my phone, like per usual, and realized something different in with my playlist. The songs looked different and the cover for my playli...

Hubo

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iPhone switches listening device on its own

I'm on the family plan and if my two kids listen at the same time one playlist goes on to the other ones phone. If you click on the device list and select listen on this phone it works for 30 seconds and reverts to the other persons phone.

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I'm on the family plan and if my two kids listen at the same time one playlist goes on to the other ones phone. If you click on the device list and select listen on this phone it works for 30 seconds...

Hubo

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notification not working

hello dearnotification not working, i have never seen any notification since i am premium member and this is major problem for me, please help me, i need it

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hello dear notification not working, i have never seen any notification since i am premium member and this is major problem for me, please help me, i need it

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How do you remove filters on downloaded songs?

When I try to go to my downloaded playlists it says nothing to see remove filters, when I click on remove filters though nothing happens.

Roadie

When I try to go to my downloaded playlists it says nothing to see remove filters, when I click on remove filters though nothing happens.

jckinnick

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settings on iphone

I simply cannot find settings on my iphone app. There are no horizontal lines in the top left or anyhwhere else. HELP!!

Newbie

I simply cannot find settings on my iphone app.  There are no horizontal lines in the top left or anyhwhere else.  HELP!!

MichaelJerzak

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Offline Number

My offline days left is lowering each day,Which is getting annoying.

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My offline days left is lowering each day,Which is getting annoying.

Maxim

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Has this company gone to **bleep**?

I just spent 2 hours and haven't even dented the ridiculous amount of music downloaded to my account without me ever searching anything near relevant. My account is randomly switching devices to "bilals phone" when I'm working out and my phone is on ...

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I just spent 2 hours and haven't even dented the ridiculous amount of music downloaded to my account without me ever searching anything near relevant. My account is randomly switching devices to "bil...

kbrooksc

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Premium unable to play songs offline

I recently got premium and whenever I'm offline on my ipad mini 4 some songs in my playlist dont play no matter how many times I download and download and download. And it really pisses me off considering I was very reluctant to get Premium. Solution...

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I recently got premium and whenever I'm offline on my ipad mini 4 some songs in my playlist dont play no matter how many times I download and download and download. And it really pisses me off c...

Chill7

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Shuffle Play not working on one specific playlist.

Pulled up a list of songs for chinese new year and just wanted to put them on shuffle... it was doing fine for about a day, and then today I had to open the app again, and now the playlist will not shuffle. When shuffle play is off, I can click on a ...

Newbie

Pulled up a list of songs for chinese new year and just wanted to put them on shuffle... it was doing fine for about a day, and then today I had to open the app again, and now the playlist will not s...

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Solved!! Re: not a fan of the update, Jan. 2017

The thing I don't like about the update is that i keeps on playing suggested music after you finish an album. Actually I find it real freakin annoying. If I wan't do discover similar music, there's several options to do this, but sometimes I just wan...

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The thing I don't like about the update is that i keeps on playing suggested music after you finish an album. Actually I find it real freakin annoying. If I wan't do discover similar music, there's s...

freduke

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Spotify undownloads my playlist songs when I go offline

Hi! I travel constantly, and I carry around my ipod everywhere with me. Since it is an ipod, it constantly goes on and offline. I pay premium and I have my playlists downloaded before I leave, so I can listen to my songs offline. A problem I have bee...

Newbie

Hi! I travel constantly, and I carry around my ipod everywhere with me. Since it is an ipod, it constantly goes on and offline. I pay premium and I have my playlists downloaded before I leave, s...

xodejabear

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Offline downloads

For some reason when I went onto the app and a 1000 of my songs were downloading even though they were saved offline yesterday. Why do my offline songs keep getting "undownloaded"?

Newbie

For some reason when I went onto the app and a 1000 of my songs were downloading even though they were saved offline yesterday. Why do my offline songs keep getting "undownloaded"?

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