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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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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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Spotify pauses only when driving iOS 10.1.1 & Spotify6.8.03786

Spotify plays fine on Wifi and 4G/LTE. However on Blue Tooth driving it pausesconstantly !!! This is a new issue since maybe 30 days ago Sept/Oct

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Spotify plays fine on Wifi and 4G/LTE. However on Blue Tooth driving it pauses constantly !!! This is a new issue since maybe 30 days ago Sept/Oct

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Making a playlist public does not work on the mobile app

Just downloaded spotify on my ipod and want to make a playlist public. There are no options for it on the Edit panel of the playlist, only 'make this list collaborative'. How do I make a list public on the mobile app??I am on 7.0.3 version.

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Just downloaded spotify on my ipod and want to make a playlist public. There are no options for it on the Edit panel of the playlist, only 'make this list collaborative'. How do I make a list pu...

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Spotify slukar surf i offlineläge

Har de senaste 4 månaderna haft problem med att spotify slukar all min surf. Lyssnar allltid i offlineläge och de 2 första dagarna den här månaden drog spotify 1,2 gb. Har inte streamat en sekund! Har tagit bort appen och installerat den på nytt, til...

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Har de senaste 4 månaderna haft problem med att spotify slukar all min surf. Lyssnar allltid i offlineläge och de 2 första dagarna den här månaden drog spotify 1,2 gb. Har inte streamat en sekund! Ha...

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Upgrade auf Premium klappt nicht

Ich versuche nun schon mehrfach mein Free Abo auf den Premiumststus zu bringen, nachdem ich mich aber bei Paypal angemeldet habe werde ich zur updateseite zurück geroutet ohne das das Upgrade durchgeführt wurde. Wo ist das Problem??

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Ich versuche nun schon mehrfach mein Free Abo auf den Premiumststus zu bringen, nachdem ich mich aber bei Paypal angemeldet habe werde ich zur updateseite zurück geroutet ohne das das Upgrade durchge...

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Downloaded albums not available when offline, downloaded playlists are available

When I use the IOS client on an iPhone 6 Plus, often but not always my offline-saved albums are not available when I am offline. Offline-saved Playlists are available. If I launch the Spotify client when I have wifi or data connectivity, and then go ...

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When I use the IOS client on an iPhone 6 Plus, often but not always my offline-saved albums are not available when I am offline. Offline-saved Playlists are available.   If I launch the S...

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Browsing downloaded tracks by Artist / Album in offline mode

I use the mobile app almost exclusively in offline mode due to a share family data plan, and following a recent iOS update, I can no longer view my downloaded tracks by Artist / Album. The Artist and Album options under 'Your Library' now prompt me t...

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I use the mobile app almost exclusively in offline mode due to a share family data plan, and following a recent iOS update, I can no longer view my downloaded tracks by Artist / Album.    ...

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Browse Local Files by Artist/Album on Mobile

Hello - New premium user trying to transfer from iTunes here. I have an extensive local library that I own that I'd like to use to supplement streaming tracks for those items that are not in Spotify's catalogue (T Swift, old Chance the Rapper, etc). ...

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Hello - New premium user trying to transfer from iTunes here. I have an extensive local library that I own that I'd like to use to supplement streaming tracks for those items that are not in Spotify'...

UncannyT

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Spotify Premium not working abroad

I am currently abroad and I just upgraded to spotify premium so I could continue to use my account abroad but I am still getting a message that I can only use spotify for 14 days abroad even after reinstalling the app. How can I fix this without chan...

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I am currently abroad and I just upgraded to spotify premium so I could continue to use my account abroad but I am still getting a message that I can only use spotify for 14 days abroad even after re...

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When using other apps (with no sound) Spotify volume drops until other app closes

This seems to be a problem that is new (to me) on iOS 10. The example I will use is Pokemon Go. I can have Spotify playing and it's a perfect volume, but when I launch Pokemon Go (with all audio disabled within the app) the Spotify volume decreases d...

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This seems to be a problem that is new (to me) on iOS 10.  The example I will use is Pokemon Go.  I can have Spotify playing and it's a perfect volume, but when I launch Pokemon Go (with al...

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Majority of my downloaded songs are no longer downloaded

I had a lot of full albums downloaded on my iphone 6, and yesterday I logged into spotify, and every single album was reduced to just a couple songs. I tried re-downloading the same albums and I only get the same songs. Sometimes albums only give one...

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I had a lot of full albums downloaded on my iphone 6, and yesterday I logged into spotify, and every single album was reduced to just a couple songs. I tried re-downloading the same albums and I only...

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iPhone 7 app crashes

My Spotify simply won't open. I try to open the app and it forcefully closes almost immediately as the logo disappears. I've restated my phone, and also deleted and re-installed the app but as soon as I log in to my personal account it forcefully clo...

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My Spotify simply won't open. I try to open the app and it forcefully closes almost immediately as the logo disappears. I've restated my phone, and also deleted and re-installed the app but as soon a...

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Data usage while listening to offline playlists

I the last 4 days Spotify (iOS 10.1.1, Spotify 6.8.0) has used around 25 mb of celular data without streaming a single song. That seems like an insame amount of data to consume in 4 days just for basic communication with the service. Downloading on c...

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I the last 4 days Spotify (iOS 10.1.1, Spotify 6.8.0) has used around 25 mb of celular data without streaming a single song. That seems like an insame amount of data to consume in 4 days just fo...

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No seamless playback - automatic crossfade?

When I play opera (example: Mozart's Nozze di Figaro with Solti conducting), there appears to be automatic crossfade between tracks, so that there are dropouts in what should be a seamless rendition.I have checked: my crossfade is set to 0.Is there a...

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When I play opera (example: Mozart's Nozze di Figaro with Solti conducting), there appears to be automatic crossfade between tracks, so that there are dropouts in what should be a seamless rendition....

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Notification on iphone

Why don't we get iPhone notifications when someone shares a song with you?

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Why don't we get iPhone notifications when someone shares a song with you?

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Can't link to facebook

There is an error when I try to connect my facebook account to my Spotify . It opens up the facebook authorization page and I click on ok but nothing happens. When I tried to log off from my Spotify account and log in with my facebook account , it ac...

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There is an error when I try to connect my facebook account to my Spotify . It opens up the facebook authorization page and I click on ok but nothing happens. When I tried to log off from my Spotify ...

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Song Stops After 7 Seconds

When I use Spotify at my school it stops 7 seconds into the track then refuses to play any other song. I try to log out then back in but once I log in, it says theres an error with my connection. It also says I'm 'offline' if I try to access the Home...

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When I use Spotify at my school it stops 7 seconds into the track then refuses to play any other song. I try to log out then back in but once I log in, it says theres an error with my connection. It ...

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Solved!! Moving music

So I need to know how to move the music order around on my playlist you know like taking one song say from the top of list and moving down say six or seven spots without deleting and readding it

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So I need to know how to move the music order around on my playlist you know like taking one song say from the top of list and moving down say six or seven spots without deleting and readding it

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Solved!! spotify for iphone 4 / ios 7

hi. i know this seems to be an ongoing topic, but i can't seem to figure it out. i have spotify premium and when i try to install the app on my iphone 4 with ios 7 it keeps telling me that i need at least ios 8, which my phone won't let me update to....

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hi. i know this seems to be an ongoing topic, but i can't seem to figure it out. i have spotify premium and when i try to install the app on my iphone 4 with ios 7 it keeps telling me that i need at ...

tina44

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My Local Files does not sync

Hi, I created, in my desktop Spotify, a playlist and put my local files in there and downloaded. When I try to download in my Ipad nothing happens, no error, but the musics does not download either. In my Android Phone this function work very well.

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Hi,   I created, in my desktop Spotify, a playlist and put my local files in there and downloaded. When I try to download in my Ipad nothing happens, no error, but the musics does not download...

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