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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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AvaTilley

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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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Superuser Contribution Couldn't open link

PlanFreeCountryIrelandDeviceiPod Touch 7th GenerationOperating SystemiOS 15.8.1 My Question or IssueI have an issue with my iPod touch where whenever I try to play a song from search. It'll give me an error that reads Couldn't open link- Spotify can'...

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Plan Free Country Ireland Device iPod Touch 7th Generation Operating System iOS 15.8.1   My Question or Issue I have an issue with my iPod touch where whenever I try to play a song fro...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Car view suddenly stopped working

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemLatest iOS I've been using Spotify car view in my car for years now. The iPhone is connected to an aftermarket BT receiver, which is connected to the car stereo. This setup has been working ...

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Plan Premium Country Germany Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System Latest iOS   I've been using Spotify car view in my car for years now. The iPhone is connected to an aftermarket BT re...

yum1k0

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't download Spotify to my iPod touch 6th gen because it requires iOS 13!

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKDevice(iPod touch 6th generation)Operating System(iOS 12.5.6) My Question or IssueI have bought a second hand iPod touch 6th gen for my little girl so she can play songs using Spotify however I can't download the Spotify app ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country UK Device (iPod touch 6th generation) Operating System (iOS 12.5.6)   My Question or Issue I have bought a second hand iPod touch 6th gen for my little g...

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Superuser Contribution What’s the difference between Spotify’s ‘Optimize Listening Experience’ and ‘Automatic’ quality

HelloI’ve been exploring the sound quality settings in Spotify and find myself puzzled by the overlap between the “Optimize Listening Experience” feature and the “Automatic” quality setting. Given their similar goals of adjusting music quality based ...

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Hello I’ve been exploring the sound quality settings in Spotify and find myself puzzled by the overlap between the “Optimize Listening Experience” feature and the “Automatic” quality setting. Given ...

Elena

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Superuser Contribution Songs not being added to my playlist despite pop-up saying they are

Hello,I just discovered songs that I add to my big playlist are not actually being added, despite the pop-up confirming they are. The number of songs has not gone up from 9,969 in some time, and if I sort the playlist by recently added, the latest so...

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Hello, I just discovered songs that I add to my big playlist are not actually being added, despite the pop-up confirming they are. The number of songs has not gone up from 9,969 in some time, and if...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Rounded corners - or not???

I just noticed that the artwork is suddenly now with rounded corners (horrible). But when I went back a few seconds later, it was back to regular corners.What is going on?Why can't they just leave it as normal corners... resist the urge to keep messi...

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I just noticed that the artwork is suddenly now with rounded corners (horrible). But when I went back a few seconds later, it was back to regular corners. What is going on? Why can't they just leav...

Dieter3

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Superuser Contribution Two back buttons when accessing a folder on ios and ipad os

PlanPremiumCountrySerbiaDevice Iphone 15 pro and Ipad pro 11 inchOperating SystemiOS 17.3 My Question or IssueI'm seeing two back buttons when I access my playlist folders on my iOS and iPadOS devices. I tried restarting the app but the issue remains...

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Plan Premium Country Serbia Device  Iphone 15 pro and Ipad pro 11 inch Operating System iOS 17.3   My Question or Issue I'm seeing two back buttons when I access my playlist fol...

MihailY

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Superuser Contribution the dreaded OOPS!

Plan:PremiumCountry USA DeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 15.8.1 My Question or Issue I deleted an old account. I then used a different email address to create a different account and everything went swimmingly until I tried to use Spotify on my iPh...

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Plan:Premium Country USA   Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 15.8.1   My Question or Issue   I deleted an old account. I then used a different email address to create a d...

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Shuffle resets on liked songs every time I close the app

PlanPremiumCountryAustralia DeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 17.3 My Question or IssueIt appears that every time I reopen the app on my iPhone, songs added to my liked songs will not shuffle. As I had previously been able to listen to my favorite s...

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Plan Premium Country Australia  Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 17.3   My Question or Issue It appears that every time I reopen the app on my iPhone, songs added to my liked...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Redirected logins on updated iPhone app

Plan:Premium CountryUSADevice(iPhone 12 My Question or Issue I had to install the apo again recently and now there is a redirect upon trying to sign in on the iOS app which sends me to another page. Spotify says it’s their regular login page but it’s...

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Plan: Premium  Country USA Device (iPhone 12   My Question or Issue   I had to install the apo again recently and now there is a redirect upon trying to sign in on the iOS app...

Eni

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Superuser Contribution Fast Forward Issue with Spotify Video: How to Skip or Disable?

Hello, I'm facing an issue with Spotify's video content, where I can only fast forward; is there a way to skip tracks or disable video playback?

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Hello, I'm facing an issue with Spotify's video content, where I can only fast forward; is there a way to skip tracks or disable video playback?

Ivelina

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The new watchOS 10 app is very, very, very bad

We got an "update" (which honestly feels more like a downgrade) on the watchOS app and it's so bad I want to believe that was meant to be a beta version. The first and third screens in the starting portion of the app do the same thing, and now swipe ...

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We got an "update" (which honestly feels more like a downgrade) on the watchOS app and it's so bad I want to believe that was meant to be a beta version. The first and third screens in the starting p...

african_warrior

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Superuser Contribution Why does my app not resume playing the last song after I close it?

After the newest update (version 8.7.90) on iOS 15.6.1, I noticed immediately that after I leave the app, if I try to press “play” on the last song I was listening to then the playlist just finishes and I see the Home Screen on the app. And if I try ...

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After the newest update (version 8.7.90) on iOS 15.6.1, I noticed immediately that after I leave the app, if I try to press “play” on the last song I was listening to then the playlist just finishes ...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local files with special characters in title are unplayable (iPhone)

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XROperating SystemiOS 15.5 Most of the local files on my phone, when downloaded from my laptop, appear grayed out and are unplayable upon closing the app and reopening it. This appears to be a common problem here wit...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XR Operating System iOS 15.5   Most of the local files on my phone, when downloaded from my laptop, appear grayed out and are unplayable upon clos...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify controls no longer showing on lock screen, I'm in Iphone IOS 16.

I updated my phone and I saw the controls for a few days but now nothing appears on the lock screen and I don't understand why. I've logged out and back in, deleted the app and redownloaded it, and played with the settings but nothing has helped.

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I updated my phone and I saw the controls for a few days but now nothing appears on the lock screen and I don't understand why. I've logged out and back in, deleted the app and redownloaded it, and p...

D4CLoveTrain

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CAN´T CHANGE PROFILE PIC OR PLAYLIST COVER

HelloI recently upgraded to Premium and when I try tapping on change photo or change image for Profile pic or Playlist nothing happens. Quite upsetting coming from Apple Music... Did anyone encounter this?

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Hello I recently upgraded to Premium and when I try tapping on change photo or change image for Profile pic or Playlist nothing happens. Quite upsetting coming from Apple Music...   Did anyon...

TreesNBees

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Superuser Contribution offline

i cant listen to music when i dont turn on 4g , i have premium acc wth?

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i cant listen to music when i dont turn on 4g , i have premium acc wth?

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LOCAL DOWNLOADED FILES GRAYED OUT UPON APP CLOSE, WON'T SYNC

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 13 ProOperating SystemiOS 17.3My Question or IssueI have used Spotify since the app was created. I have thousands of local files that I have converted, downloaded & synced to my phone and to downloaded playlists for ...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 13 Pro Operating System iOS 17.3 My Question or Issue I have used Spotify since the app was created.  I have thousands of local files that I have ...

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