Solved!! How can I remove the “playing recommended songs for you” feature
I don’t want to listen to music that’s not in my playlist
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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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IM on the premium account on an iPhone. When I am playing my queue and I turn on shuffle, nothing happens, it just continues to play the songs in my queu in the order I added them.
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IM on the premium account on an iPhone. When I am playing my queue and I turn on shuffle, nothing happens, it just continues to play the songs in my queu in the order I added them.
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PlanIndividual PremiumCountryU.S.ADevice(iPhone 12 mini)Operating System(iOS 17.1.1) My Question or IssueApp takes a long time to load. After loading, I'm lucky if I can play half a song. Works perfectly on my other devices.Things I've tried:Updating...
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Plan Individual Premium Country U.S.A Device (iPhone 12 mini) Operating System (iOS 17.1.1) My Question or Issue App takes a long time to load. After loading, I'm lucky if I can play...
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I am looking to use on IOS. I want to sort all my Favorited podcast episodes by date, earliest unlistened first. Is this possible.
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I am looking to use on IOS. I want to sort all my Favorited podcast episodes by date, earliest unlistened first. Is this possible.
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PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(Iphone 14 pro)Operating System(iOS 17.1.1) My Question or IssueIf you currently listening to a song and are on the screen with just the song player, and you click the shuffle icon until you reach smart shuffle, y...
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Plan Premium Country United States Device (Iphone 14 pro) Operating System (iOS 17.1.1) My Question or Issue If you currently listening to a song and are on the screen with just the ...
Eni
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The search bar has disappeared in some of my playlists (and it’s still in other playlists).I have smart shuffle off. I was with Spotify support (on Twitter) yesterday and they can’t figure it out. Tried logging out and in, clearing cache, doing a cle...
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The search bar has disappeared in some of my playlists (and it’s still in other playlists). I have smart shuffle off. I was with Spotify support (on Twitter) yesterday and they can’t figure...
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PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceMacBook Air 2020, Iphone 12Operating SystemSonoma 14.1, iOS 16.6.1 My Question or IssueWhen playing certain songs from Sewerslvt, spotify plays the wrong song / a song from a different artist.This is consistant with...
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Maria
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Plan Premium Duo Country United States Device iPad (6th Generation) Operating System iPadOS 16.6 My Question or Issue
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PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceIPhone 12Operating SystemIOS My Question or IssueEver since the last update every time my AirPods connect or disconnect my current playing playlist stops playing completely and the queue is erased.
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Plan Free/Premium Country Device IPhone 12 Operating System IOS My Question or Issue Ever since the last update every time my AirPods connect or disconnect my current playing ...
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no he podido ingresar a mi cuenta,he cambiado la contraseña varais veces... en mi pc si me dej pero en mi movil tya me tiene harto
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no he podido ingresar a mi cuenta,he cambiado la contraseña varais veces... en mi pc si me dej pero en mi movil tya me tiene harto
Elena
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PlanPremiumCountrySwitzerlandDeviceiPhoneOperating SystemiOS 17.1.1 My Question or Issue When listening on a connected speaker, shuffle can't be disabled. It can be switched between shuffle and smart shuffle, but cannot be deactivated.
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Very slow and unresponsive i checked the article and ypdated it but still
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Very slow and unresponsive i checked the article and ypdated it but still
Maria
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The green tick on albums keeps randomly disappearing after I have liked it. I like an album by clicking the plus button, then listen to it for a bit then look back up to the top and the green tick has turned back into the plus symbol.
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The green tick on albums keeps randomly disappearing after I have liked it. I like an album by clicking the plus button, then listen to it for a bit then look back up to the top and the green tick ha...
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The video that was played before with a song doesn’t play anymore
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The video that was played before with a song doesn’t play anymore
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My Question or IssueFor the past week, when I am using my phone, no matter what app I am on, the Spotify App will auto-open and take over as if I selected it to open. It doesn't auto-play the content, it just opens the app and I have to constantly cl...
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My Question or Issue For the past week, when I am using my phone, no matter what app I am on, the Spotify App will auto-open and take over as if I selected it to open. It doesn't auto-play the conte...
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For some reason my downloaded songs are playing fine but if I try to go listen to anything else that isn't downloaded there's a slight possibility it plays but most of the time it just won't play. Stuck at 0:00 and it just never loads. Tested on both...
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For some reason my downloaded songs are playing fine but if I try to go listen to anything else that isn't downloaded there's a slight possibility it plays but most of the time it just won't play. St...
Vasil
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Operating SystemiPhone 13, iOS 17.1 My Question or IssueEvery time I start my car, my playlist either restarts (thus erasing the order I had my songs in) or it starts playing from a whole other playlist. What is going on? It’s worse when I try to con...
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Operating System iPhone 13, iOS 17.1 My Question or Issue Every time I start my car, my playlist either restarts (thus erasing the order I had my songs in) or it starts playing from a whol...
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2014 Chevrolet Cruze without MyLink. When my phone is connected to the stereo via USB, I can't control spotify using the media controls (like pause/play, skip, etc). The controls themselves do work since it controls the regular radio and other audio ...
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