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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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Michaelman11

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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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makeabetterapp

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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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Available songs not appearing in searches

I've recently updated to Premium and found that certain songs which are available on the Spotify library just aren't showing up in my searches.I've reinstalled the software since upgrading, but that hasn't fixed anything.Gucci Mane - Lemonade is one ...

Newbie

I've recently updated to Premium and found that certain songs which are available on the Spotify library just aren't showing up in my searches. I've reinstalled the software since upgrading, but tha...

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Spotify randomly skips songs on iOS

When listening to Spotify on my phone out and about the app skips, pauses, rewinds and forwards songs randomly. It occurs when the screen is locked, but if I open the screen the problem still presists and I can see the songs being skipped, paused etc...

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When listening to Spotify on my phone out and about the app skips, pauses, rewinds and forwards songs randomly. It occurs when the screen is locked, but if I open the screen the problem still presist...

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Spotify will not sync

I'm pretty sure I'm doing things right, but everytime I go to put music on this ipod for my playlist at work nothing happens, yet everything syncs just fine for my android device. Any ideas as to whats going on? Everything is upto date and Im followi...

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I'm pretty sure I'm doing things right, but everytime I go to put music on this ipod for my playlist at work nothing happens, yet everything syncs just fine for my android device. Any ideas as to wha...

alyssawest-au

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Removing downloads doesn't reduce storage space on iPhone 6

For the second time this month I've had to delete and reinstall the Spotify app (6.5.0.1655) on my iPhone (iOS 10.0.2) just so I can free up storage space that iOS "thinks" Spotify is taking up. Today on the "Manage Storage" screen under Settings>Gen...

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For the second time this month I've had to delete and reinstall the Spotify app (6.5.0.1655) on my iPhone  (iOS 10.0.2) just so I can free up storage space that iOS "thinks" Spotify is taking up...

Habdank

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iPod touch compatibility

I have an old I pod touch and speaker set. The speakers don't run of Bluetooth or wifi. I wanted to permently plug in my iPod touch so I can change the music from my computer. I can click on the green text and switch between computer and phone. Howev...

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I have an old I pod touch and speaker set. The speakers don't run of Bluetooth or wifi. I wanted to permently plug in my iPod touch so I can change the music from my computer. I can click on the gree...

nickh_

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Cannot login on iOS 6.1.6 (iTouch)

Recently booted up my old iTouch (running iOS 6.1.6) and I'm completely unable to log in via Facebook. I type in the required bits, then end up with a page full of complete gibberish as opposed to any form of actual login. Very frustrated, nothing I ...

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Recently booted up my old iTouch (running iOS 6.1.6) and I'm completely unable to log in via Facebook. I type in the required bits, then end up with a page full of complete gibberish as opposed to an...

marlonsphere

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Solved!! Where is the settings menu on iPhone 7?

I have an iPhone 7 that is running iOS 10 and i cannot find the settings menu anywhere. The only options I can see are Home, Browse, Search, Radio, and Your Library. If anyone could help me find the settings menu that'd be great, this is maddening.

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I have an iPhone 7 that is running iOS 10 and i cannot find the settings menu anywhere. The only options I can see are Home, Browse, Search, Radio, and Your Library. If anyone could help me find the ...

marlonsphere

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Starting Spotify causes ios 10 to reboot

Since upgrading to the latest spotify and ios 10.02 after about 20 seconds of spotify being open the phone reboots itselfI've removed spotify hard reboot and reinstalled but no change. No other apps have this problemDoesnt matter if i start audio pla...

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Since upgrading to the latest spotify and ios 10.02 after about 20 seconds of spotify being open the phone reboots itself I've removed spotify hard reboot and reinstalled but no change. No other a...

Davel2

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Downloaded songs won't play

I have this problem only on my iPhone, Spotify works perfectly on my computer.I have premium, but when I download music - both albums and playlists - very often the songs won't play in offline mode. They appear to be downloaded, but they don't start ...

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I have this problem only on my iPhone, Spotify works perfectly on my computer. I have premium, but when I download music - both albums and playlists - very often the songs won't play in offline mode...

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Daily Mix

The daily mix is one of my favorite things in the world. For some reason, playback in iOS isn't gapless. In fact, Spotify abruptly skips to the next song ~20 seconds before the current song is over. My settings are set to gapless playback and crossfa...

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The daily mix is one of my favorite things in the world. For some reason, playback in iOS isn't gapless. In fact, Spotify abruptly skips to the next song ~20 seconds before the current song is over. ...

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How to turn off shuffle play?!?!?

When I try to turn off shuffle play a message keep popping up asking me to upgrade to premium. So there is no way to turn off shuffle play if I'm not premium user ?!?!?! That's ridiculous .

Newbie

When I try to turn off shuffle play a message keep popping up asking me to upgrade to premium. So there is no way to turn off shuffle play if I'm not premium user ?!?!?! That's ridiculous .

CrazYR00kie

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Can login using browser but not when using iPad app

Just upgraded to Premium Family.Seemed to be working fine, sent invite, got family member logged in and can see the family member as active on the admin account.Family member can log-in using browser but when using iPad app can't.Have tried changing ...

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Just upgraded to Premium Family. Seemed to be working fine, sent invite, got family member logged in and can see the family member as active on the admin account. Family member can log-in using bro...

marlonsphere

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I have premium and can't stop the random

I have premium and can't stop the random while playing any list, I want to listen some playlist in a certain order and can't! And obviously have not selected the random option.

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I have premium and can't stop the random while playing any list, I want to listen some playlist in a certain order and can't!  And obviously have not selected the random option.

musiccornercv

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Songs synchronisieren nicht

Ich habe folgendes Problem: Meine Playlists synchronisieren, wenn ich den Schalter auf "Offline verfügbar" umstelle, die Songs an sich allerdings nicht. Egal, wie oft ich hier den Schalter an- und ausdrücke, die Synchronisation beginnt einfach nicht....

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Ich habe folgendes Problem: Meine Playlists synchronisieren, wenn ich den Schalter auf "Offline verfügbar" umstelle, die Songs an sich allerdings nicht. Egal, wie oft ich hier den Schalter an- und au...

burner

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This song is grayed

Hi! Can someone confirm that the song is not available?It's from a french singer Alizee https://play.spotify.com/track/2zcA12hbY14keqQIlaPAQY

Newbie

Hi! Can someone confirm that the song is not available? It's from a french singer Alizee    https://play.spotify.com/track/2zcA12hbY14keqQIlaPAQY

marlonsphere

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Solved!! Playlist Images

Hey guys!I was wondering if there was a way to customize the image for one of my playlists. Instead of just having 4 pictures of albums in the playlist. Can I do this on my iphone or computer and how would I do it? Any help is appreciated thankyou!!

Roadie

Hey guys! I was wondering if there was a way to customize the image for one of my playlists. Instead of just having 4 pictures of albums in the playlist. Can I do this on my iphone or computer and h...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Uploading songs from compter

I have added a bunch of songs from my computer to the iPhone app. After they were uploaded, I saved the songs to My Library. When I go to Your Library>Songs I am able to see the songs that I uploaded. But if I go to Your Library>Artists I am not able...

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I have added a bunch of songs from my computer to the iPhone app. After they were uploaded, I saved the songs to My Library. When I go to Your Library>Songs I am able to see the songs that I uploa...

musiccornercv

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Syncing local files to offline on iPhone

I've saved local files to Spotify playlists and synced them offline on my iPhone before. I went to add a few more and now none of them will sync offline. I've tried every solution I've come across so far:- I've updated spotify on my mac, created a se...

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I've saved local files to Spotify playlists and synced them offline on my iPhone before. I went to add a few more and now none of them will sync offline. I've tried every solution I've come across so...

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I no longer receive notifications when someone sends me music

Hi, when a friend sends me music, I no longer see any notifications (not on the desktop, not on the iphone, not on the ipad). I always have the latest Spotify and IOS versions. The shared music is there, if I go manually to the bell icon I can see it...

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Hi, when a friend sends me music, I no longer see any notifications (not on the desktop, not on the iphone, not on the ipad). I always have the latest Spotify and IOS versions. The shared music is th...

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