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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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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 online but no images are showing up

Hey can anyone help I'm currently on premium and now I have no images on my Spotify of the artists or anything for that matter, it is online mode so i don't understand why it's showing up like I'm offline

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Hey can anyone help I'm currently on premium and now I have no images on my Spotify of the artists or anything for that matter, it is online mode so i don't understand why it's showing up like I'm of...

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Tabbed Menu not showing up

I have Spotify Premium and am running it on an iPhone 6 with iOS 9.3.2. As far as I can tell, the tabbed menu has replaced the "hamburger" menu previously in use. All of my friends and peers with various phones seem to have this menu layout, but not ...

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I have Spotify Premium and am running it on an iPhone 6 with iOS 9.3.2. As far as I can tell, the tabbed menu has replaced the "hamburger" menu previously in use. All of my friends and peers with var...

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iPad unable to sync for offline music use

Hello.So I have been unable to hear any songs on my playlist offline. I have tried reinstalling the program. I have switched offline mode on and off. Yet nothing. I don't have a main computer either, just the iPad. Am I screwed without a main compute...

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Hello. So I have been unable to hear any songs on my playlist offline. I have tried reinstalling the program. I have switched offline mode on and off. Yet nothing. I don't have a main computer...

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Local Files Not Syncing

Hey I have uninstalled the app on my phone and reinstalled still no success. The local files show and play on my PC app, but it is not syncing to my iPhone. The playlist I put the files in just says Waiting to Download. No grey arrows by the song. Th...

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Hey I have uninstalled the app on my phone and reinstalled still no success.   The local files show and play on my PC app, but it is not syncing to my iPhone. The playlist I put the files in j...

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Solved!! Today's update and BMW Connected Drive

Anyone else find that this integration no longer works after today's IOS update?Only reason I ask as I was using Spotify this morning fine, downloaded the update in the afternoon, and when I drove home the the integration failed to appear as it when ...

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Anyone else find that this integration no longer works after today's IOS update? Only reason I ask as I was using Spotify this morning fine, downloaded the update in the afternoon, and when I drov...

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Can't see the queue on iPad

So you just released the new iPad update and we finally got My Music. But we still can't see the queue? Am I missing something? How do we see the queue? Let me guess, we have to wait 6 months for that too? I don't expect to be a Spotify customer in 6...

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So you just released the new iPad update and we finally got My Music.  But we still can't see the queue?  Am I missing something?  How do we see the queue?  Let me guess, we have ...

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iOS 9.3.3 Spotify Doesn't Get Past Loading Screen

I've got the Premium version working on multiple computers all of which I've reset and even unchecked all local folder options to see if the iOS version would allow me to open and play music. No luck. I'm easily able to access account via desktop or ...

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I've got the Premium version working on multiple computers all of which I've reset and even unchecked all local folder options to see if the iOS version would allow me to open and play music. No luck...

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Deleted Spotify Unable to Reinstall

Recently, I deleted Spotify from my phone and I tried to reinstall it, however, it will not download. I have over 164MB available, so storage isn't the issue. Can someone help?

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Recently, I deleted Spotify from my phone and I tried to reinstall it, however, it will not download. I have over 164MB available, so storage isn't the issue. Can someone help?

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Solved!! Shuffle Play on iPad drives me crazy

Hi there,I am using the latest Spotify iPad-App with my Premium Account and spent quite some time - without success - trying to deactivate the shuffle mode within an album.On the iPhone, I just open what I would call the control bar, where I can easi...

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Hi there, I am using the latest Spotify iPad-App with my Premium Account and spent quite some time - without success - trying to deactivate the shuffle mode within an album. On the iPhone, I just o...

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How to turn off AutoPlay on iOS device?

Every time I plug in my headset into my iPhone, Spotify automatically turns on and starts playing music that's NOT EVEN MY OWN! Is there anyway to deactivate this feature? I cannot find it in the phone settings or Spotify settings... I can't listen t...

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Every time I plug in my headset into my iPhone, Spotify automatically turns on and starts playing music that's NOT EVEN MY OWN!    Is there anyway to deactivate this feature? I cannot fin...

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Album, Song and Artist libraries not working

When I go into "Your Library" and pick either Songs, Artists or Albums category and swipe down and Filter by "Downloaded" and "Title" the list doesn't show all the songs I have downloaded on my device. Eventhough they are definitely there cause I can...

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When I go into "Your Library" and pick either Songs, Artists or Albums category and swipe down and Filter by "Downloaded" and "Title" the list doesn't show all the songs I have downloaded on my devic...

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Won't work on iPad- Won't play music and playlists have dissappeared

I have Spotify Premium which I used on my iPhone and iPad. It's working perfectly on my iPHONE but for the last. month it's stopped playing music on my iPad. Occasionally it will start to play a song on the iPad but will then cut off 30sec into it! A...

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I have Spotify Premium which I used on my iPhone and iPad. It's working perfectly on my iPHONE but for the last. month it's stopped playing music on my iPad. Occasionally it will start to play a song...

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Solved!! Not enough space for downloading songs

I´ve got a big problem with Spotify on my iPhone 6Plus. If I want to download a playlist it says that there is not enough space to download the songs. But I have about 200 MB capacity which is not used! I tried it with a playlist which contains 100 s...

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I´ve got a big problem with Spotify on my iPhone 6Plus. If I want to download a playlist it says that there is not enough space to download the songs. But I have about 200 MB capacity which is n...

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Superuser Contribution Problem with playing songs offline

My brother just got an iPhone and he has Spotify premium on it, but when he download the songs to listen to them offline it looks like this and he can only play the songs with the green arrow. when he downloaded them they all had a green arrow but wh...

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My brother just got an iPhone and he has Spotify premium on it, but when he download the songs to listen to them offline it looks like this and he can only play the songs with the green arrow. when h...

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Can't turn on the 'Download using Cellular'

Hi everyone!I'm using Samsung J2 with a Spotify Premium which I can't turn on the Download using Cellular. Though I can switch that green switch into on and off but it writes there 'Recommended Setting: Off' It's still off and never changes into on.....

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Hi everyone! I'm using Samsung J2 with a Spotify Premium which I can't turn on the Download using Cellular. Though I can switch that green switch into on and off but it writes there 'Recommended S...

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"Song unavailable"

This pops up many times. Especially in albums. I can go to the artist page and hope that the song is in the top 5 and it would play the exact same song that said "not available".Help? Been like this for a long time now..

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This pops up many times. Especially in albums. I can go to the artist page and hope that the song is in the top 5 and it would play the exact same song that said "not available". Help? Been like t...

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