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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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Available devices switching every 10 seconds

When playing offline and online songs over Bluetooth speaker, the available device will switch back and forth between the Bluetooth speaker and a ghost Dock Connector. How can I set it to only play from Bluetooth speaker and not auto detect or switch...

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When playing offline and online songs over Bluetooth speaker, the available device will switch back and forth between the Bluetooth speaker and a ghost Dock Connector. How can I set it to only play f...

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Available offline

Hi, I'm new to Spotify and want to know why there is an opsition "available offline" in artists, albums and songs and what is the difference. Where as Apple makes "available offline or online".

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Hi, I'm new to Spotify and want to know why there is an opsition "available offline" in artists, albums and songs and what is the difference. Where as Apple makes "available offline or online". 

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Solved!! Is it possible to sync playlists between iphones?

I had a bunch of local files that I synced to my iPhone a good while back. Everything was good.Since then though, that computer crashed and the local files were not backed up. No biggie, I still had my music on my phone.But then I got a new iPhone, a...

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I had a bunch of local files that I synced to my iPhone a good while back. Everything was good. Since then though, that computer crashed and the local files were not backed up. No biggie, I still ha...

kbrooksc

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Spotify Connect"

PLease fix this crap. I am VERY sick of being connected to random people's phones and battle each other to listen to music. This happens on both my iPad Air 2 and my iPhone 6S. Be it at home and trying to connect to my Connect capable receiver or in ...

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PLease fix this crap. I am VERY sick of being connected to random people's phones and battle each other to listen to music.  This happens on both my iPad Air 2 and my iPhone 6S.  Be it at h...

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Music stop playing after 10 seconds

So this had been happening for the past three weeks, but whenever I try to listen to a song on spotify it just stops playing after 10 seconds. The first week the same thing happened, and it was 14 seconds before everything stopped.I have an Iphone6 a...

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So this had been happening for the past three weeks, but whenever I try to listen to a song on spotify it just stops playing after 10 seconds. The first week the same thing happened, and it was 14 se...

xjuan234x

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Spoitfy is eating MB

Hi! I've read that spotify on high quality take approx. 115 MB / hour.Just listened to 1 song (4min) and lost 130 MB.Then with the spotify app on, but without playing any music i continue losing crazy amount of MB. Went from 255 MB used to now 620 MB...

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Hi!   I've read that spotify on high quality take approx. 115 MB / hour. Just listened to 1 song (4min) and lost 130 MB. Then with the spotify app on, but without playing any music i co...

MattSuda

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Solved!! Has Offline Downloading changed recently?

In the last week something seems to have changed for me. If I do the following:set a playlist to 'available offline'. streaming quality set to automaticdownload quality set to extreme'download using cellular' set to off.Until just recently, if I stre...

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In the last week something seems to have changed for me.   If I do the following: set a playlist to 'available offline'.  streaming quality set to automatic download quality set to ex...

Craigski

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Someone Please help me with unresponsive/always freezing IOS app!

HI! I am so very frustrated with spotify and I am wondering why I still PAY FOR PREMIUM! The app is CONSTANTLTY freezing, going unresponsive or being super slow. I had deleted it 4 TIMES NOW and it still continues freezing! I just uninstalled it a fe...

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HI! I am so very frustrated with spotify and I am wondering why I still PAY FOR PREMIUM! The app is CONSTANTLTY freezing, going unresponsive or being super slow. I had deleted it 4 TIMES NOW and it s...

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synch

have a ipod nano, but it does not show up in the side bar. How do I add my play list to my ipod. madmom5

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have a ipod nano, but it does not show up in the side bar. How do I add my play list to my ipod. madmom5

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Spotify iPhone App forgets Music Queue when switching apps on iPhone

When i am at work I build a long Shuffled Music Queue from my favorite playlists and as the day goes along I switch apps and pause my Spotify and then come back a while later and the Shuffle queue has started from scratch. This causes me to have to r...

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When i am at work I build a long Shuffled Music Queue from my favorite playlists and as the day goes along I switch apps and pause my Spotify and then come back a while later and the Shuffle queue ha...

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Não estou recebendo notificações Push no celular

Prezados, Boa tarde. Não estou recebendo nenhuma notificação push no meu iphone 5s. O que eu ja fiz e nao objetive sucesso: 1. Já ferifiquei as ativação de notificação do celular 2. Ja resinstalei o aplicativo3. Já ativei todas nofiticações

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Prezados, Boa tarde.   Não estou recebendo nenhuma notificação push no meu iphone 5s.    O que eu ja fiz e nao objetive sucesso:   1. Já ferifiquei as ativação de notificaçã...

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Menu bar moved to bottom?

My friend and I both have the iPhone 6 and are running the same version the latest one. His menu is at the bottom which looks a lot easier and nicer to use but mine is still on the side.Why is this and how do I get it to the bottom

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My friend and I both have the iPhone 6 and are running the same version the latest one. His menu is at the bottom which looks a lot easier and nicer to use but mine is still on the side. Why is th...

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Spotify Connect trouble (iMac to Samsung Bluetooth speaker)

The "Spotify Connect" button on my Spotify app on my iMac has disappeared. We use the spotify connect on our family desktop to connect to our bluetooth speaker to fill the room with music. Now, the only way to get the music to connect to our bluetoot...

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The "Spotify Connect" button on my Spotify app on my iMac has disappeared. We use the spotify connect on our family desktop to connect to our bluetooth speaker to fill the room with music. Now, the o...

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Glitch downloading offline

Hi I noticed that this app ver. Has a glitch it doesn't download the music for offline use. I tied resetting the settings and doesn't download no music. I have the student premium.

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Hi I noticed that this app ver. Has a glitch it doesn't download the music for offline use. I tied resetting the settings and doesn't download no music. I have the student premium.

jimblatzheim

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Download mode doesn't work
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Carplay

Hi, What is the latest update on this? I just picked up a new VW with Carplay support. Was looking forward to using Spotify. Instantly had problems. Audio wouldn't play, app locked up. I didn't finally get audio to play but it played too fast. Sounds...

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Hi,   What is the latest update on this?   I just picked up a new VW with Carplay support. Was looking forward to using Spotify. Instantly had problems. Audio wouldn't play, app locked ...

nype

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iPod Syncing

Good day everyone! I just wanna ask if it's possible to sync my iPod shuffle and iPod nano to spotify? I mean the songs I have on spotify.I have read that it's possible but I can't seem to find a step by step instruction. by the way I'm using a pc ru...

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Good day everyone!   I just wanna ask if it's possible to sync my iPod shuffle and iPod nano to spotify? I mean the songs I have on spotify. I have read that it's possible but I can't seem to...

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Solved!! Spotify Up Next Button Missing

Hello all Considering there is no way to add external storage to the old iPhone 4S that my niece gave me, I succumbed and bought myself an iPad Pro 9.7 with 128GB. Having synced with the files on my PC, I was dismayed to find that Spotify was playing...

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Hello all   Considering there is no way to add external storage to the old iPhone 4S that my niece gave me, I succumbed and bought myself an iPad Pro 9.7 with 128GB.  Having synced with t...

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iOS 9.3 excessive battery drain on iPhone 6

Hi, is anyone else suffering from excessive battery drain using Spotify lately?ive noticed this issue since I last updated the iOS operating system to 9.3 where my phone battery would be at 100% and listening for about 15 mins in the morning would dr...

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Hi,  is anyone else suffering from excessive battery drain using Spotify lately? ive noticed this issue since I last updated the iOS operating system to 9.3 where my phone battery would be at ...

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Messages

My messages aren't loading at all on my desktop app. I have a Mac. Also I can't find the inbox on the IOS app. Help!

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My messages aren't loading at all on my desktop app. I have a Mac. Also I can't find the inbox on the IOS app. Help! 

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Downloaded songs no longer available offline?

Hi!I've had Spotify for a while but suddenly my saved songs which I've synced to my iphone are no longer available when I put my phone on plane mode. This has never been an issue before! I am abroad and that is the only variable that has changed...do...

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Hi! I've had Spotify for a while but suddenly my saved songs which I've synced to my iphone are no longer available when I put my phone on plane mode. This has never been an issue before! I am abr...

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