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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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  • Jose_M
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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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Superuser Contribution Ability to Download to Apple Watch Missing

PlanBasic FamilyCountryUSADeviceiPhone 14, Apple Watch SE (1st Gen)Operating SystemLatest for both devices My Question or IssueWithin the past week or two, the "Download to Apple Watch" link disappeared from my iPhone Spotify app. The Spotify Basic F...

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  • Plan Basic Family Country USA Device iPhone 14, Apple Watch SE (1st Gen) Operating System Latest for both devices   My Question or Issue Within the past week or two, the "Download to A...
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Cannot play songs in Liked Songs in order when I sort them by title

PlanPremium CountryFinland DeviceiPhone SE Operating SystemiOS 18.5 My Question or IssueSo I am wanting to play songs chronologically with the playlist sorted alphabetically by track title. It seems I am completely unable to do this on mobile. At fir...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Plan Premium   Country Finland   Device iPhone SE   Operating System iOS 18.5   My Question or Issue So I am wanting to play songs chronologically with the pl...
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Eat this playlist

PlanPremiumCountryFranceDeviceiphone 12 pro max Operating SystemiOS 18.5 My Question or IssueI can’t play Eat this playlist

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  •   Plan Premium Country France Device iphone 12 pro max  Operating System iOS 18.5   My Question or Issue I can’t play Eat this playlist 
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Superuser Contribution Unable to access Data Saving and offline setting in IOS app

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 17.7My Question or IssueWhen I go to the app settings and go to Data-Saving and offline I get a pop up that says “Turn off offline access? You won't be able to play content when you're of...

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  • Plan Free Country United States Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 17.7 My Question or Issue When I go to the app settings and go to Data-Saving and offline I get a pop up that says “Turn...
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Superuser Contribution Audio dip at end of song

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 14Operating SystemiOS 16.4.1 My Question or IssueWhen playing from a playlist, the audio dips out in the last second of the song. It cuts off then fades in very quickly. Sounds almost like a sidechain if th...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 14 Operating System iOS 16.4.1   My Question or Issue When playing from a playlist, the audio dips out in the last second of the song. ...
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Superuser Contribution Apple Watch Issues

Plan: PremiumCountry: USA DeviceApple Watch Ultra 1Operating SystemwatchOS 11.3.1 (22S560) My Question or IssueOver the past year, I have been attempting to use my Apple Watch (which has cellular connectivity) to listen to music via my bluetooth head...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: USA   Device Apple Watch Ultra 1 Operating System watchOS 11.3.1 (22S560)   My Question or Issue Over the past year, I have been attempting to use my Ap...
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Superuser Contribution Search for certain artists causes Spotify app to get stuck in near-endless loading

Hi, I'm having trouble with the most recent iPhone app version for a few weeks, probably since the update: Searching for certain artists (e.g. "Die drei Fragezeichen") and then clicking directly on the proposed and intended artist search result cause...

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  • Hi,   I'm having trouble with the most recent iPhone app version for a few weeks, probably since the update: Searching for certain artists (e.g. "Die drei Fragezeichen") and then clicking dire...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts stopping on the 12 hour mark

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 15Operating System(iOS 18.5) My Question or IssueWhen I’m listening to over 12 hours podcasts, the app suddenly stops it after the 12 hours mark. It marks the whole thing as listened, and skips to the next one. I ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Brazil Device iPhone 15 Operating System (iOS 18.5)   My Question or Issue When I’m listening to over 12 hours podcasts, the app suddenly stops it after the 12 hou...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can no longer add local files to playlists

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDevice(iPhone 13)Operating System(iOS 16.3.1) My Question or IssueI’ve been having this issue since the recent update replacing the hearts with the plus. When clicking the three dots next to a song from my local files, ...

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  • Plan Premium Country United States Device (iPhone 13) Operating System (iOS 16.3.1)   My Question or Issue I’ve been having this issue since the recent update replacing the hearts with...
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Superuser Contribution Allow an option to stop and close app

Spotify sometimes starts playing when the other social media has no audio so both apps run at the same time and the auto is bungled. Could you add an option to stop (square button) and close app (hold the icon down) to completely stop the app instead...

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  • Spotify sometimes starts playing when the other social media has no audio so both apps run at the same time and the auto is bungled. Could you add an option to stop (square button) and close app (hol...
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Superuser Contribution Downloaded Postcasts Queue interrupted by music

Plan FreeCountry GermanyIphone 14 MaxiOS 17.6.1 For as long as I am using Spotify for listening to podcasts the procedure was as following: I download a bunch of podcasts, go to "Your Library" -> "Your Episodes" and I was able to listen to the podcas...

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  • Plan Free Country Germany Iphone 14 Max iOS 17.6.1   For as long as I am using Spotify for listening to podcasts the procedure was as following: I download a bunch of podcasts, go to "Your ...
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Superuser Contribution Spotify app on family set up apple watch

I got my daughter an apple watch 7 with cell service. It looks like as of a few days ago, I should have the ability to add the app to her watch so she can play music from there directly without a phone. It still won't let me download it on her watch....

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  • I got my daughter an apple watch 7 with cell service. It looks like as of a few days ago, I should have the ability to add the app to her watch so she can play music from there directly without a pho...
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Superuser Contribution Why isn’t my shuffle button on the actual playlist working at all?

Hey all, the playlist shuffle button next to the green play button isn’t working at all for both playlists and albums on my Spotify app for iPhone. I have to go into a song on the now playing view and then click shuffle which seems to work fine.I hav...

  • Visitor
  • Hey all, the playlist shuffle button next to the green play button isn’t working at all for both playlists and albums on my Spotify app for iPhone. I have to go into a song on the now playing view an...
  • Farahty
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Superuser Contribution Jumping/skipping during songs

Hi, Lately Whenever I stream anything, Spotify will skip/jump throughout the entirety of a song. I’m not sure why this has started to occur as nothing on my end has changed (to my knowledge). I’m on a premium account and stream songs both through cel...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, Lately Whenever I stream anything, Spotify will skip/jump throughout the entirety of a song. I’m not sure why this has started to occur as nothing on my end has changed (to my knowledge). I’m on ...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts looping/repeating every second or two when Google Casting from Spotify on iOS

I'm having a repeated issue where, when I'm playing podcasts through Google Cast via Spotify, the podcasts just start looping and repeat constantly. This is via iOS. It resolves itself if I quit the Spotify app (and it's already casting to the speake...

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  • I'm having a repeated issue where, when I'm playing podcasts through Google Cast via Spotify, the podcasts just start looping and repeat constantly. This is via iOS.   It resolves itself ...
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Superuser Contribution 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 ...

  • Roadie
  • 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 ...
  • Jose_M
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Inconsistent playlist sync behavior on iOS vs Android, Windows and Linux

Hi,I'm experiencing an inconsistency with how Spotify shows which playlists a song is already added to — specifically on iOS.Here’s what happens:When I add a song to a playlist on Windows 11,Then open Spotify on Android or Linux (Kubuntu),I can tap t...

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  • Hi, I'm experiencing an inconsistency with how Spotify shows which playlists a song is already added to — specifically on iOS. Here’s what happens: When I add a song to a playlist on Windows 11,...
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