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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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Weiwe

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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 ...

Roadie

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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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Superuser Contribution iPad: Currently playing controls disappear and can't be reopened

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPad Pro 3rd genOperating SystemiOS 18.5 My Question or IssueSpotify iPad app running in split-view and landscape mode as of this week keeps losing the "now playing" page/controls -- like where I could pause/play,...

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Plan Premium Country United States Device iPad Pro 3rd gen Operating System iOS 18.5   My Question or Issue Spotify iPad app running in split-view and landscape mode as of this week ke...

Yomna1

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Superuser Contribution Repeat Button Missing On iPhone 12 (Latest version)

PlanPremiumCountryMyanmar Device(iPhone 12)Operating System(iOS 18.5) My Question or IssueHello,I’m using Spotify on my iPhone 12 (iOS 17.xx), and I recently noticed that the repeat button () is missing from the Now Playing screen. Here's what I’ve a...

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Plan Premium Country Myanmar  Device (iPhone 12) Operating System (iOS 18.5)   My Question or Issue Hello, I’m using Spotify on my iPhone 12 (iOS 17.xx), and I recently noticed...

Novy

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Superuser Contribution Mobile app says I need Premium to play something

Hello! My Spotify version is currently 9.0.60.632 So the issue I have is everytime I try to play a song it won’t let me and says I need premium to play the playlist. I tried multiple stuff like restarting my device, redownloading the app, using anoth...

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Hello!  My Spotify version is currently 9.0.60.632 So the issue I have is everytime I try to play a song it won’t let me and says I need premium to play the playlist. I tried multiple st...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Can't download on apple watch

PlanPremiumCountryItalyDevice(iPhone 15 pro, apple watch SE 2Operating System(iOS 18.5, WatchOS 11.5 My Question or IssueWhen I try to download a playlist from the watch, I click the download arrow but NOTHING happens.

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Plan Premium Country Italy Device (iPhone 15 pro, apple watch SE 2 Operating System (iOS 18.5, WatchOS 11.5   My Question or Issue When I try to download a playlist from the watch, I c...

Dessi

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Superuser Contribution How to change from Arabic to English language on app

Hello,The app language has gone to Arabic and I have no idea how to get back to English! I can't read Arabic so not even sure what anything now says in the settings. Any help appreciated, Richard

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Hello, The app language has gone to Arabic and I have no idea how to get back to English!  I can't read Arabic so not even sure what anything now says in the settings. Any help appreciated, Ric...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution I can’t play ANY music at all

PlanFreeCountryUnited States of AmericaDeviceiPhone 16 PlusOperating SystemIOS 18.5 My Question or IssueI can’t play anything. No songs or podcasts at all. Nothing. I’ve reinstalled, cleared cache, open and closed the app, restarted my phone, updated...

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Plan Free Country United States of America Device iPhone 16 Plus Operating System IOS 18.5   My Question or Issue I can’t play anything. No songs or podcasts at all. Nothing. I’ve rein...

aly-ssa

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Superuser Contribution Problems playing in car via Bluetooth

PlanFreeCountrySpainDeviceiPhone 15Operating SystemiOS 18.5My Question or Issue My iPhone connects via Bluetooth to my car, and the Spotify app shows the car as the playback device, but when I start playback, it immediately pauses. I've unpaired and ...

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Plan Free Country Spain Device iPhone 15 Operating System iOS 18.5 My Question or Issue   My iPhone connects via Bluetooth to my car, and the Spotify app shows the car as the playback ...

Eni

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution iPad UI Update: Wide Playlist view and some songs shifted to the middle in Landscape mode

Plan Premium Country USA Device iPad Pro M2 Operating System My Question or Issue I’ve noticed that the UI recently had ANOTHER change where all of the playlists recommended, or created by Spotify as well as user created playlists now look ridiculous...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device iPad Pro M2 Operating System     My Question or Issue I’ve noticed that the UI recently had ANOTHER change where all of the playlists rec...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution iOS app widget lost functionality

On the Spotify iOS app (version 9.0.58), the app homescreen widget is now.. very ugly and doesn’t have the same functionality as before (showing top albums listened to). Please restore the previous functionality as “play song radio” is never — never ...

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On the Spotify iOS app (version 9.0.58), the app homescreen widget is now.. very ugly and doesn’t have the same functionality as before (showing top albums listened to). Please restore the previous f...

_ghosty_

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Help with device sync

Hii can’t seem to sync my iPad Spotify list with my iPhone 13. I’m sure it’s really easy but my brain has let me down! Thanks in advance. J

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Hi i can’t seem to sync my iPad Spotify list with my iPhone 13. I’m sure it’s really easy but my brain has let me down!  Thanks in advance. J

MateusM

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Can no longer fast forward through ads in podcasts on bluetooth devices?

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 18.5 My Question or IssueAbout a month ago, I was listening to a podcast through my iPhone, through the bluetooth stereo connection in my car. An ad came on, one of the ones that is dynamical...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 18.5   My Question or Issue About a month ago, I was listening to a podcast through my iPhone, through the bluetooth s...

stvn_143

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Allow apple watch users to download their liked songs

Apple watch users have now been able to download playlists for a while now and yet they can’t download their liked songs playlist. I find this very odd and very frustrating since it’s the only playlist I really listen to. Please add that feature. Als...

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Apple watch users have now been able to download playlists for a while now and yet they can’t download their liked songs playlist. I find this very odd and very frustrating since it’s the only playli...

osornios

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Superuser Contribution Cant listen to music without premium

PlanFreeCountryCaribbean NetherlandsDeviceiPhone 13Operating System(iOS 18.5)My Question or IssueI recently canceled my spotify subscription because I got a free trial for apple music. When I came back to save an album (now using spotify free) I was ...

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  Plan Free Country Caribbean Netherlands Device iPhone 13 Operating System (iOS 18.5) My Question or Issue I recently canceled my spotify subscription because I got a free trial for a...

Yordan

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Superuser Contribution Volume decrease from Apple Watch after Notification

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch 7Operating SystemiOS 18.5 & iOS 11.5 My Question or IssueWhen running I prefer to connect my earbuds to my watch using bluetooth and then play Spotify from my Apple Watch, by doing this it e...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 16 Pro and Apple Watch 7 Operating System iOS 18.5 & iOS 11.5   My Question or Issue When running I prefer to connect my earbuds to my wat...

Susan_GP

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Superuser Contribution Playback stuttering

Hi! I’m having stuttering problems too, but it’s not a Windows device. It’s my iPad. Everything else on all my Bluetooth devices work, so clearly it has to be Spotify. It doesn’t do this every day, but there are times that it stutters and I either ha...

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Hi! I’m having stuttering problems too, but it’s not a Windows device. It’s my iPad. Everything else on all my Bluetooth devices work, so clearly it has to be Spotify. It doesn’t do this every day, b...

OscarDC

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Superuser Contribution I want list view back for playlists

iOS app: why has the view of my playlists suddenly just like that changed from list view to grid view? Scrolling through a playlist (“Liked Songs “) takes ages! There‘s no option to change that (i uninstalled and re-installed the app already). I want...

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iOS app: why has the view of my playlists suddenly  just like that changed from list view to grid view?  Scrolling through a playlist (“Liked Songs “) takes ages! There‘s no option to chang...

Nikita16

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Superuser Contribution Spotify closing itself mid track

Hello! i have this ongoing issue that has effected my listening for the past couple weeks where after a few songs Spotify will close itself halfway into a song, ive tried to clear my cache and nothing seems to work; its been getting worse where it’ll...

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Hello! i have this ongoing issue that has effected my listening for the past couple weeks where after a few songs Spotify will close itself halfway into a song, ive tried to clear my cache and nothin...

richeljohnn

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Superuser Contribution Can't get siri to switch playlists

Whenever I ask siri to play a Spotify playlist, it just plays whatever I last had playing. I've tried shortcuts using urls too, but it ignores the name of the playlist and just keeps playing whatever was playing before.

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Whenever I ask siri to play a Spotify playlist, it just plays whatever I last had playing. I've tried shortcuts using urls too, but it ignores the name of the playlist and just keeps playing whatever...

Susan_GP

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Opening Spotify shuts down audio from other apps

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 15Operating SystemiOS 18.3.2 My Question or IssueI listen to podcasts on external apps and when I open Spotify, without playing anything, the audio from the other apps immediately shuts off. This wasn't an issue o...

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Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 15 Operating System iOS 18.3.2   My Question or Issue I listen to podcasts on external apps and when I open Spotify, without playing anything,...

Amay

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