topic Re: Some Covers not updating in Local Files in Content Questions

Some Covers not updating in Local Files

CR1T1C4L — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 02:23:51 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

USA

Device

(iPhone 15 Plus)

Operating System

(iOS 18.5)

My Question or Issue

Some of the covers in my local files are not updating properly. Out of 400+ songs, 30 have a blank picture. All other metadata is working properly. The files are fine on my Windows PC. I’ve cleared Cache numerous times, change filed names, folder locations, re-installed Spotify, re-downloaded songs, and yet this issue persists.

Re: Some Covers not updating in Local Files

Amay — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:06:06 GMT

Hey @CR1T1C4L, thanks for asking in the Community! 🎵

It is possible that the files' metadata is incompatible with the Spotify mobile app's local files feature. If it works on Windows but not on mobile, that could be the case. Do you remember if these files had cover art when you first added them, or are they like this since the moment you added them to the mobile app? 🙂

Re: Some Covers not updating in Local Files

CR1T1C4L — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:46:17 GMT

All of the songs in the photo originally had working cover art. In fact, only 1 of the 30 glitched files didn't have original art. Other files that originally had no working art were updated just fine. I used Mp3tag in all 400 songs I have saved.

Re: Some Covers not updating in Local Files

MCV-1 — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:49:01 GMT

I had this sort of thing happen, but in reverse (fine on mobile, broken on PC). Go figure.

Re: Some Covers not updating in Local Files

Yordan — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 07:50:25 GMT

Hi, @MCV-1,

Thanks for joining the thread!

Are the songs in .mp3 format? If they aren't, try converting them to .mp3 to see if that helps. It's also worth using another software to edit the files' metadata, or another photo as the album cover.

Let us know how it goes 👍

Re: Some Covers not updating in Local Files

CR1T1C4L — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:29:39 GMT

Hello, I would just like to make it known I found the fix myself by updating the covers and then redownloading the tracks, as well as altering the folder name.