topic Re: Song file syncing in iOS (iPhone, iPad)

Song file syncing

anem — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 22:07:04 GMT

There's this album that's partly unavailable in my country (some of the songs are available but others aren't), but I have bought the record and downloaded the music files to my computer and am able to play them through Spotify on my PC thanks to that. I was wondering if there's any way to do the same on my iPhone, so I'll be able to add songs to Spotify playlists?

Re: Song file syncing

OviiiOne — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 23:17:53 GMT

Hello and welcome to the Spotify Community!

If you add local files to a playlist, you only need to connect your iphone to the computer, go to devices and sync the playlist with the local files, then you'll be able to listen to those local songs.

Re: Song file syncing

MattSuda — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 23:39:50 GMT

Try this:

Using the desktop app, add local music files you want to sync to a playlist. (I suggest naming this playlist Local FIles)
Make sure your phone is connected to the same WiFi network as your computer.
Tap the button.
Tap Your Music.
Tap Playlists.
Select the playlist containing the local music files and press the Available Offline switch at the top.
A green arrow will appear next to the playlist when it is done syncing

Also, I suggest leaving the app open (turn off auto lock in iPhone settings) because it can take a while to sync depending on how many local files you have. Sometimes syncing will stop when you close the app.

Re: Song file syncing

anem — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 13:24:04 GMT

Yes! That worked. Thanks so much!

Re: Song file syncing

MattSuda — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 14:18:36 GMT

You're welcome!