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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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  • zoabknew
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Superuser Contribution Podcast not showing

I have to keep deleting app in order to see new podcasts episodes specifically joe rogan podcasts

  • Newbie
  • I have to keep deleting app in order to see new podcasts episodes specifically joe rogan podcasts
  • Joan
  • Moderator
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Superuser Contribution I can’t see the list of songs in an album or the artist overview

PlanFreeCountryU.S.Deviceiphone 8 plusOperating SystemiOS 13.5.1 My Question or IssueI can shuffle playlists and listen to songs but i can’t see a list of the songs an artist has or the list of songs in an album. This actually happens a lot to me wit...

  • Visitor
  •   Plan Free Country U.S. Device iphone 8 plus Operating System iOS 13.5.1   My Question or Issue I can shuffle playlists and listen to songs but i can’t see a list of the songs a...
  • Jo
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution iOS on iPad now unusable - slow responding commands

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPadOperating SystemiOS 12.5.5Spotify Version8.6.84.1353 My Question or Issue During the last few weeks Spotify on iOS has become unuseable. The App starts off ok but within a short space of time the commands (text click or ...

  • Regular
  • Plan Premium Country UK Device iPad Operating System iOS 12.5.5 Spotify Version 8.6.84.1353   My Question or Issue   During the last few weeks Spotify on iOS has become unuseab...
  • mc343
  • Visitor
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Superuser Contribution Cannot switch off crossfade

Dear all, Can someone please help me to disable the crossfade function in spotify? I tried the normal crossfade function in the menu, and put this to zero (No effect). When skipping tracks, the music starts randomly between 1 and 30 seconds of the ne...

  • Newbie
  • Dear all, Can someone please help me to disable the crossfade function in spotify? I tried the normal crossfade function in the menu, and put this to zero (No effect). When skipping tracks, the music...
  • Dian
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How can I get the AI dj feature

I updated my spotify to the latest version and I still don’t have the dj feature

  • Visitor
  • I updated my spotify to the latest version and I still don’t have the dj feature
  • Krispnclean
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Superuser Contribution Spotify stops playing music when I go off the app

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone 8 Operating SystemiOS 12.2 My Question or IssueThis has just started today but whenever I go off the app the music just automatically stops playing or whenever I turn my phone off it does the same thing, I...

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  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone 8  Operating System iOS 12.2    My Question or Issue This has just started today but whenever I go off the app the music jus...
  • sophey
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Superuser Contribution Can’t view first song on a playlist when using search

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 14.8.1 My Question or IssueIf I search for any songs on playlists on Spotify, the first option is hidden and can’t be selected. The first screenshot is how the search looks originally, the second ...

  • Newbie
  • Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 14.8.1   My Question or Issue If I search for any songs on playlists on Spotify, the first option is hidden and can’t ...
  • PHOSKNT
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Superuser Contribution Top of Chinese Song Titles Cut Off

Plan: PremiumCountry: Hong Kong Device(iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro)Operating System(iOS 15.1.1) My Question or IssueWhen playing songs with Chinese song names and entering the full screen player, the title in the player cuts off a little of the top of th...

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  • Plan: Premium Country: Hong Kong   Device (iPhone 13 Pro, iPad Pro) Operating System (iOS 15.1.1)   My Question or Issue When playing songs with Chinese song names and enterin...
  • sakana_leo
  • Newbie
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Recently Played missing from CarPlay

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceiPhone 14 Pro MaxOperating SystemiOS 16.3.1 My Question or Issue On CarPlay Spotify there used to be a recently played option but now there is just Home, Search and Library. Has the recently played been removed in an update?

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  • Plan Premium Country UK Device iPhone 14 Pro Max Operating System iOS 16.3.1   My Question or Issue   On CarPlay Spotify there used to be a recently played option but now there i...
  • tristenobriant
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Bonjour mon appli ne s ouvre pas sur iPhone

L application ne s ouvre pas sur l iPhone malgres la mise à jour

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  • L application ne s ouvre pas sur l iPhone malgres la mise à jour
  • Bittencourt
  • Spotify Star
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airplay volume not working on Apple watch , when using spotify app

Same problem on my ipn 11 and ipn 13, if i delete Spotify on my watch, volume works on watch when i use airplay.But volume works when i use Apple Airpods and spotify app on watch?

  • Casual Listener
  • Same problem on my ipn 11 and ipn 13, if i delete Spotify on my watch, volume works on watch when i use airplay. But volume works when i use Apple Airpods and spotify app on watch?
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Superuser Contribution Why do my local files sometimes not have artwork on my phone?

When my local files sync to my iphone, oftentimes, the artwork does not transfer over with the songs. Does anyone know why this is happening and/or a fix? It is beyond frustrating. Thanks.

  • Newbie
  • When my local files sync to my iphone, oftentimes, the artwork does not transfer over with the songs. Does anyone know why this is happening and/or a fix? It is beyond frustrating. Thanks.
  • Lyubka
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Superuser Contribution Queue doesn’t update with enhanced shuffle

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPhone 13 ProOperating SystemiOS 16.3 My Question or IssueWhen I click on a song in the queue with enhanced shuffle on, the queue song list does not update. This causes the user the click on a song title that does not reflect...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country   Device iPhone 13 Pro Operating System iOS 16.3   My Question or Issue When I click on a song in the queue with enhanced shuffle on, the queue song list does...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution Why are podcast playback speed and sleep options missing in my iPhone app?

Using the Spotify app in my iPhone 11 to listen to podcasts with no problem until Monday when the playback speed and sleep buttons had disappeared from the Spotify play screen. I use these a lot and tried to fix it. First I restarted my phone but it ...

  • Newbie
  • Using the Spotify app in my iPhone 11 to listen to podcasts with no problem until Monday when the playback speed and sleep buttons had disappeared from the Spotify play screen. I use these a lot and...
  • MihailY
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Superuser Contribution Playlists missing from CarPlay

Premium version on iOS 13.5.1 Only the first 12 playlists show up on my CarPlay (GMC 2019) It only shows the first 12 no matter how I sort them (by name, recently played) on the iPhone. It shows all 50+ lists on my phone but the carplay interfaces st...

  • Gig Goer
  • Premium version on iOS 13.5.1   Only the first 12 playlists show up on my CarPlay (GMC 2019)   It only shows the first 12 no matter how I sort them (by name, recently played) on the iPh...
  • Rboy2
  • Gig Goer
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Random Artist Album Stuck on Repeat/Keeps Changing

I have spotify premium in the US and this issue is occuring on all devices I own. I try to play my music on my Ipad or on web player and it will randomly stop and start playing a Lil Peep Album on repeat and it shows it is playing on my iphone when i...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have spotify premium in the US and this issue is occuring on all devices I own.  I try to play my music on my Ipad or on web player and it will randomly stop and start playing a Lil Peep Album...
  • kaworu_bloodpaw
  • Roadie
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Superuser Contribution Local files on windows pc not syncing to iPhone

So I’ve been trying to get two tracks that aren’t on Spotify into my playlist on iPhone and I was able to download them and successfully play them but only on pc and I have already tried soft uninstalling and allowing Spotify through Windows defender...

  • Visitor
  • So I’ve been trying to get two tracks that aren’t on Spotify into my playlist on iPhone and I was able to download them and successfully play them but only on pc and I have already tried soft uninsta...
  • Joan
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Superuser Contribution ads in other app stops music

Is there a way to prevent an app from stopping my music that is playing? This really only happens when im using the chive app but when I am listening to my spotify and switch into the chive app the ads at the bottom sometime stop my music. It is only...

  • Newbie
  • Is there a way to prevent an app from stopping my music that is playing? This really only happens when im using the chive app but when I am listening to my spotify and switch into the chive app the a...
  • holster
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Superuser Contribution Problem with Spotify Connect on iOS 16.3.1

There is a problem with connecting to the Cambridge Audio SM6 v2 streamer after iOS has upgraded to latest 16.3.1 version. PlanPremiumCountryPolandDeviceIPhone 11, iPadOperating SystemiOS 16.3.1The streamer had the newest software, next step was rese...

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  • There is a problem with connecting to the Cambridge Audio SM6 v2 streamer after iOS has upgraded to latest 16.3.1 version.    Plan Premium Country Poland Device IPhone 11, iPad Oper...
  • Joan
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  • 1 replies
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