My local files aren't syncing

[TotallyJustin]

I've added some local files to Spotify on my computer and added them to a playlist, and that all works fine. The metadata is showing correctly, and all is well.

That said, I can't play the playlist on my iPhone. It says "Song Not Downloaded", even though I've downloaded the playlist, and the album art for each track is missing.

Both devices are connected to the same network, local files are enabled on Spotify on the iPhone, and Spotify has Local Network permissions. Any ideas?

[isaaclly253]

I’ve also got the same problem tried going onto my mobile hotspot turning local files off and on multiple times on the networks and nothing seems to work. On my iPhone, I have one version of the downloaded song and on my laptop I have another. Both versions can only played on one device or the other. I have done this in the past (approximately 6 months ago) and it worked just fine. Now I have added a couple new songs and just had the issue. I tried doing the resolution’s provided but now all the songs I have downloaded onto local files have this issue. Is there going to be an actual resolution? I as well don’t have the “sync files from desktop” button when going into local files on my mobile app which I believe is the problem. Because the files are being downloaded onto my phones files, it’s creating a double up and not allowing for the songs from my laptop to be synced and used as it has downloaded it onto the device.

[Magicdog]

I don’t get it. Every time I somehow manage to download local mp3 files from my pc to my Spotify playlist on iPhone, the damn thing just either stops being playable after awhile, or the download just outright disappears from my phone. This has been going on for YEARS. Surely Spotify can do better by now? I’m thinking of just calling it quits and moving my playlists to Apple Music at this point 

Plan

Premium

Device

iOS

Operating System

(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)

My Question or Issue

[Songthrush]

How can I get a track from my MacBook Apple  Music into my Spotify library on either my MacBook or my iPhone?  There is a track on an Amy Macdonald album (A Curious Thing) called What Happiness Means to Me which extends into a cover of Dancing In The Dark, this track just does not exist on Spotify but it was on a CD I owned.

[vhain]

Very true. Now its just completely broken. https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Local-files-not-syncing-to-iphone/m-p/6134901

Good job spotify 

[clearbndit]

I was pretty sure it was a general issue rather than just with 10 of us. I've been using local files (and struggling with them) for years and, although I always had problems, I'd always get the songs on my phone and on my PC perfectly fine. However, it's been two months since I've been having this issue. 

This is simply insane. Such a simple feature that we pay for and not a single solution in sight. Infuriating.

[Magicdog]

For those wondering, Spotify has changed the way local files work. If you’re on iOS, you now have to manually sync the music files to your device. The old method of syncing over local network is gone. This was one of the main reasons why I used Spotify over Apple Music, but now there doesn’t seem to be much of a point

[#8]

local files on my imac are synchronized with the spotify app on my imac, however they don't show up on the spotify app on my phone.

[mistaboyd]

Plan: Premium

Country: USA

Device: Samsung 24 Ultra & HP desktop

Operating System: Windows 10

My Question or Issue

Has spotify stopped allowing me to add songs from my hard drive?  I did an unistall and reinstall and it got worse.  All the previously downloaded songs from my hard drive no longer work on my phone.  They play fine on the desktop, but I can't seem to get them back on my phone.

[jorjotoxx]

Plan

Premium

Country

Spain but currently in USA

Device

Oppo 

Operating System

colorOS 14.0

My Question or Issue

so they local files i have on my windows laptop work in the laptop, but when i download them into my phone then i simply canot reproduce them there.

when i click them to reproduce they just stay without playing, the bar dosen't move and it isn't showed as paused.

i alredy tryed to give the app permisons and put the private thing in the network of my laptop.

[henriquedrojo]

I have local archives with 50 songs .mp3, before then worked perfect. but now, i don't know why, but then can't playing the songs when I use the app from windows desktop. Only work when I use the app on Android. Web Version don't work either, when I move one song for another new playlist, don't play either.