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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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  • Spotify Star
  • Spotify Star
  • 31mwp7shpmdorxy6haqf
  • Spotify
  • 47617 Views
  • 15 replies
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Superuser Contribution Spotify switches from Car Bluetooth to Sonos at home

PlanPremiumCountryAustriaDeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 16.3.1 My Question or IssueHello,Since some weeks I have (not always but more often) following strange behavior:I start my carMy iPhone connect to my bluetooth dongleI open Spotify and start...

  • Regular
  • ...ehavior: I start my car My iPhone connect to my bluetooth dongle I open Spotify and start any playlist I start to drive After some minutes I can't hear any music When I look on my iPhone screen, I s...
  • twerff
  • Casual Listener
  • 6332 Views
  • 64 replies
  • 4 likes
  • blueooth
    Car
  • 6332 Views
  • 64 replies
  • 4 likes

Superuser Contribution Spotify Crashes in Car on First Song

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 8Operating SystemiOS 14.2 My Question or IssueLately, Spotify has started crashing in my car. I download music ahead of time so everything I play is already on my phone and I connect through Bluetooth to my car. I...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 8 Operating System iOS 14.2   My Question or Issue Lately, Spotify has started crashing in my car. I download music ahead of time so e...
  • OscarDC
  • Moderator
  • 2879 Views
  • 10 replies
  • 1 likes
  • bluetooth
    Car
    iphone
  • 2879 Views
  • 10 replies
  • 1 likes

Superuser Contribution Car playlist bug

PlanPremiumCountryUkraine DeviceIphone 11Operating SystemIOS11VehicleBMW 3 Series 2014 NBT systemMy Question or IssueHey guys. I updated the application. Before the update on my car was only forward and backward arrows, now I see the list of the all ...

  • Regular
  • ...pdate on my car was only forward and backward arrows, now I see the list of the all playlist, but it has same name only of one song. If i click on the song it start to play a different song. But i...
  • Vitalii2424
  • Regular
  • 418 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes
  • bug
    Car
    Play
  • 418 Views
  • 2 replies
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Can no longer use Spotify in the car due to skipping issue

Until a week ago I regularly used Spotify in my car connected via USB cable but this is no longer possible because after playing just one song the app skips to the next and the next and the next and the next and the next and can't be stopped. The onl...

  • Casual Listener
  • Until a week ago I regularly used Spotify in my car connected via USB cable but this is no longer possible because after playing just one song the app skips to the next and the next and the next a...
  • Cottonbean
  • Casual Listener
  • 1148 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Car
    iphone
    skipping
  • 1148 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes

Car View

PlanPremiumCountryTurkeyOperating SystemiOS 12.4My Question or IssueI want to use Car view mode while I am connecting to the Bluetooth. But I couldn't. I do not know why but also i can not see the "Car" Section in the settings. Beside when I enter an...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country Turkey Operating System iOS 12.4 My Question or Issue I want to use Car view mode while I am connecting to the Bluetooth. But I couldn't. I do not know why but also i c...
  • Loxer
  • Community Legend
  • 663 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Car
    Car Bluetooth
    car view
  • 663 Views
  • 1 replies
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Superuser Contribution Allow Carplay to shuffle my entire Library instead of only the last 200 songs

Whenever I get in my car, I want to shuffle through my entire library. But instead you limit it to the last 200 songs. Let me listen to everything. I am sick of listening to the same songs over and over again until I more songs.

  • Newbie
  • Whenever I get in my car, I want to shuffle through my entire library.  But instead you limit it to the last 200 songs.  Let me listen to everything.  I am sick of listening to the s...
  • Peter
  • Spotify Legend
  • 846 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Car
    Carplay
    driving
    song limit
  • 846 Views
  • 1 replies
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Music skips and stutters over Bluetooth in my car

Just bought a car (2014 VW Golf). When I play music on Spotify over Bluetooth, songs skip and stutter, like a CD scratching. Can anyone suggest some troubleshooting I can try? I’ve tried turning on Data Saver in the Spotify app, which didn’t help. Al...

  • Casual Listener
  •   Just bought a car (2014 VW Golf). When I play music on Spotify over Bluetooth, songs  skip and stutter, like a CD scratching.    Can anyone suggest some t...
  • ardacebi
  • Composer
  • 22074 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 likes
  • bluetooth
    Car
    skipping
    Troubleshooting
  • 22074 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 0 likes

Listening to Spotify through the USB Cable in Car

I recently switch from Apple Music to Spotify. When I try to charge my iPhone and play music via the USB connection / cable, no music play. The iphone is playin the music, but there is no sound on the iPhone or through the car audio. This process wor...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...here is no sound on the iPhone or through the car audio.   This process worked fine with Apple Music.  I dont have CarPlay.   How do I fix this.  THanks    Plan P...
  • ReneBernier
  • Casual Listener
  • 1905 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Car
    usb
  • 1905 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

Superuser Contribution Spotify App Control no longer working in my Pioneer Car Audio Headunit

My Question or IssueI have a Pionner AVH-X7800BT audio head unit in my car that comes with Spotify App Control®. I used to play Spotify directly from the head unit selecting Spotify as source. Since last update, I cannot longer manage my Spotify from...

  • Newbie
  • My Question or Issue I have a Pionner AVH-X7800BT audio head unit in my car that comes with  Spotify App Control®.   I used to play Spotify directly from the head unit selecting S...
  • Jemi
  • Spotify Legend
  • 2970 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 likes
  • app control
    Car
    dvd
    headunit
    Pioneer
    receiver
  • 2970 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 1 likes

Solved!! Cannot control or choose song on Spotify after connected to car BT.

Hi folks. I gave up trying, found no solution so far for my problem which is the following.I have an iPhone 7 (latest iOS andl atest Spotify). I connect via BT to my Kenwood KMM-BT304. As I connect sound goes out to car speakers but I lose control ov...

  • Regular
  • ...onnect sound goes out to car speakers but I lose control over Spotify I only see a big Spotify logo on the iPhone's screen (attached ) and I can only choose on the head unit which song to play, I c...
  • htlecso
  • Regular
  • 26502 Views
  • 10 replies
  • 0 likes
  • BT
    Car
    Kenwood
    Kenwood Spotify App
  • 26502 Views
  • 10 replies
  • 0 likes

IOS 11.02 - Bluetooth streaming - Apple Music shuts down spotify.

Hi there. Iphone 7 user here. After update to IOS 11.02, every time I connect to bluetooth headset or my car the built in apple music apps stops spotify and starts playing the tunes thats is in my apple music lib. EVERY TIME. Shuting down the unit do...

  • Regular
  • Hi there. Iphone 7 user here.  After update to IOS 11.02, every time I connect to bluetooth headset or my car the built in apple music apps stops spotify and starts playing the tunes thats is i...
  • AerisHime
  • Newbie
  • 6451 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 6 likes
  • 11.02
    bluetooth
    Car
    headphones
    iOS
  • 6451 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 6 likes

Spotify in the Car (Bluetooth)

I've been using spotify in the car for a while now. I don't have a spotify-enable radio interface so ive been connecting my phone with an FM transmitter (an external bluetooth device). Randomly one day, the spotify app interface switched to a new, Ca...

  • Regular
  • I've been using spotify in the car for a while now. I don't have a spotify-enable radio interface so ive been connecting my phone with an FM transmitter (an external bluetooth device). Randomly one d...
  • 435 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Car
  • 435 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes

Endless loop keeps turning on even with shuffle (upon start up)

Hey, this started happening recently. I would get in my car, and spotify will turn on to my last song that I was playing but will then play the same song it played previously. For instance, left on song, song A, song B, song C, song D, song E. If I s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey, this started happening recently.    I would get in my car, and spotify will turn on to my last song that I was playing but will then play the same song it played previously. For i...
  • seePhor
  • Casual Listener
  • 1195 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Car
    endless
    endless cycle
    startup
  • 1195 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 0 likes

iPhone 4S not working with Car USB

Hi, I've got an iPhone 4S iOS 6.1.3. I have a Ford Focus with no Bluetooth (unfortunately) :(, but it has a USB port. I can connect my iPhone to this and it will play music from my phone. However, if I open Spotify and try to play music it will play ...

  • Regular
  • Hi,    I've got an iPhone 4S iOS 6.1.3. I have a Ford Focus with no Bluetooth (unfortunately) :(, but it has a USB port. I can connect my iPhone to this and it will play music from my p...
  • lucas007
  • Newbie
  • 6398 Views
  • 12 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Car
    Music not playing
  • 6398 Views
  • 12 replies
  • 0 likes

Solved!! Disable Bluetooth in Spotify App

I recently started the 30 day free trial of premium and while i was playing spotify in my car (that has bluetooth), i wanted to use the aux connection I had for better quality/battery conservation, etc. I found that, when I tried doing this while my ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I recently started the 30 day free trial of premium and while i was playing spotify in my car (that has bluetooth), i wanted to use the aux connection I had for better quality/battery conservation, e...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
  • 3811 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes
  • aux
    bluetooth
    Car
    iphone
  • 3811 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes

iOS Bluetooth Issues

I'm having three issues with Spotify on iOS 0.9.11) When I stream in my car it's ok but if I leave and come back with Spotify in the background then it won't resume playback. This was fine before the 0.9.1 update. I have to open Spotify and click pla...

  • Newbie
  • I'm having three issues with Spotify on iOS 0.9.1 1) When I stream in my car it's ok but if I leave and come back with Spotify in the background then it won't resume playback. This was fine b...
  • 820 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes
  • bluetooth
    Car
    iOS
  • 820 Views
  • 0 replies
  • 0 likes