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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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  • Rastereyes
  • Casual Listener
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Superuser Contribution Cant listen music from local files

 I have spotify Premium, version 8.6.52.1200Country: LatviaIphone12As everyone else I cant listen music from my local files. I have reinstalled app on pc and iphone. I have plenty of space on phone. Dont have any cache cleaners. I downloaded music fr...

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  • Casual Listener
  • ...till no result.  Also I added screens and pics for settings from iphone and desktop                 
  • MafeG
  • Spotify Legend
  • 4431 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • Desktop
    Download Playlists
    iOS
    Local Source
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Superuser Contribution Local file not showing up on mobile app when it's downloaded on desktop app

I followed all the steps in this article to get a song from my desktop onto the local files on my desktop Spotify app, but when I try to get the playlist with the songs on it to my iPhone mobile Spotify app, nothing shows up and it says that the song...

  • Casual Listener
  • I followed all the steps in this article to get a song from my desktop onto the local files on my desktop Spotify app, but when I try to get the playlist with the songs on it to my iPhone m...
  • Alex
  • Spotify Legend
  • 5686 Views
  • 12 replies
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  • Desktop
    local file
    Mobile
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Lyrics not working

PlanPremiumCountryBrazilDeviceiPhone 7Operating SystemiOS 13.5.1 My Question or IssueI updated the app and restarted the device several times. I even tried to unnistall and logged out, however it doesn't work for me. It doesn't appear on the desktop ...

  • Regular
  • ...ogged out, however it doesn't work for me. It doesn't appear on the desktop version either. 
  • Billy-J
  • Spotify Star
  • 691 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Desktop
    iOS
    iphone
    lyrics
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Stop connect from connecting automatically

Whenever I have spotify open on my computer then leave for a while and use spotify on my phone, coming back the desktop has automatically connected to my phone. This is extremely annoying because not only do I now have to go into my desktop app and c...

  • Music Fan
  • Whenever I have spotify open on my computer then leave for a while and use spotify on my phone, coming back the desktop has automatically connected to my phone. This is extremely annoying because n...
  • Rybread9000
  • Music Fan
  • 1168 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • Connect
    Desktop
    Mobile
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Superuser Contribution Songs on playlist not showing on iOS

I have made a playlist from all my favourite songs on itunes in spotify desktop, currently over 4000. This showed on my iOS app with no problems then suddenly today it shows as only having 700 songs and is using an older title for the playlist. Every...

  • Regular
  • I have made a playlist from all my favourite songs on itunes in spotify desktop, currently over 4000. This showed on my iOS app with no problems then suddenly today it shows as only having 700 s...
  • see_k
  • Regular
  • 2666 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • Desktop
    iphone
    missing sons
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Songs repeat when switching to new devices

Device: ALL DEVICES Operating System Version: Yosemite, iOS 9, doesn't matter Spotify Version: Latest and previous Description: I use Spoitfy on my iPhone, iPad, Macbook, work windows laptop, and work iPhone. Anytime I migrate to another device to co...

  • Music Fan
  • Device: ALL DEVICES   Operating System Version: Yosemite, iOS 9, doesn't matter   Spotify Version: Latest and previous   Description:  I use Spoitfy on my iPhone, iPad, Mac...
  • kinzr13
  • Music Fan
  • 1027 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Desktop
    iOS
    Mac
    Mobile
  • 1027 Views
  • 1 replies
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Featured Artists

On the desktop app, Spotify will show all of the artists in the song, as shown in the first picture. On the mobile, or iOS app, it will only show the first artist, as shown in the second picture. The mobile app should display it as the desktop does, ...

  • Music Fan
  • On the desktop app, Spotify will show all of the artists in the song, as shown in the first picture. On the mobile, or iOS app, it will only show the first artist, as shown in the second picture....
  • marianaflores77
  • Newbie
  • 11020 Views
  • 8 replies
  • 3 likes
  • artists
    Desktop
    featured artists
    iOS
    Your Music
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  • 8 replies
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Local files displayed as synced, won't play

I have local files in my desktop Spotify. Every time I restore/change my phone I have to do a bunch of things to get them transferred to my iOS Spotify. This particular time, Local files show as "Pending" in the desktop app, no activity is going on. ...

  • Gig Goer
  • I have local files in my desktop Spotify. Every time I restore/change my phone I have to do a bunch of things to get them transferred to my iOS Spotify.   This particular time, Local files&n...
  • silencethecrime
  • Newbie
  • 11908 Views
  • 35 replies
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  • Desktop
    iOS
    Mac
  • 11908 Views
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  • AJF3
  • Newbie
  • 660 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Desktop
    iOS
    Mac
  • 660 Views
  • 1 replies
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Solved!! My entire favorites folder disappeared (iOS 9.0)

This looks like a bug for me, here the symptoms. 1. Out of the blue the entire favorites folder disappeared in my iPhone.2. I'm able to access the favorites folder in my computer, also i can play it and hear it at iphone(!!!!) but i can't see the mus...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...phone), that i previously selected to play on my desktop favorites folder (!!!!!!!!) WAIT.... WHAT?!   I'm premium user, please fix it, i want my musics back.
  • NOS_18
  • Newbie
  • 1556 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • Desktop
    iOS
    Linux
    Mac
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  • 3 replies
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Show album art for local / synced music on iOS

Feature request: Sync and display album art for non-spotify music that I sync over from my desktop. In older versions of Spotify for iOS, it used to display the album art when playing a song. Now I get a musical note I miss my album art

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  • Casual Listener
  • Feature request: Sync and display album art for non-spotify music that I sync over from my desktop. In older versions of Spotify for iOS, it used to display the album art when playing a song. Now I g...
  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
  • 4390 Views
  • 11 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Desktop
    iOS
    Your Music
  • 4390 Views
  • 11 replies
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Music keeps buffering and Desktop interface incomplete

Hi, As of this moment, I am still monitoring Spotify for Desktop and for iOS. It happened a few hours ago while I am randomly listening to a few songs using my iPhone. After the first 5-10 seconds of any songs, it stops. Then you can't do anything. Y...

  • Gig Goer
  • Hi,   As of this moment, I am still monitoring Spotify for Desktop and for iOS. It happened a few hours ago while I am randomly listening to a few songs using my iPhone. After the first 5-1...
  • Peter__
  • Community Legend
  • 1183 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Buffering
    bug
    Desktop
    iOS
    network
    trouble
  • 1183 Views
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Why isn't it possible to sort songs by "added newly"

I think its dumb that when you open your spotify playlist, the oldest songs appear at top and the newest at the bottom because mostly you want to listen to your newly added songs. I can't even understand why it isn' already a feature in the iOS app, ...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...nderstand why it isn' already a feature in the iOS app, to sort playlists like in the desktop mode. Spotify really should add this feature because it is really annoying to scoll down your playlist e...
  • kbrooksc
  • Community Legend
  • 1147 Views
  • 1 replies
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    Desktop
    Feature
    iphone
    Sort Artists
    sort by
    Sort by Artist and Album
    Sort Playlists
    Sort Songs by Title
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    sorting
    Sorting Options
    Spotify
  • 1147 Views
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Unable to sync desktop playlists onto ipod touch after mobile app re-download

tl;dr: Unable to sync anything to my ipod touch 4th gen. Yesterday my spotify mobile app broke; it kept crashing whenever I opened it. I deleted and re-downloaded it, but since then I haven't been able to sync any music from my desktop to it, includi...

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  • Regular
  • ...aven't been able to sync any music from my desktop to it, including local files. The ipod does connect to the desktop app, but none of my playlists appear in the sync screan, and nothing there will sync....
  • flippinandflopp
  • Regular
  • 1391 Views
  • 8 replies
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  • Desktop
    ipod
    Playlists
  • 1391 Views
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