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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
  • 31mwp7shpmdorxy6haqf
  • Spotify
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Superuser Contribution iOS App - Order of playlist

Hi guys why is it no longer possible to sort/manage the order of a playlist in the iOS App? and it’s even no longer syncing the order of a playlist once it is changed on a Mac. It’s only ordering songs by date. Old>new. I have a lot of very long play...

  • Newbie
  • Hi guys   why is it no longer possible to sort/manage the order of a playlist in the iOS App?   and it’s even no longer syncing the order of a playlist once it is changed on a Mac. &n...
  • dnvrsangel
  • Regular
  • 24346 Views
  • 15 replies
  • 2 likes
  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution Spotify doesnt show up in ios Shortcuts

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOS 13.2 My Question or IssueWith the new Spotify update I saw that Siri started supporting Spotify queries. I also saw a shortcut being suggested in the Shortcuts ios app. The shortcut was som...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country USA   Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS 13.2   My Question or Issue With the new Spotify update I saw that Siri started supporting Spotify queries. I...
  • xwr0m7hmnt5mpt5aa19l
  • Casual Listener
  • 206158 Views
  • 15 replies
  • 17 likes
  • iOS
    shortcuts
    Siri
  • 206158 Views
  • 15 replies
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Superuser Contribution Gramofon from Fon not working in my iPad and iPhone

my plan is premium familiar.I use a iPad Pro 3rd and an iPhone 12 Pro, both with IOS 15.7.I am at Spain. I have connected my Gramofon for first time since years to my Denon ADV-M51.all seems ok but the Spotify 8.7.66.438 on my devices recognizes the ...

  • Casual Listener
  • my plan is premium familiar. I use a iPad Pro 3rd and an iPhone 12 Pro, both with IOS 15.7. I am at Spain.   I have connected my Gramofon for first time since years to my Denon ADV-M51. a...
  • Vils
  • Regular
  • 1225 Views
  • 7 replies
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  • gramofon
    iOS
    iphone
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  • 7 replies
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Superuser Contribution group session - song keeps starting over

PlanPremiumCountryUSADevice(iPhone 6s)Operating SystemiOS 13.5.1 My Question or IssueI have started a group session and have a queue going. During the middle of songs, the song automatically starts over, multiple times within the same song and with m...

  • Visitor
  • Plan Premium Country USA Device (iPhone 6s) Operating System iOS 13.5.1   My Question or Issue I have started a group session and have a queue going.  During the middle of s...
  • fkitletsstartover
  • Visitor
  • 8327 Views
  • 22 replies
  • 7 likes
  • bug
    Group Session
    group session bug
    iOS
  • 8327 Views
  • 22 replies
  • 7 likes

An explanation is due on streaming and/or offline play for the Apple Watch

I think many faithful Spotify users on premium accounts have cancelled them and moved over to Apple Music, due to Spotify's lack of support for streaming and/or offline play on the Apple Watch. Whilst Spotify is a superior service on native apps, I t...

  • Casual Listener
  • I think many faithful Spotify users on premium accounts have cancelled them and moved over to Apple Music, due to Spotify's lack of support for streaming and/or offline play on the Apple Watch. &nbs...
  • threethirtydee
  • Newbie
  • 1009 Views
  • 5 replies
  • 6 likes
  • iOS
  • 1009 Views
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  • 6 likes

Superuser Contribution Notification Center for Follower and Playlist Likes update

PlanPremiumCountryTurkey DeviceIphone 7 Plus, Samsung Desktop PC Questions about the new notifications update. I just saw a post in a social media platform (and a spotify community post earlier this morning) about the new ios 8.8.30 that now there's ...

  • Regular
  • ...potify community post earlier this morning) about the new ios 8.8.30 that now there's a notifications bar where people can see who followed them/liked their playlists and it shows all the i...
  • collegestudent
  • Visitor
  • 3148 Views
  • 3 replies
  • 0 likes
  • 8.8.30
    Follower Notifications
    Help
    iOS
    New Update
    Notifications Bar
    Notifications Center
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Spotify hasn't added support for that with Siri error

PlanPremiumCountry Malayisa Device iPhone 15 ProOperating System iOS 17.5.1 Apple watch version 10.5 (21T576) My Question or IssueI've been having the same issue as https://community.spotify.com/t5/iOS-iPhone-iPad/Siri-on-AppleWatch-does-not-work/m-p...

  • Regular
  • Plan Premium Country Malayisa   Device iPhone 15 Pro Operating System  iOS 17.5.1  Apple watch version 10.5 (21T576)   My Question or Issue I've been having t...
  • jakubal
  • Newbie
  • 1317 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 6 likes
  • Apple Watch
    iOS
    Siri
  • 1317 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 6 likes

Superuser Contribution Spotify app saying I added songs that I haven’t.

PlanPremiumCountryScotlandDeviceiPhone 13Operating SystemiOS 17.5.1 My Question or IssueHi! Whenever I’m adding songs to a playlist, after I add round about 8-9 songs form the album, I can’t add the rest of the songs of the album (I don’t add all of ...

  • Regular
  •   Plan Premium Country Scotland Device iPhone 13 Operating System iOS 17.5.1   My Question or Issue Hi! Whenever I’m adding songs to a playlist, after I add round about 8-9 s...
  • Joan
  • Moderator
  • 846 Views
  • 16 replies
  • 0 likes
  • App
    bug
    iOS
    Spotify
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't join jams with an invite link

Plan: PremiumDevice: iPhone 14 ProOperating system: iOS 16.2App version: 8.8.94.545 My Question or IssueWhen somebody starts a jam and sends me an invite link, I can’t join the jam using this link. The link just opens the main screen of the Spotify a...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan: Premium Device: iPhone 14 Pro Operating system: iOS 16.2 App version: 8.8.94.545   My Question or Issue When somebody starts a jam and sends me an invite link, I...
  • dyzombie777
  • Casual Listener
  • 31165 Views
  • 32 replies
  • 1 likes
  • iOS
    JAM
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Superuser Contribution Canvas/preview videos no longer work if I have 'reduce motion' enabled in iOS.

Within the past few weeks canvas and preview videos no longer work, it just shows a static image that does not move. If I disable 'reduce motion' under iOS settings (under Accessibility > Motion) then the videos start working again, however, this was...

  • Casual Listener
  • Within the past few weeks canvas and preview videos no longer work, it just shows a static image that does not move. If I disable 'reduce motion' under iOS settings (under Accessibility > M...
  • Ivelina
  • Moderator
  • 297 Views
  • 1 replies
  • 0 likes
  • Canvas
    iOS
    video
  • 297 Views
  • 1 replies
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Superuser Contribution [iOS] Option to disable distracting popups

Account(Premium, Germany)Device(iPhone 12 Mini)Operating System(iOS 16.0) My Question or IssueSince a few weeks I am from time to time get popups inside the iOS app (see enclosed screenshots) which distract my flow in usage (e.g. while scrolling thro...

  • Casual Listener
  • Account (Premium, Germany) Device (iPhone 12 Mini) Operating System (iOS 16.0)   My Question or Issue Since a few weeks I am from time to time get popups inside the iOS app (see e...
  • ConnRed
  • Gig Goer
  • 3236 Views
  • 24 replies
  • 8 likes
  • iOS
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  • 24 replies
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot delete playlist on iphone

PlanPremiumCountryGermany DeviceiPhone 11Operating Systemcurrent IOS My Question or Issue i tried to clean up my unused playlists but the app doesn’t let me delete playlists. I can open a playlist, press the Burger button and select „remove Playlist“...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Germany   Device iPhone 11 Operating System current IOS   My Question or Issue   i tried to clean up my unused playlists but the app doesn’t let me d...
  • MihailY
  • Moderator
  • 47731 Views
  • 17 replies
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  • iOS
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Go to song location in playlist

In Android I can start playing a specific playlist, and clicking on the playlist’s name on top of the screen takes me to the position in the playlist where the current song is located. Why is this behaviour not available on iOS? It is really annoying...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...s this behaviour not available on iOS? It is really annoying having to scroll every f* time to find the song in playlists with thousands of songs…
  • gillscape
  • Casual Listener
  • 2964 Views
  • 10 replies
  • 1 likes
  • iOS
  • 2964 Views
  • 10 replies
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Stuttering on FIRST scroll in playlist with 120hz iPhone

Listen, if I'm the only one that can see this then I will shut up, but it has been an issue ever since the iPhones got 120hz screens. In fact, if I limit my phone 60hz the issue goes away! But here is the issue I'm seeing:Lets say I go to the 'Countr...

  • Newbie
  • ...3 pro to the iPhone 14 pro and the issue is still at hand. But then at the same time the issue is NOT present on the Pixel 6 Pro with 120hz. I honestly think it is just a Spotify iOS optimization i...
  • lunarephemera
  • Newbie
  • 1187 Views
  • 6 replies
  • 2 likes
  • cover
    iOS
    iphone
    Optimization
    Scroll
    stutter
    stuttering
  • 1187 Views
  • 6 replies
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Info tiles (lyrics, credits, merch, etc.) not showing correctly

PlanPremiumCountryArmenia DeviceiPhone 12Operating SystemiOS 17.4 My Question or IssueI will attach a screenshot of the issue, but basically the tiles shown under songs are showing in a completely random order for me. As I know Lyrics should be the f...

  • Newbie
  •  Plan Premium Country Armenia  Device iPhone 12 Operating System iOS 17.4   My Question or Issue I will attach a screenshot of the issue, but basically the tiles shown u...
  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
  • 787 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • design
    iOS
    messy interface
  • 787 Views
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[iOS] Autoplay a Spotify song using a Shortcut automation and an NFC tag (SONOS & car's bluetooth)

Hello everybody.As you already know, trying to create an automation so that Spotify automatically plays a precise song on iOS is a real pain, not to say mission impossible. Most of times, we can have the Spotify application open, but the song won't p...

  • Newbie
  • Hello everybody. As you already know, trying to create an automation so that Spotify automatically plays a precise song on iOS is a real pain, not to say mission impossible. Most of times, we can h...
  • GeneMachine2013
  • Newbie
  • 23251 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 3 likes
  • iOS
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Easy access to listening hours removed?

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceiPhone SEOperating SystemiOS 17.2.1 My Question or IssueA section was added to the side menu (when you’re on the home page and you click your icon) some time ago that allowed you to quickly access your plan and t...

  • Regular
  • Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device iPhone SE Operating System iOS 17.2.1   My Question or Issue A section was added to the side menu (when you’re on the home page and you c...
  • gladial
  • Regular
  • 414 Views
  • 4 replies
  • 0 likes
  • iOS
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [iOS] Unable to turn off Shuffle for Podcast playlist

Plan Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone 6s) Operating System (iOS 13) Hi All, Since the update I have been unable to turn off shuffle for podcast playlists I created or follow. I have tried pressing the button to toggle, going to the actual track ...

  • Regular
  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device (iPhone 6s) Operating System (iOS 13)   Hi All, Since the update I have been unable to turn off shuffle for podcast playlists I created o...
  • VanillaSan
  • Regular
  • 13532 Views
  • 31 replies
  • 8 likes
  • iOS
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Play a playlist folder in ios

I would just like to be able to play or shuffle a "playlist folder" like you can on the desktop app.

  • Casual Listener
  • I would just like to be able to play or shuffle a "playlist folder" like you can on the desktop app.  
  • danelbaz
  • Casual Listener
  • 20027 Views
  • 18 replies
  • 37 likes
  • iOS
    play multiple playlists
    playlist folder
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  • 18 replies
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Superuser Contribution Can't remove downloaded podcasts from device or delete cache

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceiPhone 11 ProOperating SystemiOS 13.3.1Spotify Version8.5.55.856 My Question or IssueI cannot remove downloaded podcast tracks from my device unless I reboot my device. And even this only works ~50% of the time. In most ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country Canada Device iPhone 11 Pro Operating System iOS 13.3.1 Spotify Version 8.5.55.856   My Question or Issue I cannot remove downloaded podcast tracks from my d...
  • Cmagras
  • Newbie
  • 17356 Views
  • 12 replies
  • 7 likes
  • bug
    Cache
    delete tracks
    iOS
  • 17356 Views
  • 12 replies
  • 7 likes