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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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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local files disappearing and not downloading correctly

Hi, I have some songs downloaded onto my local files and added to a playlist. When I download the playlist then un-download it they all grey out and disappear from the local files and I have to re-link the local files in the settings to get them back...

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  • Hi,   I have some songs downloaded onto my local files and added to a playlist. When I download the playlist then un-download it they all grey out and disappear from the local files and I have...
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Superuser Contribution Syncing issue between windows and iphone

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceiphone 8+Operating SystemiOS 13, Windows 10 My Question or IssueI'm unable to get local files songs to sync or download on my iphone. I've reinstalled both apps on windows and iphone twice, reset both devices, have bo...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device iphone 8+ Operating System iOS 13, Windows 10   My Question or Issue I'm unable to get local files songs to sync or download on my iphone. I've re...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local Files won't play on Iphone

My Question or IssueI have my local files working perfectly on my laptop and in the past, I have had these local files songs easily transfer from my laptop to iPhone, at the most, it would take half an hour to get to my phone but always worked in the...

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  • My Question or Issue I have my local files working perfectly on my laptop and in the past, I have had these local files songs easily transfer from my laptop to iPhone, at the most, it would take hal...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution iOS local file sync does not work

Plan: PremiumUSA DeviceiPhone X / MacBook Pro (16 inch, 2019)Operating SystemiOS 14.4.2 / macOS Big Sur 11.2.3 I am unable to sync local files from my MacBook to my iPhone by following these steps. The files are playable in the desktop client, but ap...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan: Premium USA   Device iPhone X / MacBook Pro (16 inch, 2019) Operating System iOS 14.4.2 / macOS Big Sur 11.2.3   I am unable to sync local files from my MacBook to my iPhone b...
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Local file downloads removed

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceiPadOperating SystemiOS 13 My Question or IssueMy downloads of my synced local files keep going missing. I have no problems downloading the synced files from the desktop to the iPad, and I am able to play those downloads. But...

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  • Plan Premium Country   Device iPad Operating System iOS 13   My Question or Issue My downloads of my synced local files keep going missing. I have no problems downloading the sync...
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Local files sync to iPhone no longer working for me

Plan: Premium (Family) Country: UK DeviceiPhone 7 and MacBook Pro running High Sierra My Question or IssueHi! So I have always used Spotify's fab 'Local Files' feature to add songs from old folk music CDs from the country where my parents grew up (wh...

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  •   Plan: Premium (Family)  Country: UK   Device iPhone 7 and MacBook Pro running High Sierra     My Question or Issue Hi! So I have always used Spotify's fab 'Lo...
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