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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
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  • Rastereyes
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Turn off recommended songs?

PlanPremiumCountryUSDevice(iPhoneOperating System(iOS My Question or IssueI am new to Spotify premium, I have spent days researching how to stop recommended songs from playing while I listen to my created playlists and can’t make it stop. It will pla...

  • Regular
  • ...rom playing while I listen to my created playlists and can’t make it stop. It will play 1 song from my list and then just start playing random songs that are nothing like my playlist. I have gone to s...
  • Itchypantz
  • Casual Listener
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  • 41 replies
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  • auto play
    Playlists
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    songs
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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
  • ...bsp;It’s only ordering songs by date. Old>new.    I have a lot of very long playlists (300 songs) and don’t want scroll all the time on an iPhone....   Anyone any idea how to fix t...
  • dnvrsangel
  • Regular
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  • 15 replies
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  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution Creating a smart playlist for grouping podcasts together

hi allListen to quite a few parcast shows. Does anyone know how to create: smart playlists with the spotify app to listen to podcasts with? Rather than the tedious process of adding one by one manually.Thanking you all in advance for any replies.Rega...

  • Music Fan
  • hi all Listen to quite a few parcast shows.  Does anyone know how to create: smart playlists with the spotify app to listen to podcasts with?  Rather than the tedious process o...
  • BurningBaboon
  • Music Fan
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  • 4 replies
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  • parcast
    Playlists
    Podcasts
    Spotify
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Solved!! Can't search with playlist filter anymore

PlanPremiumCountryFinlandDeviceApple iPhone 13 ProOperating SystemiOS 17.4.1 My Question or Issue Hello, the playlist filter has disappeared from my app search feature. It only shows "Music, Podcasts, Profiles" now. This used to be my favorite featur...

  • Casual Listener
  • ...eature. It only shows "Music, Podcasts, Profiles" now.   This used to be my favorite feature, I could search public playlists by mood or other keywords, but it's difficult now that the search d...
  • MateusM
  • Spotify Star
  • 857 Views
  • 3 replies
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  • Playlists
    Search
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Superuser Contribution release radar, discover weekly + genre mixes no longer have preview slides

just last week i was able to preview my release radar, discover weekly and genre mix playlists in almost like a tiktok preview slide format with the spotify cavases. it was really useful for those of us with adhd and shorter attention spans. i have a...

  • Casual Listener
  • just last week i was able to preview my release radar, discover weekly and genre mix playlists in almost like a tiktok preview slide format with the spotify cavases. it was really useful for those o...
  • Ivelina
  • Moderator
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  • Discover Weekly
    genre mixes
    Playlists
    Release Radar
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Superuser Contribution Unable to add a song to a playlist multiple times in iOS

PlanPremiumCountryUnited StatesDeviceiPhone 11Operating SystemiOS 16 My Question or IssueEver since Spotify updated how you add music to your liked songs/playlists, I am unable to add a song to a playlist more than once. When I try, I get a message s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Plan Premium Country United States Device iPhone 11 Operating System iOS 16   My Question or Issue Ever since Spotify updated how you add music to your liked songs/playlists, I am u...
  • Sksss
  • Casual Listener
  • 4451 Views
  • 20 replies
  • 1 likes
  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Playlists] Search bar within playlists for iPhone

There is no way to search for a song in a playlist. I saw other treads for Android and Windows but nothing for iPhones. I would love a dropdown or pinned search; it doesn't matter which.

  • Regular
  • There is no way to search for a song in a playlist. I saw other treads for Android and Windows but nothing for iPhones. I would love a dropdown or pinned search; it doesn't matter which. 
  • MrLachesis
  • Newbie
  • 2060 Views
  • 13 replies
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  • Mobile
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Playlists] Playlist visibility

Since the home page (view profile) has changed, I can’t easily see which of my playlists or liked playlists are visible to the public and which aren’t.I can see a list of my playlists from the “preview profile” selection. However, I can’t click on th...

  • Visitor
  • Since the home page (view profile) has changed, I can’t easily see which of my playlists or liked playlists are visible to the public and which aren’t. I can see a list of my playlists from the “p...
  • Yordan
  • Moderator
  • 409 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Playlists] Adding albums to playlists

I find it quite annoying that in order to add an album to a playlist you have to individually do it instead of being able to add all the songs at once like you used to be able to do

  • Visitor
  • I find it quite annoying that in order to add an album to a playlist you have to individually do it instead of being able to add all the songs at once like you used to be able to do 
  • Eni
  • Moderator
  • 384 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Playlists] Queued song starts from where it is queued

I have an issue with queueing the same song that is currently playing. When press queue, and the curren song ends and the queued song starts (same as current). If not queued at the beginning of the song, the queued one starts from the point it got qu...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have an issue with queueing the same song that is currently playing. When press queue, and the curren song ends and the queued song starts (same as current). If not queued at the beginning of the s...
  • AlejaR
  • Moderator
  • 1151 Views
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  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Playlists] Adding a playlist to home screen

One of my ideas for Spotify would be...what if you could add a playlist to your home screen on a mobile device?That would come in handy, so you could just tap it and it would being the playlist up. Sorta how you can add a group chat to your home scre...

  • Visitor
  • One of my ideas for Spotify would be... what if you could add a playlist to your home screen on a mobile device? That would come in handy, so you could just tap it and it would being the playlist u...
  • Eldoron
  • Newbie
  • 812 Views
  • 2 replies
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  • Mobile
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Playlists] Sync song to this Iphone

When I added a song to spotify on my pc, i cant play it on iphone. I DONT HAVE THE OPTION FOR "ENABLE SYNC FROM DESKTOP". YES I HAVE PREMIUM. YES I HAVE THE LATEST UPDATE. It tells me instruction on how to sync the song to my iphone and they literall...

  • Newbie
  • When I added a song to spotify on my pc, i cant play it on iphone. I DONT HAVE THE OPTION FOR "ENABLE SYNC FROM DESKTOP". YES I HAVE PREMIUM. YES I HAVE THE LATEST UPDATE. It tells me instruction on ...
  • Jeremy
  • Spotify Legend
  • 505 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution automatically make new playlists private

hey is there a way to make new playlists automatically private? i already used the desktop app to make sure the "make new playlists public" setting under social is turned off and still every time i make a playlist its public. its just annoying having...

  • Gig Goer
  • hey is there a way to make new playlists automatically private? i already used the desktop app to make sure the "make new playlists public" setting under social is turned off and still every time i m...
  • Alex
  • Spotify Legend
  • 5621 Views
  • 7 replies
  • 1 likes
  • Desktop (Mac)
    iOS
    Playlists
    Premium
    Privacy
    Private playlist
    settings
    Social
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Superuser Contribution Song Sorting / Order Management

It would be a great addition to have the ability to change the order of the songs in a created playlist in a drag-and-drop sort of manner. The only current way to reorder songs in a playlist is to delete the ones that stand in between the ones you wa...

  • Casual Listener
  • It would be a great addition to have the ability to change the order of the songs in a created playlist in a drag-and-drop sort of manner. The only current way to reorder songs in a playlist is to de...
  • Pacocha8
  • Regular
  • 509 Views
  • 2 replies
  • 1 likes
  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Playlists] editing playlists

i’ve been having issues with my spotify, more specifically editing/viewing my spotify playlists, and was directed here after having help from customer service. i cant, and haven’t been able to , see which songs i have in any playlist, whether it be m...

  • Visitor
  • i’ve been having issues with my spotify, more specifically editing/viewing my spotify playlists, and was directed here after having help from customer service. i cant, and haven’t been able to , s...
  • Novy
  • Moderator
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  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Playlists] Queue playlists

For long road trips when it’s harder to switch between playlists, it would be great if you could queue an entire playlist instead of just songs. That way once all the songs in a playlist have been used, it would switch playlists automatically.

  • Visitor
  • For long road trips when it’s harder to switch between playlists, it would be great if you could queue an entire playlist instead of just songs. That way once all the songs in a playlist have been u...
  • Novy
  • Moderator
  • 341 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Playlists] Playlist Editing

I think it’s unbelievable that I can’t edit or see the songs on my playlists now because I have to have premium to do that. Please change it back.

  • Visitor
  • I think it’s unbelievable that I can’t edit or see the songs on my playlists now because I have to have premium to do that. Please change it back.
  • MafeG
  • Spotify Legend
  • 436 Views
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  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Playlists] Please make all playlists shuffleable.

There are a lot of playlists on Spotify that when you try and shuffle them, it just plays all the songs in the correct order anyways every time you shuffle. Its not all playlists but it is sometimes frustrating a playlist won’t shuffle and just plays...

  • Gig Goer
  • There are a lot of playlists on Spotify that when you try and shuffle them, it just plays all the songs in the correct order anyways every time you shuffle. Its not all playlists  but it is s...
  • Eni
  • Moderator
  • 688 Views
  • 7 replies
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  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [iOS][Playlists] Listening Party

The execution would be similar to Amazon's new Beta feature "Watch Party" where an Amazon subscriber is able to navigate to a chosen movie in the Amazon catalogue and select the new "watch party" instead of "play". This generates a unique sharable UR...

  • Newbie
  • ...ause/play functions.   Spotify users with this feature could share songs and playlists to friends and listen together in real time; great for mobile users but just as useful in the PC environment....
  • MafeG
  • Spotify Legend
  • 263 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • iOS
    Playlists
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Superuser Contribution [Mobile][Playlists] Reverse Order Playlists

There are numerous people that have requested this feature. Spotify this should be incredibly simple. Please put in functionality to be able to reverse the order of our playlists, so we don't have to constantly scroll down to listen to the newest son...

  • Visitor
  • There are numerous people that have requested this feature.  Spotify this should be incredibly simple.  Please put in functionality to be able to reverse the order of our playlists, so we d...
  • Eni
  • Moderator
  • 2507 Views
  • 1 replies
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  • Mobile
    Playlists
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