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Your Sound Capsule: Following your listening stats

You probably already know Spotify launches every year, Spotify Wrapped, which is a rewind of your listening stats. It presents each user their listening stats for that year, including the most listened-to artists and songs, for example. It's really l...

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Watch and Listen: Introducing music videos on Spotify

Spotify knows that the listening experience is a way to connect artists with fans on many levels. But what if we could enhance these connections with a different perspective? With this in mind, Spotify is introducing a new and powerful way to listen ...

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Spotify Takes Listening With Friends to Another Level with Jam

Spotify is introducing a more fun, intuitive, and collaborative social listening experience with Jam. Whether you’re together or apart, joining a Jam with your loved ones is now simpler than ever by tapping phones, scanning a QR code, or sharing a li...

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Superuser Contribution Local files don't show up in playlist on PC.

Hi, since like 2/3 weeks I can no longer see my local files in my playlist I put them in. This only seems to be the case within the application, since the songs are visible (but gray) on the website (see attachment). On mobile the files are also visi...

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  • Hi, since like 2/3 weeks I can no longer see my local files in my playlist I put them in. This only seems to be the case within the application, since the songs are visible (but gray) on the w...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Local files not working :(

Hi! My local files show up on my laptop and on my phone, but on my phone they’re faded and grey. I can play them on my laptop but not on the phone. They come from a valid source (mp4, i checked) and I have tried using different wifi and data hotspots...

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  • Hi!   My local files show up on my laptop and on my phone, but on my phone they’re faded and grey. I can play them on my laptop but not on the phone.   They come from a valid source (m...
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Superuser Contribution Local files not showing on mobile

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDevice(iPhone 11 Pro max)Operating System(iOS 14.7.1, , Windows 10) My Question or IssueSo i had to do a fresh install of my phone for an unrelated issue, but now i have to redownload my local files on my phone, but weirdly en...

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  • ...ssue, but now i have to redownload my local files on my phone, but weirdly enough they dont appear at ALL, not even grayed out. Ive tried a fresh install of the mobile app and the web app. I don't k...
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Does Spotify create folders for local music?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueI am using the Local Files option on my PC to allow access to my personal music collection. After installing Spotify and enabling this option, I point to my "Music" folde...

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  • Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue I am using the Local Files option on my PC to allow access to my personal music collection.  A...
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Superuser Contribution Having trouble linking local files to the mobile app.

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevice(iPhone)Operating System(iOS 13.4.1) My Question or IssueI recently converted an mp3 file on my computer by following the instructions from another page and uploading local files. However, I can't seem to make the son...

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  • ...nother page and uploading local files. However, I can't seem to make the song/file appear on my mobile app, even if I follow the directions on that post. What I do is create a new playlist on my c...
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Import your music - feature does not work

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDeviceSamsung Galaxy S10Operating SystemAndroid v10 My Question:I've asked this before and gotten no answers. I also cannot find the answer anywhere online. Basically, in the app (on your mobile) there's a feature labelled,...

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  • Plan Premium Country Australia Device Samsung Galaxy S10 Operating System Android v10   My Question: I've asked this before and gotten no answers. I also cannot find the answer anywher...
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