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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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Music playback iPod

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceIPhone 12/Ipod 7Operating System(Most recent ios) My Question or IssueAlright so I’ve got an iPod seven but I also have an iPhone, I’m logged into the same profile on both devices, in which then I will open the app on both ...

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  •   Plan Premium Country USA Device IPhone 12/Ipod 7 Operating System (Most recent ios)   My Question or Issue Alright so I’ve got an iPod seven but I also have an iPhone, I’m logg...
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Superuser Contribution Podcasts rewinding themselves

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone 14 (also happened on XR)Operating SystemiOS 16.6 occasionally my podcasts will rewind themselves with no effect on the timer and start repeating parts I already listened to. Since there is no effect on the timer, I c...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone 14 (also happened on XR) Operating System iOS 16.6   occasionally my podcasts will rewind themselves with no effect on the timer and start repeati...
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Spotify Dj - learn some more phrases.

Can they teach the "DJ" with his, "I'm all hip hop" vocab some new phrases. Everytime it ends a a segment it "that's closing it out". Look if you want to pretend you're a radio disk jockey, then change the phrasing each section. It's just grating af...

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  • Can they teach the "DJ" with his, "I'm all hip hop" vocab some new phrases.  Everytime it ends a a segment it "that's <artist> closing it out".  Look if you want to pretend you're a ...
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Superuser Contribution [IOS] Carplay new issues

PlanPremiumCountryIsraelDeviceIphone 15Operating SystemIOS18 My Question or Issuethis morning, when i connected to CarPlay, the Spotify app start to look different and acts different.1. the heart icon changed to + icon.2. when I say to Siri 'I loved ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Israel Device Iphone 15 Operating System IOS18   My Question or Issue this morning, when i connected to CarPlay, the Spotify app start to look different and acts d...
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"오프라인 기기를 더 이상 추가할 수 없습니다" 라고 나옴

PlanPremiumCountrySouth Korea DeviceiPhone 13 ProOperating SystemiOS 18 My Question or Issue아이폰 초기화 후 스포티파이 앱 설치한 다음, 플레이리스트에 있는 곡들을 다운로드 받으려고 하니 "오프라인 기기를 더 이상 추가할 수 없습니다" 라는 메시지가 나옴.다른 디바이스에서 다운로드를 제거하라고 하는데 이 아이폰하고 아이패드에서만 사용중임.

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  • Plan Premium Country South Korea   Device iPhone 13 Pro Operating System iOS 18   My Question or Issue 아이폰 초기화 후 스포티파이 앱 설치한 다음, 플레이리스트에 있는 곡들을 다운로드 받으려고 하니 "오프라인 기기를 더 이상 추가할 수 ...
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Superuser Contribution UI/UX Design: Recently Played - List of playlists and not able to see simply a list of songs

I like using Spotify - especially on long car journeys and then I always use Spotify via CarPlay.But I have a problem with the playlists and especially with the recently heard function. I always only see playlists with the recently listened songs, bu...

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  • I like using Spotify - especially on long car journeys and then I always use Spotify via CarPlay. But I have a problem with the playlists and especially with the recently heard function. I alwa...
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Superuser Contribution Stream not starting on Amazon Echo Studio anymore

PlanPremiumCountryGermanyDeviceAmazon Echo Studio / iPhone 13 My Question or IssueSince a few days I can't stream Spotify on my Amazon Echo Studio. I didn't change anything and on other Echo devices in the same household everything works fine but on ...

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  • Plan Premium Country Germany Device Amazon Echo Studio / iPhone 13   My Question or Issue Since a few days I can't stream Spotify on my Amazon Echo Studio. I didn't change anything and o...
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Superuser Contribution Adding song multiple times to playlist

With one of the latest iOS app updates, the new checkbox style playlist selector when adding a song to a playlist doesn’t allow for a song to be added to a playlist more than once. I like to add songs multiple times to my playlist as I sort by recent...

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  • With one of the latest iOS app updates, the new checkbox style playlist selector when adding a song to a playlist doesn’t allow for a song to be added to a playlist more than once. I like to add song...
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Solved!! Does spotify work on iPod Touch?

I have been looking into getting an iPod touch 6th or 7th gen for music, is spotify compatible and what generations better?

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  • I have been looking into getting an iPod touch 6th or 7th gen for music, is spotify compatible and what generations better?    
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Superuser Contribution Songs ending early when cast to TV

Devices:Iphone 13 pro maxLG TV My Question or IssueWhen using the spotify LG TV app accessing our spotify account off a IPhone 13 Promax the last 5-10 seconds of the playing song is cut off and the next song begins. It happens regardless of the playl...

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  • Devices: Iphone 13 pro max LG TV   My Question or Issue When using the spotify LG TV app accessing our spotify account off a IPhone 13 Promax the last 5-10 seconds of the playing song is cu...
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Aforo lleno para beta tester

¿Cuando se eliminan a los usuarios que ya no lo usen? Para poder adquirir el puesto. Gracias!

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  • ¿Cuando se eliminan a los usuarios que ya no lo usen? Para poder adquirir el puesto. Gracias!
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Superuser Contribution Shuffle Sucks

Shuffle will repeat a song 3 times during at 30 minute drive from my playlist of 1,000+ songs. Why would this ever be the case? I should be able to listen for 63h1m with no repeats! This is incredibly frustrating. I just made a 20 hour drive across t...

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  • Shuffle will repeat a song 3 times during at 30 minute drive from my playlist of 1,000+ songs. Why would this ever be the case? I should be able to listen for 63h1m with no repeats!   This is ...
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Apple Watch Audio is Crackly and Staticky

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone X, Apple Watch (no data version) My Question or IssueI already talked to a support person yesterday and they said that it's an issue other have already reported on. They said there are looking to identify the problem...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone X, Apple Watch (no data version)   My Question or Issue I already talked to a support person yesterday and they said that it's an issue other have ...
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Superuser Contribution Iphone - spotify pauses and keeps playing when locking screen on or off

Message:Hello,I’ve recently encountered an issue with the Spotify app on my iPhone. Whenever I lock or unlock the screen while music is playing, the audio briefly pauses for about a second before resuming. This problem only started happening recently...

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  • Message: Hello, I’ve recently encountered an issue with the Spotify app on my iPhone. Whenever I lock or unlock the screen while music is playing, the audio briefly pauses for about a second before...
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Superuser Contribution my spotify isn't connecting to my discord??

when i try to connect my spotify to my discord, it doesn't work, and it shows an error saying 'failed to connect your spotify account to your discord'

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  • when i try to connect my spotify to my discord, it doesn't work, and it shows an error saying 'failed to connect your spotify account to your discord'
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App crashes straight after I log in iOS 15.8.3

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUKOperating SystemiOS 15.8.3 My Question or IssueI have an iPhone currently updated and using iOS 15.8.3. Whenever I log in to the spotify app it crashes straight after. I’ve done all the recommended things but nothing has work...

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  •   Plan Free/Premium Country UK Operating System iOS 15.8.3   My Question or Issue I have an iPhone currently updated and using iOS 15.8.3. Whenever I log in to the spotify app it c...
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Solved!!Superuser Contribution My repeat button is missing

I do not have the shuffle or the repeat button on my song menu PlanFreeCountryUSA DeviceiPhone 5s Operating SystemiOS My Question or IssueI don’t have the repeat or the suffle option on my song menu.

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  • I do not have the shuffle or the repeat button on my song menu  Plan Free Country USA  Device iPhone 5s  Operating System iOS    My Question or Issue I don’t have ...
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Superuser Contribution How to get app to recognise the country i'm in now

The app incorrectly thinks I am in Malaysia (I am in Australia but was in Malaysia for a couple of hours due to travel). My account is set up to be for Australia and so now it won't let me log into/use the app anymore. How do I get my phone/the app t...

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  • The app incorrectly thinks I am in Malaysia (I am in Australia but was in Malaysia for a couple of hours due to travel). My account is set up to be for Australia and so now it won't let me log into/u...
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Spotify keeping phone screen awake

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceiPhone XS, iOS 12.1.4Spotify Version8.4.93.796My Question or IssueWhen Spotify is playing, a lot of the time it does not let my phone screen go to sleep. This even happens if my phone screen is off and I get a notification ...

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  • Plan Premium Country USA Device iPhone XS, iOS  12.1.4 Spotify Version 8.4.93.796 My Question or Issue When Spotify is playing, a lot of the time it does not let my phone screen go...
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