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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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  • parkerfor2
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New iPhone Feature: Spotify Lock Screen widget

Now you can open Spotify on your iPhone even faster with the new Lock Screen widget! After you add the new Spotify widget to your Lock Screen, tapping on it will quickly open the Spotify app. So whether you're busy on the go, in the car, or at home, ...

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  • MattSuda
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Downloading music on Apple Watch

Hey folks!Here's a few tips & tricks to share about downloading music from Spotify on your Apple Watch! - If you're looking to get started, check this out! Not seeing the 'Download to Apple Watch'-button yet? Make sure your Spotify app is up-to-date ...

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  • Camila73
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Solved!! I have a different interface compared to my friends

Plan Premium Country Hong Kong Device iPhone XS Operating System iOS 13.1.3 My Question or Issue I have just start using Spotify and I realise my interface in artists is different from those of my friends. My friends have the number of liked songs un...

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  • n0hero
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Spotify not able to resume playing offline playlist without network connection

I got a playlist downloaded for offline play.When I stop playing the offline playlist, close Spotify from the app switcher, switch my iphone to airplane mode and re-open Spotify then I'm not able to continue to play the playlist that I paused earlier...

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  • I got a playlist downloaded for offline play. When I stop playing the offline playlist, close Spotify from the app switcher, switch my iphone to airplane mode and re-open Spotify then I'm not able t...
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New to IOS cant get it to function correctly on BMW F30

Hoping somone can suggest a fix. Have made a partial move to Apple as spotify integration on Android is pants with BMW vehicles. However at same time whiel I can get my Iphone 4 to conenct to the car and load spotiy once playing I cant see any track ...

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  • Hoping somone can suggest a fix.   Have made a partial move to Apple as spotify integration on Android is pants with BMW vehicles.   However at same time whiel I can get my Iphone 4 to ...
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Trouble playing Spotify in car - keeps switching to Itunes

I connected my Iphone 5c with a BMW 318, but every time I try to play from a Spotify playlist, it switches automatically to the next track Itunes after 2 seconds. This happened both when I connected it with USB and Bluetooth, every time. I downloaded...

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  • I connected my Iphone 5c with a BMW 318, but every time I try to play from a Spotify playlist, it switches automatically to the next track Itunes after 2 seconds. This happened both when I ...
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Synchronize my music with a premium account

Good morning, I have a premium account, but it appears as free on my ipad.I deleted the app and sing in again and my account still appears as free(I did it step many times). I can not synchronize my playlists. What I have to do to change my account t...

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  • Good morning,   I have a premium account, but it appears as free on my ipad.I deleted the app and sing in again and my account still appears as free(I did it step many times). I can not synchr...
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Fewer songs on Alternative R&B playlist in app vs. desktop

Can someone tell me why the Alternative R&B in the iPhone app only has a faction of the songs that the desktop version has? Unsure if this is the case with other playlists.

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  • Can someone tell me why the Alternative R&B in the iPhone app only has a faction of the songs that the desktop version has? Unsure if this is the case with other playlists.
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My premium account won't download playlists

My premium account ran out about a month ago, i reactivated it today, my playlists are there and available online, but when I try to make the playlists available offline, nothing happens. This is happening both on my iPhone and my iPad. There doesn't...

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  • My premium account ran out about a month ago, i reactivated it today, my playlists are there and available online, but when I try to make the playlists available offline, nothing happens.   ...
  • pazoka
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Spotify notification panel ios

Hi guys I am wondering if any one can help. I currently use spotify on android and I am planning to try out ios. Does ios have the same spotify notification as android does when you pull down from the top and view notifications and you can see your s...

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  • Hi guys   I am wondering if any one can help.  I currently use spotify on android and I am planning to try out ios. Does ios have the same spotify notification as android does when you pu...
  • Fishtaco
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Add to Playlist Bug?

When I'm online, I have the option to "add to playlist" by selecting the "..." right from within the "my music" list. However, when I'm offline, this option disappears and now I must bring up the "song page" for the "add to playlist" option to appear...

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  • When I'm online, I have the option to "add to playlist" by selecting the "..." right from within the "my music" list. However, when I'm offline, this option disappears and now I must bring up the "so...
  • Vivinaut
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Lost all my saved to offline songs

hopefully i can get some help. I had a good number of songs saved for offline use on my phone to listen to while im out of the country. Sometime today, every album that i made available offline wasnt there anymore. They were still saved but i have to...

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  • hopefully i can get some help.  I had a good number of songs saved for offline use on my phone to listen to while im out of the country.  Sometime today, every album that i made available o...
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Album sort changed? (Ipad)

Just pulled up Spotify on my iPad, and the album section of 'Your Music' has changed completely. The album view is pretty much the only way I listen to my music, and it's been changed to where the artists beginning with a number are at the end now, a...

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  • Just pulled up Spotify on my iPad, and the album section of 'Your Music' has changed completely. The album view is pretty much the only way I listen to my music, and it's been changed to where the ar...
  • Edelbeb
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Synced File on iPhone is not the same as the Local File on laptop

I have a bunch of local files on my laptop that sync to my iPhone 6. The problem I am having (besides having to turn off the firewall to even get it to sync in the first place) is that there is one track from the Xenosaga soundtrack that got synced t...

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  • I have a bunch of local files on my laptop that sync to my iPhone 6. The problem I am having (besides having to turn off the firewall to even get it to sync in the first place) is that there is one t...
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Songs not available on my phone

Need some help - i have about 900 songs in my 'starred' playlist which all appear on both my laptop and phone. However, about 300 of them won't play on my phone. They all play on my laptop and it has been synced and made available offline but these 3...

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  • Need some help - i have about 900 songs in my 'starred' playlist which all appear on both my laptop and phone. However, about 300 of them won't play on my phone. They all play on my laptop and it has...
  • benjernigan
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NO ONE WILL HELP ME

I have an iPhone 6. Today I was having trouble getting my music to sync so I decided to log out of my spotify account and shut down my phone. When everything reloaded and I finally logged back into my spotify account my premium prescription was over ...

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  • I have an iPhone 6. Today I was having trouble getting my music to sync so I decided to log out of my spotify account and shut down my phone. When everything reloaded and I finally logged back into m...
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Still no SPOTIFY HEUTE/NOW in Germany?

Is there someone from germany who got the new style and the NOW function?

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  • Is there someone from germany who got the new style and the NOW function?
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Can login but I am not premium on iphone

Hi I can login on computer and play music with my premium account but when I login on my iphone, it's not premium so I can not play music. I try my two iphone, both did not work. I deleted the app, log out and login for several times, still the same....

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  • Hi    I can login on computer and play music with my premium account but when I login on my iphone, it's not premium so I can not play music. I try my two iphone, both did not work. I del...
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Why when I go to login in

Why when I go to login in I receive an error message saying, "Login Failed. You've already created an account with this email address."?

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  • Why when I go to login in I receive an error message saying, "Login Failed. You've already created an account with this email address."?
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Neues Passwort

Hallo,Ich habe meine Emailadresse vergessen & kenne nur meinen Benutzernamen. Jetzt habe ich ein neues Handy und würde von dort aus gerne weiter Musik hören, kann mich aber nicht anmelden, weil ich weder das Passwort noch die Emailadresse weiß Was mu...

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  • Hallo, Ich habe meine Emailadresse vergessen & kenne nur meinen Benutzernamen. Jetzt habe ich ein neues Handy und würde von dort aus gerne weiter Musik hören, kann mich aber nicht anmelden, weil...
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iPhone App Crashing on iOS8

Ever since I've upgraded my iphone to iOS 8 the app keeps crashing everytime I try to sync my offline playlists. The app works fine if I turn off all my offline playlists, however as soon I turn on one the app crashes over and over again. I've alread...

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  • Ever since I've upgraded my iphone to iOS 8 the app keeps crashing everytime I try to sync my offline playlists. The app works fine if I turn off all my offline playlists, however as soon I turn on o...
  • olivema1
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Why can't I login to the Spotify app?

I used to have Premium for .99 cents for three months but it expired so I decided to get Premium and pay monthly. I got charged but now I can't log in to the app. I created another account, logged out and couldn't get back in either. A message shows ...

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  • I used to have Premium for .99 cents for three months but it expired so I decided to get Premium and pay monthly. I got charged but now I can't log in to the app. I created another account, logged ou...
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