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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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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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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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Local files are not working on my iphone 5

Hello, I have spotify premium and I have a few local files on my laptop that I would like to play on my iPhone. On my laptop the local files are working fine even when i'm offline, but on my phone it doesn't work when i'm online or offline. The playl...

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  • Hello,   I have spotify premium and I have a few local files on my laptop that I would like to play on my iPhone. On my laptop the local files are working fine even when ...
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Inbox isn't updating & I can't always share

I'm not sure if these two are related, but I'm experiencing two problems: When a friend sends a song to my Inbox, it doesn't show up in my inbox at all on my iPhone. It does, however, show up when I'm logged into Spotify on my Mac. I can send things ...

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  • I'm not sure if these two are related, but I'm experiencing two problems:   When a friend sends a song to my Inbox, it doesn't show up in my inbox at all on my iPhone. It does, however, show...
  • MattSuda
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Your Music Bug When Updating / Displaying Artist View

Hello, I have noticed an issue on the latest iOS 7.1.1 iPhone 5, app. 1.4.0.1334 regarding Your Music not updating the Artists view correctly. It is a similar (probably related) to the OSX 0.9.11.27.g2b1a638c problem / bug I recently reported (see be...

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  • Hello,   I have noticed an issue on the latest iOS 7.1.1 iPhone 5, app. 1.4.0.1334 regarding Your Music not updating the Artists view correctly.  It is a similar (probably rel...
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Solved!! 4th Device Management

Just got a new iPad Air. This is my 4th device for Spotify. If I de-sync one device, can I still stream Spotify on that device? I understand that only 3 devices can be used "offline". ...But what about online streaming can my 4th device be used for s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Just got a new iPad Air. This is my 4th device for Spotify. If I de-sync one device, can I still stream Spotify on that device? I understand that only 3 devices can be used "offline". ...But what a...
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Solved!! Spotify very expensive on iPhone ??

Hello, before i changed to spotify i was using deezer which cost 9,99€ per month. In the internet i saw that spotify also cost 9,99€ per month and because of the better quality from the songs i changed to spotify but as i bought there was a window wh...

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  • Hello,   before i changed to spotify i was using deezer which cost 9,99€ per month. In the internet i saw that spotify also cost 9,99€ per month and because of the better quality from the so...
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Song available offline, how does it play in online mode?

Suppose you make a song available offline, but do not go into offline mode in settings. When you play the song, does Spotify play the downloaded version or does it stream the song?

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  • Suppose you make a song available offline, but do not go into offline mode in settings.  When you play the song, does Spotify play the downloaded version or does it stream the song?  
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Solved!! None of the buttons are showing up!

Okay, so none of the buttons are showing up. This includes the play, shuffle, menu, next and back or anything that you need. Like I can still press where they are suppose to be and they work but the aren't there. I'm new so if like to know what I'm p...

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  • Okay, so none of the buttons are showing up. This includes the play, shuffle, menu, next and back or anything that you need. Like I can still press where they are suppose to be and they work but the ...
  • MattSuda
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Premium different on different devices?

I have premium and so does my friend but on his he can get (on his new Nokia) for example the album "The raven that refused to sing" by Steven Wilson but when i do the same search on my Ipod I don't get this or any other albums by him even though the...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have premium and so does my friend but on his he can get (on his new Nokia) for example the album "The raven that refused to sing" by Steven Wilson but when i do the same search on my Ipod I don't ...
  • MattSuda
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Solved!! Being able to filter songs on IOS app

Why aren't we able to filter songs after song name, added date, artist, album etc??? Ive been using spotify on IOS for quite som time now, and my list has over 1000 songs and it is annoying to scroll through lots of songs just to listen to the latest...

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  • Why aren't we able to filter songs after song name, added date, artist, album etc??? Ive been using spotify on IOS for quite som time now, and my list has over 1000 songs and it is annoying to scroll...
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iPhone 6 Syncing Problem

I recently began using Spotify Premium for the main reason that I can sync the music to my phone and use Spotify offline. However, I follow all the steps to turn my phone offline, and every single song in my inventory turns gray, and it tells me ever...

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  • I recently began using Spotify Premium for the main reason that I can sync the music to my phone and use Spotify offline.  However, I follow all the steps to turn my phone offline, and every sin...
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Songs don't sync anymore

HI, I have plenty of storage left, and I have tried restarting both the app and my iPhone 6 but for the past few months new songs that I have added are not syncing to then be played offline, as well as some older songs (seemingly random). I have a Pr...

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  • HI,   I have plenty of storage left, and I have tried restarting both the app and my iPhone 6 but for the past few months new songs that I have added are not syncing to then be played offlin...
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Spotify crashes

After latest update spotify keep crashing on 5s 8.1.2 any solutions ?

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  • After latest update spotify keep crashing on 5s 8.1.2 any solutions ?
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Spotify SLOW on iPad since last update

Okay so since probably the 2.0 Soptify update, it's running extremely **bleep**ing slow on iPad. Works find on my iPhone 5 but not the iPad Air. And I am paying for Premium subscribtion but can't listen to no **bleep**ing music on iPad. I have a WiFi...

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  • Okay so since probably the 2.0 Soptify update, it's running extremely **bleep**ing slow on iPad. Works find on my iPhone 5 but not the iPad Air. And I am paying for Premium subscribtion but can't lis...
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Temporary fix for sorting songs in playlists

Hello everyone, Since Spotify is taking their good time implenting the most simple function in a music player — Sorting of a playlist — I guess we, the users, have to work on getting around it. And I actually found a simple workaround: Open up your S...

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  • Hello everyone,   Since Spotify is taking their good time implenting the most simple function in a music player — Sorting of a playlist — I guess we, the users, have to work on getting around ...
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Spotify radio app

My spotify radio app keeps playing the same exact songs. Everytime I start the app I get the exact same song list. I've skipped as far ahead as 49 songs it's the exact same playlist everyday. I've tried logging out / in. Reinstalling the app etc. can...

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  • My spotify radio app keeps playing the same exact songs. Everytime I start the app I get the exact same song list. I've skipped as far ahead as 49 songs it's the exact same playlist everyday. ...
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Solved!! Spotify Abroad???

So basically, Spotify said "You can only use Spotify abroad for 14 days." I'M NOT EVEN ABROAD GEEZ. It's the Canadian one, so maybe that's the problem? I don't know. Maybe because I used it at a different location (but still in my country) that's a c...

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  • So basically, Spotify said "You can only use Spotify abroad for 14 days." I'M NOT EVEN ABROAD GEEZ. It's the Canadian one, so maybe that's the problem? I don't know. Maybe because I used it at a diff...
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Unable to create playlists in folders after update

Hey, As you can see, I like to organise my Spotify display so I have a folder for all the artists in my "library", similar to iTunes (I've lost my itunes library twice now in the past two years) (this also helps for shuffling). Now since the update (...

  • Roadie
  • Hey,   As you can see, I like to organise my Spotify display so I have a folder for all the artists in my "library", similar to iTunes (I've lost my itunes library twice now in the past...
  • MattSuda
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Different playlists on PC contra IOS

Hi I have my normal playlists on my premiium subscription on the PC. When I log on to my iPhone 5S, on the same subscription - I am getting other playlistes that I dont recognize? What has happend? regards Marius

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  • Hi I have my normal playlists on my premiium subscription on the PC. When I log on to my iPhone 5S, on the same subscription - I am getting other playlistes that I dont recognize? What has happend? ...
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iphone syncing problem

Hi, I've been using spotify on my iphone 4 since a couple of years now and since them there is a problem that still persists today. I use to synchronize my songs before I go to work, but everyday some songs that appear as synchronized, I mean green, ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I've been using spotify on my iphone 4 since a couple of years now and since them there is a problem that still persists today.   I use to synchronize my songs before I go to ...
  • MattSuda
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Resume Album

As a pre-cursor, I do 99.9% of my Spotify listening on my iPhone while in my car. My issue, which has plagued me for a while now, is that I enjoy listening to full albums, but my commute doesn't allow for a full album listening so I listen to half on...

  • Casual Listener
  • As a pre-cursor, I do 99.9% of my Spotify listening on my iPhone while in my car. My issue, which has plagued me for a while now, is that I enjoy listening to full albums, but my commute doesn't allo...
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