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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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  • sapmi
  • Music Fan
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2.4.0.1822 forgets shuffle and repeat

I think that starting with version 2.3 spotify loses the settings for shuffle and repeat. I start playing the first song in a playlist and it continues on to the second. Worse, when playing an album it now always stops playing. I think it's related t...

  • Regular
  • I think that starting with version 2.3 spotify loses the settings for shuffle and repeat. I start playing the first song in a playlist and it continues on to the second. Worse, when playing an albu...
  • laughinman1
  • Regular
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Inbox

The inbox has disappeared from the spotify app on my iphone. If I restart the phone, I can see and open the inbox the first time I open spotify, but after that the inbox is gone. How do I get it back?

  • Newbie
  • The inbox has disappeared from the spotify app on my iphone. If I restart the phone, I can see and open the inbox the first time I open spotify, but after that the inbox is gone. How do I get it...
  • MattSuda
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Top track radios by genre (ios v2.8.0)

Hello,New features on v2.8.0 is promising (it shows top albums, top artists, new releases and concerts by genre) but might be better. Still no local singers from my country. They are all international artists.Anyway, i start radio on pop genre page a...

  • Visitor
  • Hello, New features on v2.8.0 is promising (it shows top albums, top artists, new releases and concerts by genre) but might be better. Still no local singers from my country. They are all internat...
  • Lorenzo_NGG
  • Roadie
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Car Controls and Spotify

Next and Previous buttons do not work Song Title, Artist, Ablum, and other song details do not show up Song Cover does not show I have to manually use my IPhones interface to control spotify. Although its a minor issue to me, it would make my experie...

  • Regular
  • Next and Previous buttons do not work Song Title, Artist, Ablum, and other song details do not show up Song Cover does not show   I have to manually use my IPhones interface to control...
  • user-removed
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New Songs Added to Play Lists

How on earth has this simple, yet insanely annoying problem still not been solved yet?!?When Spotify notifies me that an artist has uploaded 'X amount of songs' to their playlist, it is of no use to me or anybody!You follow the notification to the pl...

  • Music Fan
  • How on earth has this simple, yet insanely annoying problem still not been solved yet?!? When Spotify notifies me that an artist has uploaded 'X amount of songs' to their playlist, it is of no use...
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Solved!! Cannot unsynch/remove tracks from device

I'm running out of disk space on my iPhone and, of course, Spotify is the main culprit. So I opened it to remove some albuns but I can't free any space. I go into each album and uncheck "Available Offline". Nothing happens with the tracks, they're st...

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  • I'm running out of disk space on my iPhone and, of course, Spotify is the main culprit. So I opened it to remove some albuns but I can't free any space. I go into each album and uncheck "Available Of...
  • cdechery
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Share Playlist

How do I share playlists with friends without having Facebook? I've tried it on the iPad, but when I search people, nothing comes up.

  • Casual Listener
  • How do I share playlists with friends without having Facebook? I've tried it on the iPad, but when I search people, nothing comes up.
  • Ivan92
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Reuploading in extreme won't work

I have downloaded all my wanted offline playlists in regular quality but since I have premium I tried to re-download in extreme but it won't work. I tried restarting the app, updating, and undownloading and redownloading. Any suggestions?

  • Casual Listener
  • I have downloaded all my wanted offline playlists in regular quality but since I have premium I tried to re-download in extreme but it won't work. I tried restarting the app, updating, and undownload...
  • Ivan92
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Wont sync songs offline

Hi! Im using spotify on my iphone 4s, and its not syncing my songs to offline mode... It will finish syncing and show a green circle arrow thing, and than when i turn to offline mode it goes away and wont ay offline and than when i turnit back online...

  • Newbie
  • Hi! Im using spotify on my iphone 4s, and its not syncing my songs to offline mode... It will finish syncing and show a green circle arrow thing, and than when i turn to offline mode it goes away and...
  • Ivan92
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offline access with iPhone

So. Today I embarked on seeminly an epic quest to get my spotify offline streaming to sync to my iphone. I initialy didn't have any problems, I'm a premium user so I would just toggle the offline mode button on both devices. This stopped working rece...

  • Newbie
  • So. Today I embarked on seeminly an epic quest to get my spotify offline streaming to sync to my iphone. I initialy didn't have any problems, I'm a premium user so I would just toggle the offline mod...
  • Ivan92
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Spotify

When I try and make my songs go offline it isn't working, and I just paid so idk why my songs aren't sync. Some of them do but it usually stops halfway through

  • Newbie
  • When I try and make my songs go offline it isn't working, and I just paid so idk why my songs aren't sync. Some of them do but it usually stops halfway through
  • Ivan92
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problemas del iphone en modo offline

El iphone no me descarga las playlist para poder escucharlas sin conexion, solo me ha sincronizado una y no soy capaz de hacer sincronizar las demas. HELP

  • Newbie
  • El iphone no me descarga las playlist para poder escucharlas sin conexion, solo me ha sincronizado una y no soy capaz de hacer sincronizar las demas. HELP
  • Rey_Simba
  • Newbie
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Loudness Normalisation

Did you remove loudness normalisation??? It's really annoying that I have to touch the volume button after every song!!! Specially when we listen to music in bigger speakers....

  • Casual Listener
  • Did you remove loudness normalisation??? It's really annoying that I have to touch the volume button after every song!!! Specially when we listen to music in bigger speakers....
  • Ivan92
  • Community Legend
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Unsync of local files on updates

The last few times I've updated the app (including 2.6), some of my local tracks are unsyncing from my iPhone. This includes all songs with a Japanese title, but also some others:

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  • The last few times I've updated the app (including 2.6), some of my local tracks are unsyncing from my iPhone. This includes all songs with a Japanese title, but also some others:    
  • grumpa
  • Music Fan
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iphone and followers question

I have Spotify premium through itunes. I wanted to be able to see what my followers are listening to on my playlists. Is that possible?

  • Visitor
  • I have Spotify premium through itunes.  I wanted to be able to see what my followers are listening to on my playlists.  Is that possible?
  • Swanny
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Solved!! Tracks won't sync for offline mode

Hi! Just got spotify premium really want to take advantage of the offline mode but whenever I try to sync tracks the progress bar stays at very beginning and track just don't sync?????

  • Regular
  • Hi! Just got spotify premium really want to take advantage of the offline mode but whenever I try to sync tracks the progress bar stays at very beginning and track just don't sync?????
  • itsjesse
  • Newbie
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Solved!! SOLO PUEDO ESCUCHAR DOS MINUTOS DE CADA CANCIÓN.

Tengo el servicio Premium y desde hace unos días en el iPhone 4 solo me deja escuchar unos dos minutos de cada canción. Luego sigue reproduciendo pero sin sonido. Acabada una canción , no pasa a la siguiente .

  • Casual Listener
  • Tengo el servicio Premium y desde hace unos días en el iPhone 4 solo me deja escuchar unos dos minutos de cada canción. Luego sigue reproduciendo pero sin sonido. Acabada una canción , no pasa a la s...
  • LUCIA71
  • Casual Listener
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UNABLE TO DETECT MY IPHONE ON SPOTIFY DESKTOP

Hi there,I've had no problems syncing my local files to my iPhone until one day my mac wasn't able to detect my iPhone and I cant sync my local files anymore. I've allowed incoming connections on my firewall for spotify as well as connect it to the s...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi there, I've had no problems syncing my local files to my iPhone until one day my mac wasn't able to detect my iPhone and I cant sync my local files anymore. I've allowed incoming connections on m...
  • rocketblast
  • Casual Listener
  • 479 Views
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Solved!! Changing synced local file playing on other device

ProblemSince version 2.3.0 of Spotify I have not been able to change playback of local music playing on an iDevice from another iDevice. ExampleI have three devices: iPhone 4, iPhone 6+ and iPad Air. I have a playlist with only local songs from my co...

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  • Music Fan
  • Problem Since version 2.3.0 of Spotify I have not been able to change playback of local music playing on an iDevice from another iDevice.   Example I have three devices: iPhone 4, iPhon...
  • grumpa
  • Music Fan
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Tour info isn't local?

How do I get the tour info that shows up under an artists name to be local for my market? Example, today I pulled up Steve Winwood, and it showed tour information for Milwaukee, WI, but i live in San Diego...

  • Casual Listener
  • How do I get the tour info that shows up under an artists name to be local for my market?  Example, today I pulled up Steve Winwood, and it showed tour information for Milwaukee, WI, but i live ...
  • MattSuda
  • Spotify Star
  • 185 Views
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