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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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Spotify Radio repeating the same 6 songs

For some reason my spotify radio is only repeating somewhere between 6-10 of the same tracks and not introducing much new music at all. Is anyone else having this problem and is there a way to fix it?

  • Newbie
  • For some reason my spotify radio is only repeating somewhere between 6-10 of the same tracks and not introducing much new music at all. Is anyone else having this problem and is there a way to fix it?
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Local files won't stay synced

Hello, whenever i try to sync local files with my iphone i put them in a playlist, connect the iphone with the same wifi like my mac and then i make them available for offline mode. but when they finished syncing and all the tracks are in the "local ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hello,   whenever i try to sync local files with my iphone i put them in a playlist, connect the iphone with the same wifi like my mac and then i make them available for offline mode.   ...
  • lexspider
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Current track not working when playing in background.

Latest iOS, Latest Version of Spotify, iPhone 6. If I open Spotify and navigate to my Songs and start playing offline, then I lock my phone or go to another app. If I pause Spotify without returning to the app and then return to Spotify, it shows the...

  • Casual Listener
  • Latest iOS, Latest Version of Spotify, iPhone 6.   If I open Spotify and navigate to my Songs and start playing offline, then I lock my phone or go to another app. If I pause Spotify without r...
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Spotify Radio on iPhone/iPad stop playing after a few songs are played

When I launch radio for a artis on my iPhon/iPad playing directly from them or through a Heos a few songs (dozen or so) play then it stops. When I do the same thing fromthe Windows app it just keeps playing songe like it should.

  • Casual Listener
  • When I launch radio for a artis on my iPhon/iPad playing directly from them or through a Heos a few songs (dozen or so) play then it stops. When I do the same thing fromthe Windows app it just keeps ...
  • msteffes
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Spotify on iPhone 4S radio advertisement causes complete music interruption

I'm posting this for my brother,He has an iPhone 4S iOS 8.1 and uses Spotify Free, Radio and every once in a while when an advertisement comes up, it interrupts the music and prevents from starting the radio back up? Any help is greatly appreciated.

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  • I'm posting this for my brother, He has an iPhone 4S iOS 8.1 and uses Spotify Free, Radio and every once in a while when an advertisement comes up, it interrupts the music and prevents from starting...
  • A_Nonymous
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Solved!! iOS / Desktop syncing

I have several playlists marked for offline mode in my desktop app. In an older version of the spotify iOS app, I used to be able to open it and while on the same wifi network, the offiline mode playlists would update on my phone. This isn't working ...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have several playlists marked for offline mode in my desktop app. In an older version of the spotify iOS app, I used to be able to open it and while on the same wifi network, the offiline mode play...
  • MattSuda
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iPhone 5s search

My search is not working on iPhone 5s can anyone help or know of any solution thank you

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  • My search is not working on iPhone 5s can anyone help or know of any solution thank you
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Problemas con off line

Buenas tardes, tengo spotify premium.. Y una vez creada una playlist activo el interruptor offline, y se activan en ese modo algunas canciones, pero no todas de mi playlist... He intentado desactivar y activar el modo offline pero no hay manera, Un s...

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  • Buenas tardes, tengo spotify premium.. Y una vez creada una playlist activo el interruptor offline, y se activan en ese modo algunas canciones, pero no todas de mi playlist... He intentado desactivar...
  • MattSuda
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Spotify un-syncs local tracks every time I upgrade the app

For maybe the last 5 or 6 iOS app updates, every single time I update the Spotify app on my iPhone, my playlists containing local tracks un-sync just the local tracks. The playlist still displays the green "off-line sync" arrow, even on the local tra...

  • Newbie
  • For maybe the last 5 or 6 iOS app updates, every single time I update the Spotify app on my iPhone, my playlists containing local tracks un-sync just the local tracks. The playlist still displays the...
  • MattSuda
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Solved!! How to auto filter out Explicit songs from TopList?

I could understand artists freedom and creativity. But sometimes I just want to play songs in the car with yound kids around. It will be nice to have an option to automatically filter out all songs with explicit tags. I couldn't find anyway in my pla...

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  • I could understand artists freedom and creativity.   But sometimes I just want to play songs in the car with yound kids around. It will be nice to have an option to automatically filter out al...
  • MattSuda
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Where's the Top Lists??

It's gone. And don't tell me that "Charts" replaced it. What a massive downgrade. With Top List I was able to go to the top list of the genre of my choosing and not just some poor excuse top 50 list.Sorry but if this is how it's going to be, I'm canc...

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  • It's gone. And don't tell me that "Charts" replaced it. What a massive downgrade. With Top List I was able to go to the top list of the genre of my choosing and not just some poor excuse top 50 list....
  • MattSuda
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Personal songs that are NOT in the Spotify catalogue are disappearing from the app

I have a bunch of songs in my iTunes library, synced with Spotify, that will remove themselves from the app a while after syncing them with my device. It only happens to some specific songs/collections. For example, I have a bunch of bootleg albums f...

  • Casual Listener
  • I have a bunch of songs in my iTunes library, synced with Spotify, that will remove themselves from the app a while after syncing them with my device. It only happens to some specific songs/collectio...
  • MattSuda
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Offline mode

I have saved lots of albums but not all work in offline mood, in my gym I get no signal and have made all the tracks available offline but yet not all of them work Can anyone help me out on this? Cheers

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  • I have saved lots of albums but not all work in offline mood, in my gym I get no signal and have made all the tracks available offline but yet not all of them work Can anyone help me out on this? Che...
  • MattSuda
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Deleting songs from offline synched songs.

Hello. I am sure that this probably has been asked before, but how do I delete songs that I have downloaded for offline play with Spotify Premium on my iPhone? I know that erasing the app and reinstalling it would probably do the trick but, is there ...

  • Newbie
  • Hello. I am sure that this probably has been asked before, but how do I delete songs that I have downloaded for offline play with Spotify Premium on my iPhone? I know that erasing the app and reinsta...
  • MattSuda
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Offline synching very slow on iOS (iPhone 6+) and Windows over at home network (ATT).

When I sync my track offline over my home network, they sync abnormaly slow over my home network. I tried this over other networks, and it seems to work normally. I currently have ATT U-Verse as my internet provider with 24mbs/s download speeds on ev...

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  • When I sync my track offline over my home network, they sync abnormaly slow over my home network. I tried this over other networks, and it seems to work normally.   I currently have ATT U-Vers...
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Making a playlist offline some songs wont sync.

I have Spotify Premium and until today i never had any issues with listening to music both online and offline on my IPhone 5s latest IOS w/ Spotify V 2.6.0. But last night I had an issue that my local tracks (2 of 3) unsynced, no big deal I clicked t...

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  • I have Spotify Premium and until today i never had any issues with listening to music both online and offline on my IPhone 5s latest IOS w/ Spotify V 2.6.0. But last night I had an issue that my loca...
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After spotify upgrade on iPad, one playlist lost

Spotify on my iPad 2 upgraded yesterday. Today, I launched it, and it showed me my lists. When I clicked on a particular playlist, it gave me a cryptic error about ?Auth failed or something along those lines. Then it booted me out to the login page. ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Spotify on my iPad 2 upgraded yesterday.  Today, I launched it, and it showed me my lists.  When I clicked on a particular playlist, it gave me a cryptic error about ?Auth failed or somethi...
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Integra amplifier Spotify connect problem / Spotify iOS 2.6.0 / Mac OS 1.0.1.1060

I hvae an Integra 50.5 amplifier After 3/12 I update iOS Spotify 2.6.0 and Mac OS newest version. I can't listen to music via spotify connect stablely. I tried tuneIn streaming in the same amplifier, it is OK. So it is not the local network issue. It...

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  • I hvae an Integra 50.5 amplifier   After 3/12 I update iOS Spotify 2.6.0 and Mac OS newest version. I can't listen to music via spotify connect stablely.   I tried tuneIn streaming in t...
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Spotify free not working on iphone

I just downgraded my account to free and spotify no longer plays any songs in my iPhone. Tried reinstalling the app with no luck. Please help. Thx

  • Casual Listener
  • I just downgraded my account to free and spotify no longer plays any songs in my iPhone. Tried reinstalling the app with no luck. Please help. Thx
  • MattSuda
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Solved!! Can't import local files

All of a sudden I can't import local files from my computer. I used to be able to just drag the file and drop it into the Spotify local files section, now when I do that, nothing happens. Is there a new way to do this?

  • Casual Listener
  • All of a sudden I can't import local files from my computer. I used to be able to just drag the file and drop it into the Spotify local files section, now when I do that, nothing happens. Is there a ...
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