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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
  • Casual Listener
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Local Files Playback Volume

Hi, this is driving me nuts but my local files keep playing at normal level for the first 2 seconds of the song and then goes stupidly quiet. They are all imported as mp3 files and I am using iphone 5s, tried everything, its been doing it for a month...

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  • Hi, this is driving me nuts but my local files keep playing at normal level for the first 2 seconds of the song and then goes stupidly quiet. They are all imported as mp3 files and I am using iphon...
  • user-removed
  • Not applicable
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  • imported music
    iPhone 5S
    local files
    Playback problem
    volume
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can't download iPhone app abroad

Hi, I have a Swedish premium account but I can't download the app to my (new) iPhone here in Italy. Help please. /calle

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi, I have a Swedish premium account but I can't download the app to my (new) iPhone here in Italy. Help please.  /calle
  • Adamdl
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Solved!! loading songs

why dont all the songs on my play list load onto my ipod nano.

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  • why dont all the songs on my play list load onto my ipod nano.
  • Peter__
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Syncing my iPod nano to Spotify

I am trying to use Spotify on my ipod nano and the process doen't seem complicated except for the fact that my ipod nano does not show up when I connect it with my USB plug. The directions I am reading say that my ipod should show up under the device...

  • Newbie
  • I am trying to use Spotify on my ipod nano and the process doen't seem complicated except for the fact that my ipod nano does not show up when I connect it with my USB plug. The directions I am readi...
  • Peter__
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Log in

Dear Spotify,In an having some trouble with logging in to my account. When entering my username and password I got the message saying the password was incorrect. Thinking I mi have gotten the password wrong I pressed the button the reset it. After ch...

  • Newbie
  • Dear Spotify, In an having some trouble with logging in to my account. When entering my username and password I got the message saying the password was incorrect. Thinking I mi have gotten the pas...
  • Peter__
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Synchronisatie off line afspeellijst naar ipod

Sinds 10 oktober heb ik me aangemeld bij Spotify en tot volle tevredenheid echter het lukt mij niet om de off line playlist te syncn met mn ipod.|In een aantal afspeellijsten zie ik ook maar een paar van die vierkantjes met de muziek sleutel er in, m...

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  • Sinds 10 oktober heb ik me aangemeld bij Spotify en tot volle tevredenheid echter het lukt mij niet om de off line playlist te syncn met mn ipod.| In een aantal afspeellijsten zie ik ook maar een pa...
  • Perryb
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Premium

just upgraded to premium and it still says I have a free account. I've reactivated and followed the steps and it says on my desktop o have premium but still nothing on my iPhone.

  • Casual Listener
  • just upgraded to premium and it still says I have a free account. I've reactivated and followed the steps and it says on my desktop o have premium but still nothing on my iPhone.
  • MichaelW
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Solved!! Album Art

I just got spotify and premium and the album artWon't load in the app or on the lock screen. Anyone else having that problem or know how to fix it?

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  • I just got spotify and premium and the album art Won't load in the app or on the lock screen. Anyone else having that problem or know how to fix it?
  • MattSuda
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Album cover view

In this newest update of Spotify, I've realized that you can no longer see what album is coming up next on your playlist. It only shows a gray box with a music note in it. I know it's a really frivolous detail but aaaaaaahh it's starting to really bo...

  • Casual Listener
  • In this newest update of Spotify, I've realized that you can no longer see what album is coming up next on your playlist. It only shows a gray box with a music note in it. I know it's a really frivol...
  • MattSuda
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    Your Music
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Can a Specturm view w/bars

Can a Specturm view be added like EQu App and make it customizable

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  • Can a Specturm view be added like EQu App and make it customizable
  • kbrooksc
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Adding New Album to Playlist Folder - BUG Report

Hello, In iOS 1.8.0.2444 the process for adding a new albume to an existing Playlist Folder is not working correctly. It currently prompts for the name of the Album which is Not Correct. Instead, as in the past and on OS X & Windows, the new Playlist...

  • Roadie
  • Hello,   In iOS 1.8.0.2444 the process for adding a new albume to an existing Playlist Folder is not working correctly.   It currently prompts for the name of the Album which is Not...
  • Peter__
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iOS 8 crashes when share

Every time I try to share a song to a spotify user the app crashes. Any solution? It really sucks because the social aspect of the app is its greatest quality and it is useless.

  • Casual Listener
  • Every time I try to share a song to a spotify user the app crashes. Any solution? It really sucks because the social aspect of the app is its greatest quality and it is useless.
  • Peter__
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Memory Usage on Iphone for Spotify

I am thinking of upgrading my account purely based on the fact that I would like to listen to music with my iPhone on the go. My iPhone has under 1gb of memory left as it is. I am wanting to make my playlists available offline to not use up my data w...

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  • I am thinking of upgrading my account purely based on the fact that I would like to listen to music with my iPhone on the go. My iPhone has under 1gb of memory left as it is. I am wanting to make m...
  • roballen5
  • Newbie
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My Music deleted itself from iPhone

My music was deleted from my iPhone. It still exists on my desktop and iPad. Running an iPhone 6+ on iOS 8.1

  • Casual Listener
  • My music was deleted from my iPhone. It still exists on my desktop and iPad. Running an iPhone 6+ on iOS 8.1
  • Carina
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unable to sync between desktop and iOS

today i tried to sync some local files to my iPhone, a process that i have done many times in the past with no issue. now i find that new playlists created on my mac desktop do not show up on my iPhone or my iPad. similarly, any changes made on the i...

  • Casual Listener
  • today i  tried to sync some local files to my iPhone, a process that i have done many times in the past with no issue.   now i find that new playlists created on my mac desktop do not s...
  • SmokinGuzz
  • Casual Listener
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Spotify randomly changes to favorite playlist

Hello, When I am playing music with Spotify from my Iphone 4s (8.1) Spotify randomly changes to my favorites list. This happens while playing other songs, because changing a playlist alone is not annoying enough. Can you please help fixing this issue...

  • Newbie
  • Hello,   When I am playing music with Spotify from my Iphone 4s (8.1) Spotify randomly changes to my favorites list. This happens while playing other songs, because changing a playlist alone...
  • Peter__
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Synced Songs from pc to phone dont play

Hey there!Today I synced a lot of Songs via spotify from pc to the App in my iphone 5 with ios 8.1 and the App up to date. The songs I synced are not available in the spotify cloud. All the songs have the green arrow showing the are synced. Also on p...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey there! Today I synced a lot of Songs via spotify from pc to the App in my iphone 5 with ios 8.1 and the App up to date. The songs I synced are not available in the spotify cloud. All the songs...
  • SirDukeLuckyLuk
  • Casual Listener
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Why doesn't my album art appear anymore?

My album art/covers no longer shows up no matter what I do. I am on a iPhone 5C running iOS 8.1 with the latest spotify update

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  • My album art/covers no longer shows up no matter what I do. I am on a iPhone 5C running iOS 8.1 with the latest spotify update
  • MichaelW
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Solved!! Your Music

To the Spotify development team.Many thanks for restoring Your Music. Long awaited and readily appreciated.

  • Casual Listener
  • To the Spotify development team. Many thanks for restoring Your Music. Long awaited and readily appreciated.
  • Visoflex
  • Casual Listener
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Your Music list not syncing

I moved my entire starred list (26000+ songs) over to the new Your Music list on my Mac, but I'm only seeing about 100 songs showing up in the Your Music list on my iPhone. How do I get the list on the phone to completely sync?

  • Music Fan
  • I moved my entire starred list (26000+ songs) over to the new Your Music list on my Mac, but I'm only seeing about 100 songs showing up in the Your Music list on my iPhone. How do I get the list on t...
  • donovanmorein
  • Casual Listener
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