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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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Solved!! iPhone offline playlists won't sync

Used to not have this problem with my last premium account username checkhouston. Can a mod help me out and let me know if it's a technical gltich? Thanks, Ave

  • Casual Listener
  • Used to not have this problem with my last premium account username checkhouston. Can a mod help me out and let me know if it's a technical gltich? Thanks, Ave
  • samenieida
  • Newbie
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Only part of playlists syncing to ipod classic

I have an ipod classic, and when i sync my spotify premium plyalists, only 3-6 songs from the playlist will show up on my ipod.. i tried reinstalling spotify and resyncing my ipod but nothing is fixing the problem.

  • Newbie
  • I have an ipod classic, and when i sync my spotify premium plyalists, only 3-6 songs from the playlist will show up on my ipod.. i tried reinstalling spotify and resyncing my ipod but nothing is fixi...
  • jeremygoh
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Solved!! Spotify Mobile Stops Playing after a few Songs

I'm running Spotify premium on iOS. I get this problem where no sound comes out after a few songs. The app itself still "plays" because I can see the pause button across the song's name but no sound comes out. It seems to do this after 3-4 songs. I'v...

  • Regular
  • I'm running Spotify premium on iOS.    I get this problem where no sound comes out after a few songs. The app itself still "plays" because I can see the pause button across the song's n...
  • jeremygoh
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Solved!! iphone app, playlists wont show, stuck on loading...

Hey, so the last few days I've been having trouble with my iphone spotify app. PC an ipad works just fine but on the phone my playlists wont show and theres just a loading mage. I've trien restart, log out, reinstall the app. I have not connected my ...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hey, so the last few days I've been having trouble with my iphone spotify app.   PC an ipad works just fine but on the phone my playlists wont show and theres just a loading mage. I've trien...
  • JustAGirlinTN
  • Newbie
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All songs are gone. Freaking out! HELP!!!

OMGGGGG first my Starred list deleted all 1,000 songs and nowLL of my music is gone. I am freaking out. Someone help!!!

  • Casual Listener
  • OMGGGGG first my Starred list deleted all 1,000 songs and nowLL of my music is gone. I am freaking out. Someone help!!!
  • Erinjessica
  • Newbie
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Browsing playlists won't show up

My spotify app for my Iphone 5 isn't working. When I go to browse, no playlists load. Whenver I click on 'top lists', 'new releases', etc etc it just gives me a blank screen. Its been happening for a while and is really annoying for someone paying fo...

  • Newbie
  • My spotify app for my Iphone 5 isn't working. When I go to browse, no playlists load. Whenver I click on 'top lists', 'new releases', etc etc it just gives me a blank screen. Its been happening for a...
  • MotoMage
  • Casual Listener
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My Music not showing up on iPhone

Ii have spotify premium, and recently deleted the app on my phone and reinstalled it, but now none of my music is showing up on my phone at all. It's all still there on my desktop and on my account but it's not showing up under my music at all. I've ...

  • Newbie
  • ...ny of the starred music, but if you go to my profile all of my public playlists are there which doesn't really make any sense. Please Help. Thanks.  
  • Zenithiel
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Solved!! Playlists gone

Hi, All of my playlists are no longer available my iPhone (both online and offline playlists). I can only access other people's playlists that I have subscribed too. App size is showing as 4.2Gb so something is still on the device? M (iOS 6, iPhone 4...

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  • Hi,   All of my playlists are no longer available my iPhone (both online and offline playlists). I can only access other people's playlists that I have subscribed too. App size is ...
  • Mikusworld
  • Newbie
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cant get offline play

on my iphone i am unable to get my playlist available to listen offline... i click the available offline to on, but nothing happens and i cannot listen to my playlist while online .... help

  • Casual Listener
  • on my iphone i am unable to get my playlist available to listen offline... i click the available offline to on, but nothing happens and i cannot listen to my playlist while online .... help
  • kbrooksc
  • Community Legend
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Solved!! Hi. Playing simultaneous offline playlists on two devices

Is this possible with Premium? I want to be able to use my Premium account (if I sign up to the rather hefty monthly fee) for two devices at the same time. I understand you cannot use it on two devices if you are streaming but what about purely Offli...

  • Casual Listener
  • Is this possible with Premium? I want to be able to use my Premium account (if I sign up to the rather hefty monthly fee) for two devices at the same time. I understand you cannot use it on two devic...
  • kbrooksc
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Solved!! artist shuffle

I've noticed recently that when you shuffle play an artist it generally isn't randomizing their entire catalog. I skipped through Alicia Keys for instance on shuffle and it repeated several tracks a handful of times while others weren't even queued. ...

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  • I've noticed recently that when you shuffle play an artist it generally isn't randomizing their entire catalog.  I skipped through Alicia Keys for instance on shuffle and it repeated severa...
  • jeremygoh
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Cannot see my saved songs and albums in my iphone

Hi, I can´t find anyone in the forum with the same problem... I've been using for months the saved songs/albums features both in my laptop and iphone 4, also using the offline listening for the phone... But today, all my saved songs and albums have d...

  • Casual Listener
  • Hi,   I can´t find anyone in the forum with the same problem... I've been using for months the saved songs/albums features both in my laptop and iphone 4, also using the offline listeni...
  • jeremygoh
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Offline mode sync error

I have 4.7 GB available and my songs will not sync for offline mode. None of which are local files . Online mode works fine . Please can someone help.

  • Casual Listener
  • I have 4.7 GB available and my songs will not sync for offline mode. None of which are local files . Online mode works fine . Please can someone help.
  • Mrcek12
  • Casual Listener
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Solved!! Display/Search option inside own music/playlists

Since I moved from iTunes to spotify as my main music source, I transfered all my playlist into the spotify app. So far - so good. However, sometimes I wish to listen to a certain album/song/artist and then .... then what? I simply can not find an op...

  • Casual Listener
  • Since I moved from iTunes to spotify as my main music source, I transfered all my playlist into the spotify app. So far - so good. However, sometimes I wish to listen to a certain album/song/artist...
  • CB89
  • Casual Listener
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spotify made iphone reboot

i have a iphone 3gs ios 6.1.6 was listening and useing safari and it made the iphone reboot to apple logo for some reason.

  • Casual Listener
  • i have a iphone 3gs ios 6.1.6 was listening and useing safari and it made the iphone reboot to apple logo for some reason.
  • jeremygoh
  • Community Legend
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Problems with free shuffle play on iphone

Hi, I've recently downloaded spotify on my iphone, however I'm having troble getting any music to play. It's my understanding that with the free version you can steam any music using the 'shuffle play button', however no matter what artist, playlist ...

  • Newbie
  • Hi,   I've recently downloaded spotify on my iphone, however I'm having troble getting any music to play. It's my understanding that with the free version you can steam any music using the '...
  • jeremygoh
  • Community Legend
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Adieu buggy premium account

Read a zillion threads here (including the big ios offline issue - stickie) to no avail.Been premium for a few months.A few times spotify crashed on iphone and logs you out. When moments later you log back in, all playlists are there, available offli...

  • Casual Listener
  • Read a zillion threads here (including the big ios offline issue - stickie) to no avail. Been premium for a few months. A few times spotify crashed on iphone and logs you out. When moments later yo...
  • jeremygoh
  • Community Legend
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Songs will not play

Since friday afternoon (8/8/14) songs will not play on my Iphone 5. They won't load, or they'll play for 1 second and then stop. Sometimes skipping around will get it to start but then the songs stop again. Does it on all songs regardless of online/o...

  • Regular
  • Since friday afternoon (8/8/14) songs will not play on my Iphone 5. They won't load, or they'll play for 1 second and then stop. Sometimes skipping around will get it to start but then the songs stop...
  • pegeseus
  • Casual Listener
  • 4827 Views
  • 9 replies
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Account

I upgraded to premium. Why am I still on the free trial?

  • Newbie
  • I upgraded to premium. Why am I still on the free trial?
  • kbrooksc
  • Community Legend
  • 347 Views
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Solved!! Discover recommendations not based on followed users

On my iPhone spotify app, on the discover tab----&gt;<br>I USED to get recommendations based on the music of the users I am following. That has stopped and an app reinstall does not fix it. I haven't found this issue reported on spotify or the rest o...

  • Music Fan
  • On my iPhone spotify app, on the discover tab----&amp;gt;&lt;br&gt;I USED to get recommendations based on the music of the users I am following. That has stopped and an app reinstall does...
  • Davemcq
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