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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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Don't bother contacting Spotify customer Service. What a joke.

I sent Customer Service a message about the new app. I got a canned response back asking me to delete the app and reinstall. They didn't even bother having a real person read my problem because in my original message I stated I already did this. What...

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  • I sent Customer Service a message about the new app. I got a canned response back asking me to delete the app and reinstall.  They didn't even bother having a real person read my problem beca...
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Album view in Your Music

It would be great if the ios version has a sorting option to arrange the albums in alphabetical order sorted by artist. The current list makes it hard to navigate. I use the album view a lot because only this view shows me which albums are locally sa...

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  • It would be great if the ios version has a sorting option to arrange the albums in alphabetical order sorted by artist. The current list makes it hard to navigate. I use the album view a lot because ...
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Why is there a search error

One night I was searching stuff and it said there was an error. It has been four days after it happened and it still says there is a search error. It also dosent load songs on my playlist or on other playlists. I tried deleting the app and reinstalli...

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  • One night I was searching stuff and it said there was an error. It has been four days after it happened and it still says there is a search error. It also dosent load songs on my playlist or on other...
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Alphabetize Spotify Friends

I use Spotify quite a bit, and much of that use is sharing with individuals whom I know would like to hear more music. I can't figure out for the life of me why they aren't alphabetized in the system...? Even when I touch the letter on the left, it s...

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  • I use Spotify quite a bit, and much of that use is sharing with individuals whom I know would like to hear more music.  I can't figure out for the life of me why they aren't alphabetized in the ...
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IOS Newest Version - Annoying Changes to Playback in Newest Version 1.0.0.3251

I love the new look and feel, however, there are a few changes I think Spotify should bring BACK in the newest iOS version: 1. When you maximize the current song being played to full screen -- They have made it more difficult to perform actions while...

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  • I love the new look and feel, however, there are a few changes I think Spotify should bring BACK in the newest iOS version:   1.  When you maximize the current song being played to full...
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New IOs Changes - Not a fan

Hi Spotify, I recently upgraded my iOs Spotify app and I have to say I'm not a fan of the new menu choices. Before the update, with one tap of a finger I could select more from that artist, listen to the album, hit random, and (my favorite) Star a so...

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  • Hi Spotify,   I recently upgraded my iOs Spotify app and I have to say I'm not a fan of the new menu choices.  Before the update, with one tap of a finger I could select more from that ...
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iPhone App Crashes Accessing "Your Music"

Description When I open the Spotify app on my iPhone, I view the menu and select "Your Music" and Spotify crashes (as near as I can tell), and I have to select it again from the home screen. Even after clearing Safari cache/cookies, uninstalling, res...

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  • Description When I open the Spotify app on my iPhone, I view the menu and select "Your Music" and Spotify crashes (as near as I can tell), and I have to select it again from the home screen.  ...
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Filter or search functionality in "Your Music" on iOS 7?

Hello everybody, I'm just trying to find out how to use the "Your Music" collection so it works best for me. With the old Spotify I just put all great songs I stumbled upon in my star list. Now I'd just "save" the songs within my "Your Music" collect...

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  • Hello everybody,   I'm just trying to find out how to use the "Your Music" collection so it works best for me. With the old Spotify I just put all great songs I stumbled upon in my star list...
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Local Files can't sync, pending

my local files on my mac does not sync to my iphone 5 ios 7.1 running the "spotify music" app v 1.0.0 it's just say "pending" and nothing happens! can someone please help!? (they worked fine before i updated to "spotify music" and they are all .mp3 f...

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  • my local files on my mac does not sync to my iphone 5 ios 7.1 running the "spotify music" app v 1.0.0 it's just say "pending" and nothing happens! can someone please help!?   (they worke...
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Queuing issues in the new design

Anyone else experiencing issues with queuing songs in the new iPhone app? For me it's like a 50/50 chance at the moment that the track i queue plays, and if it doesn't, sometimes it just pops up like 3 tracks later? It's getting very annoying.

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  • Anyone else experiencing issues with queuing songs in the new iPhone app? For me it's like a 50/50 chance at the moment that the track i queue plays, and if it doesn't, sometimes it just pops up like...
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Very annoying (and possibly major) bugs

Using the latest version of Spotify (Free) on an iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1. There are a couple of annoying bugs that I can reproduce without fail everytime. The first bug has to do with shuffling. Every couple of songs or so, if I hear a song I don't lik...

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  • Using the latest version of Spotify (Free) on an iPhone 4 with iOS 7.1. There are a couple of annoying bugs that I can reproduce without fail everytime.    The first bug has to do with ...
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Too buggy to use

I have been using Spotify on my Iphone 4 for a couple of years. It worked fine until the latest update. Here are some of the problems: - Changing songs takes 5-10 seconds. Meanwhile, everything freezes in the app. - Queing songs takes 5-10 seconds. M...

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  • I have been using Spotify on my Iphone 4 for a couple of years. It worked fine until the latest update. Here are some of the problems:   - Changing songs takes 5-10 seconds. Meanwhile, every...
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Spotify is unsyncing my local files on its own

I am using in Iphone with the latest version of IOS and Spotify: I have my playlist set to available offline and my local files were just synced last night. Today, I connected my phone to my computer through wi-fi and my local files were no longer sy...

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  • I am using in Iphone with the latest version of IOS and Spotify:     I have my playlist set to available offline and my local files were just synced last night. Today, I connected my ...
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Latest iOS update is completely broken!

First it tells me I'm offline when on wifi. When I can get it to connect it freezes on the Browse screen. Seriously, Spotify, what is going on?! Now I can't use this at all!

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  • First it tells me I'm offline when on wifi.   When I can get it to connect it freezes on the Browse screen.   Seriously, Spotify, what is going on?! Now I can't use this at all!
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new update 4/2/14... everything is slow

I just updated spotify on my iphone and it is really slow. The date is 4/2/14. When i slide to skip the song, it takes a couple seconds to load before i can skip the next song. So annoying. All my songs are downloaded. Not an internet problem. Never ...

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  • I just updated spotify on my iphone and it is really slow. The date is 4/2/14. When i slide to skip the song, it takes a couple seconds to load before i can skip the next song. So annoying. All my so...
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Spotify is syncing downloads to local files

Since the update I've had a few instances where I've synced Spotify music to my iPhone, and rather than displaying the tracks as downloaded in Your Music (with the green arrow next to them) they are downloaded to Local Files instead. They still appea...

  • Gig Goer
  • Since the update I've had a few instances where I've synced Spotify music to my iPhone, and rather than displaying the tracks as downloaded in Your Music (with the green arrow next to them)...
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Making facebook invisible to all friends so that i can still share with friends via spotify mobile

I tried the facebook forums to no avail, so am not coming here instead. Does anyone know an efficient way to add ALL my friends to my restricted profile. I created a spotify account independent of facebook last week so that i could deactive FB, but t...

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  • I tried the facebook forums to no avail, so am not coming here instead. Does anyone know an efficient way to add ALL my friends to my restricted profile. I created a spotify account independent of fa...
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Why no star?!?

The star function used to be so easy. Now it's been replaced with the save to your music button. This would be okay but if you happen to like an album in the your albums part, all the tracks then get added to the your music part. This fills it with 1...

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  • The star function used to be so easy. Now it's been replaced with the save to your music button. This would be okay but if you happen to like an album in the your albums part, all the tracks then get...
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double tracklisting bug (iphone)

Hello. I am very pleased with the new way to save albums and artists to "your music". However, there seems to be a small bug when saving albums consisting of more than one disk. There is no problem in the Spotify player for my mac, but on iphone the ...

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  • Hello. I am very pleased with the new way to save albums and artists to "your music". However, there seems to be a small bug when saving albums consisting of more than one disk. There is no problem...
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iOS app switching between songs lags / crashing of app since last app update

Hi, I'm using the Spotify app on two devices, one personal (iPhone 5, iOS 7.1) and one corporate (iPhone 4s, iOS 7.1). Since the last update of the app got indescribably slow and crashes frequently. Switching between songs is almost no possible. In t...

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  • Hi,   I'm using the Spotify app on two devices, one personal (iPhone 5, iOS 7.1) and one corporate (iPhone 4s, iOS 7.1). Since the last update of the app got indescribably slow and cr...
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